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Kathleen Bachynski
about 17 hours ago
“Dr. Antaki, a biomedical engineer, had been building an artificial heart for babies and young children, a pump the size of a AA battery, and he was getting close. But with his research grants stopped, Dr. Antaki slowly drained his lab’s rainy day funds, and he was forced to lay off all his staff.”
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How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/well/federal-cuts-artificial-baby-heart-cornell.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Bluesky was only out for you we were all on here having fun without you
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Alex Steed
about 12 hours ago
I've noticed how much I’ve aged in the past 5 years and I am really hoping that adding chia seeds to my yogurt can turn this whole thing around.
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Katie Mack
about 17 hours ago
tfw the book club scam e-mailers aren't even really trying anymore 😔
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Hello, it's Dan McDaid
3 days ago
Got a notification from a medieval copyright lawyer
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Nicole Gugliucci
1 day ago
What's so special about 21 centimeters? Thanks
@nhpr.org
for letting me ramble about
#RadioAstronomy
, one of my FAVORITE things, and serving it up in neat little chunks! 🔭
#SciComm
www.nhpr.org/show/cosmica...
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Cosmically Curious: Hydrogen & History
Construction is currently underway in South Africa and Australia for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a massive radio telescope poised to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. Its primary ta...
https://www.nhpr.org/show/cosmically-curious/2026-05-15/cosmically-curious-hydrogen-history
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Kalvin the Reindeer
3 days ago
COSTCO: here, try this ME: oh yummy COSTCO: so you like it? ME: yes, it's delicious COSTCO: well, we don’t sell it anymore and you'll never see it again.
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SheShells
3 days ago
*Gift Article* Oregon Prepares for a Challenging Summer of Water Shortages and High Fire Risk
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
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Oregon Prepares for a Challenging Summer of Water Shortages and High Fire Risk
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/oregon-fire-season-drought-washington-idaho.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i1A.eo9l.Epyz1wXpIcuV&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Phil Plait
4 days ago
I like to think of astronomy as the study of everything in the universe. True enough… but what are we missing?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
[I wrote this!] 🔭🧪
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Astronomers can’t see everything. But not for lack of trying
There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-astronomers-ignoring-some-of-the-cosmos/
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anil oza
5 days ago
wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
6 days ago
In a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric.
#GiftLink
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A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry From the Cosmic Edge
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/science/physics-prescod-weinstein.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.V0uK.uFyGfjHFe8u6&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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month 5 of writing 3 brand new lectures every week ! 9 more lectures to go everyone say you’ve got this Sanjana
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Dan Garisto
7 days ago
Breaking: Congress is pushing back on the Trump administration's termination of National Science Board members, with the House calling for their reinstatement and the Senate asking pointed questions about OMB's political interference. My reporting for
@science.org
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Democratic lawmakers demand Trump explain—and reverse—termination of NSF’s governing board
Letters from Senate and House of Representatives question purge of the National Science Board
https://www.science.org/content/article/democratic-lawmakers-demand-trump-explain-and-reverse-termination-nsf-s-governing-board
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who will increase shareholder value if employees are off bonding with their children
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Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/upshot/family-leave-cuts-deloitte-zoom.html?smid=threads-nytimes
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Katie Hinde
8 days ago
"For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...
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We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots
“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underreprese...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/were-diversifying-the-university-by-hiring-more-crackpots
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Blaft Publications
10 days ago
OK Global Southern Bluesky, let's go: share your most beloved non-Anglophone pop culture franchises. We want to know about the Nepali romance novels, the Khmer superhero comics, the Guatemalan detective movies, the Malawian ghost hunter cartoons. Or whatever's out there. Please boost!
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Forbes
13 days ago
California Bill Would Create A $23 Billion Fund For University Research
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California Bill Would Create A $23 Billion Fund For University Research
A California bill would give voters the chance to vote on whether the state should create a $23 billion bond that would be used to award grants to university researchers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2026/05/06/california-bill-would-create-a-23-billion-fund-for-university-research/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
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Torie Bosch
12 days ago
This week, on the
@statnews.com
First Opinion Podcast, I talked to the one and only Dr. Glaucomflecken about his advocacy around PeaceHealth in Eugene, Oregon, which sought to replace community-based ER physicians.
www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/d...
