Carly Anne York, PhD
@biologycarly.bsky.social
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Biology Professor🦑 Science Communicator🧬Author
Sorry I’ve been quiet but I have a new man in my life
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Happy first of the month that you realize fall semester is right around the corner and you should maybe think about making your syllabus
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YOU GUYS I GOT TO TALK TO HAWKEYE
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Carly Anne York: Taking “Silly Science” Seriously | Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Research often derided for being a waste of money has led to world-changing breakthroughs, ranging from GPS to Ozempic.
https://clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/carly-anne-york-taking-silly-science-seriously
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SiriusXM Progress
3 months ago
‼️On Today's
@msignorile.bsky.social
Show‼️
@owillis.bsky.social
of
@dailykos.com
Author Dr. Carly Anne York
@biologycarly.bsky.social
@julialurie.bsky.social
of
@motherjones.com
🔊Listen Here: SXM.App.Link/Progress 📞Join the Conversation: 866-997-4748
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BABY GOOSE ALERT
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪
3 months ago
I really enjoyed talking to
@biologycarly.bsky.social
about her book! Science fun facts are my love language and this book is chock full of them! 🧪
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ITS RELEASE DAY!!
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Check out the absolute badass initiatives that graduate students are taking to save science!
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Researchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to people
Faced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-war-on-science-research-scientists-cornell-rcna210341
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The reviewer at Science found my writing "too bubby" for his tastes, but if you're not someone opposed to fun, you should check out The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog! Out one week from today!
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In defense of silly science
A biologist pushes back against attacks on curiosity-driven research
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx8621
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Good morning from the farm!
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I’m so excited that @AppleBooks chose The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog as a June
#MustListen
! Check out the audiobook here:
apple.co/mustlistens
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Do you think other mammals think we're disabled because we can't move our ears?
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AHH I GOT THE ADVANCED COPIES OF MY BOOK! I CANT WAIT TO SHARE WITH YOU!!
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If this administration thinks diversity, equity, and inclusion have made U.S. citizens distrust science...just wait until they see what uniformity, inequity, and exclusion are going to do for trust in science
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Well I guess I only have one cat now. I can’t find the other one anywhere.
5 months ago
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Go Ronin!!
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Ronin the rat has found a record number of land mines
He's an African giant pouched rat who's been trained and works with the nonprofit organization APOPO.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/05/06/rats-landmines-ronin
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Oh come on, I'm sad! Tell me something fun.
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Things are pretty dark and sad. Can we share fun science facts for funsies? I'll start- Amazon River dolphins create urine fountains when they jump out of the water.
5 months ago
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I knew that our NSF grant for equity in STEM was on the chopping block but it still sucks to see the email saying it is terminated😔
5 months ago
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WHEN WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME PANGDOLINS WALK AROUND LIKE A LITTLE T. REX
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Someone should really study why printers suddenly break, emails stop working, and documents won't load for students this time of year.
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Bonobos aren't actually very peaceful it's just that the females gang up on any aggressive male and take him down to maintain a matriarchy. Just sayin.
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Hi friends! If you're interested in my upcoming book, Barnes and Noble is hosting their
#BNPreorder
sale from today to 4/25. Use code PREORDER25 for 25% off preorders. If you're a Premium member, enjoy an additional 10% off!
@barnesandnoble.com
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The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science|Hardcover
A brilliant new voice in science writing—"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)—shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to science   Why would anyon...
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-salmon-cannon-and-the-levitating-frog-carly-anne-york/1146385852?ean=9781541605213&st=AFF&2sid=Hachette%20Book%20Group_8040641_NA&sourceId=AFFHachette%20Book%20Group
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Sure I’ll come to your kid’s birthday party but I will be indoctrinating them
6 months ago
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So this semester kicked my ass but I got to visit with one of my favorite former students of all time and that made it better
6 months ago
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
6 months ago
New paper! Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should. This is the *first* paper in the peer reviewed scientific literature to explain how Bluesky works and how to use it for
#SciComm
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academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...
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Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should
ABSTRACT. Social media tools have revolutionized how people communicate with one another. A 2018 paper in Fisheries summarized the use of Twitter, Facebook
https://academic.oup.com/fisheries/advance-article/doi/10.1093/fshmag/vuaf025/8107657
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Hey that’s the first time someone has assumed I’m the administrative assistant in a minute. I still got it?
6 months ago
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Check out this baleen!!
6 months ago
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Good afternoon from me and this giant jar of alligator balls
6 months ago
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(Hey I'm so sorry but I have a book coming out in June and the publishers really want me to promote it on social media and I'd kinda like to write another book so I have to do it. Sorry.)
6 months ago
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Tariffs and dire wolves and stocks! Oh my!
6 months ago
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It's super scary to wait for reviews on an upcoming book. Thank you to Publisher's Weekly for the confidence boost!
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The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science by Carly Anne York
Pursuing knowledge for its own sake often paves the way for unexpected practical applications, according to this boisterous stud...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781541605213
7 months ago
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Soooo FYI transgender and transgenic are different words.
7 months ago
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It's always going to be Twitter and it's always going to be the Gulf of Mexico
7 months ago
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I got mad and wrote an article.
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The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation
In the ’50s, America declared science an “endless frontier.” We may be reaching the end of it.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-national-science-foundation
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Why would you call it an "incomplete digestive system" when you could call it a "mouth-butt"?
8 months ago
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Not me making an appointment for all the vaccines
8 months ago
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*chef's kiss* to the first person who called this a pigbutt
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Wanna see some donkey zoomies?
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Wanna see some donkey zoomies?
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Fellow science teachers- Please explain to your students the importance of government funding for research in this country. I didn't know how science was funded until grad school but our next generation of researchers need to know what is at risk. It will have HUGE implications for their future.
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Fellow science teachers- Please explain to your students the importance of government funding for research in this country. I didn't know how science was funded until grad school but our next generation of researchers need to know what is at risk. It will have HUGE implications for their future.
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Our local human society is doing a Valentine's Day special where they will name a stray tomcat after your ex before neutering them for a $20 donation. Honestly brilliant.
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Who says you can’t drink at the office
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Remember when you were a kid and you learned about Nazi Germany and you were like OMG HOW COULD THAT EVER HAPPEN?? Me too.
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Crouton & Friends 🐮
8 months ago
I’ve redrafted the fundraiser, it is now a Diane Memorial Fund. Please consider a donation in D’s honor.
gofund.me/86a7a0af
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Donate to Remembering Diane Annual Valentine Fundraiser, organized by Beth Hyman
As many of you know Diane passed away suddenly last week from a ruptured aneu… Beth Hyman needs your support for Remembering Diane Annual Valentine Fundraiser
https://gofund.me/86a7a0af
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Scientific breakthroughs we might not have had without NSF funding: The Internet Smartphones DNA analysis MRIs Doppler radar Bar codes And this is just the tiniest tip of the iceburg.
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I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going
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