Anyone here skilled at identifying cicadas? I found this cicada molting yesterday and had never seen one this size! I’m located just outside of Atlanta and the last photo has a comparison of this one’s shell next to one the size I usually find. #entomology #cicada #insectID

I’m honored to receive a Compassionate Connections Award from Letters to a Pre-Scientist! LPS pairs students with scientist pen pals, facilitating some of the most important work we can do as scientists. I’m grateful to volunteer with an organization that shows students science belongs to them!

This is such an amazing story. Glad #NIH could help you. Nothing gives us more energy and happiness than stories like this. 🧪 Thank you for sharing it, @stellamayerhoff.bsky.social

Circe says we're all set for tonight! She won't be able to join me, but I hear some friends are bringing their dogs. Join us at Sceptre tonight at 7. Come with all your questions about animal behavior & science! #Atlanta #MeetAScientist #StandUpForScience #Sci4GA #FundScience

Oh, Stella from 14 years ago. You’re not allergic to everything. You have hereditary alpha tryptasemia syndrome. No one knows it exists yet, but incredible scientists at NIH will discover it in a few years. Their work will give you access to a diagnosis and medical care. #FundScience #NIH 🧪🩺

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CONTENTS OF A BLACK HOLE CAUGHT ON CAMERA 🔭🪐☄️🛰️ #cat #catsofbluesky

People say not to let their kids engage too much with media, and I agree, but quality is so important. I am who I am in large part because of the influences of Sesame Street, Mr Rogers, Reading Rainbow, Columbo, Star Trek, Beyond 2000, Connections, and NPR's Morning Edition.

I’m honored and deeply grateful to be named a 2025-26 Taylor/Blakeslee Fellow! Many thanks to the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing for their generous support as I join the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program this fall. @ucscscicomm.bsky.social #ScienceWriting #SciComm

This is turning into a fascinating example of how the scientists need to talk to the marketing people and the investment people right from Day 1. Messaging to non-scientists is important!

HAPPY NEWS!!! 🎉 I TNR (trap-neuter-return) cats to help with the stray cat population in my neighborhood and just got a call that a cat I brought in has a microchip! She’s been lost for a month and now gets to go home! 🥹 🚨PLEASE MICROCHIP YOUR PETS AND UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION!!!🚨

It’s probably a weird time to be named Al.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

The legendary USGS Bee Lab is being shut down. The 2026 budget proposal defunds the Ecosystem Mission Area, which supported the lab. If their science helped your work, there’s still time to make your voice heard. Read below. (1/4) 🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳

This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it

📣 To those whose NSF grants have been terminated, check out this initiative: "While it is impossible for private philanthropy to close the gap left by federal funders, we can provide modest grants to mitigate some of the impact on scholars, projects, and project teams." #StandUpForScience

I’ve absolutely adored my experience with this program and highly recommend it to any teachers (or scientists!) looking to get involved!

Yup. "Due to changes in NIH/HHS priorities the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) program has been terminated." Well, shit. Our program (Emory) has funds through August 31st only. I suspected this was coming, but it's still a gut punch. #StandUpForScience

Looking for an awesome field experience this summer?

🍑 Hey, Atlanta! 🍑 Visit the Science.Art.Wonder booth TODAY at the Atlanta Science Festival Expo to see some incredible science artwork! 🔬🥼🎨🖌️ We’re at booth S807 in the "STEAM" group! #ScienceATL #SciComm #ScienceArtWonder #Atlanta

🍑 Hey, Atlanta! 🍑 Visit the Science.Art.Wonder booth TOMORROW at the Atlanta Science Festival Expo to see some incredible science artwork! 🔬🥼🎨🖌️ We’ll be at booth S807 in the "STEAM" group! #ScienceATL #SciComm #ScienceArtWonder #Atlanta

I’m heartbroken to hear that Kanzi has passed away. I will forever be grateful for the time I spent with this smart, rambunctious, sweet bonobo. There will never be another Kanzi. Sending love to all who loved him. ❤️🧪 📷: ACCI

Join me Monday at 8:00 PM EDT to talk about the wonderful world of cicadas with my local chapter of the Audubon Society! The talk is free, virtual, and open to the general public. 🦗🧪 Register here → us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It’s time for March Mammal Madness!!! 🎉🎉🎉 @mmmletsgo.bsky.social

Science.Art.Wonder connects scientists with artists to convey science through art. I’m paired with Ashlyn Willis, who created this amazing painting based on my work studying cognitive offloading in primates! 🧪🐒🎨 You can see all of our artwork on 3/22 at the Atlanta Science Festival Expo! #SciComm

