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Marc Robinson-Rechavi
@marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
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Posts mine alone, in English (mostly) & French. #Evolution #Bioinformatics #openaccess #EDI. Director of @dee_unil and group leader at @SIB. He/Him. PI of @bgeedb […]

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lisagetspolitik.union.place.ap.brid.gy
A study in Science reveals that tiny tweaks to Elon Musk’s X algorithm can produce the same level of political polarization in one week that historically took three years. Users didn’t even notice.

This isn’t content delivery—it’s propaganda manufacturing. X is a Russian disinformation tool […]
Original post on union.place
union.place
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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tomgag.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
In a rare show of sanity, the Swiss Data Protection Officer has severely restricted the use of international cloud services – particularly hyperscalers like AWS, Google, or Microsoft – for Swiss federal authorities! […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
#Rewilding One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats'. Available now in good bookshops an online nowwww.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
A deep dark forest. A scientist leads a guest through the trees, saying: "The rewilding project has exceeded all of our expectations! Keep your eyes open for the species that have come back: Red deer, wild boar, Pine marten. Or perhaps even our proudest return: The great old one Yog-drath'll, eternal unsleeping evil of the primordial forest." (all these creatures are hidden in the image)
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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bruces.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
*At last, an entire light-day. That's a full 1/365th of a light-year. #spacetravel

https://www.popsci.com/science/voyager-one-light-day-earth/
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth
The intrepid spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026. The post Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth appeared first on Popular Science.
www.popsci.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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losttourist.social.chatty.monster.ap.brid.gy
Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons.

* Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years
* Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years
* Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years
* Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]
Original post on social.chatty.monster
social.chatty.monster
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
Interesting @snsf_ch data on career interuptions (parenthood, care duties, illness, part-time work) for academic researchers by gender
https://data.snf.ch/stories/cv-deduction-en.html
SNSF Data Portal
The Swiss National Science Foundation's Data Portal presents interactive Key Figures, facts on funded projects and involved people in the Grant Search and the COVID-19 project registry, Dataset downloads as well as Data Stories on research funding activities.
data.snf.ch
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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skry.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
"Vienna researchers retrieved all #whatsapp numbers. The 3.5 billion profiles represent the largest data leak in history"

"...downloaded all 77 million profile pictures visible to everyone—a proud 3.8 terabytes in total. In a random sample of half a million images drawn from this, a facial […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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bouletcorp2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Nouveau Rogatons - 18/11/2025 - "Vivez vos Rêves"
Source: https://bouletcorp.com/rogatons/2025/11/18
Boulet est sur une chaise, bras croisés. Boulet: "Un rêve que je voudrais exaucer ? Vous me posez la question ?" (On voit ce qu'il décrit) "Je crois que ce serait une vraie nuit de sommeil, vous voyez ? Genre 10 heures d'affilée, dont on se réveille tout groogy" (Boulet flotte dans les airs, entouré de parfums représentés sous forme d'images de petit-déjeuner) "Je voudrais l'un de ces matins d'été de mon enfance, avec l'odeur des tartines grillées qui vient de la cuisine..." (on voit Natalie et Jean-Chad qui l'attendent) "... L'un de ces matins où l'on entend les voix de tous les gens qu'on aime réunis au même endroit et où on a hâte de les rejoindre." (On voit une grande tablée de fête, à l'extérieur, avec des ballons-éoliens qui flottent dans le ciel) "quelque part où le temps ne voudrait rien dire, vous voyez ? Il y aurait tout le monde, même celles et ceux qui sont partis. Et puis les amis, évidemment. Et tant qu'à rêver, ce serait dans un monde solarpunk sans fascisme. Plus de LePen, de Trump, de Musk, de Retailleau..." (Retour à la réalité, Boulet est assis à la banque, face à un conseiller en costume à l'air sidéré) Boulet: "Et vous ?" Le conseiller: "Heuu..." Le conseiller (transpirant): "Alors... Quand je disais "rêve", je pensais plutôt à des projets de type "acheter une voiture" ou "crédit à la consommation... Nous avons toute une gamme de produits financiers qui..." Boulet (souriant): "Vous ne servez vraiment à rien, hein ?"
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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gargron.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://ecoevo.social/@GenomeBiolEvol/115548007022672012

