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<p>ONE WEEK FROM NOW: You&#x27;re invited to join our Publisher and Editor <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@alexip718" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexip718</span></a></span> for a virtual walkthrough and discussion of our new analysis on H-1B skilled workers in America&#x27;s land-grant, sea-grant, and R1 research institutions. </p><p>Sign up: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1744237444149?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eventbrite.com/e/1744237444149?aff=oddtdtcreator"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eventbrite.com/e/174423744</span><span class="invisible">4149?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/h1b/" rel="tag">#h1b</a> <a href="/tags/visa/" rel="tag">#visa</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#highered</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/innovation/" rel="tag">#innovation</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/webinar/" rel="tag">#webinar</a></p>

<p>RIP 😢 Jane Goodall Dead: Eminent Chimpanzee Expert Was 91. Via @nytimes <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#Conservation</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#WildLife</a> <a href="/tags/zoology/" rel="tag">#Zoology</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a><br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/obituaries/jane-goodall-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Jane Goodall Dead: Eminent Chi...</a></p>

<p>A mysterious visitor from beyond the stars zipped through our solar system, no tail, strange speed, bizarre shape. Was it just a rock… or something more? </p><p>Read More: <a href="https://t.co/qmhNO5xmuR" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>t.co/qmhNO5xmuR</a></p><p><a href="/tags/oumuamua/" rel="tag">#Oumuamua</a> <a href="/tags/spacemystery/" rel="tag">#SpaceMystery</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/alien/" rel="tag">#Alien</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/astrology/" rel="tag">#astrology</a></p>

<p>Thank you, <a href="/tags/retractionwatch/" rel="tag">#RetractionWatch</a>, for all you do to try to keep <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> and <a href="/tags/scientists/" rel="tag">#scientists</a> honest and to help bring about change! ⭐✨</p><p><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2025/12/30/cheers-2025-retraction-watch-turned-15-center-for-scientific-integrity/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="retractionwatch.com/2025/12/30/cheers-2025-retraction-watch-turned-15-center-for-scientific-integrity/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retractionwatch.com/2025/12/30</span><span class="invisible">/cheers-2025-retraction-watch-turned-15-center-for-scientific-integrity/</span></a></p>

I guess we shouldn&#x27;t be surprised, but no way:<br><br>AAAI Launches AI-Powered Peer Review Assessment System<br><br><a href="https://aaai.org/aaai-launches-ai-powered-peer-review-assessment-system/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aaai.org/aaai-launches-ai-powered-peer-review-assessment-system/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aaai.org/aaai-launches-ai-powe</span><span class="invisible">red-peer-review-assessment-system/</span></a><br><br>No.<br><br>Speaking as someone who has co-organized an AAAI symposium and among other things did a bunch of editorial work.<br><br><a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/aioutofscience/" rel="tag">#aIOutOfScience</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> <a href="/tags/peerreview/" rel="tag">#PeerReview</a><br>

<p>Trump is no Napoleon.</p><p>Excerpt from &#x27;Jacquard&#x27;s Web&#x27; on Joseph-Marie Jacquard, who pre-dated IBM over a century in using punched cards to issue instructions to machines.</p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>So cool. If you zoom in on the upper right, you see a little crescent. That&#x27;s the Martian moon Phobos.</p><p>Zoom in again and you&#x27;ll see a star next to Phobos. That&#x27;s Earth! That&#x27;s home.</p><p>Seen from Mars by NASA&#x27;s Curiosity rover.</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/photojournal/</span><span class="invisible">curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>

<p>Last evening I derived the &quot;quantum correlation&quot; for the two channel optical Bell experiment, right here on my Mastodon account. But I did so WITHOUT quantum mechanics, and I did so in a way that makes it clear there is only classical Newtonian motion.</p><p>Go see it for yourself: <a href="https://masto.ai/@chemoelectric/115805620208576148" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="masto.ai/@chemoelectric/115805620208576148"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.ai/@chemoelectric/115805</span><span class="invisible">620208576148</span></a></p><p>It is not a &quot;quantum&quot; anything. It is the ordinary correlation function for ordinary behavior. Yet &quot;Physics&quot; and &quot;Science&quot; channels will go on announcing MAGIC.</p><p><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/quantumcomputing/" rel="tag">#quantumComputing</a></p>

