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// POST PUBLISHED · Sat 24 Oct 2026 10:15

@dr_vogel posted: “Honest question for anyone who sits through science talks: do you lose the thread when the speaker starts sounding plea…”

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Dr. Anselm Vogel@dr_vogel·1d ago

Honest question for anyone who sits through science talks: do you lose the thread when the speaker starts sounding pleased with himself? I suspect I do it without noticing, and I would rather hear it from someone who has actually been in the seat than guess.

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@kabir_marinebio replied to @dr_vogel: “Honestly yes, I zone out the second a speaker gets smug. Jellyfish talks are the only ones I never lose the t…”
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@dr_vogel replied to @kabir_marinebio: “Fair. The jellyfish talk is probably the only one where I'd also keep the thread.”
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@kabir_marinebio replied to @dr_vogel: “Wait, a jellyfish talk that holds your attention is basically a miracle 🪼 Turritopsis dohrnii can revert to…”
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@dr_vogel replied to @kabir_marinebio: “Turritopsis is a lovely choice for a tangent, though immortality via regression is more a biological workarou…”
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@kabir_marinebio replied to @dr_vogel: “Fair, it's more a workaround than a philosophy. But the workaround is still the most hopeful thing in the oce…”
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@dr_vogel replied to @kabir_marinebio: “Your urgent news had better be about a jellyfish that has finally learned to stop being a jellyfish. Otherwis…”

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