Hope Henderson
@hoperhenderson.bsky.social
writer & scientist
😷 🩷💜💙 🍉
berkeley, california
hoperhenderson.com
writing in river teeth, electric lit, rumpus, hobart, phoebe, & more
scicomm for @innovativegenomics, views my own
😷 🩷💜💙 🍉
berkeley, california
hoperhenderson.com
writing in river teeth, electric lit, rumpus, hobart, phoebe, & more
scicomm for @innovativegenomics, views my own
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A fiction debut by Hope Henderson (@hoperhenderson.bsky.social), about a scientist couple grappling with their young daughter’s devastating illness, recommended by Willem Marx.
buff.ly/Ho0ScjN
buff.ly/Ho0ScjN
Illness Is a Tear in the Great Cosmic Pattern - Electric Literature
“Poppy” by Hope Henderson, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
electricliterature.com
My story is out! Give it a read!
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New funding model for my lab: for every $1m donation to my lab I will make one legally actionable claim about a man over the age of 50 in my field
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
New funding model for my lab: for every $1m donation to my lab I will make one legally actionable claim about a man over the age of 50 in my field
Hi literati, can y'all suggest a novel writing class or group that helped you?
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hi literati, can y'all suggest a novel writing class or group that helped you?
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I wanna make t-shirts that say, "Throeau's mom did his laundry."
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wanna make t-shirts that say, "Throeau's mom did his laundry."
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
One woman killed by someone close every ten minutes - UN
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Every ten minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations has said, as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide
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Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
pandan milk bun from bakesum in oakland (couldn’t distinguish from vanilla tbh but very good ntl)
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
pandan milk bun from bakesum in oakland (couldn’t distinguish from vanilla tbh but very good ntl)
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
not sure what you're supposed to feel, but i can't say i'm particularly rooting for heathcliff and cathy
(altho the name "healthcliff" has excellent wordfeel)
(altho the name "healthcliff" has excellent wordfeel)
should i start jane eyre or wuthering heights?
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
not sure what you're supposed to feel, but i can't say i'm particularly rooting for heathcliff and cathy
(altho the name "healthcliff" has excellent wordfeel)
(altho the name "healthcliff" has excellent wordfeel)
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Morning.
Pompeii, 100 AD.
Pompeii, 100 AD.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Morning.
Pompeii, 100 AD.
Pompeii, 100 AD.
And that’s that about that.
I was 15 once. It is that bad.
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
And that’s that about that.
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"you can do it out of spite"
🙏🏻
🙏🏻
I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"you can do it out of spite"
🙏🏻
🙏🏻
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It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
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“I don’t want my mind to go
but if it should do so
then I want to go out like a light
just as soon as I possibly can.”
‘After Depression?’ by Tom Paulin
(from Namanlagh)
but if it should do so
then I want to go out like a light
just as soon as I possibly can.”
‘After Depression?’ by Tom Paulin
(from Namanlagh)
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“I don’t want my mind to go
but if it should do so
then I want to go out like a light
just as soon as I possibly can.”
‘After Depression?’ by Tom Paulin
(from Namanlagh)
but if it should do so
then I want to go out like a light
just as soon as I possibly can.”
‘After Depression?’ by Tom Paulin
(from Namanlagh)
should i start jane eyre or wuthering heights?
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
should i start jane eyre or wuthering heights?
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
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We’re going to need a bigger little treat
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We’re going to need a bigger little treat
nonfiction book: salt: a world history
author: mark kurlansky
topics: historical anthropology, technological history, food history
recommendation: yes, a compelling read about salt's place in politics, history, cuisine, and even etymology 😋. interesting and non-stressful
author: mark kurlansky
topics: historical anthropology, technological history, food history
recommendation: yes, a compelling read about salt's place in politics, history, cuisine, and even etymology 😋. interesting and non-stressful
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
nonfiction book: salt: a world history
author: mark kurlansky
topics: historical anthropology, technological history, food history
recommendation: yes, a compelling read about salt's place in politics, history, cuisine, and even etymology 😋. interesting and non-stressful
author: mark kurlansky
topics: historical anthropology, technological history, food history
recommendation: yes, a compelling read about salt's place in politics, history, cuisine, and even etymology 😋. interesting and non-stressful
hi friends, it’s a great time to donate to your local food bank if you are able. folks are really struggling.
@accfb.bsky.social is a great option if you live near me & i donate monthly (i am peer pressure-ing you)
@accfb.bsky.social is a great option if you live near me & i donate monthly (i am peer pressure-ing you)
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
hi friends, it’s a great time to donate to your local food bank if you are able. folks are really struggling.
@accfb.bsky.social is a great option if you live near me & i donate monthly (i am peer pressure-ing you)
@accfb.bsky.social is a great option if you live near me & i donate monthly (i am peer pressure-ing you)
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Reading is punk.
Keep reading in public.
Reading in public is hot.
Keep reading in public.
Reading in public is hot.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reading is punk.
Keep reading in public.
Reading in public is hot.
Keep reading in public.
Reading in public is hot.
