youtu.be/c8mY8RsdFok?... 🗣️ New Brain Scoop Video!!! This is a wild ride, get in

Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.

Sickening and appalling. Can’t wait for those jokers in the WH to realize the “woke” material the NMNH is pushing are just new species descriptions of worms www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

That’s why we do it!! 👏🏻

amazing talk by SSB prez Corrie @corriemoreau.bsky.social this morning! it was her videos on the Brain Scoop with @ehmee.bsky.social 10yrs ago that first introduced me to the field of evolutionary biology, so I don't know if I'd be here without her! such inspiring work! 🐜

[email protected] coming in hot with more unbelievably cool insect footage!!! tbh I didn't even know earwigs could fly 🤯

These are some of the coolest 3D print models I've ever seen

Great statements from @ehmee.bsky.social on science creator concerns stemming from recent government funding & infrastructure demolition... keep sharing these stories, Grist.org! grist.org/looking-forw...

Thanks to @clurelise.bsky.social for taking the time to listen & share my story, clearly putting into words the uncertainty and anxiety many of us have about our professional futures.

Even your favorite YouTube creators are feeling the effects of federal cuts. Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop, shares about the uncertain future of her science communication work. grist.org/looking-forw... #Jobs #FederalJobs #Science #Climate #Communications #YouTube

just saw that an @npr.org podcast i interviewed for about queer nature is the first thing on the administration’s list attempting to justify defunding NPR & PBS. there are thousands of species that are intersex (etc.) & ppl afraid of these scientific facts simply shouldn’t be running our nation.

Losing the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) would be an act of monumental neglect. I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places. youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...

I spent my early career in museums and I endorse everything that Emily says here. If I can add my own take it’s that Museums produce some of the most amazing scientists and people, like Emily! Museums build empathy with the world and we need to fight for them

If you’d rather have this in text form with citations, I gotchu 💛 bit.ly/3XWWUki

A must see video from @ehmee.bsky.social about the loss of funding for museums and libraries youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...

Losing the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) would be an act of monumental neglect. I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places. youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums. www.wired.com/story/instit...

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

After WWII, the Museum of Natural History in Berlin fell on the eastern side of the Wall. Scientists were prohibited from collaborating w/ anyone besides those in communist countries (which is why they’ve got a phenomenal land snail collection from Cuba.) www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cdc-wh...

Hello, internet! Things are bad for our trans & queer friends in the US, so I teamed up with bsky's nature artists to create this pack containing 80 wallpapers and growing. 1. Donate to one of the two orgs below 2. DM me your receipt 3. I'll give you a download link Valid til the end of the month

I’m looking to follow more ppl on this app- writers/journalists, artists, scientists or organizations you love to follow right now. Good news, bad news, no news — link below please!

I recently spoke with a friend on the inside of one of those major 3-letter federal agencies, and although this isn’t groundbreaking news I thought it was helpful context: The scrubbing of DEI mentions is a distraction tactic & pressure campaign for federal employees as much as it is the public

The news cycle right now - even just for science & higher ed - is overwhelming. We have to do it, but fortunately, we don’t have to do it alone. My team is focused on tracking what’s happening to research funding, jobs & salaries, shared datasets, university responses & safety of our communities

Oh man imagine you don’t know what this guy does for a living, you’re at a dimly-lit party and ask him about his job “I’m the leech man 😈” as they slither out of his nose “AND THEY WANT A NEW HOST 👹”

Guess who was supposed to start a new federally-funded Brain Scoop miniseries about health research this month 🥲

Who shot the cheetah kittens? I remember having this thought fifteen years ago when visiting the Field Museum. I understood the rationale for taking specimens for science, but still—look at those little faces. Who could make specimens of them? Turns out there's an answer. (CW: animal death) 🧵🧪

I’ve seen a bunch of smug takes lately about “welll you shouldn’t have relied on social media, you fools.” But where is the alternative? We’ve disinvested from science education, from science journalism, and it’s good, actually, for independent people trying to make the world better to be supported.

