Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D.
@darkmicrobio.bsky.social
Biogeochemist, microbial ecologist, sea wolf, bog witch, granddaughter of a devil, vegan-ish ecocentrist goth cottagecore punk. she/her 🖤❤️
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billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
billionaire: i have 3 brains. in my skull
interviewer: incredible
interviewer: incredible
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My advice is to say yes to new experiences, to go for the things you want, and to fall in love whenever possible
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
My advice is to say yes to new experiences, to go for the things you want, and to fall in love whenever possible
This seems concerning at best. Thanks @surtlab.bsky.social for attending and summarizing.
Live thread of the NSF biology virtual office hour:
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December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This seems concerning at best. Thanks @surtlab.bsky.social for attending and summarizing.
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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my GF is at least two of these
I'm making a list, okay:
autistic jock gf
tenure-track parasitologist gf
noise duo frontgirl gf
eggy seminarian gf
aspiring florist with a pharmacy degree gf
can identify whales based on dorsal patterns gf
amateur mycologist gf
generationally wealthy children's book author gf
that sort of thing
autistic jock gf
tenure-track parasitologist gf
noise duo frontgirl gf
eggy seminarian gf
aspiring florist with a pharmacy degree gf
can identify whales based on dorsal patterns gf
amateur mycologist gf
generationally wealthy children's book author gf
that sort of thing
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
my GF is at least two of these
Tonight’s dress for dinner and drinks with the gang from @bluemarblespace.bsky.social deserves a little twirl to show it off. When I entered the restaurant, the host said I “walked in like a mermaid” and what better compliment could there be than that? #AGU2025
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tonight’s dress for dinner and drinks with the gang from @bluemarblespace.bsky.social deserves a little twirl to show it off. When I entered the restaurant, the host said I “walked in like a mermaid” and what better compliment could there be than that? #AGU2025
Just when you thought you had heard the worst of Fukuyama’s bad takes
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just when you thought you had heard the worst of Fukuyama’s bad takes
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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Time to repurpose #AGU25 as a mass mobilization in support of NCAR, NSF, NOAA, NASA, USGS, DOE BER, and the Congressional power of the purse.
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Time to repurpose #AGU25 as a mass mobilization in support of NCAR, NSF, NOAA, NASA, USGS, DOE BER, and the Congressional power of the purse.
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Are you a long-time fan of Archaea, an extremophile-phile, or are you simply curious?
Either way, we have good news.
We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July.
Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc...
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK.
Please repost!
Either way, we have good news.
We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July.
Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc...
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK.
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Molecular Biology of Archaea: Life Through the Prism of Archaea
In 1977, Woese and colleagues revealed Archaea as a distinct domain of life. Building on this insight, the discovery of Asgard archaea has strengthened the view that many hallmarks of eukaryotic cell…
meetings.embo.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you a long-time fan of Archaea, an extremophile-phile, or are you simply curious?
Either way, we have good news.
We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July.
Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc...
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK.
Please repost!
Either way, we have good news.
We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July.
Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc...
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK.
Please repost!
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Attention introverts: If you really want to be left alone, maybe try living 2.5 miles deep in the ocean and posing as a sea sponge? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/s... 🧪
This Squid Is Playing Peekaboo at the Bottom of the Ocean
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Attention introverts: If you really want to be left alone, maybe try living 2.5 miles deep in the ocean and posing as a sea sponge? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/s... 🧪
Now attending Rachel Carson talk given by @julesdeep.bsky.social So proud to be able to say she was my postdoctoral advisor. #AGU2025
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Now attending Rachel Carson talk given by @julesdeep.bsky.social So proud to be able to say she was my postdoctoral advisor. #AGU2025
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Anarchism has some problems as a theoretical framework, but its basic formula of:
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Anarchism has some problems as a theoretical framework, but its basic formula of:
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
Can confirm, there are so many sessions but they all feel incredibly empty compared to previous years. Cost is surely a significant factor.
Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Can confirm, there are so many sessions but they all feel incredibly empty compared to previous years. Cost is surely a significant factor.