Ellis Crawford @EllisCrawford@qoto.org

One of the best thing about #StructuralBiology (IMO) is the ability to present your 3D models as gorgeous #rendered images.

I've recently been learning to use @Blender to render some of my structures.

This image shows part of a protein called #Laminin (grey surface) which coordinates a Calcium ion (glowing Cyan sphere) to bind to a polysaccharide (sugar) called #Matriglycan (chemical structure).

#Crystallography #Science #Biochemistry

Throwback to my first paper for my first contribution to #ScienceMastodon

We worked on the dynamics of vesicle reshaping and scission under osmotic shocks, including bursting and developing inner compartments.

Find it here: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/sm/d0sm02012e

#throwbackthursday #firstpaper #softmatter

Worf: I tried donating blood today. The medical officer kept asking stupid questions.
Worf: 'Whose blood is this? Where did you get it? Why is it in a bucket?'

To add to the above:

Since there is no #algorithm it is really important that you #boost interesting posts by others.

A star (liking) does nothing to help increase a post's visibility beyond the original author's followers.

I know it is strange coming from 🐦, but it really is the only way to increase a post's audience.

So #BoostAllTheThings (if you like them) and you will notice others will do the same to your content. Here we're all in it together!

#BeTheAlgorithm #BoostsWelcome #FediTips

This is quite interesting. It argues that explicitly solvent modeling in DFT is critical for accurately modeling reaction mechanisms: https://twitter.com/SchindlerLab/status/1588180884766662658?t=zYxYoMypMnUAZ5OnaZsKaQ&s=19

It's surprising how complicated reactions remain to understand computationally.

Mastodon reminds me of why I used to like social media back in my early blogging days on the ScienceBlogs network.

Forums weren't intended to inspire outrage or spread disinformation.

We jumped in because we were genuinely excited to share things we were passionate about, build community & share ideas.

I'm super excited that, so far, #Mastodon has a similar feel of goodwill & enthusiasm. #TwitterMigration

#Longexposure #southsea The Solent, UK with #NDfilter. #photography #fujixt3 #fujifilm #seascape

This is a peltier module. The temperature difference between the ice on top and the candle flame underneath generates enough current to light an LED. Application of Physics #jcscience #PW4 #physics #STEM #SCIENCE

finally, a therapist i can trust

Something that has bothered me in this whole social media meta switch up, and this time it goes for both mastodon and cohost, is the idea of "no algorithms" getting applied too broadly

We would be better off not diluting the word "algorithm" to mean "manipulative tactics via computers" which is what it is being used as a lot these days

And not every attempt to use computers to recommend you things is a tool of evil. For instance I really like that Tidal will generate me playlists of songs I haven't heard based on songs I like. That's a helpful algorithm I enjoy that and it isn't pushing me to be a worse person. Search engines also shouldn't just give you results in a random order, you need an algorithm that will give you relevant results (not that search engines right now do this well, they're basically all in a state of Bad Algorithms at the moment, but you wouldn't want a search engine that doesn't do SOME kind of prioritization)

I just want to see more conversations about the way these platforms can be manipulative without just yelling ALGORITHM BAD

Hello 👋🏼 to all my new tooting followers.
#introduction I’m an independent social scientist working on the lived experiences of queer Roma. My book Queer Roma (Routledge 2021) is open access here https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9780367822699/queer-roma-lucie-fremlova

One more thought for #TwitterMigration #NewHere folk: be patient.

There is no algorithm to suggest things, you need to curate your home timeline yourself. This takes time. Follow fast and broadly; unfollow just as fast if somebody's posts turn uncool.

Building your following here takes work, too. You are starting anew, and it's a bit daunting, but don't get discouraged — remember, here you are not one out of ~200mln, you are one of maybe 0.5mln active users.

If you post it, they will follow.