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The world needs more science journalists, especially those with mad skills and ethics training. All that is provided for free by @theopennotebook.bsky.social, but we need your help. Join me in donating to support these amazing resources: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

A graphic look at the horrific impact of commonly used herbicides and insecticides on the ecology of streams and rivers. 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #pesticides #herbicides

Interesting conference ahead: "Towards an Intelligent Society: Challenges and Opportunities" by the Albanian Sociological Association, May 22-23, 2026 at University Fehmi Agani Gjakove, Kosovo (hybrid format). Abstract deadline: April 22, 2026. #AcademicSky #conferences sociology.al/en/confer...

A shirt that is both minimal and stylish while being a good icebreaker. P.S. the shirt doesn't make you a scientist, you need to be one first 😅 Also, makes for a great gift 😁 Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊. https://thestrugglingscientists.com/product/womens-relaxed-t-shirt/

I am a DEI supporter!

85. It's me and @tprstly.com talking about Space Junk, Women in Tech, Indigenous Cultures! 🧪 🔭 #WomenInSTEM #TabClosed2026

If 2025 was a hard year, take comfort: At least Earth hasn’t been flung out of the solar system by a passing star. This space story and more caught our imaginations this year. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/favorite-space-stories-2025

Fact | You can't write something predicated in the utterly ludicrous assumption that white men are being excluded from publishing unless you are racist.

Totally normal

Too many people survive by not seeing.

FACETS Journal is accepting submissions for its 10-year anniversary collection exploring the opportunities and challenges in research. Submit by March 31, 2026. More here ▶️ https://ow.ly/zAa550XLtu6 Guest editors: Jules Blais & Fanie Pelletier

For @rollingstone.com I wrote about the mass national movement to ban chemtrails...which don't exist. The movement is one of the ways in which MAHA is taking over the country. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I began this story focused on the weird lies about Hurricane Helene but became very disturbed at how prevalent this pseudo-environmentalism is. The movement blocks real policy to curb climate catastrophes.

That's a wrap on my 2025 flying. 60,633 miles, which seems to be my post-COVID average. Some real fun flying in there, like a Twin Otter to Barra and Porter to YTZ. Also some real frustrating stuff like the RTO and cancellation of the Air Inuit 737-200 and my many #CursedRoute misadventures.

Aerodynamics isn't the ONLY subject where the phenomenon of DISPLACEMENT is dismissed in favour of a 'preferred paradigm' focusing on FLOW. But its assumed position among the Sciences (when it's really a SUPERSTITION...) means that Aero SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE for other disciplines...

Here’s another obnoxious take today on the USPS. I can not be more clear than this: if the USPS must be profitable then service to rural customers will be gutted & prices will skyrocket. In rural Alaska in particular, life will become exponentially more expensive. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/s...

Search your first name then 'glamour shot' and post a photo.

On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise." I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.

Just to really put a very fine point on it. As we note on this chart, 75 feet is less than the wingspan of this CRJ700.

To absolutely no one's surprise, the aviation industry admits that it isn't on track to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

It seems to me that Elon Musk is throttling @katmabu.bsky.social's announcement that she is leaving Twitter/X. Kat has 252k followers on Twitter/X (compared to nearly 300k on Bluesky), but somehow she only got 259 likes and 35 comments on the other site despite having a 30-minute head start there.

🧪A Christmas edition of the Life Scientific on Radio4 tomorrow with environmentalist Tony Juniper.

Okay, this looks like fun, at least if you live in the vicinity of beautiful Colorado Springs or happen to be passing through. Makes us wonder how many restaurants there are where you can similarly dine inside an aircraft; do you know of one? | 🛩️ 🍽️ 📍 🇺🇸 🥇 | 🔗 theairplanerestaurant.com?utm_source=b...

