David Abuín Eichinger

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine logo. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias logo. Connections to sustain science in Latin America Symposium 2026. August 25-27, 2026. São Paulo, Brazil. Session Topics (Bulleted List): Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences, Oceans, Biomedicine & Omics, The Amazon & Sustainability, and Resilience in Extreme Events. Apply by April 15, 2026. QR code.

Apply now: Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium 2026 in São Paulo (Aug 25–27).

For early/mid-career researchers across the Americas. Travel fully funded.

Apply by Apr 15: https://ow.ly/ZzMy50Yqb4i

#NASEMCapacity #LatinAmerica #LAConnections

I'M STILL HERE | Official Trailer (2025) YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics

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A healing dose of Texas bard Vince Bell’s resilient creative zeal facing daunting challenges (rebuilding a career after suffering a brain injury and almost losing an arm when a drunk driver broadsided him leaving an Austin recording studio just as his career was taking off). 1/

We are going to continue seeing articles and claims like this for the next decade until a home cooking robot can outperform a chef.

Job opening for Research Group Leader in Structural Studies at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, focusing on macromolecular structures.

Are you a structural biologist pushing the boundaries of molecular science with an ambitious research programme?
Join our Structural Studies Division as a tenure-track Group Leader, with core funding, world-leading facilities & enthusiastic colleagues.
Apply by 16 MAR
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Our BehaveAI paper has just come out!

Easy & effective tracking & behavioural classification, even with tiny (2px), fast moving, camouflaged objects.

Paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Download: github.com/troscianko/B...

@uniexecec.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social @jimamclgalloway.bsky.social

Do you have any papers on visual SLAM to recommend?

The Swift | Natural Flight Reinvented 31 km/h Top Speed | 3.5 km/h Stable Slow Flight | Sensors Assistance | Smartphone & Joystick control | Unbreakable Body | Night Flight.

Check out The Swift | Natural Flight Reinvented by Edwin Van Ruymbeke on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/274...

I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.

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George Mason’s Ilia Malinin claims Olympic gold Reigning world figure skating champion Ilia Malinin accomplished something no other George Mason University student has ever done on Saturday, February 7, when he powered the United States to a team f...

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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”

This is why we need to be telling our stories.

Bad Bunny - El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente (Video Oficial) | Un Verano Sin Ti YouTube video by Bad Bunny

The current political status of PR is not sustainable. It needs either to be admitted to the Union or become a truly independent country with its own say versus what those in Washington or Wall Street prefer. I would like to see Meléndez Badillo write on Cuba.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TCX...

Just finished reading @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social's book on Puerto Rico. I knew nothing about this history. My only connection to the island is that half my DNA is from it and I have a few relatives there. I don't speak Spanish nor know any of its culture. It was an enlightening read.

If you have an interest in mixing computation and experiments to understand microbial evolution (for example antibiotic resistance) and you think you might be a good fit for a postdoc in my lab, reach out. If it seems it might be a fit I’m happy to help you frame it as AI for Biology per this call

cacm.acm.org/news/virtual...
Article from Esther Shein on AI collaborators

Rachel Yehuda: Is Trauma a Disorder or a Survival Skill? YouTube video by Trevor Noah

youtu.be/AGzzHWtGi30 Rachel Yehuda discusses PTSD and resilience with Trevor Noah.

"Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole." - Derek Walcott

Trump’s New World Disorder with Adam Tooze and Ivan Krastev | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

"...I do believe the real problem is that the border between democracy and totalitarianism is the least protected border in the world."
- Ivan Krastev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPt...

First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi' - BBC News Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

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Fragile frontline: The consequences of declining military aid to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations Russia’s renewed offensive in Ukraine’s east makes urgent international support essential. Europe must now mobilise financial assistance to secure Ukrainian sov

Fragile frontline: The consequences of declining military aid to Ukraine: ecfr.eu/article/frag...

PhD position open with an excellent supervisor and in a very warm, fun research group! Highly recommended!

#plantscience
#suberinteresting

RB Morris - That's How Every Empire Falls YouTube video by WNRN

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John Prine

Good article about managing research teams: cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/the...

Born To Be Alive- Patrick Hernandez YouTube video by BLUEGUTTER - POP DISCO DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA

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Rebuilding Mum & Dad: The Astounding 1-Year Results of Strength Training in Their 80s! YouTube video by The Honest Channel

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Pretty cool. Get those gains.

Laid Off After 25 Years in Tech: The Anxiety, Sacrifice, and Reality No One Talks About YouTube video by Asian Dad Energy

youtu.be/VeMA9WGKxOg
Pretty good video that's worth watching and sharing.

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Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
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