If you didn’t use TikTok much, you probably didn’t know that that’s where so many of the science educators and climate activists were meeting people where they’re at, sharing and informing, activating and building community.

Everyone saying “just rebuild on another platform” — take it from me, whose biggest audience belonged to another entity: sit down. 😅 I had tremendous success on YouTube and the -day- I lost access was a complete reset and I never recovered. Today, I struggle to get funding for a single video.

Got cool stuff poppin’ off the 3D printer lately. Mesohippus scan ℅ @nhmwien.bsky.social Ammonite ℅ Colligo @printables.bsky.social Cat and great-horned owl skulls ℅ RI School of Design

Welcome to another round of 'Which One Is The Ant?' in which I ask you the participants, well, which one of these bugs is the ant... if there's any. Also, rate yourself. On a scale of 1-10, how confident you are with your answer? #InverteFest

We’ve been waiting to share this! This summer, we brought The Brain Scoop to the Indiana Dunes to learn what makes the area so special. (Spoiler: it’s the biodiversity, views, and park rangers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to protect it.) Check out the video for a behind-the-scenes tour.

I made more art this year than I have in over a decade, and looking back it’s fun to see where some unexpected turns took me: in particular, a 2’x4’ painting of a giant red tentacled monster attacking the International Space Station inspired by a conversation with NASA astronaut Don Pettit

YES, SCOOP BRAINS NOT MY SANDS.

Hey hey hey - new Brain Scoop day! 💃🕺🏼💃🕺🏼 I partnered with the fine folks at the Indiana Dunes to learn more about the history of the parks, including how a century of industrial development nearly destroyed them. It’s a little dose of wholesomeness to cleanse your feed✨ youtu.be/Lmuo7oiWDWo?...

take advantage of this #blackfriday #smallbizsaturday #cybermonday #tacotuesday with discount codes on paintings & prints thru the end of the year

I think if I came across this in the jungle I’d assume I was hallucinating

This looks fun! ⚒️🦕 The Sternberg science camps are awesome- I’ve worked with David and know he really pours a lot into them. Check it outttttt ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Honestly the thing I love most about selling handmade art from home is I get to inspect each print, trim it to size, sign & date, pack it in a lil’ sleeve then write notes & throw in extra goodies, esp. if I recognize your name 😉 It’s a new way of building relationships, & I’m grateful for it 🥹

I bought one of Emily's works for my daughter...and it still has brains on it. Oh, no, wait...that's the tagline for Emily's fun web show, The Brain Scoop. And she's from South Dakota where I spent my formative years. Plenty of good reasons to buy her art.

what’s better than propping up major corporations this holiday season?? …propping up individual artists desperate to make a living in this uncompromisingly competitive world! 🤗 25% off all prints - 10% off original paintings thru the end of the year✨ www.emilygraslie.com/originals

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

Tubefilter quoted me in here from a video I made 11 years ago about women getting harassed on YouTube I could make the same video today and the only thing different would be that now I’ve experienced 11 years of harassment, and my list of police reports has grown www.tubefilter.com/2024/11/26/e...

Uhhh not me over here forgetting I’ve got this account every few months

youtu.be/74yeRmR2orw?... 🐈 new video! 🐈‍⬛ Ancient Egyptians have the reputation of being massive cat lovers and I wanted to know more: was it because of affection? Religious significance? Because of an insatiable blood thirst? Parasites in their brains?? Maybe it’s everything!!

New video! 📣🐀 Chicago’s got a rat problem. To get to the bottom of it, I went to the source of the city’s task force for info — and also pick up a bag of rats for a future diorama project, like ya do youtu.be/PtgaHtEmG48?...

@bioinfocus.bsky.social Morgan! 👋🏻 I found this is my garden, do you know what kind it is?