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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Jan 31

The funny thing about getting older is you start wondering why you are the way you are...and after spending a week with your parents it all makes sense.

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 12

I've been telling people "happy Friday" since Monday. Work weeks after conferences that span weekends are hard 😅

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 12

If you want to rediscover your youth, join a book club and relive the young adult anxiety of having to finish a book on time or passably fake it in front of new friends.

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I-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · Dec 11

New NCI K32. Up to $80K for salary. $30K/yr research development.
US citizenship NOT required. 🧪

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 10

Sending me "year in review" information on December 10th is just violence. Do you know how many goals I'm intending to hit between now and the end of the year 😅

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 8

Bless my colleagues for keeping a straight face during our conversations while these joyful critters played cornhole. #ASH24

A selfie with costumed characters playing cornhole in the background.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 7

How dare you 😅

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 7

It's not the jingle of Santa's sleigh bells, but thousands of heme folks rushing through the San Diego Convention Center's halls. #ASH24

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 7

Good morning #ASH24! I'm ready for some science...as soon as I finish this letter of recommendation and haul over to the Hyatt where my morning sessions are 😅

Circular architecture of the San Diego Convention Center with morning light peeking through.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 6

Oh, I'm seeing a really nice amount of #ASH24 skeets. So grateful to have a new vibrant place to engage with conference attendees and content!

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 4

I worry less about AI taking my job and more about how much of my job becomes 1) verifying AI-generated claims and 2) figuring out where the AI went wrong and fixing it.

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jun 15

First Sundar Pichai, now Tim Cook, both admitting that generative "AI," by dint of its very foundations (cf. "Bias Optimizers"), will not and cannot stop bullshitting (cf. "On Bullshit Engines").

futurism.com/the-byte/tim...

Tim Cook Admits Apple May Never Be Able to Make Its AI Stop Lying

In a new Washington Post interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that he's not "100 percent" sure the company's AI will stop lying.

futurism.com

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 4

I love December. The festive spirit, the cheesey movies, and the race to finish 2 months of year-end activities and planning for January events in a very short 3 weeks 🫠

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 3

I feel this deeply!

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Dec 2

Very excited to see the increasing number of #ASH24 posts! Looking forward to connecting with everyone in San Diego later this week.

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 30

I've always lived in places where school fundraisers focused on silent auctions and selling wrapping paper. I like this option better.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 29

Happy "pie for breakfast day" to all who celebrate.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 27

Actually, the best time to start thawing your turkey was the day after Halloween.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 23

Good morning to everyone trying to decide precisely how invested they are in cooking Thanksgiving this year.

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 20

In retrospect, using my computer's desktop as a catch-all for projects in progress was a mistake.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 20

A little belated, but huge congrats to @petrapopovics.bsky.social for her SBUR Young Investigator award, plus a neat talk on her labs work on BPH. I've enjoyed seeing this project develop!

Petra presents her work in front of a full audience, with a presentation slide asking "what are foam cells?".

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 19

It's wild how quickly I've progressed from reading printed scientific papers to consuming scientific literature largely on my phone.

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 18

This is also my approach to making friends 😅

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 16

Great question! No idea these days 😅

Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 15

Evergreen conference skeet:
Have I had too much caffeine or not enough caffeine?

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Magda Grabowska @mmgrabow.bsky.social · Nov 11

I know there are some very clever ways to reconnect with folks I've previously followed in other places, but I'm really enjoying spontaneous and intentional rebuilding of my timeline.

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