Heute mit @rmaust beim Leopoldina Symposium zur Zukunft der Finanzierung wissenschaftlicher Publikationen um das #doa Modell des @DHd und der @ZfdG vorzustellen. Danke für die Einladung und die interessante Diskussion. #bibliodiversity ##digitalhumanities #libraries #SciCom

Darwin's Monster: The Australian Three-Toed Skink

I really like Stated Clearly’s attitude towards evolution by natural selection, evidence and science communication. Very true to its name.

Take note there are subtitles in various languages.

This bizarre little creature might look like nature couldn’t make up its mind—but hidden in its odd features are powerful clues about how evolution works.
In this episode of Stated Clearly, science communicator Jon Perry examines a living species that provides compelling evidence for evolution. Through close observation of this one animal, we explore how traits can be lost, how new ones emerge, and how environmental pressures drive change over generations.
Whether you're curious about evolutionary biology, teaching science in the classroom, or just love weird animals with amazing backstories, this video is for you.
Strange anatomy
Evolution in action
Concepts made simple
This isn’t a lecture—it’s a journey through the living world that will leave you looking at snakes, lizards, and pregnancy, in a whole new light.
Watch now to see what makes this creature one of Darwin’s little monsters.
#EvidenceForEvolution #Evolution #Biology #StatedClearly #Darwin #ScienceEducation #WeirdAnimals #NaturalSelection

#biology, #evolution, #live_birth, #reptiles, #scicom, #science_communication, #_eng, #_video

Cluster scientist spotlight!

Sarah Chan, PhD PhD Student, Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University

What advice do you have for students interested in science?

"There is always more to know about our world, and the more your learn, the more you'll be able to figure out what new things YOU can discover."

More about Sarah: https://bit.ly/3GUks3n

Complete collection of scientist spotlights: https://bit.ly/4huMS0U

#Hannover lädt zum Festival der Philosophie - und ich darf beitragen: Warum brauchen wir genau das Unperfekte, die Fehler, damit wir lernen können? Wie "lernen" wir immerfort, ohne uns dessen bewusst zu sein? Wir entsteht so ein Modell der Welt?

#philosophy #science #education #SciCom

www.philosophiefestival.com

Next #SETILive: Tiny Asteroids Big Threats
TODAY, Thursday, May 01, 2025 11:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT

Scientists have used the JWST to detect 138 of the smallest asteroids (as small as 10 meters) ever observed in the asteroid belt. Join planetary astronomer Franck Marchis in a conversation with lead authors Artem Y. Burdanov and Julien de Wit as they discuss these smaller asteroids and what they can reveal about potential threats to our planet.

WATCH LIVE: https://youtube.com/live/Igqlj7rsxqw

How do recommendation algorithms shape science content on social media? Weizenbaum scholars Clarissa Walter & Sascha Friesike have investigated this question in a two-year ethnography at a German Public Broadcast Service.

Read their paper via JCom: https://jcom.sissa.it/article/pubid/JCOM_2402_2025_A02/

Unsere Coffee-Lecture-Reihe startet ins neue Semester! Im Sommer widmen wir uns dem Thema Contenterstellung für verschiedene Medien und aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln. An drei Terminen gibt es spannende Vorträge und genügend Zeit zur Diskussion - natürlich online! Auf den Juni Termin dürft ihr noch gespannt sein, für Mai und Juli könnt ihr euch bereits anmelden.
Infos & Anmeldung unter:
https://events.gwdg.de/e/wisskomm-lecture-25

The Honorable Mrs Mary Ward (1827-1869) Artist, Naturalist, Astronomer and Ireland's First Lady of the Microscope:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ward_(scientist)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25538785?seq=1
#histsci #scicom #womeninSTEM

We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/09/science-destruction-america

#ESA and the Euclid Consortium will have the first larger "Q1" science data release and publication of a major batch of #Euclid science papers coming week, March 19th.

Journalists can receive material under embargo starting tomorrow, March 14th, 12:00 CET. If you are interested then please sign up at

https://blogs.esa.int/forms/subscription-for-under-embargo-press-releases/

Know your #asteroids

Forbes @forbes calls 2024 YR4 'half a kilometer' & 'Disneyland-sized' https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2025/02/07/odds-of-disneyland-sized-asteroid-hitting-earth-just-went-up/, but its diameter is estimated as ~55m https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html#?des=2024%20YR4

My working hypothesis is that the journalist got confused by 101955 Bennu, an asteroid with an estimated diameter of ~490m, which was called 'hill-sized' yesterday: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-simulated-bennu-crashing-to-earth-in-september-2182-its-not-pretty

Global heating targets challenged by increased methane, wetlands responsible - study | RNZ News

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541152/global-heating-targets-challenged-by-increased-methane-wetlands-responsible-study

Memes help students learn science and boost engagement

https://www.earth.com/news/memes-help-students-learn-better-and-boost-engagement/

Looks like #iflscience went to a #paywall and #personaldata gathering model. Sad, it had potential.

Any recommendations for good #science #blogs , #websites , and the like. Any topic is fine as long as #rss is available.

GPT-Fabricated Scientific Papers Flood Google Scholar, Scientists Say

https://www.sci.news/othersciences/computerscience/gpt-fabricated-scientific-papers-google-scholar-13580.html

When did the DWD weather app change wind speeds from km/h to m/s? Didn't we realize years ago that communicating dangers in commonly understandable terms is important and has been neglected in the past? Guess they didn't learn a lot. m/s is much less intuitive. We reach Beaufort 10 today, which is dangerous and will most likely lead to heavier objects flying around. Now what says danger most: Bft 10, 25 m/s or 90 km/h? #ScienceCommunication #SciCom #weather

I like "Professor Dave" on YouTube. He is arguably the most abrasive science communications person I've come across.

I don't know if he's doing any good in general, in terms of making people less credulous and more scientific, but he does go off on creationists and flat earthers, and I just love that.

Basically he gets to say out loud what I'm constantly thinking when faced with science denial.

It's not for everyone.

Hey #academics
How do you share your articles and dessimnate your #research here at #mastodon ?

#OpenAccess #academicpublishing @academicchatter @academia #scicom

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