So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago. And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.

We have 526 scientists signed up for spring semester. We try to get that to about 1000 scientists before unleashing the teachers on the database. Wanna connect a class of kids with science this spring? Sign up!

60 Minutes, dead at 57. The murder weapon was Bari Weiss.

This is a great explanation of the VAERS database and how it can be misconstrued.

Yeeeeessssss. If you haven’t seen season 1, you have time!

Growing up in the northern Great Lakes area, I’m always surprised by people’s reactions to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It seems that they love it or hate it, with no in between. I love it, but it was a regular part of my childhood. I wonder how I’d feel if it hadn’t been.

Absolute queen shit

*Gasp*

I love how Jessica Fletcher is the most wholesome walking thirst trap for every intelligent man who guest stars on the show, and also several women guest stars. KGB officer 100% wanted to go fishing and watch the sun rise and set with Dame Angela Lansbury every morning for the rest of his life.

Truth.

Boop.

We can upload 3 minute videos now. YOU KNOW THE RULE

She didn’t get a meatball, so now she’s dead.

Last time I talked to a class through @skypeascientist.bsky.social, I posted about it on here, leading another request. The kids were so engaging, which isn’t something you can say about every 7th grade class. @melsrn.bsky.social, thanks for the opportunity to talk science!

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

First @skypeascientist.bsky.social for 2025 is in the books! I had a great time talking about allergies and the microbiome with a fun group of middle schoolers. They asked the best questions and we got to talk about poop!

I know a lot of mediocre white dudes who only got to where they are in life because they are white dudes. I guess it’s my patriotic duty to report them 🤷🏻‍♀️

Beautiful day for a snowy walk with the mutt.

Gracias por todo Rafa. 20 years of watching him play, and it wasn’t enough.

Back when I joined the social-media-app-that-shall-not-be-named, I used my first post to encourage everyone to get their flu shots. A lot has changed since then, but some things remain constant. Get your flu shots, northern hemisphere people.