Science communicator talking about genetics, biology, chemistry, and blimps. She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3mko6nqaaps2fI've spent the past three months turning eggshells into leather so that I could make a leather jacket for an egg and then talk about dinosaurs. I'm really not sure what my job is some days. https://youtu.be/o7vcbvY1o9k?si=IaCeHSU22tzyDorO29 Apr 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko6nqaaps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3mcqg7fssq22xSo there is some scientific literature looking into cayenne and its active spicy compound, capsaicin, as a topical pain reliever. And there can be "spicy receptors" (TRPV1 channels) in your skin that respond to these compounds too. But all these players are likely doing is making spicy gym socks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqg7fssq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lwsf3jevak23I just received three separate AI notetaker summaries of a call I was in and y’all I do not want or need three different sets of badly taken notes.20 Aug 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsf3jevak23https://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lwaf4gl4f22fJust screaming into the void. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwaf4gl4f22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lw2jkdiup22pSometimes I really feel like I’ve messed up my “influencer” journey. I’m out here trying to convince people to use science for good in their lives when I’ve missed my true passion and calling of being a collab cookie reviewer. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2jkdiup22phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3ltxbkd5qik2oBooms and plumes over LA tonight. (Don’t be alarmed if a sonic boom wakes you up.)14 Jul 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxbkd5qik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lt5q5663wc25Very proud of this video on honey fraud that I worked on with the @acs.org Reactions team! I really really wanted to write a video about stable isotopes, and along the way we found honey that might not really be what it claims to be… youtu.be/rKvNp0fAaZ804 Jul 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5q5663wc25https://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lqpxta2gz22hPeople ask me for career advice sometimes, and my biggest piece of it is to tell everybody what you love and what you want to do, loudly and often. Sometimes, for me, that’s blimps 😂03 Jun 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpxta2gz22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social/post/3lqpvh4ijdk2hThank you for this lovely snapshot of some of what I do in front of and behind the camera!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:tpj4tlkhszsuqbql7bpo652f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpvh4ijdk2h