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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Soggy morning in the garden, everyone is being slow to perk up. 🌱

Large common milkweed plant in front of a lush garden-scape. A monarch butterfly perches quietly on the underside of a leaf, wings closed. A ripening spiky milkweed seed pod is just behind the monarch friend.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 24/07/2026

Apparently I missed #WorldBrainDay on Wednesday, but you can still celebrate with an original ink brain painting! #sciart www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...

purple and blue ink brain painting on yupo

purple and blue ink brain painting with half-legible text on yupo

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

What are game. Listening to some Cesaria Évora in tribute.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Grew asparagus from seed for the first time this year. Took a lot of patience, but look at the baby! 🌱

Tiny thin bright green asparagus spear 🌱 poking out of potting soil next to a longer green shoot.

Zoomed out view of tiny asparagus spear next to larger sprout with crazy hairy foliage at top. Out of focus in the foreground the front of the plant pot has a masking tape label with the words "Asparagus 'coffee can'" in brown sharpie.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Most scenic start to a race I've experienced! San Juan Island, WA

Stretched out shadow of a person on a dark gray gravely beach scattered with driftwood, deep blue skies in the background

Landscape of rolling hills and driftwood in the foreground. Above the scene deep blue sky has scattered low white clouds.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hello, friend. Silver-spotted skipper on wisteria blossoms. 🌱

A brown butterfly with orange and white markings perches on a cluster of dusty mauve wisteria blossoms in front of a slattwd wood fence.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Curmudgeonly academic thought of the day: no one seems to know how to spell "rationale" anymore.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

There is something odd about this stock seedling and I love it. 🌱

Close up of block of little brown sponges holding seedlings. Slightly out of focus but healthy looking multileaved green sprouts surround one in-focus sponge with an odd, funnel-shaped cone of green sprout sticking up.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Yoink! Been waiting for these to show up at artologica.etsy.com One of the black hole paintings now gone, get you one of the others before they're all gone. They make great gifts for academics needing better art on their walls than dusty periodic tables.

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Rich Lord @richelord.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

NOx can irritate eyes, nose, throat and respiratory system. In larger amounts it can cause respiratory and cardiovascular distress, and eventually contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease. Shell's ethane cracker pumps it out www.publicsource.org/beaver-count...

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How Shell’s cracker has polluted more than permitted with no new fines for three years

A Beaver County ethylene plant operated by Shell Polymers Monaca continues to exceed limits on nitrogen oxide, as the official permitting process drags.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

More of these conversations, please.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One of my favorite wineries; love to see that it employs members of one of my favorite organizations. We served it at our wedding and it's still a go-to.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 16/02/2026

New algorithm watercolor, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI artologica.etsy.com/listing/4458... #sciart

greenish blue watercolor with white brain image and words YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI

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SETAC @setac.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Roses are red, violets are blue… 🌹💙 Session proposals for the SETAC North America 47th Annual Meeting are due 11 March. Don’t leave your brilliant idea on read! 💌 Submit today and help shape the program. #SETACMontreal 🔗 bit.ly/4csHGva

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The best part of this game so far is that they are going to make a Project Hail Mary movie and that it will star Ryan Gosling.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Stress baking is self care.

Pan of freshly baked sourdough bagels sprinkled with sesame poppy and caraway seeds.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 16/01/2026

Ooooh, aaaah, new #sciart with texts from Carl Sagan and Marcus Aurelius artologica.etsy.com

blue, bronze and purple neuron painting with half-hidden text

blue and burnt sienna ink painting of brain with text

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

When will they make a companion book for adults. "Go the F* *back* to Sleep"?

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Starting 2026 off right: woke up to the sound of our neighbor using his snowblower to clear the entire sidewalk plus our double driveway, chased him down to give him slices of homemade chocolate Guinness cake. Here's wishing mutual aid and sweet treats for everyone.

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Andy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills! I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Great question! 1) First and foremost, we evaluate a candidate based on the departmental guidelines and expectations provided. We don't hold the candidate to arbitrary standards, or even to those of our own institution unless asked to do so. We assess the materials against the guidelines provided.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

In honor of those of you here at #SETACPortland doing the conference mingling thing...

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SETAC @setac.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We were proud to recognize this year’s outstanding honorees during yesterday’s Opening Ceremony at #SETACPortland. Their contributions continue to advance environmental science. 👏 Please join us in celebrating their achievements!

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SETAC @setac.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

With the government shutdown now over, if you are a government employees who had to cancel their participation, please reach out to our team to help reinstate your presentation and registration. We are happy to assist. We value your participation and look forward to welcoming you back!

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Sorry, but how are both of these things true?

Screenshot of the landing page for an article in Toxicological Sciences. Top passage of text starts off: “This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. …”
Below that passage is a red outlined box inside which is written: “You do not currently have access to this article."

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 30/10/2025

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd... applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome pls share with your networks

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Postdoctoral Researcher on GenAI in Public Service

Post Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher, generative AI in public services Post Duration: 24 months Salary Scale: Post-Doctoral Researcher, PD2 Point 1 - 4 (54,850 - 59,654) Location: AI Accountability La...

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Lucky to have a friend who does ceramics as a serious hobby and whose "glaze disaster" pieces she can't stand to have in her house I find absolutely delightful.

A heavy, rounded handmade mug sits on a coffee table filled with black tea. It has different shades of cool blue glaze incompletely covering a tan ceramic base that gives an effect of mountains emerging from clouds.

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SETAC @setac.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We’re falling for Portland already. 💚 #SETACPortland is almost here — and we can’t wait to gather with our community of scientists, researchers and practitioners for another year of sharing science and solutions. See you in the Pacific Northwest! 🌲 www.setac.org/discover-eve...

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SayItToMyFace💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Love this! So talented and creative. It’s the soundtrack to the scientific apocalypse we are living in! I follow @ellecordova.bsky.social here but this wasn’t posted. This was from TikTok! Enjoy!

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Saw someone using one of these all-terrain wheelchairs out in the wilds of Frick Park this weekend. Very cool!

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Is it some sort of Karmic joke on all of us that the design zeitgeist these days is pure Dr. Strangelove?

Oval ring-shaped light above shadowed individuals sitting around a table.in the War Room in a still from the film Dr. Strangelove.

Modern black metal ring light chandelier in contemporary living room setting.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

New semester, new office decor! Featuring art from @artologica.net and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social (plus a diff eq exam from 1940).

Three framed pictures on a white wall. Small one on the left has questions from a differential equations exam from 1940 typed on mellowed paper. Larger one in the middle features the Biology is Bigger than Binaries poster and small one on the right is a framed and matted watercolor brain with the words "use your own brain" in block print on top.

Zoomed out version of the three pictures described in the first image, also showing corner of wooden desk and chair for office visitors.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22/08/2025

Maybe I would be more tempted to use LLMs if I didn't really like writing and thinking, but, well,

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Do I have any followers who are omega-6/PUFA researchers? I have some technical questions for an episode and I'd love to connect.

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

File under "examples to upload to my course management system documents this semester."

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I kind of want to find a way to make this the new rickroll

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Way too accurate…

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

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Kris McNeill @krismcneill.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We are looking for a PhD student for a project on chloronitramide in drinking water. Please spread the word! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Best times as a faculty member are seeing the culmination of a student's hard work! Congratulations, Ruiwen Chen, on defending your PhD yesterday.

Newly minted PhD and proud Professor stand in front of PowerPoint slide on screen displaying title of dissertation: "Interactions of PFAS with phospholipid membranes, protein binding dynamics, and PBPK modeling"

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Kris McNeill @krismcneill.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of Soil Chemistry. Please spread the word! Application deadline is September 30. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Soil Chemistry

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Now, I wasn't *planning* to eat spoonfuls of Nutella drizzled with olive oil for dinner, but I'm trying to opt for minimally processed foods. Episode webpage: maintenancephase.com Media file: www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...

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Maintenance Phase

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Carla Ng @nglab.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

At the Culinary Medicine Conference this weekend which has been a great (and different) experience. This headline very apropos.

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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 30/05/2025

Did you know it’s very easy to make your default search engine “google without all the bullshit” on any platform? I did this a couple weeks ago and it’s so nice, no AI nonsense ever. It takes 30 seconds! Instructions: tenbluelinks.org

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How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default

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