Kevin Bonham
@kevinbonham.com
Assistant Professor at Tufts Medicine studying microbes, brains, and the immune system 🚽🦠🧠
Fermenter, gardener, Zen Buddhist. Ask me about #julialang!
🎙️: https://audiommunity.org
🌎: https://blog.bonham.ch
💻: https://GitHub.com/kescobo
Fermenter, gardener, Zen Buddhist. Ask me about #julialang!
🎙️: https://audiommunity.org
🌎: https://blog.bonham.ch
💻: https://GitHub.com/kescobo
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Not arguing with anything in this post and also now I feel compelled to write a novel entitled "The Nipples of Grimdark"
It’s a white guy who has never read anything in the genre absolutely outraged nobody comes up to the booth he set up in the corner of the book fair to sell his self published fantasy book “the nipples of grimdark” for 30 dollars per signed copy
December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Not arguing with anything in this post and also now I feel compelled to write a novel entitled "The Nipples of Grimdark"
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and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
Size of Life
From an amoeba to a blue whale
neal.fun
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
@woodrufflab.bsky.social says, if you want science to work, you can't have political hacks telling the scientists what to do. Perhaps that should be obvious, but these days, maybe not 🧪
youtube.com/shorts/ltq3Y...
youtube.com/shorts/ltq3Y...
To make it work, you can't tell scientists what to do
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December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@woodrufflab.bsky.social says, if you want science to work, you can't have political hacks telling the scientists what to do. Perhaps that should be obvious, but these days, maybe not 🧪
youtube.com/shorts/ltq3Y...
youtube.com/shorts/ltq3Y...
Most of what the government invests in scientific research pays off - if not in nature papers, then in workforce training and education. Considering how small a percentage of the budget it is, it's a pretty remarkable return 🧪
youtube.com/shorts/q8nOE...
youtube.com/shorts/q8nOE...
Funding science is a good investment
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December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Most of what the government invests in scientific research pays off - if not in nature papers, then in workforce training and education. Considering how small a percentage of the budget it is, it's a pretty remarkable return 🧪
youtube.com/shorts/q8nOE...
youtube.com/shorts/q8nOE...
Creating a starter pack for science podcasts 🧪🎤 - I'm sure there are a lot that I missed! Share your recommendations!
go.bsky.app/GmXrMYz
go.bsky.app/GmXrMYz
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Creating a starter pack for science podcasts 🧪🎤 - I'm sure there are a lot that I missed! Share your recommendations!
go.bsky.app/GmXrMYz
go.bsky.app/GmXrMYz
We mostly try to be positive about papers, but this one was tough. I even went and wrote a bunch of code to prove my points... sorry for the snark! 🧪
In this episode, Matt and Kevin stick with the brain, this time looking at the immunological implications of a variant of a gene called APOE that has been linked to Alzheimer's.
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It's a long one, and we get snarky in this one folks! Buckle up! 🧪🎤
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It's a long one, and we get snarky in this one folks! Buckle up! 🧪🎤
Episode 50 - Kevin has learned a tautology
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December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We mostly try to be positive about papers, but this one was tough. I even went and wrote a bunch of code to prove my points... sorry for the snark! 🧪
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
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@typst.app really is as good as the hype.
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@typst.app really is as good as the hype.
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🧪What an impressive track record!
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🧪What an impressive track record!
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
The introduction of vaccines to children caused a ~99% decrease in cases of whooping cough, measles, mumps, diphtheria, rubella & polio.
Via unbiasedscipod on IG
Sack the Quack
Impeach RFK Jr.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Can confirm. Also studies headbutting animals for reasons that are even more compelling than you might first imagine 🧪
youtu.be/y32pOGgK6u0?...
youtu.be/y32pOGgK6u0?...
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Can confirm. Also studies headbutting animals for reasons that are even more compelling than you might first imagine 🧪
youtu.be/y32pOGgK6u0?...
youtu.be/y32pOGgK6u0?...
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I made a small wrapper library for reading slow5/blow5 files in #julialang based on the C slow5lib. If anyone working with #Nanopore sequencing is interested, you can find it here: https://codeberg.org/mzdravkov/Slow5.jl
Slow5.jl
A Julia wrapper for slow5lib
codeberg.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I made a small wrapper library for reading slow5/blow5 files in #julialang based on the C slow5lib. If anyone working with #Nanopore sequencing is interested, you can find it here: https://codeberg.org/mzdravkov/Slow5.jl
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5. Most VAERS reports are incomplete or rejected after investigation
When serious events are reported, investigators request medical records, death certificates, etc
Most ultimately found to be unrelated to vaccination. But raw database does not reflect these outcomes.
