I'm Alex Kearney, I'm Science at the University of Alberta. I focus on Artificial Intelligence and Epistemology.





I made my own hot sauce.


Me during quarantine: I should make sourdough bread.

Everyone else on twitter: I should make sourdough bread.


My mum brought me a ration box that contained (amongst other things) ``duck fat, lemon pie, and eggs. This weekend will taste good.

Her local bistro is obviously closed, but they've converted themselves to a small grocery for the mountain folks. They deliver staples and ready-made meals.

lemons to lemon pie.


For the first time in my life, I've been fooled. Dylan slowly carved the centre of a block of butter out, waiting for me to notice. I just happened to find out on April Fool's day.


Attempted making sourdough for the first time today.


Animal crossing launched recently, and I've been making little surprise amiibos for my friends.


Looking for a quarantine activity? Try selling tarantulas to the raccoons that live down the street.


Running low on eggs due to grocery shortages. Stretching protein to last a few more days by having blueberry pancakes.


For the first time in my life I used duct tape for its intended purpose.


Every Monday a bunch of folks from the lab get together to watch movies---we've done it for years. Monday Movie Madness. All of us are practicing social isolation, but didn't let that get in our way of movie-time. We spun up a chat app and pressed play at the same time. This week we watched the surprisingly appropriate Wes Anderson film, Isle of Dogs.

Even when you're far apart, watching a movie together and having a little catch-up is a nice way to break the hermitude.