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Author Bill Sullivan
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Author of “PLEASED TO MEET ME: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are" & other cool science stuff. Professor of Microbiology, IU School of Medicine.

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RFK Jr: "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim"

Ummm...
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Today I discovered that when you play a Star Wars theme on the Spotify desktop app, the volume bar becomes a lightsaber! As if that wasn't cool enough, click the handle and it changes the style and the color of the beam. #StarWars
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Title slide for my talk at our departmental retreat this week.
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Tune in to DOCTOR RADIO (SiriusXM) this Friday (10/3) at 1pm ET. I'll be discussing the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and the claim that it is linked to autism with Samantha Heller
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We ignore reality at our peril
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I’ve always viewed the truth as my first duty as a scientist, even when that truth upsets longstanding beliefs, traditions, or corporate bottom-lines. Ignorance of reality has led to the fall of many societies.
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Every scientist in America right now
August 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I want this on a T-shirt that I can wear to student thesis committee meetings

From Essentialism by Greg McKeown
July 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
One story of many about the innocent, hard working scientists fighting to find much-needed medical treatments for Americans but thoughtlessly shut down by the Trump administration.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From “Peace” by Tsem Rinpoche
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New at PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Why Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA Will Not Produce Another Ozzy

In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the first people on the planet to have his genome sequenced. (1/n)
July 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I had the pleasure of reviewing @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social 's new book, "Everything Is Tuberculosis," for Indiana Humanities. As a scientist who studies neglected infectious diseases, I am grateful that Green brought much-needed attention to TB. (1/2)
July 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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June 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm so glad we finally have a president looking out for our struggling billionaires.
June 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
June 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Reason #382 why I stopped checking my spam folder
June 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
June 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A better life for everyone is really this simple.

Hate drains you. Love fills you up.
June 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
May 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
OMG RKF Jr and I agree on something!
May 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The zombie raccoon apocalypse has begun
May 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Trump's tariffs will impact far more than the number of dolls you can buy your kids. Here's an example of notices of I'm receiving about "tariff surcharges" from major biological supply companies. These tariffs will also effect patient care, so expect your health bills to escalate too.
May 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM