Darcy Shapiro

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

What to Do in NYC: Free Korean Rock Concert At Lincoln Center On Aug 6 Discover Korean rock at Lincoln Center’s K-Music Night — a free outdoor concert in NYC on August 6 featuring Kim Changwan Band, TOUCHED, and Monday Feeling.

ICYMI: Lincoln Center will be hosting a FREE Korean rock concert this Wed, Aug 6 in Damrosch Park! 🤘

The concert will feature 3 amazing K-rock bands: TOUCHED, Kim Changwan Band & Monday Feeling 🎸

More info in my piece below👇

#NYCevents #concerts #rock #koreanrock #krock #rockbands #LincolnCenter

I’ve only been to Madeira of these three, but if you like spectacular and interesting hiking (which can be long, but not necessarily super technical) it’s awesome. It has a lot of different landscapes and microclimates. And the local version of queijadas absolutely slap.

One of the most effective misinformation tactics antivaxxers use is to quote legitimate news sources out of context in order to convey a narrative.

Studies suggest that news editors often contribute to this problem by publishing clickbait headlines that are easily weaponized by antivaxxers.

I'd be delighted to sponsor a NASA Postdoc Fellowship focused on #biosignatures, #astrobiology, or the Origin of Life here at Hopkins! 🚀

Belated #FossilFriday; theropod tooth in the field.

🧪🦣🏺 Who wants to hear a story about biotech billions, unscientific claims, and shoddy smear tactics attacking women in science*?

Thread 🧵

*which, for legal clarity, are totally denied as being connected

Freelance writers: we have a new call for feature pitches from MIT Technology Review (@technologyreview.com). The theme is 🛠️Breakthroughs🧪. Pitch deadline is Monday August 11. See our pitch guide for more, including details on word rates and who to contact www.technologyreview.com/how-to-pitch...

📣 Work with us! 📣

The Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge is looking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Zooarchaeology.

📅 Closing date: 15 September
👉 More info and how to apply: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

The lactation science Ask Me Anything is live and open for questions! We will begin answering at noon Eastern.

www.reddit.com/r/askscience...

#BlueSci #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 #OneHealth #PedSky 🧪🛟

Job at AMNH in New York: "The Education department is seeking a full-time Learning Labs Resource Coordinator, responsible for the daily operations of the Museum’s Discovery Room and Hall of Human Origins (HHO) Educational Laboratory." Expected salary range $50-56K/yr. careers.amnh.org/postings/4483

Newly discovered giant stick insect could be Australia's heaviest Naturalists have made the discovery in the misty rainforests of Far North Queensland where tree canopies reach more than 30 metres above the ground and many species are believed to still be unknown.

New giant stick insect just dropped 😍
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Probably Food, Culture, and Community in Modern Japan. Took it first semester of freshman year, still think about it sometimes.

Happy fossil Friday! Here - Seymouria sanjuanenesis from the Early Permian Bromacker locality of Germany. Easily the best specimen(s) of this genus ever found. #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology #SVP

a mockup of a golden pin featuring a passenger pigeon on top of an hour glass with a bird skull in the bottom.

Have you checked out our Endlings Kickstarter perks yet? We have so much cool stuff like this passenger pigeon pin!

find out more at complexly.info/fundendlings1

The skull of the dinocephalian, Mormosaurus seeleyi, housed in the fossil collections of the Natural History Museum UK in London, England.

Here's a skull of the #dinocephalian, Mormosaurus seeleyi from the collections of the @nhm-london.bsky.social for this #FossilFriday. This ancient forerunner of mammals lived in the middle #Permian (~272-259 Ma) in what would eventually become South Africa 🇿🇦

#Paleontology #Science #Paleozoic

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The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Important News about SAPIENS

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THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...

A photo of a tiny (1inch) resin pigeon next to a 1 inch scale bar on a bespoke forest background with red illustrations of endlings interspersed throughout. Text: "TINY RESIN PIGEON SIGNED AND NAMED BY HANK & SARAH"

We're almost out of pigeons! complelxy.info/fundendlings1

Hi! Thanks! I’m hoping it lives up to everyone’s expectations 😅

Thanks, Ben!

We’re mutuals on here, but I haven’t read Endlings yet. It’s been on my TBR list for a hot minute though!

Workin’ on a new thing that lives at the intersection of my other things. Give it a look and back us if you’re into it! There are some pretty fun perks…

#scicomm 🧪

I'll have more info in a few weeks when I get back from fieldwork but I'll be recruiting 2 graduate students to begin in 2026 (1 PhD, 1 MS). My lab investigates macroevolutionary dynamics using phylogenetic methods & the fossil record. Please share with students having strong research interests!

A black-and-white sketch of a robust, bearded prehistoric human figure (Neanderthal), shown in profile facing left. The figure is holding a simple stone tool or club in its right hand, with heavy brows and a sloped forehead. Handwritten notes in cursive script surround the figure on the left and right sides. The sketch has a rough, expressive line style.

Today in 1864, Thomas Huxley doodled this “ancient ape-man of Gibraltar” while bored in a meeting. It was inspired by the Forbes Quarry skull—a fossil his friend was puzzling over that we’d later recognize as a Neanderthal. #OnThisDay 🏺

Come be my colleague at the University of Cincinnati! We're suddenly in need of a fulltime Visiting Assistant Professor! Applications accepted now and review begins next week because the position begins August 15! 1/n
Apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/9...

The deadline for submitting Invited Symposium proposals is August 15, 2025. - AABA Be sure to read the instructions below. Have all materials ready to enter prior to starting the submission process as you cannot save a draft […]

Have an idea for an #AABA2026 symposium? The submission portal is OPEN! Check out the guidelines and submit your proposal by August 15 bioanth.org/95th-annual-...

Welp, the Senate was just given the opportunity to save public media funding from the rescissions package.

And they didn't.

Cuts to children's educational programming, local journalism that communities depend on, emergency alerts for rural areas… those cuts remain in the bill.

Another excellent video by @pbseons.bsky.social, this time explaining what happened to flowering plants with the sudden loss of dinosaurs as ecosystem engineers ~66 mya. 🧪🦕🦖🍐🥭🍌 (ht to @arctomet.bsky.social)

Illustration from an 1865 zoological journal depicting detailed anatomical views of crustaceans, specifically crabs. It features three crab bodies shown from above, along with multiple enlarged close-ups of their claws and a ventral view of a crab's abdomen. The crabs have segmented legs and textured, rounded carapaces. The claws vary in size and shape, with notable serrations and rough textures, emphasizing differences among species. The labeled figures correspond to scientific names, highlighting the genus Xanthasia and species Gelasimus dussumieri and Macutus. The sepia-toned, stippled drawing presents scientific accuracy for study of crab morphology.

🦞 The Journal of the Linnean Society of London
London: Academic Press [etc.], 1865-1968.

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I want the intersection of correct and auditorily pleasing 😂