In case you missed our May webinar, it is now available!! Ellen Zhong from Princeton University presented CryoDRGN-AI.
Topic: CryoDRGN-AI: Neural ab initio reconstruction of challenging cryo-EM and cryo-ET datasets
Presenter: Ellen Zhong, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University
Host: Pete Meyer
Recorded on: May 20, 2025
3/ Le psychiatre Robert L. Findling, cité comme auteur dans ce rapport, affirme qu'il ne l’a jamais écrit, et qu’il n’existe aucune trace de cette étude dans les bases de données médicales. Pire encore, un "auteur" n’a même pas de trace numérique ! 
#ÉtudesFictives #ScienceMatters #ÉthiqueMédicale #Responsabilité
3/ Psychiatrist Robert L. Findling, listed as an author of this report, says he NEVER wrote it, and there's no record of it in medical databases. Not to mention, a second "author" may not even exist! No digital footprint.
#FakeStudies #ScienceMatters #MedicalEthics #Accountability
Scientists are calling out Trump’s $175B “Golden Dome” missile shield as pure fantasy 
. Despite decades of effort, experts say no tech can guarantee 100% protection from nukes. Read why this dream is impossible: https://www.404media.co/scientists-explain-why-trumps-175-billion-golden-dome-is-a-fantasy/ #MissileDefense #ScienceMatters #GoldenDome #newz
Explainer: Lifecycle of a research grant*
https://theconversation.com/lifecycle-of-a-research-grant-behind-the-scenes-of-the-system-that-funds-science-255163 v @TheConversationUS
*Not all grants / grant processes are identical. This is a useful overview
#ScienceMatters #science
I realized that I’d be able to do this at reduced daylight, and it’d STILL look awesome!! 
The daylight version removes a lot of the glare and you can see the beam and reflection on the bottom of the tub better
Full explanation: see my previous post
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone 
This geothermal spring gets its colors from heat-loving microbes, thriving in the extreme heat of Yellowstone’s volcanic environment. It’s stunning—but also a lesson in respecting nature. The vent has been partially blocked by human activity, altering its appearance over time.
Yellowstone National Park
“I urge you to ask this simple but critical question: What is my professional society actively doing to protect science right now?
Because silence isn't neutrality. It’s complicity. And science deserves better.”
#Science #Scicomm #Autocracy #Activism #ScienceMatters
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-cuts-should-trigger-loud-protests-from-scientific-societies/
“While RFK Jr. is giving “infectious diseases a break for a while,” his policies will only allow these infections to flourish. If viruses and bacteria had a lobby in Congress, they could find no bigger advocate than RFK Jr.”
#VaccinesWork #ScienceMatters
https://pauloffit.substack.com/p/giving-infectious-diseases-a-break
I heard Annihilation was about grief or relationships. I'm interested af in Scavenger's Reign.
I feel like we have a rough indentation / substructure of how we will process things from birth, but that every event thereon will shape it further.
As well, we know ourselves in reference to others: "I'm like A, not like B, but most like C. What lies beyond C? I might see myself reflected best over there."
"Rules do not exist to bind you; they exist so you may know your freedoms."
Parameters outline a given environment within which to experiment and explore. It's one antidote to Blank Page Syndrome, for example.
I have to disagree entirely about personifying the automated house in There Will Come Soft Rains (fantastic name), but otherwise yes. This is exactly my understanding.
https://nebula.tv/videos/talefoundry-fiction-about-nobody/
It's also a good description of why I feel so confused by others.
People tend to feel more secure (than I do) in their identities as individuals, group members, and (neurotypical / neurodefault / neurorigid) humans.
An incredible person has started a movement to tell the stories of #US #scientists and #science experts who have been dismissed because of the #trump #madness over there at the moment
If you know scientists who have lost funding or jobs because of *certain decisions*, you should contact them! They are also looking for #volunteers 
A solar eclipse is coming to the UK! But don't stare at the sun like a certain ex-president did—grab some eclipse glasses instead. 
#SolarEclipse #ScienceMatters https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/solar-eclipse-darken-uk-skies-9979709
Because even if climate change was real — which it's not — the great and might emperor would be able to keep it out with walls and tariffs. What a disaster.
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/20/us-delegation-pulled-climate-science-meeting
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ScienceMatters #antiscience
What Science Tells Us About Trans Athletes (Originally posted on FB by Mama Bears:):
Recent research continues to shed light on the participation of transgender athletes in sports.
A comprehensive 2023 review by Assistant Professor D.J. Oberlin at Lehman College examined the impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on athletic performance.
Oberlin concluded that “an individual’s sex does not determine their success or failure at any athletic event despite the high level of competition.”
The study also noted there are great variations among cisgender athletes, such as differences in height, weight, training, and more. That means in the general population there are bound to be people that are better at some sport than others, but no one seems to worry about those. "It is expected that about 2.3% of a normally distributed population is likely to fall above two standard deviations from a population mean,” Oberlin explained. “These exceptional individuals may be those who are gifted and excel at some sport or athletic performance.”
In 2024, the idea that trans women athletes have an inherent advantage over cis athletes was once again undercut by a study funded by the International Olympic Committee and conducted at the University of Brighton in England. It was published in April in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
That study found:
Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lower-body strength.
Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lung function.
Transgender women had a higher percentage of fat mass, lower fat-free mass, and weaker handgrip strength compared to cisgender men.
Transgender women’s bone density was found to be equivalent to that of cisgender women, which is linked to muscle strength.
Another common myth is the idea that boys or men might falsely claim a female identity just to compete in women’s sports. However, there is no evidence to support this claim. Transitioning is a deeply personal and often difficult process—not something athletes would do just to win a competition.
The reality is that trans athletes, like all athletes, just want a fair chance to compete in the sports they love.
Therefore, science tells us:
After hormone therapy, trans women’s athletic performance aligns more closely with cisgender women.
Competitive advantage is complex and influenced by many factors, including training, skill, and individual physiology—not just gender identity.
Transgender women are likely to be at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender athletes.
Let’s stand for inclusion, celebrate diversity in sports, and ensure that all athletes are treated with fairness and respect.
Between the attack on seemingly arcane overhead built into NIH contract awards — essential for the basic research machinery of academia to function — and the control and manipulation of the release of scientific information, the US is careening towards a new scientific dark ages — all before RFK Jr. is approved.
Consequences of those dark ages won't end there.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-officials-influence-cdc-mmwr/
h/t @luckytran
https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/113970656282808723
#disinformation #misinformation ##censorship #CDC #NIH #ScienceMatters
11/ As the situation unfolds, it’s crucial for the public and the scientific community to stay informed and advocate for the free flow of accurate, inclusive health information. The stakes are too high to let politics dictate science. #ScienceForAll #ScienceMatters #HealthJustice
7/ The larger concern? This is part of a broader trend of silencing research on gender identity and diversity in health, from removing essential data to suspending government communications. Experts worry about the long-term impact on scientific integrity. #Censorship #HealthPolicy #ScienceMatters
#FBPE #RejoinEU 