When I was 5, I loved science, which I took to be planets and magnets and chemicals and shit.

Soon I realized science was a collective human activity, and these were just the objects of its attention.

Anyway, whenever I read an OpEd on how science isn't political, I think "Are you 5 years old?"

Finally deactivated my Twitter account, so maybe giving this thing another go?

Follow me for science, nature, cat pics, and scintillating observations like “I bought entire carton of purportedly raw eggs, and every single one was hard boiled.”

Not sure what to do with this platform, but hi, here's an alpine lake that made me happy last weekend.