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Dr. Glaucomflecken wants to make a stink
“They don’t want this kind of scrutiny”: Why Dr. Glaucomflecken is getting involved in protests over an Oregon hospital system’s emergency department.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/06/dr-glaucomflecken-will-flanary-interview-podcast/
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Adrian Fraser
13 days ago
Hey that’s my paper! Cool!
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AAS Nova
13 days ago
Recent work explores whether a commonly assumed source of data–model disagreement in simulations of stellar interiors is really to blame.
aasnova.org/2026/05/06/s...
🔭🧪
@colorado.edu
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Simulations of Turbulent Mixing Close One Gap but Open Another
Recent work explores whether a commonly assumed source of data–model disagreement in simulations of stellar interiors is really to blame.
https://aasnova.org/2026/05/06/simulations-of-turbulent-mixing-close-one-gap-but-open-another/
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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️
13 days ago
Molybdenum doesn't pop to mind when we think of elements biological system needs, nor does tungsten. But for some of the earliest forms of life on Earth, they might have been vital. 🧪⚒️ Link:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72133-0
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🐜 🍯
24 days ago
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Liz Szabo
13 days ago
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01426-7
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Darren Incorvaia
15 days ago
“That is not how this gold-standard regulatory agency is supposed to work.” My story on Trump's recent support for psychedelic medicines and whether it will be a boon or a bane for a field that has long yearned for legitimacy 🧪💊
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‘Real momentum’ or ‘completely absurd’? How Trump’s support has shaken up psychedelics
Ever since psychedelic medicine in the U.S. was stymied by government action, the field has been steadily clawing its way back toward legitimacy. | The Trump administration's support could launch psyc...
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/real-momentum-or-completely-absurd-trump-support-offers-psychedelic-field-murky-path
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Kat Abughazaleh
13 days ago
It’s Heater’s birthday!!!! She has received her favorite thing in the world: 3 McDonald’s french fries — 1.5 to eat, 1.5 to bat around the house for the next several days.
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Jordan
15 days ago
What the hell
www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
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SMBC Comics
18 days ago
"Everything" is one of the comics that will be included in the "Parenting " SMBC comic collection that is currently available on Kickstarter! KICKSTARTER ◆
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei...
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Amanda Marcotte
17 days ago
Obviously, the goal here is to end Head Start and eventually, all child care. The GOP is utterly radicalized against women working outside of the home, and everything about this issue must be seen through that lens.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/u...
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Trump’s Top Child Care Official Wants a ‘Bonfire of Regulations’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/child-care-regulations.html
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Katie Mack
18 days ago
🎉 Today is my birthday! 🥳 If you'd like to help me celebrate, here's a list of charities working to make the world better that could use some more support. 🫶
www.astrokatie.com/birthday
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Birthday 2026 — KATIE MACK, ASTROPHYSICIST
Page listing charity donation sites for my birthday, May 1st
https://www.astrokatie.com/birthday
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Brendel
18 days ago
Preschoolers and pregnant women have been leeching off the hardworking podcasters and supplement salespeople who power our nation for far too long
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Dan Garisto
18 days ago
Mixed news from Congress on science budgets for NASA, NSF, NOAA and NIST. Like last year, Congress looks like it will rebuff Trump administration's major cuts. On the other hand, Congress still proposes some downsizing—and does not appear to be taking action about OMB. My reporting:
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US lawmakers vote to reduce science spending – but reject Trump’s massive cuts
A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20%.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01427-6
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Jenna Norton
19 days ago
Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)
19 days ago
The ancestors of these 140 million-year-old radiolaria single-celled fossils lived in Earth's oceans while the Moon's crust was creaking and cracking with tectonic forces. These microscopic beings swam under moonlight and sunlight, sensing their own astronomy. (Image credit: Robin et al 2010) 🧪
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ACLU
19 days ago
NEW: The House advanced a plan to increase ICE and CBP's budget by up to $140,000,000,000 with no strings attached. Congress is one step closer to giving these lawless agencies more money to terrorize our communities — the time to be loud is now.
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sarah jeong
19 days ago
our cat was such a jerk at the cat hotel that the hotel owner had to gently tell us she sucked and that it wasn't her fault because she was scared and we were like "oh wow we thought you were going to 86 her from the cat hotel" [beat] cat hotel owner: "she's 86ed."
