Michael Baym

@baym.lol

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Associate Prof @HarvardMed. Microbial evolution, antibiotic resistance, mobile genetic elements, algorithms, phages, molecular biotech, etc. Find me under “floating dumpster fire”

A photo of what appears to be an overcast day, except the sky is grey and the sun is red
The optimal packing of ten circles inside a circle
Martin Shkreli replying "You're the one wasting your time on a problem that doesn't exist" and me thanking him as I put that quote on another business card
Martin Shkreli responding to my tweet with "ah, have you ever developed a drug? bullshit antibiotic resistance waste of time ass career"
A conversation with Claude Fable 5 in which I ask it only “Who am I?” and it replies “You’re Michael Baym, a microbiologist” and immediately downgrades to Opus 4.8
Getting blocked by Claude Fable for just two emoji 🦠🧬
A 96-well assay plate with a googly eye in each well, all looking at you
Three ROC curves showing RPD outperforming BCD for each dataset
A poorly photoshopped version of the Nike "Runners welcome. Walkers tolerated." storefront reading "Nerds welcome. R tolerated."
The author and Dr. Kaul at his post-defense celebration
A quote from a letter from Darwin to Hooker in 1858 reading “Oh my God how I do hate species & varieties.”
The Maynard, Mass sign renamed with an E
The setup that kept the megaplate window clear for three years without a fault
Two racks of ribs on a smoky grill surrounded by snow
A grey house with an enticing red button
CATS: Canine Airport Therapy Squad
Pumpkin spice graham Goldfish crackers
A sign reading “beware of coyotes” on a fence in front of an empty playground
A tasty bowl of shiny (butter-free!) cacio e pepe
Yes, it’s actually me