Dr. Kakani Katija
@kakanikatija.bsky.social
Bioengineer in MBARI’s Bioinspiration Lab, Smithsonian’s NMNH, Caltech, National Geographic Explorer, former USA ice dancer. Dog + cat + human mom. Hater of inefficiency and waste. Views are my own. she/her
Heads up #Seattle voters.
Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Heads up #Seattle voters.
I just pumped more than 5 fl oz in one sitting and ngl this is an achievement I’m most proud of! 🥹😭 #momsky #breastfeedingissohard
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I just pumped more than 5 fl oz in one sitting and ngl this is an achievement I’m most proud of! 🥹😭 #momsky #breastfeedingissohard
Today’s a big day CA!! Get out and vote.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today’s a big day CA!! Get out and vote.
Popping back in from maternity leave to wish everyone a Happy World Jellyfish Day! 🦑🪼I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the jellyfish representation in baby stuff, but we still have a loooooong way to go to rival cats 🐈! 😂
🪼Happy World Jellyfish Day!
These brainless, boneless, and bloodless beauties play an important role in our ocean ecosystems.
youtube.com/shorts/KRi9y...
These brainless, boneless, and bloodless beauties play an important role in our ocean ecosystems.
youtube.com/shorts/KRi9y...
🪼Happy World Jellyfish Day! #shorts
YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium
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November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Popping back in from maternity leave to wish everyone a Happy World Jellyfish Day! 🦑🪼I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the jellyfish representation in baby stuff, but we still have a loooooong way to go to rival cats 🐈! 😂
The OG tech bro does what tech bros are good at: swooping in and making proclamations on subjects they don’t know much about, and their hordes of admirers blindly follow. This always causes more harm than good and diverts energy and resources from what’s truly important. #listen2experts #dontlookup
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The OG tech bro does what tech bros are good at: swooping in and making proclamations on subjects they don’t know much about, and their hordes of admirers blindly follow. This always causes more harm than good and diverts energy and resources from what’s truly important. #listen2experts #dontlookup
Reposted by Dr. Kakani Katija
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
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A thousand times yes!!!
“Toderian says it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations…‘The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense,’ he says. ‘It’s not about utopia. It’s about practicality in the context of the real challenges we face. Tech won’t save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.’
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A thousand times yes!!!
Yasssssssss
Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
OPERATION INFLATION
www.operationinflation.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Yasssssssss
Who even asked for this??!!! What a f*cking waste. #dobetter
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
www.scientificamerican.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Who even asked for this??!!! What a f*cking waste. #dobetter
Accurate. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Accurate. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
I feel this so very much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf7s...
The Crazy Sh*t Americans Say In My Comment Section
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I feel this so very much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf7s...
Reposted by Dr. Kakani Katija
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Proud to be from Oregon. ❤️ Keep it up Portlanders. 🫡
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Proud to be from Oregon. ❤️ Keep it up Portlanders. 🫡
Accurate.
Oh my god. The truth is always so much more ridiculous than I could imagine. Thanks!!!
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Accurate.
Reading all the #WarRavagedPortland posts has me both homesick and in stitches. ❤️🤣
September 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reading all the #WarRavagedPortland posts has me both homesick and in stitches. ❤️🤣
This resonates.
Ta-Nehisi Coates dropping such a beautiful articulation of a sense of #history and struggle that, I think, minority communities understand way more than, say, your average white American.
"I will make the contribution that I am supposed to make."
Write that on my classroom wall. 🗺️
"I will make the contribution that I am supposed to make."
Write that on my classroom wall. 🗺️
September 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This resonates.
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🌊 Have you heard the news that the BBNJ Agreement entering into force in January 2026?
▶️ In case you're wondering what this means for the #DeepSea watch our video on the #BBNJ Agreement buff.ly/BXEYZd9
💡 Learn more about the work of DOSI and the BBNJ here: buff.ly/VDjrs6u
▶️ In case you're wondering what this means for the #DeepSea watch our video on the #BBNJ Agreement buff.ly/BXEYZd9
💡 Learn more about the work of DOSI and the BBNJ here: buff.ly/VDjrs6u
High Seas, High Stakes: What’s the BBNJ Agreement?