Aerodynamics is a very 'technical' subject; lots of complex math is involved; an assumpion easily follows that its principles were derived from Science or developed Scientifically. But math is a language; it can describe FICTIONAL circumstances as well as real ones; Aero's math is 'unrealistic'.

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Seven feel-good science stories to round up 2025. All too often we forget to celebrate the positives 🧪 #AcademicSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This Stunning Image Shows a Skydiver Falling Across the Face of the Sun. Here’s How the Team Captured the Mesmerizing Photo. by Margherita Bassi | Smithsonian Magazine www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

Flu is surging. What can we do about it? Layered protections—vaccination, isolation with liveable sick pay, and clean air—enabled by government and institutions. BMJ Opinion by Stephen Reicher, @martinmckee.bsky.social & @profstevegriffin.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/391/...

When she embarked on reporting her book, The Stronger Sex, @starrevartan.bsky.social knew her audience was people interested in female bodies. But reporting well meant doing so in the face of gaps and uncertainty in existing research. 🧪

Aww, I won an “I Like It, Picasso” award at my library for the Infinity Castle display I created 😁 #librarysky #demonslayer #booksky

If we are celebrating all things Austen-related, let's also remember the electrical engineer, Jeanie Dicks, who first brought electric lighting to her burial place in Winchester Cathedral. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_... @politicdormouse.bsky.social

My latest for @cnn.com on the worldwide push to change women's sports uniforms so they are comfortable/promote winning at sports, not how the women look. Imagine that!! Shockingly, it's been a bit of an uphill battle...(not shocking). Very cool to speak to the changemakers. #athletics #womenssports

Spirit Airlines Eyes Merger With Frontier Amid Restructuring www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (via @bloomberg.com)

Also, in case you missed it back in July of this year, here's our rationale for why it's so important to encourage aviation industry participants to join @bsky.app. | 🛩️ | 🧵 3/3

As winter settles in, we're reaching back to this past summer for this great story by Kevin Garrison, writing for @avbrief.bsky.social, entitled « Flying Is an Art » and accompanied by this summery image of one of Van's RV-12s near Sunriver, Oregon. (📸 Ed Hicks) | 🛩️ 🥇 | 🔗 avbrief.org/flying-is-an...

EVIO is redefining regional aviation. Our hybrid-electric aircraft restores profitability, expands service to underserved markets, and delivers a quieter, cleaner, more enjoyable flight experience. Big things are taking off soon. #EVIOAircraft

Part of what I’m thinking about is the midairs & near misses between military & civilian aircraft in the ‘50s when DOD claimed wide latitude on its right to fly stealth in civilian airspace for security reasons. This was part of why the FAA was formed.

EVIO has officially emerged from stealth mode unveiling its clean-sheet a hybrid-electric aircraf aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12...

Travel back in time aboard Korean Air’s 737-900 runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/12/kore... A #nosetotail trip report by @airlineflyer.net #paxex #avgeek

Good set of #AGU25 talks this AM on establishing trust in an age of mistrust. Among the tips: Be transparent Be ethical Acknowledge failures Open data & methods to scrutiny Separate assessments from policy "Work must be visible, relatable & accessible to the people it serves" - Janice Lachance

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

CBS should make me editor-in-chief and it will be 24 hours nonstop coverage about arcane menswear rules no one knows or cares about

This is an incredibly revealing op-ed [Gift Link] wapo.st/4aQQABT 1/7

Feverishly working on this

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Academia often values output over insight. 'Publish or perish' pushes researchers to produce papers, not necessarily understanding. Careers hinge on visibility, not depth. Are we producing meaningful science—or just counting publications? #PublishOrPerish #philsci #SciComm #ResearchIntegrity

IMO, Academia DIDN'T do it - JOURNALS did. Their now-struggling (and always-nonsensical...) economic model offers an opportunity to do things differently - Journals can become their subject's 'rolling conference', with two-way discussion of broad and focused research output, 'reviewed' openly.

Just became a permanent convert to Airbus. Fuck Boing.