In the spirit of learning how everyday things work: today I learned that the magic behind sliding chalk board panels used in universities is a pulley system with counterweights to support the weight of the boards.
May 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
In the spirit of learning how everyday things work: today I learned that the magic behind sliding chalk board panels used in universities is a pulley system with counterweights to support the weight of the boards.
I’ve been interested in sustainability and climate change ever since learning about it in elementary school. Yet, I’ll admit that it was only until today that I finally read an IPCC report, digging through the figures/data myself.
April 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I’ve been interested in sustainability and climate change ever since learning about it in elementary school. Yet, I’ll admit that it was only until today that I finally read an IPCC report, digging through the figures/data myself.
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A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
This quarter, I’m helping @prakashlab.bsky.social teach this year’s iteration to Frugal Science, an exciting project-based class that tackles global-scale problems in health, science, and education with accessible, scalable solutions.
Applications open now! forms.gle/4CBzbdUmJEXt...
Applications open now! forms.gle/4CBzbdUmJEXt...
Frugal Science (BIOE 271) Spring 2025 Course Application
As a society, we find ourselves surrounded by planetary-scale challenges ranging from lack of equitable access to health care to environmental degradation to dramatic loss of biodiversity. One common ...
forms.gle
April 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This quarter, I’m helping @prakashlab.bsky.social teach this year’s iteration to Frugal Science, an exciting project-based class that tackles global-scale problems in health, science, and education with accessible, scalable solutions.
Applications open now! forms.gle/4CBzbdUmJEXt...
Applications open now! forms.gle/4CBzbdUmJEXt...
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Reposted by Kevin Ly
finished my snowflake moray 🎄 #SundayFishSketch
December 3, 2024 at 1:17 AM
finished my snowflake moray 🎄 #SundayFishSketch
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Stuff like this and the endless customisability and extensibility make me excited for Bsky to become more than Twitter ever was, even in its golden age.
November 27, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Stuff like this and the endless customisability and extensibility make me excited for Bsky to become more than Twitter ever was, even in its golden age.
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Nothing quite like the delusional optimism of hoarding a zillion PDFs before travel, so many PDFs that it would take much longer to read them than the total hours of the trip.
November 24, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Nothing quite like the delusional optimism of hoarding a zillion PDFs before travel, so many PDFs that it would take much longer to read them than the total hours of the trip.
I’m not addicted to coffee — it’s just part of my routine… or is it more so my microbiome’s routine?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Coffee habits help shape gut communities - Nature Microbiology
Routine coffee consumption is associated with a gut microbiome signature characterized by elevated levels of Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. The growth of this bacterium is stimulated by coffee in vit...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I’m not addicted to coffee — it’s just part of my routine… or is it more so my microbiome’s routine?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Bones, scales, and lymphatic vessels in juvenile #Zebrafish for #FluorescenceFriday #WeinsteinLab 🧪🔬
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Bones, scales, and lymphatic vessels in juvenile #Zebrafish for #FluorescenceFriday #WeinsteinLab 🧪🔬