Diogo Melo
@damelo.net
Evolutionary biologist, programmer, crappy musician. Assistant professor at the University of São Paulo. Formerly a postdoc at Princeton EEB. damelo.net
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A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.
I know you already know, but for other folks who don't, Goldsmith was previously head of OLC, is a genuinely brilliant mind on executive authority and separation of powers, and is usually very cautious about making claims this unqualified and direct. That he is saying it so starkly is v significant
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.
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There is something unbearably painful in the realization that this is the insurpassable distillation of all current political analysis of the present historical situation.
Maybe we're just not being cruel enough to sufficiently many outgroups? Has anyone in politics or the media even considered this??
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
There is something unbearably painful in the realization that this is the insurpassable distillation of all current political analysis of the present historical situation.
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JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
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Retraction Watch has covered the problem of the “national IQ” database. Should be noted I’m far from alone in working to remove these publications. The spreadsheet of pubs which use NIQ - linked to in the article - was started by @kohngregory.bsky.social; a project also worked on by Cathryn Townsend
. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Retraction Watch has covered the problem of the “national IQ” database. Should be noted I’m far from alone in working to remove these publications. The spreadsheet of pubs which use NIQ - linked to in the article - was started by @kohngregory.bsky.social; a project also worked on by Cathryn Townsend
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Vacina de HPV deveria ser obrigatória pra matrícula na escola, ponto.
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Vacina de HPV deveria ser obrigatória pra matrícula na escola, ponto.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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Imagine not only spending your time doing this, but also feeling an irresistible urge to *send it to a journalist*.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Imagine not only spending your time doing this, but also feeling an irresistible urge to *send it to a journalist*.
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. . . He admits to this?
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
. . . He admits to this?
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PhD position available to explore the genetics of social behaviour at McMaster University. Contact Ian Dworkin or Reuven Dukas by Dec 15, 2025. More info: https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf230. #phd
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
PhD position available to explore the genetics of social behaviour at McMaster University. Contact Ian Dworkin or Reuven Dukas by Dec 15, 2025. More info: https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf230. #phd
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Postdoctoral position in systems biology/aging at Tufts University. Seeking candidates with Drosophila experience and skills in R/Python. Apply by Dec 19, 2024. More: dogagingproject.org. #postdoc
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Postdoctoral position in systems biology/aging at Tufts University. Seeking candidates with Drosophila experience and skills in R/Python. Apply by Dec 19, 2024. More: dogagingproject.org. #postdoc
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recolha cadáveres na rua, xóvem
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
recolha cadáveres na rua, xóvem
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Eigenspace Jam
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Eigenspace Jam
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🔥Hot🔥 new preprint: Amoeba happily replicating at 63°C
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🔥Hot🔥 new preprint: Amoeba happily replicating at 63°C
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Oh come the fuck on
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Oh come the fuck on
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“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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Vou contar a fofoca do serviço pra vocês passarem raiva junto comigo:
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Vou contar a fofoca do serviço pra vocês passarem raiva junto comigo:
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
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Exactly. Just copying two research topics from the website will not cut it. Even worse if applicants additionally want to benefit from my "exquisite leadership" at our "eminent institution". It is best to write like a real person with real interests. We are recruiting people, not LLMs, to our labs.
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Exactly. Just copying two research topics from the website will not cut it. Even worse if applicants additionally want to benefit from my "exquisite leadership" at our "eminent institution". It is best to write like a real person with real interests. We are recruiting people, not LLMs, to our labs.
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Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Cara, que LOUCURA!
A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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Todas as ararinhas-azuis soltas por projeto que tenta salvar espécie estão infectadas com vírus letal, diz governo
OUTRO LADO: empresa responsável não comenta; órgão ambiental aplica multa de R$ 1,2 milhão
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November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Cara, que LOUCURA!
A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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