After learning about how animals use camouflage, the girls of 3D Girls, Inc. put their own camouflaging skills to the test! 🦋 If you’re in Atlanta and looking for ways to get involved in STEM outreach, check out Science ATL’s STEM Professional School Partnership program! #ScienceATL #3DGirlsInc

Can you guess tomorrow’s science topic based on these supplies? Hint: 🌿🍃🌳🌲🐸🌿🌱🌳🦎🍃 Looking forward to another school visit with 3D Girls, Inc. through Science ATL’s STEM Professional School Partnership program! #SciComm #ScienceATL #GirlsInSTEM

Last year, I had the joy of sharing the @storycollider.bsky.social stage with incredible storytellers, including @drkencarter.bsky.social. Today, I got to share that joy with my Abnormal Psychology students as they listened to Dr. Carter's fascinating guest lecture on thrill-seeking! 📷: Rob Felt

There’s nothing like getting a letter (and adorable stickers) from my Letters to a Pre-Scientist pen pal! ✏️✉️ She’s going to be a pulmonologist one day! 🩺🥼🫁 #LettersToAPreScientist #GirlsInSTEM

Hey, scientists! 🧪🥼🔬 Check out this incredible resource!

🐐🦍🐅🐖🐬🦔🦇🦒🦘🦙🐄🦓🦭🐆🦡 If you’ve never competed in March Mammal Madness, take this as your sign to join! Just know that I’m finally going to win this year. 🏆 #2025MMM

This account is meant to be a professional account rather than a personal one. So, professionally speaking, does anyone in Atlanta want to adopt this adorable kitten I caught and had spayed? 🙃 Her breed is purr-machine-lovebug. (Professional opinion, of course.) #adopt #kitten #cat #Atlanta

I think we were watching the wrong eagles. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Trapped this stray cat today so I can get it spayed/neutered! I need name recommendations! I wrote down “TBD” for the last cat I had neutered and now he’s my foster cat…and I still call him TBD. 😆 So not only is the name TBD taken, but I clearly need my naming privileges revoked. Help!!!

we coulda been fat singing sea creatures, munching on kelp, but noooo, some Devonian Tetrapod had to go on an adventure

My favorite boy! Shhh…Don’t tell Kanzi.

When you're a scientist who loves Wicked, you teach students about defying gravity! 💗💚 We made self-watering planters that use capillary action, learned about friction while making DIY hoverboards, and watched carbon dioxide bubbles lift popcorn kernels! #SciComm #3DGirlsInc #ScienceATL

Monday’s NYT crossword 51-across answer is just salt in the academic wound.

This jar is one of my favorite possessions. It has a bead for every student I’ve taught. Today, I added mini brains for my Abnormal Behavior class. 🧠 Spring 2025 Abnormal Behavior 🐥 Fall 2024 Developmetal Psych 🦏 Spring 2024 Animal Behavior 🅰️ Fall 2023 Developmental Psych @phdvoice.bsky.social

A four-year-old told me that he “liked that my eyebrows don’t match.” This is not the harsh feedback I expected to encounter in grad school.

Our next match is happening in a few hours! Get matched with a scientist for a Q&A with your classroom at www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html Tell your colleagues! Our program is free and we have LOTS of scientist volunteers this semester 🧪 #EduSky #ScienceEducation #SciTeach #ITeachScience

Hey, you— Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Relax your hands. Take a deep breath. This is a marathon, not a sprint. And you’re not alone.

dear friends: gentle reminder that things are moving quickly and just because you haven’t seen something reported on yet doesn’t mean it’s the result of suppression or that an outlet “doesn’t care” about the issues. reporting — especially good, thorough reporting — takes time.

Really cool research by Brett Lewis et al., write-up by @bittelmethis.bsky.social, and visuals too: Mushroom corals can walk (s l o w l y) and they migrate for interesting reasons! 🧪🌿 🌊#ecology #marineecology

How much do people around the world trust scientists? "Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Alas, the Venn diagram of “bad time to be a person who cares about things” and “most important time to be a person who cares about things” is a circle.

Second request: If you are a professional scientist or science communicator who is at least 18 years old and uses social media (including Bluesky) for professional purposes, please consider taking this survey. 🧪🌎 #SciComm Please help us to share it. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Here’s my cat tax and shameless plug for my foster cat, TBD! I thought he was a feral cat so I trapped, neutered, and released him. I put “TBD” as his name on his vet forms because I hadn’t even named him. Turns out he’s not feral, just weird. He lives inside now, but his name stuck!