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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

First in-the-wild sighting of CVVIC’s bike racks in #CarmelValleyVillage and I’m over here 😭. Big thanks to Russell Joyce (Joyce Winery) for supporting the vision and being the first to put the racks in place, and Dero Bike Racks for the quality build. Bring on the bikes!! 🚴 🚲🚵 #activemobility

Green bike racks on a pair of rails in front of the Joyce Winery in Carmel Valley Village. The bike racks say CVVIC.org.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh you know. Just doing a little sightseeing watching the beautiful mountains go by as I commute on the Max to the AZA meeting in downtown Portland. #transitisamazeballs

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Or you can play #FathomVerse and contribute to ocean science 🌊🧪directly.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let’s chat 🦑 imagery if you’re at #OCEANS2026! 🌊🧪

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Not 100 years ago. My dad had polio as a kid and was fortunate to get a series of operations so he could walk. A lifetime of compensating for his weaker leg has left him barely able to walk in his 70s. He was one of the lucky ones. #vaccinessavelives 🧪

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We have a FathomVerse user in Antarctica?!! Whoever you are, thank you for your support!

FathomVerse users represent 213 countries plus Antarctica!!!

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Bioinspiration Lab is looking to mentor a postdoc this cycle. Reach out if you have any questions.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Some advice for progressives everywhere: Consider the source. Misinformation is going to be OFF THE HOOK the next couple months/years, so you need to be aware of ulterior motives. Purity tests aren’t helpful; no group is a monolith. Keep your eyes on the prize.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Was at an event this week and met someone who works at a “good data center” company that builds power plants alongside them in the Arctic Circle (‼️ WTAF??) and TX. When asked what was being used to power plants in TX, they said natural gas. Complete lack of awareness of #ClimateChange.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In San Francisco tomorrow night and looking for something nerdy 🧪 to do?? Come to @exploratorium.bsky.social After Dark SplashDown, where I’ll share new technologies 🤖🦾 to accelerate discovery of ocean 🌊 life 🦑. www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calend... @mbarinews.bsky.social @fathomverse.bsky.social

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After Dark: Splashdown | Exploratorium Museum Event

Celebrate unusual organisms in the Bay, and learn about how they might help us imagine extraterrestrial life.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As a scientist, can confirm this is an authentic I’ve-just-experienced-something-I’ve-been-dreaming-about-my-whole-career moment. RIP

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My mom always says that bad news comes in threes.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We definitely have a Norway bias at @mbarinews.bsky.social Open House this year! 😉#WorldCup2026 @fathomverse.bsky.social

Kane and Haaland (relative scale) on a poster where people selected their winner using FathomVersw stamps. Norway is the favorite.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Photos from our #DesigningTheFuture3 @schmidtocean.bsky.social Expedition made the cut!! Feast your eyes on some glorious undescribed siphonophores, lasers #DeepPIV, and other gelata. 🧪🦑🌊

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half! But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊

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Critical dependence of global ocean heat monitoring on the ocean observing system - Nature Climate Change

International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...

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Ctenophores Rock! @ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

By using cutting-edge imaging technologies (such as #EyeRIS & #DeepPIV) and rapid genome sequencing, the deep-sea team of #DesigningTheFuture3 were able to confirm 31 new species, including 7 ctenophores! Credit EyeRIS image to @kakanikatija.bsky.social & @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑 #CtenophoreFunFacts

"This is a total focus image of a lobate ctenophore captured in midwater using an ROV plenoptic imaging payload called EyeRIS (Remote Imaging System). EyeRIS enables volumetric capture of the field, and provides straightforward measurement of deforming 3D structures in situ." Credit text description to Valentin Foulon/X. Credit image to Kakani Katija and the Bioinspiration Lab at MBARI.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Teuthowenia Tuesday! ROV pilots filmed this glass squid during the #DesigningTheFuture3 expedition at 739 m. Read about the animal and the DeepPIV imaging system from @kakanikatija.bsky.social & @mbarinews.bsky.social via the YouTube caption: youtube.com/shorts/ekV8I...

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Teuthowenia Tuesday #designingthefuture3 #midwater #squid

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I know that primary voting isn’t over yet, but JFC. WHAT ARE THE <50 YR OLDS EVEN DOING?!!!

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The space-age instrument creating this light show is DeepPIV, for Deep particle image velocimetry; it was developed by @kakanikatija.bsky.social & the Bioinspiration Lab team at @mbarinews.bsky.social. It was mounted on ROV SuBastian during #DesigningTheFuture3. youtube.com/shorts/UyFRz...

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A new way of seeing the deep! #designingthefuture3 #midwater #siphonophore

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As always, it’s the marine life 🦑🌊 that steal the show. Lasers 💥 are a close second. 😉 #DesigningTheFuture3 @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social youtu.be/dJjQ7rldybg?...

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Designing the Future 3 | 4K ROV Highlights

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Jon was an integral member of the Bioinspiration Lab up until the day he retired. He was the first real mechanical engineer I’ve ever worked with and his shoes are impossible to fill. Jon, you are deeply missed. ❤️ #whatwouldjondo

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This Earth Day, I’m spending it with some incredible denizens of the deep that are all unknown to science . 🦑🧪😍 You can too by joining us on the @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive stream: www.youtube.com/schmidtocean.... #onwardsanddownwards #DesigningTheFuture3

An array of some very photogenic denizens of the deep: a jellyfish, two siphonophores, and one ctenophore that are all unknown to science. (Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute)

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Who needs fireworks when you have siphonophores and lasers?!! 🌊🦑🧪 #DeepPIV #siphonophireworks #DesigningTheFuture3 @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Y’all, our bicycle parking racks came in for #CarmelValleyVillage and I’m so excited!!! Thanks to cvviv.org for making it happen. Next stop: installation. Enough parking for at least 100 bikes coming soon to our little town.