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Just in time for the festive season: how #Folklore and #Geoscience together shape we understand and value our local landscapes Interview by me for @egu.eu #EGU #SciComm #Myth

Yes. Also, I feel sick thinking about the debris management that *should* happen here. By comparison, some estimates of debris totals from catastrophes: the Haiti earthquake produced around 9 million tons, 311 around 22 million tons, and Katrina around 30 million tons.

I HAVE A REQUEST Good people, emerging from the shades of perfectionist purgatory, I have just published my website: www.simondaclark.com If any charitable soul is willing to provide a bit of feedback on the initial thing, I would be most grateful 🥺👉👈

Too many cis-straight folk are comfortable with making queerphobic comments - including self-stated allies - as part of day-to-day talk. It's easy to assume they just don't realise - & I am sure some don't - but SO many times people make such comments right until I come out to them. People know!

Not to insane-post but i forgot to take my bipolar medication recently & i've been wracked by hypnogogic/pompic hallucinations, including: - Shadow Child with TV eyes - impaled and devoured by a Silurian sea creature - Giant Pale Worm - whispers describing a drive through a dark valley

watching guys at the gym puff themselves up in the mirror and getting confused if it's a threat display or a mating ritual

TODAY @ 17:00 CET - support your LGBTQIA+ colleagues & learn about the tools needed to make a change

TODAY @ 17:00 CET - support your LGBTQIA+ colleagues & learn about the tools needed to make a change

Are you a 2025 #EGU member? If so, you can now take part in the autumn 2025 EGU #election! You can #vote for Union President, General Secretary, Union representative of the Early Career Scientists and Division Presidents. 🗳️ Vote by 25 November 2025: egu.eu/6I2KT5

I was interviewed about this in early 2025 Basically: Water nerd + communication skills + a passion for science + impact Interview here: blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2024/...

Me (gay): i'm gay People: you aren't a real man Me (non-binary): 🌈🥰✨️

You're in her DMs? I'm in her oven. Help she's cooking me into a pie

This week was #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay & #TransgenderDayofRemembrance As part of its observation, I highlighted some the incredible work achieved by the @egu.eu 's #LGBTQIA+ community this year! Read more here: blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...

Explaining I'm from Yorkshire in Germany is like: Do you know Wuthering Heights? No? Ok.. The War of the Roses? No, fair.. Do you know Game of Thrones? You didn't watch it? Ok.. Yorkshire Terriers? Not sure? Ok.. You know New York right? Well, let's walk it back a bit...

Told my friend is used to speak Mandarin (poorly but passible) They asked me to say something (they're Malaysian, and speak Mandarin) Usually, I fill out words i don't know with English. I accidentally used German. Is this is linguistic win or am I spiralling?

🏳️‍⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives! Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you. With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026. Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️ 🧵 Details 👇

Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality. 📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET 👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5

TODAY @ 16:00 CET - How can scientist respond to increasingly authoritarian governments? Hosted by myself + policy officer Zsanett Papp, in this @egu.eu webinar Stephan Lewandowsky (@lewan.bsky.social ) explores how scientists can respond & safeguard themselves More: www.egu.eu/webinars/646...

Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix. Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!

My ADHD abhors routine: no matter the systems I have to keep me in check, inevitably the brain possess itself & i'm in the backseat with chaos at the wheel So how do I reconcile ADHD with the consistency needed for bodybuilding? I stopped beating myself up when I fell off routine & overcorrecting.

Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality. 📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET 👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5

Gorillas sing when enjoying their food

This isn't just Jonathan Bailey as the first ever gay sexiest man alive This is also ecohydraulics

TODAY@16:00 CET: How do scientists make policy impact? Go beyond data: engage with the values the motivate decisions Join myself (EGU) & Mario Scharfbillig (EU Commission) as we explore strategies to help your message resonate with policy-makers www.egu.eu/webinars/564... #Science4Policy #SciComm

"If you're non-binary, why don't you dress more androgenously?" If you're a woman, why don't you dress more like a woman? If you're a man, why don't you dress more like a man?

