Luke Johnson
@lukejohns.online
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Mechanobiology, Northeastern […]
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Mechanobiology, Northeastern […]
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Last week we launched "IfM Skills Workshops", an occasional series focusing on methods and research skills. Sri Sai Priya Avuthu and Louison Thorens got us off to a great start in the inaugural workshop - hopefully the first of many - all about techniques for quantification of fluorescence images!
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Last week we launched "IfM Skills Workshops", an occasional series focusing on methods and research skills. Sri Sai Priya Avuthu and Louison Thorens got us off to a great start in the inaugural workshop - hopefully the first of many - all about techniques for quantification of fluorescence images!
Reposted by Luke Johnson
Hi there @brenttoderian.bsky.social !
Did you also foster bridging to Mastodon e.g. suggesting to people on your very fine list that they follow @ap.brid.gy ?
Did you also foster bridging to Mastodon e.g. suggesting to people on your very fine list that they follow @ap.brid.gy ?
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hi there @brenttoderian.bsky.social !
Did you also foster bridging to Mastodon e.g. suggesting to people on your very fine list that they follow @ap.brid.gy ?
Did you also foster bridging to Mastodon e.g. suggesting to people on your very fine list that they follow @ap.brid.gy ?
Latest Frankie update: she's not normally allowed in the kitchen (keeps licking the bread) but yesterday she found a loophole. Look at that smug face.
#catsofmastodon
#catsofmastodon
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Latest Frankie update: she's not normally allowed in the kitchen (keeps licking the bread) but yesterday she found a loophole. Look at that smug face.
#catsofmastodon
#catsofmastodon
Reposted by Luke Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXCb2n_29Y
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXCb2n_29Y
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXCb2n_29Y
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXCb2n_29Y
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
It's not too long since these classic trains ferried me to and from Paddington, so it is downright surreal to see their "adaptive reuse" on the Lagos Red Line in Nigeria.
#rail #transit #train
Reposted by Luke Johnson
Yesterday we were treated to a fantastic talk from Prof. Larry Bonassar (Cornell), courtesy of the #Northeastern Bioengineering seminar series. It was very interesting to see how our understanding of the structure and function of articular cartilage has evolved over recent years!
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Yesterday we were treated to a fantastic talk from Prof. Larry Bonassar (Cornell), courtesy of the #Northeastern Bioengineering seminar series. It was very interesting to see how our understanding of the structure and function of articular cartilage has evolved over recent years!
Just worked out how to properly tap in to the research computing cluster here at #northeasternuniversity , and this is honestly what it feels like
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just worked out how to properly tap in to the research computing cluster here at #northeasternuniversity , and this is honestly what it feels like
October 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Reposted by Luke Johnson
One of the all time great Map Men episodes. Also, you can see why the Dutch are so good at bike infrastructure. If you've literally made land itself, presumably anything feels possible.
youtu.be/eq-kgUpd-5E?...
youtu.be/eq-kgUpd-5E?...
This country is 17% fake
YouTube video by Jay and Mark
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One of the all time great Map Men episodes. Also, you can see why the Dutch are so good at bike infrastructure. If you've literally made land itself, presumably anything feels possible.
youtu.be/eq-kgUpd-5E?...
youtu.be/eq-kgUpd-5E?...
We've just set up a Bluesky for @nu-mechanobiology.bsky.social - give it a follow if you're in the #mechanobiology space!
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We've just set up a Bluesky for @nu-mechanobiology.bsky.social - give it a follow if you're in the #mechanobiology space!
RE: https://fedi.lukejohns.online/@luke/115316769880712424
Oh my goodness it actually worked! #quoots for everybody!
Oh my goodness it actually worked! #quoots for everybody!
Anyway, I'll have a go at migrating to a fresh install on my old work laptop, as I'm running out of storage anyway!
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
RE: https://fedi.lukejohns.online/@luke/115316769880712424
Oh my goodness it actually worked! #quoots for everybody!
