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How many skulls do you count? youtu.be/NoSVnc-7eTk?...

October Rebus

I think I’ve just listened to the equivalent of the 100 metre sprint and my brain is exhausted! Time for some @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - Selene - The Dodo - Episode twelve 💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

I had the great pleasure of exploring the dark corners of audio drama and immersive audio with Keith Smith on his Fuel Podcast. I got to talk about Selene, Plant Murder and all the great digital weirdness that surrounds us. Listen here: thefuelpodcast.com/aaron-j-rear...

Dream job.

It’s surprising what you can discover when propping up a bar stool! Enjoy from @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - SELENE - The Dodo - Episode Ten - Cheers!💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Ferdinand Zecca visualized pedal-powered personal airships as the future of air travel in CONQUERING THE SKIES (1901), one of the earliest science fiction films ever made.

I so prefer an 'isn't it interesting... ' person over an 'and did you know... ' person.

The house keeps its own secrets

That’s a sight you don’t see ever day, Everett and Felicity! Join them @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - #Selene: The Dodo - Episode Eight💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

The infinite wisdom of Don Quixote

Still very upset about all the Master & Commander sequels we deserved, wanted and needed but didn't get. 😭

Why does 'self-imposed exile' sound so nice?

“ At once – in spite of all the changes that time has wrought – you know you are sharing in a visual delight enjoyed by three centuries of Londoners before you and it makes your heart leap. @thegentleauthor.bsky.social Photographs by Angelo Hornak. spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/12/t...

my Selene patreon swag came today!!! the lenny penny is so CUTE, i’ll have to spend it wisely :D thank you muchly @itsmistertoad.bsky.social 🖤

One-upmanship can involve some ingenuity to be employed. Enjoy @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - #Selene - The Dodo - Episode Seven 💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Fireworks over the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, by Flemish painter Louis de Caullery. We’ve been celebrating his day today.

Moustard gas

A lightbulb moment proves very opportune in an enjoyable episode from @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - #Selene - The Dodo Episode Six 💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

The Punisher but it's Miss Marple.

That’s not a vision you would want to have! Time for @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - #Selene - The Dodo - Episode Five 💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

The language of flowers can convey so much! Enjoy from @itsmistertoad.bsky.social - #Selene - The Dodo - Episode Four💜 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

We were honoured to collect Spotify's Bronze Creator Award, given to podcasts that have over 100 million downloads on their platform. It was fun to visit Spotify last week to collect the trophy. Thank you to all of our listeners for your amazing support. podnews.net/press-releas...

UK production company Rusty Quill’s The Magnus Archives Surpasses 100 Million Downloads, Earning Prestigious Award from Spotify https://podnews.net/press-release/rusty-quill-magnus-archives

Here’s some Travis Louie art to make your Monday a little better.

This Could Be Us But You Playing

There, there. Don't you fret. Just seven more years and it'll all be over.

I went to the Science Museum yesterday and as well as having a ball with my nearly four year old in their amazing child spaces (god love free London museums) I was utterly charmed by this caption.

Sorta feel like Light My Fire was a Beatles tune.

Our podcast 'Beyond the Knife' launches on the 31st of January. Our Director of Heritage and Estates, Chanté St Clair Inglis will be joined by our Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving to explore the History of Dissection. You'll be able to find the podcast on all the usual podcast providers!

Mystery Writers of America Announces 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations. #Edgars2025 mysterywriters.org/2025-edgar-a...

From such crooked timber as humankind is made of, nothing entirely straight can be made. -Kant

Apple varieties are declining across North America. One writer is on a mission to understand what is lost when fruit trees disappear. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/songs...

There might have been a subtle reference to this in the latest Plant Murder. #PlantMurder #Hiphopopatamus

For no particular reason, here is Orson Welles reminding you to apply critical thinking to the media you consume. The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.

One of my favorite sites in the world has a design like it's 1995. www.helpmefind.com Helpmefind-- it's a massive MASSIVE database of information about roses, peonies, and clematis, containing extremely obscure data, down to very rare plants grown in particular people's back yards.

How do fungi explore a root system over time? Spatial & temporal tracking of the Nicotiana root symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi using MycoRed. Videos, images & optimised Rhizotrons by Nicolas Garcia Hernandez @slcuplants.bsky.social Science behind it: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Lord Carnarvon vs. The Nile Papyrus 🌾🗡️ A shattered tomb. A wealthy lord. And whispers of a Pharaoh’s curse that still chills to this day. Did ancient plants seal Carnarvon’s fate? 🌿🔍 @rustyquill.com 🎧 Listen now shows.acast.com/plant-murder 🌿 #PlantMurder 🏺 #PharaohsCurse 🔍 #Mystery 🌌 #TrueCrime

Poe vs. The Ugni Blanc Grape 🍇🖋️ “It was night in the lonesome October of my most immemorial year…” 🌌 Edgar Allan Poe’s final days remain a chilling enigma. shows.acast.com/plant-murder 💔 One mystery. Five lost days. A haunting legacy. 👻 #Poe #PlantMurder #Halloween #Mystery

Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers.

Our new podcast series - The Science of 1875 - is coming! Listen to the trailer now, with episodes on geology, evolution, biology and mining out very soon.

A scientist using a steam machine, with pulley, to extract a tooth from a man drawn on the front of an envelope addressed to a Dr. J. Chapman, 1894. The original steampunk! #histmed #histsci