We call this... confirmation bias. If you get it, you get it. From a collection of illustrations on Unconscious Biases.

Classic piece of work for @erinmdillon.bsky.social A good research poster can last several years and still be effective.

Things are afoot, at the Gatun Formation.

In a vague attempt to lighten mood (and possibly even with educational benefit), I have added a couple more cartoons about the tools of cognitive neuroscience (with brief explanations): www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.h.... Thanks to @iancooketapia.bsky.social for prettifying.

Hey, sciency people. We want to do an experiment in prebunking. But we need you for it. An audio clip of your research, so we can turn it into a fun, newsy, animated thing to share online. Please get in touch if this interests you. More info coming soon.

What kind of magic will take place in this... eh... place? It involves... time travel. But only sometimes.

We're making something involving... fish. More soon.

Hello beautiful people. We launched a new YouTube channel for all of our animated science content. If you like cool science stories, animation, and comedy, you may like it. Here, have one of our first ever productions: youtube.com/shorts/7ezW1...

When Frogs Stop Worrying About Bats: The Effect of Urban Expansion

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Blast from the past! This was our very first infographic style comic. Where we found a fun local story and decided to share it as a comic.

"The mangrove tree, the cornerstone of the mangal ecosystem, bears its responsibility with poise and grace." Read our short article on mangrove rewilding on our website ↓ cookedillustrations.com/stories/mang...

🦈 Look at these cute megalodon teeth. Part of a project illustration examples of elasmobranch conservation and conservation paleo in action around the world. Take a look here: cookedillustrations.com/portfolio/co...

This has been one fun collaboration, @rhens.bsky.social! Tools of cognitive neuroscience. Check the link below ↓

Rik Henson@rhens.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In a vague attempt to lighten mood (and possibly even with educational benefit), I have added a couple more cartoons about the tools of cognitive neuroscience (with brief explanations): www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.h.... Thanks to @iancooketapia.bsky.social for prettifying.

Just wanted to share this very cool science-themed illustration by Matteo Farinella. matteofarinella.com/Illustration...

Humanist Calendar - Matteo Farinella

Original illustrations for a Humanist Calendar, celebrating the birthdays of some of the greatest scientists, inventors, thinkers and major achievements of human civilization. Created in collaboration...

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" Because women being legally equal to men doesn’t mean that women are culturally equal to men. Legal changes are not cultural changes." New article by Daniel Aaron Levy for our Systemic Sexism Series. Come and read it! Illustration by Feimo Zhu. cookedillustrations.com/blog/systemi...

Releasing our latest animated short helped put some thoughts into perspective. Expect some exciting and interesting changes coming soon for Cooked Illustrations.

The Yoghurt, it is alive! Our most recent animated short is based on these wonderful illustrations created by one of our team. Our goal was to play with the idea of horror, to subvert expectations and flip the script. Watch the short here: www.youtube.com/shorts/r0caz...

Putting it online! Our first animated educational production (that is not a meme). The yoghurt... it is alive! www.youtube.com/shorts/r0caz...

The yogurt is alive! #animation #sciencefacts #guthealth #shorts #comics #sciencecommunication

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How do scientists know what we are thinking? Cognitive neuroscience is the science of trying to understand how our brains enable our cognitive abilities. To answer this question and learn what the tools of the cognitive neuroscience trade are, read: cookedillustrations.com/blog/tools-o...

In an obscure corner of Kazakhstan, the remains of an ocean millions of years old have created probably the most surreal landscape on earth -- as captured by photographer Daniel Kordan mymodernmet.com/daniel-korda...

Using ChatGPT

edith@edithcharles.bsky.social · 12mo ago

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

The Mediterranean Sea is a collapsing ecosystem!

Are you a researcher in the South Wales area? Then you may love to attend our Science and Art networking events. Fieldnotes Stiwdio takes place the last Tuesday of the month in one of three locations. Link in Bio.

It seems pretty clear to me now: Keir Starmer would rather lose to Reform than to the Labour left, which is his real enemy. Any policy that might recover lost ground with voters has to be struck down, as it looks like a concession to the Labour left. And he and his team cannot contemplate that.

Progress Over Perfection: how wellbeing and mental health expertise can help us deal with the barriers that stop us from making progress. Join us this Tuesday 30th of September in #Trefforest 🎫= www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fieldnotes...

How does challenging the lack of creative training in contemporary education systems look like? Gaz Lawrence, #sciencecommunicator and artist, will share with us his new project all about astrophysics. Join us this Tuesday 30th of September in #Trefforest 🎫= www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fieldnotes...

Showing the viability of careers in the creative sector to people from Black and Ethnic Minority Backgrounds is crucial in building racial diversity in the sector. One such finding from a 2023 report by CCW on the state of the film and TV industry in Wales.

Take a look at the great work of our affiliate comic book artist, Scott Devantier. Energetic, whimsical, slightly dystopia-coded, all-interesting.

scott__devantier@superfreakowt.bsky.social · last yr.

Where’s the #cryptid fans on Bluesky then?? #mothman #indiecomic #comics

🎥 Animation teaser by @cookedillustrations.com! Our new study explores how bryozoans respond to ocean acidification and warming — showing changes in skeletons, microbiomes, and population decline. Sneak peek below — full animation coming soon! www.nature.com/articles/s42... #MedCalRes

🐠🦈 Just out: In this paper we ask "How has reef trophic structure changed since humans started removing predatory fishes from Caribbean coral reefs?". www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Illustrations @cookedillustrations.com

The power of artistic co-production to engage young people with the climate emergency. Tammie Esslemont from Nature Over Natter sharing her experience combining hope, community-building and art to create a better future. Join us for future #sciart talks at Fieldnotes Stiwdio.