SciCommic
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Science communication tramp. I’ve been an informal science educator and vaccine advocate long enough to know that anti-science is not partisan. People show us who they are by who they choose to represent them.
First time doing our “Pale Blue Dot” demo about #exoplanets and #astrobiology, I began to choke up as I paraphrased Sagan. Still miss him. He made such a huge impact on #scicomm, on public engagement of #science, and on the course of my life.
Sometimes you have to be at the right place in your life for a book to make a true connection. This sat on a shelf for 20 years, in 5 houses, on 2 coasts before I finally cracked it open. I honestly don’t think I would have understood it as well if I had read it before I was 50. #booksky
Finally got around to locating “the bat cave” at Cranberry Lake in #Anacortes. And while Millie didn’t seem to be reacting to anything inside, considering the possibly of rabid raccoons, and maybe even a coyote, we stayed out.
The sanctimonious twats telling others “read a book”, as though all books hold an equal and beneficial value, are as stupid as the people they’re trying to criticize. Lotta books out there pushing pseudoscience, antiscience, contrived versions of history, mythology as fact… #booksky
The respite provided by even a brief walk on a wooded trail by a small lake. Even moreso with an inquisitive doggo. #LifeIsBetterWithADog
#BookSky Clifford, then Encyclopedia Brown, then Doc Savage: These book fairs were the suppliers of my addiction.
Was looking for a book to fill the void after having binged 2 NK Jemison trilogies. Then Golem & Jinni was recommended. It definitely did the trick. My wife likes scifi, but isn’t much of a fantasy fan; until now. She’s devouring this book, while I’m doing the same with the sequel. #Booksky
There was this one time at Biotech Camp, we grafted the allele from an owl into the genome of a female goat. It was a real hootenanny. #science
I have very little confidence that our elections will be free and fair. Even if the results are reported accurately, Trump and Republicans in Congress will likely impede any Democrats from assuming office. I also don’t trust our military or law enforcement. But I’m still going to vote.
www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n... This happened just across the road from our little aquarium. Love seeing the reactions when I share the story with visitors. #octopus #PNW
Washington girl helps save octopus that washed up on beach
A girl in Washington state helped rescue a giant pacific octopus after it became stranded on the beach last week.
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#Vaccines, #ClimateChange, GMO foods, evolution, Flat Earth, alternative “medicine”: Been dealin with #science deniers a while; long before Trump, long before Covid. #Antiscience is not constrained by political affinity. Many are educated, but still jump on the bandwagon for ego and for fashion.
Out of the 6 of her books that I read back-to-back, last summer, this was the passage that really struck me. All too relevant, even a few months ago. #Booksky #BlueskyBooks
I want my epitaph to read: “If I wasn’t a shining example, at least let me have served as a cautionary tale.”
Smiling even when a good part of your life is sucking. Spiny Lumpsucker showing off his common nomenclature by attaching to the glass. Like the base of sea anemones, lumpsuckers have a spot on their tummies that they can “mold” around a surface to achieve the adhesive. #MarineLife #science #PNW
Off to hang out with marine invertebrates that show more spine, and morals, than any Republican. When I tell visitors how the “eyes” of a seastar can only tell the difference between light and dark, gonna add how they still see what’s going on around them better than the Republican Speaker.
Millie is hoping we can make the most of these coming weeks, as daylight hours decrease while muddy trails with slick rocks become more frequent. #DogsOfBluesky #GoldenRetriever
