2026-04-28T04:37:19Z https://yabu.me Boris Barbour https://yabu.me/npub1n6efs485s92cw056jy463qv4pwcc7jtu79jekcr2dfq65wl60tmst24p25 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/258/018/676/849/983/original/e9f8e0c7aa025211.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/258/018/676/849/983/original/e9f8e0c7aa025211.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3esx06p2zt3ratglc2gpfcamevrpxmgrqydf0j8d7jzzqa9l38gzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wdss0gx Announcing the already-open applications for the 2026 <br/><br/>Paris Spring School in Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience<br/><br/><a href="http://parisneuro.ovh">http://parisneuro.ovh</a><br/><br/>Dates 11-23 May 2026<br/><br/>Application deadline 2 Feb.<br/><br/>Please boost, with apologies for duplicates. 2026-01-12T23:15:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfugxaznrm6geqj5jj85wmhrumw3r34m8ava52qk3cpw8cqxdzgeczyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wfv8r3g Authors and &#34;referees&#34; should be banned, editor should be fired. Tomorrow. Convince me otherwise. It&#39;s simply a fiction that papers are evaluated, at all. (Scientific Reports.)<br/><br/><a href="https://pubpeer.com/publications/E1A0A9AC672336E92673154575091E">https://pubpeer.com/publications/E1A0A9AC672336E92673154575091E</a> 2025-11-25T23:09:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrajumfflzd9w2jku882hxj8hktwwm6kkqqumzfu7a2t7gtqlv24gzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0w3pt56z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4cqg6auz4srdmm7ca8fwc6rzn90gcjs3d9txr5usnlx2mpgdtfg8ke0a0'>nevent1q…e0a0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Working precisely as intended. 2025-11-03T20:06:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtu266h6y00nn429stawvwjtq5klxey08x6q6h4l6kaskmzcsncqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0whlhxvl &#34;... the scale bar is for representative purposes only and does not reflect actual dimensions&#34; (Nature, 2025)<br/><br/><a href="https://pubpeer.com/publications/A10B22CEF3023F0EFEEBCBAA897B52#3">https://pubpeer.com/publications/A10B22CEF3023F0EFEEBCBAA897B52#3</a> 2025-10-28T11:50:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzl938apdjhf87st5ed5meep6t8en4a92gmctl6zat07mycwpgqszyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wdl49f6 Everyday ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewy88jle0eo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewy88jle0eo</a> 2025-08-18T16:44:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfls69r6vp8l8t2q23jpw5257wpx5kjehseem44v7zjg2t39u6jczyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wz3xn7v Derek Lowe is excellent.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/continuing-crisis-part-vii-overview">https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/continuing-crisis-part-vii-overview</a> 2025-03-06T23:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpkmyx7fyqswk2crwgj5k4myedlex3gmwx02w2t3xlzkzw25elzqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wtj0s5z These days, articles about scientists fleeing Georgia fearing political persecution are potentially ambiguous. 2025-01-28T21:42:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8st6awjja8jlg5kdh6wwn9t37qc3maazehjlm7le2hh3tuvuaxfqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wzkk4sm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcx9qmjts8drdsq6sjaas4ddp769tpxh0ajkhs76sf46s9v2vwsqve7jyz'>nevent1q…7jyz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a good reason for the UK not to offer fixed-rate mortgages? Pretty much every mortgage in France is fixed-rate for their whole duration. 20 years is not uncommon. 2025-01-21T00:08:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszw6tky2y5gn50tlkwmulsz4w2m84exhd6mlcwmu4z2sn9s0vurtgzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0w4tss3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wyayuuamtl5evq4jrkxygrxu3gpzq20x5qv280fpzhunnva75ygw32qc8'>nevent1q…2qc8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe Mastodon should add a source field for images and videos. Most of the other social media seem to be aiming to obscure the truth. Mastodon should facilitated encourage verification of sources. Help build up trust networks. 