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On our recent episode, guest Nachum Ulanovsky talks about how neuroscience can learn from ecology and from the environment animals experience in the wild to design more naturalistic experiments.

Guest Dan Simberloff talks about the allegations that he was part of the “Tallahassee mafia”. He explains that this term was coined by a writer at Science to label the group comprised of Dan, Don Strong, Fran James, Larry Abele and their students at Florida State.

Oded Rechavi thinks that a fear of failure is holding scientists back. Helping science students to embrace mistakes can help them more creative. 🔬 🌟

In our recent episode, Brad Gemmell explains how ctneophores act like the “lions of the ocean”. 🦁 🌊 Ctenophores are these prolific predators that eat tiny prey animals almost constantly, on average 35-50 prey items an hour!

When asked what was about the overall results from the Impacts on Science survey, Big Biology guest Katie Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social concluded: “We really need freedom for science to work.” 🔬 🧪 🧬

Meet the guest on our upcoming episode: Mike Lynch. 🌟 Mike is a geneticist and is the Director of the Biodesign Institute for Mechanisms of Evolution at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. He is also the author of four books. Learn more about Mike and his research in our upcoming episode.

Our recent guest Dan Simberloff discussed an early experiment he did to test some of the predictions of island biogeography theory. To do so, Dan and his collaborators had to find a way to wipe out all of the arthropod species on some small islands in Florida. 🏝️

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Dr. Katie Lotterhos (@drk-lo.bsky.social) talks about the potential and pitfalls of using genomic offsets to forecast species vulnerability. 🧬

Xavier Becerra on HHS under RFK Jr. and Trump: “They’ve decided to use politics, not science, to make decisions… And now we’re seeing the results.”

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The truth is, hypertrophy isn’t built on paper. It’s forged under the bar, through intent, execution, and the relentless pursuit of relative intensity. 🎧 TUNE IN to Power Athlete Radio Ep 858: From Effort to Size - The Hypertrophy Standard Explained 🔗 bit.ly/PARep858

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1️⃣ Antarctic sea ice during winter didn’t use to change very much from year to year. But in recent winters, the extent of ice has crashed to unusually low levels. Which begs the question: what controls how much sea ice can form in winter? 🌊 plot by @edoddridge.bsky.social

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Change Your Genes in 7 Days? 🧠😮⁣ ⁣ Dr. Joe Dispenza explores the profound connection between the mind and gene expression. ⁣ ⁣ He emphasizes that thoughts and emotions can influence genetic activity, suggesting that positive mental states lead to beneficial genetic changes. ⁣ ⁣

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在《纽约时报》刊发了关于以色列系统性强奸巴勒斯坦被拘留者的报道后，大批以色列支持者没有抗议强奸罪行，而是聚集在时报外抗议刊发这样的报道。 纽约时报很早就刊发了哈马斯武装分子在恐怖袭击期间强奸虐杀以色列人的报道，但其中主要案例被以色列受害者家属斥之为错误报道。 这篇报道的以色列作者后来被证明和以色列国防军关系密切，时报最终没有撤回报道，而是以作者宣扬对加沙进行屠杀为由悄悄解除了合作关系。

The DOJ cannot become part of a foreign policy strategy without destroying public trust in the justice system. Once prosecutions start looking political, the credibility of the entire DOJ takes a hit. That is a dangerous road. #DOJ #Politics #ForeignPolicy #ShanWu #NewsNation #JusticeDepartment

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Step one: threaten broadcast licenses. Step two: produce your own propaganda. Step three: install a billionaire ally at the networks you can’t control. This isn’t an attack on the media. It’s a strategy. #StateMedia #FCC #PressFreedom #MediaTakeover #Iran #Suppress #Substitute #Acquire

Personal attacks on judges are dangerous. That is clear. But calling it general “criticism” misses something important. There is specific rhetoric targeting judges as corrupt or compromised when rulings do not align politically. That has consequences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTx8Uh9SJMw

𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 a decent number of local voters are 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 of #AndyBurnham's motives? #MakerfieldByElection #LabourLeadershipContest #Starmageddon #KeirStarmer #UKLabour #GetStarmerOut

A new study showed COVID vaccinated individuals, who contract the virus, likely shed less virus and are less infectious & infect less people in the first months after vaccination

🏀 Can Jaden Ivey win Most Improved Player❓ 🪣 I made the case this week on Buckets 🪣 @hpbasketball.bsky.social @actionnetwork.bsky.social tinyurl.com/6wszms6v

“Enough power to supply 3 million homes for a year.” @colorado.gov on the rapid expansion of clean energy in Colorado under his leadership.

