Joanna Rifkin they/them
@joannarifkin.bsky.social
Computational biologist, plant geneticist, gardener, SFF enthusiast, rock climber, not that kind of doctor, transplanted to Toronto, nonbinary, trans, Jewish, and more! Opinions my own.
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My poetry brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like, you're a wonderful bard
Damn right, I'm a wonderful bard
I could teach you, as it's not that hard
And they're like, you're a wonderful bard
Damn right, I'm a wonderful bard
I could teach you, as it's not that hard
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My poetry brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like, you're a wonderful bard
Damn right, I'm a wonderful bard
I could teach you, as it's not that hard
And they're like, you're a wonderful bard
Damn right, I'm a wonderful bard
I could teach you, as it's not that hard
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I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
As usual, Tidal's end-of-year summary makes one wonder, "You okay there, buddy?"
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As usual, Tidal's end-of-year summary makes one wonder, "You okay there, buddy?"
Condor
Bedbug
Manatee
Cecropia moth
Hoopoe
Bedbug
Manatee
Cecropia moth
Hoopoe
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Moose
Deer
Hare
Fox
Hedgehog
Two of them in my own garden.
Moose
Deer
Hare
Fox
Hedgehog
Two of them in my own garden.
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Boar
Deer
Fox
Eagle
Hedgehog
Boar
Deer
Fox
Eagle
Hedgehog
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Condor
Bedbug
Manatee
Cecropia moth
Hoopoe
Bedbug
Manatee
Cecropia moth
Hoopoe
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Well I'm hosed. I hope the kidnappers at least enjoy the jokes and cakes.
Well I'm hosed. I hope the kidnappers at least enjoy the jokes and cakes.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Well I'm hosed. I hope the kidnappers at least enjoy the jokes and cakes.
Well I'm hosed. I hope the kidnappers at least enjoy the jokes and cakes.
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Toobberry is berrying again. Such toob. Very berry. So smol.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Toobberry is berrying again. Such toob. Very berry. So smol.
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for people who format their suppmat in a comprehensible way.
This is not a subskeet.
(Yes it is.)
#plantsgiving
This is not a subskeet.
(Yes it is.)
#plantsgiving
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for people who format their suppmat in a comprehensible way.
This is not a subskeet.
(Yes it is.)
#plantsgiving
This is not a subskeet.
(Yes it is.)
#plantsgiving
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Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social
ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
2. ASN Early Career Investigator awards are now open for application. Self-nominations okay! Due Jan 5
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ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
2. ASN Early Career Investigator awards are now open for application. Self-nominations okay! Due Jan 5
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Applications for the 2026 ASN Early Career Investigator Award
<p>Nominations/Applications for the 2026 Early Career Investigator Award are <strong>due January 5, 2026</strong></p><br/>
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November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social
ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
2. ASN Early Career Investigator awards are now open for application. Self-nominations okay! Due Jan 5
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
2. ASN Early Career Investigator awards are now open for application. Self-nominations okay! Due Jan 5
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
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It’s almost time!!! #plantsgiving
Tune into the hashtag #Plantsgiving in a few weeks to watch plant biologists geek out about their festive tables. Everyone gets competitive about how much plant diversity we can get into dinner - you really rack up the bonus families with spices 😂
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s almost time!!! #plantsgiving
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Lofi Odes to Hone Your Blade To
Lofi Dirges to Mourn Maidens To
Lofi Bawdy Tavern Songs to Drink Mead To
Lofi Dirges to Mourn Maidens To
Lofi Bawdy Tavern Songs to Drink Mead To
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Lofi Odes to Hone Your Blade To
Lofi Dirges to Mourn Maidens To
Lofi Bawdy Tavern Songs to Drink Mead To
Lofi Dirges to Mourn Maidens To
Lofi Bawdy Tavern Songs to Drink Mead To
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Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!
I'm really glad I moved to Canada in 2017.
Most of the time it is very normal to live here.
