I’m still in my terrestrial larval stage but in twenty years will hatch into a giant isopod.

I strongly feel that we should always submit a fave photo or pic…of anything other than ourself.

I would totally submit this with a CV:

For the win!

The oyster’s invisible architects

@harvard.edu just launched a cool new website about research across campus and, lo and behold, there's a bit about our latest publication in @pnas.org about oyster-microbial interactions. I'm very proud to be working with Andrea and the whole team!

current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/oyst...

Losing 3 F-15Es to friendly fire is unsettling, but you might imagine the pilots were not expecting to be shot at.
Losing an F-15E to Iranian enemy fire leaves me wanting more info. The F-15E is touted as an air superiority fighter so was this ground fire? Are they more vulnerable than we are told?

Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live April 2, 2026 YouTube video by GBH News

Hey folks,
If you'd like to hear me talk about mythological sea monsters and what they tell us about humankind, you can hear me chatting with the good folks at @wgbh.org Curiosity Desk.

Thanks ya'll for checking it out, and THANK YOU Curiosity Deck for having me on your show!

An exciting new study in PNAS led by postdoc Andrea Unzueta Martinez and Prof. @pgirguis.bsky.social lab shows that oysters coordinate with microbes living inside of them to build their hard shells! A game changer for understanding ocean resilience as waters become more acidic from #climatechange

Stray hypodermic needle packaging found behind a small centrifuge

Dull photo society post #3

Levity can help us get through challenging times.

Here’s to all you “Love Boat” fans out there. 😂

Dull as it gets.

Outstanding. It’s so dull I don’t know what it is (some kind of strut, maybe?).

An old lug nut. That’s all.

Dull Photo Society: Post #2
#dull

A very boring picture of a soffit vent in the eaves of a boring house.

I hereby officially launch the “Dull Photo Society”.

In lieu of crashing out about the latest disaster, I have decided to post a dull photo.

Here, to dull your senses for but a minute, is my soffit vent.

I dare you to out-dull me.

#Humor #DullPhotoDay #Dull

Sweet Holy Moses that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a looooong time!

Somehow timely for the moment we are living in, wouldn’t you say?

Best wishes to you and yours,
Pete

Folks, even more good news (so nice in this crazy world):

CONGRATS to @rowanmartindale.bsky.social for leading a cool paper that presents how "wrinkle structures" in Lower Jurassic turbidites are formed by chemosynthetic communities (the waters are likely too deep for photosynthesis).

Enjoy!

Folks, more good news!

Our latest paper on oyster microbiomes out in @pnas.org. Led by the inestimable Dr. Andrea Unzueta-Martinez and with great support from the Wang lab @whoi.edu we explore the how a persistent community of microbes in calcifying fluid could shape shell deposition.

Enjoy!

Folks, I've got good news!

HUGE CONGRATS to Izzy Baker @izzyrbaker.bsky.social who has accepted a faculty position at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill !

I am SO very proud to be your former mentor as well as present-day colleague and friend.

Congrats again; you're gonna rock it!

However, there are so many amazing things that I am keen to share so stay tuned for some posts about my inspiring colleagues.

Dear friends & colleagues,

I’ve been taking a break from social media. The last several months have been very hectic in both my professional & personal life. I hope to find the time to be more engaged with you all. I miss science social media, and meeting new folks esp. early career scientists.
1/n

To stay warm I’ve been burning, well, everything.
This bowl of peanuts is to feed our ever-hungry teenage boys. The shells go straight into the fireplace. I hover over the tiny burning pile and -like Gollum & the ring- proclaim the orange flames and accompanying ounce of warmth to be my precious.

Jess Holz artist talk - Plankton Painting solo show @ Harvard Ed Portal YouTube video by Brittany Paris Archived

If anyone wants to listen to my artist talk on plankton painting moderated by @pgirguis.bsky.social it’s up here :) youtu.be/66F5FQskmW0?... #sciart #microscopy

I’ll keep looking around and let you know if I see anything.

Hey there,

I “think” I used to buy it from Cambridge Isotope labs but I don’t see it in their inventory anymore.

That price you’re being quoted is bananas but I haven’t bought labeled chitin since pre pandemic days (the salad days, as they say). :-)

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I am not on social media much these days (too many fires at work), but showing up and seeing Dr. Parcak’s take-no-prisoners posts reminds me that the stars are still burning, the Earth is still spinning, and Sarah is still dropping mics on BlueSky. 😂

Cheers!

Thanks for the kind words. They still do produce a variety of programmes including documentaries and podcasts.

If all goes as planned I should be back on again in February telling more tales from the deep sea but with a twist. 😉

Interview: Extremophiles, the Deep Sea, and Alien Life with Peter Girguis Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life with marine biologist Peter Girguis.

I had a fantastic time chatting with Hakeem Oluseyi on PBS NOVA’s “Particles of Thought” podcast. Check
It out if you’re interested in hearing us talk about our backgrounds, science, and society.

Thanks @pbs.org !

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...

Thanks, Katy!