Mandy Mason

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

And finally, if anyone wants to be in touch to chat about this or to be connected with someone in the network then let me know 😊👍 @UCT_news @TC_Africa @CNNAfrica @BBCAfrica @NYTScience

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

Had a fantastic time at the @CrickAfricanNet Annual meeting. Such fun to see everyone again and so good to hear the stories and see the progress happening here! Thanks to CAN and to @StellenboschUni and @UCTIDM for hosting. @MatiesResearch @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

This might be my first (and unintended) Twitter thread. But want to recognize the key role that local scientific initiatives and agencies have played here and will continue to play in our and our students training and research. @NRF_News @dsigovza @AASciences

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

@KOwusuBoateng 😂

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

Dynamic discussions on how to initiate and facilitate STPs and core technology platforms in Africa at the @CrickAfricanNet annual meeting. With the escorting of a contentious audience member from the room!

[[email protected] @Antarcticlegacy]

#SEAICE research on the #SAAgulhasII
by @MarcelloVichi and @RobynVerrinder

Read more about their research here: https://t.co/7kAuw4FJLI

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

@plasmidsaurus I would be happy to support a Dropbox in Cape Town, South Africa 😊

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

😌

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

“The object in meditation and all of our contemplative disciplines is silence… in order for you to perceive something other than yourself… Poetry is the verbal art-form by which we can actually create silence.”

David Whyte on poetry and presence https://t.co/WKyV4Ln5NF

[Digby Warner @digby_warner]

Free-To-Use, Open Access Microscopy for Biomedical Research: the Africa Microscopy Initiative.... Poster in Gates Open Research, https://t.co/GKttH4oIcA

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

Ok Friday, I’m done. #peakhappiness

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

A lovely quick morning read to remind of the “Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.”

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

On this day in 1980, Carl Sagan appeared on the cover of TIME.
Time to dust off his excellent "Baloney Detection Kit" for critical thinking: https://t.co/aYoTeRsrTU

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

@mbeisen Strength 💪 “You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
R Buckminster Fuller

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

This feels fresh 🫰 #Yass 👑

[eLife Community @eLifeCommunity]

Over at @eLife, we’re eliminating accept/reject decisions and relinquishing the traditional journal role of gatekeeper.

This new model is our move towards a fairer system that helps researchers get recognition for what, not where they publish. Read more: https://t.co/XIzOyb7W1l

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

An incredibly inspiring day at the AMI symposium! Fantastic talks illustrating the power that🔬bring to scientific interrogations and the exciting resources that @AMI_microscopy has brought to our continent 👍 @czi @cziscience @gatesfoundation @UCT_news @dsigovza

[(Hari) Harikrushnan Balasubramanian @harikrushnan_b]

@ScopeShifu outlines the ambitious plans to help boost Africa's bioimaging capabilities. With the successful launch of @afribioimaging and @AMI_microscopy the future of African microscopy looks bright!
@caron_ajacobs @digby_warner @mike_r_oscope
@UCTIDM

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

@YawBediako_ @YemaachiBio A big congrats Yaw! 🙌 Excellent work by you and your team and looking strong for the future 💪

[Mandy Mason @mandsmason]

A big congrats to @MARIS_UCT! Thrilling to see the successful deployment and retrieval of these bouys and fantastic to hear how the team overcame technical, logistical and extreme enviro challenges with such dedication, hard-work and professionalism #polarresearch @UCT_news

[UCT MARIS @MARIS_UCT]

@SCALExperiment cruise update from @MarcelloVichi:
The first retrieval of the @MARIS_UCT sea ice buoys from the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone.
These buoys were designed and built in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦🙌 and have collected high-frequency data on sea ice movement and waves 🌊
@UCT_news

[UCT IDM @UCTIDM]

Event Invite: @UCT_news @UCT_VC invites you to the Wolfson Memorial Lecture with IDM director Prof Valerie Mizrahi on MS Teams - https://t.co/Sib0Q7pj9B
Date: Mon, 22 Nov
Time: 17h00
Last chance to RSVP: Email Melverna Wakefield at [email protected] by Wed 17 Nov

[Seeding Labs @SeedingLabs]

It’s a very special #TeleScience Tuesday today… we’re excited to share the world premiere of an all-new TeleScience site! You’ll find an expanded video library full of research tips, scientific skills, and lab how-tos. Check it out at https://t.co/c7JYzUdi0c and please share!