Luke Child Dabin
@scienceandbears.bsky.social
Scientist, Sceptic, Humanist, Spy. Ass. Res. Prof. of neurogenetics, occasional twitch streamer, Type 2 Bipolar, they/them. Hecking love bears.
Friday evening is the least helpful time to have a hypomanic episode. I COULD HAVE USED THIS ENERGY DURING THE WORKING WEEK.
February 7, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Friday evening is the least helpful time to have a hypomanic episode. I COULD HAVE USED THIS ENERGY DURING THE WORKING WEEK.
I'm on a plan 1 loan. It's bullshit, I will never pay it off & it gets wiped 30 years after I graduated, when I hit my mid-50s.
I remember the Lib Dems allowing the Tory increase from 3k to 9k (the rationale for which wasn't even EXPLAINED) while I was at Uni.
Oli is right to be angry.
I remember the Lib Dems allowing the Tory increase from 3k to 9k (the rationale for which wasn't even EXPLAINED) while I was at Uni.
Oli is right to be angry.
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I'm on a plan 1 loan. It's bullshit, I will never pay it off & it gets wiped 30 years after I graduated, when I hit my mid-50s.
I remember the Lib Dems allowing the Tory increase from 3k to 9k (the rationale for which wasn't even EXPLAINED) while I was at Uni.
Oli is right to be angry.
I remember the Lib Dems allowing the Tory increase from 3k to 9k (the rationale for which wasn't even EXPLAINED) while I was at Uni.
Oli is right to be angry.
A fantastic interview, but the closing monologue is spellbinding. Linked to with timestamp below. 400 years of the human condition is the blink of an eye, and the ugly sentiment behind the 1517 riots are worth condemning today. Ian does it with superhuman eloquence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
A fantastic interview, but the closing monologue is spellbinding. Linked to with timestamp below. 400 years of the human condition is the blink of an eye, and the ugly sentiment behind the 1517 riots are worth condemning today. Ian does it with superhuman eloquence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
The p-Tau217 test and emerging immunotherapies will make a monumental difference to how we manage Alzheimer's Disease if, and ONLY if, people who need them can access them. Thank goodness for the policy advocates at Alz. Assoc.!
A success story for a physician with Alzheimer's which, in spite of the obstacles outlined, is a precursor for our enhanced ability to prevent the disease in the future
gift link
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-ca...
gift link
www.wsj.com/opinion/i-ca...
February 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The p-Tau217 test and emerging immunotherapies will make a monumental difference to how we manage Alzheimer's Disease if, and ONLY if, people who need them can access them. Thank goodness for the policy advocates at Alz. Assoc.!
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I write and draw the daily comic strip Heart of the City! It's a nationally syndicated strip in 100+ newspapers and has a few collections of the early strips. You can read it daily for free on www.gocomics.com/heartofthecity!
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February 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I write and draw the daily comic strip Heart of the City! It's a nationally syndicated strip in 100+ newspapers and has a few collections of the early strips. You can read it daily for free on www.gocomics.com/heartofthecity!
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I'd estimate around 60% of useful answers on stackoverflow are typed in an incredibly hostile tone as a response to a previous, well-meaning but flawed answer.
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I'd estimate around 60% of useful answers on stackoverflow are typed in an incredibly hostile tone as a response to a previous, well-meaning but flawed answer.
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 22,1959
January 22,1959
January 22, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
January 22,1959
January 22,1959
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I met an absolutely lovely academic who asked whether my department back home is affected by ICE -- a question dramatizing how little info is getting out.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I met an absolutely lovely academic who asked whether my department back home is affected by ICE -- a question dramatizing how little info is getting out.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
Was introduced to the department as a new faculty member today! It was a very long road to this promotion and I'm so glad I attended the faculty meeting in person - it now feels REAL. 🙂
Anyway, my microglial subcluster has 12 marker genes, what on earth am I supposed to do with this
Anyway, my microglial subcluster has 12 marker genes, what on earth am I supposed to do with this
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Was introduced to the department as a new faculty member today! It was a very long road to this promotion and I'm so glad I attended the faculty meeting in person - it now feels REAL. 🙂
Anyway, my microglial subcluster has 12 marker genes, what on earth am I supposed to do with this
Anyway, my microglial subcluster has 12 marker genes, what on earth am I supposed to do with this
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gary indiana the world capital of college football
January 20, 2026 at 4:19 AM
gary indiana the world capital of college football
This is sensational
Back when my mentor was the dean of the graduate school of biomedical sciences at Mount Sinai in NY, they made a welcome video for the new PhD students and this will never get old. #Academicsky #PhDchat #PhDlife
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is sensational
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The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
Bit of a weird start to my 36th year.