<p>Biggest Science Stories of 2025, 3 Hour Video Compilation. Via @whatdamath <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 <a href="https://youtu.be/ARee1vUUdGI?si=_0vU5_oO6lcuihZ-" rel="nofollow">youtu.be/ARee1vUUdGI?...</a><br><br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ARee1vUUdGI&amp;si=_0vU5_oO6lcuihZ-" rel="nofollow">Biggest Science Stories of 202...</a></p>

<p>NASA Chief Gives Serious Warning About 3I/ATLAS Collision with Earth</p><p>3i Atlas came from deep space, silent and unseen, slipping into our solar system on a path no one expected. <br><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/n</span><span class="invisible">asa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/</span></a></p>

<p>One of the best articles I have read from Paul <a href="/tags/krugman/" rel="tag">#Krugman</a></p><p>It explains how <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> not only has betrayed the world&#x27;s trust, but also dismantled US <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>. Other countries take over while he also threw America’s system of <a href="/tags/alliances/" rel="tag">#alliances</a> in tatters. The USA lost the power they had via strategic partnerships.</p><p>This week Trump starts his next fight with China, while within a year, America has become more vulnerable to a rupture than <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a>.<br>(PS: just ask US <a href="/tags/farmers/" rel="tag">#farmers</a>) </p><p><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-is-making-china-great" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-is-making-china-great"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-trump-is-making-china-great</span></a></p>

<p>**The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/artificial-intell</span><span class="invisible">igence/ai-research-scientists-hype</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/proteinpowders/" rel="tag">#ProteinPowders</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/leadcontamination/" rel="tag">#LeadContamination</a> <br><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.consumerreports.org/lead/p</span><span class="invisible">rotein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/</span></a></p>

<p>The viral &#x27; <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> Rat Hole&#x27; wasn&#x27;t actually made by a rat, scientists claim.After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel. Via @live_science <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬<br><br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/the-viral-chicago-rat-hole-wasnt-actually-made-by-a-rat-scientists-claim" rel="nofollow">The viral &#x27;Chicago Rat Hole&#x27; w...</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> could be the world’s biggest public funder of <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> within two years <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/d41586</span><span class="invisible">-026-00618-5</span></a></p>

Men are losing their Y chromosomes - and it&#x27;s accelerating the ageing process <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.nz/post/29501561">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>15-Oct-2025<br>Did lead (<a href="/tags/pb/" rel="tag">#Pb</a>) limit <a href="/tags/brain/" rel="tag">#brain</a> and <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a> <a href="/tags/development/" rel="tag">#development</a> in <a href="/tags/neanderthals/" rel="tag">#Neanderthals</a> <br> and other extinct hominids?<br>Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, according to a new study. However, a <a href="/tags/gene/" rel="tag">#gene</a> <a href="/tags/mutation/" rel="tag">#mutation</a> may have protected modern human brains, allowing language to flourish. </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102068" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102068"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eurekalert.org/news-releas</span><span class="invisible">es/1102068</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/palaeoanthropology/" rel="tag">#palaeoanthropology</a> <a href="/tags/genome/" rel="tag">#genome</a></p>

<p>A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds.</p><p>Video credit: University of Tokyo / Saito et al. &#x27;Investigation of hindwing folding in ladybird beetles.&#x27; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620612114. <br><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/</span><span class="invisible">pnas.1620612114</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>OK, this is a long (36 min) but really good Hank Green video. All about why we are farked in terms of recycling plastic. If you can stand his hyper-kinetic delivery (he&#x27;s the ONLY YouTuber I slow down the playback speed on), well worth a watch</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#stem</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/plastic/" rel="tag">#plastic</a> <a href="/tags/spiffy/" rel="tag">#spiffy</a></p>

<p>@NichEherVielleicht </p><p>For a couple years duuring my youth Carl Sagen, Fred Rodgers &amp; Bob Ross were a daily watch for me growing up.</p><p><a href="/tags/cosmos/" rel="tag">#Cosmos</a> was a cool show that convinced me at a young age that exploring outer space is a worthwhile endeavor.</p><p>I&#x27;ll Share a little musical bit with ya all. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXG</span><span class="invisible">ELjbc</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pbs/" rel="tag">#pbs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/science_memes/" rel="tag">#science_memes</a> </p><p>Peace <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/garfield_peace.png" class="emoji" alt=":garfield_peace:" title=":garfield_peace:"></p>

<p>A guide to correct terminology.<br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>People with genetic variants for red hair may have special cells that can convert an excess amino acid into pigment, researchers in Spain have found. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/6jbbj1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/6jbbj1</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#Humans</a> <a href="/tags/hair/" rel="tag">#Hair</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>