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Rob Pyatt
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Clinical Molecular Geneticist, podcaster, and stand-up scientist. Any comments are my own views. He/Him.
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I did not do anything nearly this exciting today. #scicomm
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Yum! I can smell it from here. " A new hot air oven, delivered to the Tiangong space station by the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft has provided astronauts with the first-ever food cooked in space. The first meal the astronauts ate was barbecued chicken wings, followed by a beef dish."
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Cute old post; good to hear from See Arr Oh again!
I used to have lucky fuchsia NMR caps... ok I may not have 100% believed in their power but I still used them when I really needed the compound to be correct/pure 😂
Even scientists can have superstitions: a lucky shirt, a supernatural paper towel, an elaborate ritual to keep the NMR running smoothly. In this episode of Stereo Chemistry, we’re sharing superstitions from our listeners to celebrate #Halloween. cen.acs.org/people/Chemi... #chemsky 🧪
Chemists share their lab superstitions
They’re not exactly scientific, but they are entertaining
cen.acs.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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What a week is had been. #scicomm
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Some seriously needed good news. "UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations." #scicomm news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News
UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.
news.ubc.ca
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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How about some feel good nature photos?
Dive Into the Most Breathtaking Ocean Photos of the Year
The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen before.
gizmodo.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Vonnegut fans will recognize a bit of Ice-9 here. gizmodo.com/how-scientis...
How Scientists Turned Water Into Ice at Room Temperature
“Ice XXI” is an entirely new phase of ice with a crystal structure that’s more complex than the ice found on Titan or Ganymede.
gizmodo.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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We're collecting resources for furloughed CDC workers (and other feds!) on our new Shutdown Survival Guide page. Check it out (and let us know if we've missed something!) www.cdcresourceportal.org/resources/sh...
October 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Diversity is good, and unavoidable

#Diversity #america
October 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Polls are open for Fat Bear Week! explore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
explore.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The Doctor has spoken! #DoctorWho
September 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
21 different professiona organizations who focus on work with infectious diseases and immunology. #scicomm www.idsociety.org/news--public...
Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation
www.idsociety.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Check out our latest episode.
August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Next Week! It’s the Indy Fringe Festival’s only Comedy-Science-Improv show “Grad School Sucks!”

Audience rated 4.5 out of 5: “Brilliant idea!”, “The improv folks were really good”, “This was awesome! Great fun! Great performers.”
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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It may sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but how would you solve a crime in outer space? www.sciencefocus.com/space/heres-...
Here's how astronauts will soon solve murders in space | BBC Science Focus Magazine
When it eventually happens, a murder in space will be unlike any that has taken place on Earth. So how do you investigate an astronaut's killing when your crime scene lacks gravity?
www.sciencefocus.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Here’s what people are saying about “Grad School Sucks!”, the new comedy-science-improv show at the Indy Fringe Festival. Rated 4.5/5 We’re scientist-comedians and we know that’s damn good data!
“Brilliant idea!” “The improve folks were really good”
“This was awesome! Great fun! Great performers.”
July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"A group of 287 scientists and current and former NASA employees has issued a declaration lambasting budget cuts, grant cancellations and a “culture of organizational silence” that they say could pose a risk to astronauts’ safety." You can add your name to the statement in support below. #scicomm
Support the NASA Voyager Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Your solidarity with the NASA heroes helps their fight to preserve NASA's vital missions.
www.standupforscience.net
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Most Sundays for the last 20 years at this time I'd be watching CBS Sunday Morning. But never again now that we know the CBS corporation is anti-American. @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Out now from Pencil Tip Publishing, "What the Fans Think: Space 1999." I was thrilled to write 4 chapters on this show I loved as a kid in the 70s. If you are so inclined, check it out now.

www.penciltippublishing.com/articles/out...
July 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Enjoy some science with RiffTrax #scicomm www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPSj...
RiffTrax: Why Study Science (FREE Short)
YouTube video by RiffTrax
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM