Eric Heupel
@ericheupel.bsky.social
Father, oceanographer, science illustrator, artist, photographer, brewer, owned by 3 cats and 2 dogs.
Profile pic is me (grey beard) with my son at concert
Banner is a hand carved stencil I made inspired by Japanese textiles.
Linktree: http://lt.heupel.us
Profile pic is me (grey beard) with my son at concert
Banner is a hand carved stencil I made inspired by Japanese textiles.
Linktree: http://lt.heupel.us
The cats (well Oreo - our black & white rescue ) have long used my inbox on my desk as a bed. Gave up that fight long ago. But Recently Jasper & Oreo have been fighting over it and my lap. So reconfigured desk and added second “inbox” (outbox?) on right… seems to be a hit.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The cats (well Oreo - our black & white rescue ) have long used my inbox on my desk as a bed. Gave up that fight long ago. But Recently Jasper & Oreo have been fighting over it and my lap. So reconfigured desk and added second “inbox” (outbox?) on right… seems to be a hit.
I'm beginning to actually enjoy the challenge of summarizing a scholarly paper (at least key take away) into graphic image. (Many journals no require graphic abstracts) A unique challenge to say the least - 🐡🐙🦑
ex: I did for Dr. Mladinich's paper on selective micro-plastic ingestion/egestion:
ex: I did for Dr. Mladinich's paper on selective micro-plastic ingestion/egestion:
Determining the Properties that Govern Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Microplastics by the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Suspension feeding bivalve molluscs interact with different types of microplastics (MP) suspended in the water column. Most bivalves are selective suspension feeders and, thus, do not consume all part...
pubs.acs.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I'm beginning to actually enjoy the challenge of summarizing a scholarly paper (at least key take away) into graphic image. (Many journals no require graphic abstracts) A unique challenge to say the least - 🐡🐙🦑
ex: I did for Dr. Mladinich's paper on selective micro-plastic ingestion/egestion:
ex: I did for Dr. Mladinich's paper on selective micro-plastic ingestion/egestion:
Definitely a night for home made ADULT hot chocolate. Thanks to Sophia (my espresso machine) wonderful frothed milk and 3 types of chocolate make it so decadent! A double shot of Irish Cream helps chase away the dread, while the chocolate and hot milk keeps the cold at bay.
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Definitely a night for home made ADULT hot chocolate. Thanks to Sophia (my espresso machine) wonderful frothed milk and 3 types of chocolate make it so decadent! A double shot of Irish Cream helps chase away the dread, while the chocolate and hot milk keeps the cold at bay.
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
Jasper! This boy has been so insistent on this type of cuddling the past several nights. Makes it really hard to work at desktop.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Jasper! This boy has been so insistent on this type of cuddling the past several nights. Makes it really hard to work at desktop.
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Interested in Zebrafish brain imaging? We released a 3D printed mold that's is super helpful for us. Check it out
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Interested in Zebrafish brain imaging? We released a 3D printed mold that's is super helpful for us. Check it out
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Jasper doesn’t know the meaning of “personal space” even when I am working. Unfortunately this 20lb cat also loves shoulders more than anything else! He kept trying to get in my shoulder here… but the seat head rest and back kinda stopped him.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Jasper doesn’t know the meaning of “personal space” even when I am working. Unfortunately this 20lb cat also loves shoulders more than anything else! He kept trying to get in my shoulder here… but the seat head rest and back kinda stopped him.
Play time with Luna on our nightly “date”
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Play time with Luna on our nightly “date”
Not exactly “3 musketeers” but these 3 are like this nearly every morning when I wake up
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Not exactly “3 musketeers” but these 3 are like this nearly every morning when I wake up
Thanks AI bros you are all absolute shites. Memory prices doubling in past 60 days and just in time for holidays when a lot of new systems are built/bought and I expect there will be another 25-50% increase in next 60 days at least. Then bubble burst and a glut if Micron et al increase production.
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Thanks AI bros you are all absolute shites. Memory prices doubling in past 60 days and just in time for holidays when a lot of new systems are built/bought and I expect there will be another 25-50% increase in next 60 days at least. Then bubble burst and a glut if Micron et al increase production.
Bought used direct attached storage array - 32TB for same price as current 0TB bare version. It came with a TON of data from a firm - email, contracts, projects newest < 1yr old. People! Seriously!
Wipe data off anything and EVERYTHING you are taking out of service! I mean good thing I am ethical.
Wipe data off anything and EVERYTHING you are taking out of service! I mean good thing I am ethical.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Bought used direct attached storage array - 32TB for same price as current 0TB bare version. It came with a TON of data from a firm - email, contracts, projects newest < 1yr old. People! Seriously!
Wipe data off anything and EVERYTHING you are taking out of service! I mean good thing I am ethical.
Wipe data off anything and EVERYTHING you are taking out of service! I mean good thing I am ethical.
