Bill Nihilist
@wmkenkel.bsky.social
Will Kenkel, the rodent-studying ape. Asst. Prof. Psych & Brain Sciences University of Delaware
www.besvolelab.com
www.besvolelab.com
When you have your office door closed and someone knocks anyway
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When you have your office door closed and someone knocks anyway
Imagine using this to stop the construction of a data center
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Imagine using this to stop the construction of a data center
Uh oh, the march has ground to a halt. There's an adorable King Charles Spaniel and no one has the heart to do what must be done 😢
October 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Uh oh, the march has ground to a halt. There's an adorable King Charles Spaniel and no one has the heart to do what must be done 😢
The morning walk to daycare drop-off, downtown Wilmington
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The morning walk to daycare drop-off, downtown Wilmington
Who doesn't love CCR!
September 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Who doesn't love CCR!
There's only one piece of advice to young researchers that really matters:
Pug licks or perish
Pug licks or perish
September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's only one piece of advice to young researchers that really matters:
Pug licks or perish
Pug licks or perish
Coffee is at an all-time high.
'Tariffs are very bad and dumb' was the first econ lesson taught to me by my father who would go on to be economic adviser to one Donald J. Trump.
If only the President was as smart as a 9 year old me.
'Tariffs are very bad and dumb' was the first econ lesson taught to me by my father who would go on to be economic adviser to one Donald J. Trump.
If only the President was as smart as a 9 year old me.
August 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Coffee is at an all-time high.
'Tariffs are very bad and dumb' was the first econ lesson taught to me by my father who would go on to be economic adviser to one Donald J. Trump.
If only the President was as smart as a 9 year old me.
'Tariffs are very bad and dumb' was the first econ lesson taught to me by my father who would go on to be economic adviser to one Donald J. Trump.
If only the President was as smart as a 9 year old me.
Me, tracking patterns of dew in the grass to find where my dog pooped in the park:
August 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Me, tracking patterns of dew in the grass to find where my dog pooped in the park:
Has anybody seen anything like this before? I'm finding that among NIH neuroscience grants, male PIs to be more likely to use terms related to basic and molecular research, while women are more likely to use terms related to behavioral and clinical research #GrantMeTheWisdom
August 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Has anybody seen anything like this before? I'm finding that among NIH neuroscience grants, male PIs to be more likely to use terms related to basic and molecular research, while women are more likely to use terms related to behavioral and clinical research #GrantMeTheWisdom
You gotta get you one of these
July 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You gotta get you one of these
Wow, someone finally read my thesis!
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow, someone finally read my thesis!
There might not anything more peak Democratic Establishment than needlessly mis-using an esoteric cultural identity vocab term to attack a fellow Democrat for being too far left -for supporting a policy that polls at 67% nationwide!
Lori Lightfoot is truly a once in a generation of talent
Lori Lightfoot is truly a once in a generation of talent
June 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There might not anything more peak Democratic Establishment than needlessly mis-using an esoteric cultural identity vocab term to attack a fellow Democrat for being too far left -for supporting a policy that polls at 67% nationwide!
Lori Lightfoot is truly a once in a generation of talent
Lori Lightfoot is truly a once in a generation of talent
There really might not anything more peak Democratic Establishment than needlessly misusing an esoteric vocabulary term of cultural identity to critique a fellow Democrat for being too far left
June 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
There really might not anything more peak Democratic Establishment than needlessly misusing an esoteric vocabulary term of cultural identity to critique a fellow Democrat for being too far left
This is how I imagine having tenure feels:
June 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is how I imagine having tenure feels:
My final exam was yesterday and overnight I broke open a cheating ring. The emails are going out this morning. The hammer comes down.
May 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My final exam was yesterday and overnight I broke open a cheating ring. The emails are going out this morning. The hammer comes down.
In previous years, the investigator-initiated version would go up first, but this year the tech/therapeutic one is up and there's no mention of an investigator-initiated version for FY25.
ebrap.org/eBRAP/public...
ebrap.org/eBRAP/public...
May 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In previous years, the investigator-initiated version would go up first, but this year the tech/therapeutic one is up and there's no mention of an investigator-initiated version for FY25.
ebrap.org/eBRAP/public...
ebrap.org/eBRAP/public...
The google image results for "embodied cognition" are a truly cursed collection of that trend in academic powerpoint aesthetics to have utterly vacuous arrows pointing in all directions and venn diagrams that *look* like they convey information but don't actually say anything.
May 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The google image results for "embodied cognition" are a truly cursed collection of that trend in academic powerpoint aesthetics to have utterly vacuous arrows pointing in all directions and venn diagrams that *look* like they convey information but don't actually say anything.
Humans think we're so special with our technology and our AI, but we're not even the first species to try handing all our needs over to an incomprehensible superintelligence. That's been tried before
May 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Humans think we're so special with our technology and our AI, but we're not even the first species to try handing all our needs over to an incomprehensible superintelligence. That's been tried before
Available for preorder now:
MOOP, an autobiography
MOOP, an autobiography
May 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Available for preorder now:
MOOP, an autobiography
MOOP, an autobiography
Heron neighbor catching some breakfast
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Heron neighbor catching some breakfast
Sorry America, I don't want to waste your tax dollars but these tarriffs mean researchers like me have to spend your hard earned money less efficiently. Does it make sense for the govt to collect taxes, distribute those taxes and then tax those taxes? Is that a smart thing to do?
May 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Sorry America, I don't want to waste your tax dollars but these tarriffs mean researchers like me have to spend your hard earned money less efficiently. Does it make sense for the govt to collect taxes, distribute those taxes and then tax those taxes? Is that a smart thing to do?
Onboarding a new grad student
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Onboarding a new grad student
Duration of membrane rupture (ie how long ago the water broke) better explains newborn microbione than birth mode (cesarean vs vaginal). This should change the way we think about birth and the 'microbial baptism'
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Duration of membrane rupture (ie how long ago the water broke) better explains newborn microbione than birth mode (cesarean vs vaginal). This should change the way we think about birth and the 'microbial baptism'
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...