Liz Batty
@lizbatty.bsky.social
Crisp-loving nerd. Bioinformatician and molecular microbiologist focused on tropical diseases. Live in Bangkok, do a podcast, drink coffee, go to the beach.
Just a day trip to see some water fall over a rock
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just a day trip to see some water fall over a rock
Here's some little fuzzy cat butts I saw in Kenya
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here's some little fuzzy cat butts I saw in Kenya
My favourite caption from the Nation Museum of Malaysia
October 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My favourite caption from the Nation Museum of Malaysia
Not a bad place to finish a bike race.
October 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Not a bad place to finish a bike race.
Step 2, after doing the Thai-Malaysian immigration loop, was a train to Butterworth followed by step 3 the ferry to Penang, where the shiny new ferry passes the empty hulks of the old painted ferries on the way in. And then lunch in Penang.
September 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Step 2, after doing the Thai-Malaysian immigration loop, was a train to Butterworth followed by step 3 the ferry to Penang, where the shiny new ferry passes the empty hulks of the old painted ferries on the way in. And then lunch in Penang.
Have to go to Malaysia this week, so why not go overland? Step one, 16 hours on the sleeper from Bangkok to Padang Besar
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Have to go to Malaysia this week, so why not go overland? Step one, 16 hours on the sleeper from Bangkok to Padang Besar
Did you know the NIH has an extensive collection of vector art? In case you ever need a scientifically accurate image of a guinea pig, a man hiking while pointing upwards, or a very large collection of different ticks bioart.niaid.nih.gov
September 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Did you know the NIH has an extensive collection of vector art? In case you ever need a scientifically accurate image of a guinea pig, a man hiking while pointing upwards, or a very large collection of different ticks bioart.niaid.nih.gov
Picked an excellent time to disappear into the bush for a few days. Brought you back an angry little borb.
September 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Picked an excellent time to disappear into the bush for a few days. Brought you back an angry little borb.
Pigeons! The worst nest builders.
June 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Pigeons! The worst nest builders.
Thanks Nicholas! I redid the analysis with 1338 and it is much more in line with previous years
April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thanks Nicholas! I redid the analysis with 1338 and it is much more in line with previous years
The proportion of voters nominating in each category was a little lower than usual, and the ratio of voters:nominations is high, so they also picked a wider spread of possible options and spread their nominating points more thinly. NB I removed 2023
April 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The proportion of voters nominating in each category was a little lower than usual, and the ratio of voters:nominations is high, so they also picked a wider spread of possible options and spread their nominating points more thinly. NB I removed 2023
I think your interpretations are all correct but I swiped your spreadsheet and plotted it anyway. Yes, nomination ranges in most categories were a bit down from usual.
April 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I think your interpretations are all correct but I swiped your spreadsheet and plotted it anyway. Yes, nomination ranges in most categories were a bit down from usual.
Well nice to see the Trump administration accidentally raising awareness of ASEAN
January 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Well nice to see the Trump administration accidentally raising awareness of ASEAN
Terrible hockey puck of stuffing aside, this is a shockingly good Christmas dinner to be served in flight. Followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows!
December 22, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Terrible hockey puck of stuffing aside, this is a shockingly good Christmas dinner to be served in flight. Followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows!
Society is collapsing, the young are turning their back on pudding yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
December 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Society is collapsing, the young are turning their back on pudding yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
I didn't even ask about sleeves
December 19, 2024 at 3:37 AM
I didn't even ask about sleeves
Searching Google Images for a CC-licensed image of DNA and one of the offerings is this AI nightmare. Bring back the good old days when I just complained about the wrong handedness of DNA diagrams
December 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Searching Google Images for a CC-licensed image of DNA and one of the offerings is this AI nightmare. Bring back the good old days when I just complained about the wrong handedness of DNA diagrams
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
I think the main takeaway message from this is that everyone likes to think superheroes would vote with them. Unless the superhero is Miles Morales
November 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM
I think the main takeaway message from this is that everyone likes to think superheroes would vote with them. Unless the superhero is Miles Morales
Dinner was 12 courses of kaiseki cuisine so I might need a sit down first
October 18, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Dinner was 12 courses of kaiseki cuisine so I might need a sit down first
Me on the third consecutive day of Tokyo Disney
October 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Me on the third consecutive day of Tokyo Disney
Google AI is that guy in your office who cycles to work in shorts in February
October 3, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Google AI is that guy in your office who cycles to work in shorts in February