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Douwe van Hinsbergen @vanhinsbergen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The PRELIFE project of the Origins Center Netherlands has 15 PhD projects! Are you a MSc graduate in Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Maths, Education? Want to reconstruct the conditions on Earth when life originated in the Hadean? Come join us! www.originscenter.nl/prelife/

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PRELIFE network - Origins Center

The origin of life remains one of the greatest mysteries in science. While many theories have been proposed, no single explanation has yet gained universal agreement. That’s where the PRELIFE consorti...

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Tim Lichtenberg @timlichtenberg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Within the context of the interdisciplinary PRELIFE consortium me and Wim van Westrenen are advertising a joint PhD position on the surface water levels and atmospheric composition of the earliest Earth: www.formingworlds.space/phdposition2.... Deadline: 10th June. Please share! 🌋🌏🧬

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Douwe van Hinsbergen @vanhinsbergen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Are you a geophycisist/petrologist with a taste for numerical modeling and transdisciplinary collaboration? Apply now, and until June 10, for our vacant PhD position on Hadean Paleogeography, in context of the Origins Center's PRELIFE project! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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PhD: Geodynamic Exploration of Emergence and Evolution of Hadean Paleogeography

Do you want to geodynamically model what Earth's surface may have looked like when life emerged? Join us in this PhD project!

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Sonja Geilert @xsteinlausx.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Ever wondered what the Hadean ocean looked like? 🌊🌊🌊 Come work with us on 🧪silicate weathering experiments🧪 simulating the geochemistry of the first ocean and be part of a large consortium investigating the origin of life #prelife. @ingeloes.bsky.social Apply here: www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

First group done! One more to go. #SciComm #Astrochemistry #ALMA #Weekendschool

$A screen showing a slide "Wat doen wij vandaag?" Below is paper plates with plastic atoms, worksheets showing spectral lines of different elements, diffraction glasses, and Orion Nebula worksheets and stickers.$

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

So I was more or less offline (playing Horizon Forbidden West) from December 25 til January 7, and I missed the end of the competition, but I'm happy to see that Io won!

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Then, I spent some time chopping my little transparent images out by phone-light. Hopefully, the students don't mind some weird ones!

A paper cutter with a transparency waiting to be chopped on it. 2 stacks of already cut images are in the bottom right.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

I did manage to get the transparancies to work, but I had to alter the images a little since there is no white ink....

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Fortunately, someone at the institute decided not to throw out old-school transparencies, and I'm Millennial enough to remember they exist... so I decided to street-fight the printer.

A fairly old looking box of transparency film

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

It's a good thing I checked my supplies because I'm really short on some of the stickers. I have an activity where we use stickers of the Orion Nebula created by @livwithoutlimit.bsky.social to show the importance of using different wavelength observations.

A worksheet showing a broad and closeup shot of the Orion Nebula surrounded by 5 stickers. The stickers show artistic representations of observations from submm, x-ray, near-, mid- , and far-infrared telescopes

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Tomorrow, I'm teaching a guest lesson for IMC Weekendschool students about light and telescopes. This is the third year in a row, and it's always a lot of fun, but I didn't have a chance to go check my supplies until today. The uni turns the lights off out of hours, which is great for energy 😅

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 28/11/2023

today's vibe:

a watercolor painting of a hamster pouring water into a coffeepot from a blue kettle, next to him on the table is a hand crank coffee grinder

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

One of my favorite possessions is a population science book from 1893 that talks about Vulcan, but raises doubts that it's real. There's also an entry about the aether (!!)

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Oh damn, I missed a whole week! Well the comment is still true, but voting is closed

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Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · 18/12/2024

1st semi-final of ✨ #planetaryScience image of 2024 ✨ Mars vs. Earth 🧪⚛️ In the thread below, vote by ❤️ing the image you want to see advance to the final. 🗳️ Voting ends on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 4 p.m. CET/10 a.m. EST/7 a.m. PST/midnight JST.

