I assigned random gender/ethnicity labels to scientific abstracts from the literature and then asked Claude to do a thematic analysis. Claude identified a clinical versus computational split for female/male authors and a DEI focus for Black/URM authors. All in completely random data.

Just accelerated out of the last turn straight into takeoff. Finally got a pilot who is serious about on time arrivals.

As a Serious Scientist I was preparing to scoff at such frippery, but I think this is cool. It legitimately succeeds at what every speaker who ever used comic sans in a science talk was trying to do.

Thinking of stuff I've owned for a while as new was a fun sign of age (e.g. my "new Kindle" is 14 years old LOL) until I realized my "new bike" is now 8 years old and now I am catastrophic need of buying a new bike

Spring in Maine, as told by my Garmin watch data: - intensity minutes rise as I abandon the trainer to bike outside - sleep/rest metrics magically rise - stress score and resting heart rate magically fall

Variation across populations in heritability of Alzheimer's Disease alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Excited to be going to Copenhagen where I can say "selvfølgelig" to everyone again. Best word ever.

Strengthen your computational skills with in‑depth bioinformatics training to power multi‑scale data in your translational #AlzheimersDisease research at @jacksonlab.bsky.social’s workshop: www.jax.org/education-an... #NeuroSkyence #AlzSky #CompNeuro More details! 👇

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Ski mountaineering might be the most winter gamesy of all the Winter Games, in that after two minutes I wondering why this is in the Olympics but after an hour I really want to try it.

I find it easier to say no to people that annoy me, so I think I need to start spending more time around people that annoy me.

I save all my worst writing for grant progress reports.

Simplifying Systems Genetics with QTLretrievR: An R Package for Molecular QTL Identification https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.16.706200v1

This is a cool idea and a great choice. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...

My reward for enduring LAX today is a visit to DTW

Weird that we all showed up to work on INTERNATIONAL CLASH DAY

This is a good move but those of us who struggled through this on time deserve a fancy badge ribbon at the next conference where badge ribbons are a thing

It is unspeakably awful

Humans are actually unable to whistle. All human whistling is fake.

See a bridge, post a bridge

Daily cycling miles since I became a full bicycle dork in 2000

My 2025 GPS tracks. Bikes, boots, and skis

Deputy People's Commissar for Education

A&D: Translation Research & Clinical Interventions Precision Medicine Special Issue LAST CALL! Submit your research to this #TRCI special issue! ⏰Fast approaching DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2025 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

"At any rate, it does appear as if there’s a disease where GLP-1 drugs are not actually beneficial." It's Alzheimer's, of course. ☹️

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild: Porcupine Sea turtle Snowy owl Mountain gorilla American bison

Ranking the rebuilt LGA at #49 is an outrage. It's easily top 5 now. MSN is also underrated at #39, it's definitely top 10. wapo.st/4oUSaHc

We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...

Adding "my influence at SfN has nearly doubled in the past two decades" to my narrative CV

Florence does not forget

The visitors are becoming sparse so it's time to ride bikes in @acadianps.bsky.social

Great opportunity from the @alzassociation.bsky.social and the Michael J Fox Foundation for early stage investigators whose NIH funding has been disrupted: www.alz.org/research/for... Bravo!

Post your last photo of DC to show what a hellhole it is (Looking down on the carnage)

3. The POs for NIGMS and NIA have been phenomenal (as well as NIBIB, which is an aspiration for us). They have been very calm and reassuring, even as I know that their individual lives are very challenging. We are very lucky to have these staff and should be fighting for them whenever possible. 4/n

As a member of @model-ad.bsky.social it pains me to acknowledge that @niagads.bsky.social won the #AAIC25 swag battle. Well played!

Congratulations to Bruce, wearer of an extra snazzy purple tie today! #EndALZ

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My commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion remains and I hope many will continue to follow regardless of the times

Ok Teams is a disaster but honestly I really like the new Factor 1/Factor 2 review rubric. Much cleaner discussions, more focused on the science and outcomes, and clear boundaries for the SRO/chair to enforce.

The way NIH's Teams meetings sporadically mute audio between random pairs of participants is a marvel of government efficiency. Bravo on the move away from a reliable videoconf platform, a decision I'm sure was made after consulting with the affected CSR staff.

Surprisingly solid pronunciation of Washougal by Phil Liggett #tdf #analysis

The important genetic effects act in trans academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

mad now

Anyone know the appropriate ceremony for the death of a spider that has been living in your sink for the past six weeks? RIP, you

I was just sent this picture of me explaining something to one of the staffers of Representative Suzanne Bonamici (Oregon's 1st congressional district). The thing that impressed me about these congressional staffers is how smart and dedicated they are. I wish we could remove partisan politics.

I taught these cows how to change a flat bike tire. They were very polite.

Rain and fog almost every day in May but at least the granite isn't bare

Met two new calves today, that was nice