But then sometimes there is a 5-gallon bucket labeled "SAUCE TRADITIONNELLE | TRADITIONAL SAUCE | poutine Québécoise | 180 litres" in my office.
Most of the time it is very normal to live here.
But then sometimes there is a 5-gallon bucket labeled "SAUCE TRADITIONNELLE | TRADITIONAL SAUCE | poutine Québécoise | 180 litres" in my office.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm really glad I moved to Canada in 2017.
Most of the time it is very normal to live here.
But then sometimes there is a 5-gallon bucket labeled "SAUCE TRADITIONNELLE | TRADITIONAL SAUCE | poutine Québécoise | 180 litres" in my office.
Most of the time it is very normal to live here.
But then sometimes there is a 5-gallon bucket labeled "SAUCE TRADITIONNELLE | TRADITIONAL SAUCE | poutine Québécoise | 180 litres" in my office.
New favorite raspberry variety. www.johnnyseeds.com/fruits/raspb...
Himbo-Top® - Raspberry Plants | Johnny's Selected Seeds
New! Vigorous and disease resistant. A great choice for the home gardener, Himbo-Top® is a low-maintenance primocane (everbearing) raspberry that is known ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New favorite raspberry variety. www.johnnyseeds.com/fruits/raspb...
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star trek and famous art: a thread
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
star trek and famous art: a thread
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Come work with us!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
Just a few days left to apply to our TT position in Plant Physiology in the Dept. of Biology @UMassAmherst! Join a great group of plant scientists (and physiologists 😉) AND fall in love with small town New England! Please repost. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Come work with us!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
We have a great group of plant biologists already, and there are FOUR searches for new plant biologists of different flavours across campus. We also have an outstanding group of animal physiologists (including @mstager.bsky.social ). Please apply!!
May I offer you a meme in this troubling time.
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
May I offer you a meme in this troubling time.
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These terrifying bats are looking forward to #Halloween 🦇🦇🦇😱
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These terrifying bats are looking forward to #Halloween 🦇🦇🦇😱
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodl. Library MS. Ashmole 304; 13th century; England, St. Albans; f.47v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.
October 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.
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If you're an artist wanting to break through in TTRPG illustrations and feel like you need an Art Directors feedback on your current portfolio. Feel free to reach out, comment or DM me here.
I feel like the industry is hard enough as is. I will reply slow but I'll do my best to support! 💜
I feel like the industry is hard enough as is. I will reply slow but I'll do my best to support! 💜
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
If you're an artist wanting to break through in TTRPG illustrations and feel like you need an Art Directors feedback on your current portfolio. Feel free to reach out, comment or DM me here.
I feel like the industry is hard enough as is. I will reply slow but I'll do my best to support! 💜
I feel like the industry is hard enough as is. I will reply slow but I'll do my best to support! 💜
Honestly, amusing pitch. Consider dating this individual from Austin, I guess!
Since this post has blown up... if any cute guys wanna go out on a date and can effectively communicate without ChatGPT, DM me. 😉
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Honestly, amusing pitch. Consider dating this individual from Austin, I guess!
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hey i know things are hard but just remember YOU are charismatic megafauna
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
hey i know things are hard but just remember YOU are charismatic megafauna
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How many plant species are buzz pollinated? After more than six years in the making, our paper on the convergent evolution of buzz pollinated flowers is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks @draverbee.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social and all co-authors for your hard work! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
How many plant species are buzz pollinated? After more than six years in the making, our paper on the convergent evolution of buzz pollinated flowers is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social. Thanks @draverbee.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social and all co-authors for your hard work! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
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a work of art is a creature that wants to destroy you and replace you with something else. it is in your interest that you allow this to happen, sometimes
counterpoint: it is good and correct to view engaging with a piece of art as an act of consumption. you just have it backwards. *you* are the thing being consumed
Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice.
Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT."
IT IS ART.
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.
Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT."
IT IS ART.
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.
September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
a work of art is a creature that wants to destroy you and replace you with something else. it is in your interest that you allow this to happen, sometimes