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BibbleCo<p>I thought this <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a> piece by some Peter Brennan might be worth a glance, though expecting only 60% stuff everyone knows (or should know), and 40% tedious irrelevant human interest guff. Which just proves that you can never set one's expectations low enough.</p><p>Well, I made it as far as the fourth sentence before deciding I'd be better off slamming my genitals in the fridge door. </p><p>"Seeing as it’s all carbon-based life here on Earth, these extreme disruptions to the carbon cycle express themselves as, and are better known as, “mass extinctions”.</p><p>/o\</p><p> *thud, *thud, *thud goes head on desk.</p><p>I fucking despair sometimes, I really do. How is it that clueless fuckwits get paid good money to generate such atrocious rubbish?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/a-climate-of-unparalleled-malevolence-are-we-on-our-way-to-the-sixth-major-mass-extinction" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/19/a-climate-of-unparalleled-malevolence-are-we-on-our-way-to-the-sixth-major-mass-extinction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/climateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scienceJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceJournalism</span></a></p>
Dr. Marie McNeely<p>The road to scientific discoveries is often long and full of unexpected twists and turns. Dr. Beth Stroupe shared her career path and her recent breakthrough in the lab that was decades in the making. She's been working to identify the structure of an enzyme called sulfite reductase that has broad biological importance, from amino acid metabolism to a potential target for drug discovery. Learn more about Beth's research, her experiences in science, and her life in this new podcast episode!</p><p><a href="https://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-beth-stroupe/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-</span><span class="invisible">beth-stroupe/</span></a></p><p>This episode was made possible with support from Innovative Research. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/structuralbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>structuralbiology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a></p>
Myotis :fediverse:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>luckytran</span></a></span> I often explain it as “Forest fires don’t mask, but your mask still protects your lungs from the smoke. Its the same with viruses; your mask will still greatly protect you.”<br><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a></p>
Historical Biology<p>Our newest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a> editorial covers a remarkable dinosaur specimen; but one that also has a troubled history in smuggling &amp; private collections.</p><p>Read the editorial here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2545090" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.</span><span class="invisible">2545090</span></a></p><p>Read the original paper: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2530148" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.</span><span class="invisible">2530148</span></a></p>
Andy Tseng<p>A fantastic opportunity to drive innovation and improve communication in the life sciences. Consider applying to become a board member at <a class="mention h-card" href="https://bsky.app/profile/asapbio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@asapbio.bsky.social</a>! <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BoardOpportunity" target="_blank">#BoardOpportunity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LifeSciences" target="_blank">#LifeSciences</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ScienceCommunication" target="_blank">#ScienceCommunication</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ResearchSky" target="_blank">#ResearchSky</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3oc43dqwreqrxjccu3e74mvm/post/3lwc4uiuajs27" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3oc43dqwreqrxjccu3e74mvm/post/3lwc4uiuajs27</a></span></p>
Asta v. Schröder<p>The magic of acronyms. Part 1: FAIR <a href="https://winoda.de/en/2025/08/13/the-magic-of-acronyms-part-1-fair/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winoda.de/en/2025/08/13/the-ma</span><span class="invisible">gic-of-acronyms-part-1-fair/</span></a> Do you recognize this?You read something and then you think something else because of that, and this Something is so banal, so self-evident, so obvious – and then you want […] <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/WiNoDaKnowledgeLabJournalen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiNoDaKnowledgeLabJournalen</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sciencecommunication</span></a></p>
mkj<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dantheclamman</span></a></span> I hope you answered with something to the effect of "you know what? we don't know! maybe *you* will be the one who finds out!"</p><p>🙂</p><p><a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a></p>
K-ZO da Snowman<p>Amazing <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a>. Just wow.</p>
Ján Bogár<p>Steve Mould je zase skvelý!</p><p>Jediný problém je, že teraz sa mi chce v garáži merať gravitačnú konštantu týmto klasickým experimentom, miesto toho, aby som robil niečo užitočné :)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70-_GBymrck" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=70-_GBymrck</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/SteveMould" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveMould</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/gravity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gravity</span></a></p>
nextGEMS<p>🌪️ One last taste of our <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nextScienceArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nextScienceArt</span></a> series 🎨</p><p>Over the past few years, the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nextGEMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nextGEMS</span></a> project has blended climate science and creativity through <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/calendars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calendars</span></a> filled with stunning visualizations from cutting-edge <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EarthSystemSimulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthSystemSimulations</span></a>.</p><p>This year, we took a different path—celebrating new and past contest submissions with fresh artistic spotlights.</p><p>🖼️ Below: “Stormstreaks” by Matthias Aengenheyster (ECMWF)<br>This artwork visualizes 44 years (1980–2023) of extreme 10-meter <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> gusts from a high-res (~9 km) climate simulation (EERIE, tco1279 AMIP) using ESA-CCI sea surface temperature and sea ice data.