Dear #medical #scientist #biology #nerds , and, of course, the casually curious:

The bot and I had a chat about #prions . They're pesky critters

BotConv: Punk-ass Prions
https://1dzwp.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/botconv-punk-ass-prions/

BotConv: Punk-ass Prions

After watching a YT video by Darby Valentine called “The Deathly Cannibal Disease”, my lay-brain was wondering why prions are still a problem in our super fancy 21st century world, so I…

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15 FEB 1564 | Galileo Galilei born | Italy
#OnThisDay #PoliticalHistory
#Biography #WorldHistory #Scientist
What does a #scientist look like? #Children are drawing #women more than ever before
Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades
The trend in how children perceive scientists parallels an uptick in the actual number of female #scientists. Over roughly the same time period—from 1960 to 2013—the percentage of women holding science jobs rose from 28% to 49% in biological science, from 8% to 35% in chemistry, and from 3% to 11% in physics and astronomy.
https://www.science.org/content/article/what-does-scientist-look-children-are-drawing-women-more-ever
What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades

When #clouds flock together
#CarolineMuller, #climate #scientist at Institute of Science and Technology Austria, considers such atmospheric puzzles has surged in recent years. As our planet swelters with #globalwarming, storms are becoming more intense, sometimes dumping two or even three times more rain than expected. Such was the case in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in March 2025: Almost half city’s yearly average rainfall fell in less than 12 hours, causing deadly floods.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/when-clouds-flock-together/
When clouds flock together

Scientists discover that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways.

Ars Technica

For anyone looking for more #scientists on Fedi, I found a GitHub page where it lists a bunch of accounts from academics in various fields ranging from linguistics to nuclear fusion to African studies: https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon — it also has some official University-affiliated accounts!

#scientists #science #academia #research #knowledge #education #academics #scientist #linguistics #history #technology #sociology #university #infosec #geography #humanities #STEM #chemistry #physics

Hello — I’m Joy, a health & medical writer doing research communications.

I work with researchers and health organizations to turn complex research into clear, responsible communication — research summaries, patient-friendly materials, outreach content.

I’m especially interested in:
#neuroscience
#brain #research
• ethical #science communication

I’d love to hear about what you’re working on.
#health #medical #science #introduction #NewHere #fediverse #scientist

TAFE launches competition in #India to win Massey DYNASMART
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#Agriland

The 49-inch OLED #Samsung Odyssey G9 gaming monitor
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#2

How many referee hand signals can #SuperBowl LX players
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news.html#3

#Azerbaijan, #IMF review cooperation and set new economic
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Baku

Shelter Gets Real About a ‘Terror’ #Dog’s Challenges
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/interest.html#18

#Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/canada.html#28

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A Simple Story About The Sun and The Artificial Sun Build By Scientist

  The Day Humans Built Their Own Sun In the year 2047 , the Sun began to misbehave. Not dramatically—no explosions or darkness—but subtly. S...