Andrew Hardaway
@andrewhardaway.bsky.social
Nerd, Husband, Dad, and Neuroscientist in Alabama. Flawed. Occasionally opines on football, cats, and beer. He/him
"Forth Eorlingas!"
https://hardawaylab.org/
"Forth Eorlingas!"
https://hardawaylab.org/
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Today we celebrate the 34th anniversary of one of the greatest films of all time: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie"
A thread.
A thread.
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It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
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Been sitting on this one for a minute (that’s what she said) but wanted to take some time and be transparent with all of the people who have supported me and SoBros Network all these years. sobrosnetwork.com/2025/11/the-...
The State of the SoBros Network, November 2025 - SoBros Network
Stoney Keeley has an update on the state of SoBros Network.
sobrosnetwork.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Been sitting on this one for a minute (that’s what she said) but wanted to take some time and be transparent with all of the people who have supported me and SoBros Network all these years. sobrosnetwork.com/2025/11/the-...
Time to inject.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Time to inject.
Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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DOORDASH: imagine a $12 sandwich
ME: oh dang that sounds so good
DOORDASH: now imagine that it could be yours for just $37
ME: oh dang that sounds so good
DOORDASH: now imagine that it could be yours for just $37
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
DOORDASH: imagine a $12 sandwich
ME: oh dang that sounds so good
DOORDASH: now imagine that it could be yours for just $37
ME: oh dang that sounds so good
DOORDASH: now imagine that it could be yours for just $37
Too many Glen Powell things.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Too many Glen Powell things.
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Word of the year?
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Word of the year?
Word of the year?
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Word of the year?
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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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
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
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So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons integrate positive and negative valence - Nature Communications
The role of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons in behavior is unclear. Here, authors show that VTA GABA but not dopamine neurons integrate positive and negative valence to encode motivational conflic...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So excited to see our latest paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com! Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41.... VTA GABA neurons have a unique role in economic decision making - they integrate reward seeking motivation and the current cost of seeking
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My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
Heard an established successful neuroscientist dismissing junior scientists as "people at the bottom" 🤦♀️
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
You folks with lots of research funds & power: young scientists more than ever need our respect and support even if you don't agree with their ideas and approaches
#sfn2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My favorite from an @hhmi.org scientist: “the great thing about optogenetics is it keeps the riff raff out of the field.”
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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BATTLE AWAITS. DO YOUR STRETCHES.
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
BATTLE AWAITS. DO YOUR STRETCHES.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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And now we cut to a live shot of Stephen Miller.
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
And now we cut to a live shot of Stephen Miller.
Show me you want to look like you you're implementing new policy without actually implementing new policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Show me you want to look like you you're implementing new policy without actually implementing new policy.
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And all of this connects directly to the discussion here.
Right now, NIH institute directors are civil servants and experienced, top-expert scientists. That is the way NIH has run for decades.
It looks like Trump and Vought are planning to politicize those positions.
Right now, NIH institute directors are civil servants and experienced, top-expert scientists. That is the way NIH has run for decades.
It looks like Trump and Vought are planning to politicize those positions.
A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
And all of this connects directly to the discussion here.
Right now, NIH institute directors are civil servants and experienced, top-expert scientists. That is the way NIH has run for decades.
It looks like Trump and Vought are planning to politicize those positions.
Right now, NIH institute directors are civil servants and experienced, top-expert scientists. That is the way NIH has run for decades.
It looks like Trump and Vought are planning to politicize those positions.
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An entire argument dismantled in two words.
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
An entire argument dismantled in two words.
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We knew this regulation was going into effect, but we didn't yet know whether and how NIH might seek to use it.
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We knew this regulation was going into effect, but we didn't yet know whether and how NIH might seek to use it.
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
Yesterday, we found out. NIH will indeed add specific language to new grant terms and, in doing so, it'll preserve the option to use this new power.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2/
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And the full segment that aired last night!
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And the full segment that aired last night!
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
The lab is at the end but the whole segment is interesting. Never stand next to me at a party, I will at some point rant about gras…
abcnews.go.com/Health/globa...
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Luke nails it, this just tells us the bubble isn't in the process of popping not that it isn't a bubble.
“Nvidia Gives Strong Forecast, Countering Fears of AI Bubble”
I very much disagree with this framing. People buying lots of Nvidia GPUs tells us nothing about the eventual ROI on those GPUs.
In fact, a bubble effectively <requires> “too many” of these to be bought.
I very much disagree with this framing. People buying lots of Nvidia GPUs tells us nothing about the eventual ROI on those GPUs.
In fact, a bubble effectively <requires> “too many” of these to be bought.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Luke nails it, this just tells us the bubble isn't in the process of popping not that it isn't a bubble.
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Alright, I guess I will start the Grants - 2026 subfolder.
night of champions wwe GIF
night of champions wwe GIF
giphy.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Alright, I guess I will start the Grants - 2026 subfolder.
When I use the word bespoke in a grant.
a man with curly hair wearing a grey sweater and a yellow sweatshirt
Alt: a man with curly hair wearing a grey sweater and a yellow sweatshirt
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November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When I use the word bespoke in a grant.
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The lab was on Good Morning America! Absolutely surreal. Everyone did so great on the filming day. I work with the best people ever.
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The lab was on Good Morning America! Absolutely surreal. Everyone did so great on the filming day. I work with the best people ever.