Bracket for the Bluesky Planetary Science Image of 2024" contest, featuring small icon close-ups of 16 images grouped into four quarter finals. The 1st & 2nd quarter-final has been decided. There is a dashed box highlighting the four images of the 4th quarter-final. The four semi-finalists have been chosen. There are finalist placeholders against a lunar surface backdrop.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Vote vote! Arguably, the first image was prettier, but I love OSIRIS-REx more than any comet 🤩😍

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Don't forget to vote before tomorrow! I'm super pleased that Io won the last round, but this one was a tough choice

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James Trayford @trayford.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Check out this article from STFC about our sonification of astronomical data, and beyond! including a new sonification at the end - perceive multi-scale information about galaxy formation in our cosmological simulations... 🧪🔭⚡🐡. medium.com/big-science-...

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The sound of silence: how sound brings space to life

The vacuum of space is famously silent, but what if you were able to use sound to help you visualise the Universe? What would a black hole…

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I hope the response is good because school doesn't work for so many students, and teenagers should have their burnout recognized too. I had my first burnout when I was 14, and no one around me was even aware enough to recognize it.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Maybe it's just that I'm looking for a silver lining, but I'm glad that about half say there's no difference

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Super cool study *and* it has all of the good open science practices built in 😍

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🗃 🧪 #medicine #law #anthropology and more - fully funded PhD places at Bristol University for Black UK students. Please share!

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Yes! I wonder how other people rank them. I have had some arguments with Titan fans about whose Saturnian is best 😆

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Hmmm, probably 6th after those 2, Europa, Titan, and Triton. Mimas almost beat Luna just because it looks like the Death Star 😅

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

New paper! 🧵 Exploring Neurodiversity: An Annotated Reading List 🧵 We annotate 9 themes for readers interested in neurodiversity, including the history of neurodiversity, embracing neurodivergent voices, and shifting perspectives on autism, ADHD, and more. Paper is here: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Alt-text message here:
- Image from https://geniuswithin.org/what-is-neurodiversity/

Top centre working left to right
1: Neurodivergence: dyscalculia – innovative thinking, verbal skills-Verbal skills overlaps with DCD / dyspraxia and Creativity overlaps with Dyslexia
2: Neurodivergence: Dyslexia visual thinking creativity and 3D mechanical skills/Creativity overlaps with dyscalculia-Authenticity overlaps with ADHD
3: Condition: ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Dysregulation Hyperactivity Development- Creativity, hyper-focus, Energy and passion/Authenticity overlaps with Dyslexia/hyper-focus overlaps with Tourette Syndrome
4: Neurodivergence: Tourette Syndrome-Observational skills cognitive control, creativity/hyper-focus overlaps with ADHD/Innovative thinking overlaps with acquired Neurodiversity
5: Neurodivergence: Acquired Neurodiversity
Adaptability empathy- Innovative thinking overlaps with Tourette Syndrome/Resilience overlaps with Mental Health
6: Neurodivergence: Mental Health
Depth of thinking, Expression-Resilience overlaps with Acquired Neurodiversity /Sensory Awareness overlaps with autism
7: Neurodivergence: Autism-Concentration, fine detail processing, memory/Sensory Awareness overlaps with Mental Health/ Honesty overlaps with DCD / dyspraxia
8: Neurodivergence: DCD dyspraxia -Verbal skills, empathy, intuition/Honesty overlaps with Autism/Verbal skills overlaps with Dyscalculia

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Gotta love Io, the second best moon in the solar system (after Enceladus)

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The best part was actually sitting and watching them alone. So much of my Star Wars experience in the last 10 (?) years has been tainted by online Fandom discourse and having to critique the media instead of just enjoying it. The memes have been on fire though 😆