"My government and I are not here to investigate whether the war was good or bad" Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressing the 17th National War Heroes’ Day event assures no action will be taken for accountability over alleged war crimes & crimes against humanity.

Whispers of Power: Book Two of Now Comes Grim by @grimpublishing.bsky.social Before war consumes the galaxy, before the battlefield is drenched in blood, there are the whispers—of power, of betrayal, of men willing to sacrifice everything to shape the future. a.co/d/iQQnejO #scifi

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She promised his good looks wouldn’t distract her. That promise didn’t last long. Reaper's Quest https://www.amazon.com/Reapers-Quest-Curse-Royal-Reaper-ebook/dp/B0GX3B1P79 #EnemiesToLoversFantasy #ReapersQuestBook #DebraKristi #FantasyBooks

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And there goes Darth Maul, down the hole to a spider-like future, but luckily not like Kenneth Branagh in Wild Wild West. We don't need that evil lol

The scientific method of parking a car.

Came for the politics. Stayed for the fish. Left with my heart full and my plate alarmingly empty. See y'all at the convention later! Let me know if you want to get involved in building a new American dream together & we'll make it happen. #Mayra4Congress #scdems #scdemweekend #DemocraticConvention

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PLEASE ALSO BE FEARLESS in REJECTING the antisemitism rising among @usprogressives.bsky.social, as BOLDLY as *Muslim* PA state senator Sharif Street continues to do on the campaign trail for PA03!

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Em Mossoró um grupo de playboyzinhos achou uma boa ideia humilhar um garoto que vendia balas no sinal de trânsito. Depois essa gente jura que não odeia pobre e que a empregada é “como se fosse da família”. PS: imagem desfocada para preservar a imagem da criança.

PP attacked the PM Entire video: vt.tiktok.com/ZSxs2jm1t/

THANK YOU @ricardommarch @greens.org.nz "Why the rush to grant ‘automated decision makers’ the power over any decision made by WINZ? It speaks volumes that the priorities are to punch down on the unemployed instead of going after the big banks & supermarkets raking while people struggle." #nzpol

nwsl team admins leaning hard into weird has been a delightful development

It's always been about people-powered movements, and this time it's not just one of us at the top of a presidential ticket. This time, we have candidates across the country ready to change the party.

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As Americans struggle financially, Trump's promise to pardon all January 6th insurrectionists, including those who attacked police, is slammed. Families of officers like Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges speak out against rewriting history. #January6th #Trump #PoliticalNews #OfficerSafety

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I'm a fucking Disney princess! 😁 (that poor thing flew against a window and was knocked out for a while. Some 2 hours later it flew away. I put him up there because of the cats around)

@therealsnicks.bsky.social @cmr2.bsky.social @axfrommn.bsky.social @roni1133.bsky.social @cosmiclad.bsky.social @ashcampion.bsky.social He was never seen again soon after this

Imagine the Knicks win an NBA championship during a World Cup 🏀 ⚽

Birthday Recap 6/1/1969

@candacep.bsky.social Yooo apparently can't send media though DMs on here. So here you go. Public blast Saw this at Lovey's

Everywhere I go in our state I hear the same thing: Texans are ready for change. After 12 years of Greg Abbott's corrupt reign, it's time to take our power back.

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“Eierschecke”, it looks and sounds delicious! 🤤

We're back with a fresh episode discussing Spider Noir! Are the characters evolving? Is the story as gripping as the visuals? Tune in to find out our take on episodes 2-4! Watch: youtu.be/YSK07NYsqk8 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify: www.scenennerdpodcast.com/spidernoir2-4/ #spidernoir

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