Prof Jenny Rohn
@jennyrohn.bsky.social
Cellular microbiologist, #UTI host/pathogen interactions, lab head at University College London, novelist, broadcaster, writer, pundit, sci comm, musician, gardener, Editor of LabLit.com, all things geek-chic. M7HZT on ham radio. More at jennyrohn.com
I think @rpgrant.bsky.social racked up at least 50 bottles from our grape harvest this year - he’s perfected a really nice light sparkling white in recent seasons
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I think @rpgrant.bsky.social racked up at least 50 bottles from our grape harvest this year - he’s perfected a really nice light sparkling white in recent seasons
I learned only recently that “Jerusalem” in the name is likely a bastardisation of “girasole”, the Italian for “sunflower” (which of course these plants resemble) 🌼
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I learned only recently that “Jerusalem” in the name is likely a bastardisation of “girasole”, the Italian for “sunflower” (which of course these plants resemble) 🌼
We don’t have many this year, so these are all destined for Sunday roasts
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We don’t have many this year, so these are all destined for Sunday roasts
And ephemeral shots of tiny texts on mobile phones that are impossible to read but which are necessary to understand the plot
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
And ephemeral shots of tiny texts on mobile phones that are impossible to read but which are necessary to understand the plot
Gut feeling, just one is suss. So if they use the same grammar throughout but only one is wrong…. 🤷♀️
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Gut feeling, just one is suss. So if they use the same grammar throughout but only one is wrong…. 🤷♀️
It’s not easy. It makes no sense. But it works. And… every once in awhile, you actually *were* right.
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It’s not easy. It makes no sense. But it works. And… every once in awhile, you actually *were* right.
However, I have heard that students have been deliberately introducing tiny errors into their AI–generated text for this precise reason!
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
However, I have heard that students have been deliberately introducing tiny errors into their AI–generated text for this precise reason!
Oh yes. Been there too. But that can also be liberating. In my old PhD lab we had a running gag: “Science is a fickle mistress.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Oh yes. Been there too. But that can also be liberating. In my old PhD lab we had a running gag: “Science is a fickle mistress.”
I think there’s nothing wrong with loving them while they last. But I’m always happy to wave them goodbye when the definitive experiment tells me to…
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I think there’s nothing wrong with loving them while they last. But I’m always happy to wave them goodbye when the definitive experiment tells me to…
Clear missed opportunity to say that your day was actually “grim”
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Clear missed opportunity to say that your day was actually “grim”