John Borghi

I used to have a cat named Schnitzel too.

It is currently hailing in the Bay Area.

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February 13th, 2026 Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Happy Friday the 13th, Valentine's Day, and Presidents' Day.

This week's update includes some truly disheartening news about climate change regulation in the US, more leadership changes at NIH, open data, and an ever increasing amount of snark.

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Obnoxiously re-posting for your lunchtime reading...

The whole guide is free to read and adapt, by the way. Hopefully it won't take me months and months to finish the next bit, whichwill be all about software and code! johnborghi.github.io/Supporting_S...

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Happy #LoveDataWeek everyone! I've finally carved out a few hours to finish drafting out a chapter of my data management guide all about sensitive data. Check it out - johnborghi.github.io/Supporting_S...

February 6th 2026 mountainish inhumanity

This week's news update begins with Shakespeare and ends with pro-wrestling.

In between: A summary of what's been happening in science and education.

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This is 40.

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I’m a dad and I’m turning 40 tomorrow.

Hunt for Red October and The Fugitive are canonical VHS dad movies. Heat is my canonical DVD dad movie.

I will not be taking questions at this time.

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My hottest movie take is that Casino is the daddest of all dad movies.

January 30th, 2026 Government Shutdown Redux

The news is incessant, I tried to summarize one small part.

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The title of the play - The Lion King but something's off?

A doodle of Simba's presentation in the Lion King, where Rafiki holds a baby Simba up for the other animals to see. Except this time somebody is yelling "That's the wrong baby!"

Another doodle: Rafiki rears back and yeets the mystery baby off the cliff. The baby seems overjoyed at this development.

One last doodle: The other animals are very concerned about what has transpired today at Pride Rock.

My kid was recently in a production of the Lion King and doodled an alternate version.

The happy flying baby an early contender for my favorite comic panel of 2026.

January 23, 2026 Davos not Davros

This week in US-based science and higher education news:
1. NIH (maybe?) has a budget.
2. NIH (maybe?) doesn't have advisory councils.
3. I learn about the Mexico City rule.
4. The US is out of the WHO, California joins the WHO.
5. and too much more!

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THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025: A Video Countdown to watch previous video countdowns please visit: https://www.videocountdowns.com/ this year's video is once again in support of the Palestine Children's…

Movies are good.

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Today a nine year old told me I’m so old my world was black and white and subtitled.

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January 16th, 2026 Quail quals

This week's rundown of science and higher ed news includes:

* An update on the appropriations process.

* Another leadership change within NIH.

* SAMSHA is cancelled and then not.

* A Nobel Prize is an non-transferable ticket.

* $8 billion for Quails?

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A tortie cat an an orange cat, both judging their surroundings. Not a single synapse between them.

David Bowie Asks Iman If They Should Just Do Lasagna Again NEW YORK—Saying he would be fine “just taking a load off” and eating in, rock icon David Bowie reportedly asked his wife, Somali supermodel and actress Iman, if they should just do lasagna for dinner ...

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YouTube video by Lucy Whiskers David Bowie Narrates Disney's Peter And The Wolf (Full)

This was the first cassette I ever owned, I think it was a gift from my classical music loving grandparents. youtu.be/Va8Uz6MoKLg

YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic Hallo Spaceboy

Bowie’s 90s industrial album is very important to me. youtu.be/heal8E-3Hh8

This whole series of albums.

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YouTube video by Khaye Ayuban it was the best of times it was the blurst of times

3. "It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times"

From "Last Exit to Springfield", a 4th season episode of The Simpsons.

Homer becomes union president, Lisa needs braces, dental plan, etc. We're all Millennials and Gen-Xers on Bluesky. We all know all this.
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YouTube video by sonofretrotvluver First Life Cereal Commercial

2. Life Cereal commercial (1963)

This is legit how I - a person with a PhD in neuroscience - remember how to spell the word "protein".

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YouTube video by The Cinema Cellar Metropolis (1927) [1984 Giorgio Moroder Version] [1080p]

Youtube link roundup for this issue.

1. Metropolis (1927) [1984 Giorgio Moroder Version]

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January 9th, 2026 The best of times, the blurst of times.

Today in reading the science/education news so you don't have to:
1. Updates on the Federal budget.
2. Vaccine re-scheduling
3. The new food pyramid and Life Cereal.
4. Simpsons and Metropolis references

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