Lori Biederman

Someone is mad she has to sit on the squishy bed in my office rather than the STINKY couch in @daveamp.bsky.social ‘s office

Just saw 2 monarch butterflies in central Iowa 😬

I am reviewing the university's catalog links (what have I become?) and I found this photo card, which I find hilarious

Hangers follow same sort of dynamics in my house - always too many or not enough

Using "Chat GPT to make a study guide" is the new "highlighting your textbook" trend in performative "studying".

Yesterday all our winter friends appeared on the Haiku box - juncos, white throated sparrows and brown creepers - YAY!

Oh hey. It’s October now. Did you get an advent calendar that educates you about snails while helping us educate people in Philly about our local biodiversity? Not yet?? Well what are you waiting for? It’s time for snail facts! SquidFacts.net

Why is it the people that dont bother to fill out scheduling surveys on time are also the ones that get butt-hurt when scheduling surveys dont work and/or you schedule the meeting when they cannot make it?

well crap - the english department has revived the "Interview a professor" assignment

They could solve mysteries ala the Brooke Shields delightfully silly cozy mystery shows

U willl see Dave no more He does not keep time anymore. GOOD BYE DAVE U hv been a real workhorse. Ur namesake still is hard worker. I will miss u

Ive seen lots of tributes to Tim Curry, but none featuring my introduction to him. Can't say that I liked the performance as a kid (because he was the bad guy), but now I can watch his in Annie all day

I cannot wait for all the crop art photos! Don’t disappoint me MN

Students queue up for the lab outside my office so I scratch off one fact a week - it is so much fun

Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️

Are popped collars back? What are we doing now?

Finally started to listen to the new Phoebe Bridgers album - whoa.

Our new required syllabus format includes a place for our phone numbers. lol. we no longer have office phones (we are expected to be logged into Teams - lolololol)

Mama raccoon says it’s too hot for this bullshit

Took a rock to the eye while mowing and scratched my cornea - fun times.

I am conflicted about getting a Lomi (food recycler). On one hand nature decomposes without the need for an expensive machine to heat/grind up stuff. But we need a new approach to composting, so machine it is. So far every time it runs we marvel at the results like it’s Christmas morning

Quality field food

It has taken me too long, but the sheer athleticism of drag performers and professional wrestlers is awe-inspiring.

The barred owls (with their “teens”) have been hanging out in our woods lately - constantly chatting 🥰

Don’t have specific dishes but 1. October/November of 1994 I ate at the Dalai Lama’s sister’s place in Bangalore India; 2. The mid-90s at the Sri Lankan Curry House in Minneapolis

Let's finish filling in Minnesota!

It's day 3 of the United States of Science 2026. 28 states are closed out. Most of the big states still on the board. 31 bubbles for Pennsylvania 41 for California 46 for Ohio 86 for Texas 109 for NY 123 for Florida Who's going to help get them finished? Fill a bubble here givebutter.com/USS2026

I think I spy blue jay fledglings!!!! I love those ding-dongs and all their shinanigans

When you realize you have an episode of @maintenancephase.bsky.social podcast you have not listened to yet

Who the fuck is setting off fireworks at 6:23 am??? Why?😩

Saw about 125 white fringed orchids today - most of them not yet flowering, but a few were. (Location in metadata intentionally wrong)

The loons are near the dock - the kids and one adult are sleeping with their beaks tucked in and one adult is watching

Successfully sprayed and neutered parsnip in the park 🥷 (I actually have blanket permission to kill it if I see it)

Bird folks - do downy woodpeckers nest on the early side compared to other birds? Do they tend to have multiple clutches a year? Is there a good resource that covers these sorts of things for common birds?

Scientists--I'm a journalist looking for interesting examples of global health research that has managed to continue or adapt following the dismantling of USAID. Re-posts appreciated!

If the next James Bond has to be British, male (🙄), and white (🙄🙄) there is only one answer

Someone needs to post a link to the tshirt

My department has a freshwater ecology position posted - come work with us! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Idk if the Canvas thing is an attack (I assume it is but 🤷‍♀️), but if it is you know what would be nice to have? A functioning FBI…