ScientistSen

Scientist and Educator, LGBTQIA+
Tweeting in my personal capacity, my views and posts do not represent any organisation.

[Hudson Golino @GolinoHudson]

DO NOT SUBMIT PAPERS TO Nature Scientific Reports @SciReports unless you want to undergo our #unfair treatment too. We submitted our manuscript on July 29 2025 and yesterday, after 8 MONTHS and no first round of feedback, despite suggesting twice additional reviewers, we discover no Editor is currently handling our manuscript.
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Our TILLMI paper describes a 10K$ experiment including a new instrument measuring#trust in #LLMs (https://t.co/PjMUXDoaS2) and it received even a few citations despite still being a preprint. This paper does not deserve being halted for 8 months with no feedback whatsoever.
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The system is indeed overwhelmed and it is difficult to find reviewers, I know this very well being myself an Editor in a good journal too.
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But this disservice, halting a paper for 8 months, cannot be accepted. Not in a journal venue where the whole process is covered by an APC, where editors and reviewers keep being exploited for free.
Journal authors are treated like nothing.
It is time to #complain and #change.
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@MassimoSt @gaveltri

[DAE India @DAEIndia]

🇮🇳 A visionary ahead of his time, Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha envisioned atomic energy not as a choice, but as the foundation of our future. On his birth anniversary, DAE honours the legacy that guides India’s atomic energy journey.
@PMOIndia @DrJitendraSingh @NpcilOfficial @iaeaorg

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

Are you consuming enough #protein? are your #grains adequate? @IndiaBioscience showcases our #method "A #kitchen tool to learn protein estimation" - use this to measure protein in your #food grains at #HomeLab #CEBS https://t.co/HO6h9n3Wjd #EquitableScience @rohinimd25

[Abhay Pal @i_wash_testtube]

For the brainrot, short-attention-span generation:
Accessible hands-on immunological practical concepts at a fraction of costs. from @scientistsen1 #SenLab @ #UM_DAE_CEBS.

https://t.co/dv4GxPzBco

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

#Teaching immunoassays at a fraction of the cost, using this NEW agar-based chemical diffusion that mimics the principles of #Ouchterlony Diffusion - Freedom to devise your own problem sets to aid experiential learning among undergraduate students 👩‍🎓, in the age of #Corona!

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

Expense is a huge deterrent for #teaching #immunology using perishable Ag-Ab kits. Simulating precipitation-->chemical diffusion https://t.co/Jt5NgKyziW cuts down costs >100 times! Cheers to #affordable & #equitable_science at UM-DAE CEBS India, for the #underprivileged! @BAMBEdu

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

@AkshajJoshi333 @pnas Argument: this could simply b an effect of specific diet &/or sleep routine @ishafoundation, which will result in a change as BOTH are immune effectors. A good design would be to compare a similar number of individuals, who stayed there & did the same routine minus the meditation

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

@AkshajJoshi333 The experiment is mostly a multifactorial effect, & they didn't tease out the meditation factor in a properly controlled fashion: scientifically speaking, surprised @pnas

In a longitudinal study design pattern, many people do such studies, but it's not best controlled for (1/2)

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

https://t.co/oXKFxC3YdS Download and let us know if you need help executing it! We can build a Citizien Science Network to help estimate protein content of grains all over India - for logistics of governance and consumption.

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

Labour of love n passion for #India - a 3 year journey to build a Lab-free cheap method: take decision making in your own hands about your food quality - estimate protein in your food using kitchen tools. #HomeLab a reality #EquitableScience #CitizenScience #Jugaad #Science.

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

A Quick-easy way to estimate #protein in food, even in #rural #India! #empoweringwomen & families with a tool to ensure that they get the right amount of protein #nutrition. Check if your local Rajma or Dal is indeed a good source of protein as claimed! #atmanirbharbharat

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

In Current Science: "Foam index as a surrogate measure of protein content: an exploratory and inexpensive laboratory-free tool for students" by Madamakki and Sen from Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS), Mumbai, India

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

@MTPHereToHelp got a challan on my account (Nov 2024) & downloaded pdf, but when I log in to contest the challan on MTP Website, the challan doesn't exist. Proof: Passenger was wearing seatbelt, visible from the side view window - wrongly given challan - please advise what next.

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

@top2p_sci @Stanford @ElsevierConnect creates a LIST that you publicise widely/viral on SoMe, that you yourself claim is NOT exhaustive, but sadly includes frauds like this! Please carry out checks too, as this questions its credibility.
https://t.co/oosumaqVmO
#retractionwatch

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

Interesting ideas about the "cost of memories" and how to apply it to our daily lives! A good read for students who are trying to learn something they consider currently "not so appealing"

[Nikolay Kukushkin @niko_kukushkin]

We think of our own, biological memory the way we think of computer memory: the more, the better. But that’s not what evolution intended when it created learning. Learning is not just about storing information: it is about choosing what to store and what to discard. 🧵/1

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

The story of #Singapore's visionary Lee Kuan Yew transformed the island from 2/3rd slums (1965), to 90% home owners with the 3rd highest GDP/capita, best paid #Teachers, rewarded education and technical skills, and #ZERO_TOLERANCE on corruption- the choices were tough, but CLEAR.

[Oscar Hoole @theoscarhoole]

In 1965, Singapore was forced out of Malaysia.

No army.

No resources.

No fresh water.

A tiny island of 2M people living in slums.

Then ONE man's ruthless vision built modern Asia's greatest success...

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[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

#Personal_anecdotes are not scientific. Evidence is gathered by objective #scientific rigor/method, to prevent #personal_bias from #misinforming the data. For #Cancer cure, TIME is of essence! Not unproven methods. Get real care. Earlier the better.

[Tata Memorial Hospital @TataMemorial]

@ACTREC_TMC @TMC_Varanasi @hbchsangrur @HBCHRC_Punjab @HBCHRCVIZAG @BorooahDr

[Tata Memorial Hospital @TataMemorial]

@ACTREC_TMC @TMC_Varanasi @hbchsangrur @HBCHRC_Punjab @HBCHRCVIZAG @BorooahDr

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

@InterestingSTEM What is the data based on which she recommends this? desserts had postprandial(meals)? VERY MISKEAFING! Meta analysis says ONLY ONE THING: #avoid #sugar at all costs. Only option: replace by low glycemic alternatives. https://t.co/qkqtpvEn1h

[ScientistSen @scientistsen1]

Interesting thread... The patterns of epigenetic inheritance might be real, although I may not agree with some of the unproven solutions that this post subscribes to. But this is why we study epigenetic memories and how to undo the faulty ones.

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

If you think you have Trauma, science says it didn't start with you.

Unhealed trauma doesn't just disappear—it gets passed down through DNA as self-sabotage, cycles of failure, and toxic relationships.

Here's what science says about generational trauma (and how to break the cycle):🧵