Mike Wiser

drmikewiser.bsky.social

29 September 2026 23:23

This is a well written and frankly moderately depressing article about a particular instance of the reality of women's college sports in the US. slate.com/culture/2026...

Ryan Hisner

ryanhisner.bsky.social

27 September 2026 21:39

...with no bio-safety controls, w/researchers & officials displaying no urgency to stop it. People would rightly be outraged, and there would be a media firestorm. The media response here: crickets. Re: the risk, see excellent piece by @peacockflu.bsky.social. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch.ft.com

31 July 2026 13:17

New from me: Until recently, the gap between comfortably-off and just-getting-started could plausibly be crossed in a decade or two of hard work. Growth in asset prices means that’s no longer true: even a lifetime of striving doesn’t offer a realistic prospect of feeling you’ve “made it”.

Kristian G. Andersen

kgandersen.bsky.social

18 May 2026 19:19

Amazing speed from the teams in Uganda and the DRC - impressive! Three genomes released so far - a few quick takes: 1️⃣ New genomes ~equidistant from 2007 and 2012 outbreaks. 2️⃣ Represents new spillover from reservoir. 3️⃣ Limited diversity, so too early to speculate on timing. Great work ⭐!

Tori Herridge

toriherridge.bsky.social

10 May 2026 12:14

Happy centenary Sir David! Are there one hundred things named after David Attenborough? Surely we should be able to compile a list… I will start: 1. Attenborosaurus a plesiosaur from the Jurassic Coast en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenbo... Let’s see if we can get to 100! /🧵