</p><p>📥 Explore all designs in our website’s media library or our Zenodo community</p><p>✨ All artwork was curated in the form of postcards - Download, print, and share the beauty of climate science—worldwide. 🌍💌</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ClimateArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateArt</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScienceVisualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceVisualization</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ClimateModeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateModeling</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/H2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H2020</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@ECMWF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ECMWF</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@cinea_EU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cinea_EU</span></a></span></p>
World of Paleoanthropology<p><strong>Whispers on Stone: Why Paleolithic Rock Art Still Speaks to Us&nbsp;Today</strong></p><p><em>(And why I’m moving halfway across the world to listen)</em></p><p>In the Glow of Firelight</p><p>Night in the Paleolithic. Firelight flickers along the limestone walls of a shelter, casting movement across the contours of a horse etched in stone, its musculature defined by the shifting interplay of shadow and flame. Beside it, an aurochs emerges, its horn arcing like a crescent moon across the rock face. These are not merely pictures — they are echoes. Echoes of the earliest human voices, carved into stone, suspended in time yet pulsing with presence.</p><p>Soon, I’ll be in Portugal’s Côa Valley, where these voices still speak. I’m not going to analyze them from behind glass — I’m going to listen. To stand among the engravings not as a distant observer, but as a human being among ancestors.</p>Photo by Stijn Nuttin on <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-stream-flowing-through-icelandic-landscape-33351556/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pexels.com</a><p>1. The Meaning Behind the Marks</p><p>Paleolithic rock art represents one of the earliest and most profound expressions of symbolic thought — a leap in human cognition. With engraved ochre from South Africa’s Blombos Cave dating back over 70,000 years (Henshilwood et al., 2002), we know that abstract expression emerged long before the rise of cities, agriculture, or writing.</p><p>These are not decorative flourishes. They are tools of memory, myth, and meaning. They express a need to communicate not only information but emotion, connection, and transformation. The subjects — animals, births, shamanic figures — appear across continents, hinting at a shared symbolic heritage stretching deep into our past.</p><p>For me, as someone rooted in anthropology, humanism, Stoic practice, and Nordic animism, these works are not static. They are alive — like songs or rituals — recalled, repeated, and reinterpreted. In an animistic worldview, these are not merely depictions <em>of</em> animals; they <em>are</em> animals. Beings. Spirits. Ancestors. Teachers.</p><p>This isn’t a metaphor. It’s a relationship — and one we are called to reawaken.</p><p>2. Why Portugal Matters</p><p>Portugal is home to one of the richest yet least globally recognized concentrations of Paleolithic rock art. The Côa Valley Archaeological Park contains over a thousand open-air engraved panels dating to the Upper Paleolithic. Unlike the cave paintings of Lascaux or Chauvet, these works are exposed to sun, wind, and rain — and still endure.</p><p>The Iberian Peninsula served as a glacial refugium during the Last Glacial Maximum (Carvalho, 2010), making it a stronghold for both human populations and artistic traditions. This continuity created a remarkably layered archive of expression.</p><p>Portuguese engravings differ in form and technique. They are etched, pecked, or abraded — their visibility shaped by natural light, weather, and time of day. Panels from sites like Mazouco and Fariseu often show overlapping generations of carvings, creating palimpsests that reflect a dialogue across centuries. The art isn’t only about what was carved — it’s about where, when, and how it was meant to be experienced.</p><p>In Côa, the land remembers.</p>Photo by Symeon Ekizoglou on <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/mountains-near-lake-2273436/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pexels.com</a><p>3. My Path to Deep History</p><p>I grew up in California, captivated not by the landscapes around me, but by what lay across the Atlantic — the caves and shelters of Europe adorned with ancient marks. My first experiences with rock art were through books and digital reconstructions of sites like Chauvet and Altamira. Over time, I also gained exposure to Native American petroglyphs, developing a respectful and ongoing appreciation for their cultural significance.</p><p>Today, I’m pursuing my degree in anthropology at Arizona State University’s online program, with a focus on human origins and cognition. This academic path is deeply intertwined with personal philosophies — Stoic resilience, animistic reverence, and a humanistic commitment to empathy and understanding.</p><p>For me, studying Paleolithic art is not just academic. It’s personal. These marks challenge how I see the human story — not as a linear march of progress, but as a branching, spiraling chorus of memory, meaning, and imagination.</p><p>Moving to Portugal is a commitment. It’s a pilgrimage to the places where the first artists spoke, not in words, but in form and gesture. I want to be there — to learn not just with my mind, but with my whole being.</p><p>4. New Tools for Old Stories</p><p>The study of rock art has evolved beyond field sketches and measuring tapes. We now use digital tools and interdisciplinary techniques to uncover layers once invisible:</p><ul><li><strong>3D scanning and photogrammetry</strong> capture high-resolution digital models of rock surfaces, preserving them and allowing detailed study without physical contact (Domingo et al., 2015).</li><li><strong>AI and machine learning</strong> help identify stylistic groupings, iconographic themes, and even possible artist signatures by comparing motifs across thousands of images.</li><li><strong>Portable XRF (X-ray fluorescence)</strong> offers non-invasive chemical analysis, revealing what tools or pigments were used — even where color is no longer visible.</li><li><strong>GIS mapping</strong> places rock art in spatial context, revealing patterns in site placement, resource proximity, and astronomical alignments.