Oh my goodness it actually worked! #quoots for everybody!
So I tried to update to mastodon 4.5 last weekend but the rPi isn't very happy with it! Right now the web isn't working but the API is fine so I can still post this from fedilab. Like this […]
Original post on fedi.lukejohns.online
fedi.lukejohns.online
October 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So I tried to update to mastodon 4.5 last weekend but the rPi isn't very happy with it! Right now the web isn't working but the API is fine so I can still post this from fedilab. Like this […]
Reposted by Luke Johnson
Some new bots to promote!
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
September 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Some new bots to promote!
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
Some new bots to promote!
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
September 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Some new bots to promote!
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
There's a lot of good memeposting on Lemmy that should be easier to see on here, and these accounts will boost a good chunk of it:
@lemmy_memes_booster
@history_memes_booster
@tech_memes_booster
@fandom_memes_booster
Give them a follow! #fedi
I only realised yesterday that my lemmy-post-boosting-bots stopped working... in JUNE!
Ah well, they're back up and running now on here: https://bots.lukejohns.online/
(It was because of changes in v4.4.0 ending support for username/password API logins - fair enough)
#fedi #lemmy
Ah well, they're back up and running now on here: https://bots.lukejohns.online/
(It was because of changes in v4.4.0 ending support for username/password API logins - fair enough)
#fedi #lemmy
Luke's bots
This is a place for Luke Johnson to keep his bots.
bots.lukejohns.online
September 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I only realised yesterday that my lemmy-post-boosting-bots stopped working... in JUNE!
Ah well, they're back up and running now on here: https://bots.lukejohns.online/
(It was because of changes in v4.4.0 ending support for username/password API logins - fair enough)
#fedi #lemmy
Ah well, they're back up and running now on here: https://bots.lukejohns.online/
(It was because of changes in v4.4.0 ending support for username/password API logins - fair enough)
#fedi #lemmy
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More recent Luke news: I made some music and you can listen to it!
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
September 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
More recent Luke news: I made some music and you can listen to it!
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
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TIL that the Canadian Auto Dealers Association has been lobbying to allow cars certified in Japan, Korea, and Europe (like we do for US-certifications). Rare auto dealer W www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
September 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
TIL that the Canadian Auto Dealers Association has been lobbying to allow cars certified in Japan, Korea, and Europe (like we do for US-certifications). Rare auto dealer W www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/cultur...
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It's the 9th of #ssSnaketember and it's a day for looking at #InvasiveAlienSpecies
Burmese Pythons are native to India & southeast Asia. In these areas the #snakes have a #conservation status of 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List.
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#Herpetology #SciComm #snake
Burmese Pythons are native to India & southeast Asia. In these areas the #snakes have a #conservation status of 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List.
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#Herpetology #SciComm #snake
September 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It's the 9th of #ssSnaketember and it's a day for looking at #InvasiveAlienSpecies
Burmese Pythons are native to India & southeast Asia. In these areas the #snakes have a #conservation status of 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List.
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#Herpetology #SciComm #snake
Burmese Pythons are native to India & southeast Asia. In these areas the #snakes have a #conservation status of 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List.
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#Herpetology #SciComm #snake
More recent Luke news: I made some music and you can listen to it!
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
September 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
More recent Luke news: I made some music and you can listen to it!
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/bits_peaces/
Reposted by Luke Johnson
“Hearing” is #ssSnaketember the 8th’s theme!
Whilst #snakes do not have external "sticky out" ears, they can still hear. It is a myth that snakes are deaf, however they do have some quirks in relation to their methods of hearing.
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#Herpetology #SciComm #Snake
Whilst #snakes do not have external "sticky out" ears, they can still hear. It is a myth that snakes are deaf, however they do have some quirks in relation to their methods of hearing.
[1/6]
#Herpetology #SciComm #Snake
September 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Hearing” is #ssSnaketember the 8th’s theme!
