Fantastic "Fantastic * and Where to Find Them" Titles and Where to Find Them

Ever since this popular movie, scientists from all fields found a fantastic shortcut for catchy titles. But maybe it's gotten a bit out of hand... 😅

If you don't think this trend is real, here are some examples of * in Google Scholar, listed in alphabetical order: 👇

"Fantastic X and where to find them":

X ∈ {FeFe]-hydrogenases, actin dynamics, animals, answers, antibiotics, bacteriophages, barocalorics, basins, beats, beavers (Castor fiber), bees, birds, bodies, bots, bugs, clusters, Co-Crystals, crimes, databases, decays, epibionts, errors, expressions, facades, feasts, features, flails, flatworms, flukes, foods, fountains, gains, gauge theories, generalisation measures, genes, gradients, grants, herbals, icy worlds, ideas, IgA plasma cells, images, initiatives, leaks, learning movements, legal tests, libraries, liquids, lists, lizards, Loons, MASs, mentors, metaphors, metastable states, molecular glues, morphisms, needles, niches, nuclear envelope herniations, numbers, orchids, Pa, people, perspectives, places, prints, quantum theories, quantum theories, queries, questions, reference managers, relationships, roots, saints, semantics, sequences, Serverless security risks, shunts, striations, strings, style channels, taus, tax cuts, teams, theories, timers, traffic models, transformers, translator role models, treats, vibroacustic resources, wattle seeds, well-being results, wetlands, WIMPs, worlds, yeasts}

📚 Do you know of any other title template that has been so massively overused? 🤔

https://www.thetransmitter.org/animal-behavior/wild-and-free-understanding-animal-behavior-beyond-the-lab/

A beautiful piece featuring the unconventional "Rethinking Naturalistic Behavior" workshop we organised in the Dolomites with the @nencki. It was an almost magical event: living four days in a convent in the middle of the mountains with all speakers and attendants, debating the pros and cons of the recent trend pushing for naturalistic #neuroscience.

Stay tuned for the conclusions of the workshop, we plan to post our write up soon!

Thanks @thetransmitter for giving it space!

In #neuroscience we often ask for more interaction with #philosophy.

We also often complain that in those hectic times it is hard to engage in thoughtful debates.

How cool would it be if we could spend some days with other curious minds in small, informal salons, debating with colleagues of any age and discipline without the fear of large audiences and the boasting of plenary lectures?

No need too long for it anymore! After the success of the Nencki School of Ideas we are launching the first Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience! Four days in a small monastery in the middle of the Dolomites to debate about Naturalistic Behavior". Check it out here, applications close the 30th of November! https://nenckiopenlab.org/dolomites/