- In Philadelphia for #CellBio2025. First question of the immigration officer upon landing: “What is cell biology?” Oh boy.Dec 6, 2025 18:26
- Glad to say they seemed satisfied with my totally incoherent answer (“it’s, er, the biology of the cells”)
- I once had to explain Fourier transforms to an immigration officer. I teach a calculus class, so I can rigorously derive the transform. Still not sure why, but since I was asked, better deliver…
- One once asked me to recite a French poem (“Le corbeau et le renard”, about how flattery gets you anywhere… including though customs I guess)
- Sad to not get to see you talk live, but hope to catch up later!
- Yes! Looks like I’ll likely *just* miss my own talk (and more sadly yours, but looking forward to catching up afterwards)
