If you still have an account on academia.edu, you should probably delete it.
I'm not sure how their new terms are legal: they give the site the right to use your data *in any manner*. This is mainly to help them scrape academic work and republish/mangle parts of it through AI without credit: but these terms go way beyond that into your likeness, your voice, even your signature.
Please boost this to academics you know. Further PSA elements in thread:
Since many people are canceling their streaming services, I can recommend a new documentary series from NOVA PBS about the origin story of Homo sapiens. It includes several recent discoveries on the different human species, as well as the impact that climate change had on our evolution.
The first episode was aired yesterday and you can watch it for free thanks to public television 💚 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjH71hmrGGQ
#Anthropology #ClimateChange #Culture #Documentary #Evolution #Science
@babe On a similar note:
👋 Hello fediscience.org! I'm the News Editor for The Kid Should See This (TKSST for short), where we've been curating science videos for families and educators since 2011. We're looking forward to connecting with the research community whose work we love to share! 💞🤓🚀
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Can Japan's #Hayabusa2 touchdown on asteroid 1998 KY26?
A new study that includes VLT observations reveals the mission’s target asteroid to be three times smaller and rotating much faster than previously thought.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2515/
Video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCsw-mcg18
Artist's impression by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T. Santana-Ros et al. Hayabusa2 model: SuperTKG (CC-BY-SA).
Can Japan's #Hayabusa2 touchdown on asteroid 1998 KY26?
A new study that includes VLT observations reveals the mission’s target asteroid to be three times smaller and rotating much faster than previously thought.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2515/
Video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCsw-mcg18
Artist's impression by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T. Santana-Ros et al. Hayabusa2 model: SuperTKG (CC-BY-SA).
I was very fortunate to collaborate with Jonatas Abrahao on this study, in which his group discovered a novel giant virus with remarkable morphology!
Few giant viruses with a tail have been characterized so far, but recent findings suggest that these structures may be more common than previously thought.
Naiavirus: an enveloped giant virus with a pleomorphic, flexible tail
🚨 #JOB ALERT 🚨 (yes, another one!)
Are you passionate about astronomy communication? How about working as Media Officer at @esoastronomy in #Chile ?
You should be fluent in English and Spanish, and have a background in #media, comms, #journalism, #astronomy or related fields. More details here:
https://recruitment.eso.org/jobs/2025_0067
and at vacchile@eso.org.
Deadline: 13 October 2025.
Bonus pic I took at Paranal Observatory, my home away from home for many years 🤩