Depsilor Zepp 🦇
@depsilorzepp.bsky.social
Father of a scientist. Living vicariously. One degree of separation from the things I really love and should have pursued: Science, AI, Music, History, Writing. Surrounded by the things I really hate: Politicians, Organized Religion, Grifters.
And… I missed it!
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
And… I missed it!
Would the suggestion of relatedness to a natural flavor be enough to alter the perception in our brains in favor of “yeah, it’s strawberries”?
October 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Would the suggestion of relatedness to a natural flavor be enough to alter the perception in our brains in favor of “yeah, it’s strawberries”?
A world without humans.
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A world without humans.
My son just got turned down for a postdoct position at the Smithsonian. He is in Madrid right now. He has a PhD in behavioral ecology. He has dual citizenship US and Spain. He’s not on Bluesky. Can he reach out to you for advice? Here’s his Wordpress page: alephrocco.com
ALEPHROCCO
A natural history blog by Christian Alessandro Perez-Martinez
alephrocco.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My son just got turned down for a postdoct position at the Smithsonian. He is in Madrid right now. He has a PhD in behavioral ecology. He has dual citizenship US and Spain. He’s not on Bluesky. Can he reach out to you for advice? Here’s his Wordpress page: alephrocco.com
The second sentence might be the best last words I would want to say
September 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The second sentence might be the best last words I would want to say
Charles Sanders Peirce. An audiobook narrator pronounced the last name as “peeearce” instead of as in “purse.”
September 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Charles Sanders Peirce. An audiobook narrator pronounced the last name as “peeearce” instead of as in “purse.”
Ethan Allen and Thomas Young inoculated against smallpox when it was illegal in CT. But T Jefferson traveled to PA to be inoculated. Legally. Allen and Young were arrested.
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ethan Allen and Thomas Young inoculated against smallpox when it was illegal in CT. But T Jefferson traveled to PA to be inoculated. Legally. Allen and Young were arrested.
You know how we add “in bed” to every sentence as a joke? Can YOU add “except for the rich kids” to the end of every sentence?
September 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
You know how we add “in bed” to every sentence as a joke? Can YOU add “except for the rich kids” to the end of every sentence?
I would welcome a food replicator that saves me from having to make my own kefir.
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I would welcome a food replicator that saves me from having to make my own kefir.
Not an eon too soon!
September 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not an eon too soon!
Are those the ones that drum in unison?
September 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are those the ones that drum in unison?
Sarcasm in case some didn’t get it
September 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sarcasm in case some didn’t get it
Currently reading this book! It’s made me more aware of how my brain neural circuitry works, why I sometimes connect unrelated frames, why I mix my metaphors, have faulty analogies, and why I should have started to learn new things earlier. Also reading M Johnson’s “The Meaning of the Body.”
September 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Currently reading this book! It’s made me more aware of how my brain neural circuitry works, why I sometimes connect unrelated frames, why I mix my metaphors, have faulty analogies, and why I should have started to learn new things earlier. Also reading M Johnson’s “The Meaning of the Body.”
Yes, but do you realize how much the old paraphernalia will be worth in the open market?
September 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yes, but do you realize how much the old paraphernalia will be worth in the open market?
I love DakhaBrakha since the first time I heard Vespa
September 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I love DakhaBrakha since the first time I heard Vespa
[obligatory 1984 citation here]
September 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
[obligatory 1984 citation here]
But the employment rate would improve as those vacancies are filled, right? In addition, immigrants are lazy, don’t have jobs, and are on welfare.
I know. There must be at least one neuron in a racist’s brain that puts up its dendrites in desperation, and is summarily exterminated by its host.
I know. There must be at least one neuron in a racist’s brain that puts up its dendrites in desperation, and is summarily exterminated by its host.
September 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
But the employment rate would improve as those vacancies are filled, right? In addition, immigrants are lazy, don’t have jobs, and are on welfare.
I know. There must be at least one neuron in a racist’s brain that puts up its dendrites in desperation, and is summarily exterminated by its host.
I know. There must be at least one neuron in a racist’s brain that puts up its dendrites in desperation, and is summarily exterminated by its host.
I layman terms please. It is possible to predict which way the mice will turn by detecting signals in their brains BEFORE they make the choice?
September 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I layman terms please. It is possible to predict which way the mice will turn by detecting signals in their brains BEFORE they make the choice?
Whose idea, as the article opens with, was it that the mapping in the brain reorganizes itself after losing a limb?
August 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Whose idea, as the article opens with, was it that the mapping in the brain reorganizes itself after losing a limb?
Yes. But I meant that one pollinator would target another pollinator in the act of pollinating to have more nectar available for themselves.
August 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yes. But I meant that one pollinator would target another pollinator in the act of pollinating to have more nectar available for themselves.
Seems that the competition is for flowers to attract all pollinators, but there’s no competition amongst pollinators? Bees don’t kill mosquitoes right?
August 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Seems that the competition is for flowers to attract all pollinators, but there’s no competition amongst pollinators? Bees don’t kill mosquitoes right?
I’m ok with falling. It’s the sudden stop that scares me.
July 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I’m ok with falling. It’s the sudden stop that scares me.
Looking forward to the hidden moral lessons to be learned from Larry’s curly hair and Curly’s lack thereof.
July 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Looking forward to the hidden moral lessons to be learned from Larry’s curly hair and Curly’s lack thereof.