Jennifer Biddle
@jenbiddle.bsky.social
Taking over the world one microbe at a time.
Taking myself not too seriously.
Taking myself not too seriously.
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24 years ago, I was on the first research cruise to the newly established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron to map all of the shipwrecks in the area.
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
24 years ago, I was on the first research cruise to the newly established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron to map all of the shipwrecks in the area.
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
These things are too damn good.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
These things are too damn good.
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I can’t stop thinking about how the ACA is one of the most impactful pieces of legislation in my lifetime.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I can’t stop thinking about how the ACA is one of the most impactful pieces of legislation in my lifetime.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
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Trust me said the spider to the fly
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Trust me said the spider to the fly
Timeline cleanse: Check out my cat letting my dog use him as a pillow.
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Timeline cleanse: Check out my cat letting my dog use him as a pillow.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
Editor-in-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews - FEMS
The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) is looking for an Editor-in-Chief to join its prestigious journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews for an initial period of three years, starting i...
fems-microbiology.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...
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Prosanta is amazing and this piece is amazing.
“Letting your colleagues see your vulnerability and letting them share their concern, well-wishes and help gives you an opportunity to embrace their compassion when you need it the most.”
“Letting your colleagues see your vulnerability and letting them share their concern, well-wishes and help gives you an opportunity to embrace their compassion when you need it the most.”
I’m stuck in bed between chemo treatments for metastatic coloncancer, wearing a take-home chemo pump attached to my chest.
I wanted to share my advice that you can benefit from ‘Letting Your Colleagues In’ don’t need to struggle alone
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
I wanted to share my advice that you can benefit from ‘Letting Your Colleagues In’ don’t need to struggle alone
@insidehighered.com
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Consider Sharing Health Challenges With Colleagues (opinion)
Being open with my colleagues about my cancer diagnosis has allowed me to access an enormous source of support and comfort.
www.insidehighered.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Prosanta is amazing and this piece is amazing.
“Letting your colleagues see your vulnerability and letting them share their concern, well-wishes and help gives you an opportunity to embrace their compassion when you need it the most.”
“Letting your colleagues see your vulnerability and letting them share their concern, well-wishes and help gives you an opportunity to embrace their compassion when you need it the most.”
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Jared Isaacman, the billionaire Space X fanboy picked to take over NASA, plans to eviscerate the agency
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire Space X fanboy picked to take over NASA, plans to eviscerate the agency
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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The clearest sign that the tariffs aren't going to survive is Lutnick's old firm, now run by his kid, buying up tariff refund options at 30 cents on the dollar.
If I had to guess right now (and it is premature!) I'd say the Supreme Court is going to strike down Trump's tariffs.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The clearest sign that the tariffs aren't going to survive is Lutnick's old firm, now run by his kid, buying up tariff refund options at 30 cents on the dollar.
Caught up on the GBBO and didn’t expect to be crying this much.
So good to see humans being good humans.
So good to see humans being good humans.
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Caught up on the GBBO and didn’t expect to be crying this much.
So good to see humans being good humans.
So good to see humans being good humans.
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Disturbing news out of Auburn University, where the admin is pressuring professors to sign a statement saying they're complying with an "anti-DEI" law and TPUSA is holding a rally and trying to record classes.
I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.
I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.
Auburn University requires faculty to review courses to comply with anti-DEI law
Auburn's provost office posted a web site on how to comply with state and federal DEI mandates on Oct. 31.
www.al.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Disturbing news out of Auburn University, where the admin is pressuring professors to sign a statement saying they're complying with an "anti-DEI" law and TPUSA is holding a rally and trying to record classes.
I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.
I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.
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There is a line out the door at my polling place which is wild because we never have lines here. I’ve worked like…idk, 7 elections here? Never seen this. This is good, I hope.
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
There is a line out the door at my polling place which is wild because we never have lines here. I’ve worked like…idk, 7 elections here? Never seen this. This is good, I hope.
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Are you intetested in deep sea and ship-based #SciComm strategies? Join us TODAY for our COBRA webinar!! (This will also be recorded and posted freely online afterwards!)
Super pumped to be a guest speaker in the COBRA webinar series in two weeks’ time, along with Olivia Pereira from @mbarinews.bsky.social! We’ll be talking about our Science Communication strategies & experiences. Register for Zoom link here: cobra.bigelow.org/webinars/
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Are you intetested in deep sea and ship-based #SciComm strategies? Join us TODAY for our COBRA webinar!! (This will also be recorded and posted freely online afterwards!)
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Lessons learned from triton contamination means I treat this surfactant like it's a rich microbial medium and only work with it in the flow hood. Not takin any more chances, lol.
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Lessons learned from triton contamination means I treat this surfactant like it's a rich microbial medium and only work with it in the flow hood. Not takin any more chances, lol.
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POLLING PLACES ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
a poster that says " i need you to vote " on it
ALT: a poster that says " i need you to vote " on it
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
POLLING PLACES ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
I’ve released my students from
class so they can drive home to vote. Get out there and get your voice heard.
class so they can drive home to vote. Get out there and get your voice heard.
Tomorrow is a big day. The resistance has been nothing short of historic volunteers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and California have shown up in record numbers. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. You’re making history and remember, tomorrow there will be more of us.
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’ve released my students from
class so they can drive home to vote. Get out there and get your voice heard.
class so they can drive home to vote. Get out there and get your voice heard.
#overlyhonestmethods Apparently my NCBI issues were not drastic enough to report.
If anyone has any worse horror stories, feel free to DM or email me, I can get you in touch.
If anyone has any worse horror stories, feel free to DM or email me, I can get you in touch.
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#overlyhonestmethods Apparently my NCBI issues were not drastic enough to report.
If anyone has any worse horror stories, feel free to DM or email me, I can get you in touch.
If anyone has any worse horror stories, feel free to DM or email me, I can get you in touch.
Got asked by a reporter to comment on the shutdown impact on NCBI and research.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Got asked by a reporter to comment on the shutdown impact on NCBI and research.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
It's not just NCBI - it's Army Corps of Engineers permitting too, it's NSF panel reviews, and the fact we just submitted a proposal to NOAA having no idea if/when it'll ever be seen.
The anxiety. It real.
The menhaden boats showed up in town late this summer and had our whole town abuzz. The entire eastern seaboard needs a good menhaden strategy. The first fishery collapse is why my campus started! But the fish were gone before anyone moved into a lab.
An industrial menhaden fishery out of Virginia is the last of its kind on the Atlantic seaboard. Some say it's decimating a keystone Chesapeake fish with big fallout for other bay species.
But, perhaps thanks to industry political donations, no one can prove it: www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
But, perhaps thanks to industry political donations, no one can prove it: www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
The little fish at the center of a big debate in the Chesapeake
No one — fisherman, conservationist or scientist — can say for certain how “the most important fish” is really faring in the Chesapeake Bay.
www.thebanner.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The menhaden boats showed up in town late this summer and had our whole town abuzz. The entire eastern seaboard needs a good menhaden strategy. The first fishery collapse is why my campus started! But the fish were gone before anyone moved into a lab.
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature
Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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