The landmark BBNJ Agreement, adopted in June 2023, provides an opportunity to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
The BBNJ Agreement is…
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September 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Wow. What a time to bring a baby into the world!! (It me, I did that.)
September 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Wow. What a time to bring a baby into the world!! (It me, I did that.)
Timeline cleanse. 🧪🦑🌊
Two years ago, marine researchers discovered a rare deep-sea octopus nursery about 90 miles off Vancouver Island. Now, it could help create Canada’s second-largest marine protected area. 🐙
An Ice-Cold Octopus Nursery Could Help Expand Marine Protections
Indigenous and Western scientists are working together to uncover biodiversity in the icy deep. They're getting some eight-armed help.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Timeline cleanse. 🧪🦑🌊
Big thanks to our team in @mbarinews.bsky.social Bioinspiration Lab and @moorefound.bsky.social for the wonderful feature and support as we developed EyeRIS. You can learn more about how we use this imaging system to study 🦑🌊🧪 from this 🧵: bsky.app/profile/kaka.... #onwardsanddownwards
🎙️ Our latest Beyond the Lab features Dr. @kakanikatija.bsky.social, principal engineer and Bioinspiration Lab lead at @mbarinews.bsky.social. Her team created an underwater optical imaging system that visualizes and measures fluid motion, particles, and living organisms in 3D.
Go Beyond the Lab ⤵️
Go Beyond the Lab ⤵️
Beyond the Lab: Kakani Katija, Ph.D.
[Image] Kakani Katija. Credit: Todd Walsh © MBARI
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September 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Big thanks to our team in @mbarinews.bsky.social Bioinspiration Lab and @moorefound.bsky.social for the wonderful feature and support as we developed EyeRIS. You can learn more about how we use this imaging system to study 🦑🌊🧪 from this 🧵: bsky.app/profile/kaka.... #onwardsanddownwards
Reposted by Dr. Kakani Katija
I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
August 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Not just kids, but people of all ages and abilities too. At some point in our lives, we’ll be disabled (and cannot drive); it’s only a matter of when. That’s why I focus on providing safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in my community so that everyone can independently explore their world.
The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.
Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Not just kids, but people of all ages and abilities too. At some point in our lives, we’ll be disabled (and cannot drive); it’s only a matter of when. That’s why I focus on providing safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in my community so that everyone can independently explore their world.
Reposted by Dr. Kakani Katija
So cool, how octopuses do their octopus thing.
Reporting about research @kakanikatija.bsky.social is doing at @mbarinews.bsky.social by @katierodriguez.bsky.social for @montereycountynow.com
"They have no bones yet are able to move across complex underwater terrain with ease,” Katija says.
Reporting about research @kakanikatija.bsky.social is doing at @mbarinews.bsky.social by @katierodriguez.bsky.social for @montereycountynow.com
"They have no bones yet are able to move across complex underwater terrain with ease,” Katija says.
A groundbreaking underwater science camera is helping researchers study how deep-sea octopus move.
Explore how the EyeRIS camera reveals insights into deep-sea octopus mechanics, aiding research with groundbreaking 3D imaging at depths of 4,000 meters.
www.montereycountynow.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So cool, how octopuses do their octopus thing.
Reporting about research @kakanikatija.bsky.social is doing at @mbarinews.bsky.social by @katierodriguez.bsky.social for @montereycountynow.com
"They have no bones yet are able to move across complex underwater terrain with ease,” Katija says.
Reporting about research @kakanikatija.bsky.social is doing at @mbarinews.bsky.social by @katierodriguez.bsky.social for @montereycountynow.com
"They have no bones yet are able to move across complex underwater terrain with ease,” Katija says.
We see this time and time again: money and power can’t buy class.
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We see this time and time again: money and power can’t buy class.