We noticed something interesting (and frustrating) this winter because we had a number of cold spells here in Florida - when humidity drops, the food in our cages loses moisture and therefore weight, artificially increasing our food consumption measures. Curious if anyone else has noticed this?
06.03.2026 17:29 — 👍 11 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 0Asking an LLM to provide step by step instructions on how to disable the LLM is one of only a few legitimate use cases.
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daShareZ0ne "just walk out" meme with the text changed to: Room with sex criminal donor in it Even if he smiles at you Even if his publicist says he thinks you’re smart Even if he shares your passion for evopsych Even if it’s Jim Watson’s birthday
Let's empower each other.
26.02.2026 17:39 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0If your institution, like mine, complied in advance with the unenforceable "Dear Colleague" letter, I hope you're asking leadership how these programs are being reinstated.
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Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups.
This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social!
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This training was excellent. We did 2 roleplays of an ice raid. We did so much better in round 2. It was helpful both in concrete learning terms but also in confidence building.
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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#PA #Pennsylvania #ICE Finally got it neatly in a doc. These are collected from various sources so that way it's in one place
Please add on in the replies if you have leads as well. Wishing you safety, PA Peeps
#Montco #Delco #Philly #UpperDarby
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Spam email sent from "George Orwell, Publication Communication" Reads: Respected Doctor, I hope you are doing well. I’m reaching out again with a friendly reminder regarding our upcoming issue of Psychiatry & Behavioral...
Not now, George Orwell's spam journal.
22.01.2026 12:15 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0IT'S OUR TIME
22.01.2026 00:01 — 👍 26 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Some clinician friends have told me that for them, this means seeing patients, but not billing - still participating in the good, impactful aspects of work but while having economic impact. This is the energy I'm trying to channel.
20.01.2026 16:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I'm trying to figure out what participating in a general strike looks like as an academic scientist in the current climate. Some thoughts, but I'd love to see more -
- declining admin tasks (sorry not sorry to Concur)
- not placing orders/spending money
- working on anti-AI policies for lab/syllabi
“This cruelty will be measured in lives lost… We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows.”
14.01.2026 19:34 — 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Given the current news... for people not in Philly, this is just a reminder that you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them."
Talk is one thing, but it hasn't kept my neighbors safe.
My experience with this is that I can *always* access in incognito, so i do this for compulsive checking. But it also works if I clear my cookies, so for e.g., section day or RPPRs or something, this has consistently helped.
09.01.2026 22:38 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Heads up I will be hiring a postdoc and some techs in the new year! Lots of ephys and fiber photometry. If you've got soon to graduate PhD students or undergrads, send 'em my way!
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“Basic neuroscience hasn’t produced new drugs.” 💊
Not true - zuranolone (PPD), suzetrigine (pain), gepants (migraine), and more... were born out of a long arc of studies in the lab.
I wrote a Perspective on why this matters. @thetransmitter.bsky.social
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We are recruiting for our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship! Please encourage the talented UGs in your life to apply to join us for a 9 week, 💰paid💰 research experience in Philly this summer!
Applications close Jan 12, 2026.
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It's PhD application season. If you are applying for a PhD in neuroscience or biomedical field or are mentoring someone who is applying, please check out our @storiesofwin.bsky.social episode with advice! www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
21.11.2025 14:56 — 👍 19 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 2if only I could outsource my deep thinking and collaborative problem solving to a machine I'd be able to get my pcard reconciled on time
07.11.2025 16:41 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
ICE spotted in Philly, near 9th and Wolf. This is fucking awful.
29.10.2025 14:54 — 👍 23 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 1southphillyfridge.com/shop
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Photo of a black sweatshirt with the Philadelphia skyline in the background. The foreground has a green monster refrigerator, with a mouth and tentacles, with the text "feed the fridge" in orange and purple
I am just saying that community fridges are great, consider supporting ones in your community. But also consider this one in South Philly, where you can support with a donation AND this excellent spooky season merch.
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