Matthew Fainor
@matthewfainor.bsky.social
Tissue engineer by day | writer, knitter, scifi reader, and tea enthusiast by night
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Matthew Fainor
@matthewfainor.bsky.social
· Nov 20
To everyone I just ravenously followed as I transition from the other place, I promise I’ll make a follow back worth your while. Simultaneously trying to be more serious and more silly here. Here’s me in lab and me in my homemade Halloween little brown bat suit as a first taste.
Really interesting science-art collaboration story that speaks to something I think a lot of biodesigners are looking for: deeper connections with other organisms as a way to connect more deeply with other people.
nautil.us/a-living-gow...
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A Living Gown
Iris van Herpen’s new bioluminescent dress made of algae debuts in Paris
nautil.us
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Really interesting science-art collaboration story that speaks to something I think a lot of biodesigners are looking for: deeper connections with other organisms as a way to connect more deeply with other people.
nautil.us/a-living-gow...
nautil.us/a-living-gow...
April 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Philly was recently named the “Best City for Street Art.” And if you’re interested in learning more about this dynamic world, I’d love to invite you to check out my podcast with WHYY called, Art Outside!
April 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Philly was recently named the “Best City for Street Art.” And if you’re interested in learning more about this dynamic world, I’d love to invite you to check out my podcast with WHYY called, Art Outside!
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1/6 New sticker from local scientist and artist, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, spotted in Philly. I texted Sarah to learn more: “Shrimp and Krill are these tiny little animals that you don’t think of as being particularly powerful in the oceans, but in the huge schools they’re incredibly important.”
April 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
1/6 New sticker from local scientist and artist, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, spotted in Philly. I texted Sarah to learn more: “Shrimp and Krill are these tiny little animals that you don’t think of as being particularly powerful in the oceans, but in the huge schools they’re incredibly important.”
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I wish all Americans would watch this, in particular Trump/Musk supporters who might consider this without their pre-existing biases that blind them.
This is framed so well.
This is how I would be convincing people that they are going to end up funding this huge scam where they are the losers.
This is framed so well.
This is how I would be convincing people that they are going to end up funding this huge scam where they are the losers.
Folks, this is a scam.
The GOP is helping Elon Musk and his friends loot the federal government and give themselves billions in federal contracts—and then wants to give them permanent tax breaks on the back end by cutting critical programs.
Let's call it what it is: a scam on the American people.
The GOP is helping Elon Musk and his friends loot the federal government and give themselves billions in federal contracts—and then wants to give them permanent tax breaks on the back end by cutting critical programs.
Let's call it what it is: a scam on the American people.
March 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I wish all Americans would watch this, in particular Trump/Musk supporters who might consider this without their pre-existing biases that blind them.
This is framed so well.
This is how I would be convincing people that they are going to end up funding this huge scam where they are the losers.
This is framed so well.
This is how I would be convincing people that they are going to end up funding this huge scam where they are the losers.
Reposted by Matthew Fainor
Every new announcement about some update to an AI image generator makes me seethe. People with the audacity to say OpenAI is “making art accessible” so gravely misunderstand what art and the purpose of art is in our society.
Not to mention the energy, the water, or the theft.
Not to mention the energy, the water, or the theft.
March 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Every new announcement about some update to an AI image generator makes me seethe. People with the audacity to say OpenAI is “making art accessible” so gravely misunderstand what art and the purpose of art is in our society.
Not to mention the energy, the water, or the theft.
Not to mention the energy, the water, or the theft.
The state of my fridge has reached a new lowest point at the end of this grocery cycle. It’s just a jar of olives, eggs, and about 6 things of pickles/pickle juice. And some really old kimchi 😂
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The state of my fridge has reached a new lowest point at the end of this grocery cycle. It’s just a jar of olives, eggs, and about 6 things of pickles/pickle juice. And some really old kimchi 😂
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I usually stay around my own neighborhood, so when I venture down to south Philly I get the treat of seeing a different set of street art.
This one is by Sean Lugo, whose signature is animal heads on people’s bodies. His stuff is SO good. Love this cat.
This one is by Sean Lugo, whose signature is animal heads on people’s bodies. His stuff is SO good. Love this cat.
March 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I usually stay around my own neighborhood, so when I venture down to south Philly I get the treat of seeing a different set of street art.
This one is by Sean Lugo, whose signature is animal heads on people’s bodies. His stuff is SO good. Love this cat.
This one is by Sean Lugo, whose signature is animal heads on people’s bodies. His stuff is SO good. Love this cat.
BUGS ARE SO COOL!!
“The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet”
grist.org/food-and-agr...
“The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet”
grist.org/food-and-agr...
A secret weapon in agriculture's climate fight: Ants
Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.
grist.org
March 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BUGS ARE SO COOL!!
“The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet”
grist.org/food-and-agr...
“The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet”
grist.org/food-and-agr...
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RFK Jr sparks alarm after backing vitamins to treat measles amid outbreak
RFK Jr sparks alarm after backing vitamins to treat measles amid outbreak
Health experts wary as US health secretary fails to endorse effective vaccines and instead calls them a ‘personal choice’
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has caused alarm among pediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers with an opinion…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I love the South Street Art Mart!
South Street Art Mart started as a pop-up in 2018, but has since become a South Street staple. Owners Nicole Krecicki and Nicole Wiegand talk how their support of local artists gained them the support of their community.
billypenn.com/2024/12/02/s...
billypenn.com/2024/12/02/s...
