John Stinchcombe
@johnstinchcombe.bsky.social
Ecological and evolutionary genetics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UofT. Dad, dog lover, unashamed coffee addict.
If one my technical papers on RNAseq or natural selection "resonates" or "aligns" with your perspectives as a 20-something year old undergraduate, I suspect its AI generated word salad.
Better to simply write "I'm really interested in natural selection. Do you have students working on it now?"
Better to simply write "I'm really interested in natural selection. Do you have students working on it now?"
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If one my technical papers on RNAseq or natural selection "resonates" or "aligns" with your perspectives as a 20-something year old undergraduate, I suspect its AI generated word salad.
Better to simply write "I'm really interested in natural selection. Do you have students working on it now?"
Better to simply write "I'm really interested in natural selection. Do you have students working on it now?"
I would prefer brief, sincere, and open-ended to word salad b.s. So, "Your research on X is really interesting to me. How can I learn more? What could a student do next?" is 10,000x better than word salad.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I would prefer brief, sincere, and open-ended to word salad b.s. So, "Your research on X is really interesting to me. How can I learn more? What could a student do next?" is 10,000x better than word salad.
On Halloween night, I usually give huge handfuls to really little kids, saying "I'm giving you a ton because your parents are going to steal a lot of it!"
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On Halloween night, I usually give huge handfuls to really little kids, saying "I'm giving you a ton because your parents are going to steal a lot of it!"
A billion years ago when I was at Bucknell, the Bison served a great breakfast sandwich.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A billion years ago when I was at Bucknell, the Bison served a great breakfast sandwich.
In costco sized portions, or bundles of 5-6 packs? This could be trouble.
My kids just asked for TimTams a few weeks ago, because of fond memories of plowing through them when we were living in Australia.
My kids just asked for TimTams a few weeks ago, because of fond memories of plowing through them when we were living in Australia.
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In costco sized portions, or bundles of 5-6 packs? This could be trouble.
My kids just asked for TimTams a few weeks ago, because of fond memories of plowing through them when we were living in Australia.
My kids just asked for TimTams a few weeks ago, because of fond memories of plowing through them when we were living in Australia.