Tim Verstynen
@tdverstynen.bsky.social
Professor
Department Gadfly
Data Alchemist
Synthetic Psychologist
Zombie Apologist
“The enemy” - JD Vance
Opinions are my own. Not gonna let my employer take credit for them.
Department Gadfly
Data Alchemist
Synthetic Psychologist
Zombie Apologist
“The enemy” - JD Vance
Opinions are my own. Not gonna let my employer take credit for them.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Good morning San Diego. Thanks for a wonderful couple of days.
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Good morning San Diego. Thanks for a wonderful couple of days.
Got a tour of mission control at JPL today as part of my new book project and, yes boys & girls, it is as amazing as you’d think it is!
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Got a tour of mission control at JPL today as part of my new book project and, yes boys & girls, it is as amazing as you’d think it is!
Wealth isn’t earned, it’s largely stolen through lucky grifting.
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wealth isn’t earned, it’s largely stolen through lucky grifting.
The current state of America perfectly captured in one picture.
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The current state of America perfectly captured in one picture.
The NYC mayoral election map suggests that socioeconomic status was a big factor determining how people voted.
Vote map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Income map: www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
Vote map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Income map: www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The NYC mayoral election map suggests that socioeconomic status was a big factor determining how people voted.
Vote map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Income map: www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
Vote map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Income map: www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
Perfect. No notes
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Perfect. No notes
I see we’ve entered a new level of Hell.
Fun times.
Fun times.
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I see we’ve entered a new level of Hell.
Fun times.
Fun times.
They all but admit that similarity in the article.
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
They all but admit that similarity in the article.
Guys, can we talk about the evolution of Matt Walker’s aesthetic?
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Guys, can we talk about the evolution of Matt Walker’s aesthetic?
ECRs with proposals on the cusp of funding (solid red) ended up having higher quality work later in their career than ECRs whose proposals squeaked by getting funded (solid blue).
Wondering if part of this is a grit effect with revising rejected work.
(Full disclosure: I would be a blue dot).
Wondering if part of this is a grit effect with revising rejected work.
(Full disclosure: I would be a blue dot).
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ECRs with proposals on the cusp of funding (solid red) ended up having higher quality work later in their career than ECRs whose proposals squeaked by getting funded (solid blue).
Wondering if part of this is a grit effect with revising rejected work.
(Full disclosure: I would be a blue dot).
Wondering if part of this is a grit effect with revising rejected work.
(Full disclosure: I would be a blue dot).
Stop it! I refuse to believe this is the real author and not an AI-generated image from the prompt: “Make a profile image of a conservative professor who blames liberals for his own inadequacies, powered entirely by vibes.”
wayne.edu/people/ha2683
wayne.edu/people/ha2683
October 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Stop it! I refuse to believe this is the real author and not an AI-generated image from the prompt: “Make a profile image of a conservative professor who blames liberals for his own inadequacies, powered entirely by vibes.”
wayne.edu/people/ha2683
wayne.edu/people/ha2683
This list is absolutely bonkers.
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This list is absolutely bonkers.
Red Skull, however, *is* a Nazi skull.
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Red Skull, however, *is* a Nazi skull.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Sure Nature, just give me another reason to despise you as a journal.
October 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Sure Nature, just give me another reason to despise you as a journal.
Observations from the Pittsburgh No Kings rally today
- Maybe about as large as this summer
- Way more veterans groups than I have seen outside a war protest
- Tiger balm is the new nag champa
- The emerging presence of One Piece flags should concern those in power
- Maybe about as large as this summer
- Way more veterans groups than I have seen outside a war protest
- Tiger balm is the new nag champa
- The emerging presence of One Piece flags should concern those in power
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Observations from the Pittsburgh No Kings rally today
- Maybe about as large as this summer
- Way more veterans groups than I have seen outside a war protest
- Tiger balm is the new nag champa
- The emerging presence of One Piece flags should concern those in power
- Maybe about as large as this summer
- Way more veterans groups than I have seen outside a war protest
- Tiger balm is the new nag champa
- The emerging presence of One Piece flags should concern those in power
Guys, why are there so many American flags here? I thought this was supposed to be a hate America rally?
#NoKings #Pittsburgh
#NoKings #Pittsburgh
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Guys, why are there so many American flags here? I thought this was supposed to be a hate America rally?
#NoKings #Pittsburgh
#NoKings #Pittsburgh
Despite being 2 weeks into a government shutdown, with news images every night of ICE abuses & costs going up everywhere, Trump’s approval does not appear to be tanking like you’d expect.
Have we reached Trump’s floor?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Have we reached Trump’s floor?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Despite being 2 weeks into a government shutdown, with news images every night of ICE abuses & costs going up everywhere, Trump’s approval does not appear to be tanking like you’d expect.
Have we reached Trump’s floor?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Have we reached Trump’s floor?
www.economist.com/interactive/...
So while higher education is struggling, Penn State is paying almost $50 million to fire their football coach.
Think about how many scholarships that could provide. How many classroom upgrades/repairs that wont happen because we over-glorify men who teach boys sports.
www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
Think about how many scholarships that could provide. How many classroom upgrades/repairs that wont happen because we over-glorify men who teach boys sports.
www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
October 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
So while higher education is struggling, Penn State is paying almost $50 million to fire their football coach.
Think about how many scholarships that could provide. How many classroom upgrades/repairs that wont happen because we over-glorify men who teach boys sports.
www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
Think about how many scholarships that could provide. How many classroom upgrades/repairs that wont happen because we over-glorify men who teach boys sports.
www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
All of these stories came out in just the past 24hrs.
Can we start calling them racists yet?
Can we start calling them racists yet?
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
All of these stories came out in just the past 24hrs.
Can we start calling them racists yet?
Can we start calling them racists yet?
We’re basically going to give the annual NIH budget to Argentina so that they can replace American farmers as a major exporter of soybeans to China and use the sales tax causing this shift to bail out the farmers being impacted.
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We’re basically going to give the annual NIH budget to Argentina so that they can replace American farmers as a major exporter of soybeans to China and use the sales tax causing this shift to bail out the farmers being impacted.
Good news for anyone looking to buy a house. Bad news for anyone who put most of their equity into their house.
Source: www.redfin.com/news/sellers...
Source: www.redfin.com/news/sellers...
October 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Good news for anyone looking to buy a house. Bad news for anyone who put most of their equity into their house.
Source: www.redfin.com/news/sellers...
Source: www.redfin.com/news/sellers...
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
October 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!