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Bit of a weird start to my 36th year.
How on earth am I supposed to smuggle this word into a manuscript
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
How on earth am I supposed to smuggle this word into a manuscript
HORSEDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
HORSEDAY
Some say Brits tend to be quite understated. I'm not sure generalized national or cultural stereotypes are terribly accurate or useful.
Anyway, this is not great science communication.
Anyway, this is not great science communication.
Wow this is a seriously serious supplementary figure from @cellpress.bsky.social today. Panels A through UU.
I get that Cell likes to minimize the number of supplementary figures. But is this really what is happening here?
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
I get that Cell likes to minimize the number of supplementary figures. But is this really what is happening here?
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Some say Brits tend to be quite understated. I'm not sure generalized national or cultural stereotypes are terribly accurate or useful.
Anyway, this is not great science communication.
Anyway, this is not great science communication.
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Hello! I'm back to talk about R community. This is a thread about @rainbowr.org, a community for LGBTQ+ folks who code in R 🌈
I know previous RoCurs have talked about rainbowR, but as the co-founder and co-lead of the community, I can't not write this thread!
rainbowr.org
I know previous RoCurs have talked about rainbowR, but as the co-founder and co-lead of the community, I can't not write this thread!
rainbowr.org
rainbowR
rainbowr.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hello! I'm back to talk about R community. This is a thread about @rainbowr.org, a community for LGBTQ+ folks who code in R 🌈
I know previous RoCurs have talked about rainbowR, but as the co-founder and co-lead of the community, I can't not write this thread!
rainbowr.org
I know previous RoCurs have talked about rainbowR, but as the co-founder and co-lead of the community, I can't not write this thread!
rainbowr.org
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Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
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JASPAR 2026 is out 🎉
The new release massively expands the TF motif collections and adds a dedicated DeepLearning collection of motifs learned from deep learning models.
Database: jaspar.elixir.no
Paper (NAR): doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
🧵1/2
The new release massively expands the TF motif collections and adds a dedicated DeepLearning collection of motifs learned from deep learning models.
Database: jaspar.elixir.no
Paper (NAR): doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
🧵1/2
JASPAR: An open-access database of transcription factor binding profiles
JASPAR is the largest open-access database of curated and non-redundant transcription factor (TF) binding profiles from six different taxonomic groups.
jaspar.elixir.no
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
JASPAR 2026 is out 🎉
The new release massively expands the TF motif collections and adds a dedicated DeepLearning collection of motifs learned from deep learning models.
Database: jaspar.elixir.no
Paper (NAR): doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
🧵1/2
The new release massively expands the TF motif collections and adds a dedicated DeepLearning collection of motifs learned from deep learning models.
Database: jaspar.elixir.no
Paper (NAR): doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
🧵1/2
I know many of us review manuscripts as a service, but how much attention do you have to NOT be paying?
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I know many of us review manuscripts as a service, but how much attention do you have to NOT be paying?
Love this concept!
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Love this concept!
I think the maths teacher one is my favourite
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I think the maths teacher one is my favourite
Does anyone else find it a little funny that legendary guitarist Chris Rea wrote both the festive favourite "Driving Home for Christmas" but also the absolute classic that is "The Road To Hell"?
November 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Does anyone else find it a little funny that legendary guitarist Chris Rea wrote both the festive favourite "Driving Home for Christmas" but also the absolute classic that is "The Road To Hell"?