Miriam Markum (Dr. M)

This is an amazing tool. It not only shows improvement is possible 💪 when there is a will 👨🏽‍🤝‍👨🏻 👑 but also how desperately some parts of the world need their leaders to focus on reducing pollution (eg look at Qatar’s level 🤯 )

Yes, just let me read it!

The literal highs and lows of this striking topo map are a welcome reprieve from the highs and lows of our political map

Congratulations to you and UCD! 🥂
Beautiful colors and flow on your tattoo

Agreed. It’s a relief to live in the yellow zone. If only infectious diseases stayed within borders!

That was a very interesting convo, thank you.

Woohoo! 🎉 📚

I’ve been looking for such a recipe, thanks! I’m happy to see the thyme in this version!

Very cool! I know almost nothing about them but want to know more!

I hope you found it wherever you lost it 🧠
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Wait…one of our departmental colleagues is hip? Which one? What’s the project?

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People aren’t vaccinating their pets either?!
I’m very relieved to be vaccinated against rabies
(following a bat 🦇 exposure) but now need to figure out how to get my kids vaxxed, too….

Sounds like a winning combination!

What is the Cornerstone Peers program?

Have a great year!

lol! Mine really need a refresh!

But, whatever you do, do NOT update your university photograph until you retire, as described in the Professor Handbook 😂

Will's detailed thread about using Claude Code as a coding assistant parallels my experience using ChatGPT o.3 and o.4 as a proof assistant.

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I’ve always wished humans purred 🐈

These minis show off microbes to the max! And this set is all mine mwahhaha 👩🏻‍🔬 🔬

That’s awful! Why?!

Is it cool rain or warm rain? Enjoy the fresh post-rain green!

I grew up in the Pacific NW and, even after 20+ years in CA, our annual summer drought is still worry-inducing (what are we & the trees going to drink?!).

YouTube video by NPR Pete Buttigieg says Democrats can’t go back to status quo after Trump | Morning Edition

Listening to Pete B in this interview makes me simultaneously happy (he’s obviously a rationale, capable, articulate person…more of these, plz! 🙏🏼) and sad (because he is not involved in the decision making ⚖️)

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This is an excellent demo!

Now I love bagpipes even more!

Fern Canyon is the most beautiful place I’ve yet been on the planet 🤩

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I’ve been a fan of large-print books since I was a teen (I can read so much faster!) but the scale of these gorgeous books by Audubon is next level! 🤩 📚
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