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Ben Koch
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Biologist.
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Finally landed at PHX but now waiting for a gate to open up. Eye breathing…
Me. Still on the plane. So exhausted that I feel like I’m breathing through my eyes.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Can’t wait for this whole tech bro era to be done already.
An effing robot-barista-cafe thing at SFO.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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And as soon as they’ve got everyone on the plane:
Screenshot of a text message sent by the airline that reads: “Flight to San Francisco has a new departure time. Your flight now departs at 5:16pm on November 5. Air Traffic Control is limiting the number of planes allowed to land each hour in San Francisco, affecting several flights. We're monitoring the situation closely to get you to your destination as soon as possible. Rebook your flight: You can change your flight date or connect through a different city, see your rebooking options at https://gofly.united.com Cancel your trip: You may be eligible for a refund to your original form of payment, you can view your refund options at united.com/refund”
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Tell me you’re gonna cancel my flight without telling me you’re gonna cancel my flight.
Image is a screenshot of a text message sent by the airline that reads, “High winds are impacting operations in San Francisco today, reducing the number of arrivals and departures per hour for all airlines. Additionally, this may result in limited gate availability, longer taxi times, and adjustments to our flight crews. Safety is our top priority, and we thank you for your patience.
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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For some uplifting post-holiday reading, check out our paper projecting future impacts of pandrug-resistant bacteria on sepsis deaths

Out today in Communications Medicine rdcu.be/d4QZP

🧪 💉 #AMR #MicroSky #AntimicrobialResistance #Superbugs #PublicHealth #HealthResearch #SciArt

Art: Victor Leshyk
A seemingly endless advancing horde of larger-than-life bacteria besiege a group of medical patients wearing hospital gowns and holding intravenous poles. The patients have been forced to the edge of a cliff labeled “No antibiotics beyond this point”, where they are teetering, trying not to fall. One patient has already fallen from the cliff, and is in mid-air, body partially out of frame, presumably plunging to their death. The 3D-style illustration is a metaphor of the rapid and dramatic increase in sepsis deaths that are projected to occur once currently multidrug-resistant bacteria gain resistance to all known antibiotics, becoming pan-resistant.
December 26, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Amen
November 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Newly planted Doug fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM