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Zen Faulkes
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Home page: http://DoctorZen.net. Biologist. Author of Better Posters book and blog. Collector of academic hoaxes and academic slop graphics.
Cathedral Falls, West Virginia.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Happy "Time has meaning again" day to those who celebrate.

"We play the contest again."
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
We’re having a good day with our bitey puppy too
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
January 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
January 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Pinnacle Rock, West Virginia.
December 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The one, true #Crustmas:

Marmorkrebs, the marbled #Crayfish, which is an obligate parthenogen - literal virgin birth!

This is reflected in the scientific name, Procambarus virginalis!

marmorkrebs.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Some countries have Santa.

Iceland has the 13 Yule Lads and their terrifying mother. Tag yourself, I'm Door-Slammer.

Also, Iceland lore has a gigantic Yule Cat that eats people who do not have a piece of new clothing at Christmas.
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You will be visited by three spirits:
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
You will be visited by three spirits:
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.

This is a GOOSEFISH.

This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.

It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.

fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
totally insane feminized academic organization
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This application still exists. 🤯
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
November 30 / December 1
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Coming soon!

New species 🐁, new challenges on the next season of…
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Time to break out this:
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I got my first real six string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the summer of ’69
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
So we know what number of movie sequel we're at.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And another cover by ChatGPT on Philosophical Transactions B.

That's three of their last four issues with covers made using AI slop.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM