Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 16hThis brings the number of Nobel Prize winners that I have shared an elevator with up to at least 10! 2150
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17hA: Fuck this guy, no one asked him B: They should do both. Because no one in the trump administration is going to abide by any ethics laws. 020
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comFoghorn Leghorn: I Say Boy, That's FunnyALT: Foghorn Leghorn: I Say Boy, That's Funny 130
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 03/10/2026static.klipy.comBasketball Players Shocked AgreeALT: Basketball Players Shocked Agree 030
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Just found out my university downgraded us from 5TB of onedrive storage to 100GB because of cost structures. We easily generate that much data in a week. JFC. 290
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“what are you complaining about? Gas is only two dollars a gallon in the Metaverse.” 010
Reposted by Kevin WrightJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I do think it's important to give grace to people who realize they made the wrong choice. I don't want to. but other nicer people def should do that. I dont give a shit. 1061964215
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wouldn’t be surprised if we saw the president have a stroke on live tv between now and the midterms. 130
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comShai Hulud Sandworm Emerges in DuneALT: Shai Hulud Sandworm Emerges in Dune 010
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Autonomous Command. Isn’t that a bit of an oxymoron? 000
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comSamuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction: Big BrainALT: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction: Big Brain 151
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wow, all these dividends added up will equal $0 142
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man was the Attorney General of Missouri, and he can't even be bothered to get the basic facts correct before accusing someone of perjury. 030
Reposted by Kevin WrightKimberly Beatty @beattylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please share: OHSU is hiring an Assistant Prof. in the Dept. of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. We are looking for a chemical biologist who will apply novel chemical tools in physiological systems. Apply online: www.ohsu.edu/human-resour... (Job # 2026-41667).ohsu.eduOHSU Faculty, Physician and Academic Jobs in OregonFind higher education faculty, physician and research jobs and build your academic health career at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. 04262
Reposted by Kevin WrightMichel Cayouette @michelcayouette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you are a postdoc looking for opportunities to present your latest results, apply to our Early-Career Scientists Seminar Series (ECS3) to get invited to our Institute, all expenses paid. A unique opportunity! Apply here: www.ircm.qc.ca/en/ecs3ircm.qc.caECS3 01418
Reposted by Kevin WrightCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWaycnyti.msDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 882123874
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wow, just imagine if you were in a position to do anything about that! 000
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🎵 one of these things is not like the others, one of these things just isn’t the same 🎶 🙄🙄🙄 031
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just the dumbest shit. The rest of the world is going to pass us by on so many technological fronts because these morons are obsessed with undoing anything Obama or Biden did. Especially stupid when gas prices are near record highs. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 010
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“President’s agenda”? It has been clear to everyone paying attention that trump’s agenda only has items: revenge and self-enrichment. On those two items, republicans in congress have definitely delivered 010
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just in case you thought you were having a rough day 030
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 25/09/2026inpreparation.substack.com/p/bluesky-in...inpreparation.substack.comBluesky User Surprised Fascists Won’t Fund His R01CAMBRIDGE, MA—Molecular biologist and social media influencer Dr. 010
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump might not be able to negotiate anything for rare earth elements, but at least we’re getting pandas? #somuchwinning 020
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is how it should be framed all day, every day. The average person really cannot comprehend a couple of billion dollars. But 1 million per hour? That shit is CRAZY. 030
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026DHS voter fraud claims were all bullshit? Considered me shocked! 274
Reposted by Kevin WrightJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There's a lot to say about this, and other folks are saying most of it. I just want to focus on one thing: the claim about the relationship between universities and "the real world." 1528195
Reposted by Kevin WrightMeike van der Heijden @meikeesther.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New Preprint: Competitive Olivocerebellar Input Selection Promotes Resilient Circuit Formation -- Join the ride for some developmental neuroscience, stay for some pretty pictures. doi.org/10.64898/202...doi.orgCompetitive Olivocerebellar Input Selection Promotes Resilient Circuit FormationMany neural circuits undergo competitive input selection, a process in which supernumerary connections compete for innervation territory on target cells. This process can create atypical circuits when... 32714
Reposted by Kevin WrightAndre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's a shame no chemist ever came up with the idea to say "I'm working on something that might kill all of humanity, so please give me several billion dollars so I can stop myself" That feels like something that should've been right up our alley 68817
Reposted by Kevin WrightJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I used to think that academics were bad about updating their website photos. These are from the Senate Appropriations Committee... 5889
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I fully expect at least 2-3 of these “amazing deals” for farmers and red states per day until the midterms. And of course none of them will ever happen. 121
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Suddenly very nervous for my flight into IAD next week 😬 282
Reposted by Kevin WrightPatrick Kerstein @patrickkerstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A new paper came out this week from our lab in @devbiol.bsky.social. This was work I started as a post-doc with @kevinmawright.bsky.social. Here, we investigated the role of Gbx2 and Robo receptors in dendrite stratification of amacrine cells in the retina. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 1147
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yikes. At least our current political and military leaders are rational and well-informed individuals. 😬 www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 001
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I went to Allegheny for my undergrad (many, many years ago!) It was a fantastic place then, and I'm sure it still is! 221
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 18/09/2026They’re about to learn that biology is way fucking harder than “AI will cure all diseases”. Or kill us all first. 271
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Scott out here just stating the obvious: that he is too stupid to do his job. 002
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026if they actually gave a fuck about toxic emissions, they wouldn’t have just eliminated EPA regulations on emissions from power plants. 052
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026we’re gonna spend our scientific money on studying water vapor. Great. 040
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026static.klipy.comKelso Reacts with 'BURN!'ALT: Kelso Reacts with 'BURN!' 031
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Man, I hope I can fucking retire before this becomes widespread. Probably not, unless I win the lottery 😭 031
Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 17/09/2026static.klipy.comDaniel Levy as David Rose: Mhmm...Mkay.ALT: Daniel Levy as David Rose: Mhmm...Mkay. 010
Reposted by Kevin WrightSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Mike Johnson sending the House home to avoid a vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment is a cowardly disgrace…and another reminder why these anti-democratic, pro-war, pro-Trump, Epstein file coverup enablers and Republican failures need to be sent home permanently. 832743839