Meme in 3 panels
Top: Anakin from Attack of the Clones saying "Oh yeah I'm a huge Star Wars fan...
Middle: Padme sitting across from him smiling politely while Anakin continues "...too bad Disney ruined it by making it woke."
Bottom: Padme smiling falsely with the caption *aggressively presses panic button*

Meme in 4 panels:
Top: Beru Lars in Revenge of the Sith smiling and saying "Who are you?"
Next: Obi-Wan talking to Beru saying "IDK LOL. Want a free baby?"
Next: Beru smiling again "Sure, why not?"
Bottom: Zoomed in on Obi-Wan saying "If you need me, I'll be in the mountains doing space hobo stuff"

4 fake book covers for the Silmarillion with the following joke titles:
Elves behaving badly,
What happens in exile, stays in exile,
Fëanor no,
Thus is why we can't have nice things

Meme in 3 panels, 2 top and 1 below:
Top left: Yoda from Return of the Jedi saying "Luke... when gone am I..."
Top right: Luke Skywalker listening to Yoda finish "... the last of the Jedi will you be"
Bottom: The heads of Ezra Bridger, Ahsoka Tano, Grogu, and Cal Kestis pasted on the "disappointed cricket fan" meme

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I recently spent some vacation time catching up on the new Star Wars series from this year. I'd been so tired and overloaded that I didn't have the energy until now. I watched all the films before my catch up with my kids drifting in and out (my 8yo son screaming "Hello There" as needed).

Meme:
Text:
"Friend: have you watched Star Wars?
Me:
Photo of C3PO
"Why yes it's my primary function"

Drawing of Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano looking like they're going to cause trouble. They are subtly attached to leashes that Obi-Wan Kenobi is holding in the background while chatting with Mace Windu

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I'm always wary about invoking Fandom in public spaces, but so far, I've only met my science peeps on here and wouldn't mind some fan stuff in my feed. #StarWars obsessed since 1994, #LotR / #Tolkien since 2001 I got my shrines but they could use a better setup I'm tired of critics, good vibes only

My Star Waes collection arranged on a bookshelf. Including Forces of Destiny dolls, many books (new and Legends) various action figures, cute boxes that Star Wars socks came in, collectors popcorn buckets, an R2D2 landline phone from the 90s, The Jedi Path, and The Book of Sith. Rey and Kylo Ren are somewhat overrepresented 😅

My Lord of the Rings shrine. Arranged on a small shelf are the collectors edition DVDs, bookmarks, a 3D puzzle of the Golden Hall of Meduseld, various action figures, and artistic cards.

My Tolkien book collection. My favorite parts of this are a US first edition Silmarillion that I got for 25 cents at a library used book sale, and the Hobbit graphic novel.

Me wearing a dress with the solar system printed on and holding a replica of the sword Narsil and a sparring lightsaber with a magenta blade and black hilt.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

One of the best parts of a #LotR marathon is screaming, "For Gondor!"

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Gotta say I still fondly remember detailing our cars at your place while listening to Ziggy Stardust. I still use Steppin Razor as a bass tester 💖

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

You’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science in the kids in your life. Mahnaz Dar and Carrie Wolfson join us to highlight some of the top kids' science books of 2024

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Science Friday's Picks: The Best Science Books for Kids 2024

You asked for science book recommendations for the kids in your life. Two bookworm experts respond—and share their own favorites.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We started analysis about 10 months ago, but as 2 busy academic moms and a teaching professor, we have had slow progress. We had a catch up meeting today and we're feeling the motivation to wrap up soon, so keep an eye out for our foray into social sciences!

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We did a survey of astronomer parents about their home and work conditions changed before, during, and after COVID-19 lockdowns. We managed to get 100 participants, but most importantly, we learned that the struggles our astronomoms have are nearly universal for surveyed moms (and some dads!)

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Alongside my astrochemistry research and collaborating with FORRT folx, I'm working on a paper with fellow #Astronomom Melinda Soares-Furtado (msoaresfurtado.com) and Associate Prof of Human Development and Family Studies Jessica DeGol (pure.psu.edu/en/persons/j...) ...

