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[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I would wait until the diagnosis is confirmed, and then tell her something. You have a right to privacy, but as an advisor I find it much easier to be understanding of someone’s absences, lack of progress, etc. when I know what is going on. Even just saying, “I am dealing with a serious medical issue,” is better than nothing.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "i think it would be helpful create an open dialogue now as this may become something you’ll be dealing with for a while. you may need some allowances in the future for doctors appointments or recovering from treatment so if your advisor is aware of this, they can help you. im really sorry youre going through this and i think continuing your work could help a lot throughout your treatment. be kind to yourself though, your limits and energy levels may change and you may need to rest more often, so just listen to your mind and body.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "i think it would be helpful create an open dialogue now as this may become something you’ll be dealing with for a while. you may need some allowances in the future for doctors appointments or recovering from treatment so if your advisor is aware of this, they can help you. im really sorry youre going through this and i think continuing your work could help a lot throughout your treatment. be kind to yourself though, your limits and energy levels may change and you may need to rest more often, so just listen to your mind and body.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry you're dealing with this and hope for the best for you. If you need accommodations you should at least tell your PI you're dealing with some health issues and will know more soon. Once you have a definitive diagnosis you should tell your PI. >In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed Unfortunately, this may come sooner than you think. If it is osteosarcoma most likely you will be scheduled for surgery pretty quickly and then will need chemo. Major surgery and chemo will knock you totally off your ass. I know this is all a hard and bitter pill to swallow, but you are probably going to need to focus entirely on your recovery as soon as you have a diagnosis. If I recall correctly, osteosarcoma has a very high rate of survival with treatment so the good news is that you will probably be fine. But working during is probably not going to be doable, thus why you need to talk to your PI and see how they can accommodate you (maybe a research assistant can carry on your work, etc). Best wishes and good luck OP.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Don't wait until you're too sick to get out of bed. I've been getting sicker for months (still trying to figure out why), and I've now hit that point. Trying to deal with logistics of medical leave/administration is a nightmare when you barely have the energy to move.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how stressful it must be for you right now. Hope it turns out to be something benign. If your advisor is a decent human being, I'm sure she'll be supportive of you no matter what you do and decide in this difficult situation. Sending lots of good thoughts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I would encourage you to look into your institutions resources for students with disabilities. Best wishes!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "1. Get it properly diagnosed 2. Tell your advisor 3. Screw Grad school, do all available treatments. Are you insane? Your life is more important than finishing some research", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I had a lymphoma scare recently and my postdoc advisor was very supportive. Hopefully yours will be the same. Check out support groups too. I was surprised that many lymphoma patients continued to work/stay in school during treatment with only a few weeks off during the worst parts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry you're dealing with this and hope for the best for you. If you need accommodations you should at least tell your PI you're dealing with some health issues and will know more soon. Once you have a definitive diagnosis you should tell your PI. >In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed Unfortunately, this may come sooner than you think. If it is osteosarcoma most likely you will be scheduled for surgery pretty quickly and then will need chemo. Major surgery and chemo will knock you totally off your ass. I know this is all a hard and bitter pill to swallow, but you are probably going to need to focus entirely on your recovery as soon as you have a diagnosis. If I recall correctly, osteosarcoma has a very high rate of survival with treatment so the good news is that you will probably be fine. But working during is probably not going to be doable, thus why you need to talk to your PI and see how they can accommodate you (maybe a research assistant can carry on your work, etc). Best wishes and good luck OP.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how stressful it must be for you right now. Hope it turns out to be something benign. If your advisor is a decent human being, I'm sure she'll be supportive of you no matter what you do and decide in this difficult situation. Sending lots of good thoughts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in my late teens. I had just been accepted to a college i was excited to go to when I got the diagnoses. My mistake was to move from home and support for a college in a town I’d never lived. I had to drop out midway thru the first term. I ended up having to rely on a gaggle of semi-friends (I.e. other students) to get me to and from appointments, the ER when I spiked a temp in the middle of the night, the cancer ward for chemo, etc. It was *not* ideal. I finally moved back home after that and spent a lot of time healing. You will **need** a support network if you get this diagnosis. If you get this horrible diagnosis, you’re life will forever change. Stoicism and bravery will not be enough to combat the new reality of your life filled with chemo, blood treatments, follow ups, hospitalizations, etc. If you have any plan of living through it, you will need the grace in time and understanding to prioritize your health. Research should be deprioritized. You should really consider taking a medical leave of absence. Find friends and family who can help be your advocate when you’re too weak to do it yourself. Establish your care network. Do this *before* you start chemotherapy: I can’t describe what that shit does to you physically *and* mentally. You can’t do this by yourself. I’m so so sorry you might have to battle this monster. I truly hope you get good news and it’s benign. I agree with those saying that telling your advisor can wait until after you get an actually confirmed diagnosis. I’d say you have some personal medical issues to deal with to explain your spotty availability during appointments; your advisor should respect your medical privacy.