Sam Levine

Smarter than the average chimp
Knows too much about bees
Using fancy words good world champ
Can't stop ruining his knees

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

Just wrote a post for my lab's blog summarizing @psmaldino's excellent paper on turning theories into models! Check it out here:
https://t.co/cUgRl3aYzL

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@conneldjonneld @offbrand_games @StudiosofAether no

[SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD @mold_time]

"I'm trying the potato diet"
- boring
- you get called a couch potato
- people expect you to become sickly, concerned for your health

"I am participating in the great nightshade feast"
- classy goth vibes
- intimidating
- your friends will be concerned for your health AND sanity

[River Kenna @the_wilderless]

Gotta get my body back into potato mode

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@crestfallenenby Doja cat

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

Had an intake appointment today for Official Neuropsychiatric ADHD Diagnosis. I:

- Forgot to complete intake forms despite text & email reminders
- Missed the reminder text for above
- Showed 10 mins late because I forgot to log into the telehealth app

Am I diagnosable yet or

[coolgirlonline @coolgirl0nline]

worms have the right idea. writhe

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@gaythotgirlboy Are they single

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

Egg nog being commercially unavailable outside of the holidays is the only thing standing between me and diabetes

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

From the research I have done, I am willing to assert that there is no abominable snow man. I think that he's totally bominable.

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

Hi everyone!

Some grad student friends of mine are running a study. Please consider helping them out by taking their 10 min Relationship Perceptions and Behaviors Survey. You must be 18+ to participate! Link to survey: https://t.co/8xU9F7RdLb

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@tscottphillips @nataliepeluso We probably recalibrate this over time as well. Ever had situations which were awful in the moment, but you can laugh at in retrospect? Time may have shown that it wasn't such a bad event after all. But the worst day of your life is likely to remain just as unfunny decades later

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@tscottphillips @nataliepeluso Guess: Because humorous prediction errors are (usually) not grave situations. If a cartoon character slips on a banana peel, you laugh. If a real person take a nasty spill, maybe not so much.
Compare laughing w/ someone vs laughing at them. For the receiver, one's fun, one isn't

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

When a neurologist assesses your reflexes and notices an issue, they should be legally required to say 'Weird flex but ok'

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@rodriguezNina_ Lemme guess, she prefers the box it came in

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

Kentaro Miura, creator of the manga Berserk, just passed away at 54. I'm heartbroken.
Berserk is a poignant story of grief, love, and perseverance through adversity. It means a lot to me, so I wanted to share a few of my favorite panels in tribute.

Rest easy, Miura san

[Shelby Hintze @ShelbyHintze]

Going to teach my kids:
1. Not to talk to strangers
2. Who Tony Hawk is
3. Tony Hawk is not a stranger, you can talk to him. Do not embarrass this family.

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@Stray5k @PsychoSchmitt The assumption I'm making is that increasing strength will causally influence these personality metrics. I haven't yet seen causal data on that, hence the '?' at the end of my original tweet. But it's possible. Personalities are strategies, & brains change strategies on the fly.

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@Stray5k @PsychoSchmitt Grip strength is a proxy measure; it's well-correlated with (upper) body strength & muscle mass. Researchers use it because it's easier than having volunteers perform full-body strength assessments, & besides some groups (ie rock climbers) people tend not to train it directly.

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@RandomMutations @Richie_Research They're just afraid governments will find a way to redistribute height

[Sam Levine @OstensiblyHuman]

@RandomMutations He's tragically adorable