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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Hey, @drdorotask.bsky.social is here on Bsky!
Such cool work.
We think that retinas degenerate with time and that if all of us live long enough, we’ll get AMD or other neurodegenerative diseases.
But Greenland sharks manage to live for hundreds of years and repair their eyes.
How?
Such cool work.
We think that retinas degenerate with time and that if all of us live long enough, we’ll get AMD or other neurodegenerative diseases.
But Greenland sharks manage to live for hundreds of years and repair their eyes.
How?
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Hey, @drdorotask.bsky.social is here on Bsky!
Such cool work.
We think that retinas degenerate with time and that if all of us live long enough, we’ll get AMD or other neurodegenerative diseases.
But Greenland sharks manage to live for hundreds of years and repair their eyes.
How?
Such cool work.
We think that retinas degenerate with time and that if all of us live long enough, we’ll get AMD or other neurodegenerative diseases.
But Greenland sharks manage to live for hundreds of years and repair their eyes.
How?
January 7, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Anyone else on macOS #Tahoe (26.2) notice today that your Logitech mouse/hardware stopped working as expected? #Logitech pushed out a broken #LogiOptionsPlus update. To fix, reinstall version 1.44.415778 (link below from LogiTech) and TURN OFF AUTO UPDATES. 1/2
download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/...
download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/...
January 7, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Anyone else on macOS #Tahoe (26.2) notice today that your Logitech mouse/hardware stopped working as expected? #Logitech pushed out a broken #LogiOptionsPlus update. To fix, reinstall version 1.44.415778 (link below from LogiTech) and TURN OFF AUTO UPDATES. 1/2
download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/...
download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/...
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We all still need good news. This is the story of Cronutt the sea lion. He had his epilepsy cured as a consequence of basic science that was funded initially by @NIH to my colleague Scott Baraban. Amazing work and so good to see Cronutt doing so well. #epilepsy
youtu.be/hZpFH5J5lbo?...
youtu.be/hZpFH5J5lbo?...
Meet Cronutt the Sea Lion—and the Scientists Who Helped Stop His Seizures
YouTube video by UCSF Neurosurgery
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We all still need good news. This is the story of Cronutt the sea lion. He had his epilepsy cured as a consequence of basic science that was funded initially by @NIH to my colleague Scott Baraban. Amazing work and so good to see Cronutt doing so well. #epilepsy
youtu.be/hZpFH5J5lbo?...
youtu.be/hZpFH5J5lbo?...
Free high-speed WiFi reaches American Airlines too. It's becoming harder and harder to count on digital dead zones for some forced time away from The Algorithm.
American Airlines begins free inflight Wi-Fi launch this week - The Points Guy
share.google/sgIPyb3vPOO4...
American Airlines begins free inflight Wi-Fi launch this week - The Points Guy
share.google/sgIPyb3vPOO4...
American Airlines begins free inflight Wi-Fi launch this week - The Points Guy
American Airlines is shifting to free Wi-Fi for members of its AAdvantage loyalty program, following similar moves by competitors in the airline industry.
share.google
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Free high-speed WiFi reaches American Airlines too. It's becoming harder and harder to count on digital dead zones for some forced time away from The Algorithm.
American Airlines begins free inflight Wi-Fi launch this week - The Points Guy
share.google/sgIPyb3vPOO4...
American Airlines begins free inflight Wi-Fi launch this week - The Points Guy
share.google/sgIPyb3vPOO4...
"Excuse me. It's January 3. When, exactly, will the fireworks stop?"
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
"Excuse me. It's January 3. When, exactly, will the fireworks stop?"
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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
ktla.com/news/nationw...
ktla.com
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
ktla.com/news/nationw...
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."