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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t forget the hand sanitizer!!! I’ve been traveling with a whole protocol (masks, sanitizer, wipes) for years and it’s served me well! Bon voyage!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 5d

Asha!!!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 7d

I use it and love it. Like LeBron, I hate subscriptions and get by just fine without (set to 1 hr meetings). If there’s something like a publication coming out and I need to make available shorter meeting times for the press etc, I select that shorter interval (ie 30 mins) for the period I need it.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 8d

Sending you strength from afar! Thank you for doing the heavy lifting.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 9d

Accurate.

Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 13d

Oh my god. The truth is always so much more ridiculous than I could imagine. Thanks!!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 9d

Def antifa. 🤣 bsky.app/profile/half...

halfsou.bsky.social @halfsou.bsky.social · 11d

Def Antifa. You can tell by the mask. #WarRavagedPortland

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 9d

Reading all the #WarRavagedPortland posts has me both homesick and in stitches. ❤️🤣

Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 11d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 10d

This resonates.

Quistote @kquist.bsky.social · 10d

Ta-Nehisi Coates dropping such a beautiful articulation of a sense of #history and struggle that, I think, minority communities understand way more than, say, your average white American.

"I will make the contribution that I am supposed to make."

Write that on my classroom wall. 🗺️

I’m Ta-Nehisi Coates, I’m the writer, I’m the individual, right? But I am part of something larger, and I’ve always felt myself as part of something larger. I have a tradition, I have ancestry, I have heritage. What that means is that I do whatever I do within the time that I have in my life, whatever time I’m gifted with, and much of what I do is built on what other people did before them.

Then, after that, I leave the struggle where I leave it, and hopefully, it’s in a better place. Oftentimes it’s not. That’s the history in fact. And then my progeny, they pick it up, and they keep it going.

I am descended from people who, in their lifetime, fought with all their might for the destruction of chattel slavery in this country. And they never saw it. They never saw it. In my personal belief system, they died in defeat, in darkness.

So I guess the privilege that I draw out of this, the honor that I draw out of this, is not that things will necessarily be better in my lifetime, but that I will make the contribution that I am supposed to make.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 10d

Not sure if this is a dunk on Ron Wyden but he’s a fantastic Senator and has always been vocal about privacy, fascism, etc. just chiming in.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 14d

🌊🦑🧪

Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 Have you heard the news that the BBNJ Agreement entering into force in January 2026?

▶️ In case you're wondering what this means for the #DeepSea watch our video on the #BBNJ Agreement buff.ly/BXEYZd9

💡 Learn more about the work of DOSI and the BBNJ here: buff.ly/VDjrs6u

High Seas, High Stakes: What’s the BBNJ Agreement?

The landmark BBNJ Agreement, adopted in June 2023, provides an opportunity to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. The BBNJ Agreement is…

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 15d

Wow. What a time to bring a baby into the world!! (It me, I did that.)

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 20d

Timeline cleanse. 🧪🦑🌊

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 20d

Two years ago, marine researchers discovered a rare deep-sea octopus nursery about 90 miles off Vancouver Island. Now, it could help create Canada’s second-largest marine protected area. 🐙

An Ice-Cold Octopus Nursery Could Help Expand Marine Protections

Indigenous and Western scientists are working together to uncover biodiversity in the icy deep. They're getting some eight-armed help.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 21d

Me too!!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 24d

I needed this so much. Thank you for being you!!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 26d

This.

Everyone is doing the best they can, which is fucking terrifying.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations!! It’s beautiful.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Sep 2

Big thanks to our team in @mbarinews.bsky.social Bioinspiration Lab and @moorefound.bsky.social for the wonderful feature and support as we developed EyeRIS. You can learn more about how we use this imaging system to study 🦑🌊🧪 from this 🧵: bsky.app/profile/kaka.... #onwardsanddownwards

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎙️ Our latest Beyond the Lab features Dr. @kakanikatija.bsky.social, principal engineer and Bioinspiration Lab lead at @mbarinews.bsky.social. Her team created an underwater optical imaging system that visualizes and measures fluid motion, particles, and living organisms in 3D.

Go Beyond the Lab ⤵️

Beyond the Lab: Kakani Katija, Ph.D.

[Image] Kakani Katija. Credit: Todd Walsh © MBARI /* Disable any hover zoom/magnification, overlay, or cursor change on this specific …

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Claire (derogatory) @clarissakickass.bsky.social · Aug 27

I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks. I’ll be using this as a reference to advocate in the other Carmel.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 22

🦑🌊

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌊🦑

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 21

So cool about Comic Con!! #lifegoals thanks for sharing our paper too. Really appreciate it!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you want to work on an ocean project, I have another for you. 😉 @mbarinews.bsky.social @fathomverse.bsky.social

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 14

Take me with you!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Aug 13

Not just kids, but people of all ages and abilities too. At some point in our lives, we’ll be disabled (and cannot drive); it’s only a matter of when. That’s why I focus on providing safer cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in my community so that everyone can independently explore their world.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 13

The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.

Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.

Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.

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