Marcus Johnson

MSc candidate, environmental microbiology (@UofG_SES). BScH, biochemistry. Wannabe Jeopardy! writer. (he/him) 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[Franz Kafka Diaries @Franz_K_Diaries]

7 June. Bad. Wrote nothing today.

[Dr. Julia Derk @DerktasticJulia]

Lots of people have been asking for my advice on grad school lately, & I always say this:

1) pick a lab by PI 👩🏼‍🔬 > project 🦠
2) get a therapist 🛋
3) don’t compromise sleep, working out, water, or vegetable intake ✅
4) you’re more important than your work 🙏

[kari dunfield @karidunfield]

Congratulations to @linseyvankoppen for defending her MSc today, looking at variability in microbial communities associated with freeze thaw at the field scale. Special thanks to @JackieGoordial and @KateCongreves for serving as examiners and @UoGAgMet for collaboration.

[Nicholas Coles, PhD @coles_nicholas_]

A year ago, a non-academic friend listened to a talk I gave. I thought it went great. My friend disagreed.

She said that academics are experts at making interesting stuff boring—and that we should all take a speech class.

So I did. And here are 6 most useful things I learned.

[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

Okay ⁦@nytimes�� we need to talk.

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[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

@sfourn03 Happy to have you back!

[kari dunfield @karidunfield]

A benefit of microbial biodiversity: the ability to clean up pollution. My team has been working all week sampling a contaminated field site to look for active microbial degraders. Soil pollution is a threat to #soilhealth globally, and we’re looking for ways to #saveoursoils

[Narissa Leslie @NarissaLeslie]

It’s tick season! Remember to check your dogs for ticks regularly and talk to your vet about options for flea and tick medication.

Found this freeloader hitching a ride on Kingston tonight.

[Linsey van Koppen @linseyvankoppen]

More sampling for the books! Looking at microbial community differences across the field, maybe this year we'll have some N2O emissions to go with that!? @karidunfield @Johnson_MarcusE

[EurekAlert! @EurekAlert]

Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator https://t.co/TSzEIClx5F via @uofg @EurekAlert

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

Master handiwork without hands! #birdwatching #BirdTwitter

[Kaley Brauer 💫 @kaleybrauer]

northern rockhopper penguins are unreasonably glamorous

[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

What a long work week. Happy Friday everyone

[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

.@ReidMBuchanan and I are watching a @DonovanWoods concert tonight and, aside from the sheer musical prowess, the man has impeccable comedic timing and a great sense of humour👌🏻

Bravo 👏🏻

[SOILS AT GUELPH @SoilsAtGuelph]

Pulled these impressive steel cans out of the ground for maintenance - 1st of their kind in North America, 1.86 million data points EVERY DAY!

Improving our understanding of soil ecosystem services using #lysimeters @UoGAgMet

#UofG #LetsTalkSoil #SoilHealth @AgInnovationON

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

I won't be president until January 20th, but my message today to everyone is this: wear a mask.

[FiveThirtyEight @FiveThirtyEight]

"Alex Trebek’s performance hasn’t changed to combat the untruths of the last few years, in part because 'Jeopardy!' was already a kind of totem to the value of fact." https://t.co/1VMwYRnBle

[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

To prove that I'm putting my money where my mouth is, I've donated $60 to @MovemberCA this month for the 60 men that we lose to suicide around the world every hour. I hope you'll consider joining me in any way you can.

[Marcus Johnson @Johnson_MarcusE]

Conversations about men's mental health are still too taboo. We need to normalize and destigmatize men addressing their mental illness. We have a long way to go, but by just talking about these issues, we're taking the first step in addressing them.