Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Peter Girguis

@pgirguis.bsky.social

1.8K followers 1.5K following 190 posts

🌊 Marine scientist and co-founder of the Girguis Flying Circus™️. Aspiring blacksmith, father of sea monsters, and occasional yapper. “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean”. -Arthur C. Clarke

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Nov 21

Don't forget that you're great, Kevin. 😉

A comic with one great white shark named Kevin telling another great white shark named Ben that it doesn't feel great, just good. Ben tells him he is, indeed, a great white shark. @thelifeofsharks.com

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · 14d

Nowhere close to coming to fruition. I think one of the biggest structural impediment is that most nations will not allow their funds to be used to support for national investigators. In other words, I cannot use US research dollars to support colleagues in Tonga or in Ghana. Vice versa is also true

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · 15d

Hi there

If I could magically bring one thing to fruition, it would be creating a genuinely collaborative international research fleet that could generate the much needed baseline data that would allow all nations to make informed decisions about their policies. Without that, we are flying blind.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you for reaching out to me. It’s always a pleasure to talk about the amazing creatures of the deep!

Reposted by Peter Girguis

Jack Tamisiea @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks to Hao Wang for telling me more about his team’s new paper and to Peter Girguis (@pgirguis.bsky.social) for providing some helpful context!

It was also great working with @michaelroston.bsky.social again

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

Assuming it still fits, which…well…

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

So I literally just found my favorite shirt, which I wore only for special occasions

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

😂😂😂

What happened to your vintage 1980s phone skills, good sir?

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

They are a more elegant means of communication for a more civilized time.

two men are standing next to each other with the words " you 've taken your first step into a larger world "

ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the words " you 've taken your first step into a larger world "

media.tenor.com

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 18

I absolutely CHERISH those moments, Katy!

Listen up, younguns, the telephone was designed with a ringer that you can set to high or low. This was, wait for it, by design so you could decide if you wanted to hear an incoming call or not. I’m not sure of this “violation “ of which you speak. 😂

1/2

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Well done.👍🏼

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thank you, Derek!

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thank you very much, Dr. Bik.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Apr 14

I'm pleased to share this article written by co-authors & me.

Riffing off our recent decadal survey, we discuss humanity's relationship with the ocean & why immediate action is needed to protect us all. Enjoy! @whoi.edu @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social

bit.ly/TheConvo0413...

Humanity depends on the ocean — Here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research

Global ocean research needs to shift priorities to ensure the health and well-being of our oceans, and by extension, humanity.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thank YOU! It’s a great article.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Apr 12

Nice work, @uncultured.carinilab.com
“Shadow mentors” have your best interest at heart. They will be your advocates even when no one else is (including yourself).

uncultured.carinilab.com?utm_campaign...

UnCultured | Paul Carini | Substack

Loosely held strong convictions about science, academia, and self-improvement. Click to read UnCultured, by Paul Carini, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

uncultured.carinilab.com

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Apr 12

It’s nice enough, but the elementary school isn’t so hot.

Maybe I’ll have my boys home schooled in the jungle room.;-)

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Mar 6

This is easily one of my FAVE paintings, especially when paired with Chagall's "Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise"

Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · Mar 6

Paradise, 1961 #chagall #marcchagall

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Mar 6

Many congrats to Dr. Jeff Gralnick @bacteriality.bsky.social on being awarded the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship! This is very much deserved Jeff.

Thanks for all the amazing things you do for microbiology and our community.

Reposted by Peter Girguis

Dr. Roxanne Beinart @symbiosisrox.bsky.social · Mar 3

The second was led by Dr. Corinna Breusing with coauthors Michelle Hauer, @chemosymbiosis.bsky.social Johann Becker, Brennan Phillips, and @pgirguis.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Contrasting genomic responses of hydrothermal vent animals and their symbionts to population decline after the Hunga volcanic eruption

Genetic bottlenecks are evolutionary events that reduce the effective size and diversity of natural populations, often limiting a population's ability to adapt to environmental change. Given the accel...

www.biorxiv.org

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Feb 24

Here's an awesome paper led by Dr. Suni Shah Walter.

Punchline = Believe it or not, large volumes of seawater flow through oceanic crust. We report a net loss of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) & dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in this aquifer. Check it out!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Drivers of inorganic and organic carbon removal in aged oceanic crust

Large volumes of fluid flow through aged oceanic crust. Given the scale of this water flux, the exchange of organic and inorganic carbon that it media…

www.sciencedirect.com

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Feb 15

You are very welcome, dear colleague and friend.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Feb 14

Congrats Dr. Huber @juliehuber.bsky.social for your well-deserved induction into the American Academy of Microbiology! Thanks for all that you do for science and the many amazing people, from all walks of life, that make it happen.

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Feb 7

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'Competent White Men Must Be in Charge,' High-Profile State Dept. Appointee Wrote Last Year

Darren Beattie, a former White House staffer with extremist connections, has been tapped to serve a key State Department role.

www.rollingstone.com

Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · Jan 23

How does the cold brew and 2 diet cokes belay a panic attack?

I make you a counter-proposal (as though I have any say in the matter): A green tea and two pieces of fruit.

:-)