Lee Worden
@leeworden.bsky.social
Applied math researcher, disease transmission dynamics and mathematical biology. Northern California. he/they
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October 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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When George W. Bush restricted national funding for stem cell research, the people of California passed a bond measure to fund stem cell research here. As a result, biotech exploded in the state, creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions…
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
When George W. Bush restricted national funding for stem cell research, the people of California passed a bond measure to fund stem cell research here. As a result, biotech exploded in the state, creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions…
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
I'm a nominative determinism beneficiary now
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Preprint - COVID-19 Reproduction Numbers and Long COVID Prevalences in California State Prisons, 2024, Worden et al.
COVID-19 Reproduction Numbers and Long COVID Prevalences in California State Prisons
Lee Worden; Rae Wannier; Helena Archer; Seth Blumberg; Ada T Kwan;...
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March 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'm a nominative determinism beneficiary now
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Me greeting the developers of a platform on Zoom knowing I'm about to share a spreadsheet full of accessibility issues.
February 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Me greeting the developers of a platform on Zoom knowing I'm about to share a spreadsheet full of accessibility issues.
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Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
JAN TAIT & THE BEAR
YouTube video by Emily Doolittle
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November 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
Hi folks! Please follow and share so we can build the momentum necessary to turn the amazing medieval folktale Jan Tait and the Bear into an animated chamber opera, with music by @emilydooolittle.bsky.social, produced by Greenlight Creative.
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Academic institutions in the US need to seriously consider how they will support and protect their minority faculty during this time. The conditions we face are already hostile for most - targeted attacks and added barriers to advancement will push many to simply walk away.
January 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Academic institutions in the US need to seriously consider how they will support and protect their minority faculty during this time. The conditions we face are already hostile for most - targeted attacks and added barriers to advancement will push many to simply walk away.
Thread about new preprint on dynamics and impacts of COVID-19 outbreaks in California state prisons
#PoliticalEpi #SocialEpi #PublicHealth #EpiSky #IDSky 😷 #RStats
#PoliticalEpi #SocialEpi #PublicHealth #EpiSky #IDSky 😷 #RStats
New paper! 4+ years in the making, now preprinted. Here's a thread about it.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
January 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thread about new preprint on dynamics and impacts of COVID-19 outbreaks in California state prisons
#PoliticalEpi #SocialEpi #PublicHealth #EpiSky #IDSky 😷 #RStats
#PoliticalEpi #SocialEpi #PublicHealth #EpiSky #IDSky 😷 #RStats
New paper! 4+ years in the making, now preprinted. Here's a thread about it.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
January 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
New paper! 4+ years in the making, now preprinted. Here's a thread about it.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
In June 2020 I was asked to help analyze the COVID-19 outbreak just starting in the San Quentin State Prison, to see if the disease was spreading faster in some buildings than others.
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“Absolute idealism must be couched in irony in order to be taken seriously.”
Andrew Anglin, Founder of the Daily Stormer
This is what people like Beauchamp miss, despite the fact they are paid to write about antisemitism online. Trolling is not a sign of lack of belief, just the opposite.
Andrew Anglin, Founder of the Daily Stormer
This is what people like Beauchamp miss, despite the fact they are paid to write about antisemitism online. Trolling is not a sign of lack of belief, just the opposite.
This is my theory of what happened: Elon is an overgrown adolescent who thinks Nazi trolling is just hilarious www.vox.com/politics/396...
January 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Absolute idealism must be couched in irony in order to be taken seriously.”
Andrew Anglin, Founder of the Daily Stormer
This is what people like Beauchamp miss, despite the fact they are paid to write about antisemitism online. Trolling is not a sign of lack of belief, just the opposite.
Andrew Anglin, Founder of the Daily Stormer
This is what people like Beauchamp miss, despite the fact they are paid to write about antisemitism online. Trolling is not a sign of lack of belief, just the opposite.
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THE meme of 2025 for me.
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
THE meme of 2025 for me.
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We have nothing but the highest regard for public health workers, be they in the community, at a university, or in a government role. Many of you can’t speak out. But please know, we support you and we will be fighting for you.
January 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We have nothing but the highest regard for public health workers, be they in the community, at a university, or in a government role. Many of you can’t speak out. But please know, we support you and we will be fighting for you.
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The CDC’s Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) have been frozen but you can still get outbreak alerts from ProMED. We suggest the weekly digests to preserve your mental health.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The CDC’s Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) have been frozen but you can still get outbreak alerts from ProMED. We suggest the weekly digests to preserve your mental health.
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According to this article, they have ordered CDC/NCHS to stop releasing data. Make sure you've downloaded what you need, #EpiSky. Some of the executive orders affect variables in these datasets.
Trump stops health agencies from communication on health & vital statistics
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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
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January 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
According to this article, they have ordered CDC/NCHS to stop releasing data. Make sure you've downloaded what you need, #EpiSky. Some of the executive orders affect variables in these datasets.
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Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Art Historian: the fragment is the norm; it is wholeness that is the illusion, and to pursue it is the condition of melancholy.
Art Historian: the fragment is the norm; it is wholeness that is the illusion, and to pursue it is the condition of melancholy.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Historian: we call that a silence of the archives
Historian: we call that a silence of the archives
December 22, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Art Historian: the fragment is the norm; it is wholeness that is the illusion, and to pursue it is the condition of melancholy.
Art Historian: the fragment is the norm; it is wholeness that is the illusion, and to pursue it is the condition of melancholy.
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I’ve also been working on a covid paper. It’s actually based on cellulose fibers derived from wood and recycled paper, but semantics.
December 16, 2024 at 5:13 AM
I’ve also been working on a covid paper. It’s actually based on cellulose fibers derived from wood and recycled paper, but semantics.
A covid paper I've been working on for a long time is cleared for public release. I'll be posting about it soon!
December 16, 2024 at 4:17 AM
A covid paper I've been working on for a long time is cleared for public release. I'll be posting about it soon!
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Oh my god the Yiddish word for an animal's whiskers is vontselekh (וואָנצעלעך) which literally means LITTLE MUSTACHES
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Oh my god the Yiddish word for an animal's whiskers is vontselekh (וואָנצעלעך) which literally means LITTLE MUSTACHES
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Post: Damn, salt really does make everything better 😂
Reply: Really. What about the death of a loved one
Reply: Really. What about the death of a loved one
November 26, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Post: Damn, salt really does make everything better 😂
Reply: Really. What about the death of a loved one
Reply: Really. What about the death of a loved one