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Don't wait until you're too sick to get out of bed. I've been getting sicker for months (still trying to figure out why), and I've now hit that point. Trying to deal with logistics of medical leave/administration is a nightmare when you barely have the energy to move.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in my late teens. I had just been accepted to a college i was excited to go to when I got the diagnoses. My mistake was to move from home and support for a college in a town I’d never lived. I had to drop out midway thru the first term. I ended up having to rely on a gaggle of semi-friends (I.e. other students) to get me to and from appointments, the ER when I spiked a temp in the middle of the night, the cancer ward for chemo, etc. It was *not* ideal. I finally moved back home after that and spent a lot of time healing. You will **need** a support network if you get this diagnosis. If you get this horrible diagnosis, you’re life will forever change. Stoicism and bravery will not be enough to combat the new reality of your life filled with chemo, blood treatments, follow ups, hospitalizations, etc. If you have any plan of living through it, you will need the grace in time and understanding to prioritize your health. Research should be deprioritized. You should really consider taking a medical leave of absence. Find friends and family who can help be your advocate when you’re too weak to do it yourself. Establish your care network. Do this *before* you start chemotherapy: I can’t describe what that shit does to you physically *and* mentally. You can’t do this by yourself. I’m so so sorry you might have to battle this monster. I truly hope you get good news and it’s benign. I agree with those saying that telling your advisor can wait until after you get an actually confirmed diagnosis. I’d say you have some personal medical issues to deal with to explain your spotty availability during appointments; your advisor should respect your medical privacy.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how stressful it must be for you right now. Hope it turns out to be something benign. If your advisor is a decent human being, I'm sure she'll be supportive of you no matter what you do and decide in this difficult situation. Sending lots of good thoughts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in my late teens. I had just been accepted to a college i was excited to go to when I got the diagnoses. My mistake was to move from home and support for a college in a town I’d never lived. I had to drop out midway thru the first term. I ended up having to rely on a gaggle of semi-friends (I.e. other students) to get me to and from appointments, the ER when I spiked a temp in the middle of the night, the cancer ward for chemo, etc. It was *not* ideal. I finally moved back home after that and spent a lot of time healing. You will **need** a support network if you get this diagnosis. If you get this horrible diagnosis, you’re life will forever change. Stoicism and bravery will not be enough to combat the new reality of your life filled with chemo, blood treatments, follow ups, hospitalizations, etc. If you have any plan of living through it, you will need the grace in time and understanding to prioritize your health. Research should be deprioritized. You should really consider taking a medical leave of absence. Find friends and family who can help be your advocate when you’re too weak to do it yourself. Establish your care network. Do this *before* you start chemotherapy: I can’t describe what that shit does to you physically *and* mentally. You can’t do this by yourself. I’m so so sorry you might have to battle this monster. I truly hope you get good news and it’s benign. I agree with those saying that telling your advisor can wait until after you get an actually confirmed diagnosis. I’d say you have some personal medical issues to deal with to explain your spotty availability during appointments; your advisor should respect your medical privacy.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I would encourage you to look into your institutions resources for students with disabilities. Best wishes!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in my late teens. I had just been accepted to a college i was excited to go to when I got the diagnoses. My mistake was to move from home and support for a college in a town I’d never lived. I had to drop out midway thru the first term. I ended up having to rely on a gaggle of semi-friends (I.e. other students) to get me to and from appointments, the ER when I spiked a temp in the middle of the night, the cancer ward for chemo, etc. It was *not* ideal. I finally moved back home after that and spent a lot of time healing. You will **need** a support network if you get this diagnosis. If you get this horrible diagnosis, you’re life will forever change. Stoicism and bravery will not be enough to combat the new reality of your life filled with chemo, blood treatments, follow ups, hospitalizations, etc. If you have any plan of living through it, you will need the grace in time and understanding to prioritize your health. Research should be deprioritized. You should really consider taking a medical leave of absence. Find friends and family who can help be your advocate when you’re too weak to do it yourself. Establish your care network. Do this *before* you start chemotherapy: I can’t describe what that shit does to you physically *and* mentally. You can’t do this by yourself. I’m so so sorry you might have to battle this monster. I truly hope you get good news and it’s benign. I agree with those saying that telling your advisor can wait until after you get an actually confirmed diagnosis. I’d say you have some personal medical issues to deal with to explain your spotty availability during appointments; your advisor should respect your medical privacy.