Drew Steen
@drewsteen.bsky.social
I do science about the ocean, organic carbon, weird microbes and their enzymes. Associate Prof, Marine and Environmental Biology, USC. He/him.
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
My phase was wearing ostentatiously wearing this shirt to, like, the mall.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
October 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My phase was wearing ostentatiously wearing this shirt to, like, the mall.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
My phase was wearing ostentatiously wearing this shirt to, like, the mall.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My phase was wearing ostentatiously wearing this shirt to, like, the mall.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
There’s apparently Two Types of Guys and I submit that you should only vote for one of them.
Define “Perfect Ending”?
October 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Define “Perfect Ending”?
The old Fig 1, obv:
October 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The old Fig 1, obv:
lol I took a picture of possibly the same raven on likely the same sign
September 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
lol I took a picture of possibly the same raven on likely the same sign
It’s easy to be incensed at Chicago having to halt research activities due, in part, to poor endowment performance.
But it’s important to keep an eye on what is really important: some asset managers got very big performance bonuses in 2021.
But it’s important to keep an eye on what is really important: some asset managers got very big performance bonuses in 2021.
August 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s easy to be incensed at Chicago having to halt research activities due, in part, to poor endowment performance.
But it’s important to keep an eye on what is really important: some asset managers got very big performance bonuses in 2021.
But it’s important to keep an eye on what is really important: some asset managers got very big performance bonuses in 2021.
I have just learned that options for car titles in Tennessee include "new", "used", and "methamphetamine"
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I have just learned that options for car titles in Tennessee include "new", "used", and "methamphetamine"
Here's the email I just sent to Dr. Christina Paxon, President of Brown University, about the agreement Brown just signed with the Trump administration.
I'll send a version to the Brown Alumni Magazine. Happy to take comments/edits and co-signers from other alums.
cc: @hurricanexyz.bsky.social
I'll send a version to the Brown Alumni Magazine. Happy to take comments/edits and co-signers from other alums.
cc: @hurricanexyz.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's the email I just sent to Dr. Christina Paxon, President of Brown University, about the agreement Brown just signed with the Trump administration.
I'll send a version to the Brown Alumni Magazine. Happy to take comments/edits and co-signers from other alums.
cc: @hurricanexyz.bsky.social
I'll send a version to the Brown Alumni Magazine. Happy to take comments/edits and co-signers from other alums.
cc: @hurricanexyz.bsky.social
Our captain was kind enough to bestow the “diplomas”. I nominated myself speaker and gave some brief remarks.
June 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Our captain was kind enough to bestow the “diplomas”. I nominated myself speaker and gave some brief remarks.
In other news, I got to do something special today: hold a shipboard graduation ceremony for the two students who skipped their graduation ceremony to join our research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska
June 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In other news, I got to do something special today: hold a shipboard graduation ceremony for the two students who skipped their graduation ceremony to join our research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska
Good news if you’re looking to bridge the void
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Good news if you’re looking to bridge the void
This is a hell of a lede:
April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is a hell of a lede:
If you're wondering whether there are 52 atoms in the universe, Google has you covered:
March 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you're wondering whether there are 52 atoms in the universe, Google has you covered:
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
My daughter makes an excellent point:
Hard mode: No villains
My daughter makes an excellent point:
March 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
My daughter makes an excellent point:
Hard mode: No villains
My daughter makes an excellent point:
Reading the list of wrongthought NSF grants
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reading the list of wrongthought NSF grants
Reminder of the greatest reddit post of all time
January 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reminder of the greatest reddit post of all time
My kid found a page from a burned book near USC campus… something like 12 miles from the fire it probably came from
January 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My kid found a page from a burned book near USC campus… something like 12 miles from the fire it probably came from