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My System Is Autonomously Nervous
Biology Psychology Science
5 days ago 3.9K views 0 shares
My System Is Autonomously Nervous
Ever notice how your nervous system completely malfunctions when someone supremely confident enters the room? That's not just social anxiety—it's your parasympathetic system waving the white flag while your sympathetic system goes into full "fight or flight" mode, except both options somehow translate to "stand there looking like you've just witnessed an alien abduction." Thirty years of teaching neurophysiology and I still short-circuit when the department chair walks in unannounced. Evolution really dropped the ball on this one.

The Physics Major's Paradox
Physics Science Academia
8 days ago 3.5K views 0 shares
The Physics Major's Paradox
The eternal paradox of physics majors! Secretly proud that nobody knows they study physics, yet physically incapable of having a conversation that doesn't involve quantum mechanics, relativity, or why everything you know about gravity is wrong. The party trick is spotting them—just mention "flat Earth" and watch them transform into a walking textbook with uncontrollable hand gestures. Their friends aren't annoyed... they're just experiencing social friction, which is directly proportional to the number of times "according to Maxwell's equations" is mentioned per hour.

The Dating Cycle Of Scientific Proportions
Academia Scientists Science Physics
9 days ago 3.9K views 0 shares
The Dating Cycle Of Scientific Proportions
The eternal cycle of dating as a scientist. Meet someone interesting, engage in conversation, mention your actual profession, and watch them vanish faster than volatile compounds in an open beaker. My personal record is 3 minutes from "I'm a quantum physicist" to "I just remembered I have to feed my neighbor's cat." I've started telling people I'm a professional bubble wrap popper. Gets me to date two at least.