mafnoor@mafnoor@c.imc.im

Not such a long road…? #startrek

Full-time, 10-week paid summer marketing internship working for Star Trek! Available to students who will be Juniors, Seniors, or Masters students in fall 2025. Hybrid or on-site (NYC, LA). Deadline for applications December 31, 2024-- see https://careers.paramount.com/job-invite/41277/

If you're going to the #StarTrek convention in Las Vegas next week, here's a partial schedule for me... #STLV #TrekToVegas #STLV2024 #STLV24 #58YM

Come learn a bit about chromatin remodeling through its reference in #StarTrekProdigy , regarding some interesting tribbles in a 2-minute #BioTrekkie video. Enjoy more #science via #StarTrek , and hope you're enjoying this fun new season of Prodigy! https://youtu.be/r2PePbR3FPk

In our "#BioTrekkie with the Admiral" final release, Jayne Brook & I discuss science inspired by and great performances in #StarTrekDiscovery S5E9-10: origin of mate preferences and one of our favorite Saru moments by Doug Jones. Come watch: https://youtu.be/8UIfxvg4Ak4

In the latest " #BioTrekkie with the Admiral" release, @TheJayneBrook & I discuss real science behind depictions in #StarTrekDiscovery S5E7-8: effects of cold on healing, clinical and biological death, root cuttings, and the amazing Hy’Rell! Join us: https://youtu.be/YeaILEi17KI

Join us for today’s "BioTrekkie with the Admiral" video: @TheJayneBrook and I discuss real science behind depictions in #StarTrekDiscovery S5E5-6: seasonal plumage in birds, soft-shell crab exoskeletons, elephant communication, sound & health, and more! https://youtu.be/Ovjc-7WxDUA

Come hear wonderful actress Jayne Brook and my review of science and production in #StarTrekDiscovery episodes S5E3-4! We talk barbs/ stingers, stealthy animals, regrowing appendages, and more! Yay SCIENCE in #StarTrek! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM8oHPZFFsA #BioTrekkie

Join Jayne Brook and me at 1pm today (we'll be in the live chat), or anytime thereafter, to hear our review of science and production in Star Trek Discovery S5E1-2! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWcnuMgFSGE #BioTrekkie #StarTrekDiscovery

Pleased to announce my series "BioTrekkie with the Admiral" is coming back starting next Sunday, April 7, 10am PT, co-hosted with my friend Jayne Brook. Video announcement at this link- subscribe to be notified! https://youtu.be/lB1Zrquvy5Y #startrekdiscovery #StarTrek #BioTrekkie

Fun chat on NPRShortWave along with the awesome Dr Michael Wong on life on Arrakis in #Dune and on other worlds more generally! https://www.npr.org/2024/03/01/1198909447/dune-part-two-arrakis-habitable-planets-star-trek-wars

In this week's "Genetics, Evolution #StarTrek " class, we finish evidence for evolution and begin studying (and making) phylogenetic trees, this time using #StarTrekVoyager "Distant Origin" as a case study.

2-minute science video about ribosomes and their function in the real-world as well as their mention in Star Trek: The Next Generation . Yay for more science via #StarTrek with #BioTrekkie ! https://youtu.be/9YsjCjVoeHk

For today’s “Genetics, Evolution, @StarTrek” class we talked about defining life & origin of life and watched #StarTrekTNG “The Quality of Life” (with the exocomps)- fun times with real-world #science and #StarTrek !

Wishing everyone who sees this (& those who don’t too!) the very best today and always!

Read about awesome #StarTrek related podcasts! https://www.cbr.com/best-star-trek-shows-lore-history/

Great retrospective on a great man... he is missed... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl4710

Interesting findings- “What are farm animals thinking?” https://www.science.org/content/article/not-dumb-creatures-livestock-surprise-scientists-their-complex-emotional-minds

This is a great example of how "correlates with" can be misconstrued in more general dialogue as meaning "can be used to estimate"... "Telomere length is not a useful tool for chronological age estimation in animals" in the journal BioEssays: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202300187