Hunkering down and impressing the boss may be a better bet than polishing your CV or responding to those LinkedIn messages from head-hunters. If ever there was a time to redecorate your office and buy a comfy chair, now might be it econ.st/40wgpkV Photo: Alamy

What Science Communicators Can Learn from the Galileo Affair fancycomma.com/2025/07/26/gal… #SciComm #Physics

We talked to a #SciComm public servant about what's next for US science and the national science communication infrastructure and ways we can protect scientific expertise in federal government. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=qmfX0K… #SciPol

Neuroscience in the Real World: Do Scientists and Lawyers See Eye to Eye? fancycomma.com/2025/08/02/neu… #SciPol

#Senator #EdwardMarkey (D-MA), member of the #SenateHELP Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary #Health and Retirement Security, seeks a #PolicyAdvisor. Job referral #231833 sen.gov/D44L

#Conservative #HELPCommittee Member seeks #LegislativeAssistant to handle #Healthcare, #Education and #Labor portfolio. Job referral #231842 sen.gov/D44L

#Senator #BernieSanders (I-VT) seeks an energetic, civic-minded individual to serve as an #Outreach Representative on his #Vermont Staff. Job referral #231846 sen.gov/D44L

Speak for yourself! Ahahaha. I suppose they are also not run on notes written on the back of repurposed old scraps of paper. #SmallBizHumor

Loper Bright: an Explainer for Scientists fancycomma.com/2025/08/09/lop… #SciPol #SciComm

#FiredFeds: Epidemiologist Beth Linas, PhD, MHS, former federal contractor youtu.be/fUzCk8HK9g4?si… #SciPol #SciComm

Scientists in local government: Elected @TownOfBrookline Town Meeting member and Harvard University science PhD student Mia Sievers youtu.be/a_MmLitx5TM?si… #SciPol

How do non-scientist judges understand scientific evidence? fancycomma.com/2025/08/16/how… #law #science #judges

Not to add to the discourse, but… It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’ It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’ It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’ It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’ It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

"IP rights were so important to our Founding Fathers that they actually wrote in IP rights into the text of the Constitution... where it gives authors and inventors the rights to hold their inventions." - UNC Charlotte's Laura Peter #BayhDole45 buff.ly/UjSZR9l

What is a brain cell but not a neuron? It sounds like a riddle, but our brains are full of lesser-known cells besides the more well known neurons. In this microscopy image, we see one such cell known as an astrocyte, named for their star-like shape. #SciShots

The more I progress in my career, the more I realize that the greatest challenge is to preserve scientific curiosity and an ability to be kind to others. Specially those who have never experienced scientific curiosity..

The Allen Institute's Madeline Burchard on working in #SciComm on social media #Neurotwitter youtu.be/Doodwce_yR4?si…

More than 750 employees across the Department of Health and Human Services sent a signed letter to members of Congress and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on the secretary to stop spreading misinformation. abcnews.link/Tyy6p0B

Have you used our open science resources in your art? We want to celebrate it during #OpenScienceWeek! Share your art at alleninstitute.org/opensciencesto…

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