How do scientists make policy impact? Data is not enough - we must engage with the values behind the people. Join myself & Mario Scharfbillig (EU Commission) as explore the strategies you can use to engage policy-makers More here: www.egu.eu/webinars/564... #Science4Policy #SciComm

Are you attending #EGU26 and remember how overwhelming your first conference felt? Why not apply to the Peer Support Programme and help first-time attendees feel supported? 👉 More information about the programme: egu.eu/3YUO9G 📆 Register by 31 March 2026.

Me: lifting heavier. breaking PRs. pushing until failure. adjusting bag straps. Also, me: but did you actually push until failure? maybe you gave up too soon. maybe you miscounted your reps. you could push harder. you definitely could be stricter with your diet.

From Scooby Doo to the Legend of Zelda, the message is clear: swamps are spooky, dangerous places. Science tells us wetlands are rich in diverse life, benefitting people & environment. Why does our vision of haunted swamps persist? Some takeaways, by me for @egu.eu blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2023/...

I had two interviews featured in October's @egu.eu newsletter: - Elizabeth Case, hauntologist + glaciologist, who talked about how we are tangibly and psychologically affected by the ghosts of glaciers - Thanushika Gunatilake, geodynamicist, who studies how earthquakes impact geothermal energy

academia be like

dung beatles navigate using the stars

As glaciers vanish they leave an imprint on our eco-cultural consciousness. In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers. blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...

As glaciers vanish they leave an imprint on our eco-cultural consciousness. In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers. blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...

helping my friend out with the baby because her other friends have their own family responsibilities, and realising i'm fulfilling my evolutionary niche

🌈 What if it's about letting in instead of coming out? In this #GeoLog, EGU's Asmae Ourkiya and Simon Clark share their experiences and invite us to rethink the pressure to come out, focusing instead on self-compassion and authenticity. 🧵 Read more here: egu.eu/61U7LP

Tomorrow: how did scientists get art on the Moon? 🌒 Join myself, plus representatives from the Interstellar Foundation + Space Pride, as we learn about their mission to improve LGBTQ+ visibility and advocacy within the space sector. 👉 Register here: egu.eu/8LKAQM

#FreeCommTrainings Series 1: Explaining science and communicating hazards for the public. 🗣️: Science journalist Vedrana Simičević. 📅: 14, 21, and 28 October 2025, 15:00-17:00 CET 👉 Apply by 2 October 2025. 🔗: egu.eu/2V2IH0 ⚠️Limited to 35 places only! 📸: Andreas Brotzer on imaggeo.egu.eu

On March 2 2025, #art was landed on the #moon 🌕 as part of a mission to promote #LGBTQ+ visibility and advocacy within the space sector. This #webinar will bring together the #artists and #scientists who made this installation possible. 👉 Register here: egu.eu/8LKAQM

My hotel has a ladder going to nowhere. It is bound to the wall, barely movable. What is its purpose? I fear to climb it.

On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social l from @pged.bsky.social! This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators. RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA

got home and i've left the light on

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

#FreeCommTrainingSeires Series 2: Lights, Camera, Geoscience 🗣️: Four.Six 📅: 4, 11, 18, and 25 November 2025, 15:30-18:00 CET 🔗: Register here: egu.eu/89JXKY ⚠️Limited to 20 places only - so don't miss your chance! 📸: Mechthild Doll on imaggeo.egu.eu

#FreeCommTrainings Series 1: Explaining science and communicating hazards for the public. 🗣️: Science journalist Vedrana Simičević. 📅: 14, 21, and 28 October 2025, 15:00-17:00 CET 👉 Apply by 2 October 2025. 🔗: egu.eu/2V2IH0 ⚠️Limited to 35 places only! 📸: Andreas Brotzer on imaggeo.egu.eu

Strength really comes from community. More of us faced queerphobia these last years in a way that resurrects horrible memories from decades before. Finding your people; together shedding tears of pain & joy, loving & living & celebrating despite the sting of the world. It's exorcism & it's renewal.

seven years of waiting. do not expect to see me for the next month.

next time i get asked about exploitation in academia i'm just going to refer them to the Warhammer article on Chaos Dwarfs

"dorito" implies the existence of a bigger "doro" (pic related)