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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

For those you encounter with a conspiracy mindset re: #COVID...we KNEW this family of viruses could cause a pandemic. 1) SARS/MERS preceded COVID 2) We actually have a list of the viral families with the highest pandemic potential (see attached) Source: @science.org www.science.org/cont...

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I like how part of the word for spider in Chinese Hanzi is basically "insect" on the left and what looks like a dude running for an exit on the right. #spiders

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

We're in the phase of newborn where kiddo will happily suck on a finger to calm down. So today when she started fussing my husband turns to me and says: "Give her the finger." I wish I could say I started laughing, but I just nodded and didn't realize what he said until he started laughing.

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Steph @stephy.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

AstraZeneca has undergraduate internships in Frederick, MD - there are a variety of roles for folks studying engineering (mechanical, bio[medical],chemical,industrial,environmental), biology, chemistry, statistics, environmental science careers.astrazeneca.com/job/frederic... #chemsky 🧪⚗️ #chemsummer

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

EL entered popular consciousness after the late Oliver Sacks, on a hunch that EL had similar pathophysiology as Parkinson's disease, experimentally administered L-DOPA to catatonic patients, some of whom made miraculous recoveries, reanimating after decades of catatonia. en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

When people are skeptical of long COVID, you may want to point them to Encephelaitis Lethargica (EL). Still unexplained, but many researchers hypothesize that the Spanish Flu was a causative factor. en.wikipedia.org/wik... #longCOVID #infectiousDisease #virology #neuroscience

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Oh look an actually relevant Guiness World Record. If this was widespread, it could help a lot with enigmatic rare diseases, mysterious ICU visits, and the like. That is, if we don't lose the pre-existing conditions clause first. 🫠 #genomeSequencing #biotechnology #health #rareDisease

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

...And the functional elements were all represented with different colors of highlighted text. With a key at the bottom.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It'll take time - we are experiencing the regrowth and succession of an ecosystem. Y'all are the pioneer species.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Now that I have a newborn, I can safely say everyone's first love was a nipple.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Nurse: wow, it's hard to find a vein for the IV. You're very dehydrated. Me: ...you gave me specific instructions not to eat or drink several hours before the procedure. Nurse:

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

What's the hardest puzzle in Puzzle Depot's story levels? Tough to say, but Electroroach is a toughie that's gotten some attention. 🪳⚡📦 Check out Puzzle Depot on Steam during the launch period and get 10% off! store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/... #puzzledepot #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This. I don't think a world with *no* cars is practical, but we could make them a lot less murderous. #cars #vehicularManslaughter

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

If not friend then why friend-shaped?

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Actually, that cane sugar Mexican coke is now made mostly for U.S./non-Mexico markets due to the country's sugar tax. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican...

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Mexican Coke - Wikipedia

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

If you hadn't heard the news, Puzzle Depot is now OUT on Steam! Solve sokoban-style puzzles with surprising mechanics and object interactions! store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/... 📦🤖 🪳 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame #puzzledepot

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Capturing tiny jumping spider friend strains the limits of my phone's camera. #Salticidae #invertebrates #arachnid #photography

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Unrelated to romance but I like how in nearly any other industry this line would be eyebrow-raising, but in biotech we are like 'yep this just in water is wet': "The biotech company currently loses money and analysts expect additional losses while its drugs are still in development."

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

As a former field researcher, I can confirm this. I got out not because of the danger, but because of how frustrating it was to get statistical significance for your studies because half of your field project would disappear.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

When you are the Batman of science journalism:

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jobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · 04/11/2025

Never miss another job! Sign up for a weekly jobs digest email of all the new jobs in academia and industry around the world. jobrxiv.org/job-aler...

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This does not, however, rule out unplanned nuclear explosions...?

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Past me: oh, a bit of plant fell off let me just put it in a tiny pot. Current me: How did I get this many plants. #plantSky #succulents #repottingProcrastination

A scattering of many succulents and other plants amdist some new pots in a long-delayed repotting project.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Scientists looking for new roles: follow @jobrxiv.org!! It's an open, international job board for scientists and regularly posts jobs from academia and industry. Way more organized than my ad-hoc job posting. #science #biotech #pharma #research #bioSky #chemSky #PhD #postdoc

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Can't believe this is relevant for a second week in a row. #cloud #AWS #outage #maybeAzureThisTime?

A narrative of the AWS outage from October 21, 2025, repurposed for another outage happening now:

'AWS outage: a journey

7:00 - "Probably my WiFi"
7:30 - "Wait, EVERYTHING is down?"
7:45 - checks AWS status page (also on AWS).
8:00 - "So...day off?"
8:30 - Finance: "We're losing 10k/min."
8:45 - That one guy: "Told you, on-premise forever."
9:30 - "We're going multi-cloud after this."

Narrator: They won't.'

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

RIP Internet hope you didn't need to do any genomic analyses today

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Remember: ducks must be used in the drama party.

Amazon product image of a duck lamp acting as a phone holder with the caption "Smartphone Holder: Ducks must be used in the drama party"

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Didn't this...just happen last week? Is it US-east-1 AGAIN or did we take down a new region of the world?

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

The irony of these two juxtaposed headlines... #shutdown #USDA #food

A tale of two Reuters headlines: the top states that no food benefits will be available Nov 1 due to the government shutdown, while the bottom announces record corn harvests for this year.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I can confidently say childcare is a good policy and I can confirm it will definitely improve the fertility of myself and probably about 50 other working women I know.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Financial instability is also a huge barrier to forming relationships, particularly for men. Society hasn't updated norms here AT ALL, even in a large, liberal city. Me not working outside the home? "Oh okay." My husband not working outside the home? "What is wrong with him you deserve better."

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Example: I wanted kids nearly a decade ago, but no way in heck could I afford it. Now, my spouse and I have plans to expand our family *literally contingent* on career/pay milestones. Most of my colleagues, men and women, have similar feelings.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

While this is a real problem, it's also not the only problem. At least in high-cost cities, lack of financial stability/being able to afford children is also a huge pressure. Probably more important than building a relationship with someone.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

"By the 1980s, women already outnumbered men at universities. Yet in the private sphere – marriage, domestic labour, child-rearing – conservative norms endured." Said another way: many women realized that marriage was a bad deal in these cultures and opted out.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 23/10/2025

⏳️ IT'S NOT TOO LATE to join the #Livestream of The Web We’ve Built, happening today, Internet Archive Day, as designated by the city of San Francisco! 🌐 📅 Tonight, Oct 22 🕖️–🕗️ 7–8 PM PT / 10–11 PM ET 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-web-we... #Wayback1T

Text "happy internet archive day! 22nd October 2025" atop a gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth dominating the lower part of the image.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Still, feels like there are so many other things to go after. Like, how much alcohol actually absorbs through the skin?

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Yeah this has to be it, right? Like they're concerned about impurities in the alcohol that isn't food-grade.

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I feel like this piece is mandatory listening in our current dystopian timeline: tidal.com/browse/track...

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Negativland - Before I Ask

Listen to Before I Ask on TIDAL

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

That seems high for a short block replacement on a straight up Impreza. The block itself is only about $2.2k (probably less for the shop given discounts). What hourly labor rate are they using and how many hours are they estimating?

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