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Seth Kasowitz

@skasowitz.bsky.social
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Molecular Biologist - Data Scientist - Father

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Kris Straub (كريس) @krisstraub.com · 04/08/2026
* democratic socialist mayors are putting public safety first democrats are poised to begin internally discussing approaches to considering where public safety might someday rank
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/07/2026
The American Diabetes Association appears not to have learned their lesson the first time around (below). Now they've blocked publication of an editorial about this event that was slated for publication in the same journal, Diabetes Care, this week. But here it is. You know what to do.
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Community Voices: On the Events of the American Diabetes Association 86th Scientific Sessions
The editorial and the seven opinion articles posted here were scheduled for publication on July 13, 2026, in the journal, Diabetes Care. All articles were provided, in advance of the scheduled publica...
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Each account follows, likes the two most recent posts, and has the same pinned post (some AI giveaway nonsense). Will the next bot like this post before rotating handles and adding a random profile picture?
Screenshot from bluesky mobile app. Displays recent notifications view revealing identical behavior from multiple accounts all sharing the same AI grift content.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/06/2026
Hey, NYC, the @mta.info is here. Give 'em a follow so @mayor.nyc.gov can see that the people are here and EVERY NYC AGENCY AND OFFICIAL should be posting here and NOT be forcing people to log into the hate site known as X to get important city info!
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
5yo stopped to tell me ghosts are his favorite Halloween animal. We were talking about having one last snack before dinnertime.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
One last nap before night zooms. #catsofbluesky
A cat stretches out on a rug
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Good morning. Time for your first nap of the day.
An adult cat stretches out on an unmade bed. His body contorts as if to say, "IDGAF." A cat refuses to acknowledge the day.
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MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I'm very happy to announce that the "From Postdoc to PI Session" will be sponsored by the @biologists.bsky.social and we will be offering a $$ Prize to the best talk, so now a twofer reason to apply! www.germanfishmeeting.org/from-postoc-... Let me know if you have any question/s! 🐟
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From Postoc to PI Session | German Fish Meeting
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Treats. NOW!
A cat shows his insatiable need for chicken by gently grasping his dear friend's leg and glaring intently.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This week's #TidyTuesday looks at data from a European Citizen Science project examining edible plants. Comparing growth requirements we can find something to grow under a wide range of conditions... just get them out of the shade! #DataViz #ggplot2
Bar chart showing the number of edible plants which require various combinations of growth conditions. Compares sunlight, water, and nutrient needs for more than 100 edible plant species.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
How can you organize NASA's daily astronomy pictures ? Some quick topic modeling of the explanations included in the APOD dataset for #TidyTuesday.
A scatterplot with points representing text embeddings of APOD explanations in 2D space. Topics are indicated by color.
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Sarah Ford 🐍🎨🖥️ SleepyTime Holiday @angeloslh.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
For this #TidyTuesday we look into data on languages spoken across Africa. I focused on languages spoken in a single country, and make a map indicating which "exclusive" language is spoken by the most people relative to the country's pop. Code: sethkasowitz.com/posts/2026-0... #RStatis #DataViz
Map of Africa with country borders drawn. Countries with languages only spoken there are highlighted and labeled. The labeled language is the most spoken of these country-specific langauges. The color of the shading is based on the relative proportion of the country's total population which natively speak the language.
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legal cat 🐾 @legalcat.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“Can women be leaders? No.”
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Day 4 of the #30DayMapChallenge and I decided to work out how to plot some arbitrary paths from my Timeline. I spent too much time just working out the exported data structure to look for anything interesting. Just trust that on at least one of these I am driving at an avg of 5 mph for 15 miles.
A screenshot of a city map centered on the Hudson Valley region of southern New York State. Overlapping blue lines trace driving routes.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Immediately falling behind on the #30DayMapChallenge! Playing catch-up today and hopelessly telling myself I will make time to get ahead. So here are days 2 and 3 using a single data source: Day 2: Lines Day 3: Polygons Real challenge: Calculating arcs 😬 Code: sethkasowitz.com/posts/2025-1...
Map for 30 Day Map Challenge Day 2. Topic is lines and the map is focused on the continental United States. Arcs are drawn from JFK airport in New York to origin and departing airports. The lines' thickness and opacity represent the number of flights along those routes. The 5 most frequently connected airports are labeled: SFO, LAX, MCO, MIA, and FLLMap for day 3 of the 30 day map challenge. The topic is polygons and the map is a choropleth style depiction of the continental United States. States are shaded by the number of flights arriving at the state from JFK airport in December 2024.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Never participated in the #30DayMapChallenge and I've never created a map with Python. Day 1 Challenge: Points Taking a look at the NYC polling locations for Election Day. Data from NYS Geospatial Services Code: sethkasowitz.com/posts/2025-1...
Map of the five boroughs of New York City with election day polling sites marked.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2025
Federal workers and contractors: We understand the difficult situations you may be weighing as you decide whether to reach out. All of our reporters take source privacy very seriously. If you have information you can share with us, here's how to get in touch 👇
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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Please share! I'm looking for a postdoc. The position is to lead one of the following projects: 1) regulation of plant specialized metabolism by cell fate, or 2) foliar embryogenesis in the succulent plant Kalanchoe. Learn more abt projects: cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/res...
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Plant cells are totipotent, meaning individual cells have the potential to develop into a full organism, a property unique to the zygote for animals. However, in most species for most cells, plant cells are not spontaneously totipotent, since they must be treated with specific hormone combinations to unlock their totipotency. Species within the Kalanchoe genus is unique as they spontaneously develop foliar embryos that are fully realized plantlets with shoot and root from notches along the edges of leaves. We speculate that the progenitor cells that give rise to these foliar embryos are totipotent, and we are using single cell techniques to identify & characterize them. In addition to being a fundamental process for plant biology, we foresee unlocking totipotency has many biotechnological applications, such as faciliating genetic transformation and the development of synthetic organs of biomanufacturing.
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Bioconductor @bioconductor.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🎨 Calling all Bioconductor package developers! We’re building a Sticker Hexwall for #EuroBioC2025 Submit your package sticker by July 22 to be featured: 🔗 eurobioc2025.bioconductor.org/pages/hexwal... Know a package that’s missing a sticker? Encourage them to join in! #Bioconductor #RStats
A musical note composed of small hexagonal package stickers, arranged in a gradient from dark to vibrant colors. The overall shape resembles a quaver (eighth note), forming a colorful, pixelated mosaic.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
In the foreground two cats look out a window, seen from the backs of their heads. In the background, a reddish brown squirrel sits on a wooden railing eating something it has just dug up from a potted plant.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Day 1 of the #30DayChartChallenge. Looking at the fraction of the U.S. population with access to fluoride in their drinking water we see this proportion hasn't increased in years. 📊 Code: github.com/skasowitz/30... 🌎 Data: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Chart representing the percentage of people in the US with access to fluoride in drinking water as it has changed over time, from 2000 to 2022.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer. "Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We were honored to host the 2025 Squirrel Summit. The yard will forever be covered in peanut shells.
Several animals forage around the base of a tree. Grey, black, and red colored squirrels devour peanuts while a mourning dove maintains a safe distance.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Do you need a measles booster? (Talk to your health care provider - chart is a general guideline) www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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Celia Ford @celiaford.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able. #academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
This creature is incapable of remorse.
Plants in a pot have been uprooted and soil spread across a carpet, a book, and a laptop computer.A guilty house cat, disturbed by the presence of the photographer, glares after his 3rd nap of the day is disrupted.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
From an internal thread about the change:
One reply to the thread reads “I wish I could resign in protest, but I’ve already resigned.”

Other comments include:

“I find it very hard to understand how explicitly carving out which groups of marginalized people can have what we otherwise classify hate speech directed at them will be beneficial for the communities we hope to build on our platforms.”
“This change is unacceptable on all levels.”
“Someone went into this policy and not only removed protection, they actually *doubled down* and made it explicitly okay. Absolutely wild.”
“I had to reread the policy language many times to believe what I was seeing—a very clear statement that we’re okay with people attacking others based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. I cannot begin to fathom why we think this is acceptable or helpful to our community and our company’s mission. I’ve never felt so strongly that we’re on the wrong side of history. This is going to cause so much harm. Please reconsider this change.”
“When I first joined this company, people would criticize me for working here all the time. I defended y’all time and time again, always anchoring that in the end we do try our best even if it doesn’t work out sometimes - but this? appalling.”
“I think it’s clear that the policy team is not open to any feedback here and is committed to an ideological project that sacrifices some of our communities in order to achieve their goal,” one employee wrote. “Just call me a tranny and close the discussion here. At least it would be honest.”
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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 04/01/2025
Elon goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Life is not based. Says he thinks people don't appreciate his epic memes. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. X has huge Elon booster Adrian Dittman. Read his posts. That should pick you up." Elon bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor..."
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Guess we're not going anywhere today.
A cat sitting on a lap has a claw from each paw hooked into a person's green sweater.
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Abigail Reynolds @abigailreynolds.net · 30/11/2024
I ordered mine from Germany, where they cost $1.61 each. Not a typo. I paid $35 shipping, ordered 50 tests, and gave them to all my friends, for the price of 4 US rapid tests. altruan.com/products/flu...
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Fluorecare Sars-Cov-2, Influenza A + B & RSV Antigen Kombi Test, 1 pie
Fluorecare Sars-Cov-2, Influenza A + B & RSV Antigen Kombi Test, 1 piece Packaging unit: 1 test 4-in-1 test for self-application Reliable at Alpha, Delta & Omikron variants, Ba.4 and Ba.5 Qual...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Folks: A number of the most committed fascist trolls are coming over here and trying to create a presence, presumably bc Xitter will quickly lose its value as everyone migrates. One way to combat them is to use @numb.comfortab.ly 's list to mass block them.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Wishing I could be so chill...
An adult cat stretches out on a blue bedspread.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Unconcerned cat
A cat relaxes on top of a bookcase or children's books.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Let's see some cats!
Two juvenile cats sleep on a light colored couch.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 01/11/2024
Less than half an hour! Get that sweet subscription discount!!
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Welcoming people to Bluesky
An adult cat lies across a step on a wooden staircase.A cat curls up in a hammock, covering their eyes with a paw.
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Seth Kasowitz @skasowitz.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
Nature's doofiest hunter.
A cat crouches on a shelf, staring at the photographer. The cat is behind a small gift bag, and is flanked by a baby's chair and armchair.A cat pokes its head through a porthole cutout in a toy tent. The cutout depicts a cartoon seal.
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Kengo @rockheadkengo.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
Screenshot of PayPal's Terms of Service update, outlining their "personalized shopping" feature where they allow themselves the right to give info about you to other companies
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John @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 22/06/2024
Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.
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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 22/05/2024
I am hiring a research technician. Please spread the word. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/281...
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Research Technician
The Research Technician will assist the Principal Investigator and members of the laboratory with experiments involving molecular biology, animal behavior, biochemistry, electrophysiology, optogenetic...
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Trying this again..... Post-doc or Research Associate Position in the Allen Lab at Howard Univ in Washington DC. Grant funded C. elegans oogenesis research & opportunities for teaching experience at one of the best HBCUs. Email if interested. anna.allen@howard.edu www.sdbonline.org/resource?Res...
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Addgene @addgene.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Ready to deposit your plasmids with Addgene? Our newly updated "How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene" post walks you through the process! blog.addgene.org/how...
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How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene
Need help with the plasmid deposit process at Addgene? Consult this post for an in-depth walk through the entire process.
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Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 06/03/2024
It was really hard for me to write this post. It made me feel really vulnerable. Please click through, and help if you can! #RStats #TidyTuesday
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