Eric J. Perkins, PhD (he/him)
@allostericsite.bsky.social
Dad, Mol. Biologist, reader, music listener, etc...Skeeting about STEM, SciComm, science nonprofits, & also parenting, food, fitness, travel, being a grumpy GenXer. Aspiring to be an ally to anyone who needs allies, here and IRL.
I've appreciated the energy and ideas you've brought to all your endeavors since I first met you nearly a decade ago. Looking forward to see what you do next!
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've appreciated the energy and ideas you've brought to all your endeavors since I first met you nearly a decade ago. Looking forward to see what you do next!
It’s not complete stubbornness on my part—I legit sleep 10x better in the cold. But I hear you!
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s not complete stubbornness on my part—I legit sleep 10x better in the cold. But I hear you!
This is how I talk to my wife and kids about Pokemon (they are all avid Pokemon GO players, whereas I am decidedly not). Nothing quite as satisfying as their eye rolls when I tell them I just caught a shiny Flomdodippydonkus.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is how I talk to my wife and kids about Pokemon (they are all avid Pokemon GO players, whereas I am decidedly not). Nothing quite as satisfying as their eye rolls when I tell them I just caught a shiny Flomdodippydonkus.
Alas, no. But perhaps my son, studying astrophysics in college, will have interesting things to say about plasmoids at some point. But plasmids are cool, too!
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Alas, no. But perhaps my son, studying astrophysics in college, will have interesting things to say about plasmoids at some point. But plasmids are cool, too!
Really? Amazing. I love it when my passions collide like this. Your daughter is just immensely talented!
October 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Really? Amazing. I love it when my passions collide like this. Your daughter is just immensely talented!
Makes total sense! I was really pleased that my committee member read it so closely, because after years of work and months of writing, you’re lucky if half a dozen people read your thesis. And some of those reads will be a perusal at best.
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Makes total sense! I was really pleased that my committee member read it so closely, because after years of work and months of writing, you’re lucky if half a dozen people read your thesis. And some of those reads will be a perusal at best.
"Back in my day..." one of my committee members read my thesis so closely that he corrected have a dozen typos, some of them in the Materials and Methods section.
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Back in my day..." one of my committee members read my thesis so closely that he corrected have a dozen typos, some of them in the Materials and Methods section.
"I'm sorry I keep hitting the "Fasten seat belts" button, okay? These things have a mind of their own and tentacle #7 is a real wise guy."
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"I'm sorry I keep hitting the "Fasten seat belts" button, okay? These things have a mind of their own and tentacle #7 is a real wise guy."