Evan A. Warfel
@evanwarfel.bsky.social
Personality Ph.D. Student @ UC Davis, Writer, Data Scientist...
"Are you telling me it's wrong to anthropomorphize people?" - Morgenbesser to B.F. Skinner
"Are you telling me it's wrong to anthropomorphize people?" - Morgenbesser to B.F. Skinner
Sol Lewitt + Caroline Shaw would like a word...
If you mash the audio example buttons on the wikipedia page for the IPA vowel sounds you can create a choir of mildly disgusted men
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sol Lewitt + Caroline Shaw would like a word...
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society would improve immediately if we just seized the assets of every person who wrote jeffrey epstein a birthday note
September 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
society would improve immediately if we just seized the assets of every person who wrote jeffrey epstein a birthday note
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I wrote about how Earth's wobble causes our view of the skies to shift over time. Here's a paywall-free gift link. With @fparis.bsky.social and @iamrumz.bsky.social
Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date (Gift Article)
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I wrote about how Earth's wobble causes our view of the skies to shift over time. Here's a paywall-free gift link. With @fparis.bsky.social and @iamrumz.bsky.social
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Want to do a PhD with me and the Emotions in Context Lab? We’re looking for new grad students to join us next fall! Check out the lab website to learn what we’re working on now and in the near future: www.emotionsincontextlab.com/join/
Join – EMIC
www.emotionsincontextlab.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Want to do a PhD with me and the Emotions in Context Lab? We’re looking for new grad students to join us next fall! Check out the lab website to learn what we’re working on now and in the near future: www.emotionsincontextlab.com/join/
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Just learned that the entire division of blood disorders at the CDC was put on administrative leave or terminated effective immediately.
The people who figured out HIV was infecting people through the blood supply.
What could possibly go wrong?
The people who figured out HIV was infecting people through the blood supply.
What could possibly go wrong?
April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just learned that the entire division of blood disorders at the CDC was put on administrative leave or terminated effective immediately.
The people who figured out HIV was infecting people through the blood supply.
What could possibly go wrong?
The people who figured out HIV was infecting people through the blood supply.
What could possibly go wrong?
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.
“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com
@msnbc.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Elon Musk's favorite supposed data expert, who he's retweeted at least a dozen times, claims she can only process 60,000 rows of data before her "hard drive overheats"
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Elon Musk's favorite supposed data expert, who he's retweeted at least a dozen times, claims she can only process 60,000 rows of data before her "hard drive overheats"
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The Association for Research in Personality is soliciting abstracts for the 2025 Biennial Meeting scheduled to take place June 26-28, 2025 in Evanston (suburb of Chicago), IL, USA!
Conference – Association for Research in Personality
www.personality-arp.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The Association for Research in Personality is soliciting abstracts for the 2025 Biennial Meeting scheduled to take place June 26-28, 2025 in Evanston (suburb of Chicago), IL, USA!
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Saw this news just after doing a post on Trump/Musk disastrous war on NOAA and NWS.
fallows.substack.com/p/killing-pe...
fallows.substack.com/p/killing-pe...
March 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Saw this news just after doing a post on Trump/Musk disastrous war on NOAA and NWS.
fallows.substack.com/p/killing-pe...
fallows.substack.com/p/killing-pe...
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Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
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*Hmm, no wonder those A16Z "technical briefing papers" sounded ever more surreal, Martian and Trumpian
*Who needs the tech when you've got the coup #oligarchy
www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/
*Who needs the tech when you've got the coup #oligarchy
www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/
February 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
*Hmm, no wonder those A16Z "technical briefing papers" sounded ever more surreal, Martian and Trumpian
*Who needs the tech when you've got the coup #oligarchy
www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/
*Who needs the tech when you've got the coup #oligarchy
www.citationneeded.news/issue-77/
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Another link in the accident chain that will lead to the next airline crashes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Another link in the accident chain that will lead to the next airline crashes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...
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Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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{tinyplot} 0.3.0 is out! 🚨
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
{tinyplot} 0.3.0 is out! 🚨
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
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Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal
theonion.com/think-t...
theonion.com/think-t...
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal
theonion.com/think-t...
theonion.com/think-t...
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Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Mom: Let's pick out a Christmas movie to watch on Thanksgiving. Which one do you guys want to watch?
Family (in unison): DUNE!
Family (in unison): DUNE!
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
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Huge 0.468 GW solar PV farm opens in Texas
Orsted also donates 953 acres of nearby grassland to the Nature Conservancy
electrek.co/2024/11/22/o...
Orsted also donates 953 acres of nearby grassland to the Nature Conservancy
electrek.co/2024/11/22/o...
Ørsted's largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas
Ørsted's largest solar project globally is now online in Texas, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant.
electrek.co
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Huge 0.468 GW solar PV farm opens in Texas
Orsted also donates 953 acres of nearby grassland to the Nature Conservancy
electrek.co/2024/11/22/o...
Orsted also donates 953 acres of nearby grassland to the Nature Conservancy
electrek.co/2024/11/22/o...
Do personality traits co-develop in family contexts?
The short answer is a) not reliably for parents and children, but b) yes for parents and their spouses.
I'm excited to share the pre-print of my first first-author paper with many more details: osf.io/preprints/ps...
The short answer is a) not reliably for parents and children, but b) yes for parents and their spouses.
I'm excited to share the pre-print of my first first-author paper with many more details: osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Do personality traits co-develop in family contexts?
The short answer is a) not reliably for parents and children, but b) yes for parents and their spouses.
I'm excited to share the pre-print of my first first-author paper with many more details: osf.io/preprints/ps...
The short answer is a) not reliably for parents and children, but b) yes for parents and their spouses.
I'm excited to share the pre-print of my first first-author paper with many more details: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Infinite Growth Forever:
global-tetrahedron.com
global-tetrahedron.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Infinite Growth Forever:
global-tetrahedron.com
global-tetrahedron.com