5. Most VAERS reports are incomplete or rejected after investigation When serious events are reported, investigators request medical records, death certificates, etc Most ultimately found to be unrelated to vaccination. But raw database does not reflect these outcomes. [6/9]

Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates. Thread [1/9]

When I first met @symbionticism.bsky.social , he ate scorching hot wings in Nashville. We need to get Seth onto “Hot Ones.” He could talk microbiome science with Sean Evans, and why the audience should care. And discuss the effect of spicy food on the microbiome! @firstwefeast.bsky.social

This construction happening right outside of my office for the past few weeks regularly shaking my entire building feels like a metaphor for something, I just don't know what.

I am mad and ugly crying for those poor babies. It’s a terrible way for an infant to suffer. It is 100% preventable. I want to harm the people who caused this.

Document programming in #Typst and #LuaLaTeX: some examples t.co/wKrWZOS5MW

@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social has been killing it.

I already have too much travel planned for 2026, but wish I could go to this 🧪

I had a wonderful time with Kevin and Matt on Audiomunnity talking about my recent brain injury review - we mostly laughed our butts off but managed to talk some immunity as well. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! 🧪 🎙️

This was a super fun conversation - quite different from our typical fare on @audiommunity.org! Among other things, I learned that whales have an anatomical feature called "the junk", that woodpeckers and hummingbirds' tongues *don't* wrap around their skulls, and science snark exists everywhere!🧪

This title isn't about the HHS secretary! This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...

Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

This video is well worth watching. Excuse me while I go make a donation to the wikimedia foundation

This should be fun! With @woodrufflab.bsky.social 🧪

All of this natural language everything is a kind of attack on formal systems as tools of expertise it bakes in a layer of imprecision that makes it harder to express things that capital does not want expressed, and harder to notice the ways it constrains and shapes expression

CAN LLMs write about science? @science.org decided to find out, and they did it the curious, scientific way. They did an experiment. Love this thoughtful convo. www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/12/w...

Healthy microbiome—moving towards functional interpretation by 🇵🇱Kinga Zielińska Check out the paper: academic.oup.com/gigascience/... 2/3

Apologies to folks using the RSS, this episode was a bit delayed (because I broke the feed). But it's good, you should listen to it! 🧪

My book 'The Tree of Life' is published in the USA and Canada today. Available as book, on kindle and as audio. I would be really grateful for reposts. www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So... www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...

We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

That feeling when you are so mad and sad and frustrated and disappointed and activated that you want to just run for office yourself and then you realize you already are.

I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity

“Practical Julia” is designed to teach scientists how to use the best language for science, with chapters on #physics, #mathematics, #biology, #statistics, and more. amzn.to/3Jn1QdR A review: lwn.net/Articles/966... #julialang

Like deciding to rob a corner store at gun-point because you saw someone snag a couple of pennies from the give-a-penny/take-a-penny tray that they didn't actually need

Am dad, can confirm

incredible pun work in the replies. bluesky, the official social network for dads

Man doesn't believe in germ theory, but thinks heart attacks might be contagious?

And we have another open position, this time with a focus on Genome Biology! Join a great community in Vienna to bring your research to the next level!

Also joined by the disembodied voice of @woodrufflab.bsky.social, listen to @zackhilt.bsky.social and I discuss a new paper about Tregs from the first days of (a mouse's) life that seem to love it in the skin (and viceral fat) 🧪

Are you looking for a #tenuretrack or #openrank job in #biostatistics or #statistics? @fredhutch.org is hiring! Seattle is a wonderful place to grow your career; the bio/stat & science scene here is world-class; and you will work w/ amazing UW Biostat students. Apply! apply.interfolio.com/176402

Jacob's the real deal in #julialang and your team will be *glad* to hire him!

I am on the job market and wanted to advertise myself here! 🤠 Looking for full-time or contracting roles! Historically, my work spans population dynamics, healthcare informatics, robust adaptive controls, software engineering, and community engagement. 🧪 #STEMjobs #academicsky #publichealth

Vital piece on the impacts of intentional attacks that harm US science and research capacity throughout federal agencies, including quotes from current & former staff and a few willing to speak on the record. To all: thank you for your work, service, and continued courage. 👇

Yes, I always make sure my friends know that our relationships are completely transactional

Come to Ireland! Do important work with the badass Dr. Birhane! #MLethics #machinelearning #PostdocJobs 🧪

🚨Thrilled to share our latest work, published online today @nature.com in which we decipher mechanisms underlying the enigmatic VEXAS syndrome - a huge team effort @mskcancercenter.bsky.social led by superstars Varun Narendra + @tandriladas.bsky.social 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Most scientists have more potential research directions than they can pursue. They choose which paths to pursue. And part of this is deciding which paths are most likely to be fundable.

New video on using #inkscape for scientists! youtu.be/tgplaWyujbY Sometimes that hardest thing is just getting figures from other software into the one you actually want to use 🧪

Want to make more complicated cartoons with #inkscape? Use the various path tools! The latest video in my tutorial series on using inkscape for scientists 🧪 youtu.be/tywGupGyjQU

In our latest episode, @woodrufflab.bsky.social and @kevinbonham.com talk about glycoRNAs, and the way they're shielded from the immune system in a new paper from the labs of @raflynn5.bsky.social and @vijayrathinam.bsky.social 🧪 audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...

Did you know that there are small RNAs embedded in the plasma membrane of your cells? I didn't! But your immune system sure does! New episode of @audiommunity.org out now! 🧪 audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...

This is an excellent article on what you need to know if you attend any of the #NoKings protests tomorrow—what your rights are, what to do if you get arrested, and how to keep yourself safe. Please repost far and wide… #BoostTheBefriendmentForThe25thAmendment open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3

Welcome to the wide and wonderful(ly awful) world of academic papermills! 🧪

Happy "No Kings" Day! I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya regarding the recently appointment of a new NIEHS Director.

Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will: MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR. Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.

@sranderson.bsky.social re: your peppers object lesson: (1) cut in half and remove seeds (2) ferment the skins in 2% brine for a few weeks (3) cut into this strips (4) use a dehydrator to dry them out: super flavorful / spicy pepper flakes that keep forever

I personally think this is a terrible idea. Don't replace human biases, that we can ask and reason about with AI model biases that we can't