Dr Syd

@sydmj

Philosopher, bioethicist, med professor, vegan baker, k-drama enthusiast. I like books, baby animals, food. I think and write about brain death, death, brain injuries, xenotransplantation, and animal research ethics. Author of books n stuff.

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Dr Syd@sydmj· 6d

The faculty lounge. I'm just happy my office has windows.

a Panasonic microwave oven, stainless steel with a black window

Dr Syd@sydmj· 12d

If you have a small drawer in your home, and a lot tea, what is stopping you from making a Tea Library? Possibly my greatest kitchen innovation. (Helps to have someone in your household who enjoys organizing small things)

A tea library. A drawer full of colorful and neatly organized tea bags

Dr Syd@sydmj· 16d

Woman in a party hat and glasses beneath a projection reading “the greatest research skill you can have is being a nosy bitch who wants to find out”

Dr Syd@sydmj· Jun 20

Is Mishmash named after this dog?

Cover illustration of Mishmash by Molly Cone showing a black dog tucked into bed under a red check blanket while a boy in red and black striped pajamas scratches his head in puzzlement

Dr Syd@sydmj· Jun 1

Expectation vs reality. Still tasty tots.

Red bag of Dino tater tots, with tray of tots beneath it

Dr Syd@sydmj· May 24

We have bebe groundhog quadruplets!!!

Four baby groundhogs grazing on a green lawn, viewed through a window screen

Dr Syd@sydmj· May 20

Jake and Elwood

Dr Syd@sydmj· Apr 20

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Dr Syd@sydmj· Mar 19

@nytimes.com with the hardhitting news that exposes the true costs of war

NY Times headline In Dubai, the world’s luxury brands face a wartime crisis with a picture of a luxury mall

Dr Syd@sydmj· Mar 7

I’m getting a new knee next week. Gimme your best tips, advice, life hacks, things you wish you knew when you were recovering from knee replacement surgery. Cute orangeboi in payment

Adorable orange and white cat stretched on a colorful paisley bedspread

Dr Syd@sydmj· Mar 1

Fave comedy of 1982. #comedy #filmsky #moviesky

Movie poster for Starstruck, young woman with pile of messy red hair, tiara, pink tutu, elbow length white gloves, spotlight behind her

Dr Syd@sydmj· Feb 14

What if, for 106 years, we’ve been mispronouncing it, and it’s actually Frank’s Reo Hot

Dr Syd@sydmj· Feb 10

Come join us as we discuss the future of nonhuman and more-than-human research next week, Feb 18! #animalethics

Dr Syd@sydmj· Jan 7

A package has purportedly been delivered to my front porch, as evidenced by this artistic rendering of same. Show me your (funny, artistic, beautiful, sad, inscrutable, etc.) proof of delivery pix!

Blurry image of an indeterminate blob near a rainbow rug and a green door.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Dec 24

I love mine. It was my tenure present to myself.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Dec 9

Are you quack enough? Got your tinfoil hat and irrelevant degree? Apply now!

Dr Syd@sydmj· Dec 9

Marcel Duchamp, Nude descending a staircase.

Abstract painting of bold angular grey-brown shapes against a dark green-brown background

Dr Syd@sydmj· Dec 2

Mine is a Thanksgiving bloomer. I love the color.

Thanksgiving cactus blooming with many magenta flowers, in a windowsill

Dr Syd@sydmj· Nov 11

It’s not gold leaf. That would have value.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Oct 18

Thousands showed up for #NoKings in SYR. Biggest protest I’ve ever seen here

Person in unicorn costume with No Kings flag, on a grassy knoll

Dr Syd@sydmj· Oct 12

Just watched this for the first time in decades. So good. No music telling you what to feel. Great acting. Amazing.

Dog Day Afternoon poster with Al Pacino and John Casale holding a gun, red background

Dr Syd@sydmj· Oct 11

I have a little backyard pond with goldfish. Once in a while, a fish gets injured and permanently disabled and moves into the house. My silly cat only recently discovered there are fish on the house! He tore up the paper on the bottom of the tank to watch them. The fish is Calico, unbothered.

Orange cat peering up from under a fish tank, watching a large orange goldfish.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 21

Late summer tomatopalooza. Mostly Juliets, a few Sungolds, 1 German Queen. Love this time of year! #gardening

About 100 tomatoes on a white towel. One big German queen tomato, dozens of Juliet tomatoes (small, red, and oblong) and a few yellow Sungold tomatoes.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 21

Deleted my academia dot edu account today. They don’t make it easy. I couldn’t get around the demand to accept their terms, so I googled “how do I delete academia account” and it gave me a direct link to my account page.

I just deleted my Academia-dot-edu account. They want you to think you have to accept the new (really, really, awful) terms of service to even login, but you can avoid doing that as follows:

click “privacy policy,” then put your mouse over your username in the upper right, then click “account settings” and look for the option to delete

Here is the terrible portion of the new policy:

"By creating an Account with Academia-dot-edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia-dot-edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia-dot-edu’s Services."

Link to a blog post about this below if you want to share that.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 13

Last summer, tried to strip/restain very large deck, disassemble a rotten wraparound bench, pull up and replace rotten deckboards. I stomped a board out with excessive force, fell thru, got a deep wraparound bruise on my thigh, and, in my ortho’s words, “tried to dislocate” my shoulder.

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 2

So many little pollinators

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 1

This grackle, missing the top half of their beak, has been visiting my feeder a lot lately. They scoop the seeds up and then tip their head back to swallow. It looks like the beak possibly broke off? Seems to be a remnant there. They seem to be thriving. 🪶 #birds

Common grackle, black bird with a broken beak at a feeder cam. Brown house in the background

Dr Syd@sydmj· Sep 1

From afar, Mourning Doves look very plain, but up close they are quite colorful. Sky blue around the eye, pink/red arou d the beak, and a flash of irridescent pink on the shoulder. 🪶 #birds

Dr Syd@sydmj· Aug 30

Tabouli with cukes, tomatoes, parsley and dill from the garden. Tofu shwarma and tzatziki with cashew yogurt. Summer.