Jonathan Z Simon
@jzsimon.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Auditory neuroscientist, dad, husband, nerd. Incorrigible punster (please don't incorrige me). he/him. Formerly @JonathanZSimon #tfr
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This “cognitive shuffle” seems to help me fall back asleep in the middle of the night, when my brain won’t shut up. https://www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/how-to-stop-insomnia
Why your brain won't shut up at night (and the simple way to shush it) | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Trouble sleeping? A lot on your mind? Use this trick and sedate your synapses.
www.sciencefocus.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This “cognitive shuffle” seems to help me fall back asleep in the middle of the night, when my brain won’t shut up. https://www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/how-to-stop-insomnia
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February 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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I think it's nice when there's a big snowstorm and the next day people put chairs out in the street to give away.
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I think it's nice when there's a big snowstorm and the next day people put chairs out in the street to give away.
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Always love it when BBEdit can trivially edit a 60MB JSON file and trying it with Xcode just explodes the editor and stops lines rendering
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Always love it when BBEdit can trivially edit a 60MB JSON file and trying it with Xcode just explodes the editor and stops lines rendering
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A review of the proceedings from four major computer-science conferences showed that none from 2021, and all from 2025, had fake citations.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05867v1
The authors prefer the term "mysterious citations" which they define this way: "No paper [with] a similar enough title […]
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05867v1
The authors prefer the term "mysterious citations" which they define this way: "No paper [with] a similar enough title […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
A review of the proceedings from four major computer-science conferences showed that none from 2021, and all from 2025, had fake citations.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05867v1
The authors prefer the term "mysterious citations" which they define this way: "No paper [with] a similar enough title […]
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05867v1
The authors prefer the term "mysterious citations" which they define this way: "No paper [with] a similar enough title […]
“Is it an outrage if your NIH grant score goes from nearly funded to ND after you revise it?”
https://drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/is-it-an-outrage-if-your-nih-grant-score-goes-from-nearly-funded-to-nd-after-you-revise-it/
https://drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/is-it-an-outrage-if-your-nih-grant-score-goes-from-nearly-funded-to-nd-after-you-revise-it/
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Is it an outrage if your NIH grant score goes from nearly funded to ND after you revise it?”
https://drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/is-it-an-outrage-if-your-nih-grant-score-goes-from-nearly-funded-to-nd-after-you-revise-it/
https://drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/is-it-an-outrage-if-your-nih-grant-score-goes-from-nearly-funded-to-nd-after-you-revise-it/
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I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
RE: https://newsie.social/@STAT/115986310516101970
“I was about to have a broken filling replaced, and my dentist asked whether I’d like to have Bailey, his 30-pound Bernedoodle, sit on my lap during the procedure. “
“I was about to have a broken filling replaced, and my dentist asked whether I’d like to have Bailey, his 30-pound Bernedoodle, sit on my lap during the procedure. “
newsie.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 PM
RE: https://newsie.social/@STAT/115986310516101970
“I was about to have a broken filling replaced, and my dentist asked whether I’d like to have Bailey, his 30-pound Bernedoodle, sit on my lap during the procedure. “
“I was about to have a broken filling replaced, and my dentist asked whether I’d like to have Bailey, his 30-pound Bernedoodle, sit on my lap during the procedure. “
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Nice modeling by former NIGMS director Jeremy Berg showing the impact of forward funding more #nih awards.
Don’t miss the subtle point he makes early on about decreasing probability of award driving a delayed increase in application numbers […]
Don’t miss the subtle point he makes early on about decreasing probability of award driving a delayed increase in application numbers […]
Original post on mstdn.science
mstdn.science
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Nice modeling by former NIGMS director Jeremy Berg showing the impact of forward funding more #nih awards.
Don’t miss the subtle point he makes early on about decreasing probability of award driving a delayed increase in application numbers […]
Don’t miss the subtle point he makes early on about decreasing probability of award driving a delayed increase in application numbers […]
This was news to me, who only watches content from an external device: “This tracking happens through technology called Automated Content Recognition (ACR), which samples pixels from your screen to identify what content you're watching. It works whether you're streaming through apps or watching […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This was news to me, who only watches content from an external device: “This tracking happens through technology called Automated Content Recognition (ACR), which samples pixels from your screen to identify what content you're watching. It works whether you're streaming through apps or watching […]
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I need to prepare a 3-hour tutorial, which has to be ready by the end of next week. Therefore, I’ve spent about two hours selecting the best colour scheme for the terminal. Am I doing this right?
#higered #academicchatter #teaching
#higered #academicchatter #teaching
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I need to prepare a 3-hour tutorial, which has to be ready by the end of next week. Therefore, I’ve spent about two hours selecting the best colour scheme for the terminal. Am I doing this right?
