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Prof Susie Maidment

@tweetisaurus.bsky.social

Dinosaur researcher at NHM London. Honorary Prof at Birmingham. Ed-in-Chief of TJSP. One half of the Fossil Files podcast. Medium pace swing bowler. You were thinking it; I just said it out loud. Views my own.

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Prof Susie Maidment@tweetisaurus.bsky.social · last wk.

This. So much this. So much of palaeo is "I downloaded a dataset and cranked a handle that seems to get high impact papers when cranked. I didn't have a question in mind, I just did it because I'm pretty sure Proc B will publish it"

Henry Gee 亨利·纪@endofthepier.bsky.social · last wk.

Getting data these days is too easy. So many experimental papers offer scads of data that the researchers then poke to see if anything interesting emerges, as if they (the data, not the researchers) are so many chicken entrails. Call me old fashioned, but give me a decent hypothesis, tested.

Liam Thorp@liamthorp.bsky.social · 2w ago

I meet people every week when out vox popping who are completely convinced that small boat crossings are rising exponentially. They aren’t - they are falling substantially. Journalists and politicians have a duty to get this message across. Some are mendacious, others just incompetent.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

Small boats to UK now down 45% year on year to mid-July. The BBC continues to (mistakenly) tend to hypothesise a weather effect. It is neither weather nor UK govt policy. It is a change in EU-wide flows.

Rachael Funnell@rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Big thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social for talking me through the real cost of dinosaur auctions. $50 mil is just the surface of what's lost when fossils wind up in people's living rooms @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/50-million-d...

$50 Million Dinosaur Sale Smashes Auction Record. Three Palaeontologists Told Us Why That’s Potentially Catastrophic For Science And Education

“Dinosaurs like Gus belong in museums,” said Prof Steve Brusatte to IFLScience.

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Prof Susie Maidment@tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is genuinely grotesque. Imagine the research this could fund. Imagine if the buyer chose to fund someone who is working on climate change mitigation instead. The world has problems, and we can solve them. But not if people spent $50m on a fuckin dinosaw www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tyrannosaurus Rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold

The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.

bbc.co.uk

Prof Susie Maidment@tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 3w ago

JOB CLAXON! Research assistant at Bham doing CT segmentation. You probably want this job. I want this job. Amazing fossils and the best team 👇👇👇👇👇

Richard Butler@richardjbutler.bsky.social · 3w ago

23 month research associate job now available with our team to work on Middle Jurassic mammals from Scotland. Requires strong experience with segmentation of CT data but does not require a PhD. Deadline for applications is 26th July. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

The Cosmic Shambles Network@cosmicshambles.com · 3w ago

The Patreon that won the two festival passes to Latitude hasn’t got back to us, so if you’re a Patreon double check your messages! Unfortunately if the winner doesn’t get back to us by 5pm tomorrow we will redraw for a new winner!

Dr Matt Dempsey@sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 4w ago

And now, the same task again... But really really small. Eyes and claws to be painted tomorrow!

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Dr Matt Dempsey@sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My model of this little guy has now been produced in life size by the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social crew. I visited the museum to help them paint it in preparation for a starring role in @profaliceroberts.bsky.social's & David Stevens' award winning show garden at the BBC Gardener's World Live expo.

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 4w ago

Historian of science Margaret Rossiter (b #OTD in 1944) coined the term #MatildaEffect (1993). Named after suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage, the Matilda Effect describes a systemic bias where women's scientific achievements are ignored, minimized, or directly attributed to their male colleagues. 1/3

A black-and-white photograph of the pathbreaking American historian of science, Margaret Walsh Rossiter (1944–2025), renowned for coining "the Matilda effect" and documenting the buried history of women in science. Seated in an indoor setting with a soft, blurred background, Rossiter is positioned from the waist up, facing forward with a warm, open smile. She has short, curly gray hair and wears dark, thick-rimmed glasses. She's wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt patterned entirely with small, dark polka dots. She holds a heavy, open book resting on her lap or desk, her left hand steadying the right-hand pages while her right hand rests on the left-hand pages, lightly gripping a pencil. The overall composition is intimate and studious, casting her as an approachable yet deeply focused scholar. The mood is intellectually vibrant and welcoming, reflecting a life dedicated to uncovering the truth.
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · 4w ago

In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge. A rare moment of clarity and hope

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Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 4w ago

Never before has a politician announced their intention to run for re-election on an explicitly pro-sleaze, anti-transparency ticket. Never before has a politician gloried in having enriched themselves by breaking the rules, and then demanded a mandate to continue doing so indefinitely

Nigel Farage’s 'Pro-Sleaze' By-Election Is A Sign Of Terminal Weakness

The Reform leader's desperate decision to call a back-me-or-sack-me by-election is a sign of a politician who knows he is finally being exposed for the man he really is, argues Adam Bienkov

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London & Southeast🔅@thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 4w ago

🥵 Expecting 35C even something a bit hotter tomorrow. Never in history of London meteorological history or indeed also true countrywide have we seen 35C (95F) in 3 consecutive months. Even non-consecutively it never happened... (1/2)

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Richard Butler@richardjbutler.bsky.social · 4w ago

We will have a 23 month research associate role opening to support our work on mammal fossils from the Isle of Skye. Open to candidates with substantial CT-segmentation experience with Masters or PhD qualifications. Advert should be out next week - will post soon but do get in touch if of interest.