How this article gets it wrong 🧵 (I wasn't going to do this bc dunking sucks and this post already has it's fair share of dunks, but I read the article and think the dunks don't go far enough 😬)

One of my favorite fun facts is why the TMNT are named after artists (it’s because the type of turtle they are is a “painted turtle”). I told my nephew about this and he immediately replied that there should be a Bob Ross turtle. So rather than explain the renaissance movement to him, I-

Made a video about autism and Tylenol for folks who like watching stuff (links in reply, in case you want to send it to people on another site) In short: acetaminophen does not cause autism. But the same genes make mom more likely to experience pregnancy pain AND ALSO affect how baby is made

This post let me know about that hashtag, which may have just changed my life Please click through. Then send it to the nastiest person you are on texting terms with. You never know 😇

Goodnight, all. May we all know moments of peace and sun-warmed bliss like this adorable ocean potato I saw today.

Parents: my Walgreens did not have COVID vaccines for kids but my CVS did

They look like baby, not-yet-evil robots and I love them 😍

You: clean energy policy should only aim to exactly internalize the marginal damages of the social cost of carbon using hyperbolic discounting across a range of time preferences. Me: we’re gonna built party lakes with tiki bars powered by geothermal energy.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

I read this giant thread out loud to my husband on a long drive and we sat in the car talking and looking up extra stuff for like 2 hours after. It has been key, honestly, in helping us understand the lens through which so many people reaching for power rn see the world

Huh. I was ready to be upset about the “brain drain” thing (ppl saying scientists will go to another country when really they’re more likely to leave science) but it’s backed by data this time Either: 1. Intentions won’t match outcomes Or 2. Options are different for students than later-stage

This video is not AI-generated. #invertebrates

WHEN DEFINITIONS ARE READ. For years, I have worked on messaging and communication with organizers, activists, and electeds, and especially with young organizers. We have to say what we mean and mean what we say. It should be clear, relatable, and connected to people's lives.

$10 million in operating budget a year I figure y’all get news and doom stuff from other folks so I usually don’t share this kind of thing But I think this is actually really important for #SciComm folks to understand the comms, social justice, and activism context we’re living in (🤬)

This is weird to see happening. If you believe that numbers matter for events (which, yeah!), go on the day, and you can even sign in at an organizing tent by writing “anonymous” or putting your zip code on their clipboard sheets No organizer I’ve talked to has ever been upset when I do this

A reminder that you can get cool ocean+space art for your walls while supporting a Salish Sea natural historian and artist (it's me). 🦑🐙🐡 Get prints here: shop.noncompliantcyborg.com/category/art...

Reminder: there's a #SciComm feed here Use it for talking shop, not for doing scicomm. If your audience is scicomm professionals or those interested in learning about the craft of scicomm, then you're good to go bsky.app/profile/did:...

Nerdy sign and UI thread 😊

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I know I'm supposed to be a Very Serious Professional reading the linked research but why is that person naked lololol

My emotional support crab is using a seaweed hat as a security blanket. 🦀💚😌 #crab

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

I got yer timeline cleanse right here, folks. A whole clutch of teeny tiny snapping turtle behbehs emerged one at a time from their underground nest and crossed the gravel road while I and a couple other humans watched and made sure they were safe from anyone else coming along.

Calling it "gamified conversation" gets at something important. In a conversation, the audience is the other person. In a debate, the interlocutor is not the audience, but the competition, and the audience is is external to the interaction. We need more conversation, and less debate.

Like backpack, my name is a noun and I am screaming

the man's committed and still going

A sunset bike ride on the midtown greenway would fix u Minneapolis, MN 9/11/25

I will add: we are immensely grateful for all of you who have connected with the Meteor #Scicomm podcast & hope you still feel connected as we work together to foster capacity to do good in the world. There are amazing resources to help us all (a lot from way beyond scicomm); we'll focus there.

Oh my gosh this entire website is GLORIOUS It even has blog posts! You will not regret clicking through

Just posted the one and only episode in season 5 of the #SciComm podcast I do with @bgmerkle.bsky.social. It's basically a 17-min audio version of "WOAH NOW" 🧵 on why we're taking a pause, or you can listen of course ⬇️ www.meteorscicomm.org/podcast

A MA ZING I worked for a summer at a koala sanctuary and it pushed me into pursuing a research career. I thought I wanted to save the world through animal rescue, which doesn't work bc of stuff like this. Which led me to "well fine, let's tackle the stuff that brings them here in the first place"

Fun replies in this thread And a reminder: we follow each other to celebrate and encourage and hear the things we know and think about. Share them pls!

12 years ago today, I sent @drandrewthaler.bsky.social some messages

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

I always love those lists of "35 under 35," but as I get older, I find that I would love to know about innovations/art from people over 65. "65 over 65" please. Elders have incredible ideas that are the result of having seen the full lifecycle of previous ideas and learned from it.

Oooh, just subscribed to a podcast about the history of Black people told by comedians. Kind of a mix of Drunk History (without the alcohol) & Code Switch (with more comedy). On season 1 ep 4 I learned that Langston Hughes is also Native?!?! thesecretadventuresofblackpeople.com/our-ancestor...

I'd like to see some reporting on this, I do think it's quite clear they can't be everywhere and doing everything at once and we need to be able to document clear signs of withdrawal from particular fronts, or else it'll feed the perception that they ARE everywhere and doing everything

I'M LOSING MY MIND, THE BEST AND MOST EXCITING YHING JUST HAPPENED, BABY SNAPPING TURTLES HATCHED IN MY YARD, HOLY FUCKING SHIT WOW HOLY FUCK

I think "clarity" instead of "precision" is actually better- a suggestion from @drkiki.bsky.social 🙌 I like it because it rolls in considerations like goal-setting and knowing what will resonate with your priority audience. It's externally instead of inwardly focused

We're having an in-person conference segment for digital 🧪 #SciComm & #History folks at this year's World Congress of Science and Factual Producers! Please share this announcement and/or my contact info widely Program will include networking, coordinated problem-solving, & Feisty Question Hour

Aw. Sharing for all the ppl who used to think she was a businesswoman to look up to (it me 😭)

I think about this so often. How can you describe to a stranger the feeling of realizing that stress in every sector of your life is reduced when the system takes care of you? I’ve felt it multiple times living abroad, but if you haven’t, then U.S.-normal is all you know

Similar in #SciComm (but without the 6-figure salary in the QT 😬) SciComm funding often comes from scientific institutions, which often have more visibility than any individual, and whose leadership is often not willing to take risks in order to try new things This goes all the way down: 1/3

Proposal: replace "no jargon" with "be precise" as a cardinal rule for great #SciComm - It tells you what to do instead - It intuitively prompts a circular workflow that includes evaluation, bc... - "Precision" changes in context AND - It promotes equity Take ⬇️ as an example 1/3

Another great alternative is “during lockdowns”, which is honestly what many ppl mean when they talk about that specific period- they’re bringing up something to do with isolation

lol people who are mad the New York Times reported on Black women exiting the workforce. "Why are we talking about Black women? Why not Black men? Why not all women?" Because numbers don't lie and ENTIRE communities rest on BLACK WOMEN. #blacksky #econsky 1/

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Had a yelling conversation with a tech friend recently where this was my exact point