[6/9]
When serious events are reported, investigators request medical records, death certificates, etc
Most ultimately found to be unrelated to vaccination. But raw database does not reflect these outcomes.
[6/9]
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
5. Most VAERS reports are incomplete or rejected after investigation
When serious events are reported, investigators request medical records, death certificates, etc
Most ultimately found to be unrelated to vaccination. But raw database does not reflect these outcomes.
[6/9]
When serious events are reported, investigators request medical records, death certificates, etc
Most ultimately found to be unrelated to vaccination. But raw database does not reflect these outcomes.
[6/9]
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Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
Thread [1/9]
Thread [1/9]
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
Thread [1/9]
Thread [1/9]
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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When I first met @symbionticism.bsky.social , he ate scorching hot wings in Nashville. We need to get Seth onto “Hot Ones.” He could talk microbiome science with Sean Evans, and why the audience should care. And discuss the effect of spicy food on the microbiome! @firstwefeast.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
When I first met @symbionticism.bsky.social , he ate scorching hot wings in Nashville. We need to get Seth onto “Hot Ones.” He could talk microbiome science with Sean Evans, and why the audience should care. And discuss the effect of spicy food on the microbiome! @firstwefeast.bsky.social
This construction happening right outside of my office for the past few weeks regularly shaking my entire building feels like a metaphor for something, I just don't know what.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This construction happening right outside of my office for the past few weeks regularly shaking my entire building feels like a metaphor for something, I just don't know what.
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I am mad and ugly crying for those poor babies. It’s a terrible way for an infant to suffer. It is 100% preventable. I want to harm the people who caused this.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am mad and ugly crying for those poor babies. It’s a terrible way for an infant to suffer. It is 100% preventable. I want to harm the people who caused this.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social has been killing it.
Student Journalists (Again) Showing Us How dept:
—@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social plays latest 'Harvard about to cave' story the way it should. Ie, as another MAGA claim. (Left image)
—Gives "well, actually...." context missing from most MSM reports. (Right)
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
—@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social plays latest 'Harvard about to cave' story the way it should. Ie, as another MAGA claim. (Left image)
—Gives "well, actually...." context missing from most MSM reports. (Right)
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social has been killing it.
I already have too much travel planned for 2026, but wish I could go to this 🧪
Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I already have too much travel planned for 2026, but wish I could go to this 🧪
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I had a wonderful time with Kevin and Matt on Audiomunnity talking about my recent brain injury review - we mostly laughed our butts off but managed to talk some immunity as well.
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! 🧪 🎙️
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! 🧪 🎙️
This title isn't about the HHS secretary!
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
Episode 49 - Scratch that itchy worm in your head
YouTube video by Audiommunity
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I had a wonderful time with Kevin and Matt on Audiomunnity talking about my recent brain injury review - we mostly laughed our butts off but managed to talk some immunity as well.
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! 🧪 🎙️
Check it out wherever you get your podcasts! 🧪 🎙️
This was a super fun conversation - quite different from our typical fare on @audiommunity.org!
Among other things, I learned that whales have an anatomical feature called "the junk", that woodpeckers and hummingbirds' tongues *don't* wrap around their skulls, and science snark exists everywhere!🧪
Among other things, I learned that whales have an anatomical feature called "the junk", that woodpeckers and hummingbirds' tongues *don't* wrap around their skulls, and science snark exists everywhere!🧪
This title isn't about the HHS secretary!
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
Episode 49 - Scratch that itchy worm in your head
YouTube video by Audiommunity
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This was a super fun conversation - quite different from our typical fare on @audiommunity.org!
Among other things, I learned that whales have an anatomical feature called "the junk", that woodpeckers and hummingbirds' tongues *don't* wrap around their skulls, and science snark exists everywhere!🧪
Among other things, I learned that whales have an anatomical feature called "the junk", that woodpeckers and hummingbirds' tongues *don't* wrap around their skulls, and science snark exists everywhere!🧪
Reposted by Kevin Bonham
This title isn't about the HHS secretary!
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
Episode 49 - Scratch that itchy worm in your head
YouTube video by Audiommunity
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This title isn't about the HHS secretary!
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...
This was an amazing conversation about Headbutting (it's related to #immunology, we swear) with @nicoleackermans.com 🧪, who just published a review describing the last 10,000 years of human thought on animals bashing skulls
audiommunity.org/episodes/epi...