Dario Taraborelli
@dartar.bsky.social
Tending the commons 🌱 open source + open science at CZI • naturalist 🐦 • he/him • mugshot by Ian Mulvany • Q21562060
Trying to rebuild a home here and prepare for the winter.
nitens.org
czi.co/OpenScience
instagram.com/dariobirds
Trying to rebuild a home here and prepare for the winter.
nitens.org
czi.co/OpenScience
instagram.com/dariobirds
Pinned
Dario Taraborelli
@dartar.bsky.social
· Dec 4
"Scientists collaborate — funders must, too"
@dartar.bsky.social & @k8hert.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/sponsor/2024...
@dartar.bsky.social & @k8hert.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/sponsor/2024...
New report highlights the scientific impact of open source software
Two of the scientists who won this year’s Nobel Prize for cracking the code of proteins’ intricate structures relied, in part, on a series of computing
www.statnews.com
Hello, world! 👋
For folks who don't know me: I am a recovering behavioral x computational scientist who spent 15 years or so working on initiatives to accelerate the adoption of open practices in science. This STAT piece is a good summary of some of our recent work (thanks @joshmoore.bsky.social!)
For folks who don't know me: I am a recovering behavioral x computational scientist who spent 15 years or so working on initiatives to accelerate the adoption of open practices in science. This STAT piece is a good summary of some of our recent work (thanks @joshmoore.bsky.social!)
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
earthquake.usgs.gov
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
Fun to see my photo of this extraordinary mountain chicken from Peru featured on iNat 😍
This spectacular little bird was ID'd as a subspecies of tinamou: Nothoprocta pentlandii niethammeri. And currently, this is the only observation of the subspecies on iNaturalist!
📷 radrat on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 radrat on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
May 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Fun to see my photo of this extraordinary mountain chicken from Peru featured on iNat 😍
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
New funding opportunity for Wikimedia-related research! Grants up to $150K available. Apply by April 16th:
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:...
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:...
Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Research & Technology Fund/Wikimedia Research Fund - Meta
meta.wikimedia.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New funding opportunity for Wikimedia-related research! Grants up to $150K available. Apply by April 16th:
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:...
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:...
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
Homepage - openRxiv
openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.
openrxiv.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
@openrxiv.bsky.social
We did a thing
openRxiv has arrived!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences.
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
#openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv
March 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We did a thing
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
I wish there was a citation for this stat - this is mind blowing to me - "Already, a mere 10 percent of reviewers are responsible for 50 percent of all reviews." Not only is this not sustainable but has to lead to a very narrow perspective on the research. Wow.
March 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I wish there was a citation for this stat - this is mind blowing to me - "Already, a mere 10 percent of reviewers are responsible for 50 percent of all reviews." Not only is this not sustainable but has to lead to a very narrow perspective on the research. Wow.
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.
JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID
February 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
March 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
18f were a bunch of badasses who actually *did* make government more efficient in a way that actually worked. And they did it while also being good people who cared deeply for the work, for each other, and for the people that used it.
18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership.
March 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
18f were a bunch of badasses who actually *did* make government more efficient in a way that actually worked. And they did it while also being good people who cared deeply for the work, for each other, and for the people that used it.
This hit so hard today.
These are jobs the private sector just can’t replace, these are people whose intimate knowledge of places and ecosystems, accumulated through years and years of service, just can’t be rebuilt. We’re collectively losing so much when they’re gone.
These are jobs the private sector just can’t replace, these are people whose intimate knowledge of places and ecosystems, accumulated through years and years of service, just can’t be rebuilt. We’re collectively losing so much when they’re gone.
The stories of Park Rangers that lost their dream jobs are heartbreaking. This administration is so full of incompetence and cruelty that it almost feels not real. The damage to this country and its institutions is already irreversible, even if we start doing everything correctly from tomorrow.
February 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This hit so hard today.