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How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers www.latimes.com/science/stor... 🦑🌎🧪
How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers
Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers set out to find out how much it takes. The answer: Surprisingly little.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How little plastic does it take to kill marine animals? Scientists have answers www.latimes.com/science/stor... 🦑🌎🧪
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
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OH DAMN! that's a nice shot of this worm! Autolytinae from a plankton sample in New York! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Subfamily Autolytinae
Autolytinae from New York County, US-NY, US on May 22, 2019 at 02:49 PM by Zachariah Kobrinsky. From a plankton sample, about 7mm long.
www.inaturalist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
OH DAMN! that's a nice shot of this worm! Autolytinae from a plankton sample in New York! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
“Quick run” up to Litchfield CT at the community center to film Johann doing a 90 minute set of sea chanteys, sea music and “folk” songs (a couple Gordon Lightfoot and Stan Roger’s pieces) related to the sea music tradition along with a bit of history. ~40 attended
Now to find the time for editing…
Now to find the time for editing…
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
“Quick run” up to Litchfield CT at the community center to film Johann doing a 90 minute set of sea chanteys, sea music and “folk” songs (a couple Gordon Lightfoot and Stan Roger’s pieces) related to the sea music tradition along with a bit of history. ~40 attended
Now to find the time for editing…
Now to find the time for editing…
Paper I did an illustration for came out! Yay! A bit of an assist for a fellow grad student from UConn, who is now at SMaST as post doc, Anywho fun illustration to do, was given power point "diagram" - got the idea across but needed to be re-imagined. Paper: shorturl.at/PaMDY
🐡🐙🦑
🐡🐙🦑
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Paper I did an illustration for came out! Yay! A bit of an assist for a fellow grad student from UConn, who is now at SMaST as post doc, Anywho fun illustration to do, was given power point "diagram" - got the idea across but needed to be re-imagined. Paper: shorturl.at/PaMDY
🐡🐙🦑
🐡🐙🦑
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New Report Finds Deep-Sea Mining Has No Clear Economic or Strategic Justification
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
DSM Technical/Economic Feasibility Report — NOPC - National Ocean Protection Coalition
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New Report Finds Deep-Sea Mining Has No Clear Economic or Strategic Justification
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
Oreo is a trooper for not only putting up with Mac in a cone, but continuing to pal with him and try to snuggle him. (Mac got the snip a week ago… so another couple days in the cone)
November 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oreo is a trooper for not only putting up with Mac in a cone, but continuing to pal with him and try to snuggle him. (Mac got the snip a week ago… so another couple days in the cone)
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Today I remember the original antifa generation… and specifically my grandfather vanalogue.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/a...
A Banner Day
Question: What do you get the person who has everything*? Answer: A BC/Yukon legion banner. Let me explain. Main Street at 1st Ave. I would love to know who Pete’s banner mate is. Photo: C.Ha…
vanalogue.wordpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today I remember the original antifa generation… and specifically my grandfather vanalogue.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/a...
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Hey look who's back from firing and will be in the shop Wednesday at 11am Pacific! It's our old friends cuttlefish bottle and hissing possum jar.
Leslielevings.bigcartel.com tomorrow!
Leslielevings.bigcartel.com tomorrow!
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hey look who's back from firing and will be in the shop Wednesday at 11am Pacific! It's our old friends cuttlefish bottle and hissing possum jar.
Leslielevings.bigcartel.com tomorrow!
Leslielevings.bigcartel.com tomorrow!
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The Canadian Poppy Blanket.
This was initiated by Winnipegger Sheilah Lee Restall.
It’s over 60 feet in length and has more than 8,000 handmade poppies and 2,000 ribbons.
It’s on display at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Lest We Forget.
#winnipeg #lestweforget #remembranceday
This was initiated by Winnipegger Sheilah Lee Restall.
It’s over 60 feet in length and has more than 8,000 handmade poppies and 2,000 ribbons.
It’s on display at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Lest We Forget.
#winnipeg #lestweforget #remembranceday
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Canadian Poppy Blanket.
This was initiated by Winnipegger Sheilah Lee Restall.
It’s over 60 feet in length and has more than 8,000 handmade poppies and 2,000 ribbons.
It’s on display at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Lest We Forget.
#winnipeg #lestweforget #remembranceday
This was initiated by Winnipegger Sheilah Lee Restall.
It’s over 60 feet in length and has more than 8,000 handmade poppies and 2,000 ribbons.
It’s on display at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
Lest We Forget.
#winnipeg #lestweforget #remembranceday
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Lest We Forget
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lest We Forget
This crazy boy. Such a joy.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This crazy boy. Such a joy.
It's that time again - time to find an interesting image of a shellfish that is not dead, no human bits in the shot, not a "collection" photo, and not on a plate... and this time the editor wants an Ark. You know how hard it is to find images of ark shells that fit all (or most) of those criteria?
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It's that time again - time to find an interesting image of a shellfish that is not dead, no human bits in the shot, not a "collection" photo, and not on a plate... and this time the editor wants an Ark. You know how hard it is to find images of ark shells that fit all (or most) of those criteria?