Nathan Berkowitz
@narthan.bsky.social
Bay Area Computational Biologist. 🧬💾🌿
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Nathan Berkowitz
@narthan.bsky.social
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Scientists (me) Discover Taylor Swift Easter Eggs in a Scientific Database
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Mods are asleep post brassicas
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Mods are asleep post brassicas
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🧬 💻 In my first blog post with Boston Women in Bioinformatics, I unpack how meaningful inclusion in genetics research not only addresses ethical imperatives but also unlocks more robust scientific insights.
🔗 boston-wib.org/blog/deepdiv...
#InclusiveResearch #EquityInScience #DiversityInSTEM
🔗 boston-wib.org/blog/deepdiv...
#InclusiveResearch #EquityInScience #DiversityInSTEM
The Genomics Diversity Crisis: Why DEI Isn't Just About Workplace Culture
When 86% of genomic data comes from European ancestry, treatments built on this data will inevitably fail marginalized communities.
boston-wib.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
🧬 💻 In my first blog post with Boston Women in Bioinformatics, I unpack how meaningful inclusion in genetics research not only addresses ethical imperatives but also unlocks more robust scientific insights.
🔗 boston-wib.org/blog/deepdiv...
#InclusiveResearch #EquityInScience #DiversityInSTEM
🔗 boston-wib.org/blog/deepdiv...
#InclusiveResearch #EquityInScience #DiversityInSTEM
Progress on AI seems to be petering out, but has anyone tried training a model on their niece's creepy spider memories?
August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Progress on AI seems to be petering out, but has anyone tried training a model on their niece's creepy spider memories?
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Have we started the science shitposting yet
July 10, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Have we started the science shitposting yet
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June 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Finally, something to read while I participate in the literal class stratification of an airport
@ifbookspod.bsky.social has forever changed my idle time at airports. These titles alone speak volumes.
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Finally, something to read while I participate in the literal class stratification of an airport
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SINNERS. Go see it. In a theater. 70mm if possible. I’d read nothing about the movie, watched no trailers — went in blind and was BLOWN AWAY. And Delroy Lindo better get an Oscar nomination.
April 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SINNERS. Go see it. In a theater. 70mm if possible. I’d read nothing about the movie, watched no trailers — went in blind and was BLOWN AWAY. And Delroy Lindo better get an Oscar nomination.
If we're sending celebs into space just because it seems like they belong in space I think we should send Sisqo
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If we're sending celebs into space just because it seems like they belong in space I think we should send Sisqo
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Most tech bros have no idea why this enzyme is important
March 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Most tech bros have no idea why this enzyme is important
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
People still defending the end of Mass Effect
How you choose to act matters regardless of whether it affects the outcome.
March 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
People still defending the end of Mass Effect
Just to keep things in perspective, I've seen Eagles fans boo Eagles cheerleaders
February 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just to keep things in perspective, I've seen Eagles fans boo Eagles cheerleaders
I don't think AI is going to kill us, but I do think it's worried about us going extinct. Every social media trend is really about archiving us before we're gone.
February 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I don't think AI is going to kill us, but I do think it's worried about us going extinct. Every social media trend is really about archiving us before we're gone.
CEO: "how are we going to keep up with an open source model that costs orders of magnitude less to train?? We need ideas!"
Project manager: "We're working on a real game changer! Here, let me share my screen"
< plays 1993 Sega Blast Processing commercial >
Project manager: "We're working on a real game changer! Here, let me share my screen"
< plays 1993 Sega Blast Processing commercial >
January 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
CEO: "how are we going to keep up with an open source model that costs orders of magnitude less to train?? We need ideas!"
Project manager: "We're working on a real game changer! Here, let me share my screen"
< plays 1993 Sega Blast Processing commercial >
Project manager: "We're working on a real game changer! Here, let me share my screen"
< plays 1993 Sega Blast Processing commercial >
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More from inside NIH:
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
January 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
More from inside NIH:
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
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In the latest development in the raw milk saga, X is now unpasteurized.
January 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In the latest development in the raw milk saga, X is now unpasteurized.
So what's on everyone's 2025 Bingo card?
So far I've got:
- 3rd amendment becomes political
- AI communicates with raccoons
- Waymo drivers unionize
- Mormons develop space program
- Killers bees, part 2
So far I've got:
- 3rd amendment becomes political
- AI communicates with raccoons
- Waymo drivers unionize
- Mormons develop space program
- Killers bees, part 2
January 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So what's on everyone's 2025 Bingo card?
So far I've got:
- 3rd amendment becomes political
- AI communicates with raccoons
- Waymo drivers unionize
- Mormons develop space program
- Killers bees, part 2
So far I've got:
- 3rd amendment becomes political
- AI communicates with raccoons
- Waymo drivers unionize
- Mormons develop space program
- Killers bees, part 2
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I don't care for Donald Trump's agenda. But I find myself deeply appreciative that January 6th is a lot more civil when he wins.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
January 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I don't care for Donald Trump's agenda. But I find myself deeply appreciative that January 6th is a lot more civil when he wins.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
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➡️ Science journalism job alert! Nature has a rare opening for a staff reporter, based in Berlin or Sydney. I know the cities are weirdly selective, but this position will join either the news team's European bureau or its Asia-Pacific bureau.
Apply by Jan 20: lnkd.in/gCQjc-iE
Apply by Jan 20: lnkd.in/gCQjc-iE
Nature Portfolio hiring (Senior) Reporter (m/w/d) in Berlin, Berlin, Germany | LinkedIn
Posted 2:10:43 PM. Job Title: (Senior) Reporter (m/w/d)Locations: Berlin or Syndey – hybrid working model; full time…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
lnkd.in
January 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
➡️ Science journalism job alert! Nature has a rare opening for a staff reporter, based in Berlin or Sydney. I know the cities are weirdly selective, but this position will join either the news team's European bureau or its Asia-Pacific bureau.
Apply by Jan 20: lnkd.in/gCQjc-iE
Apply by Jan 20: lnkd.in/gCQjc-iE
Check out these mushrooms
December 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Check out these mushrooms
The People are the Powerhouse of the State
November 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The People are the Powerhouse of the State
October 23, 2024 at 7:29 AM
may the record reflect that my client's boots did, in fact, stop work
June 24, 2024 at 3:29 AM
may the record reflect that my client's boots did, in fact, stop work
°✩₊ PROPHESIES of NATE-STRADAMUS ₊⁺⋆
In the year 2024, a senator from GenX will propose legislation requiring bands to reveal industry ties before advertising themselves as "indie."
Despite popular support, the bill will die in committee. "Whatever man" the senator will later tell reporters.
In the year 2024, a senator from GenX will propose legislation requiring bands to reveal industry ties before advertising themselves as "indie."
Despite popular support, the bill will die in committee. "Whatever man" the senator will later tell reporters.
December 12, 2023 at 6:32 PM
°✩₊ PROPHESIES of NATE-STRADAMUS ₊⁺⋆
In the year 2024, a senator from GenX will propose legislation requiring bands to reveal industry ties before advertising themselves as "indie."
Despite popular support, the bill will die in committee. "Whatever man" the senator will later tell reporters.
In the year 2024, a senator from GenX will propose legislation requiring bands to reveal industry ties before advertising themselves as "indie."
Despite popular support, the bill will die in committee. "Whatever man" the senator will later tell reporters.