These are jobs the private sector just can’t replace, these are people whose intimate knowledge of places and ecosystems, accumulated through years and years of service, just can’t be rebuilt. We’re collectively losing so much when they’re gone.
These are jobs the private sector just can’t replace, these are people whose intimate knowledge of places and ecosystems, accumulated through years and years of service, just can’t be rebuilt. We’re collectively losing so much when they’re gone.
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
lovely
The Trump administration’s anti-DEI snitching plan is getting flooded with fake reports after it tried to strong-arm federal workers into ratting out their colleagues.
Trump Wants Snitches to Report on DEI. There’s Just One Problem.
Donald Trump wants people to expose diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the federal government. The idea is already flopping.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
lovely
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
Great day today: uploading Data on Commons for one of the most iconic books in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social :
The Birds of America!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
+ a selection of nice birds
1/7 - green dots show images with species reconciled to Wikidata (via Flickr tags)
The Birds of America!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
+ a selection of nice birds
1/7 - green dots show images with species reconciled to Wikidata (via Flickr tags)
February 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great day today: uploading Data on Commons for one of the most iconic books in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social :
The Birds of America!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
+ a selection of nice birds
1/7 - green dots show images with species reconciled to Wikidata (via Flickr tags)
The Birds of America!
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...
+ a selection of nice birds
1/7 - green dots show images with species reconciled to Wikidata (via Flickr tags)
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
I have a piece half-done on the entire world of indirect costs. It's too big an endeavor to finish now, in the middle of the night, when this problem *that was always a live grenade with a half-pulled pin* is suddenly a topic du jour. Shit of a thing.
Here are some highlights.
Here are some highlights.
February 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I have a piece half-done on the entire world of indirect costs. It's too big an endeavor to finish now, in the middle of the night, when this problem *that was always a live grenade with a half-pulled pin* is suddenly a topic du jour. Shit of a thing.
Here are some highlights.
Here are some highlights.
Southern Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula). Western Cape, South Africa
February 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Southern Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula fuligula). Western Cape, South Africa
Duolingo right now:
February 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Duolingo right now:
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
SciScore and @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social Launch New Key Resource Tables for Preprints, Pioneering a New Era of Reproducibility and Transparency in Life Science Research world.einnews.com/article/7829... cc @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social
SciScore and bioRxiv Launch New Key Resource Tables for Preprints, Pioneering New Era of Reproducibility & Transparency
Surfacing reagents and resources
world.einnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
SciScore and @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social Launch New Key Resource Tables for Preprints, Pioneering a New Era of Reproducibility and Transparency in Life Science Research world.einnews.com/article/7829... cc @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
Some sunbirds for these darker times.
Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Some sunbirds for these darker times.
Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
Amethyst sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
⭐ Funding opportunity ⭐
ORCA is offering grants for future-looking projects promoting open scholarship, open science, inclusivity, and innovation.
📌 Details:
Award Amt: Up to $15k USD
Eligibility: U.S. non-R1 and under-resourced institutions
Deadline: 3/15/25
Apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
ORCA is offering grants for future-looking projects promoting open scholarship, open science, inclusivity, and innovation.
📌 Details:
Award Amt: Up to $15k USD
Eligibility: U.S. non-R1 and under-resourced institutions
Deadline: 3/15/25
Apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program. The program aims to...
www.orcaopen.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
⭐ Funding opportunity ⭐
ORCA is offering grants for future-looking projects promoting open scholarship, open science, inclusivity, and innovation.
📌 Details:
Award Amt: Up to $15k USD
Eligibility: U.S. non-R1 and under-resourced institutions
Deadline: 3/15/25
Apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
ORCA is offering grants for future-looking projects promoting open scholarship, open science, inclusivity, and innovation.
📌 Details:
Award Amt: Up to $15k USD
Eligibility: U.S. non-R1 and under-resourced institutions
Deadline: 3/15/25
Apply here: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Reposted by Dario Taraborelli
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
February 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM