Steve Munger
@stevenmunger.bsky.social
Smell and taste scientist, EIC of Chemical Senses, repatriated Virginian, possessor of countless useless facts. Opinions belong to my friend who lives in another state…you’ll probably never meet them even though they are definitely real.
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Steve Munger
@stevenmunger.bsky.social
· May 20
Towards Universal Chemosensory Testing: Needs, Barriers and Opportunities
doi.org
Regular smell and taste testing could aid early detection of impairments that negatively impact health, safety, and quality of life, and could also reveal underlying disease. But how do we get there? This new whitepaper is out today:
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years ago I was losing my mind arguing with a rude man on twitter and my husband said "you're playing chess with a pigeon" and it flipped a switch in me.
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
years ago I was losing my mind arguing with a rude man on twitter and my husband said "you're playing chess with a pigeon" and it flipped a switch in me.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you…AI!
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you…AI!
UVA just sent out an alert about an active attacker with a gun. Central Grounds near Shannon library. Stay safe and away from that area if you can.
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UVA just sent out an alert about an active attacker with a gun. Central Grounds near Shannon library. Stay safe and away from that area if you can.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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This is now a Moon II fan account.
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is now a Moon II fan account.
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Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
Excellent. Well done, UVA.
"The University of Virginia announced Friday that it rejected a proposal from President Donald Trump’s administration." www.vpm.org/news/2025-10...
UVA rejects Trump administration’s ‘Compact for Academic Excellence'
"We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry in an increasingly polarized world."
www.vpm.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Excellent. Well done, UVA.
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Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
@dieworkwear.bsky.social I’ve noticed men’s sport coats/suit coats are lately using two side vents instead of a single centered vent on the back. Is this a current fashion trend, a preference rooted in manufacturing advantages, or something else? Frankly, I prefer the look of the single vent. Thanks
October 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social I’ve noticed men’s sport coats/suit coats are lately using two side vents instead of a single centered vent on the back. Is this a current fashion trend, a preference rooted in manufacturing advantages, or something else? Frankly, I prefer the look of the single vent. Thanks
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This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
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there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif
October 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif
This is good. The University of Virginia should follow MIT’s lead.
MIT rejects "the Compact"
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
orgchart.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is good. The University of Virginia should follow MIT’s lead.
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I think colleges and universities are now seeing that their strategy of appeasement and collective silence is not working. www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for… | AAC&U
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
www.aacu.org
October 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I think colleges and universities are now seeing that their strategy of appeasement and collective silence is not working. www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
The truly tough guys don’t have to tell anyone that they are tough. The craven cowards, on the other hand…
Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The truly tough guys don’t have to tell anyone that they are tough. The craven cowards, on the other hand…
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Ponderosa pine smells like butterscotch.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ponderosa pine smells like butterscotch.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap."
Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles.
But mostly this thread is about terpenes.
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Wow
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Wow
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Hegseth is now the Secretary of War, which is fitting I guess as RFK jr is basically the Secretary of Pestilence. We just need Famine and Death to round it out.
September 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hegseth is now the Secretary of War, which is fitting I guess as RFK jr is basically the Secretary of Pestilence. We just need Famine and Death to round it out.
I had so much of that wrong
Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I had so much of that wrong
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A few days ago I learned you can skip the AI summary feature in Google by adding "-AI" to your search. I love it!
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A few days ago I learned you can skip the AI summary feature in Google by adding "-AI" to your search. I love it!
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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Extremely into this YouTube channel. 13m views! youtu.be/tzLS4O7YaUg?...
All Christian denominations explained in 12 minutes
YouTube video by Redeemed Zoomer
youtu.be
July 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Extremely into this YouTube channel. 13m views! youtu.be/tzLS4O7YaUg?...
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This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
July 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
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you are cool and everyone should buy your book
Whenever I’m feeling down and ignored on Bluesky…
July 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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