UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!
@johnawhitephd
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Program, U. Victoria. Research Professor, Boston U. Advocate for science, universal healthcare, housing, pedestrians, cyclists, and transit. he/him
UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!
As body-augmenting technologies become more common, it is important to understand how the brain decides what counts as "the body", and how that changes over time.
My first postdoc paper π¦Ύ now out in @elife.bsky.social π
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brass solidarity band performing βstand by meβ in the streets of whittier next to alex prettiβs memorial. the crowd started chanting βthe people united will never be defeatedβ so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
A lot of us relate this.
Itβs hard to conceive of a scarier headline than this:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means itβs now the US administrationβs position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Fortunately for them, you are very good at your job.
The muffuletta is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy.
Photo of a cluster of pink ghost pipe flowers in a forest. The flowers are approx 7β high (approx 18cm).
Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August.
#wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends
Here is the episode, thanks to our Canadian friends:
www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
These are great! Iβll drop a few more.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8k...
Is this how the next world war starts? Don and Vlad vs. the countries with non-psychopathic leadership?
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Iβm old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
Terriers of 2025 - Christpher Chen
As the founding director of BU's Biological Design Center, Christopher Chen has spent his career at the forefront of cellular engineering. This year, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicineβone of the field's highest honors π§¬
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The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 105 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList
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It gets worse! My partner tells me we may be unable to obtain black-eyed peas (or any peas) in Victoria. G.D. tariffs! Another year of bad luck?
I appreciate that Mitt criticizest the carried interest exception, an absurd rule that has enriched him immensely. Basis resets upon death are also indefensible.
The Dems could make these changes, but many of them are beholden to the 0.001%. The GOP is hopeless as an ally for this reform.
You are convincing! I start at UVic Jan. 1.
Thanks Anna! Let's chat sometime early next year.