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If you took a bio lab course in the past 20 years, chances are that you either don't remember what you did, or not much interesting happened. Most of what happens in most undergrad bio courses is irrelevant to daily life. Let's change that now.

#biology #lab #stem #highered

The holiday tree all aglow on this fine Christmas Eve!

New blog post up. Check it out! First in a series about post cardiovascular surgery lifestyle.

Looks like a great place to go for a college degree! Anybody see the piece on @60minutes.bsky.social about UTAX tonight?

#highereducation

Wowee! "Landman" on Paramount+ with Billy Bob Thornton is fantastic! (Not a paid advert. It really is very good!)

Every time I hear an election post mortem from a dem strategist, and they say, "well, Trump is "an anomalous candidate..." Nope! That thinking is a HUGE mistake, and it prevents the opportunity for them to actually learn something. I mean, what if he's not?

#Popcorn machine!! Whaat??! #ftw An awesome addition to any hotel lobby.

Had a little open heart surgery last summer, and if you're curious about how the sternum gets wired closed, it looks like a pretty standard shoelace stitch, but with stainless steel wire. No issues with the metal detector in airports, but I can feel the wire under the skin!

#heart #surgery #cabg

Hello world! Not sure what's gonna come out here, but it's probably gonna be some science - both the teaching of, a little back-end "science behind..." and "how does _____ work?", a little on social issues and probably some mild political topics, and higher ed related rants. It's in my lane.