Ok this is cool. Adding this to my list of US Hill Day 2026 goals

One of my favorite genres of tiktok is people watching Grey's Anatomy for the first time spoiler-free. Especially when they're doctors. Spectacular.

dermatologist stole all my freckles again

Rabies is what the WHO calls a “neglected tropical disease” because it doesn’t affect enough people in wealthy areas to be worth funding, which is apparently a type of disease we have.

i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”

Every 20 seconds, TB takes a life. Inuit in Nunavut face rates 300× higher than non-Indigenous Canadians. 📢 Add your voice: email your MP before Sept 30 👉 https://pihcanada.org/tell-canada-fund-fight-end-tb-september-30th #EndTB @tbfighters.org @resultscanada.bsky.social#EndTB

I work from home and honestly I’d love to watch my landlord tell the very large corporation I work for that actually she owns the intellectual property and trade secrets now.

I keep worrying that I'm over-hyping this but then I remember how brilliant Chloe is and I actually think I'm under-hyping it

Thinking about how if I told the average European that I drove 2.5 hours each way for a child’s birthday party today their head would explode.

Season 3 might be Buffy at its best

Just an update for: it wasn’t a murder mystery party, it was a mystery-themed talk that was equal parts history of calculus and history of his career The various mystery people were his previous collaborators, and it ended with a beautiful tribute to my dad And I wore a rainbow sweater I knit

Was coming up with this an excuse to talk to one of the coolest, smartest people I know about something she’s an expert on? I’ll never tell (But y’all better show up or I’ll cry)

PEPFAR money isn't being spent! Funding already approved by Congress on a bipartisan basis is being withheld by OMB. We can help by calling on our reps to demand OMB releases the funds NOW!

What do we think the dress code for a mathematics professor's retirement party that seems like it might be a calculus-themed murder mystery but it really isn't clear from the invite is?

One of my least favorite phrases is “if you know, you know” because usually I don’t know but I’m nosy and I want to know, but you’re not telling me and it seems rude to ask

In an attempt to help the attention span and mental health of the 12 year old in my life I’m hardcore bribing her to play video games. Real ones on the TV, not on her phone Suggestions for engaging and not super frustrating games for the Switch she might be into?

I understand many of my problems stem from sleeping weirdly, but I don’t exactly know how to fix that because it happens when I’m asleep

Pizzamas birthday cancels out “ages ending in 3 are bad” right?

I just want the name of the Etsy witch

low key crashing out over the SkyCards update.... why did they have to go and break something so wonderful?

Here is the list of questions this gem of a pharmacist asked me in the process of getting my Covid vaccine today (other than personal information): “Covid-Flu?” “Want Hep B too?” “You feel okay today?” “Want a coupon?” The best.

U.S. #TBFighters and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social had a great time at DC #TBHillDay, now it's Canada's turn! Register now for a day of advocacy, community, and making a difference at #LeadOnTB Advocacy Day on Parliament Hill: bit.ly/LeadOnTB Ft. PIH Engager Hana and Dr. Carole Mitnick #TBSky

“Batman doesn’t even have super powers and honestly if he had been taxed appropriately maybe Arkham Asylum would have been funded properly and all those criminals wouldn’t have wanted to escape and do crime in the first place” - my mom, reporting live from the Bush to Bernie pipeline

This spreadsheet really is one of my best....

Even though they showed reverse stockinette stitch when they meant to show stockinette, I love the latest @scishow.bsky.social video on knitting (when the crochet group gets jealous you can do a video on crochet models of hyperbolic spaces I guess)

Calling myself out for my knitting works in progress so maybe I’ll finish one of them: WIP 1: Rose Sweater (needs sleeve ribbing only) WIP 2: Take Me Out Sweater (half way through body, needs sleeves and collar) WIP 3: Lyon Sweater (1.5 sleeves and collar) WIP 4: Baby Blanket (50%)

I’m not going to cast on a new project, I’m just going to do a swatch 🧶 (I just have to finish up some ribbing and I’ll be allowed to start a new project. I can do this)

$2.11 billion of #USAID global health funding has been intentionally left unspent. The government must obligate this money by Sept 30th. After that the funding will expire and can no longer be used. We can’t let that happen. Contact your reps now: act.pih.org/sept-30-...

Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future (when I’m 80, I hope I have a group of close friends I can peer pressure into doing borderline crime with me like Lily Tomlin in the greatest sports movie ever made: 80 for Brady)

You either die a 2015 Nate Silver or live long enough to see yourself become a 2025 Nate Silver

I make this cake once a year because it’s such a pain in the ass, but it’s also one of the best recipes I have. A dead-iversary gift from me to the world.

3 years ago today my dad died, and while I’m mostly processing that with soccer and baked goods (two of his favorite things) One of his other favorite things he ever did was teach at this math camp. So if anyone wanted to support them, that would be really cool.

They just scored against Man City so he could actually be onto something

Brighton Hove Albion taking a page out of the @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social fifa playbook and making 4 substitutions all at once in the 60th minute

Nail girl never misses

Cool Runnings remains one of the best sports movies of all time

Ethical non-monogamy but it’s my knitting projects (I’m working on two but i think they’re friends)

Must’ve just missed it…

I've been watching too much Dropout content. I've started every call and email today with "hey gang"

I am still so impressed with how quickly @pubs.acs.org goes from proof to online publication - this one was a tour de force by Lauren Ames - awesome #WomenInStem #Tuberculosis 🦠🧪

Gazoonkas.

This could be a hot take, but I think as a society we committed too hard on the sans-serif fonts. Every time I see a serif it feels like a little treat.

I strongly believe the human back and neck is one of the worst designs of anything ever, but I’m starting to think shoulders are included. The entire human torso was just a mistake.

I’m suddenly understanding why parents talk about baby ages in terms of months. This 22 month old baby is a completely different kid than she was 3 months ago. She’s like…a person now

The scariest mode of transportation in New York is a non-compact car on the Belt Parkway. Or certain parts of the Bronx River Parkway. The subway is nothing compared to the BQE in the pouring rain.

While Elon Musk prepares to sue Apple because he says it’s impossible to get Grok to #1 on the App Store, here’s a picture of me with @bobabria.bsky.social, the sole developer of the app that hit #1 on the App Store yesterday.

The mighty forces have arrived

Do androids dream of radioactive shrimp?

I'm definitely an indoor kid so this might not be news, but did everyone else know about the loud scary sounds chipmunks make?

I think my closest connection to celebrity is that Alyssa is my mom’s best friend’s niece?