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 […]
New phrase: The Monbees. This is the feeling I get every Monday as my to do list begins to expand in logarithmic fashion and I end up freezing up around 1pm, paralyzed over which task I should tackle next, as I make post-it note lists of my priorities over and over and over. It’s a […]
It was Thanksgiving this week in the US, but science does not care for your arbitrary holidays. Oh no. Thankfully, there is coffee. So here’s some links I read this week. Grab some coffee. Sip with me. Monday: Vampire bats make friends by sharing blood. How…sweet. ow.ly/UQNxK by @SarahZielinski The same foods, different blood sugar […]
Headin’ in toward Thanksgiving, but the links continue on! This owl with coffee is my spirit animal. Monday: The sweet, sweet history of honey goes back 9,000 years. ow.ly/UwWTH World top scientists. Almost all guys. Picture speaks volumes. forbes.com/sites/kerryado…via @DoctorZen These always read as pretentious to me, but I identify with them, too. 🙂 “Why […]
Another week, another pile of links! It’s a (tiny) bit of work to put these together, so I keep having to think to myself: eight in a row! Streak! Streak! Streak! I think I can! MORE COFFEE. Monday: Miss some of the links I tweeted this week? I rounded them up for you. Bras, […]
I tweet a lot. Sometimes I tweet so much I forget the links I’ve tweeted. So here they are. Grab some coffee. Sip with me. Monday: Why sports bras suck, and how people are designing better ones. So cool. By @roseveleth ow.ly/U04p6 The idea that the female excavation team for H. naledi was all […]
I’ve put up a new page on the site, with some frequently asked questions, including but not limited to “How did you get to where you are now?” and “Do you have a copy of the Lippman, 1980 paper on the Social Psychology of Flatulence?” So if you have ever had any of those question, […]