</li></ul><p>These technologies are not replacements for wonder — they are tools for amplifying it. They let us see what previous generations could only guess, and connect sites across time and space in new ways.</p><p>5. Why This Still Matters</p><p>We live in an era of distraction, where meaning is often commodified or fleeting. Paleolithic art reminds us of something deeper: that the urge to create, to symbolize, to remember, is foundational to being human.</p><p>These engravings are not idle doodles. They are necessities. They anchored social bonds, encoded cosmologies, trained memory, and marked place. They testify that survival alone is not enough — we need connection, story, and a sense of the sacred.</p><p>In our own time of ecological and existential crisis, these ancient marks offer a mirror. They invite us to slow down, observe, and listen. They show us that humanity has always sought to navigate uncertainty through imagination and shared symbols.</p><p>Interpretation requires humility. As Conkey (1997) reminds us, we may never truly know the minds behind these images. But listening itself is an act of reverence.</p><p>Listening to the Stones</p><p>When I arrive in Portugal, I won’t walk into a sterile lab or academic echo chamber. I’ll step into a valley sculpted by wind and river, by time and memory. I’ll stand where ancient artists once stood, tracing forms they carved by firelight.</p><p>They did not carve for us. But they carved with the hope, perhaps, that someone would follow. That someone would see. That someone would remember.</p><p>So that is what I intend to do: not to speak for them, but to listen.</p>Screenshot<p>References</p><p>Aubry, T., &amp; Sampaio, J. D. (2008). <em>Antiquity</em>, 82(315), 1024–1037. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00097802" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00097802</a></p><p>Carvalho, A. F. (2010). <em>Quaternary International</em>, 223–224, 254–272. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2010.02.011" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2010.02.011</a></p><p>Conkey, M. W. (1997). In L. Hager (Ed.), <em>Women in Human Evolution</em> (pp.&nbsp;172–207). Routledge.</p><p>Domingo, I., Villaverde, V., López-Montalvo, E., de la Cruz, M., &amp; Martínez-Vidal, A. (2015). <em>Journal of Archaeological Science</em>, 55, 53–63. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.12.010" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.12.010</a></p><p>Henshilwood, C. S., d’Errico, F., Yates, R., Jacobs, Z., Tribolo, C., Duller, G. A. T., Mercier, N., Sealy, J. C., Valladas, H., Watts, I., &amp; Wintle, A. G. (2002). <em>Science</em>, 295(5558), 1278–1280. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1067575" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1067575</a></p><p>Lewis-Williams, D. (2002). <em>The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art</em>. Thames &amp; Hudson.</p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/ancientart/" target="_blank">#AncientArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/animism/" target="_blank">#Animism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/anthropology-2/" target="_blank">#Anthropology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/archaeologicalresearch/" target="_blank">#ArchaeologicalResearch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/archaeology-2/" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/caveart/" target="_blank">#CaveArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/coavalley/" target="_blank">#CoaValley</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/culturalheritage/" target="_blank">#CulturalHeritage</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/deephistory/" target="_blank">#DeepHistory</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/humanorigins/" target="_blank">#HumanOrigins</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/openairrockart/" target="_blank">#OpenAirRockArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/paleolithicart/" target="_blank">#PaleolithicArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/pleistocene/" target="_blank">#Pleistocene</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/portugalarchaeology/" target="_blank">#PortugalArchaeology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/prehistoricart/" target="_blank">#PrehistoricArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/rockart/" target="_blank">#RockArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/sciencecommunication/" target="_blank">#ScienceCommunication</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/stoicism/" target="_blank">#Stoicism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/tag/symbolicthought/" target="_blank">#SymbolicThought</a></p>
José - Luis Gutiérrez Villanue<p>I've always admired Carl Sagan.<br>He made the cosmos feel massive—without making you feel small.</p><p>His words from the Pale Blue Dot hit every time:<br>"That's here. That's home. That's us..." 🌍☀️</p><p>A single photo.<br>From billions of kilometers away.<br>That changed how we see ourselves.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://carlsagan.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">carlsagan.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarlSagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarlSagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perspective</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a></p>
Big Biology<p>How does JP Flores stay motivated to work in science advocacy when science funding is cut, DEI programs are terminated, and scientists are being let go? He thinks about the next generation of scientists and how we need to fight for the future of science. 👩🏽‍🔬 🧪 🔬 </p><p>Learn more in our most recent episode of Big Biology: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/bigbiology/p/student-spotlight-finding-passion?r=b2j9a&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/bigbiolo</span><span class="invisible">gy/p/student-spotlight-finding-passion?r=b2j9a&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencepodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencepodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scienceadvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceadvocacy</span></a></p>
