Sadie Witkowski, PhD
@sadiewit.bsky.social
Constantly ranting about fandom (mostly Supernatural) & science (mostly 🧠) Scientist, storyteller, scuba diver, podcaster
We are a small show and our margins are razor thin. I was able to give my staff raises this year, but my goal is also to provide healthcare in the future. So if you like the show and can do so, please consider supporting! hyperfixepod.com/join
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I've spent the last few weeks attempting to figure out what the hell is going on in WV, where a tiny grove of American chestnut trees is facing off against an AI data center. it's a complex and fascinating situation: www.404media.co/west-virgini...
The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight
A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.
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New: court records show the DHS officials who tried to search the man who wiped his GrapheneOS phone lied. They pushed him about having child abuse images. Documents reveal that was a pretext; he wasn't suspected of this at all. He's a Stop Cop City activist www.404media.co/dhs-said-the...
DHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They Lied
Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.”
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Look, I’m not saying Heated Rivalry made me start working out, but it did inspire me to up my game 😘 I’m so in love with this video made by the incredible Casey Mendoza! #heatedrivalry #hudsonwilliams #shanehollander #fanedit #workoutmotivation
Are you ready to try something new and work in #SciComm? Apply now to be a part of the 2027 cohort of @aaas.org #MassMediaFellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English and Spanish language placements available. bit.ly/3KugH6D
Had the best time at #spnorl not just with con friends but also finally meeting my online personal trainer in the flesh! It was quite the adventure, introducing him to the world of supernatural conventions 😂
If you noticed this episode was a week late… no you didn’t! 😂 But I am thrilled that I got my husband on tape for all his hot takes post-DragonCon podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
S4, Episode 5: Post DragonCon Report with Daniel
Podcast Episode · In Defense of Fandom · September 16 · 39m
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Carry the Two is back! This season, we’re exploring mathematics & AI: how LLMs can impede and/or assist decision making pca.st/podcast/c5c2...
Carry the Two
Carry the Two pulls back the curtain to reveal the mathematical and statistical gears that turn the world. We’re the show for people who enjoy discovering hidden elements that impact our lives in the ...
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For the first time in more than two centuries, wild Przewalski’s horses have been born in Kazakhstan. The arrival of two male foals at the Altyn Dala State Nature Reserve proves success for ongoing reintroduction efforts to re-establish this endangered ecosystem engineer. Story by Shanna Hanbury.
Two wild Przewalski’s horse foals born in Kazakhstan after 200 years
Two Przewalski’s horse foals were born in a reintroduction center in the grasslands of central Kazakhstan in late August. They are reportedly the first wild horses born on Kazakh soil in more than…
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I loooooove live events like conventions but back to back weekends might have been a mistake… 😅🫠😪
sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.
Flexin’ on ma bois 😂 *explaining pose to J&M* J: what, you been working out? Me: yeah bro! Weight lifting and I got into roller derby! 🛼
"For more than a year, the National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer." www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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So yeah @fansplaining.bsky.social got our obligatory New York Times treatment: fansplaining.com/lessons-from...
Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
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If you missed my #SDCC panel this year, don’t worry! We recorded the whole thing so you can hear who won on: The Boys vs Supernatural! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
S4, Episode 2: SDCC Panel - Supernatural vs The Boys
Podcast Episode · In Defense of Fandom · July 29 · 49m
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The report “calls for the government to invest in young researchers, without noting that the administration fired scores of young scientists and terminated hundreds of grants to early career researchers.”
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 3mo agoOnce you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Coffee shop in the airport is out of ice so I got a massive cold brew with nothing to water it down. I’M VIBRATING. Anyways, let the #SDCC shenanigans begin!
I've been so busy prepping for SDCC that I forgot to mention - new season of In Defense of Fandom has launched! In this first episode, I interview the @dragoncon.org science track organizers about the labor and love that goes into each year's programming. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
Ken Paxton’s voter registration may violate Texas election law - The Texas Tribune
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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Today on the pod, everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
Your last cold might do more than you think
Everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
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Texas is about to authorize the spreading of potentially radiactive, PFAS-filled oilfield wastewater on Texas farmland, ranchland and riverland — and you'll have no way to know if it ended up on the food you’re eating or the dust blowing through your kid’s school. Here's how to tell them not to.
Keep Toxic Waste Off Texas Farmland – Future Heist
Comment by June 16. The government of Texas is about to authorize the spreading of treated oilfield wastewater on Texas farmland, ranchland, and near rivers. On
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Love this convo between @emmaruthless.bsky.social and @bootsriley.bsky.social about I Love Boosters, and also about combating nihilism, putting a strike on screen, and why a whole theater cheered for the phrase “dialectical materialism.” www.coyotemedia.org/boots-riley-...
Boots Riley Is Here to Recruit You
First, he’d like you to go see ‘I Love Boosters’ in theaters May 22. Then please consider joining the revolution.
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*knocks aggressively on wood* The fact that I haven’t gotten sick this year when everyone around me seems to be catching something either means: A) I am old & boring & don’t go out B) I have been rocking my workouts & staying healthy enough to not catch anything I know which answer I prefer 😅
I haven’t seen the new episode of #theboys yet, but finished my workout with my prediction for the episode (skullcrushers)
WE HAVE A LAUNCH DATE FOR (NEW) FANSPLAINING! And it is very soon: next Wednesday, April 29th. 🎉🎉🎉 We (@elizabethminkel.bsky.social, @lincodega.com, and @bookshop.bsky.social) are so excited to share everything we've been working on these past few months!!
