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Anu Li
@panikadoc.bsky.social
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she/they. Minneapolis. Water nerd 💧 Probably yapping about hockey
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2h
It’s unconscionable to me that more experienced scientists will be overly critical of early career scientists at conferences, only to get up for their own presentation and say “the fact I’m about to share came from AI so take it with a grain of salt.” What are we even doing?
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 10h
The feminine urge to lean over to the Wild employee on my bus, whisper “go Stars,” and walk away
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 11h
Good morning friends
Paige Bueckers holding up the green Dallas Stars jersey she’s wearing at a game
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 1d
Location on Central/Broadway is still kicking!
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 1d
We had enough theater kids in my classes to make this experience halfway decent but I knew I made a mistake when I volunteered to read for Polonius during Hamlet
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 1d
Shakespeare (and I would say most plays) are so much better viewed than read. At least when we read those in class we assigned roles and read out loud to get partway there. One of the few times where maybe watching a movie would be better than (or a helpful addition to) reading the book
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
Instead of having us actually read the Inferno, my teachers did a much lengthier breakdown of who everyone was and why they were in each circle and it ended up being more of a history lesson. Was very helpful when I read it on my own later on
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
I think they’re popular for late night now and I see people carrying their pizza boxes around any given time I’m in that area too. Also understand the size thing re: egg on a roll. For my usual breakfast portion it’s enough but I can see it being too small if you want a heartier meal
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
The coffee shop scene is also chain-dominated, which is so sad to me. Fortunately it seems like Pizza Karma has been really popular since it opened. I love egg on a roll but don’t know how often I would’ve splurged on a weekday brekkie sandwich in undergrad
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
Yeah just opened in January :/ So soon
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
Check out this brief MPR piece on our research, including my study’s finding about prions binding to aquatic sediments.

U of M researchers studying how CWD lingers and travels in environment
U of M researchers studying how CWD lingers and travels in environment
Four years ago, deer infected by chronic wasting disease were illegally dumped on public land in Beltrami County. Since then, a team from the University of Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outr...
www.mprnews.org
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
They’re fairly affordable but wondering if price point is still too high for college crowd. Guess I’ll schlep to Broadway from now on *sigh*
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 2d
It did seem too good to be true but Egg on a Roll closing in Dinkytown is very devastating for me personally
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
Somewhat to Sam’s point, I would much rather walk on Washington than bike on Washington. But there still seems to be an overall preference for biking on streets like that among the drive-less/car-free crowd. I’d rather walk/transit to the North Loop than bike to it so I don’t need to bike *in* it
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
It’s interesting that a lot of the issues people are naming also make these streets hostile to biking, but by and large, people still prefer to bike. Personally I feel way less safe on bike on the problem streets and would rather walk
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
My first preference for getting around is walking if at all possible and this makes me feel so seen because I haven’t put words to this phenomenon before
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Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 4d
…it is really shocking how there is almost no culture of walking to things here compared to a lot of MSP’s peer cities. Whether people here drive, bike, or take transit, almost everyone seems to consider it a major inconvenience to have to walk more than two blocks on either end.
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
I was in the Phoenix burbs this weekend and was surprised by how many people walked to businesses despite the urban design being pretty hostile to pedestrians. Could’ve been the mild weather but maybe it’s always like that. If people are walking to strip malls in Scottsdale we truly have no excuse
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
I was hiking on a trail in Arizona yesterday and everyone said hi while passing on the trail (as you do) except for the family wearing Loons and Twins stuff. I was reminded of how living in Minnesota has broken me a little re: passing stranger interactions
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
That’s my biggest thing - by the time I get my bike situated and out of my unit and down the elevator I’ve taken 5 minutes. Also why I’d rather wait for my high frequency bus most of the time even when it takes a couple minutes more than biking. My order of preference is walking>transit>biking
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 3d
YES. I would prefer to walk a mile, a lot of my friends would prefer to bike a mile. I think despite saying we have slower Midwest living, people still want to get places the fastest way
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 7d
Very sad I’m missing Renee Rapp/Laufey/Lorde weekend, might be the most fun weekend downtown this fall
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 7d
I will never forget seeing a kid no older than 9 in an elevator in Madison and asking if he had fun at the football game, only to be met with a sour “I lost my bets on the other games” while the mom was all hahaha he’s so silly. The parents are no help
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 7d
Surely it will be great for athletes to further exacerbate all the problems their peers face from sports betting
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 7d
Surely this will be great financially for impressionable young adults coming into personal wealth via NIL money
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Anu Li @panikadoc.bsky.social · 7d
NIL was such a battle and this seemed to happen so easily? Tf is this
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 7d
College athletes may be allowed to bet on pro sports soon 👀

The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved the recommendation Wednesday, but the new rules will only go into effect if Division II and Division III also approve.

🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNYXlQ
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