tl;dr: woman joins movement for the racism; subsequently shocked by all the misogyny
12.03.2026 13:44
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tl;dr: woman joins movement for the racism; subsequently shocked by all the misogyny
Hi scientists of Bluesky!
I’m on the lookout for positives.
Tell me: Why is your field the best right now?
What are you excited about?
Have any good news to share?
(Yes, I know. I’m working on something.)
If you’re willing to talk to me, reach out here or Rebecca.B.Boyle at gmail.
Please share!
You can also teach yourself to play an instrument
Watch a movie
Sew a quilt
Paint
Draw
do a crossword puzzle
lay on your back contemplating the ephemeral nature of being alive.
Journal
Take a walk
NIH is requesting comments on a new draft policy that may require human brain imaging data (and other data) from nih-funded research to only be shared via controlled access, & only with certain countries. I suggest neuroimagers read closely & submit comments by 3/18.
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
2 more subscribers to the SciArt Feed and we will have completed The Old One’s ritual--er, I MEAN we will have reached 4,200 subscribers!
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Calling central Jersey scientists!
Come out to say hi today at 5pm, Destination Dogs, New Brunswick. Apps, games, and...researchers!!!
You can just show up! Or to help w/headcount, RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Mainly just show up to say hi and talk about how we can save science!
??? why is RFK Jr. going to the doctor for a surgery when he could simply eat a variety of weird meats at his injury
clown event still possible
The most FRUSTRATING thing is asking for honest feedback and getting a one line "looks great" answer back.
I forget who said it but honest, substantial feedback is a fucking GIFT.
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
I see these and it makes me want to embroider or quilt...
Along with hiring graphic designers and illustrators (it's fire sale prices) there are many tools to help you provide your own illustrations for scientific graphics. I'll drop a few here in 🧵 #ScienceSky 🧪
You can find illustrators via the many many amazing posts of #SciArt feed.
HUMP PLUMPING INJECTABLES
At ~$1 billion/day, the US has spent as much on the war in Iran in ten days as the entire FY25 budget for the National Science Foundation ($10 billion).
Trump's FY26 budget request for the agency declined to $3.9 billion, due to a "realignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment."
Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
The most impt change at #NIH and to US science this year is bigger than grant cancellations— it’s how the agency is governed.
For 75 years NIH has been largely independent of presidential control. That’s changed this year. New piece from me and @nataliebaviles.bsky.social in @nature.com
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I sent 10 out to play because its so nice out and he went in the creek down the street and built a fort with a bunch of boys and came in dirty and I couldn't be more proud.
I can't compete with this.
#WheelofTime show fans, we're in the final stretch before we hit 236k signatures on the #savewot petition! So, y'all know what to do, so LET'S DO IT AND GET THOSE 82 (or more) SIGNATURES!
"Just after starting on Cars 2, I was told by a superior that I would be uninvited from all weekly art department meetings because Lasseter 'has a hard time controlling himself' around young women... It was clear that the institution was working hard to protect him, at the expense of women like me."
Great opportunity!
I work fairly closely with the grant-witness team. Good humans and an impressive array of skill sets.
I always feel like a complete data science amateur during our calls.
When my kids were brand new, 14 years ago, the other moms I found myself online with were about 50% antivax. 3 moms in that group created a community to encourage vaccination with facts and compassion, and I watched a dozen women or more change their minds and get their kids on a catch-up schedule.
It's crazy to me how the papers that get published today could easily have been 3 or 4 papers even a decade or two ago. The amount of information they are saturated with is intense.
i had a great conversation with this reporter and overall feel this is a really balanced piece exploring what might be going on with this shift to "first person or bust" that has taken over romance.
Anti-birth control ads have started popping into my feeds this week. And I can't help but laugh when I hear them promoting the same "natural family planning" methods that led my Catholic grandmother to get pregnant 12 times in 18 years.
The #TransitCat of the day wants you to know that every sidewalk bicyclist is a vote for protected bike lanes.*
*local conditions apply
Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302
The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.
What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.
Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.
I hope you will look at these data carefully and think about steps that you, now a leader at two of the agencies, could do to help. Sincerely, Jeremy M. Berg Director, NIGMS 2003-2011
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Their headline conclusion is that 67% of Americans have confidence in career scientists working at US federal health agencies whereas only 43% have confidence in their leaders. Furthermore, 62% of Americans trust NIH to be a source of trustworthy public health information now compared to 75% in February 2024 (after the COVID pandemic but before you became NIH Director).
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https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/stark-divide-americans-more-confident-in-career-scientists-at-u-s-health-agencies-than-leaders/
A quick email before I head of to get ready for the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally.
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