Lydia Repke<p>🎙️ I spoke with journalist Johannes Jolmes for the ARD news magazine <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/KLAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KLAR</span></a> about how the pandemic changed our social ties.</p><p>Our <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/LoneCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoneCovid</span></a> study shows: Conflicts over <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> tore friendships and family bonds apart — and many haven’t healed.</p><p>📺 Episode “Hat Corona uns zerrissen?” now online:<br>🔗 YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/p57cC4vR09E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/p57cC4vR09E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🔗 ARD Mediathek: <a href="https://ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS9wcm9wbGFuXzE5NjM2NzQwNl9nYW56ZVNlbmR1bmc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDov</span><span class="invisible">L25kci5kZS9wcm9wbGFuXzE5NjM2NzQwNl9nYW56ZVNlbmR1bmc</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialScience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveys</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialRelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialRelationships</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ARD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARD</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sciences.social/@GESIS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GESIS</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@NDR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NDR</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bmftr_bund" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bmftr_bund</span></a></span></p>
Helmholtz Imaging<p>What can <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> teach us about <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a>? </p><p>Martin Burger <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://helmholtz.social/@DESY" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DESY</span></a></span> shares why the Conference on Mathematics of Machine Learning 2025 brings together theory &amp; practice to explore how math can help explain, guide &amp; improve ML systems.</p><p>Read the interview 👉 <a href="https://bit.ly/Interview-Martin-Burger" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/Interview-Martin-Burger</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://helmholtz.social/@association" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>association</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/tuhamburg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tuhamburg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@tuberlin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tuberlin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/maxplanckpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maxplanckpress</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@dfg_public" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dfg_public</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@secai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>secai</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@ERC_Research" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ERC_Research</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/HelmholtzImaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelmholtzImaging</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/Helmholtz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helmholtz</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a></p>
José - Luis Gutiérrez Villanue<p>Back from holiday and ready to post again.</p><p>Starting with something big: Voyager.<br>One of the most inspiring missions in human history.<br>Still sending data. Still out there.<br>Watch this incredible video → <a href="https://youtu.be/rl1gtC6kuPg?si=Z1yfhSwavwd6fR_t" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/rl1gtC6kuPg?si=Z1yfhS</span><span class="invisible">wavwd6fR_t</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceExploration</span></a> 🚀<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoyagerMission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoyagerMission</span></a> 🌌<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a> 🎙️</p>
Big Biology<p>🎙️Get to Know: JP Flores🎙️</p><p>🎧Episode available now! Listen at the link in our bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencepodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencepodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencecommunicator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunicator</span></a></p>
skua<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> <br>Hey <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BethMole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BethMole</span></a>, you're a good science reporter. And as far as I can tell the article is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeOfAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeOfAI</span></a>.</p><p>Just so good compared to so much <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoodJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodJournalism</span></a></p>
Asta v. Schröder<p>The many forms of knowledge transfer <a href="https://winoda.de/en/2025/07/29/the-many-forms-of-knowledge-transfer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winoda.de/en/2025/07/29/the-ma</span><span class="invisible">ny-forms-of-knowledge-transfer/</span></a> The communication of knowledge requires different forms for different formats – so far, so good. For the Research Data Day, for example, we developed the Data Clues. This was a […] <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/WiNoDaKnowledgeLabJournalen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiNoDaKnowledgeLabJournalen</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/PublicEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEngagement</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sciencecommunication</span></a></p>
SRF IRIS<p>At IRIS, we see Public Engagement not as an extra, but as a central part of interdisciplinary AI research.<br>In this short film, we share a glimpse into our approach.</p><p><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/IRISStuttgart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRISStuttgart</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/PublicEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEngagement</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/AIandSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIandSociety</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/Wissenschaftskommunikation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissenschaftskommunikation</span></a><br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/UniversityofStuttgart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityofStuttgart</span></a><br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/ResponsibleResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleResearch</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/Interdisciplinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interdisciplinary</span></a> <br><a href="https://xn--baw-joa.social/tags/HumanCenteredAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanCenteredAI</span></a></p>