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Andrew MacBride

@amacbride.com

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Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 4h

We learned with the first baby that because of typical sleep cycle length multiples of 90 minutes are *chef’s kiss*

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 4h

Magic! I just experienced the same thing myself!

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Word_Geek @word-geek.bsky.social · 7h

Group projects still seem to basically exist to teach you how to avoid being in a team with someone who does none of the work they promised

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Beck 🐧 @mastergatherer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah like, they automated the fun parts. Why would you want to automate the fun parts?

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 1d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 1d

bender from futurama is standing in a room with his arms outstretched

Alt: Bender Rodriguez Bending Unit

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 1d

Lipid imaging on the cover of @nature.com! Great times for lipid cell biology indeed. And a fantastic recognition of all the hard work by the team, especially Juan M. Iglesias-Artola and Kristin Böhlig (who made the cover). Link to article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 2d

This was not a sample of academics.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 2d

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

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Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 2d

Yes, I am frequently in the hundreds.

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 2d

Even worse, that things seemed to be on a much better trajectory not too many years ago. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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lerrrGHOUL 👻 @lerrrgan.bsky.social · 4d

time for my afternoon pick-me-up

A fish bowl full of iced coffee and a person drinking it with a straw.

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Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 4d

They’re all so cognitively and egotistically impaired that they will never ever admit that they made a mistake.

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 4d

Hmmmm…. That would be amazing. 🧬 👨‍🔬

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 6d

Apple picking: two beautiful dusky-red apples

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 8d

Sadly, we’re already seeing this play out in the US, to our eternal shame.

Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 14d

Govt claims requiring all adults in Britain to have “digital ID” will “help control borders” and “illegal immigtation”.

That could only be true if police are given powers to require ID, without suspicion of a crime.

A 🧵explaining why:

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 10d

If you did it while on a trip, that's Numberwang!

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 10d

I would be up for any of those — I’m all ears!

Andrew MacBride @amacbride.com · 10d

1. Molecular biology
2. Star Trek
3. Travel

AndrewBoo @theknowerofstuff.bsky.social · 14d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep.

1. Math education in America
2. X-Men
3. EDM

🍁 DireDireDocks 🍂 @dirediredocks.bsky.social · 14d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep.

1. Post Temple / Jewish Diaspora History
2. The relationship between Nintendo and the Seattle Mariners
3. Consumer rights when owning media (physical and digital)