kwitschas @kwitschas@qoto.org

Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes, has passed away. Steve’s book was the first thing I read after my diagnosis.

We interacted some online. He was a kind and thoughtful person. He will be missed.

@actuallyautistic

#ThinkingAutism “We are bereft: Steve Silberman has died. He was our dear friend, and a tireless and enthusiastic ally to our entire community. His book NeuroTribes enlightened, empowered, & educated millions about autism and autistic people. May his memory be a blessing.”

Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces: state of the art and trends https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10646518 Only addressing brain *output*? #BCI #NeuroTech

What are memories made of? New research identifies a pair of molecules responsible for the persistence of memory https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-scientists-finally-discover-the-glue-that-makes-memories-stick-for-a/

The 2024 Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (run by @Heatherlec620 and Daniyal Kiani) has 16 research/teaching positions and 8 teaching-only positions: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KJdGUC1FvfVy52zXq6xj8arPNNJgDvFK8Pw2BdbSLMo/edit?usp=sharing #facultychemEjobs

Postdoc/PhD in Cell Mechanobiology

Tel-Aviv University

Join us as #mechanobiology postdoc to study vibrational information transfer between living cells in the extracellular matrix

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=80422

#3D_cell_culture #bioengineering #biological_physics #biomechanics #me...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/tel-aviv-university-27778-postdoc-phd-in-cell-mechanobiology/?feed_id=80422

Good night my friends! Listen to your body, and be kind to yourself! Things can wait another day if need be! I love you, and want you to be kind to yourself!

Reverie #silentsunday #photography #landscape

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Ah, the academic life.

"Fabricating data, throwing academic shade at other scientists, publishing a mountain of papers that receive a towering heap of citations: cynics might describe these as steps necessary to achieve academic success.

They are also goals for players of ‘Publish or Perish’ — a new card game that might hit close to home for researchers trying to navigate the often-labyrinthine and cut-throat institution of academia."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02511-5

#Games #Academia #Research

Post-doctoral scholar in single-molecule biophysics

The Pennsylvania State University (University Park)

Postdoc openings in single-molecule nucleosome and chromatin biophysics

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-pennsylvania-state-university-university-park-27778-post-doctoral-scholar-in-single-molecule-biophysi...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-pennsylvania-state-university-university-park-27778-post-doctoral-scholar-in-single-molecule-biophysics/?feed_id=79106

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Post Doctoral Fellow

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Bhamla Lab is searching for a Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate molecular learning mechanisms in unicellular organisms.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/georgia-institute-of-technology-27778-post-doctoral-fellow/?feed_id=78931

#microbial_eukaryotes #molecular_biology #non_coding_RNAs #spatial_transcript...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/georgia-institute-of-technology-27778-post-doctoral-fellow/?feed_id=78931

#sciences #biology Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are
Science is at last confirming what many people have long suspected - that mammals, birds and perhaps some invertebrates have elements of consciousness https://www.quantamagazine.org/insects-and-other-animals-have-consciousness-experts-declare-20240419/

Good night my friends. I love you so very much. Thank you for being here with me, but more important, thank you for being YOU.
Each of you is unique, and special, and that is so amazing.
Be safe, be well, and I'll see you tomorrow.

Good night my friends. I love you so very much.
Today's lesson for me was to find the small joys and enjoy them, no matter how small or insignificant to others they may seem.
The world is a frightening place right now, so small joys are more valuable than ever.
Be safe, take care, see you tomorrow

Good morning from Portugal

#landscapephotography #portugal #ribatejo #dawn #morning #nature #countryside #artistinportugal #sunrise #jonathankeeton #july #landscape

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Ah joy ... Google is turning off its URL shortener and breaking every link that ever used it:

https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/

A quick search on lore.kernel.org:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=goo.gl%2F

...turns up about 19,000 messages with affected links. That's a lot of history that is going to become harder (or impossible) to find.

Good night my friends.
I started these posts as a way of dealing with fear and anxiety over those I've lost and not been able to tell them how much I loved them.
I love you.
Please know that.
The world is better for you being here.
Thank you for being here.
See you tomorrow.

The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (by Andrew Spaeth, me) has 36 tenure-track positions and 4 teaching positions: http://bit.ly/facultychemjobs2025 #facultychemjobs