how long my PI thinks an experiment will take to prepare = x hours
how long i think an experiment will realistically take to prepare = 1.2x hours
how long it will actually be = 4x^2 + 2(# of meetings i have that week) + 0.5(current anxiety on a 10 point scale)
i think in the scope of science twitter this is kind of baby stuff, but if any of you know anything about me at this point it must be that i am mostly a baby.
So incredibly proud and excited to debut the first issue of Ginkgo's annual magazine, Grow. Synthetic biology is beautiful, complex, messy, and full of what if's. We wanted to create a brand that showed people that.
I’ve hired a few people in my time.
I’ve never been disappointed by hiring someone who is less technical but is a great human who cares for others.
I can teach tech pretty easily.
But boy have I seen people who are strong technical people with toxic attitudes destroy a team.
catch me saying “ya thirsty, baby?” every time i refill the 10 gallon DI water tank on one of our HD-1s and “have a little snack, buddy” when i refill the consumables
1/ A thread about the big exoplanet news that was announced today, which—to be perfectly honest—was challenging for me to parse and report.. https://t.co/J1rstNGrpR
TIL about Ben Barres, renowned neurobiologist & first trans member of the National Academy of Sciences!! Reading about his life, his work, and his mentoring is extremely moving. How can we lbgtq+ scientists keep his legacy alive?