South Street Art Mart connects local artists to community, and each other
South Street Art Mart owners Nicole Krecicki and Nicole Wiegand never envisioned their shop becoming permanent, but after overwhelming community support, they decided to stick around.
billypenn.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I love the South Street Art Mart!
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I've received several inquiries as to why I don't paint many butterflies. This is why.
There are massive multitudes of more interesting and ecologically vital arthropods out there who are underrepresented in our societal advocacy. I want to help remedy that through art.
#bugsky 🐝🕷️🐡🦋🪲🌱
There are massive multitudes of more interesting and ecologically vital arthropods out there who are underrepresented in our societal advocacy. I want to help remedy that through art.
#bugsky 🐝🕷️🐡🦋🪲🌱
People have visceral fear and hatred towards many arthropods who are generously serving as underappreciated custodians of the natural world.
It is a societal prejudice that only serves to worsen the global insect decline.
Trying to do what I can to stand up for these misunderstood crawlies. 💚
It is a societal prejudice that only serves to worsen the global insect decline.
Trying to do what I can to stand up for these misunderstood crawlies. 💚
March 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I've received several inquiries as to why I don't paint many butterflies. This is why.
There are massive multitudes of more interesting and ecologically vital arthropods out there who are underrepresented in our societal advocacy. I want to help remedy that through art.
#bugsky 🐝🕷️🐡🦋🪲🌱
There are massive multitudes of more interesting and ecologically vital arthropods out there who are underrepresented in our societal advocacy. I want to help remedy that through art.
#bugsky 🐝🕷️🐡🦋🪲🌱
This is one of my favorite kinds of stories in that it surprised me!
These activists are challenging the notion that “mine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value.”
grist.org/justice/biso...
These activists are challenging the notion that “mine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value.”
grist.org/justice/biso...
Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
grist.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is one of my favorite kinds of stories in that it surprised me!
These activists are challenging the notion that “mine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value.”
grist.org/justice/biso...
These activists are challenging the notion that “mine sites are considered ideal locations for prisons or a dumping ground for waste, rather than places of ecological value.”
grist.org/justice/biso...
I am on the bus, minding my business when the man in front of me begins frantically using 3 phones at once. THREE! What unspeakable force drove him to such madness??? And what could he possibly need to be doing like that???
February 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am on the bus, minding my business when the man in front of me begins frantically using 3 phones at once. THREE! What unspeakable force drove him to such madness??? And what could he possibly need to be doing like that???
Science news, get your science news here! I know a lot is happening right now, but people are still doing excellent research in the field of #RegenerativeMedicine, work that supports people of all kinds. Some of our field’s recent highlights ⬇️ 🧠 🦴🫀
fleshyfutures.substack.com/p/the-tissue...
fleshyfutures.substack.com/p/the-tissue...
The Tissue #7: Recommendations from one scientist to another
FDA approves first MSC therapy, woven PCL hip implant moves toward phase I clinical trial, iPSC treatment for Parkinson's disease
fleshyfutures.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Science news, get your science news here! I know a lot is happening right now, but people are still doing excellent research in the field of #RegenerativeMedicine, work that supports people of all kinds. Some of our field’s recent highlights ⬇️ 🧠 🦴🫀
fleshyfutures.substack.com/p/the-tissue...
fleshyfutures.substack.com/p/the-tissue...
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UPDATE: The National Park Service have now removed “queer” and the “Q+” from the web page for stonewall, along with any mentions of transgender people.
February 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
UPDATE: The National Park Service have now removed “queer” and the “Q+” from the web page for stonewall, along with any mentions of transgender people.
Really excited to share the scientific research we do in the Gullbrand Lab at #ORS2025. At a time when the scientific priorities, structure, and funding in the US are being reassessed, it’s very grounding to be surrounded by talented scientists working to solve real problems for real people.
February 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Really excited to share the scientific research we do in the Gullbrand Lab at #ORS2025. At a time when the scientific priorities, structure, and funding in the US are being reassessed, it’s very grounding to be surrounded by talented scientists working to solve real problems for real people.
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a couple of postcards I whipped up last night using one of the books I picked up yesterday.
February 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
a couple of postcards I whipped up last night using one of the books I picked up yesterday.
The Mauck Lab is well represented at #ORS2025. We work on such a wide variety of problems, that hopefully there’s a little bit of something for everyone!
Presenters on Bluesky:
@emsharp.bsky.social
@meghankup.bsky.social
Presenters on Bluesky:
@emsharp.bsky.social
@meghankup.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Mauck Lab is well represented at #ORS2025. We work on such a wide variety of problems, that hopefully there’s a little bit of something for everyone!
Presenters on Bluesky:
@emsharp.bsky.social
@meghankup.bsky.social
Presenters on Bluesky:
@emsharp.bsky.social
@meghankup.bsky.social
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It's extremely disappointing to see BME colleagues being silent about the imminent danger that the new administration poses to the trans community.
Though one can hardly be surprised when the field has been platforming those who hold explicitly transphobic views.
Though one can hardly be surprised when the field has been platforming those who hold explicitly transphobic views.
February 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's extremely disappointing to see BME colleagues being silent about the imminent danger that the new administration poses to the trans community.
Though one can hardly be surprised when the field has been platforming those who hold explicitly transphobic views.
Though one can hardly be surprised when the field has been platforming those who hold explicitly transphobic views.
Reposted by Matthew Fainor
Oh please please i am begging, don't use generative AI for any reason if you can avoid it.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
February 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Oh please please i am begging, don't use generative AI for any reason if you can avoid it.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.