Beth P
@pickettphd.bsky.social
Geek by nature, nerd by profession, rabid reader by choice. Will dance if there's a beat. Will sing along if I know the words. She/her/hers.
There's no single clearing house for grad school applications in the US. I had a student apply to 25 different schools. So I uploaded a letter and completed various scale ratings at 25 separate portals today (accessed via links sent to me in 25 different emails).
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There's no single clearing house for grad school applications in the US. I had a student apply to 25 different schools. So I uploaded a letter and completed various scale ratings at 25 separate portals today (accessed via links sent to me in 25 different emails).
I've got a whole mix of feelings (anger, frustration, and disappointment) about my professional organization, @socdevbio.bsky.social, using this likely AI-generated image. Note the double "18" pockets.
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've got a whole mix of feelings (anger, frustration, and disappointment) about my professional organization, @socdevbio.bsky.social, using this likely AI-generated image. Note the double "18" pockets.
ok but never mind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you've seen:
(I'm doing the five I've seen live three or more times)
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Jekyll & Hyde
Chicago
Six
(I'm doing the five I've seen live three or more times)
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Jekyll & Hyde
Chicago
Six
ok but never mind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you've seen:
Six
The Lightning Thief
Anything Goes
Hamilton
The Music Man
Six
The Lightning Thief
Anything Goes
Hamilton
The Music Man
ok but never mind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you've seen
Guys & Dolls
The Lion King
A Chorus Line
Singing in the Rain
The Boy from Oz
(that last was terrible, actually, but we did see Hugh Jackman on the opening night of previews for it on Broadway, so THAT part was cool!)
Guys & Dolls
The Lion King
A Chorus Line
Singing in the Rain
The Boy from Oz
(that last was terrible, actually, but we did see Hugh Jackman on the opening night of previews for it on Broadway, so THAT part was cool!)
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
ok but never mind concerts, introduce yourself with five musicals you've seen:
(I'm doing the five I've seen live three or more times)
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Jekyll & Hyde
Chicago
Six
(I'm doing the five I've seen live three or more times)
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Jekyll & Hyde
Chicago
Six
This is a steal! (But not the pirating kind from yesterday's discourse.)
For a limited time, you can grab my award-winning novella, TIKKA CHANCE ON ME, for just $0.99! Trucker and Pinky are a cheap date! But, sorry, you'll have to procure your own samosas.
Buy links: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
Buy links: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is a steal! (But not the pirating kind from yesterday's discourse.)
Ms. Godfrey taught us how to do Punnett squares in 7th grade science class. A month later I was inspecting earlobes, hairlines, eye color, and tongue rolling of all extended family at Thanksgiving and informing them of their genotypes.
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ms. Godfrey taught us how to do Punnett squares in 7th grade science class. A month later I was inspecting earlobes, hairlines, eye color, and tongue rolling of all extended family at Thanksgiving and informing them of their genotypes.
More of this at conferences and conventions please.
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand's Kawaiicon cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
More of this at conferences and conventions please.
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
www.wired.com/story/this-h...
How do you have footage of my future afterlife?
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How do you have footage of my future afterlife?
I know it will get appealed, but let's just take a moment to savor the fact that this ruling was written by a Trump appointed judge.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I know it will get appealed, but let's just take a moment to savor the fact that this ruling was written by a Trump appointed judge.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Is it too much to expect a small business to provide an update if they haven't fulfilled an order in the published "average/expected fulfillment" timeframe?
Is it also too much to expect them to respond to an email inquiry about the order within 5 business days?
Is it also too much to expect them to respond to an email inquiry about the order within 5 business days?
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Is it too much to expect a small business to provide an update if they haven't fulfilled an order in the published "average/expected fulfillment" timeframe?
Is it also too much to expect them to respond to an email inquiry about the order within 5 business days?
Is it also too much to expect them to respond to an email inquiry about the order within 5 business days?
Why am I so hungry today? I swear it feels like everything I've eaten just fell into a bottomless pit.