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Jess Calarco
20 days ago
If there's a battle over device-based learning, it's between schools and families on one side and big tech on the other. Big tech spent decades selling schools and family on tech as a panacea. And schools/families now see--that promise was hollow. But it takes time and money to walk it all back.
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20 days ago
A one-in-a-million supernova seen five times could reveal the Universe’s true speed
https://www.europesays.com/uk/926055/
Scientists have known for nearly a century that the universe is expanding, but the exact rate of that…
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A one-in-a-million supernova seen five times could reveal the Universe’s true speed - United Kingdom
Scientists have known for nearly a century that the universe is expanding, but the exact rate of that expansion is still uncertain. This ongoing debate has
https://www.europesays.com/uk/926055/
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Carl T. Bergstrom
21 days ago
More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.
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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future
The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/04/27/board-ouster-raises-further-concerns-about-nsfs
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Mar Hicks
21 days ago
“The university ‘limited the work of Dr. Wu, partly closed her lab, broke up her research team, reassigned her grants to her white male faculty colleagues, and left her isolated.’ After the investigation, Northwestern allegedly ‘cut her salary for lack of funding’”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged
Jane Ying Wu, who took her own life, was cleared of wrongdoing by the US National Institutes of Health. Her family alleges that her employer destroyed her career.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01113-7
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
22 days ago
📣 There are now signed copies of THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME with free shipping (within the US) available at my local indie bookstore! So if you missed the tour or it didn't come near you, you can still get one. Also, some of them have special messages in them! 📚💙
waterstreetbooks.com/book/9780593...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
22 days ago
This woman, who also represented three J6 defendants and well as Roy Moore in one of his defamation suits, is one of the people they hired to be an immigration judge; a person who will have to decide on gender-based violence cases.
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CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
22 days ago
#OTD
93 years ago 📡 An engineer named Karl Jansky gave a 12-min presentation at the US National Committee for the International Union for Radio Science to a small group of people. It marked a significant turning point in our understanding of the Universe.
#RadioAstronomy
📸 NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Sam Freedman
23 days ago
I'm in
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
today looking at why so many unis are in financial trouble and what the government needs to do to save HE.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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Why saving universities is far more than academic
Modern Britain needs young people with degrees – here’s how to make sure they still have somewhere to study them
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/why-saving-universities-is-far-more-than-academic
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Dan Garisto
24 days ago
Breaking: Trump has fired the membership of the National Science Board, which is oversees NSF. I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
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Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-lofgren-reacts-to-latest-trump-scheme-to-undermine-science
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public health guy
24 days ago
you can't talk about declines in trust in public health without talking about the massive dark money campaigns led by right wing billionaires which targeted pandemic policies that threatened their profits + the politicians who supported them
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NASA | ESA Space Updates
25 days ago
Happy 36th Anniversary, Hubble! 🎂 Since its launch on April 24, 1990, the Hubble telescope has been our premier window to the stars. From over 1.6M+ observations to rewriting science textbooks, its legacy is truly out of this world. Here’s to 36 years of wonder! ✨
#Hubble36
#NASA
#Space
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Katie Mack
24 days ago
Applications are still open for this! Sign up if you’d like to come hang out at
@perimeterinstitute.ca
with an awesome group of physics/astronomy science communicators!
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Astrobites
about 1 month ago
From Tori Bonidie and Skylar Grayson: The president’s budget requests for NASA and the NSF were released last week. We summarizes the major cuts and their impacts while providing resources to help fight back against this attack on science. ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪
astrobites.org/2026/04/16/budget-request-fy2027/
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Back to work to save science funding! All you need to know about the FY2027 Budget Request
The president’s budget requests for NASA and the NSF were released last week. We summarizes the major cuts and their impacts while providing resources to help fight back against this attack on science...
https://astrobites.org/2026/04/16/budget-request-fy2027/
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Puff the Magic Hater
25 days ago
I interviewed
@chanda.blacksky.app
about her new book, The Edge of Space-Time. We discussed cosmic wonder, the mythology of genius, Deep Space Nine, and thinking beyond false narratives and manufactured inevitabilities. If your brain is stuck in the churn of bad news, you'll want to check this out.
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“We Don’t Know Most Things”: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Curiosity and the Cosmos
"We have to be curious and imaginative about how we might get out of this," says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
https://organizingmythoughts.org/we-dont-know-most-things-chanda-prescod-weinstein-on-curiosity-and-the-cosmos/
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