Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

MINISTRY @ministryband.bsky.social · 14h

Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Tom Morello (Rage) and Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) at the Hawks game.

photo: Jay Zawaski

4 36

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

Ms T 🐘💙🎵📚 @elephantlass.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday

4 130 350

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 18h

Met up in Ottawa with friends that date back 35 years. Never-ending friendships, worth more than gold.

1 8

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

Marco Trizzino @marcotrizzino.bsky.social · 1d

Our Department @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social just received 546 applications for 3 Assistant/Associate Professor positions. Curious to see how many of these are American scientists trying to relocate

4 9

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most puzzling and frustrating aspects of this administration. Truly nonsensical and counter to a normal society

1

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 1d

Snake having swallowed a pig

2

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 1d

Not in my house!

1

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 1d

Both of those suck. Hope this helps:

1

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 3d

The @crick.ac.uk is recruiting Early Career Group Leaders

- Lab set-up, research costs, salaries for up to 5 researchers
- Support for up to 12 years
- Access to our core facilities
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic colleagues
- All areas of biology

Deadline 27 Nov

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Early career group leaders

We appoint researchers from across biology and biomedicine to set up their first groups at the Crick.

www.crick.ac.uk

2 150 140

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 1d

In Montreal advert for new apartments says “live at the epicentre of everything!” Living in the Bay Area no thank you.

1

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

Kristina Šekrst @epiphenomenal.bsky.social · 1d

Accurate.

#academia #academy #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science

3 79 380

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 2d

My spouse pulled data from the CDC’s MMWR team on a weekly basis for her company to include with public health reports. That entire team has just been RIFed by Trump.

No more public health reports.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for ,,,

www.cdc.gov

7 61 86

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 2d

@nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com anyone?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

2 2

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 2d

I’m gonna have to sit down if I want to. Too tired.

1

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 2d

Le sigh.

2

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 3d

I went and looked up the studies, which had a sharp response from other scientists in the journal. So flawed and completely contradicted by other studies. Gold Standard Science, folks

2

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 3d

@brutalismbot.com low budget brutalist balconies in Montreal

3

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 3d

gladstone.org/news/cirm-aw...

CIRM Awards $7.5 Million in Discovery Grants to Gladstone Investigators

Two ambitious research projects led by Gladstone investigators are boosted by funds from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

gladstone.org

3 1 12

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 3d

Good one

1

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 3d

My HPLC was definitely overlooked

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery

The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality.

www.nature.com

20 57 300

Reposted by Benoit Bruneau

Robert Screaton @roblab.bsky.social · 4d

3 4

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 4d

Hey Americans! How’s that baseball series going?

4 1 2

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 4d

Same. Also a few very productive collaborations, many new friends, far broader insight into people and their world.

7

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 4d

Go Isha! So inventive and important!

Gladstone Institutes @gladstoneinst.bsky.social · 4d

Leveraging modern scientific tools and techniques, @ishahjain.bsky.social intends to transform our understanding of the critical roles that vitamins play in health and disease.

Bringing Modern Science to Vitamin Biology: Isha Jain Wins NIH Transformative Research Award

Leveraging modern scientific tools and techniques, Jain intends to transform our understanding of the critical roles that vitamins play in health and disease.

gladstone.org

1 8

Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 4d

Second Nobel prize of the week for @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Chemistry Nobel for scientists who developed massively porous ‘super sponge’ materials

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi pioneered the creation of metal-organic frameworks, which can capture and store molecules such as carbon dioxide.

www.nature.com

5