Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social
PhD brain and genomic scientist. Ocean junkie. Computer wrangler. Open data believer. Geek. Punk. Not that kind of doctor. Views only my own. She/her
Pinned
DO NOT put me in blue nonsense starter packs. This is the nicest I will be about it.
Fucking early-2000s-facebook-ass nonsense.
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Fucking early-2000s-facebook-ass nonsense.
Well, Cassidy didn’t make him promise that he’d keep even the title of this webpage, so….
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Well, Cassidy didn’t make him promise that he’d keep even the title of this webpage, so….
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Researchers from around the world made this happen. Bandim Health Project and RFK Jr.'s study was unethical and it is good that this has been cancelled. But the Danish government should investigate Bandim's role in exporting their anti-vax efforts globally. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Researchers from around the world made this happen. Bandim Health Project and RFK Jr.'s study was unethical and it is good that this has been cancelled. But the Danish government should investigate Bandim's role in exporting their anti-vax efforts globally. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Here’s an email exchange I had with Glen Wooten, the person in charge of SDCC’s Art Show. The previous language has been in place for a couple of years & was a compromise between himself & the higher ups. This whole ruckus convinced them that they needed more forceful language, so that’s great.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Here’s an email exchange I had with Glen Wooten, the person in charge of SDCC’s Art Show. The previous language has been in place for a couple of years & was a compromise between himself & the higher ups. This whole ruckus convinced them that they needed more forceful language, so that’s great.
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📣Corvallis is a forming a new R-Ladies group and hosing their first event on Jan 22 at 5:30 pm at Common Fields. Details and an RSVP for the event are here: www.meetup.com/rladies-corv...
Please share widely!
@weare.rladies.org #Rstats #Rlang #R #oregon
Please share widely!
@weare.rladies.org #Rstats #Rlang #R #oregon
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
📣Corvallis is a forming a new R-Ladies group and hosing their first event on Jan 22 at 5:30 pm at Common Fields. Details and an RSVP for the event are here: www.meetup.com/rladies-corv...
Please share widely!
@weare.rladies.org #Rstats #Rlang #R #oregon
Please share widely!
@weare.rladies.org #Rstats #Rlang #R #oregon
Solidarity. I bitterly resent the space taken up by a tub I don’t use that could have instead made my shower bigger than a postage stamp.
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Solidarity. I bitterly resent the space taken up by a tub I don’t use that could have instead made my shower bigger than a postage stamp.
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I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
As another American, and one who I *promise* is at least as upset as you are: shut up. This behavior is not helping.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
As another American, and one who I *promise* is at least as upset as you are: shut up. This behavior is not helping.
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The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The length of time pundits have been writing this nonsense - it far predates Trump - and their complete “who, us?” fake-naïveté suggests that no, they will not recant or admit anything at all.
To everyone’s dis-benefit. /angry
To everyone’s dis-benefit. /angry
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The length of time pundits have been writing this nonsense - it far predates Trump - and their complete “who, us?” fake-naïveté suggests that no, they will not recant or admit anything at all.
To everyone’s dis-benefit. /angry
To everyone’s dis-benefit. /angry
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Read enough science fiction, and you'll start to notice that many authors seem pretty invested in the idea of galactic empires (clearly based on real-world empires); @jdnicoll.bsky.social asks just what the hell such authors are thinking.
Side-Eyeing Science Fiction's Love of Empire - Reactor
...Wait, we're supposed to believe that it's the rebels who are wrong?
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Read enough science fiction, and you'll start to notice that many authors seem pretty invested in the idea of galactic empires (clearly based on real-world empires); @jdnicoll.bsky.social asks just what the hell such authors are thinking.
I’m not sure it would ever be a *better* weekend, to be fair.
January 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I’m not sure it would ever be a *better* weekend, to be fair.
Lost one of my favorite earrings at the office today (likely on the metro).
Presentation went well, though, I think, so that’s good I guess?
Presentation went well, though, I think, so that’s good I guess?
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Lost one of my favorite earrings at the office today (likely on the metro).
Presentation went well, though, I think, so that’s good I guess?
Presentation went well, though, I think, so that’s good I guess?
Were you trying for tea?
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Were you trying for tea?
…this is GOLD.
January 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
…this is GOLD.
I just hope she takes the dog and leaves.
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I just hope she takes the dog and leaves.
The absolute best theory I’ve seen about this is that it’s Weiss trying to find out who the leaker is.
Except that’s giving her *far* too much credit - all her other ideas are early 00s-vintage at best, why not this?
Except that’s giving her *far* too much credit - all her other ideas are early 00s-vintage at best, why not this?
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The absolute best theory I’ve seen about this is that it’s Weiss trying to find out who the leaker is.
Except that’s giving her *far* too much credit - all her other ideas are early 00s-vintage at best, why not this?
Except that’s giving her *far* too much credit - all her other ideas are early 00s-vintage at best, why not this?
This shape is THE best thing for getting dough/batter/sourdough starter out of containers.
January 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This shape is THE best thing for getting dough/batter/sourdough starter out of containers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
Reminds me of the time my (then) 80-yr old grandfather fell off the roof of the house he was building, onto his head, and was going to just climb back up and keep going until my grandmother threatened to lock the ladder inside the house and leave him outside.
He was fine. Is still fine.
He was fine. Is still fine.
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Reminds me of the time my (then) 80-yr old grandfather fell off the roof of the house he was building, onto his head, and was going to just climb back up and keep going until my grandmother threatened to lock the ladder inside the house and leave him outside.
He was fine. Is still fine.
He was fine. Is still fine.
This was my first thought. Is this the parents thing, or is this just academics?
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
This was my first thought. Is this the parents thing, or is this just academics?
TLDR: “Every man assumes that every interaction will end in violence. Women don’t.”
…and somehow women are the ones at fault here? Okay. Sure, bro. 😆
…and somehow women are the ones at fault here? Okay. Sure, bro. 😆
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
TLDR: “Every man assumes that every interaction will end in violence. Women don’t.”
…and somehow women are the ones at fault here? Okay. Sure, bro. 😆
…and somehow women are the ones at fault here? Okay. Sure, bro. 😆
It is, however, very *funny* to say this in conversations one no longer wishes to be a part of (e.g., with pollsters.)
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It is, however, very *funny* to say this in conversations one no longer wishes to be a part of (e.g., with pollsters.)
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If you've ever wondered about the infrastructure behind the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, check out this teardown ➡️ hackernoon.com/the-long-now...
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
If you've ever wondered about the infrastructure behind the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, check out this teardown ➡️ hackernoon.com/the-long-now...
“I want a doctor, to take your picture, so I can look at (and make nudes of) you from inside as wellll…..” -Grok
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“I want a doctor, to take your picture, so I can look at (and make nudes of) you from inside as wellll…..” -Grok