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George Slim

@bureauchem.bsky.social
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Consultant: former surrogate entrepreneur, former bureaucrat, former scientist. Policy person about town. All opinions are my own. Reposts not endorsements.

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Scott Hutchinson @dungeondaddy.org · 30/09/2026
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Drew Anderson @andersonevolve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A very talented former lab-mate of mine, Dr. Sarah Flanagan, is looking for a PhD student to work on adaptive management of some Antarctic penguins 🐧! Work would be out of the University of Canterbury and Sarah is one of the best people I know. Please spread the word.
canterbury.ac.nz
Leveraging lessons in international conservation from Antarctica to build adaptive management plans for taonga species in Aotearoa | UC
This project focuses on the conservation of two iconic penguin species, who live in two extremes: emperor penguins, the largest penguins who breed on the extreme cold, isolated ice in Antarctica; and ...
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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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Kate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have an open Assistant/Associate Professor position in Pathogen Biology at the Department of Genetics - come and join us! 🦠 🧫 🧬https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistantassociate-professor-in-pathogen-genetics-pc51175
cam.ac.uk
Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen Genetics
Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yea, foolish mortals, Noah’s flood is not yet subsided; two thirds of the fair world it yet covers.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here’s me talking about my heart attack www.nine.com.au/lifestyle/he...
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‘I would’ve died’: A Google search told Fiona she wasn’t having a heart attack - adding one word changed everything
Fiona Katauskas’ heart attack was nothing like the dramatic heart-clutching moments you see in the movies, so when she felt breathless, dizzy and sweaty while exercising at home on a Sunday morning la...
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Reassurance Patrols." Is 1984 still on the school curriculum?
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Postdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, France
I have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and…
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Jen Hay @jbhay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NZILBB postdoc position! Please distribute to anyone who might be interested. jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...
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Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
She does it so well – worth watching
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🏳️‍🌈 Loud Little Ladybug 💫🖤 @loudladybug.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I prefer all-natural decorations this time of year 👍🤣✌️
"Skip the plastic skeletons this Halloween.  They're bad for the planet.  Choose a locally sourced all natural skeleton instead " - picture of a skeleton and smiling jack-o-lantern to left holding up the sign with quote
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Virgo: It won't be a "plague" of locusts, exactly, but still enough to destroy your lawn.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Dr. Seuss Bot @dr-seuss-bot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Then the Voom, it went voom! And oh boy! What a voom!
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For the height of this sort of deliciousness is to have nothing but the blanket between you and your snugness
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Nicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kind of disappointed that Nicky Hager didn’t get as far as pinning the death of the Marsden Fund on the TPU in #DirtyWork — but here’s a reminder of my original observations on the topic. It fits the same pattern as the rest #nzpol
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I haven't read the book, and I suspect it wasn't mentioned, but the NZ branch of Incels International, the Tax Payers now Company, is responsible for driving the campaign that led to the end of the Marsden Fund by their grizzling about funding for the humanities.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Depluralize a film: Jaw
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the skewer seems loosening out of the middle of the world
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Virgo: Love and prosperity are in the stars this week! A gazillion miles away. Pretty to look at, though.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That awkward, and unhygienic, time of year when Oriental Bay is both a dog beach and a sunbathing beach.
Oriental Bay beach with both dogs and sunbathe on it
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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The difference between a catacomb and a basement is skulls. Catacomb without skulls? Thats a basement. Skulls in your basement? Thats a catacomb. Tired of having to keep saying this
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you get a new phone, set up your banking apps straight away. Don't accidentally leave it until you want to use your card on line. The bank will assume you are from Nigeria and turn off authentication. I mean, nice not to get scammed but I would have liked those tickets.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In emergencies, prior relationships between responders make the difference. All the emergency management organizations need to have building and maintaining relationships with each other as a core part of their work. theconversation.com/nzs-new-emer...
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NZ’s new emergency management law sets the rules. Trust and connection are key to it working
Disasters don’t follow a script. Research shows adaptable relationships between emergency agencies are vital to an effective response.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Virgo: Coax your secret nemesis into hang-gliding near an active volcano.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Juliet Gerrard's book on her time as Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor is out. Practical and approachable with a nice frame of how and where science advice works. (I get mentioned! - only time I've asked my boss if I can have a shower). aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/front-row-se...
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Front Row Seat: How Science Can (and Can’t) Shape Public Decision-Making
A scientist and three prime ministers – the inside story.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our sail was now set, and, with the still rising wind, we rushed along; the boat going with such madness through the water
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Virgo: Time to indulge in some self care by lathering your skin in the rare ointments secreted by the hideous creatures in your basement.
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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
DUNEDIN: A long shot, perhaps, but I've walked past this wee guy every day for a week or so. I know someone will be super sad to have been separated from it. HMU if it looks familiar.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Virgo: Lyle Lovett will send you a thank you card. You will have no idea why he's thanking you but the implication is he drugged you and while drugged you helped Lyle kill a dolphin.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Virgo: Everything you touch turns to gold this week, Virgo! Play your cards right, unlike the foolish King Midas. Remember, though: No masturbation!
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Ben McNulty @ponekeben.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE YOU CROSS MOLESWORTH STREET 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a work of genius, and quite possibly the greatest work of literature of the twentieth century.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 26/08/2026
I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So hard to tell satire from reality.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My favourite Dolly Parton-adjacent story is the enthusiasm of young marrying couples for 'I will always love you' as their song. People, have you listened to the words? Why not use D.I.V.O.R.C.E if you want a Dolly song? The sentiment is basically the same and it's much easier to dance to.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Virgo: Remember that part in Ace Ventura 2 where he's forcing his way out the back end of a fake rhinoceros? Imagine that but like, really sad.
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
OK, I'm done with them. Pretty sure that is a full Windsor on a cutaway collar. The schoolboy shoes were bad enough but that is unforgivable.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 20/08/2026
Are you a part of an early-stage university spinoff company founded on research in life sciences or physical sciences? The Spinoff Prize is now accepting applications for 2027. The winner gets a cash prize and visibility in Nature. Apply by 7 October: go.nature.com/3QH8KPb #AcademicSky
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 17/08/2026
A new stocktake of the tech ecosystem shows NZ has grown companies now valued at more than $133 billion. But is it as good at retaining them?
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NZ creates remarkably valuable tech firms. How can it keep more of the benefits?
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Virgo: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't actually suck the poison from a snakebite.
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Bill Minarik @silicatefondue.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
McGill Assistant Professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Oceanography & Earth Systems We seek candidates who will pursue research in physical oceanography with a strong modelling, observational and/or theoretical component. Review of applications begins 15 Oct. 2026. Questions addressed […]
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New EU gene-edited crop laws “The new laws break away from 20-year-old restrictive GMO directives to give an official nod to plants made with new genomic techniques.” It also clarifies the standing of established methods that were also modifying genetic material. #NZ should take this up too.
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EU relaxes rules for gene-edited crops - Nature Biotechnology
The new laws break away from 20-year-old restrictive GMO directives to give an official nod to plants made with new genomic techniques.
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's a pyramid scheme. PIs need fixed term staff to produce the publications to advance their careers and there are not enough jobs to go round for the fixed term to become PIs. Universities are happy because they get papers for their stats and not ongoing responsibility for staff.
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