2025-01-13T19:24:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdw8phhy0hdkef4fka9h7wf20pn7ypf663majpy69fnyeusnk86zczyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wthegd3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfe6qjv788hycgtssy58ghhart78w6qzxtshezcdrvpwfsgwkuqlsfy4lhu'>nevent1q…4lhu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>^ Some good news from the EU:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/652/620/526/763/241/original/3961f11a4aeedf4c.png"> <br/> 2024-12-14T18:36:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxw37x4x9zd56qyz6jq2gzmqs46mhsasx8tun4y9gp0rvddvzm2cszyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wjl8ux3 An outbreak of common sense among the British?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/12/majority-of-brexit-voters-would-accept-free-movement-to-access-single-market-uk-eu">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/12/majority-of-brexit-voters-would-accept-free-movement-to-access-single-market-uk-eu</a> 2024-12-12T19:18:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs269n9vr7pch84vuh3eepkq9s5y7c89dr45kuct8tv0y6nn5tlkkczyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wp45g73 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rgsdug3qrx7nuldyp7r7k67rm38zsnqptuqh7v3rlv6ujm9fs2s4l3d03'>nevent1q…3d03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the deck web interface there is an option to have a sort of tooltip window appear, with a follow option, when you hover the mouse. I disabled it because it gets in the way of reading. 2024-12-01T20:20:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gu2p3xpw5v7fpr8fpe85xnru0c4zve8htrrph0vwr0rcma6ngrszyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wjwslr8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kqrkszx5aj6j7sej2d2q4k3srthjx7q2crywlz0xgsm9gk9nutqsmgqya'>nevent1q…gqya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unsurprising. I believe Inserm (FR medical research org) has always lost money on patents, while the CNRS (general science) did make money for a while but because of single patent (Taxol).<br/><br/>The world leader in technology transfer is MIT. They do make money, but still only 1-2% of their total budget. (Numbers from memory.)<br/><br/>Hardly worth the effort. 2024-11-25T17:05:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2tpdtjjf2mxj8uu74d4wem7m26ujr94ypp89pwj3u3vwt0cn39szyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wyfxmsg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9uxtqevmdhxh6dy8ss0sf2q8tawe2jykjusgv0hzyy7yf22vevgzrwy9k'>nevent1q…wy9k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, what is engagement anyway? I want to see useful information go by, be read by sensible people, and get useful answers when required. We&#39;ve been distracted from substance. 2024-11-23T23:42:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxh7ndc3ls5stqhf7xp2m5z3sdz2yw74w0a6pdysc8p2ektsj327qzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0w02umv6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyyk02ayy63nvkwvj6p8dvqtta2fd40tqnhkrnywckkmguexjf0gky5vjc'>nevent1q…5vjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Stopped clock and all that, but there is some hope that Johnson may influence some of the UK audience that could use influencing. 2024-11-14T13:36:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6lzy27fkjfjt6a7vw4u6w679n76v9n9trap9qeqfksyjtxru57qzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wxhcc3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw65c34ntrvasahdspajafdy73zafkc54anrlyznr77zdj3zkhhg5yxmq8'>nevent1q…xmq8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They might struggle briefly to find someone else to blame... 2024-11-12T00:50:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswm4z8p5fp9ulgg0zsgsefarcxujxerqq69g7e475sdp84m73u4vqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wyem848 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgt54wtt7sgkdj53fmum8tprl0u3vhukppth8kukkwjhfef44jfhga2sskc'>nevent1q…sskc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And SCOTUS. 2024-11-12T00:44:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgape40vvl263mahukq9lfctldftgddvhp02u84z0lepwd85xjucqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0w8zgf9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28rzqgp0rh29qy2ep595qm3a87wme5wvx4f5xjpgvwftpdzsnzxcprwanj'>nevent1q…wanj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I often add my own quote marks around the headline, precisely to distinguish my speech from theirs. 