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I had a lymphoma scare recently and my postdoc advisor was very supportive. Hopefully yours will be the same. Check out support groups too. I was surprised that many lymphoma patients continued to work/stay in school during treatment with only a few weeks off during the worst parts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Don't wait until you're too sick to get out of bed. I've been getting sicker for months (still trying to figure out why), and I've now hit that point. Trying to deal with logistics of medical leave/administration is a nightmare when you barely have the energy to move.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how stressful it must be for you right now. Hope it turns out to be something benign. If your advisor is a decent human being, I'm sure she'll be supportive of you no matter what you do and decide in this difficult situation. Sending lots of good thoughts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Don't wait until you're too sick to get out of bed. I've been getting sicker for months (still trying to figure out why), and I've now hit that point. Trying to deal with logistics of medical leave/administration is a nightmare when you barely have the energy to move.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I would encourage you to look into your institutions resources for students with disabilities. Best wishes!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am so sorry you are going through this. When I was a month away from defending my dissertation, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I shared the news with my Advisor, who told me she was also a BC survivor. I received so much unconditional support from her and the rest of my committee, along with all the support staff in the department. I was able to defend my dissertation, and one week later had surgery to remove the tumor and began chemo. I graduated on time that May and I honestly think I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support I received from everyone in my program. My circumstances may have been unique to this wonderful group of human beings, but I think the psychological and physical toll you may have to go through will be too overwhelming to keep secret and you may want to reconsider.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I had a lymphoma scare recently and my postdoc advisor was very supportive. Hopefully yours will be the same. Check out support groups too. I was surprised that many lymphoma patients continued to work/stay in school during treatment with only a few weeks off during the worst parts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am so sorry you are going through this. When I was a month away from defending my dissertation, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I shared the news with my Advisor, who told me she was also a BC survivor. I received so much unconditional support from her and the rest of my committee, along with all the support staff in the department. I was able to defend my dissertation, and one week later had surgery to remove the tumor and began chemo. I graduated on time that May and I honestly think I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support I received from everyone in my program. My circumstances may have been unique to this wonderful group of human beings, but I think the psychological and physical toll you may have to go through will be too overwhelming to keep secret and you may want to reconsider.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Once you have a diagnosis and treatment plan go to the office of students with disabilities or whatever your university calls it. Create a reasonable accommodation plan with them. Once you have that, talk with your advisor.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am so sorry you are going through this. When I was a month away from defending my dissertation, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I shared the news with my Advisor, who told me she was also a BC survivor. I received so much unconditional support from her and the rest of my committee, along with all the support staff in the department. I was able to defend my dissertation, and one week later had surgery to remove the tumor and began chemo. I graduated on time that May and I honestly think I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support I received from everyone in my program. My circumstances may have been unique to this wonderful group of human beings, but I think the psychological and physical toll you may have to go through will be too overwhelming to keep secret and you may want to reconsider.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I wish you good health and hope things will be on calm water", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am so sorry you are going through this. When I was a month away from defending my dissertation, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I shared the news with my Advisor, who told me she was also a BC survivor. I received so much unconditional support from her and the rest of my committee, along with all the support staff in the department. I was able to defend my dissertation, and one week later had surgery to remove the tumor and began chemo. I graduated on time that May and I honestly think I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support I received from everyone in my program. My circumstances may have been unique to this wonderful group of human beings, but I think the psychological and physical toll you may have to go through will be too overwhelming to keep secret and you may want to reconsider.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes, tell her. Even if you're not diagnosed with it, it's understandable that you're facing a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety. As long as she's human, she'll be supportive.