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Why am I so hungry today? I swear it feels like everything I've eaten just fell into a bottomless pit.
Time to see the touring production of & Juliet!
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Time to see the touring production of & Juliet!
Excited to watch my second favorite Shakespeare play this weekend via PBS Passport!
playbill.com/article/with...
playbill.com/article/with...
With Twelfth Night, Great Performances Is Showing That It Is Defunded But Not Defeated
PBS is remaining steadfast in its mission to provide free access to the arts.
playbill.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Excited to watch my second favorite Shakespeare play this weekend via PBS Passport!
playbill.com/article/with...
playbill.com/article/with...
Reposted by Beth P
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
😂😂
But seriously, The City We Became is a great book.
But seriously, The City We Became is a great book.
Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
😂😂
But seriously, The City We Became is a great book.
But seriously, The City We Became is a great book.
Was created specifically for @bandherbooks.bsky.social and the folks in Romancelandia (like me) who love a good sickbed care scene?
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Was created specifically for @bandherbooks.bsky.social and the folks in Romancelandia (like me) who love a good sickbed care scene?
I had nearly forgotten what this sense of hope feels like. Thank you NYC, VA, PA, and everywhere else that did the thing. Let's keep it going.
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I had nearly forgotten what this sense of hope feels like. Thank you NYC, VA, PA, and everywhere else that did the thing. Let's keep it going.
The summer of 1999, at the age of 20, I used one of these to drive from San Antonio, TX to Lake Como, PA and back.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The summer of 1999, at the age of 20, I used one of these to drive from San Antonio, TX to Lake Como, PA and back.
JAZZ PAWS!!!
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
JAZZ PAWS!!!
😂😂
Happy Halloween! My annual PSA to those who need a last minute, no effort costume:
Put on a cap and say you’re mRNA
Put on a cap and say you’re mRNA
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
😂😂
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
Me in today's Genetics lecture:
"To explain the pattern of codon degeneracy, Crick proposed that the first two positions pair strictly by the AU/GC rule but the third position can 🎵Wobble Baby Wobble Baby Wobble🎵"
If you don't think I danced while lecturing, you don't know me.
"To explain the pattern of codon degeneracy, Crick proposed that the first two positions pair strictly by the AU/GC rule but the third position can 🎵Wobble Baby Wobble Baby Wobble🎵"
If you don't think I danced while lecturing, you don't know me.
a group of people are dancing in a room with a purple light behind them
Alt: white people at a wedding are doing The Wobble in a room with a purple light behind them
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Me in today's Genetics lecture:
"To explain the pattern of codon degeneracy, Crick proposed that the first two positions pair strictly by the AU/GC rule but the third position can 🎵Wobble Baby Wobble Baby Wobble🎵"
If you don't think I danced while lecturing, you don't know me.
"To explain the pattern of codon degeneracy, Crick proposed that the first two positions pair strictly by the AU/GC rule but the third position can 🎵Wobble Baby Wobble Baby Wobble🎵"
If you don't think I danced while lecturing, you don't know me.
Buns & Roses Tea for Literacy (supporting Richardson Adult Literacy Center) always makes me feel happy. Jen DeLuca was an awesome table host!
October 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Buns & Roses Tea for Literacy (supporting Richardson Adult Literacy Center) always makes me feel happy. Jen DeLuca was an awesome table host!
Current status: Living in Texas, wishing I could vote for Mamdani today.
Do the thing NYC!
Do the thing NYC!
October 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Current status: Living in Texas, wishing I could vote for Mamdani today.
Do the thing NYC!
Do the thing NYC!
"Dr. Pickett, understanding how everything actually works is ruining a lot of sci-fi for me."
--One of my BIOL3401 (Genetics) students, after class today
--One of my BIOL3401 (Genetics) students, after class today
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Dr. Pickett, understanding how everything actually works is ruining a lot of sci-fi for me."
--One of my BIOL3401 (Genetics) students, after class today
--One of my BIOL3401 (Genetics) students, after class today
Reposted by Beth P
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.