Reposted by George SlimDrew Anderson @andersonevolve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A 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.nzLeveraging lessons in international conservation from Antarctica to build adaptive management plans for taonga species in Aotearoa | UCThis 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 ... 058
Reposted by George SlimKate Baker @ksbakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We 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-pc51175cam.ac.ukAssistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen GeneticsApplications 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... 03970
Reposted by George SlimMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yea, foolish mortals, Noah’s flood is not yet subsided; two thirds of the fair world it yet covers. 212228
Reposted by George SlimMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried 112028
Reposted by George SlimFiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s me talking about my heart attack www.nine.com.au/lifestyle/he...nine.com.au‘I would’ve died’: A Google search told Fiona she wasn’t having a heart attack - adding one word changed everythingFiona 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... 43312112
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Reassurance Patrols." Is 1984 still on the school curriculum? 001
Reposted by George SlimPleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I 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...abetterscientist.wordpress.comPostdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, FranceI 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… 173101
Reposted by George SlimJen Hay @jbhay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NZILBB postdoc position! Please distribute to anyone who might be interested. jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...jobs.canterbury.ac.nz Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha 039
Reposted by George SlimGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026She does it so well – worth watching 1188
Reposted by George Slim🏳️🌈 Loud Little Ladybug 💫🖤 @loudladybug.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I prefer all-natural decorations this time of year 👍🤣✌️ 2112
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Virgo: It won't be a "plague" of locusts, exactly, but still enough to destroy your lawn. 014226
Reposted by George SlimDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249652748
Reposted by George SlimDr. Seuss Bot @dr-seuss-bot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Then the Voom, it went voom! And oh boy! What a voom! 062
Reposted by George SlimMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For the height of this sort of deliciousness is to have nothing but the blanket between you and your snugness 39118
Reposted by George SlimNicola Gaston @nicgaston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Kind 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 311247
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I 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. 350
Reposted by George SlimMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026the skewer seems loosening out of the middle of the world 214947
Reposted by George SlimSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise. 160191213861
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Virgo: Love and prosperity are in the stars this week! A gazillion miles away. Pretty to look at, though. 017342
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026That awkward, and unhygienic, time of year when Oriental Bay is both a dog beach and a sunbathing beach. 001
Reposted by George Slimmindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The 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 491776431
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If 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. 101
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In 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...theconversation.comNZ’s new emergency management law sets the rules. Trust and connection are key to it workingDisasters don’t follow a script. Research shows adaptable relationships between emergency agencies are vital to an effective response. 000
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Virgo: Coax your secret nemesis into hang-gliding near an active volcano. 012835
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Juliet 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...aucklanduniversitypress.co.nzFront Row Seat: How Science Can (and Can’t) Shape Public Decision-MakingA scientist and three prime ministers – the inside story. 054
Reposted by George SlimMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Our sail was now set, and, with the still rising wind, we rushed along; the boat going with such madness through the water 19519
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Virgo: Time to indulge in some self care by lathering your skin in the rare ointments secreted by the hideous creatures in your basement. 113031
Reposted by George SlimAaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026DUNEDIN: 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. 03226
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Virgo: 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. 27417
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Virgo: Everything you touch turns to gold this week, Virgo! Play your cards right, unlike the foolish King Midas. Remember, though: No masturbation! 116740
Reposted by George SlimBen McNulty @ponekeben.bsky.social · 27/08/2026WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE YOU CROSS MOLESWORTH STREET 🚶♀️🚶♂️ 614561
Reposted by George SlimAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a work of genius, and quite possibly the greatest work of literature of the twentieth century. 20694
Reposted by George SlimWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 26/08/2026I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me. 937737
Reposted by George SlimJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 117313038382
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My 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. 000
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Virgo: 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. 015329
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 22/08/2026OK, 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. 000
Reposted by George SlimMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words. 568198023682
Reposted by George SlimNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 20/08/2026Are 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 046
Reposted by George SlimThe Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 17/08/2026A 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?theconversation.comNZ creates remarkably valuable tech firms. How can it keep more of the benefits? 033
Reposted by George SlimSorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Virgo: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't actually suck the poison from a snakebite. 111623
Reposted by George SlimBill Minarik @silicatefondue.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026McGill 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 […]fosstodon.orgOriginal post on fosstodon.org 01629
Reposted by George SlimGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New 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.nature.comEU relaxes rules for gene-edited crops - Nature BiotechnologyThe new laws break away from 20-year-old restrictive GMO directives to give an official nod to plants made with new genomic techniques. 072
Reposted by George SlimBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Are 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... 0146203
George Slim @bureauchem.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It'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. 010