My copy of @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social arrived in the US, and I accidentally acquired a pet tree frog by putting a random coconut on my deck. He/she moved in within hours. It's been a good couple of weeks!

So exhausting..

Watched #England red roses take it all the way in the #rugby #worldcup - so proud of these ladies! 🌹🌹

I've never felt more frustrated as a left-handed person than buying baseball gloves. Right handers: here is a dazzling array of choices in different sizes, webbing patterns, materials, and with different fits for everyone's different hands! Left handers: I think we've maybe got one in the back.

Anybody within a reasonable drive of Providence happen to have an Illumina MiniSeq crate or the shipping rails for a NextSeq?

On this somber day, let us remember the innocent lives stolen from us in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and honor the first responders, survivors, and families whose lives were forever changed on September 11, 2001.

Saw a sign at our local supermarket scrawled on a piece of paper and taped to a printed sign. The official sign said "please pardon our appearance during renovations". The handwritten sign said "ICE out front" I totally misinterpreted that. Idk if it's the being an immigrant thing but damn.

This was NOT intuitive. Probably screwed, getting into this particular lobby at 11:03. #FIFA #worldcup

Looking for a PhD? I am advertising two industry sponsored PhD projects. One on black soldier fly genetics with #betabugs and another on searching insect biodiversity for novel enzymes #Syngenta. Get in touch if you are interested!! bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/available-ic...

POND WATER (a text from my mum, that I have turned into a poem) Bridget was round my neck All night I thought It was affection But I see from the weather That she was just Sucking the warmth from me She smelled Just like pond water We have the plumber Coming To fit a new shower

Fantastic! Everyone deserves to be able to enjoy biking.

Warnock: You are a hazard to the American people RFK Jr: can I respond? Warnock: no.

Use your bike rides as a celebration of what your body can do. Not as punishment for what you ate. @femme_cyclist

I could watch this video all day long... 😊 #bluesky #nature #animals

“Anecdotal“ evidence is a dirty term in science. BIG mistake in communication, that we're paying for that now. Tell (or show) evidence-based stories, don't just list facts. 🧪🐡🌿🌎

Steve is losing his marbles

Any shares of this for algorithmical purposes much-appreciated. I'd love to get these books out of my spare room & into the world before my new novel comes out. I'll sign them all & I really am happy to let people choose what they pay. (Postage to UK is £4.)

In a study utilizing a novel 3D culture system, liver cells self-organized into a functional structure with blood vessels, opening new pathways for studying liver diseases, developing therapies and improving drug discovery >>> www.biotechniques.com/cell-and-tis... 🧪

Completely in love with my new paddle board and the versatility and ease to get out on the water. Just need some waterproof birding binoculars now... fantastic afternoon paddling around and enjoying the wildlife on a calm, warm lake.

Omggg, you guys 🤣😂😭😭💀 @governor.ca.gov

A few hours on the lake is NEVER wasted time.

Ideal guide for Cape Cod hikes, beach, birding, and whale watching. Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #CapeCod #CACO #Stellwagen #WhaleWatching #Provincetown #Wellfleet

R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

Love a good summer thunderstorm ⛈️⚡

I am incredibly proud to announce my candidacy for President of my union. We are living in an extraordinary moment in history, and it would be the honor of a lifetime to help lead us through! Visit thecoalition2025.org to see our Mission Statement, our Platform, our bios, and more.

70% of Americans believe same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry. But Christian White Nationalism doesn’t care about national sentiment. They are deluded into believing they’re saving unholy sinners from an amoral society.

An owl with some attitude.

Quabbin Reservoir is one of the largest unfiltered drinking water supplies in the United States. It supplies water to nearly 2.7 million people in the Greater Boston area, as well as three towns in Western Massachusetts 🧪

Pay attention. Here’s “the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence,” Geoffrey Hinton, accepting the 2024 Nobel Prize. Hinton co-developed the 1980s backpropagation algorithm, which laid the foundation for A.I. Hinton left Google in 2023, so he could speak freely about the risks A.I. poses to humanity:

Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Authors, if you feel safely able to, please consider signing this open letter to the Polari Prize

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

IT IS HERE!! My #mystery novel THE DEAD COME TO STAY! An #autistic sleuth, a rare artifact, some really terrible carpeting, scary hotels, a disappearing/ reappearing hiker and a dead man Jo Jones accidentally might have been last to see alive… Again. Ooops. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

This is not caused primarily by "screen time". It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Got my royalty statement for Saltburn, which came out in Feb this year. To now, it has sold 172 copies. So thank you, you small select bunch, who have bought it. And if you do want a copy, you know where to go - (the link below.) renardpress.com/books/saltbu...

Been trying to shout this for a while. And when funding gets cut, the first to go are almost always the science communicators because they are seen as a "nice to have". Science communication is ESSENTIAL if you want public trust, support, and understanding of science.

Hi. Drink some water. Have a nice tea. Your joy matters. I know. That sounds like hokey inspiration poster bullshit. But the honest truth is—your joy matters to *me* and I want it to matter to *you* very much.

Went to my local books store (Next Chapter Bookstore Quincy) at lunchtime to grab my preorder of @bschillace.brandyschillace.com The Dead Come to Stay. Accidentally bought four other books. This is a regular hazard 😂

A truly perfect weekend on the lake. #massachusetts #newengland

Headed to a yurt this afternoon. It's on a lake. There's barely any phone signal there...got books, floaties, kayak, and a cooler full of craft beers and tasty food. Roll on 1 pm! 🏕️

Motherfucking wind farms…

Bug light

North American River Otter. Illustration w photo background. For my forthcoming book from Yale University Press, STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, later in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

Absolute bargain. This is a fantastic book! Great characters, setting, and delightful mystery...

Anatomy of the eye, as relevant to reading and column width in graphic design. 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #MedicalIllustration #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #anatomy #GraphicDesign

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

This is possibly the most quintessentially American news story ever written. “Mr. Regalado and his wife said their cryptocurrency platform ‘blends biblical kingdom principles of wealth creation with cutting-edge blockchain technology.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...