Matt Rich
@mattrich.bsky.social
Geneticist in Erik Jorgensen's lab @UUtah. Trying to turn worms into yeast. Also neuron maturation and giant ankyrin. PhD with Stan Fields @uwgenome. Princeton ‘09. (he/him)
kickin it old school up in here
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
kickin it old school up in here
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
This might be enough to get me to move to libreoffice
January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This might be enough to get me to move to libreoffice
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This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
maybe your tubes are too clogged? It’s not a big truck, you know.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
maybe your tubes are too clogged? It’s not a big truck, you know.
fire ryan day amirite
January 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM
fire ryan day amirite
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This is the technology our schools are encouraging our children to use.
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is the technology our schools are encouraging our children to use.
Have a good life and a good salad
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Have a good life and a good salad
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Literal words to live by: “Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, but don't let okay be the nemesis of terrific either.”
This week’s That’s Marvelous contains an end-of-year pep talk speed round! Plus some self-indulgent reflection! Read it all or even just some: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/164-new-year...
December 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Literal words to live by: “Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, but don't let okay be the nemesis of terrific either.”
AND WE PLAY FOR THE 1 SEED NEXT WEEK? I’m going to throw up.
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
AND WE PLAY FOR THE 1 SEED NEXT WEEK? I’m going to throw up.
god i hate the niners hmph
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
god i hate the niners hmph
also wtf were they doing with that hook and ladder? There were three niners between swift and the endzone! You go out of bounds and you get at least two shots at the endzone.
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
also wtf were they doing with that hook and ladder? There were three niners between swift and the endzone! You go out of bounds and you get at least two shots at the endzone.
referee waddling over on what must be 6” legs to place the ball before that last play this shit is so rigged
December 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
referee waddling over on what must be 6” legs to place the ball before that last play this shit is so rigged
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New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
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I connected a WiFi enabled solenoid valve to a hose and set up a script on my phone so when the camera detected a squirrel it got blasted with the hose briefly. It was very effective.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I connected a WiFi enabled solenoid valve to a hose and set up a script on my phone so when the camera detected a squirrel it got blasted with the hose briefly. It was very effective.
1/1 on the trip cash out out let’s go home
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
1/1 on the trip cash out out let’s go home
Lattice simmmmmmmmmmm
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Lattice simmmmmmmmmmm
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Absolutely staggering to consider the deadweight loss that AI has caused educators in terms of burdening them by making cheating easier, and how little our society's elites care
Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT.
To AI-proof exams, professors turn to the oldest technique of all
A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Absolutely staggering to consider the deadweight loss that AI has caused educators in terms of burdening them by making cheating easier, and how little our society's elites care
“Say gas prices are down if you want to win a hat!”
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Say gas prices are down if you want to win a hat!”
Hooding more like hooting
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hooding more like hooting
Receiving or defending?
Receiving: hootin’ and hollerin’
Defending: decorous
Receiving: hootin’ and hollerin’
Defending: decorous
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Receiving or defending?
Receiving: hootin’ and hollerin’
Defending: decorous
Receiving: hootin’ and hollerin’
Defending: decorous
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
PAR-26-121: Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
files.simpler.grants.gov
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...