David Abuín Eichinger
@davideichinger.bsky.social
I enjoy playing with family, reading science fiction and history, gardening, board games, and jazzercise. I'm a father, husband, Navy veteran, and graduate student studying computer science at George Mason University.
Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@David
Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@David
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America’s Caregiving Crisis | Full Documentary | PBS
YouTube video by PBS
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"There are only four kinds of people in the world.
Those who have been caregivers.
Those who are currently caregivers.
Those who will be caregivers.
And those who will need caregiving."
- Rosalynn Carter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbl...
Those who have been caregivers.
Those who are currently caregivers.
Those who will be caregivers.
And those who will need caregiving."
- Rosalynn Carter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbl...
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Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
First time I've been drawn in a way that looks like a person versus a nebula of color. Left to right, a flower, the sun, me, and bebe. Proud moment.
October 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
First time I've been drawn in a way that looks like a person versus a nebula of color. Left to right, a flower, the sun, me, and bebe. Proud moment.
Finished the Army 10 miler today.
October 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Finished the Army 10 miler today.
For our American federal friends: www.ffxnow.com/2025/10/09/g...
GMU offers free performing arts tickets to workers affected by federal shutdown | FFXnow
Though it may be small solace for not knowing when their next paycheck may come, a night of music or theater could become at least a temporary escape for the thousands of workers affected by the ongoi...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For our American federal friends: www.ffxnow.com/2025/10/09/g...
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i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses
October 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses
Reposted by David Abuín Eichinger
Proposals for ERC-funded relocation from the US to Europe went up from 23 to 114. 👇🏼
The ERC doubled the maximum grant size, so it‘s a mix of push and pull.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
The ERC doubled the maximum grant size, so it‘s a mix of push and pull.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe
U.S.-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.
www.politico.eu
October 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Proposals for ERC-funded relocation from the US to Europe went up from 23 to 114. 👇🏼
The ERC doubled the maximum grant size, so it‘s a mix of push and pull.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
The ERC doubled the maximum grant size, so it‘s a mix of push and pull.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
- Samuel Johnson, 1775
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
- Isaac Asimov, 1951
youtu.be/IIgQJuUUQC0?...
This Republic of Suffering
- Samuel Johnson, 1775
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
- Isaac Asimov, 1951
youtu.be/IIgQJuUUQC0?...
This Republic of Suffering
Drew Gilpin Faust on the Civil War
YouTube video by Center for Brooklyn History
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October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."
- Samuel Johnson, 1775
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
- Isaac Asimov, 1951
youtu.be/IIgQJuUUQC0?...
This Republic of Suffering
- Samuel Johnson, 1775
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
- Isaac Asimov, 1951
youtu.be/IIgQJuUUQC0?...
This Republic of Suffering
Reposted by David Abuín Eichinger
Science teachers take note.
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Science teachers take note.
Dr. Xuesu Xiao's Robotixx Lab at George Mason University
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Dr. Xuesu Xiao's Robotixx Lab at George Mason University
This reminds me of the Blues Brothers.
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This reminds me of the Blues Brothers.
Reposted by David Abuín Eichinger
We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch
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"Fighting doesn't always result in victory, but surrendering guarantees defeat. "
"Fighting doesn't always result in victory, but surrendering guarantees defeat. "
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
e.newsletters.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
e.newsletters.cnn.com/click?EZGF2a...
"Fighting doesn't always result in victory, but surrendering guarantees defeat. "
"Fighting doesn't always result in victory, but surrendering guarantees defeat. "
Reposted by David Abuín Eichinger
Want to learn more about seed microbiomes and/or share your work? Come join us!!
We are very excited to make the first announcement of SeedCon 2026. Please mark your calendars and look out for further updates on seedcon.org #SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
Save the Date!
Join us for SeedCon 2026 – The First International Seed Microbiome Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
📅 May 5–7, 2026
More details coming soon: seedcon.org
#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
Join us for SeedCon 2026 – The First International Seed Microbiome Conference in Potsdam, Germany.
📅 May 5–7, 2026
More details coming soon: seedcon.org
#SeedCon2026 #SeedMicrobiome #MicrobialInheritance #PlantMicrobiome #Conference
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Want to learn more about seed microbiomes and/or share your work? Come join us!!
"Tell me and I will forget.
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand."
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand."
September 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Tell me and I will forget.
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand."
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand."
I think people should get a library card and read more books.
bookshop.org
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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I think people should get a library card and read more books.
bookshop.org
bookshop.org
Monarch butterfly hatched from its cocoon today. I wish could have seen it and that I had a camera that could catch these things.
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Monarch butterfly hatched from its cocoon today. I wish could have seen it and that I had a camera that could catch these things.
I had had this book on my shelf since 2019 and had yet to read it until now. It's a short read. I had high hopes for it when I got it. He didn't discuss creativity at all. He wrote that the humanities were incoherent but it was this book that was aimless. I do not recommend this book.
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I had had this book on my shelf since 2019 and had yet to read it until now. It's a short read. I had high hopes for it when I got it. He didn't discuss creativity at all. He wrote that the humanities were incoherent but it was this book that was aimless. I do not recommend this book.