End of year edition! I don’t tweet a lot around the holidays. It’s all end of year lists and very little new science. But here’s what I’ve got, and some of it’s still pretty awesome. First, coffee. December 21 Plesiosaurs may have swum like penguins!! Makes me absurdly happy for some reason.ow.ly/W4tAK Austin Powers bites […]

I have found that New Year’s Resolutions come in several types: Practical (save money to do something, get a better job, etc). Aspirational (run a marathon, eat “clean” whatever that means, go somewhere exotic, be “present” and eat more kale). Educational (learn more, read 100 books in a year, write more). Negative (a resolution against […]

Is it just me, or does EVERYTHING speed up around the holidays? All of a sudden there’s more work to be done, presents to buy, coffee to drink… Just me?   Monday: I love the idea of a necrobiome. Wouldn’t do to get it mixed up with the microbiome, though.ow.ly/VJndr by @edyong209 “Manipulating brain circuits […]

“Man, I REALLY want to dissect a whale.” I’m not sure what thoughts led up to this one. But as I sat at my desk this past Thursday, probably combing through lit of recently washed-up whales and their cleanup efforts, that was the thought foremost in my brain. I have wanted to dissect a whale […]

In this holiday season, baking and cooking and cleaning and stuff can take over your life. But they won’t. Why? Because LINKS ARE HERE to distract you. Grab some coffee. Sip with me. Monday: Really important, and depressing, thoughts from @DNLee5 on academic insecurities.http://ow.ly/Vr4fD On considering advisor fame: a tragedy of the commons. http://ow.ly/Vr4FA by […]