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I had a lymphoma scare recently and my postdoc advisor was very supportive. Hopefully yours will be the same. Check out support groups too. I was surprised that many lymphoma patients continued to work/stay in school during treatment with only a few weeks off during the worst parts.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Once you have a diagnosis and treatment plan go to the office of students with disabilities or whatever your university calls it. Create a reasonable accommodation plan with them. Once you have that, talk with your advisor.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sorry to hear that 1) Wait for a diagnosis before telling. 2) If you do get a diagnosis, take a 'leave of absence' from your research for medical reasons - don't try to fight cancer at the same time as doing research - research will be a distraction and you need to focus on beating the cancer and spending time with family & friends. Research can wait. There are more important things in life.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I wish you good health and hope things will be on calm water", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "First, I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I hope that the diagnosis is not confirmed. Second, as an advisor, I would very much like to know what you are going through, if you are comfortable enough to share, as I would want to be supportive and help plan around how you are doing. I think it would be unlikely that your advisor would push you to stay home, but may mention it as an option out of concern that that is what you want to do. As a graduate student, I told my advisor when I had to undergo medical testing so that he didn't think I was being flaky and just disappearing or slowing down in work. Sharing that info with him reduced my stress, as I felt less guilty and less worried about work. Best of luck to you.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If you are in the U.S., it is horrible to say but make sure that you know what any change in school status will do for your health insurance; don’t just take any random administrators word for it; and fight like hell to find an accommodation where you are able to remain on the school health insurance unless you have a definite 2nd option.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes, tell her. Even if you're not diagnosed with it, it's understandable that you're facing a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety. As long as she's human, she'll be supportive.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sorry to hear that 1) Wait for a diagnosis before telling. 2) If you do get a diagnosis, take a 'leave of absence' from your research for medical reasons - don't try to fight cancer at the same time as doing research - research will be a distraction and you need to focus on beating the cancer and spending time with family & friends. Research can wait. There are more important things in life.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I wish you good health and hope things will be on calm water", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sorry to hear that 1) Wait for a diagnosis before telling. 2) If you do get a diagnosis, take a 'leave of absence' from your research for medical reasons - don't try to fight cancer at the same time as doing research - research will be a distraction and you need to focus on beating the cancer and spending time with family & friends. Research can wait. There are more important things in life.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "First, I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I hope that the diagnosis is not confirmed. Second, as an advisor, I would very much like to know what you are going through, if you are comfortable enough to share, as I would want to be supportive and help plan around how you are doing. I think it would be unlikely that your advisor would push you to stay home, but may mention it as an option out of concern that that is what you want to do. As a graduate student, I told my advisor when I had to undergo medical testing so that he didn't think I was being flaky and just disappearing or slowing down in work. Sharing that info with him reduced my stress, as I felt less guilty and less worried about work. Best of luck to you.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sorry to hear that 1) Wait for a diagnosis before telling. 2) If you do get a diagnosis, take a 'leave of absence' from your research for medical reasons - don't try to fight cancer at the same time as doing research - research will be a distraction and you need to focus on beating the cancer and spending time with family & friends. Research can wait. There are more important things in life.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes, tell her. Even if you're not diagnosed with it, it's understandable that you're facing a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety. As long as she's human, she'll be supportive.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "First, I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. I hope that the diagnosis is not confirmed. Second, as an advisor, I would very much like to know what you are going through, if you are comfortable enough to share, as I would want to be supportive and help plan around how you are doing. I think it would be unlikely that your advisor would push you to stay home, but may mention it as an option out of concern that that is what you want to do. As a graduate student, I told my advisor when I had to undergo medical testing so that he didn't think I was being flaky and just disappearing or slowing down in work. Sharing that info with him reduced my stress, as I felt less guilty and less worried about work. Best of luck to you.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bad news Hey everyone I went to the Dr a few days ago and she found a mass on my humerus. She was reluctant to officially diagnose but it seems that it is osteosarcoma. I was wondering if this is something I should tell my grad advisor. I’m hesitant because I’m afraid she might tell me to quit to be with my family. In all honesty I want to keep going until it gets bad enough I can’t leave my bed. The reason I’m inclined to telling here is because I might be spotty quite a Few days because of imaging testing and who knows ,maybe even bone autopsies.