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Webcomic covering parts of science, peer review, data, academic careers, and puns. #science #scicomm #sciart Comic/cartoon art shared under CC-BY-NC-SA Get my newsletter at http://redpenblackpen.substack.com

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 11d

Truly putting the FUN in NOFO (Notification Of FUN Opportunity)

RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 12d

Adventures in computational biology:
1. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2. Yay! A cool looking new mechanism for utilization of omics data!
3. Wait... what is this 'X01' mechanism?
4. And I quote, "No funding will be provided under this NOFO."
5.

Four panel comic: Panel 1, two figures talking. Figure 1 'Great news! We have decided to provide institutional support for your very exciting idea!' figure 2, 'WONDERFUL!'. Panel 2, figure 1, 'Doing something new: we're not providing any *money* this round', figure 2, 'uh...'. Panel 3, <confetti pops>. Panel 4, figure 1, 'We're putting the FUN in funding!'

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 12d

“Octopus” refers to a single member of a particular subset of cephalopod species

“Octopi” refers to 8π which is related in some way to the circumference of a hypersphere or something

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12d

“Fish” can refer to a single individual, or multiple individuals from the same species.

“Fishes” refers to multiple species.

🐠 Fish
🐠🐠🐠 Fish
🐠🐟🐡 Fishes

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 13d

Correlation I say!

RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 13d

It turns out that the infinite monkeys that may be put out of work from our new (and I, for one welcome them) AI overlords are actually us scientists

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 19d

Gotta be ‘Scott Pilgrim vs World’ for me?

Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 19d

"Sneakers" (1992, James Horner)

Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 19d

Best movie soundtrack?

For me, "Boogie Nights"

You?

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Sep 4

I won't say this is *every* paper, but I have trouble remembering any that weren't like this

Cartoon timeline titled 'Typical Timeline for a Scientific Paper by @redpenblackpen'. Start. Outline. Rough draft. v1. FINAL draft! (all clustered at the left). On top of the timeline: when you thought you'd have it submitted, Original submission deadlin, Original publication deadline. Then a space and 'Preprint? Sure, why not?' '*Really* FINAL DRAFT. (on top of timeline) Project Ends. (underneath timeline) draft_v5_final_reallyfinal_thistimeImeanit.docx. (on top) weeping. gnashing of teeth. (on bottom) Holy crap guys. Then 'what the hell is this?' - pointing to a break in the timeline. Then 'submitted'. (on top) a sign pointing off the end of the timeline into the future "Accepted for Publication. 6 months-10 years"

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Sep 4

I won't say this is *every* paper, but I have trouble remembering any that weren't like this

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 26

Harsh? But true?

Four panel comic with two figures talking: panel 1, figure 1 "I've told my student to find someone to assign this task to." Panel 2, figure 2, "Great mentoring! Your student will learn the power of delegation". Panel 3, figure 1 "Oh! Haha no. No no no. They'll assign the task, then leave, then the delegate will..." figure 2, "will what?". Panel 4, figure 1 "fail and leave the student holding the ball. And then they will learn that they can really only depend on themselves." figure 2, "oh no."

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · Aug 9

HT @redpenblackpen.bsky.social

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Now ask me about the idea of free will. Go on...

RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Pulling yourself up not included
#newcartoon

RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Pulling yourself up not included
#newcartoon

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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · Aug 8

Microscopy most especially. To be the first human to ever lay eyes on something. What a feeling.

RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Really just had something like this feeling this afternoon. It’s the high that keeps you coming back for more

Cartoon of a scientist peering through a microscope saying "Whoaah!!!". Title says "The best part of Science is knowing, for a moment, something that nobody else in the world knows."

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Really just had something like this feeling this afternoon. It’s the high that keeps you coming back for more

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ve never seen the video but know the song well. One of the best uses of a big science word™️ in a song in my book, ‘big black nemesis, parthenogenesis’