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naturepoker<p>Wonderful discovery for <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protists</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/independentresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentresearch</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microscopy</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> folks. Check out a new zine called "Amoeba Discovery": </p><p><a href="https://stefanluketa.com/amoeba-discovery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanluketa.com/amoeba-discov</span><span class="invisible">ery/</span></a></p><p>I never thought very much about protists/amoebas, and reading this volume was a fascinating introduction to what seems to be an understudied field. </p><p>Now I'm wondering how I might isolate and sequence some interesting samples!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genomic.social/@foaylward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>foaylward</span></a></span></p>
naturepoker<p>Aftermath of emergency re-streaking of some particularly hard to find Archaea, on a curiously hard to make media courtesy of my long-time collaborator. </p><p>Independent/amateur research folks, find good partners &amp; collaborators. It really makes the impossible possible. </p><p><a href="https://genomic.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/independentResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentResearch</span></a></p>
Michael Vera<p>An "Isolation Chamber" could be defined as an Echo Chamber of One, where external forces impose limitations on exposure to new ideas, perspectives, and meaningful dialogue.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/EchoChamber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EchoChamber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/IsolationChamber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsolationChamber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ScientificInquiry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificInquiry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ThinkForYourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkForYourself</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/IntellectualPrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualPrison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ChallengeTheNorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChallengeTheNorm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/BeyondTheEquations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeyondTheEquations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/IndependentResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/BreakTheCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakTheCycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/KnowledgeShouldBeFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeShouldBeFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ScienceDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceDebate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/TheoreticalPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheoreticalPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/OutOfTheBoxThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OutOfTheBoxThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ScientificRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificRevolution</span></a></p>
Michael Vera<p>Being excluded from academia's system doesn't make me wrong—nor does it make them right.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/AcademicBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicBias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/PeerReviewReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerReviewReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/DecentralizedKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecentralizedKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/IndependentResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/Gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gatekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ScholarlyResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScholarlyResistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/BreakTheIvoryTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakTheIvoryTower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/PublishOrPerish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublishOrPerish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ResearchForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/AcademicElitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicElitism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/KnowledgeShouldBeFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeShouldBeFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/TheoreticalPhysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheoreticalPhysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/BeyondAcademia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeyondAcademia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/AcademiaExposed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademiaExposed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ChallengingConsensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChallengingConsensus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/ThinkOutsideTheIvoryTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkOutsideTheIvoryTower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.michaelvera.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a></p>
Firestorm Books<p>On the first day of August, our co-op will be hosting anarchist computer security engineer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>micahflee</span></a></span> to explain the technical skills needed by activists and independent researchers interested in data analysis!</p><p>In the current age of hacking and whistleblowing, the internet contains massive troves of leaked information—goldmines of newsworthy revelations in the public interest, if you know how to unravel them. In his new book, "Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations," Micah shows how—with or without prior programming knowledge—you can transform unintelligible data into groundbreaking reports.</p><p>Learn more about this event and purchase your copy of "Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations" at <a href="https://firestorm.coop/events/3245-data-analysis-for-activists-and-amateur-researchers.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firestorm.coop/events/3245-dat</span><span class="invisible">a-analysis-for-activists-and-amateur-researchers.html</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentResearch</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FeministBookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeministBookstore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HacksLeaksAndRevelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HacksLeaksAndRevelations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MicahLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicahLee</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirestormCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirestormCoop</span></a> (- L)</p>
Daniel Thomas<p>I signed this letter against X's (Twitter's) legal attacks on the Centre for Countering Digital Hate: <a href="https://counterhate.com/research/experts-sign-open-letter-to-stand-against-elon-musks-attempts-to-silence-independent-research-ccdh/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">counterhate.com/research/exper</span><span class="invisible">ts-sign-open-letter-to-stand-against-elon-musks-attempts-to-silence-independent-research-ccdh/</span></a> Independent research into the activities of technology companies is crucial and you shouldn't be able to shut it down because you don't like the truth. <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CCDH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCDH</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CoalitionIndependentTechnologyResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionIndependentTechnologyResearch</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/IndependentResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentResearch</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LegalThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalThreats</span></a></p>
Leah Brown<p>Working on a couple of articles for my blog but here's an older one on conducting independent research in case it's of interest to the fediverse.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/independentresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentresearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/informationliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informationliteracy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>productivity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/workflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workflow</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mapfulness.medium.com/workflows-for-learning-a-self-directed-study-approach-to-independent-research-48ac2408a638?sk=3f7530f0ceb407a6a92ccee6fd38f1d5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mapfulness.medium.com/workflow</span><span class="invisible">s-for-learning-a-self-directed-study-approach-to-independent-research-48ac2408a638?sk=3f7530f0ceb407a6a92ccee6fd38f1d5</span></a></p>