Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
@tedpavlic.bsky.social
ASU Assoc. Prof in SCAI and SOLS.
Decision making and behavior in living and artificial autonomous systems. I ❤️ ants, bees, wasps, robots, and optimal foraging theory.
mastodon: @tedpavlic@mas.to
Twitter/X: @TedPavlic
@TEDx: http://youtu.be/9GWXCRetOjk
Decision making and behavior in living and artificial autonomous systems. I ❤️ ants, bees, wasps, robots, and optimal foraging theory.
mastodon: @tedpavlic@mas.to
Twitter/X: @TedPavlic
@TEDx: http://youtu.be/9GWXCRetOjk
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When I explain to people what is involved with writing a successful grant, they simply don’t believe me.
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
When I explain to people what is involved with writing a successful grant, they simply don’t believe me.
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
I explained it once to a famous person from Pixar, and he looked me square in the eye and said: You mean all the cancer and Alzheimer’s grants work that way? You’ve gotta be &$%#ing kidding me!
J wasn't expecting that response. Appropriately, she was floored.
J: There is a new Barnes & Noble at Biltmore. It has two stories.
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
January 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
J wasn't expecting that response. Appropriately, she was floored.
J: There is a new Barnes & Noble at Biltmore. It has two stories.
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
J: There is a new Barnes & Noble at Biltmore. It has two stories.
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
T: Wow. The market for fiction novels must be in bad shape if B&N is only carrying two stories!
It seems appropriate that Bark's boxes expand to look like bark scorpions 🦂.
December 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It seems appropriate that Bark's boxes expand to look like bark scorpions 🦂.
How many Sidney Sweeney movies will bomb in 2026? 🤔
December 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
How many Sidney Sweeney movies will bomb in 2026? 🤔
Crazy video of a #Disney cast member jumping in front of a stunt boulder that had gone off course and was heading straight into the audience.
#DisneyDanger
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#DisneyDanger
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December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Crazy video of a #Disney cast member jumping in front of a stunt boulder that had gone off course and was heading straight into the audience.
#DisneyDanger
ktla.com/news/nationw...
#DisneyDanger
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The universe gave me a gift I've been wishing for for years – Someone called out, "Whose cup of tea is this?"
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The universe gave me a gift I've been wishing for for years – Someone called out, "Whose cup of tea is this?"
Did I do this right? Merry #Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Did I do this right? Merry #Christmas!
An introvert at Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
An introvert at Christmas
Oh, ChatGPT, you knew exactly what I wanted!
December 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oh, ChatGPT, you knew exactly what I wanted!
Hoping Santa brings you all the B horror movies you've been wishing for!
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hoping Santa brings you all the B horror movies you've been wishing for!
On a more serious note, you do cook elements of no-bake cookies. So, ironically, no-bake cookies are perhaps the best contender for the title of "bakies".
But, sadly, the complementary act of cooking bakies has been lost to history...
December 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
On a more serious note, you do cook elements of no-bake cookies. So, ironically, no-bake cookies are perhaps the best contender for the title of "bakies".
But, sadly, the complementary act of cooking bakies has been lost to history...
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
But, sadly, the complementary act of cooking bakies has been lost to history...
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It’s that time of year again. #dinosaur #palaeontology
December 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s that time of year again. #dinosaur #palaeontology
If you get Artificial Light at night, then does that mean Natty Light is for the day? 🤔💡🍺 🌞
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you get Artificial Light at night, then does that mean Natty Light is for the day? 🤔💡🍺 🌞
It's ironic that Henry VIII had so many wives. Not really what you expect for someone who is a "Power of Two."
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It's ironic that Henry VIII had so many wives. Not really what you expect for someone who is a "Power of Two."
With my dinner, they served a type of bread that I didn't recognize. I hesitated to start eating my meal, but then I decided to roll with it.
December 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
With my dinner, they served a type of bread that I didn't recognize. I hesitated to start eating my meal, but then I decided to roll with it.
When you really need to sit down and you manage to find an empty bench, that's a moment to chair-ish.
December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When you really need to sit down and you manage to find an empty bench, that's a moment to chair-ish.
A short thread about how sloth pooping behavior helps them maintain algae on their fur vital for their nutritional health 🧪
@amsterdammed.bsky.social I might have missed it, but did I just hear on today's Unexpected Elements that you don't know about the amazing mutualistic symbiosis responsible for sloth algae?! It's why they come down trees to poop!
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The Sloth Conservation Foundation on Instagram: "Sloths are solitary creatures... 🤔
Celebrate Slothober by browsing our Slothopedia to learn more about sloths! Support our research and conservation p...
1,301 likes, 22 comments - slothconservation on October 8, 2024: "Sloths are solitary creatures... 🤔
Celebrate Slothober by browsing our Slothopedia to learn more about sloths! Support our research a...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A short thread about how sloth pooping behavior helps them maintain algae on their fur vital for their nutritional health 🧪
@amsterdammed.bsky.social I might have missed it, but did I just hear on today's Unexpected Elements that you don't know about the amazing mutualistic symbiosis responsible for sloth algae?! It's why they come down trees to poop!
www.instagram.com/reel/DA5JbYB...
www.instagram.com/reel/DA5JbYB...
The Sloth Conservation Foundation on Instagram: "Sloths are solitary creatures... 🤔
Celebrate Slothober by browsing our Slothopedia to learn more about sloths! Support our research and conservation p...
1,301 likes, 22 comments - slothconservation on October 8, 2024: "Sloths are solitary creatures... 🤔
Celebrate Slothober by browsing our Slothopedia to learn more about sloths! Support our research a...
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December 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
@amsterdammed.bsky.social I might have missed it, but did I just hear on today's Unexpected Elements that you don't know about the amazing mutualistic symbiosis responsible for sloth algae?! It's why they come down trees to poop!
www.instagram.com/reel/DA5JbYB...
www.instagram.com/reel/DA5JbYB...
Statistics show that myopia is on the rise.
Scientists are baffled.
They didn't see that coming.
Scientists are baffled.
They didn't see that coming.
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Statistics show that myopia is on the rise.
Scientists are baffled.
They didn't see that coming.
Scientists are baffled.
They didn't see that coming.
Perhaps nurturing early rising wunderkind specialists is betting on wrong horse. From primary source: "By contrast, adult world-class performance is associated with limited discipline-specific practice, increased multidisciplinary practice, and gradual early progress"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/w...
The Downside of Being a Child Prodigy? Late Bloomers May Win in the End.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Perhaps nurturing early rising wunderkind specialists is betting on wrong horse. From primary source: "By contrast, adult world-class performance is associated with limited discipline-specific practice, increased multidisciplinary practice, and gradual early progress"
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/w...
Whenever I see "UHD", a nostalgic part of my brain longs for there to be a set of "VHD" options too...
December 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Whenever I see "UHD", a nostalgic part of my brain longs for there to be a set of "VHD" options too...