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Casey Zakroff

@caseyzakroff.bsky.social
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Computational biologist, squid scientist, author of Science Comics: Whales + other things. Taskmaster: the Live Experience champion. Views mine own.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026
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United States of Science 2026
By Skype a Scientist
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Matthew @mapoochoo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it! 10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :) #history #archeology #arthistory #museums
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
In an alternate universe where taskmaster US wasn’t sold to Comedy Central, I like to think it could have been bought by Dropout and we’d have Sam Reich taskmaster with Paul Robalino as assistant. We would be eating so good.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Someone on instagram said "Patagonia suing Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement, when Patagonia is already named after a place, is like Alaska Airlines suing Alaska Thunderfuck or Montana spray paint suing Hannah Montana" and that is correct. www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
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Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia. She Just Fired Back for the First Time.
In an open letter and video, the climate activist and drag queen breaks her silence on the active federal trademark infringement suit with Patagonia, challenging the outdoor giant's core values.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Welcome to Shrimp City! Teach your friends about a variety of crustaceans with this helpful visual aid - and set the record straight... bugs is shrimp. Shrimp is not bugs These shirts are designed by @the666cat.bsky.social & printed in Philly! Get one at SquidFacts.net (pls RT!)
A cream colored shirt with a red and blue design featuring 9 crustaceans and a fly. A scuba diving Fly Says a”am I shrimp too?” A pistol shrimp wearing a cowboy hat says “bang bang” a mantis shrimp says KO, the title says a”shrimp city and friends” a hermit crab uses a skull
As a shell, a jumbo shrimp is labeled himbo shrimp, and a yeti crab is labeled “snack bacteria cafe”. The fly has an asterisk next to
Him and underneath the whole design it says *the latest research shows that bugs is actually shrimp”
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Was waiting patiently for the Danna view to drop - paleo is so often beyond my ken and knew Danna would be able to break more of it down for us.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I came to a cafe to do art and writing - for the first time in weeks. Brought all my sketchbooks and notebooks. Brought ZERO pencils, pens or other marking tools. *sigh*
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I know everyone wants there to be a Giant Cretaceous Octopus but after looking at methods and tables, I really don't think this is a reality.
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Maris Wicks @mariswicks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Happy Book Birthday to Puffins! It’s my new picture book with @gianferrari-m.bsky.social ! Request it from your local library or get your own copy from your favorite bookstore!
A drawing of an Atlantic puffin wearing a pink polka dot party hat, in front of a giant platter of shiny, silver fish. Stuck in the middle of the fish is a single pink striped birthday candle.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There are quite a few splash pages in Science Comics: Whales and Still Not Announced that I would love to buy from the artists as prints/posters.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A block of text that says "Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on trends in the field of science communication. 

For this survey we are defining science communication as work that is done: 

• by a technical subject area expert in some field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, 
• outside of classroom settings 
• aimed at the public 

If you are 18 years of age or older and work or recently worked in this field (full-time, part-time, or as a side project), please click the link below to complete a short survey. If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester@miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time."
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS. This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!) We're raising money to make it happen givebutter.com/KenzoMural
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H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
By Skype a Scientist
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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🎄 in the deep sea
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Highly recommend!
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Casual reminder…
A panel from Science Comics: Whales in which a pilot whale explains that “Life doesn’t really draw lines or make clear categories, and it is always changing. Life exists on a spectrum.”
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I had believed the survivors about Neil Gaiman already - but hadn’t listened to the podcasts. I read the full article… just utterly horrifying. Monster is almost too kind a word for him.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Academia: Your focus on communication and education is a distraction and won’t be valuable for your career. Industry: Your communication and education skills are SO valuable and really rare and we are so happy you have them.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Gotta enjoy a D&D session that entirely takes place within a giant turtle’s liver. Nearly killed two party members - did lose one NPC accompanying them.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So far the limited scope of Bluesky (especially in not having reposts) has been good for a sense of keeping to community - it also reduces the ability to doom scroll. I can’t help but feel this state is incredibly temporary until this place is popular enough and capitalism sets in though.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I have closed the bird app, which at this point I was only doomscrolling on anyway. I’ve been thinking about how I want to interact with/use social media these days…
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 21/06/2023
A small, male cuttlefish sneaks into a bar. He had a very convincing fake ID.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 20/06/2023
An octopus crawls into a bar. It was a hollow tube with an inner diameter wider than its beak.
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Casey Zakroff @caseyzakroff.bsky.social · 20/06/2023
A squid jets into a bar. This is the problem with swimming backwards.
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