#higered #academicchatter #teaching
#higered #academicchatter #teaching
Neil Young has gifted his entire musical catalog, including concerts, to the people of Greenland, for the next year (h/t Rolling Stone magazine)
https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=A%20Message%20from%20Neil%201-23-26
https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=A%20Message%20from%20Neil%201-23-26
neilyoungarchives.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Neil Young has gifted his entire musical catalog, including concerts, to the people of Greenland, for the next year (h/t Rolling Stone magazine)
https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=A%20Message%20from%20Neil%201-23-26
https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=A%20Message%20from%20Neil%201-23-26
The well-reviewed #neuroscience book “Networks of the Brain” By Olaf Sporns is on sale today for $1.99(!) at Amazon and Apple Books (and Kobo and possibly other sources). h/t bookbub.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The well-reviewed #neuroscience book “Networks of the Brain” By Olaf Sporns is on sale today for $1.99(!) at Amazon and Apple Books (and Kobo and possibly other sources). h/t bookbub.com
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Ordinarily, you don't want somebody else's software hijacking the paste keyboard shortcut. But @1password updating its browser extension to intercept an attempt to paste a password from that app into a suspected phishing site--something that tired or stressed people will sometimes do when they […]
Original post on journa.host
journa.host
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Ordinarily, you don't want somebody else's software hijacking the paste keyboard shortcut. But @1password updating its browser extension to intercept an attempt to paste a password from that app into a suspected phishing site--something that tired or stressed people will sometimes do when they […]
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What computer programmers look like; Ada Lovelace in 1843. https://petapixel.com/2026/01/16/only-known-daguerreotype-photos-of-computer-pioneer-ada-lovelace-join-uk-national-portrait-gallery-collection/
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
What computer programmers look like; Ada Lovelace in 1843. https://petapixel.com/2026/01/16/only-known-daguerreotype-photos-of-computer-pioneer-ada-lovelace-join-uk-national-portrait-gallery-collection/
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Hint: The NIH Biosketch Common Form system allows use of HTML tags like for bolding and
for line returns, so you can format things a bit better!
#NIH #CommonForm #BioSketch #OtherSupport
for line returns, so you can format things a bit better!
#NIH #CommonForm #BioSketch #OtherSupport
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Hint: The NIH Biosketch Common Form system allows use of HTML tags like for bolding and
for line returns, so you can format things a bit better!
#NIH #CommonForm #BioSketch #OtherSupport
for line returns, so you can format things a bit better!
#NIH #CommonForm #BioSketch #OtherSupport
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Getting used to being a free-range academic again
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Getting used to being a free-range academic again
I got a pair of these tea cups as a holiday present from my daughter. I can verify that they look just as wonderful in person as they do in this photo. https://troet.cafe/@Grantscheam/115501279682677287
Grantscherm (@[email protected])
Angehängt: 1 Bild Endlich eine Tasse, die den Zustand meiner frühmorgendlichen Motivation perfekt widerspiegelt.
troet.cafe
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I got a pair of these tea cups as a holiday present from my daughter. I can verify that they look just as wonderful in person as they do in this photo. https://troet.cafe/@Grantscheam/115501279682677287
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I made a venn diagram to help you understand Moiré patterns.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I made a venn diagram to help you understand Moiré patterns.
Nice piece in the Washington Post (gift link) on souls we lost this year https://wapo.st/3LgfGjc
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Nice piece in the Washington Post (gift link) on souls we lost this year https://wapo.st/3LgfGjc
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I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died
The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.
www.jalopnik.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
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I love that you can pick any SF symbol for the nav bar in @MonaApp
does it make much sense? nope
does it spark joy? hell yeah
does it make much sense? nope
does it spark joy? hell yeah
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love that you can pick any SF symbol for the nav bar in @MonaApp
does it make much sense? nope
does it spark joy? hell yeah
does it make much sense? nope
does it spark joy? hell yeah
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When the study confirms intuition:
"We find that the number of papers cited at least as well as those appearing in high-impact factor journals vastly exceeds the number of papers published in such venues."
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532
Decades […]
"We find that the number of papers cited at least as well as those appearing in high-impact factor journals vastly exceeds the number of papers published in such venues."
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532
Decades […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When the study confirms intuition:
"We find that the number of papers cited at least as well as those appearing in high-impact factor journals vastly exceeds the number of papers published in such venues."
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532
Decades […]
"We find that the number of papers cited at least as well as those appearing in high-impact factor journals vastly exceeds the number of papers published in such venues."
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532
Decades […]