Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@social.cleverlibre.org

Just posted this on the bird site - what is the last straw people need to leave twitter completely? I found my limit. I'm leaving.

For me, paying nazi, misogynistic 'influencers' is too far. I've long been passive on Twitter, but used it to distribute content. I can't do it anymore. The values conflict is too much.

I'd love it if some academics took a stand with me. I'm going to delete my (50K+) follower account on the 13th of August. I'm staying for a month to do a count down and encourage others to #DeleteTwitter.

I don't have a recommendation of where is best to go. Anywhere is better than Twitter and its ocean of hate. Appreciate a boost to build a bit of momentum for this protest attempt

PhD opportunity to work on various aspects of host pathogen evolutionary ecology and pathogen host shifts - starting this September - info here https://benlongdon.com/join/ #Drosophila #Insects #Virus #Bacteria #Phage #PhD

Finally, information I can use.

Holy shit.

"…they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation."

WTAF 😳 https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23794224/sag-aftra-actors-strike-ai-image-rights

Given that "the era of exponential growth in academic research is over", Casey Bergman had (2012) some advice for senior academics:

"3) For established academics: you came up during the halcyon days of growth in science, so bear in mind that you had it easy relative to those trying to make it today. So when you set your expectations for your students or junior colleagues in terms of performance, recruitment or tenure, be sure to take on board that they have it much harder now than you did at the corresponding point in your career [see points 1) and 2)]. A corollary of this point is that anyone actually succeeding in science now and in the future is (on average) probably better trained and works harder than you (at the corresponding point in your career), so on the whole you are probably dealing with someone who is more qualified for their job than you would be. So don’t judge your junior colleagues with out-of-date views (that you might not be able to achieve yourself in the current climate) and promote values from a bygone era of incessant growth. Instead, adjust your views of success for the 21st century and seek to promote a sustainable model of scientific career development that will fuel innovation for the next hundred years."

https://caseybergman.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/the-logistics-of-scientific-growth-in-the-21st-century/

HT @quantixed

#academia #science #ECR #EarlyCareerScientists #TenureTrack #PhD

Every bunny was Kung Fu fighting

Happy #FluorescenceFriday! This week we’re highlighting the effect of overproduction of aggregation-prone Tau on mitochondria from Hope Needs, Kevin Wilkinson, Jeremy Henley and Ian Collinson

https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/136/13/jcs260993/323170/Aggregation-prone-Tau-impairs-mitochondrial-import

#microscopy #cellbiology #openaccess

Heard a senior academic recently say, in regards to not being able to afford talent for intern positions, that "Grad students these days have different standards. When I was in grad school, I had roommates and ate ramen". To be crystal clear: renting a room in a house *with 5 roommates* in Boston costs $1,000/month, not including utilities. $15/hr before taxes means 70+ hours of work *just to pay rent*.

"...individual life-history variation is likely idiosyncratic across species, potentially because of processes such as stochasticity, density dependence, and individual differences in resource acquisition that affect species differently and generate non-generalizable patterns across species." #biology

Individual life histories: neither slow nor fast, just diverse | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0511

Do you have information or opinions on the role of preprints in Masters's and PhD graduation requirements at your institution? Help us by filling out a 5-minute survey!

#preprints #OpenScience #publishing

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXP-bl8wkZOCpL06d_9U-oFOHCGJ-9sdzyYOdMS4CR6ajydQ/viewform

Politico:
California replaces textbooks canceled by far-right board

“If the school board won’t do its job by its next board meeting to ensure kids start the school year with basic materials, the state will deliver the book into the hands of children and their parents — and we’ll send the district the bill and fine them for violating state law,” the governor said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/13/california-anti-book-ban-law-00106222

'Evelyn M. Witkin, whose discovery of the process by which DNA repairs itself opened the door to significant advances in the treatment of cancer and genetic defects, died on Saturday in Plainsboro Township, N.J. She was 102.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/science/evelyn-m-witkin-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Obituaries