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Google just introduced DolphinGemma an AI model designed to decode dolphin communication. Yes, AI is now learning how dolphins "talk"! 🤯

By analyzing patterns in vocalizations, DolphinGemma could help us understand dolphin behavior on a whole new level.

#AI #DolphinGemma #MachineLearning #GoogleAI #Science #AnimalBehavior #TechForGood #MastodonScience

🚨 The Trump admin is waging war on science.

🧪 Over 1,900 scientists warn of censorship, funding cuts & political interference.

Silencing evidence-based research isn’t just unethical—it’s dangerous.

#ScienceMatters #DefendScience #TakeActionNow #MastodonScience

#Editathon « #Femmes & #Energies » le 27 mars à partir de 17h30 à La #Casemate #Grenoble.

Il s’agit d’un marathon d'édition sur #wikipedia lors duquel on peut créer, traduire, ou enrichir des pages existantes sur un sujet donné.

Cette édition 2025 mettra en avant les femmes travaillant dans les domaines des énergies, #énergiesRenouvelables, #physique des #particules, etc.

Infos et inscriptions lien ci-dessous

#FemmesEtScience #MastodonScience #WikipediaFR

https://lacasemate.fr/programmation/18685

🌌 Ever Wondered What Lies Beyond? 🚀
NASA’s SPHEREx mission launches TONIGHT at 10:09 PM EST from Vandenberg, CA, on a SpaceX Falcon 9. It’s set to map 450 million galaxies and hunt for signs of life! 🪐
🔥 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is at the helm, amidst whispers of cosmic secrets and funding drama. Could SPHEREx reveal more than we’re ready for? 👽
#SPHEREx #SpaceExploration #MastodonScience
What do you think SPHEREx will uncover? Drop your cosmic theories below! 🌠
#TechTrend #AI #Viral2025

9/9 👀 Curious to hear your thoughts! Do you think contributorship can replace traditional authorship? Join the conversation below!
#AcademicChatter #mastodonscience

The northern half of the U.S. is forecasted to be in the view path where the auroras may be most visible. Aurora forecast for over a dozen states this weekend Things that the human eye can't see, your phone can, so it'll be interesting to see just how far south we're getting aurora images this time
There is a huge geometric storm on the Sun, 16 times the size of Earth blasting on us earthlings this weekend. #MastodonScience #northernlights https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/10/northern-lights-aurora-when-time/73638964007/

In a new paper, published today in Current Biology, we analyse the genome of renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven using a polygenic index related to musicality, as a way to illustrate the limits of genetic predictions at the individual level. Beethoven, one of the most celebrated musicians in history, scored unremarkably, ranking between the 9th & 11th percentile based on modern samples. We explain why this is no surprise & how it can provide a valuable teaching moment on the complex relationships between DNA & behaviour.
An interdisciplinary collaboration across two Max Planck Institutes (Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen & Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt), University of Amsterdam, Karolinska Institute, Vanderbilt University and others.
#MastodonScience #science #music #genetics #genomics
@mpi_nl @maxplanckgesellschaft

https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0960982224000253

On the left is the opening paragraph from the paper, with the title "Notes from Beethoven’s genome".
Rapid advances over the last decade in DNA sequencing and statistical genetics enable us to investigate the genomic makeup of individuals throughout history. In a recent notable study, Begg et al. used Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair strands for genome sequencing and explored genetic predispositions for some of his documented medical issues. Given that it was arguably Beethoven’s skills as a musician and composer that made him an iconic fi gure in Western culture, we here extend the approach and apply it to musicality. We use this as an example to illustrate the broader challenges of individual-level genetic predictions.
On the right is the main figure from the paper which shows how the polygenic index of Beethoven for the music-related skill of beat synchronization ranks between the 9th and 11th percentile of that for modern samples

#MastodonScience biologists, can you help me remember what is the name of this initiative of #scientificPublishing with a sort of pooling of #preprints that get reviewed and then a few journals partners of that will (or will not) offer to consider the paper for publication?
I think @Co_Biologists journals were among partners but I can't find that again through your website.

And of course I'm happy to read about other's experience with that process.

