Brendan Reardon

So begins the annual tradition of rereading Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet throughout February. Just one poem a day. The poems stay the same, but you never do #booksky

With the @bostonfrenchtoast.bsky.social alert at 4 slices, consider trying my new favorite way to make #FrenchToast: using a baguette: www.justonecookbook.com/french-toast/ #Boston

This seems a bit... aggressive #Zoom 😬

Our latest with @aedinculhane.bsky.social and @vanallenlab.bsky.social! We discuss opportunities for machine learning within NGS molecular diagnostic workflows. Enjoy and happy new year!

Hey @altmetric.com, I've seen you post a lot about the research discourse happening on Bluesky versus X / Twitter, but are there any stats about research happening on Bluesky vs LinkedIn? It seems that, at least in my field of cancer genetics, most people went over to LinkedIn 😞

Follow @altmetric.com if you’re looking for A+ #academia content paired with the sass of whoever runs Wendy’s social media accounts (That is a compliment)

Is anyone in #oncology using "precision cancer medicine" over "precision oncology"? We've used both interchangeably for a long time but, according to Google Trends, it looks like "precision oncology" is the preferred term.

Hello again, best time of the year! 🎃 #autumn #halloween #lofi www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t10...

Join the GA4GH Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Think Tank! The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, 27 August from 14:00 to 15:50 EDT. Explore new ideas, collaborate with the GA4GH community, and learn more about GKS tools. Register here: buff.ly/F5SXw8Y

I've had template powerpoint files for @nature.com 's figure size preferences on my computer for ages. So, I finally put them into a public @github.com repository. Enjoy! 🎨 github.com/brendanreard...

GA4GH approves two products—Categorical Variation Representation Specification (Cat-VRS) and Variant Annotation Specification (VA-Spec)—developed by the Genomic Knowledge Standards Work Stream to foster greater precision in genomic knowledge representation. Read more: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/ga...

The GKS Work Stream held its second open house meeting this month. Hear an overview of the newly approved Variant Annotation Specification (VA-Spec) and how GA4GH Driver Project ClinGen is implementing GKS products. View the recording here: youtu.be/sap18DAG0aA

Today I received my 10 year pin from @danafarber.bsky.social. It has been such a wonderful place to grow as a scientist, and more importantly as a person. I really won the lottery with @vanallenlab.bsky.social.

applying for jobs again

Prof. Jack Dowie shows how it was optimal for Humpty Dumpty to sit on the wall. www.easybest.org.uk/presentations/, taken from his Nov 2018 seminar "Deciding how to decide". #decisionanalysis #healtheconomics

This is wonderful. I am amazed at how easy starter packs and feeds make it to find accounts of interest. Thank you @boston.gov and @bsky.app!

FYI for anyone on #bluesky with custom handles!

Watched #Interstellar last night and it is 100% worth the IMAX experience. I did not remember that Timothée Chalamet grows up to be Casey Affleck though!

Another benefit of the #USB-C standard is only having to buy one type of port plug for all of our devices. Thank you @ec.europa.eu 🙏

@natureportfolio.bsky.social is on #Bluesky, and they have a #starterpack for their journals: bsky.app/starter-pack... #TIL #science #academia

Visited the King Arthur Flour pop up on Newbury street in #Boston and learned about their climate blend, and commitment to sourcing 100% of their flour from regenerative farming grown wheat 🤩 They also have many cute ornaments.

Today I learned that @zotero.bsky.social came out with their v7 release and it is GORGEOUS. Talk about a #GlowUp! Thank you devs! #TIL If you're in the market for a reference and PDF manager, give Zotero a try: www.zotero.org

Autumn is the best season #autumn

I had an AMAZING time last night at @zoonewengland.bsky.social for #BostonLights and highly, highly recommend it to anyone able to go.

#LookBack was a beautiful adaption and ode to the creation of art. I highly recommend it if you want to laugh, cry, and be awed.

bigthink.com/starts-with-... This may be my favorite piece of science journalism ever

Is anyone else on here preparing for #PiDay and brainstorming what to bake?

#bagels came out much better than last week's batch

My first ever batch of homemade bagels. I don't have a stand mixer, and will need to do more kneading next time. Sourdough-brain also decided to leave them in for an extra 3 minutes, resulting in an extra chewy exterior. Even without a stand mixer, homemade bagels are great.

I've added this paper to our recommended intro reading for folks in our lab working #clinicogenomics, not even just people building methods and models. I definitely felt this editorial in my academic bones - the tension between developing and implementation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The bird app has had "lists" to categorize accounts that you follow. Here, it seems that lists are groups of users to mute? 🤷