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Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado - Astrophysicist

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Hooray ammonite! But also, I got that book for my daughter years ago, and she still reads it (she's 12 now). There was also a chapter book follow-up, and she has that one too 😍

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Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training @forrt.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Our November newsletter is now out! Missed it? Catch it below. Here we document our project updates 💡, and upcoming events / meetings 📅 Read November newsletter here: mailchi.mp/forrt/forrt-... Subscribe to our newsletter here: forrt.org/newsletters/

Project Updates

Do you have 15 Minutes to spare?
Contribute to our project and be acknowledged as a contributor in an E-Book!

FORRT is working on a transdisciplinary project, aiming to gather insights from diverse disciplines and regions to map and critically evaluate feedback strategies across the research cycle. We hope that this will be particularly beneficial for marginalised and early-career researchers. One of the key outputs will be an e-book, and we need your help to ensure our survey translations are clear and accurate.

To make the survey as accessible as possible, we’ve enabled various translations. If you're fluent in a language other than English, we’re asking for approximately 15 minutes of your time to review the automated translation of the survey generated through Qualtrics and highlight any issues or unclear areas. In exchange for your support, we'll acknowledge your contribution in the e-book.

If you're interested, please get in touch with Roksana Sobolak (email: r.a.sobolak@greenwich.ac.uk) to learn more. Your help will make a big impact on the success of this project! Read more about the project here.

Paid opportunity: Join FORRT's Replication Database as a Data Curator!

We’re on a mission to build the world’s largest database of replication studies, to make replications more visible and support meta-science. With support from the Center for Open Science, FORRT is looking for a team of paid Data Curators to help grow and validate this essential resource. The work is flexible over the next 6 months — starting as soon as possible and all done remotely! It is a great opportunity for students who want to gain research experience - or anyone else who wants to contribute to this mission. So please share within your network.

The Role of a Data Curator
Enter and validate entries for our replication database. Conduct systematic searches to add new studies, expanding our collection. Document your work for transparency and high data quality.

Why Join Us?
Make a direct impact on research transparency and replication efforts. Work flexibly from anywhere, developing skills in coding, data validation, and systematic review. Be part of a dedicated community advancing Open Science!

Events and Meetings

Do you want to be listed as a contributor to an e-book and associated summary paper/ pre-print?

We're excited to announce the launch meeting for our transdisciplinary project exploring accessible feedback mechanisms across all stages of the research cycle. This initiative, driven by the principles of open scholarship, aims to create an e-book that maps and critically evaluates existing feedback strategies.

Meeting date: Thursday, 12th December
Time: 12:00pm midday UK time
Click here for the link to join the event.

Why Get Involved?
Contributors will have the opportunity to:
Gain recognition through a contributorship list.
Play a vital role in a project aimed at helping marginalised and early career researchers improve their research quality.
Be part of an initiative fostering cross-disciplinary sharing of ideas and practices.

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Yesssss! I would love to have a hex of my own and share meal prep and childcare and like moral support with other families

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

JWST is very good, but it's ALMA for me 🤩📡

Me at the ALMA telescope site pretending to hold one of the 12m dishes in my hand

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Found the book! It's 3rd in the series, but all her books are great, so they're worth reading Record of a Spaceborn Few www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...

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Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)

Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus …

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Have you read books by Becky Chambers? There is one about like the remnant of earth civilization giving in spaceships organized into little pods of community, and it sounds sooooo lovely

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Omg that is my actual dream.... like basically a community, but everyone understands that we don't have to do everything ourselves

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My first adventure in collaborative science outside astronomy 💖 Check out our annotated ND reading list ✨️

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Astrochemist Veronica (she/her) @astrochemist-v.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

And if you suggest Universal Basic Income as the solution, I assume they implode

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