My question from this research is: We know that they make us gain weight, so do artificial sweeteners get ‘tasted’ by our bodies and mess with our blood sugar regulation? #science https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134751-400-why-do-we-have-taste-buds-in-our-heart-and-testicles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=currents #MastodonScience

Application deadline fast approaching, please help spread the word!

We are looking for talented junior scientists to join our International Max Planck Research School for Language Sciences in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Two fully-funded 4-year #PhD fellowships (2024-2028) are available to carry out cutting-edge research on #genetics and #development of human #language, with several innovative projects to choose from, co-supervised by leading researchers at the Max Planck Institute and our partners at the Radboud University. Projects include investigating rare #DNA variants in genes that cause developmental speech/language disorders, and neuroimaging #genomic analyses of language circuits in the brain.

Application portal closes Jan 8th 2024. Full information and FAQ can be found here: https://www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fellowships-2024

#MastodonScience #science #academia

@mpi_nl @maxplanckgesellschaft @Radboud_uni

Photograph of the tree-patterned facade of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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#science #scienzenaturali #scienze #naturalscience #nature #naturestyle #naturalist #naturalista #naturalistas #natura #naturalistlife #wild #dna #rna #mastodonScience #divulgazione #divulgazionescientifica #divulgation #didatticaambientale #cenèdivulgatori #elzevirista

If you have responsibility for any scientific institutions or projects with social media presence, are they still active on Twitter/X? #MastodonScience

We are looking for talented junior scientists to join our International Max Planck Research School for Language Sciences in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Two fully-funded 4-year #PhD fellowships (2024-2028) are available to carry out cutting-edge research on #genetics and #development of human #language, with several innovative projects to choose from, co-supervised by leading researchers at the Max Planck Institute and our partners at the Radboud University. Projects include investigating rare #DNA variants in genes that cause developmental speech/language disorders, and neuroimaging #genomic analyses of language circuits in the brain.

Application portal opens Dec 4th 2023 and closes Jan 8th 2024. Full information and FAQ can be found here: https://www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fellowships-2024

Boosts much appreciated!

#MastodonScience #science #academia

@mpi_nl @maxplanckgesellschaft @Radboud_uni

Photograph of the outside of the Max Planck Institute in Nijmegen, surrounded by trees.

Yesterday it was one year that I joined Mastodon, thanks in great part to the excellent initiative of @alxsim in creating #ecoevosocial in a timely manner.
My activity on Twitter had been slowing down, and I've been really happy of the new place and pace I've found here. At the same time I regret what we lost with science Twitter, and I'm afraid we'll never get back anywhere.
#MastodonScience

😓 And reminder in case you might not be seeing how bad these numbers are: this is +21,000 micromorts. Which is 10x riskier than ascending the Matterhorn 🏔️, 100x more than base jumping 🪂 or 1000x than a tour in Afghanistan as a US soldier 🪖
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https://mastodon.social/@freakonometrics/111168291500866379

Welcome @dessimoz, director of @SIB, PI of the #OMAbrowser database, and professor at #UNIL, to #MastodonScience! #bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #orthologs

Welcome @SIB on #MastodonScience! #bioinformatics #ComputationalBiology #SwissScience #scicomm

I spend amazing two days at the #pristionchus conference in Tübingen. Psyched by a lot of good conversations, I can’t wait to continue with my research on the feeding decision in P. pacificus. To everyone looking for a great and welcoming scientific community to study #evodevoneuro, as Curtis Loer put it, or the #newnaturalhistory as Mary Jane West-Eberhard did, the Pristionchus crowd might just be the right fit!

#MastodonScience #nematode #decisionmaking #neuroscience #neurobiology

On my way to Tübingen to the #pristionchus meeting, along with my lab mates and my poster on the prediction of feeding behavior of this predatory #nematode.
#celegans #mastodonscience

On the anniversary of #MahsaAmini death in Iran, I am calling on #MastodonScience to help me find a permanent laboratory job for a female Ph.D. scientist from that country who has obtained a green card to the USA. Its time to show our solidarity to the #women of the Iran with more than hashtags. PM me for more info, trying to keep the person anonymous but generally #marinebiology

#mastodonscience

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