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes, tell her. Even if you're not diagnosed with it, it's understandable that you're facing a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety. As long as she's human, she'll be supportive.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I work in mortality causes and life expectancy. My obscur skill is saying : « oh, he/she has [insert amount of time] to live ». It scares people, but I’m no medium, I’ve just read so much about it that I *know* how long in average how much time you have to live depending on your age, gender, education, health status etc 😅", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read this fucking shit. Still can't read my mom's grocery lists, though.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Not really relating to my MA degree, but been a TA for a couple of years and doing lots of copy-editing work, I can tell if someone's margins (in WORD) are not standard just by looking (even if it's a really small change). Useful in my line of work (checking students papers and tests), completely unnecessary in any other way.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I mean, I can draw blood from and dissect an entire mouse in about 3 mins... making sure the organs are undamaged and harvested whole. (For later analysis. I obviously don’t do this for fun.) I’m also quite good at estimating volumes of liquids by eye, opening doors without my hands, and have an unusual tolerance for handling very hot and/or cold items.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "> how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done) Can confirm, had one of these bitches explode in a course. Not only half of the vial was gone but our sample as well. Mine is probably reading monkey body language and face gestures. I am so used to communicate with them that I once started to lip smack at a (human) baby because it's a soothing gesture. Thankfully nobody saw that (besides the baby, who was unimpressed).", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I study bird song diversity across different habitats and now have the curse of knowing when bird songs in movies and games are ecologically inaccurate...", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read this fucking shit. Still can't read my mom's grocery lists, though.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I work in mortality causes and life expectancy. My obscur skill is saying : « oh, he/she has [insert amount of time] to live ». It scares people, but I’m no medium, I’ve just read so much about it that I *know* how long in average how much time you have to live depending on your age, gender, education, health status etc 😅", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read this fucking shit. Still can't read my mom's grocery lists, though.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Not really relating to my MA degree, but been a TA for a couple of years and doing lots of copy-editing work, I can tell if someone's margins (in WORD) are not standard just by looking (even if it's a really small change). Useful in my line of work (checking students papers and tests), completely unnecessary in any other way.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Not really relating to my MA degree, but been a TA for a couple of years and doing lots of copy-editing work, I can tell if someone's margins (in WORD) are not standard just by looking (even if it's a really small change). Useful in my line of work (checking students papers and tests), completely unnecessary in any other way.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I mean, I can draw blood from and dissect an entire mouse in about 3 mins... making sure the organs are undamaged and harvested whole. (For later analysis. I obviously don’t do this for fun.) I’m also quite good at estimating volumes of liquids by eye, opening doors without my hands, and have an unusual tolerance for handling very hot and/or cold items.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "> how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done) Can confirm, had one of these bitches explode in a course. Not only half of the vial was gone but our sample as well. Mine is probably reading monkey body language and face gestures. I am so used to communicate with them that I once started to lip smack at a (human) baby because it's a soothing gesture. Thankfully nobody saw that (besides the baby, who was unimpressed).", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I, someone who has never smoked weed and am sober-curious, am an excellent cannabis trimmer. Stumbled into a masters project in cannabis cultivation right out of undergrad and didnt blink at the prospect of growing a shit ton of weed for science.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I mean, I can draw blood from and dissect an entire mouse in about 3 mins... making sure the organs are undamaged and harvested whole. (For later analysis. I obviously don’t do this for fun.) I’m also quite good at estimating volumes of liquids by eye, opening doors without my hands, and have an unusual tolerance for handling very hot and/or cold items.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "> how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done) Can confirm, had one of these bitches explode in a course. Not only half of the vial was gone but our sample as well. Mine is probably reading monkey body language and face gestures. I am so used to communicate with them that I once started to lip smack at a (human) baby because it's a soothing gesture. Thankfully nobody saw that (besides the baby, who was unimpressed).", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coding in Fortran. (Not that Fortran is obscure *per se* by any means, but the most common reaction I get from people both in and outside of my field is, \"Why is anyone still coding in that?!\")", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I mean, I can draw blood from and dissect an entire mouse in about 3 mins... making sure the organs are undamaged and harvested whole. (For later analysis. I obviously don’t do this for fun.) I’m also quite good at estimating volumes of liquids by eye, opening doors without my hands, and have an unusual tolerance for handling very hot and/or cold items.