Prachee Avasthi
@PracheeAC
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Scientist. Co-founder & CSO @ArcadiaScience. Head of Open Science @AsteraInstitute. Chasing unknown unknowns.
East Bay, CA
Joined September 2011
New Blog Post: How to Not Make a Scientific Journal by Accident https://t.co/QYqQ7wA5hC
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Personally very excited about this new initiative by @NSF TIP to seed and scale new research organizations. IMO science funding initiatives (all of them, but especially those leveraging public funds) should evolve and experiment to continuously find new paths to advance science.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) on Friday announced the launch of a new initiative designed to launch and scale a new generation…
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You don’t need to know what you want to be — you just have to have exceptional conviction about what you’re doing because it’s a prerequisite for kicking ass at it
If you could give your younger self advice, what would you say in one sentence?
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Was deeply unsettled but unsurprised by this view. I don’t believe all scientists are like this but too many are IMO — just like those who distort careerism to be righteous as if their personal survival and advancement justifies all manner of scientific obstructionism.
I was at an event on AI for science yesterday, a panel discussion here at NeurIPS. The panelists discussed how they plan to replace humans at all levels in the scientific process. So I stood up and protested that what they are doing is evil. Look around you, I said. The room is
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We’re launching Astera Neuro, a new neuroscience research effort led by @doristsao as Chief Scientist. Our aim is to unravel a profound scientific mystery: how the brain transforms sensory inputs into conscious experience. Advancing this work could illuminate the computational
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In the future, I’m gonna think of a thing and Amazon will have it show up on my doorstep in 10 minutes. And then there would be a modicum of friction to return it, like having to text someone. And I’ll be like “fuck it. it’s already here”
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Come see me at my poster at #CellBio2025 to learn about how we’re validating some of our new technologies at @ArcadiaScience!
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At @AsteraInstitute, we’re hoping for more options for how research is shared so we can collectively learn how to better advance science. This includes supporting external projects as well as building from within. Currently we’re looking for a product manager to help with one of
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Astera seeks a Product Manager to build The Stacks, an open-access platform for sharing scientific knowledge. Join us to lead innovation at the intersection of science and technology.
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This makes me happy. It’s underrated how much kids with time and curiosity can absorb and think about. I remember being absolutely *obsessed* with the US presidents at his age. So many esoteric facts and implications and deep dives. When you’re young you have the protection and
🚨 AN 8-YEAR-OLD JUST EXPLAINED THE END OF THE UNIVERSE BETTER THAN MOST SCIENTISTS - AND PEOPLE THINK HE’S A REINCARNATED ASTROPHYSICIST This little boy sat on his couch and casually broke down ALL FOUR major theories for how the universe will end: Big Freeze, Big Crunch, Big
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my take nowadays is that lots of incredibly talented smart people waste years of their life floundering independently or being generally ineffective, mostly due to lack of experience/knowledge, when they should be inserting themselves into institutional power structures and
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I agree with @anshulkundaje on almost everything. We’re not in the same profession anymore (and he retains much more faith in the academic enterprise as it stands today than I do) but I respect the hell out of the fact he fights for a way science could have a more meaningful
Repeat after me. FUCK citation counts. Just do meaningful work that you enjoy, do a great job making it accessible and present it honestly so folks can use it and build on it optimally. That's it.
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🦠 @ArcadiaScience is hiring a cell biologist to join our team and phenotype diverse organisms! I’m at #CellBio2025 this week if you want to learn more, but if it sounds interesting apply!! If this isn’t a perfect match, check out our other roles. App👇
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A Bit About Us: We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic,...
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