Mark Lewandoski PhD
@marklewandoski.bsky.social
Developmental biologist & geneticist, avid bibliophile (often science fiction) & melophile (particularly piano and synthesizers). Please don’t DM if we don't know each other. All opinions are mine only!
“Can't we all get along?" -Rodney King
Show mercy.
“Can't we all get along?" -Rodney King
Show mercy.
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PhD students and Postdocs: The Night Science Podcast (@nightsciencepod.bsky.social) is producing an episode highlighting young scientists talking about their creative process. DM me if you'd like us to consider you for this, & read below what PhD student Davis Garner will contribute! ⬇️
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
PhD students and Postdocs: The Night Science Podcast (@nightsciencepod.bsky.social) is producing an episode highlighting young scientists talking about their creative process. DM me if you'd like us to consider you for this, & read below what PhD student Davis Garner will contribute! ⬇️
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
One important question raised by The American Revolution by @kenlburns.bsky.social is where the F does the F come from in the English pronunciation of “Lieutenant”.
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One important question raised by The American Revolution by @kenlburns.bsky.social is where the F does the F come from in the English pronunciation of “Lieutenant”.
2 hours a night is becoming arduous.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
2 hours a night is becoming arduous.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
Ultimately I didn’t care for RF Kuang’s Babel (can’t say why exactly without spoiling).
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Ultimately I didn’t care for RF Kuang’s Babel (can’t say why exactly without spoiling).
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a mushroom
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a mushroom
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I only read a few #poetry books a year. I’ve memorized a few in my 60+ years & I’ve a half shelf of criticism about poetry.
I started this one by Louise Glück. It’s big -over 600 pages. I’m reading it because she won the Nobel prize & because it has a cool cover. I’ll finish it in about a year.
I started this one by Louise Glück. It’s big -over 600 pages. I’m reading it because she won the Nobel prize & because it has a cool cover. I’ll finish it in about a year.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I only read a few #poetry books a year. I’ve memorized a few in my 60+ years & I’ve a half shelf of criticism about poetry.
I started this one by Louise Glück. It’s big -over 600 pages. I’m reading it because she won the Nobel prize & because it has a cool cover. I’ll finish it in about a year.
I started this one by Louise Glück. It’s big -over 600 pages. I’m reading it because she won the Nobel prize & because it has a cool cover. I’ll finish it in about a year.
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
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Just finished this one. I love memoirs when someone is put in a terrible situation but then they overcome, learn, and then teach.
It's all about learning and pushing onward isn't it?
My cancer story is very different, but I learned from this.
@cleashearer.bsky.social
It's all about learning and pushing onward isn't it?
My cancer story is very different, but I learned from this.
@cleashearer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just finished this one. I love memoirs when someone is put in a terrible situation but then they overcome, learn, and then teach.
It's all about learning and pushing onward isn't it?
My cancer story is very different, but I learned from this.
@cleashearer.bsky.social
It's all about learning and pushing onward isn't it?
My cancer story is very different, but I learned from this.
@cleashearer.bsky.social
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
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I'm sure this comes across as very "How do you do, fellow kids?" but I laughed.
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm sure this comes across as very "How do you do, fellow kids?" but I laughed.
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Pope said 6-7
While details are unknown, Leo’s call for Cardinals to gather in Rome Jan 6-7 for Extraordinary Consistory is significant. Jan 6 marks end of Jubilee Year. Francis nor Benedict called zero such meetings. JP2 convened 6 Extraordinary Consistories; the first in 1979 to discuss his upcoming trip to US.
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pope said 6-7
I am unlikely to post anything more clever than this for the rest of my life.
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Mrs. Dalloway said she would kill the zombie herself.
(“Mrs. Dalloway is in the public domain)
#VirginiaWoolf
#MrsDalloway
#zombies
(“Mrs. Dalloway is in the public domain)
#VirginiaWoolf
#MrsDalloway
#zombies
a black and white photo of a woman with the words `` whos afraid ? ''
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman with the words `` whos afraid ? ''
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November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I am unlikely to post anything more clever than this for the rest of my life.
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It’s that time of year again. When we GAIN an hour.
And this means it’s time for my annual appeal to your sense of humanity and logic that we do this each and every month.
Folks, we GAIN AN HOUR ! C’mon!
And this means it’s time for my annual appeal to your sense of humanity and logic that we do this each and every month.
Folks, we GAIN AN HOUR ! C’mon!
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s that time of year again. When we GAIN an hour.
And this means it’s time for my annual appeal to your sense of humanity and logic that we do this each and every month.
Folks, we GAIN AN HOUR ! C’mon!
And this means it’s time for my annual appeal to your sense of humanity and logic that we do this each and every month.
Folks, we GAIN AN HOUR ! C’mon!
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Remember: In some parts of the world, tonight is about joy and candy. If someone shows up at your door and you have candy, give them some. Even if they're "too old" or "not wearing a costume" or "didn't say trick-or-treat."
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Remember: In some parts of the world, tonight is about joy and candy. If someone shows up at your door and you have candy, give them some. Even if they're "too old" or "not wearing a costume" or "didn't say trick-or-treat."
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More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
I highly recommend Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social. A thoughtful novel about family, memory, and identity in a near future where very plausible robots are becoming part of society. Should be nominated for all the awards! #ScienceFiction
October 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I highly recommend Luminous by @silviapark.bsky.social. A thoughtful novel about family, memory, and identity in a near future where very plausible robots are becoming part of society. Should be nominated for all the awards! #ScienceFiction