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Luke Child Dabin

@scienceandbears

Scientist, Sceptic, Humanist, Spy. Ass. Res. Prof. of neurogenetics, occasional twitch streamer, Type 2 Bipolar, they/them. Hecking love bears.

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well i think if people aren't allowed in the hotel linen chute they should put that on a sign

07.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 0
A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A new paper on falling cat science came out and I just have to draw people's attention to this image

03.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1504 πŸ” 438 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 26

"Turn difficulty to minimum. Enjoy game for art and voice acting and music and aesthetic. Consider replaying game at regular difficulty some day" was how I got into it, and it was a good time.

03.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She has excellent ears, very soulful eyes, and a fantastic snout. Very good dog.

01.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mogged by a mount, if you will

28.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More like Matt Badloss.

27.02.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 264 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
A Logo for PokΓ©mon's 30 year anniversary, featuring the 30 insignia with the 0 replaced by a pokeball as the background, the caption: "PokΓ©mon: Since 1996" in black font, and at the center instead of Pikachu an imposing Annihilape scowling at us with red eyes, visibly bulging veins and firey white hair. Design goes preposterously hard.

A Logo for PokΓ©mon's 30 year anniversary, featuring the 30 insignia with the 0 replaced by a pokeball as the background, the caption: "PokΓ©mon: Since 1996" in black font, and at the center instead of Pikachu an imposing Annihilape scowling at us with red eyes, visibly bulging veins and firey white hair. Design goes preposterously hard.

www.serebii.net/pokemon30/
There're versions of the 30 year logo with all pokemon on serebii, but one design in particular goes particularly hard

27.02.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THOROUGHLY well-deserved 🀩πŸ₯³ Excellence is the word

26.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember emailing the tory in my constituency to ask about missing data from their flyer (had all the labour stats for the last 5 years, only 2 years of theirs). Response made it clear they cherry-picked good years. Never expected to see labour doing similar data manip in their material. πŸ’€

25.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I brought it in to primary school on video at the end of term to watch with my class, and about 20 mins in the teachers turned it off because it was too scary. If anything, that decision was 15 minutes too late. :P

25.02.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been suggesting that idea for YEARS now

25.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Legend of Zelda: Grand Piano of Destiny

25.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She's come SO FAR from the first time I saw her cook as a very nervous bakeoff contestant. So glad she knows her worth and isn't settling for less than that. <3 More power to her.

25.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You've got the same catchphrase, right? "Gotta go fart" or something like that

23.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This could have been an incredible reboot for Banged up with Beadle

23.02.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Human Cost of Trump’s War on Science

Deep, well sourced, moving, and enraging story from the NYT

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

23.02.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

I don't get the reference, Bitta

20.02.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We recently updated our paper demonstrating evidence of off-target probe binding affecting the 10x Genomics Xenium spatial transcriptomics platform with key clarifications, new quantifications, and approaches for evaluating custom gene panels: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡1/n

19.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They don't always do much for me for me, but when Marvel shows HIT (Loki, Ms Marvel, She Hulk, Wonder Man) I prefer them to the movies. Only 4 eps into Wonder Man and loving it for exactly that chemistry between the two!

19.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spectacular ALT text on these two photos

19.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

18.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 19678 πŸ” 5922 πŸ’¬ 501 πŸ“Œ 1140

Ian the cat is zooming and has just unknowingly activated the roomba, which he is terrified of

17.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shakey Jake (1999, UK)
Shakey Jake (1999, UK) YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising

Me, minding my own business:

MILKSHAKE ADVERT FROM WHEN I WAS SINGLE DIGITS YEARS OLD:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRLN...

16.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A "Fuck Off" of penguins

15.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Disco Elysium music made this PERFECT.

11.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RFK, Jr. says a Harvard researcher cured schizophrenia by feeding his patient a meat-heavy keto diet. The Harvard researcher says he did not. For busy schizophrenic lovers of beef tallow, it can be hard to know who to trust.

10.02.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1369 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 6

It's a bit of a time sink, but I can thoroughly recommend crouching behind the door and periodically peeking through the letterbox like you're in a world war 2 pillbox.

10.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friday evening is the least helpful time to have a hypomanic episode. I COULD HAVE USED THIS ENERGY DURING THE WORKING WEEK.

07.02.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm on a plan 1 loan. It's bullshit, I will never pay it off & it gets wiped 30 years after I graduated, when I hit my mid-50s.

I remember the Lib Dems allowing the Tory increase from 3k to 9k (the rationale for which wasn't even EXPLAINED) while I was at Uni.

Oli is right to be angry.

06.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A fantastic interview, but the closing monologue is spellbinding. Linked to with timestamp below. 400 years of the human condition is the blink of an eye, and the ugly sentiment behind the 1517 riots are worth condemning today. Ian does it with superhuman eloquence.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...

06.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0