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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 14h

What the Twitter takeover did so effectively was fracture the way we get our news. If, for example, I want to get in-depth updates on Sudan I still check in with Twitter as that's where a lot of the biggest accounts are. There's no one-stop shop anymore.

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 8h

Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 11h

Hurray! The Sentence is such a great book, packed full of ideas about law and society 🥳

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 1d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

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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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1d

They’re still reliant on us for every survival need.

Can you read that back? That’s six families, mostly kids, one pregnant mom who’s due VERY soon—ALL homeless, malnourished, in deep psychological pain. And you and I can help bring relief. Isn’t that hopeful? Our duty?

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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Australian printmaker Rachel Newling is inspired by the floral and fauna of her homeland.
'Grey Headed Flying Fox', hand coloured linocut #ReframjngWomenPrintmakers

Print featuring three bats hanging upside-down in branches of a tree with green leaves and orange blossoms

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 1d

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Poster with QR code linking to the position

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 1d

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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 1d

Start planning your stay in Turin! Accommodation can be easily booked directly on our website ➡️ isbe2026.com/accommodation/

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 2d

I learnt something big today!

Avinash ಅವಿನಾಶ್ @tnavinash.bsky.social · 2d

I don't use R, but tried to learn it some years ago. Learnt about Ross Ihaka some 2-3 years ago.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 2d

UK “Universities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year, new analysis from the University and College Union (UCU) suggests”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens

University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 3d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 3d

The EHBEA2026 conference website is now live 👇 Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December

EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 3d

🚨𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀!
www.ehbea2026.com is now live for our 2026 European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association (EHBEA) conference in Leiden (NL🇳🇱) Check for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, first 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & the [𝗔𝗜]𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸!
🗓️ 14–17 Apr 2026 | CBEN pre-conf 14 Apr
📍Pesthuis
#EHBEA2026

Overview | EHBEA2026

www.ehbea2026.com

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 3d

Perfection. Today's comics are tomorrow's headlines.

Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 3d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 4d

Turns out magic evolved twice in this world.

Taylor Mitchell Brown @tmitchellbrown.bsky.social · 4d

Scientists recently found two evolutionarily distinct mushrooms converged to produce the same psychedelic molecule—psilocybin.

The “surprising” results underscore the significance of the hallucinogen but leave questions about its ultimate purpose.

#Psilocybe #MagicMushrooms

New at @science.org 🧪🏺

In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently

Study identifies entirely new suite of enzymes that can make psilocybin

www.science.org

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 4d

Soooo exciting to see the team come together! Please come and see our play! It's my first full length play on stage 😊

Tara Theatre @taratheatre.com · 5d

🌟 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

We are thrilled to announce our cast and creative team for I Dream of Theresa May written by Vivek Nityananda and directed by our Artistic Director, Natasha Kathi-Chandra.

Find our full cast and creative team - and book your tickets! - here:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 4d

Soooo exciting to see the team come together! Please come and see our play! It's my first full length play on stage 😊

Tara Theatre @taratheatre.com · 5d

🌟 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

We are thrilled to announce our cast and creative team for I Dream of Theresa May written by Vivek Nityananda and directed by our Artistic Director, Natasha Kathi-Chandra.

Find our full cast and creative team - and book your tickets! - here:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...

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Ben de Bivort @debivort.bsky.social · 5d

Our new study modeling selection for (behavioral) variability has been covered in a lovely @genetics-gsa.bsky.social podcast featuring first author Shraddha Lall and @ecoevogal.bsky.social

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Family-based selection: an efficient method for increasing phenotypic variability

This article introduces a model comparing various selection regimes for increasing phenotypic variability. Individuals with the same genotype, reared in id

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Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin @niamhsquared.bsky.social · 4d

Such an honour to have Ordinary Saints nominated in two categories in the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Winners are decided by readers - you can vote at the link below!

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 4d

The Books Are My Bag #ReadersAwards are one of a kind. They're the only book awards with shortlists curated by bookshops, and winners voted for by readers, like you!

Vote for your favourite books for the chance to win a £100/€120 National Book Token.

Vote now: buff.ly/U5ylHv9

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Sakher and Reem 🍉🇵🇸 @sakher-gaza.bsky.social · 4d

I'm sakher
God willing, this will be the end of the war.
Today, a preliminary ceasefire agreement was announced between the parties, and our hearts are full of hope that this will be the beginning of peace — after all the destruction, pain, and loss.

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 5d

Job alert: want to be my boss? 😁 The School of Life Sciences @ARU is looking for a new Head of School. It’s a great place to work with brilliant colleagues, students, and partners. Please share widely! #AcademicJobs #Leadership #LifeSciences #HigherEducation jobs.aru.ac.uk/vacancy/head...

Head of School of Life Sciences - ARU

jobs.aru.ac.uk

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Cephalopod Whisperer @ceph-whisperer.bsky.social · 4d

I want to share a new project: We are working to support the neurodivergent community with the goal to educate young children about different brains and skills that people have to offer. Along with some fun about insects, vision, flight and ecology.

See here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...

Flight Camp - The Animated Series

This is the pilot for a comedic and educational animated series, where an amazing group of insects attends summer camp.

www.kickstarter.com

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing! Congratulations 🥳

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 5d

I’m extremely honored to be a recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award!

Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social on receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, celebrating “scientists with outstanding records of creativity.” His lab will explore how the sense of touch can help build relationships. 🫶🧠💡

See zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/zuckerman-in...

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 6d

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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