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I mean, I can draw blood from and dissect an entire mouse in about 3 mins... making sure the organs are undamaged and harvested whole. (For later analysis. I obviously don’t do this for fun.) I’m also quite good at estimating volumes of liquids by eye, opening doors without my hands, and have an unusual tolerance for handling very hot and/or cold items.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "> how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done) Can confirm, had one of these bitches explode in a course. Not only half of the vial was gone but our sample as well. Mine is probably reading monkey body language and face gestures. I am so used to communicate with them that I once started to lip smack at a (human) baby because it's a soothing gesture. Thankfully nobody saw that (besides the baby, who was unimpressed).", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Measuring mosquito dicks to tell the difference between two species.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "> how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done) Can confirm, had one of these bitches explode in a course. Not only half of the vial was gone but our sample as well. Mine is probably reading monkey body language and face gestures. I am so used to communicate with them that I once started to lip smack at a (human) baby because it's a soothing gesture. Thankfully nobody saw that (besides the baby, who was unimpressed).", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm in political science and all I've managed to learn how to do is fake competency while basically having no idea what I'm doing. ☝️", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can give fish tattoos with insulin syringes. I needed to track individuals in a tank to calculate growth rates and they were too small to tag with other methods.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can use tweezers as a smaller extension of my own hand", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can do dotted lines on a chalk board in a quick stroke as in this video: https://youtu.be/MC-grMW9YVk", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can carry a lot of stuff kind of safely at once and open doors with feet, hips and elbows. I have also developed pretty heat resistant fingers compared to my friends. Not sure what these qualities are useful for, but at least I can cut bread right out of the oven!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read a skeleton from head to toe (estimate age, sex, diseases they might’ve suffered that left their mark on the bones, like syphilis, tb, leprosy, rickets, scurvy, their handedness and sometimes their occupation)", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can figure out the sex of a fruit fly almost immediately", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can skin most mammals pretty quickly. Anatomist", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Probably not as cool as a lot of these but doing a MA in archaeology plus a lot of museum work has made me pretty good at guessing sizes in centimeters/mm", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can hold a glass coverslip with metal tweezers in gloved hands and wash them with pressurized water without snapping them.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I got really good at holding a lot of things at once. I did a lot of PCR and pipetting in grad school. It recently came in handy when I had to do a drive-thru COVID sample collection on myself. The employee seemed impressed that I could hold the sample tube and take the lid off of the sample with one hand without dropping it or contaminating the swab in my other hand.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Quitting Vim.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I know how to make a dental mold that's attached to a syringe to squirm barium into your pharynx. PhD is communication sciences and disorders-- swallowing physiology", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read a skeleton from head to toe (estimate age, sex, diseases they might’ve suffered that left their mark on the bones, like syphilis, tb, leprosy, rickets, scurvy, their handedness and sometimes their occupation)", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I wrote my dissertation in LaTeX. Doesn't seem obscure? Trust me: it is in the humanities.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Weighting things by eye. You'd be surprised by how often I get exactly 4.84 mg of material (or other similar silly numbers) at my first try, I scare myself sometimes lol", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Swallowing repressed anger and frustration, and putting on a smile.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Is disenchantment a skill?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read a skeleton from head to toe (estimate age, sex, diseases they might’ve suffered that left their mark on the bones, like syphilis, tb, leprosy, rickets, scurvy, their handedness and sometimes their occupation)", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can skin most mammals pretty quickly. Anatomist", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can read a skeleton from head to toe (estimate age, sex, diseases they might’ve suffered that left their mark on the bones, like syphilis, tb, leprosy, rickets, scurvy, their handedness and sometimes their occupation)", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "What obscure skill have you picked up as a grad student/academic? I'm doing a biology PhD, and know exactly how to empty a mortar of powdered plant material suspended in liquid nitrogen into a tiny vial without it exploding (easier said than done), an obscure \"skill\" I've picked up doing hundreds of DNA extractions. Purely our of curiousity, what's your obscure skill?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I can hold a glass coverslip with metal tweezers in gloved hands and wash them with pressurized water without snapping them.", "role": "assistant" } ]