Joshua Weitz

joshuasweitz.bsky.social

19 October 2026 20:59

Faculty opportunity in computational neuroscience at U of Maryland, College Park-Department of Biology, welcoming applications at both Assistant & Associate Professor levels. Best consideration date: Dec 31, 2026 umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

David Ho

davidho.bsky.social

19 October 2026 16:37

Absolutely not. Humans evolved to live on Earth and there’s no other place that has the right amount of everything we need, like climate, liquid water, mix of oxygen and non-toxic gases in the atmosphere, magnetic field, gravity, puppies, kittens, etc.

Allen J Moore

ajmoore.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:26

We need to have the discussion, to give real thought to how AI will (not might) change practice.

Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez

frodsan.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:17

'A plausible paper can now be produced in a day, and the process of producing it does not necessarily enhance knowledge, build a resource, train a student, or advance any other goal of biology research' 'we could use this surge to acknowledge that paper counts are meaningless'

Ran Blekhman

blekhman.bsky.social

19 October 2026 12:46

Some of my thoughts about the surge in AI-generated papers, why this feels like a completely new kind of problem, and what this means for how we evaluate science in biology. Out now in PLOS Biology: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...