Great to see this exciting perspective by young evolutionary biologists lead by the great Marina Brasó-Vives out! @dee_unil
ecoevo.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy
The "Fedora Man" famously caught in a photo right after the Louvre heist turned out to be a 15 year old kid who likes to dress as a 1940's detective. Because Paris.

https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf149
#climatechange #climatescience
Approximate global average temperature from –9340 BCE to 2020 CE, showing a gradual increase then decrease until fossil fuel use accelerates ≈1850, after which there is a very rapid increase. A dotted line shows peak warming at +3°C by 2100 if currrent policies continue.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
Interesting overview of the optimism and pessimism among climate scientists in Switzerland https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-solutions/the-emotional-side-of-climate-science/90250784 #climatechange #climatescience #academicchatter
Switzerland’s climate researchers reveal the emotional side of science
Climate change not only has visible effects on ecosystems. It also has an emotional and psychological impact on those who study it.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy
I did a drawing of a deep sea isopod
A drawing from a paint program of a realistic gray deep seal isopod looking at you with dark slightly intimidating unknowable but cute eyes. It has 14 legs, not all shown. It is resting on some books "Secrets of the sea" and "Mariana Trench Travel Guide" Maybe if you ask nicely it will let you read its favorite books.
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
You cannot exaggerate how stupid this anti science movement is
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
Our new Perspective is now out as Early Alert in the journal Evolution, where we re-visit evolutionary rate-time relationships and discuss the challenge of how to analyze and biologically interpret them:

#Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #statistics […]
Original post on ecoevo.social
ecoevo.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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kevinmarks.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy
Key findings:
45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.
31% of responses showed serious sourcing problems – missing, misleading, or incorrect attributions.
20% contained major accuracy issues, including hallucinated details and outdated information.
Gemini performed worst with […]
Original post on xoxo.zone
xoxo.zone
October 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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mattotcha.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Scientists Just Found a Tiny Genetic Switch That Could Feed Billions
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-found-a-tiny-genetic-switch-that-could-feed-billions/
October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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wikipathways.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
our new website has a full overview at https://www.wikipathways.org/browse/citedin

You may not differences in the numbers. One reason is that not all cited pathways are in fact on the new website

#bioinformatics
Screenshot of the linked page, stating that "772 pathways have been cited a total of 2134 times". The latter is higher (more citations were added since the previous post), but the number of pathways is lower. The page shows a list, of which the first eight pathway names are visible, each with one or more PubMed Central IDs or DOIs, shown as a badge in grey ("PMC" or "DOI") and blue (the identifier).
July 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
@PLOS "exploring how scholarly communication business models can move beyond article processing charges (APCs)"
https://explore.plos.org/validating-how-we-can-redefine-open-science-business-models
#openaccess #OpenScience
Validating how we can redefine open science business models
Discover how PLOS is redefining open science business models beyond APCs—building equitable, transparent, and sustainable publishing for all.
explore.plos.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish. It's also available as a print at www.tomgauld.com/
A view of the International Space Station floating in the stars above the earth. A cat in a space suit floats outside. An astronaut within the station looks out of a window and says "In? But I just let you out." Text underneath reads: From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - Order it at www.tomgauld.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
Rapport et propositions intéressants de France Universités sur la défense de la liberté académique
https://franceuniversites.fr/actualite/rapport-defendre-la-liberte-academique/
#LibertéAcadémique #AcademicFreedom
franceuniversites.fr
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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a-j-millar.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
The splendid Napoleon Oak 🌳 in its 248th year, now on the campus of the University of Lausanne.
➡️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Oak_(Lausanne)

For this tree, #UNIL researchers tested how many 🧬 mutations have accumulated over the centuries […]

[Original post on fediscience.org]
A huge oak in an open setting, with large low branches all around despite some limb removals. Two photos stitched together by Microsoft ICE software.
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
If for instance the @eLife website goes down, it's no problem because all the elife articles are also available in parallel at EuropePMC.

This was a solved problem 20 years ago but it keeps on happening 🤣

Those who pay for the current publishing system really need to think hard about if we […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I love days like this, when a hugely profitable academic publishing company f*cks up, and the whole research world actually notices. This is so so soooo avoidable.

There is absolutely nothing stopping publishers having content available on three different platforms (redundancy).

There should […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM