Interviews & Podcasts

Creating Her Interactive Academic Website — The Social Academic · April 14, 2026
Hosted by Jennifer van Alstyne. We talked about building this website, the tools behind it (Quarto, GitHub, Closeread), and advice for researchers creating their own online presence.

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ECR Asks: Dr Cecilia Baldoni — SORTEE Blog · April 6, 2026
Interviewed by Oakleigh Wilson as part of SORTEE’s ECR Asks series. We discussed community engagement, communication challenges in academic societies, and building open infrastructure that lasts.
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Press Coverage

  • “Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death” - Max Planck Society

  • “Cervello del toporagno si restringe in inverno e rinasce in estate: c’è qualcosa da imparare?” - Alzheimer Reise

  • “Wasserverlust lässt das Gehirn von Spitzmäusen im Winter schrumpfen” - Vbio

  • “Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death, MRI study reveals” - Phys Org

  • “Shrews’ Seasonal Brain Shrinkage Tied to Water Loss” - MirageNews

  • “Shrews That Shrink Their Brains with the Seasons May Hold Clues to Treating Brain Disease” - DongaScience

  • “Gene Expression Shifts as Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains” - The Scientist

  • “Scientists found that this tiny mammal ‘regrows’ its brain in winter. And it could help cure Alzheimer’s” - Discover Wildlife

  • “Why this mammal eats its own brain” - Washington Post