Jason Williams
@jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social
Assist Dir. @DNALC @CSHL
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Anthropic said it uncovered what it believes is the first large-scale cyberespionage campaign directed by artificial intelligence with minimal human involvement.
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ground.news/article/chin...
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Anthropic said it uncovered what it believes is the first large-scale cyberespionage campaign directed by artificial intelligence with minimal human involvement.
ground.news/article/chin...
ground.news/article/chin...
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Dark times call for reckless purchases.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Dark times call for reckless purchases.
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The recent openRxiv meeting was a chance to present a vision for the future: a network of organizations working together to improve science communication and an ‘article of the future’ that is a constellation of linked web objects.
openrxiv.org/openrxiv-day/
openrxiv.org/openrxiv-day/
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The recent openRxiv meeting was a chance to present a vision for the future: a network of organizations working together to improve science communication and an ‘article of the future’ that is a constellation of linked web objects.
openrxiv.org/openrxiv-day/
openrxiv.org/openrxiv-day/
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Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership.
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership.
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section.
This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years.
I don't know the rationale for this
1/13
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Can’t wait for my stew era
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Can’t wait for my stew era
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Haven’t heard this yet but I can’t say it is unexpected
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Haven’t heard this yet but I can’t say it is unexpected
Consuming more non-dairy coffee creamer in the last 24 hours than at any prior point in my life.
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Consuming more non-dairy coffee creamer in the last 24 hours than at any prior point in my life.
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Reading is perhaps the most human of skills. No one is born with it so we have to spend years teaching it to our children. Literacy rates were once considered a measure of human progress. When reading is largely lost we call it a dark age; I fear we are facing another.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reading is perhaps the most human of skills. No one is born with it so we have to spend years teaching it to our children. Literacy rates were once considered a measure of human progress. When reading is largely lost we call it a dark age; I fear we are facing another.
Still in usable condition from the looks of it…
This interesting-looking iron implement discovered at a Celtic site in Poland may have been a trepanation tool. 🧪🏺
2,300-year-old tool used for skull surgery unearthed at Celtic settlement in Poland
The uniquely shaped iron surgery implement dates to the fourth to third centuries B.C.
www.livescience.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Still in usable condition from the looks of it…
Interested in learning materials to prepare undergraduate students for working with pathogens and pathogen data? I’m hosting a small curriculum development sprint/workshop. Industry/clinical and educators needed.
Please share. Apply by November 28, 2025
dnalc.cshl.edu/pdn-2026-wor...
Please share. Apply by November 28, 2025
dnalc.cshl.edu/pdn-2026-wor...
Call for Applications: Pathogen Data CUREs—Curriculum Development Workshop
dnalc.cshl.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Interested in learning materials to prepare undergraduate students for working with pathogens and pathogen data? I’m hosting a small curriculum development sprint/workshop. Industry/clinical and educators needed.
Please share. Apply by November 28, 2025
dnalc.cshl.edu/pdn-2026-wor...
Please share. Apply by November 28, 2025
dnalc.cshl.edu/pdn-2026-wor...
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PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Breakfast: Shakshouka and freshly made pita.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Breakfast: Shakshouka and freshly made pita.
James Watson has passed.
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
James Watson has passed.
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Health. And human services. And he dips out as fast as he can.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Health. And human services. And he dips out as fast as he can.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
5-plate morning - working off that onion ring frustration.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
5-plate morning - working off that onion ring frustration.
Was on a line to order onion rings when my alarm went off and I woke up. Let’s see how the rest of this day goes.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Was on a line to order onion rings when my alarm went off and I woke up. Let’s see how the rest of this day goes.
Combination external hard drive/danish warmer.
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Combination external hard drive/danish warmer.
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Why do more than 287,000 researchers choose Dryad for their data? Dryad is built for everyone. We publish research data from every region, every research discipline, in all forms, formats and sizes
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Why do more than 287,000 researchers choose Dryad for their data? Dryad is built for everyone. We publish research data from every region, every research discipline, in all forms, formats and sizes
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
Learn more on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/why-dryad
#opendata #openaccess #FAIRdata #datasharing
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Today, a global community of hackers gathers in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the start of #BioHackEU25. Since 2019, over 2200 participants have gathered together for an intense week of collaboration to advance 275 projects.
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, a global community of hackers gathers in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the start of #BioHackEU25. Since 2019, over 2200 participants have gathered together for an intense week of collaboration to advance 275 projects.
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Dinner: King prawn rogan josh, channa masala, garlic naan, rice, mango chutney, mint raita.
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Dinner: King prawn rogan josh, channa masala, garlic naan, rice, mango chutney, mint raita.
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Now what? Bombing a research building?
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion on Harvard’s Medical Campus, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University…
www.thecrimson.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Now what? Bombing a research building?