The Walking Dolbow
@jdolbow.bsky.social
Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation at Duke University, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Father to two daughters, 🏳️🌈ally. Red Sox fan, DOE CSGF alumnus.
Made Kenji’s cheesy hasselback gratin potato gratin, and all was well with the world!
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Made Kenji’s cheesy hasselback gratin potato gratin, and all was well with the world!
At the Delta Rae show in Raleigh
October 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
At the Delta Rae show in Raleigh
maybe slightly better:
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
maybe slightly better:
Grok remains… not terribly smart.
September 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Grok remains… not terribly smart.
Stir fry noodles for dinner tonight
September 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Stir fry noodles for dinner tonight
Chicken shawarma
September 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Chicken shawarma
I stopped reading right here:
August 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I stopped reading right here:
My own home’s trajectory (via Zillow), in Durham NC. Down 4% over last year, but… to me, the story remains the huge disconnect between the rough doubling that occurred during the pandemic and at best minimal increases to local salaries. Things remain very unaffordable for young people.
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My own home’s trajectory (via Zillow), in Durham NC. Down 4% over last year, but… to me, the story remains the huge disconnect between the rough doubling that occurred during the pandemic and at best minimal increases to local salaries. Things remain very unaffordable for young people.
Remarkably, CNN appears to be doing better this morning:
August 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Remarkably, CNN appears to be doing better this morning:
Our rescue, Otto:
August 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Our rescue, Otto:
Had dinner last night with a friend and colleague at Alinea, in Chicago. Phenomenal experience, worth every penny. We had their tasting menu.
July 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Had dinner last night with a friend and colleague at Alinea, in Chicago. Phenomenal experience, worth every penny. We had their tasting menu.
Duke prof here. Here are our demographics, as reported in the fall of 2024:
July 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Duke prof here. Here are our demographics, as reported in the fall of 2024:
hot italian sausage fried rice
June 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
hot italian sausage fried rice
Twitter/X right now:
June 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Twitter/X right now:
Al pastor fried rice
April 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Al pastor fried rice
This page is still up:
March 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This page is still up:
At the NCAA tourney:
March 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
At the NCAA tourney: