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PJE

@stormsewer

Scientist, translator, writer, etc. Do you like aerobic respiration as much as I do?

 Berkeley, CA
Joined June 2010
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"Faith" is a fine invention When Gentlemen can see— But Microscopes are prudent In an Emergency. -Emily Dickinson
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Thanks to immigrants, the US won 75% of Nobel prizes in 2023. Without them, we only would have won 25%. High skilled immigration is a policy lever for more innovation unlike anything else. Oh and its free.
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My paper with @DanTGilbert is out today in Nature: people believe that people are less kind than they used to be, they're probably wrong about that, and we have an idea where this illusion comes from. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
The illusion of moral decline

The illusion of moral decline

Nature - We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of...

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Blog post: What We Do For Fun Around Here stormsewer.dreamwidth.org/14…

What We Do For Fun Around Here

One thing my son (age 4.92) and I like to do together is watch the washing machine, and occasionally the drier. This last Sunday we did for two hours. For the first load, we imagined that we were the...

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Victor Hugo is most famous for writing beloved novels like Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. But he was also one of the greatest painters of the 19th century. And Hugo's art, kept secret until after his death, is unlike anything you've seen before...
Octopus by Victor Hugo (1866)

ALT Octopus by Victor Hugo (1866)

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#parenting
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Blog post- Fictional characters I've been compared to stormsewer.dreamwidth.org/14…
Fictional characters I've been compared to

Fictional characters I've been compared to

In approximately chronological order, starting when I was a teenager. Other people made the comparisons; I selected the quotes. High school Lucas from Empire Records “Always play with their minds.”...

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Many writing off California. Meanwhile, it quietly overtakes Germany as the world’s 4th largest economy.
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I’m not the Buddha but I’m sure it was okay to say it
Shinkyū (@durdfarm) profile pictureShinkyū@durdfarm17 Oct 2022
I’m getting in on this. “I’m not the Buddha but …” then let autocorrect finish it. Me: “I’m not the Buddha but I’m just gonna be there for you and me too.” 🥲
Parenting small children is a strange mix of “please grow up immediately you are too much work” and “please stay like this forever I’ll miss this version of you desperately.”
Ed Yong is a treasure.
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I want to say a little more about this piece, and how I’ve been thinking about my work and journalistic responsibilities over the last 6 months. 1/
Blog post: Four Books I Wish Everyone Would Read stormsewer.dreamwidth.org/14…

Four Books I Wish Everyone Would Read

There are four books I've read in the last five years or so that together have clarified and crystallized a lot for me. As a whole I'd say they constitute an excellent guide to making good choices,...

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We're hiring postdocs. Think deep homology meets proteomics. Discover ancient biochemical systems, invent new tech, or study the structure/function/evolution of proteins in embryonic development. Please RT! Email CV, interests, & references' contact info to [email protected]
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I am #hiring a Sr. Data Scientist. Come join my team and help us accelerate materials discovery using cutting-edge #MachineLearning methods. You will love being part of the team. We celebrate the whole person, not just the techie part. zymergen.com/about-us/career…
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We make tomorrow but today we celebrate joining @Nasdaq as a public company! #WeMakeTomorrow #NasdaqListed $ZY
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Cool new marketing video from Zymergen.
Zymergen (@Zymergen) profile pictureZymergen@Zymergen9 Dec 2020
Nature is our inspiration and our manufacturing partner, enabling us to make better products a better way. Watch how #WeMakeTomorrow
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Well, it finally happened. This #ICE International #StudentBan got me back into the “organizing effective lobbying action via twitter” game. Want to make sure our lovely international students can keep their visas? Here’s how to do it: THREAD. thehill.com/homenews/adminis… 1/14
ICE tells students on visas they must leave US if schools go online-only

ICE tells students on visas they must leave US if schools go online-only

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that international students in the U.S. whose schools switch to online classes for the fall semester will have to leave the country or ris…

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Blog post on my thoughts on the 2020 Hugo nominations for Best Novel stormsewer.dreamwidth.org/14… #hugoawards @charliejane

2020 Hugo picks: Novels

I've been reading at least the beginning (and, in the last few years, the entirety) of all the Hugo nominated novels for the last eleven years, and this is the strongest set I've seen overall. 6. The...

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Blog post- 2020 Hugo picks: Best Dramatic Presentations, etc. stormsewer.dreamwidth.org/14… #hugoawards

2020 Hugo picks: Best Dramatic Presentations, etc.

While we're all holding our breath waiting for me to finish the nominated novels, I thought I'd write up some thoughts on those of the other categories (besides Best Short Story, Novelette, Novella,...

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10. Know change is not only possible, it’s already happened in some places. Oakland police shot 8 people on avg each year 5 yrs ago and, after these interventions were implemented, they had 0 shootings this yr, 1 last yr (the officers were fired) and 0 the yr before. Lives saved.
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For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)
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