Cam Simpson
@mitochondriamuppet.bsky.social
Whadjuk Noongar country. Freelance medical research writer. Once immunologist, vaccine developer, research integrity. Just a namby-pamby fact-checker.
Also! Girl dad. Cavaliers basketball. Endurance sports. Now blocking: ppl who quote Chat GTP at me.
Also! Girl dad. Cavaliers basketball. Endurance sports. Now blocking: ppl who quote Chat GTP at me.
I was going to write something personal about being an immunologist who has worked on vaccine development, how hard it is to do properly & how angry this makes me.
But all I want to say is:
But all I want to say is:
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I was going to write something personal about being an immunologist who has worked on vaccine development, how hard it is to do properly & how angry this makes me.
But all I want to say is:
But all I want to say is:
For my good US friends who still sometimes wonder what impact their country has on the rest of us: (screenshot from our Australian national broadcaster today)
September 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For my good US friends who still sometimes wonder what impact their country has on the rest of us: (screenshot from our Australian national broadcaster today)
Sports photography doesn't get much better, but context helps here. Knowing what has just happened makes this frame.
#geordiebeamish
#geordiebeamish
September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sports photography doesn't get much better, but context helps here. Knowing what has just happened makes this frame.
#geordiebeamish
#geordiebeamish
I'd go a step further.
August 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'd go a step further.
What terrifies you most in this AI image? So much to choose from.
For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.
For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.
August 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What terrifies you most in this AI image? So much to choose from.
For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.
For me, it's the six-string guitar with only 4 tuning pegs.
If only I could share your article...
July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If only I could share your article...
I was always a doubter, but turns out life DOES come at you fast.
July 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was always a doubter, but turns out life DOES come at you fast.
Love this!
This not so much.
This not so much.
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Love this!
This not so much.
This not so much.
Ooooh, look!!! It's trying to science!!
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Ooooh, look!!! It's trying to science!!
Oh thank god, Australia is "monitoring".
May 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Oh thank god, Australia is "monitoring".
May 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Turn it off, I'm already smoking".
April 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Turn it off, I'm already smoking".
Another old key
April 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Another old key
Not as obvious, but I always chuckle (helps if you don't live in Sydney).
April 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Not as obvious, but I always chuckle (helps if you don't live in Sydney).
Darkly amused by the numbers.
This "horrible, bloody war" (I don't disagree) has a death toll between 10-20% of the US COVID-19 pandemic.
When was the last time we heard the former guy touch on his response to the pandemic, and all of the lives he doomed?
This "horrible, bloody war" (I don't disagree) has a death toll between 10-20% of the US COVID-19 pandemic.
When was the last time we heard the former guy touch on his response to the pandemic, and all of the lives he doomed?
March 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Darkly amused by the numbers.
This "horrible, bloody war" (I don't disagree) has a death toll between 10-20% of the US COVID-19 pandemic.
When was the last time we heard the former guy touch on his response to the pandemic, and all of the lives he doomed?
This "horrible, bloody war" (I don't disagree) has a death toll between 10-20% of the US COVID-19 pandemic.
When was the last time we heard the former guy touch on his response to the pandemic, and all of the lives he doomed?
Branding.
It's the key to a company's success!
It's the key to a company's success!
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Branding.
It's the key to a company's success!
It's the key to a company's success!
Longtime Cavs supporter, and I am here for this. I also have to issue this (as an Australian).
March 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Longtime Cavs supporter, and I am here for this. I also have to issue this (as an Australian).
When feel-pinions meet facts.
February 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
When feel-pinions meet facts.
I can see both sides on Sarah's argument about the salute.
Not sure about within the US, but this happened overnight in Germany.
From an international relations / US respect POV, feels like an inflection point.
Not sure about within the US, but this happened overnight in Germany.
From an international relations / US respect POV, feels like an inflection point.
January 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I can see both sides on Sarah's argument about the salute.
Not sure about within the US, but this happened overnight in Germany.
From an international relations / US respect POV, feels like an inflection point.
Not sure about within the US, but this happened overnight in Germany.
From an international relations / US respect POV, feels like an inflection point.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
November 19, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.