So excited to share a first-author manuscript on the survey findings from my MSc is officially published! 👩🏻‍🔬🧪 Honoured to work alongside First Nations partners to explore physical activity experiences and preferences in rural & remote northern BC communities to improve programming. #AcademicSky

Finished listening to “The Māori” from the Short History Of… podcast, featuring Dr. Peter Meihana from Massey University. A really insightful look at Māori culture and history from pre- to post-colonial periods. A great listen for those interested in global Indigenous histories! 🎧 #PodcastSky

This new drug might really change outcomes for people with diabetes. New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints | Live Science share.google/MMCa7pYhsx0w...

There’s something so comforting about working on a puzzle 🧩 Even better when it’s one on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a show that brilliantly showcases growth, attention to detail, and how small things fit into a much bigger picture 🎬 #CozyHobbies #StarWars #PuzzleSky

Goodbye and goodnight 💤🌙😴

Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...

Our understanding of the Universe is stronger because of Bill Nye’s remarkable leadership and advocacy. Thank you, Bill, for your 15 years leading the Planetary Society, and I look forward to continuing to work with you to advance science and space exploration!🚀✨ pasadenanow.com/main/bill-ny...

Finally made the jump to Letterboxd and slowly moving my movies over 😊 Adding reviews as I go and really loving the community so far! 🎬 Come say hi if you’re on there too: letterboxd.com/mordormovies/ #MovieSky #FilmSky

The world has lost one of its most courageous and passionate advocates for people + science. Back in the days of Twitter, I saw her regularly send encouragement to people she’d never met. That was who she was: a model of joy, perseverance, courage, and kindness. Kirsty, you will be so missed. 💔

PATRIOTS VS. SEAHAWKS THE STAGE IS SET FOR SUPER BOWL LX 🏆

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Carney: "In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".

Hahaha. Canada, we love you. Honestly, not being invited is a badge of honor. Wear it proudly.

Grateful to receive TWO ethics approvals today! 🥳 A real milestone and a huge relief as they move forward toward the next stages of approvals. Really look forward to starting these projects once everything is fully in place! 😄 #AcademicSky #ResearchLife

The San Jose Sharks have acquired Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks. Thoughts on the trade?

George Orwell was only 42 years off with his book. “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...

NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States. Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

Finished the full-cast Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Audible 📚🎧 It was as charming, mischievous, and magical as I remember. Kit Harington’s Professor Lockhart was a particular joy. Naturally, a movie rewatch is now in order! 🎬 #BookSky #MovieSky

Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans

‘A no is a no’: Coastal First Nations tell Carney they won’t change stance on pipeline, oil tanker ban.

BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph

There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five. There are four lights. This is not a post about Star Trek.

Finished Pevear and Volokhonsky’s translation of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 💙📚 Alternating between Bill Homewood's narration and the eBook, this was such a psychologically intense, unsettling, classic read with a beautifully written epilogue to end this masterpiece. #BookSky

The first two hours this morning

Pretty cool www.bbc.com/news/article...

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone health, movement, and joy in 2026 🎉✨

Funny Numbers xkcd.com/3184/

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

Happy Winter Solstice!

Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄 Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️ Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei Happy holidays!

Another incredible case of white racial grievance about the academic job market. He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!

Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔 A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice. Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️

TRADE: The Minnesota Wild pulled off their biggest trade in franchise history Friday night with the blockbuster pickup of Norris Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes.

@heartlunginnov.bsky.social Principal Investigators Drs. Pat Camp and Graeme Koelwyn, and Science and Grant Writers Drs. Kasia Adolphs and Evan Phillips, shared key strategies for writing fellowship and grant applications at this panel. Read more: buff.ly/niNqvzr #research #healthcare #grantwriting

Feeling really grateful to share that I was this year’s Bob Schellenberg Rookie of the Year recipient from @heartlunginnov.bsky.social 🥹 The award recognizes the top PhD student within their first 18 months & honours demonstrated potential for outstanding future success 💛 #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Finished the full-cast audiobook edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on Audible 📚🎧 A terrific star-studded listen that brought back all the nostalgia and magic I remember. I loved it just as much as the first time I picked up this story. Highly recommend! 😄 #BookSky

Loved being part of Thrive Month at @heartlunginnov.bsky.social! As co-chair, helping organize a pet-therapy session with the trainee association was so fun! From guided meditation, tote-bag painting, & (of course) cuddly pups, it was a month focused on mental health 😌 #GradSchool #MentalHealth

My cartoon in this weeks @newyorker.com

6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.

Phew, just wrapped up reviewing 10,664 titles and abstracts for a review I’m working on 😮‍💨 I am officially ready to enjoy the weekend before full-text screening begins on Monday #PhDSky #ResearchLife

Nothing like the thrill and terror of seeing that a manuscript is past the tech checks and with the journal editor now. It's been a mix of hope, dread, and constant refreshing of the portal 😬 #AcademicSky #PeerReview

I do find it disappointing to learn when a person doesn't read science.

It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick. Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.

www.extremetech.com/science/scie... So, with viable RNA scientists are one step closer to bringing back the Wooly Mammoth

Yesterday, I attended a workshop by Dr. Dario Ummarino, Senior Editor at @commsbio.nature.com, on The Ins and Outs of Publishing in the Nature Portfolio 📝 It was fascinating to learn about the history of the Nature Portfolio and receive valuable tips on submitting to these journals as trainees 🧪

Finished To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee on Audible 📚🎧 Such a powerful, moving read on important issues from a unique perspective. My fave quote: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." #BookSky

Home Alone was released on this day 35 years ago 🏠 ✨