John Redden (.bsky)

Physiology professor. Millennial. I keep my side of the street clean 👍:teaching, scicomm, social justice, unions | 👎:fossil fuels, loud noise, billionaires.

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

The hardest part of a PhD and an academic job isn’t intelligence, grants, or research chops..

My mom hugged me yesterday and started to cry, “I wish you lived closer” I was visiting for Christmas. She had brain surgery two weeks ago.
@AcademicChatter #phdchat #AcademicChatter

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

I am no longer using this account! Find me at the other place.

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

My feed on this app doesn’t really give me anything but ads, porn, and rightwing propaganda. It’s not enjoyable anymore, so I’m mostly on bs-ky now, which feels more like old school Twitter. I hope we can connect there!

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

This type of milquetoast reporting is exactly why I no longer subscribe to NYT. Failing hard to meet the moment

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Donald Trump chose Tulsi Gabbard, an ex-Democratic lawmaker who backed him, to be the director of national intelligence. She would oversee 18 spy agencies and would be responsible for preparing the President’s Daily Brief. https://t.co/14c6R90ZU3

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
Let's learn more about this tragedy.

🧵1/20

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

"So it's up to the American people, and it's up to our courts, our judiciary, to step into this breach and determine how far we are going to allow this country to devolve. And at the Legal Defense Fund, we are prepared to defend it to the end." @JNelsonLDF on @thereidout

[RaMP @ UConn @UCONNRaMP]

Our new segment "Inside RaMP" highlights scholar's experiences in the program! For our first feature, meet 🌟Kyle Paist🌟! Kyle is a member of Dan Bolnick's lab in @uconneeb department. He's also passionate about bat research and works with Dr. Hannah Reynolds at @WestConn

[Dr. Mia Brett @QueenMab87]

I gotta admit being a millennial is really confusing right now. I did not expect we would be the best at seeing through disinfo & not getting radicalized

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

@austinrspence I am on Twitter for a blend of science/politics/gay/shitposting. Bluesky has been boring

[Amanda Smythers, PhD @AmandaLSmythers]

Reminder that science is political whether you like it or not.

Politics define how we are funded and what we are funded for. Politics define what we are able to study. Politics define who will be allowed in our labs and workplaces. Politics define with whom we can collaborate.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

C. S. Lewis, perspective reset

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

@StephenStifano I’m bitter about what RFK is going to do to my scicomm class

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

A 2016 lesson: if you are teaching today, consider that at least some of your students are attending your class today to try to dissociate.

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

Alas, that these evil days should be mine…

[oomf magazine @oomfmagazine]

New England, the crown jewel of this country, I will never take you for granted

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

Anatomy profs for Uteruses™️ (and the gays and the planet etc)

[Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper]

It’s really difficult to overstate how many pedagogical problems that seem impossible to solve are actually just a function of classes being too big.

[Azriel Mari @MrMariae]

It’s time for the reminder

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

So… do kids not say trick or treat anymore or what?

[John Redden (.bsky) @reddenjm]

@FelixJBerrios We have some PR students I can put you in touch with, if it would help to have some community!

[UConn MCB @UConnMCB]

MCB is pleased to announce a new scholarship for incoming and current undergraduate students majoring in MCB who demonstrate academic achievement and proven financial need.

Visit the UConn Foundation's MCB Scholarship page. https://t.co/Bb9qdJu70n