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David Schoppik

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Studying how balance develops, functions, and fails at NYU Langone. http://www.schoppiklab.com . "And worse I may be yet: the worst is not so long as we can say, 'This is the worst.’” -- King Lear (Act IV Scene I)

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · Jan 2

Big paper from @paigel.bsky.social in our lab:

Sensory feedback is always crucial for proper development, right? Wrong!

Crazier still, the motor system is the slowest part of a developing reflex circuit!

Surprises abound in this bluetorial c’mon along….

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Sensation is dispensable for the maturation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex

Vertebrates stabilize gaze using a neural circuit that transforms sensed instability into compensatory counterrotation of the eyes. Sensory feedback tunes this vestibulo-ocular reflex throughout life....

www.science.org

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2h

SRO isn’t allowed to write you back I think? But my money is on “no.”

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2h

I don't think it's...a stretch...to say that you've had a good run this last period. But I guess you feel...the pressure...regardless.

#sorrynotsorry

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Bruno Pichler @brunopichler.bsky.social · 7h

Wonderful read about the work ethos among 1980s Xerox service technicians and the importance of practical wisdom and storytelling. That’s what drew me to the community of multiphoton microscope tinkerers, and it explains why I find meaning in the unglamorous process of troubleshooting.

The Soul of Maintaining a New Machine - First Draft | Books in Progress

Books in Progress is what we call a “public drafting tool”: Drafts will be made available for comment from the public, allowing for direct collaboration between author and reader.

books.worksinprogress.co

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 9h

Wow @pubpeer.com’s got nothing…

Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 1d

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a
"delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 9h

most of us will relate

Auriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 9h

Sorry I forgot the first part of the title "Leadership is hard"

which yes, also that.

Photo of the title slide of a talk on a screen at a conference. The title is "Leadership is hard: I wanted to study birds, where did all these people come from?" the author is listed as Auriel M.V. Fournier, Forbes Biological Station. The photo is from the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 1d

Fun fact: with a local area code this works at any POS terminal where you need to put in “your” number for a loyalty discount.

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 1d

With a fork?

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 1d

Braving the rain in #nyc tonight.

#photography

City scene where two women in white ponchos and a man in a black jacket check their phones to plan a route in the rain.

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 1d

Trolling the overeducated and underpaid since 1857. They are so good at what they do.

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Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 4d

Ask me anything about addiction & drug policy! upcoming event here www.swiny.org/2025/07/octo...

October 21: An Evening With Addiction Expert Maia Szalavitz

Science Writers in New York invites you to join us for a conversation with journalist and author Maia Szalavitz, who writes about drugs, addiction and public policy.

www.swiny.org

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2d

No parade today but #NYC #comiccon brought some excellent color to a gray afternoon. #photography

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2d

You all need to know about this silliness. The kids truly are alright. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding... for context)

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2d

number of limbs checks out

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 2d

Reminded me of this Kickstarter from a simpler time www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...

Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere!

Bring Reading Rainbow’s library of interactive books & video field trips to more platforms & provide free access to classrooms in need!

www.kickstarter.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 3d

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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · 4d

Lab’s 1st preprint!

Menstruation is understudied due to societal taboos + a biological challenge: mice (a key system for research + drug discovery) don’t menstruate.

@cagricevrim.bsky.social made menstruating mice + used them to discover early events in menstruation.

He is on the job market!

Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 4d

I’m thrilled to share my postdoc work and the first paper from the McKinley Lab! 🎉
@karalmckinley.bsky.social
We built the first transgenic model of menstruation in mice.
We used it to uncover how the endometrium organizes and sheds during menstruation. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding

During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...

www.biorxiv.org

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 3d

Scientific funding, sure. Lab space allocation not so much.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 4d

A response from MIT rejecting "The Compact"...

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 4d

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 4d

It *is* such a great group!

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 4d

Claude is going to win 18x as often as Siri does.

Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 5d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 5d

I was just watching the @wck.org video from Gaza thinking the same thing.

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 5d

Paging the definitely-will-not-be-surprised @mekka.mekka-tech.com

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5d

Note: Mamdani leads by double-digit among Black and Hispanic voters, and by 48 percentage points among Asian respondents. White respondents go 39/37 for Cuomo.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5d

New Quinnipiac poll of New York City:

Mamdani 46%
Cuomo 33%
Sliwa 15%

(A month ago, it was Mamdani 45%, Cuomo 23%, Sliwa 15%, Adams 12%.)

One obstacle to Cuomo rising much higher: Mamdani's favorability rating is 43/35, but Cuomo's is 37/52.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 5d

I love this story (and the protagonist) so much but to write "no human mind evolved to do so" just reveals that they haven't spent enough time with pre-meds. 😍

MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 5d

In fact, I refused to learn the name of the Krebs Cycle enzymes because no human mind evolved to do so, and I still passed that test explaining the process in detail. The professor said he had "never seen such a thing in his whole career"

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RoordaLab @roordalab.bsky.social · 6d

I always knew that Teresa Puthussery was a genius...this just confirms it!
#visionscience

www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Teresa Puthussery

Exploring how neural circuits of the retina encode visual information for the human brain.

www.macfound.org

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