Sudeep Agarwala
@shoelaces3.bsky.social
Biologist, father, killer of orchids.
I’ve been thinking a lot about what comes after being a yeast biologist. I’m not the only one who’s left the petri dish behind—Raoul Fleischmann did; others too. A meditation on growth, legacy, and the invisible organisms that shape us.
My latest on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
My latest on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Of Toothpicks and Clones
What comes after a life in yeast?
substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about what comes after being a yeast biologist. I’m not the only one who’s left the petri dish behind—Raoul Fleischmann did; others too. A meditation on growth, legacy, and the invisible organisms that shape us.
My latest on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
My latest on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Watching the Cardinals crowd into the Sistine Chapel got me thinking about the biology behind the color red. By the time I wrote it up, we had a new Pope. The the post is still worth reading on my substack Life, Explained:
sudeepagarwala.substack.com/p/everybodys...
sudeepagarwala.substack.com/p/everybodys...
Everybody’s Extra
DC143C and the biology of red in a time without a pope.
sudeepagarwala.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Watching the Cardinals crowd into the Sistine Chapel got me thinking about the biology behind the color red. By the time I wrote it up, we had a new Pope. The the post is still worth reading on my substack Life, Explained:
sudeepagarwala.substack.com/p/everybodys...
sudeepagarwala.substack.com/p/everybodys...
Shabbat shalom!
December 21, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Shabbat shalom!
Seriously though, any of the Mahler symphonies are absolute dream fuel. Highly recommend.
With the exception of Mahler 2. That's more of a wake-up symphony.
With the exception of Mahler 2. That's more of a wake-up symphony.
The kids are going to bed listening to Mahler 9 with the noise machine set to "heartbeat".
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.
November 14, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Seriously though, any of the Mahler symphonies are absolute dream fuel. Highly recommend.
With the exception of Mahler 2. That's more of a wake-up symphony.
With the exception of Mahler 2. That's more of a wake-up symphony.
The kids are going to bed listening to Mahler 9 with the noise machine set to "heartbeat".
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.
November 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The kids are going to bed listening to Mahler 9 with the noise machine set to "heartbeat".
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.
I'm so fucking funny and they have no clue.