What is the origin of SARS-CoV-2? Was it a lab-leak, a field-collection accident, or a standard zoonotic spillover? Examining the evidence, none of these scenarios can be formally ruled out.
Prof Francois Balloux
Director @UGI_at_UCL. Interest in Infectious disease epidemiology, pathogen genomics and global health Mastodon account: @FBalloux@genomic.social
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption is an amazing event, and not just because of its potential impact on the climate. Find out why this eruption is so fascinating and why science is an important and interesting topic.
Gavin Schmidt
Climate scientist, occasional juggler, even more occasional author, curious about how the world works.
Microsoft introduced Azure Quantum Elements, a cloud-based platform for quantum computing. It combines advanced AI, natural language processing, and chemistry to simulate complex reactions with unmatched scale, speed, and accuracy. It helps scientists bring products to market faster and increase the search space for new materials.
Alex Banks
Building a better future with AI.
A NASA study on creativity found that 5-year-olds are creative geniuses, but only 2% of adults are. Learn more about the study and how to unlock your lost creativity.
Nathan Baugh
I write fiction, build writing businesses, and am obsessed with storytelling. Join 69K storytellers: https://t.co/OleNU3OTwq
This blog post looks at the mysterious origins of Covid-19, exploring the connections between WIV staffers, DEFUSE, RmYN02, and a pre-pandemic pangolin coronavirus reported in mid-2019.
Yuri Deigin
Longevity maximalist—working on in vivo partial reprogramming gene therapies since 2017 | “Lab leak guy”, DRASTIC cofounder https://t.co/jpRBlDRMg1 |🇺🇦🇨🇦
This study is a joke and the so-called science defenders who are reposting it are no better than the guys who were pushing bogus studies in favor of hydroxychloroquine. The formulas make no sense and don't even match the numbers they give. Learn more about the flaws in this study.
Philippe Lemoine
I'm a PhD candidate in philosophy at Cornell. I'm also a research fellow at @CSPICenterOrg. I write about stuff. "At least he's pretty smart." (@bechhof)
Learn about the shocking discovery of authorship positions being sold on Facebook for 5K or more. Understand the implications of this for the scientific community and the need for real-time fact-checking.
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸
Learn about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) and its mission to study the least well-known particles in the Standard Model, neutrinos. Discover how DUNE could help answer the Universe's biggest mysteries such as why the Universe is filled with matter and not antimatter.
CERN
#CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics lab, home of the #LHC. French: @CERN_FR
Live with the CERN Alumni Network to celebrate its 6th anniversary. We will be starting in a few minutes. Tell us where you’re connecting from. Today we’re celebrating the 6th anniversary of the @CERN Alumni Network. We are welcomed to the Neutrino Platform by Rachel, Head of CERN Alumni Relations; and Barbara, from CERN Talent Acquisition.
CERN
#CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics lab, home of the #LHC. French: @CERN_FR
We explore the value of herbarium specimens and how they can be used to unlock medical breakthroughs, understand climate change indicators, and much more. We discuss how scientists can use these specimens to gain a deeper understanding of different species.
Kew Science
🌍🌿🍄 Understanding and protecting plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth #OurFutureIsBotanic
The Copernicus programme is the world’s biggest supplier of Earth Observation data and with the Sentinel Expansion Missions it will become even bigger. Learn about the CHIME and CIMR missions and how they will help with sustainable agricultural and biodiversity management.
ESA Earth Observation
@esa #EarthObservation: Taking the pulse of our planet from space.
Learn about the problems with a retracted paper from the journal Cell Stem Cell, which took more than 7 years to retract. Issues with figures from this and three other papers were reported on PubPeer in November 2015.
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸
Learn about research integrity and how to deal with mass retractions, systematic manipulation, and research misconduct. Hear stories from panelists who started in different careers and now work in research integrity.
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸
Learn the cautionary note on El Niño forecasts, including the conventional wisdom of paying attention to the ENSO forecasts, and the analog method using existing climate model simulations.
Gavin Schmidt
Climate scientist, occasional juggler, even more occasional author, curious about how the world works.
Learn about the 3D analogue of a Koch Snowflake construction, which results in a cube in the limit. Read this blog to find out more and see screenshots from a Geogebra applet!
Dave Richeson
Mathematician. John J. & Ann Curley Chair in Liberal Arts at Dickinson College. Author of Tales of Impossibility and Euler's Gem. Coffee drinker.
Discover the sights and sounds of the ECCMID2023 conference, including a large exhibition area, Dutch flag, and Cepheid booth. Read this blog to learn more!
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸
Explore the arts and sciences through history with this blog post. From the Romans to the Renaissance, from Intellijel Cascadia to Youth Center in Graz, Austria, and from punk music to Andy Griffith's fishing hole, this post takes you on a journey through time.
Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr Red Team Blues
Author, journalist, activist. Touring "Red Team Blues," an anti-finance finance thriller https://t.co/fpDYDNRrr7
This blog looks at the pseudoscience twoodle by @GoodwinMJ and the implications of human genetics being a big complex family tree. It also looks at the rapid explosion of humans out of Africa and the mixing of humans since antiquity.
Ewan Birney
Deputy Director General of EMBL, Director of EMBL-EBI. I have an insatiable love of biology. @ewanbirney@genomic.social. I also work with ONT, Dovetail + GeL.