Mark Lewandoski PhD
@marklewandoski.bsky.social
Developmental biologist & geneticist, avid bibliophile (often science fiction) & melophile (particularly piano and synthesizers). Please don’t DM if we don't know each other. All opinions are mine only!
“Can't we all get along?" -Rodney King
Show mercy.
“Can't we all get along?" -Rodney King
Show mercy.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Please help if you can! <3
Our winter fund drive is on. Consider a tax-deductible donation to support TNN (and get a gift).
Our reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical.
Your donations go to keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing our communities, which is now more important than ever.
Our reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical.
Your donations go to keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing our communities, which is now more important than ever.
This winter, please consider a tax-deductible donation in support of Trans News Network!
TNN’s reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical. Every dollar goes towards keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing the public about what our communities are facing. ...
transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Please help if you can! <3
Winter is coming
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Winter is coming
The first snow of the season
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The first snow of the season
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Darwin's regrets:
"If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect and more probably to the moral character"
"If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect and more probably to the moral character"
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Darwin's regrets:
"If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect and more probably to the moral character"
"If I had to live my life again I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect and more probably to the moral character"
You can search for
“séance near me”
“séance near me”
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
You can search for
“séance near me”
“séance near me”
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Winter is coming.
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Winter is coming.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites
The Gallatin City-County Health Department has confirmed a second case of measles in Gallatin County, with the latest case identified on Dec. 1, 2025.This foll
nbcmontana.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
This Saturday! 12:30 PM, Zeitgeist, SF.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This Saturday! 12:30 PM, Zeitgeist, SF.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
I don't think scientists should work for anyone else. They should work for discovery and for their own curiosity.
– Maria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social
(From the episode of the Night Science Podcast coming out next week @nightsciencepod.bsky.social )
– Maria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social
(From the episode of the Night Science Podcast coming out next week @nightsciencepod.bsky.social )
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I don't think scientists should work for anyone else. They should work for discovery and for their own curiosity.
– Maria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social
(From the episode of the Night Science Podcast coming out next week @nightsciencepod.bsky.social )
– Maria Leptin, ERC President @marialep.bsky.social
(From the episode of the Night Science Podcast coming out next week @nightsciencepod.bsky.social )
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
So Shakespeare’s wife was “Anne” and also known as “Agnes”. Their son was “Hamnet” and his death may have inspired “Hamlet”.
Were folks just fast and loose with names back then?
Were folks just fast and loose with names back then?
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So Shakespeare’s wife was “Anne” and also known as “Agnes”. Their son was “Hamnet” and his death may have inspired “Hamlet”.
Were folks just fast and loose with names back then?
Were folks just fast and loose with names back then?
Did I bake cookies?
No…
…lion’s mane mushroom slices with garlic and ginger.
No…
…lion’s mane mushroom slices with garlic and ginger.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Did I bake cookies?
No…
…lion’s mane mushroom slices with garlic and ginger.
No…
…lion’s mane mushroom slices with garlic and ginger.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
PhD students and Postdocs: The Night Science Podcast (@nightsciencepod.bsky.social) is producing an episode highlighting young scientists talking about their creative process. DM me if you'd like us to consider you for this, & read below what PhD student Davis Garner will contribute! ⬇️
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
PhD students and Postdocs: The Night Science Podcast (@nightsciencepod.bsky.social) is producing an episode highlighting young scientists talking about their creative process. DM me if you'd like us to consider you for this, & read below what PhD student Davis Garner will contribute! ⬇️
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
One important question raised by The American Revolution by @kenlburns.bsky.social is where the F does the F come from in the English pronunciation of “Lieutenant”.
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One important question raised by The American Revolution by @kenlburns.bsky.social is where the F does the F come from in the English pronunciation of “Lieutenant”.
2 hours a night is becoming arduous.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
2 hours a night is becoming arduous.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
I’m starting to feel like Major General Richard Montgomery attacking Quebec.
Ultimately I didn’t care for RF Kuang’s Babel (can’t say why exactly without spoiling).
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Ultimately I didn’t care for RF Kuang’s Babel (can’t say why exactly without spoiling).
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
But Katabasis was charming and fun - I think a life spent in academia enhances one’s reading, but anyone with head on their shoulders and a little education will get the jokes. Delightful.
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a mushroom
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a mushroom
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
Reposted by Mark Lewandoski PhD
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2