Whilst #snakes do not have external "sticky out" ears, they can still hear. It is a myth that snakes are deaf, however they do have some quirks in relation to their methods of hearing.
[1/6]
#Herpetology #SciComm #Snake
Whilst #snakes do not have external "sticky out" ears, they can still hear. It is a myth that snakes are deaf, however they do have some quirks in relation to their methods of hearing.
[1/6]
#Herpetology #SciComm #Snake
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The 7th #ssSnaketember is a day for Growling!
Even though many humans have never encountered a "real" #snake, thanks to film and TV, you will have probably heard a snake hiss.
But did you know that some #snakes can growl too?
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#Herpetology #SciComm
Even though many humans have never encountered a "real" #snake, thanks to film and TV, you will have probably heard a snake hiss.
But did you know that some #snakes can growl too?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
September 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The 7th #ssSnaketember is a day for Growling!
Even though many humans have never encountered a "real" #snake, thanks to film and TV, you will have probably heard a snake hiss.
But did you know that some #snakes can growl too?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
Even though many humans have never encountered a "real" #snake, thanks to film and TV, you will have probably heard a snake hiss.
But did you know that some #snakes can growl too?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
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#ssSnaketember the 6th is the day for Flying!
This #snake believes it can fly, believes it can touch the sky. Thinks about it every night & day, just to spread its wings and … oh wait ..,
This isn't flying, this is falling with style.
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
This #snake believes it can fly, believes it can touch the sky. Thinks about it every night & day, just to spread its wings and … oh wait ..,
This isn't flying, this is falling with style.
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
September 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#ssSnaketember the 6th is the day for Flying!
This #snake believes it can fly, believes it can touch the sky. Thinks about it every night & day, just to spread its wings and … oh wait ..,
This isn't flying, this is falling with style.
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
This #snake believes it can fly, believes it can touch the sky. Thinks about it every night & day, just to spread its wings and … oh wait ..,
This isn't flying, this is falling with style.
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
Finally got around to updating my website after the move to Boston. To celebrate, here's a blog post about driving a silly little car across Canada:
https://lukejohns.online/blog/a_big_move/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/a_big_move/
There and Back Again... and There Again
First off, I’d like to offer a humble apology to all of my avid readers (who?) for my prolonged absence. In my defence, a Big Life Event™ got in the way. I’ll start this update by describing the BLE and then get sidetracked by a completely unecessary story of sentimentality, daring and hubris. Enjoy! Big Life Event So what’s new? In a breathtaking display of comic timing and self-preservation, I and my fiancée both moved to the USA to start postdoctoral academic jobs… in June 2025. More specifically, I’m now a postdoctoral research fellow at the new(ish) Institute for Mechanobiology at Northeastern University in Boston, where I can keep messing around with hips for a couple of joints. Maybe I could even peek at other joints too!
lukejohns.online
September 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Finally got around to updating my website after the move to Boston. To celebrate, here's a blog post about driving a silly little car across Canada:
https://lukejohns.online/blog/a_big_move/
https://lukejohns.online/blog/a_big_move/
Reposted by Luke Johnson
The 5th of #ssSnaketember is for Egg Eaters!
Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time? Probably the best chat up line to use on a Dasypeltis #snake.
This group of snakes are also known as the Egg Eating Snakes.
But how does a snake eat something so round?
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#Herpetology #SciComm
Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time? Probably the best chat up line to use on a Dasypeltis #snake.
This group of snakes are also known as the Egg Eating Snakes.
But how does a snake eat something so round?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The 5th of #ssSnaketember is for Egg Eaters!
Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time? Probably the best chat up line to use on a Dasypeltis #snake.
This group of snakes are also known as the Egg Eating Snakes.
But how does a snake eat something so round?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm
Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time? Probably the best chat up line to use on a Dasypeltis #snake.
This group of snakes are also known as the Egg Eating Snakes.
But how does a snake eat something so round?
[1/7]
#Herpetology #SciComm