RedPen/BlackPen

Ahh gotcha. So AI in that case means LLMs, which …

‘AI’ includes all of machine learning under its umbrella - so, it’s a bit about the spin you put (though I do recognize that reviewers will not necessarily see an SVM, e.g., as ‘AI’)

And, yes, I do realize the engineering implications of that last panel...

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#inktober day 15 with Ragged

It made me thought about the ragged edges observed on swarming motility plates.

Swarming bacteria form beautiful patterns, worth of an art exhibition 🖼️

#microbesky #sciart #inktober2025

Believe it or not, I actually used this one in the introduction of my PhD defense 😅

Love it!!!

Day 15, Comfort. Phages are safe and protected away from UV light, heat and denaturing chemicals. Maybe they just need comfort of blankets and hot drinks to survive the autumn. #Drawtober #SciArt #PhageSky

What's in yer basement?

Truly putting the FUN in NOFO (Notification Of FUN Opportunity)

Four panel comic: Panel 1, two figures talking. Figure 1 'Great news! We have decided to provide institutional support for your very exciting idea!' figure 2, 'WONDERFUL!'. Panel 2, figure 1, 'Doing something new: we're not providing any *money* this round', figure 2, 'uh...'. Panel 3, <confetti pops>. Panel 4, figure 1, 'We're putting the FUN in funding!'

Adventures in computational biology:
1. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2. Yay! A cool looking new mechanism for utilization of omics data!
3. Wait... what is this 'X01' mechanism?
4. And I quote, "No funding will be provided under this NOFO."
5. <sad trombone>

“Octopus” refers to a single member of a particular subset of cephalopod species

“Octopi” refers to 8π which is related in some way to the circumference of a hypersphere or something

Correlation I say!

It turns out that the infinite monkeys that may be put out of work from our new (and I, for one welcome them) AI overlords are actually us scientists

Gotta be ‘Scott Pilgrim vs World’ for me?

Cartoon timeline titled 'Typical Timeline for a Scientific Paper by @redpenblackpen'. Start. Outline. Rough draft. v1. FINAL draft! (all clustered at the left). On top of the timeline: when you thought you'd have it submitted, Original submission deadlin, Original publication deadline. Then a space and 'Preprint? Sure, why not?' '*Really* FINAL DRAFT. (on top of timeline) Project Ends. (underneath timeline) draft_v5_final_reallyfinal_thistimeImeanit.docx. (on top) weeping. gnashing of teeth. (on bottom) Holy crap guys. Then 'what the hell is this?' - pointing to a break in the timeline. Then 'submitted'. (on top) a sign pointing off the end of the timeline into the future "Accepted for Publication. 6 months-10 years"

I won't say this is *every* paper, but I have trouble remembering any that weren't like this

Cartoon timeline titled 'Typical Timeline for a Scientific Paper by @redpenblackpen'. Start. Outline. Rough draft. v1. FINAL draft! (all clustered at the left). On top of the timeline: when you thought you'd have it submitted, Original submission deadlin, Original publication deadline. Then a space and 'Preprint? Sure, why not?' '*Really* FINAL DRAFT. (on top of timeline) Project Ends. (underneath timeline) draft_v5_final_reallyfinal_thistimeImeanit.docx. (on top) weeping. gnashing of teeth. (on bottom) Holy crap guys. Then 'what the hell is this?' - pointing to a break in the timeline. Then 'submitted'. (on top) a sign pointing off the end of the timeline into the future "Accepted for Publication. 6 months-10 years"

I won't say this is *every* paper, but I have trouble remembering any that weren't like this

Four panel comic with two figures talking: panel 1, figure 1 "I've told my student to find someone to assign this task to." Panel 2, figure 2, "Great mentoring! Your student will learn the power of delegation". Panel 3, figure 1 "Oh! Haha no. No no no. They'll assign the task, then leave, then the delegate will..." figure 2, "will what?". Panel 4, figure 1 "fail and leave the student holding the ball. And then they will learn that they can really only depend on themselves." figure 2, "oh no."

Harsh? But true?

HT @redpenblackpen.bsky.social

Now ask me about the idea of free will. Go on...

Pulling yourself up not included
#newcartoon

Microscopy most especially. To be the first human to ever lay eyes on something. What a feeling.

Cartoon of a scientist peering through a microscope saying "Whoaah!!!". Title says "The best part of Science is knowing, for a moment, something that nobody else in the world knows."

Really just had something like this feeling this afternoon. It’s the high that keeps you coming back for more

I’ve never seen the video but know the song well. One of the best uses of a big science word™️ in a song in my book, ‘big black nemesis, parthenogenesis’

This but any kind of science, fieldwork, paper, presentation...

EXACTLY!

Comic showing a figure working on a magic spell, failing, going back and studying, trying again and failing, failing again. Final panel they're casting the spell successfully and an onlooker is saying "Wow. Myst be nice. Just wave a wand and BAM. Magic." Caption says: "Magic: it's just hard work that other people don't see"

It's magic!

Criticism of my work is not Criticism of ME

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