2024-10-28T09:51:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95q59ggpdw3c6ljzfh08ygmdeypex49zefh2h4eapnunzmjf25ygzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wd9h0sa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnh4hjej26sthcd860v6zam83ufzvv5fuqk82u2ghumchr8w3v6gkr8xjg'>nevent1q…8xjg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cultures and legal frameworks can change. Cf Northern Ireland. And I&#39;d be more than happy for EU protections against discrimination to be reinforced in the process.<br/><br/>Anyway, I&#39;m just suggesting what seems to me to be a slightly less unrealistic long-term path to peace than a two-state proposal. All plans have their flaws, which is maybe why you say you don&#39;t &#34;really have any opinions&#34;, except of course you do. 2024-08-25T15:18:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhdd7yywk9e624ukt8hdrsuy982x8zqzhdy837dclgafvcy2nmlczyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wxv735r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvqyr9hur4gy9fzahpx5dwasf4vaaefl4ccgs4x3t4lkyr7vp6dsm3skmu'>nevent1q…skmu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The suggestion has nothing to do with emigration and I&#39;m not suggesting that the Israelis would or should emigrate to the EU, although they obviously should have the same rights and confidence to do so as anybody else in the EU.<br/><br/>The suggestion is about how to create a fair society, including (especially) for the Palestinians. 2024-08-25T15:03:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzg5w6gd7dtpnkef6r7wch89katmmn32p7pehee33t2papets57qzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wu6pc2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsr3f48mkm27zh07qcqeay8hewq3qmdhxz62w6g429p9z83t4yjqqqaznn'>nevent1q…aznn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My &#34;goal&#34; is peace and justice?<br/><br/>I suspect it will be extraordinarily difficult for the Israelis and Palestinians to come to agreement alone. Being part of a greater whole offers a template, encouragement, pressure maybe, and economic benefits (a key aspect of the Northern Irish agreement) 2024-08-25T14:54:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2wd25p53epkyd7x7eq58ex7cxvwjvva4v6qavct6pdak93v6rp9szyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wgut7zp I think a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine is barely feasible and should maybe not be the objective. Theocracies generate discrimination and conflict.<br/><br/>Better would be a single country, with strong protection of racial and religious freedom. Maybe as part of the EU to help guarantee those freedoms. Inspired by Northern Ireland.<br/><br/>This article argues in a vaguely similar direction, speaking of a (con)federation.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/shlomo-sand-jews-and-palestinians-we-have-no-choice-we-will-have-live-together">https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/shlomo-sand-jews-and-palestinians-we-have-no-choice-we-will-have-live-together</a> 2024-08-25T12:47:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszd63mjdsla562zxak2y94cwwc026ze3sfmr5ck5vyg5u6w09jqaqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wahr56l A brave woman. A key takeaway for whistleblowers - form a team.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02743-5">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02743-5</a> 2024-08-25T10:51:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyj6vs2q05nu89qr3jma9wmrjlmahzk8w8qmwqjue4fseud5zwntqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wgf34q7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qntumxd6vaq6vmkyut2csxf8akztg66h4fmd2cltnazrgg3dejqq2t7yc'>nevent1q…t7yc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The search term? It&#39;s just often part of the description that Besançon used for a recent series of posts. 2024-08-23T07:35:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszv58f6wu29vwty9az4dke4vdmquvq4unp6q459ty6nqw2eyaxnsqzyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0weczvnk The tsunami of AI garbage is upon us. For some examples (thanks to Lonni Besançon):<br/><br/><a href="https://pubpeer.com/search?q=%22typical+prologue%22">https://pubpeer.com/search?q=%22typical+prologue%22</a> 2024-08-22T22:49:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqpvzflcz6latrclq70ffgmq332jltcvn6nx6pf7lywp9dm70k8czyz0t9xz57jq4tpe7n2gjh2ypj59mrr6f0ncktxmqdf4yr23mlfa0wflv6hx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8djy6zquaqaam8xnsweeccv5dm5nuwns9384j95knl2w9u63yuststeqv'>nevent1q…teqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And intelligence. 2024-08-20T21:05:59Z