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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Short break on the way to the conference auditorium at Hong Kong University

Photo of small but verdant garden in semi tropical area. A bronze statue of Sun Yat Sen is visible, near the pond

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Someone got tired by the time they were supposed to be drawing a face.

Qing dynasty vase, close up. The horse, rider's clothes, and landscape are detailed. The rider's face looks like a disgruntled dumpling.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Someone likes me airing out the house

Photo of open French doors to a porch. A dog's nose can just be seen, as he lies on the threshold

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your emails this Friday afternoon can't hurt me. I've gone into the woods to pick berries

Photo of spice berry bush with red berries

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

People who travel far for field research (archaeologists, biologists, any of y'all): what do you make sure you bring with you from home? For me, medication, obvs, but I bring my Aeropress so I can have coffee how I like it

Photo of laptop and small cup of coffee on top of handwritten notes on balcony

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I tell people I'm his emotional support human, when I have to bring him to the office

Photo of brown, grey, and black dog resting against a human on the couch. The dog looks at the camera, seemingly with trepidation.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How's this semester going, you ask?

J.B. Pritzker (a white guy with brown hair) wearing a checkered shirt and drinking alcohol straight from the bottle. The alcohol is Malort, infamous for it's terrible taste.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Not what *any* of us sing. Ba-ya-ya, baybe:

Lyrics of Seal's "Kiss from a Rose", with the lines 'Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey" and "A light hits the gloom on the grey"

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hardest to-do at the end of the list

Handwritten to-do list, with the last entry reading "clean up your code, you goblin"

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Someone is sleeping that deep sleep of finally being back in their own house, and alone

Grey, brown, and black dog deeply asleep on his grey couch

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Nice day foraging for chanterelles

Dog sitting in Forest with orange mushrooms in front of it.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Harvey Pratt created one of the most moving memorials on the National Mall, the National Native American Veterans Memorial. A citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and Dakota, he was also a premier forensic artist, sculpting reconstructions of faces. He died last year, RIP.

photograph of pond with metallic circular memorial in afternoon light, surrounded by green trees.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A drag queen pointed out wearing a harness for pride was a good choice.

Happy dog in a pride bandana with people with large rainbow flags behind him

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I love this acknowledgements section from a bachelor's thesis on birding.

I don’t know what my favorite bird is, but I do know what my favorite thesis I’ve
written about birds is. Putting this all on paper has been a truly wonderful and
horrifying experience, but one I would gladly repeat.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This had me worried about publishing costs, but then I saw this: Way to go, Antiquity!

Screenshot of Antiquity website which reads "We have an OA option for every author: The costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution(opens in a new tab), payment of APCs for those with third-party funding, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA."

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I love an indie skincare company but ????

email where the subject header says 'i made AI pick your next scrub...lol'

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Someone crawled under my desk to find that good sun patch

Photo of old grey and brown dog with big alert ears

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Dr Scott Hamilton-Brehm opening up #SalukiCon by talking about "alien" life on Earth

Photo of white man with hat on stage pointing to screen with volcano snail

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Morning yoga challenge: working around the dog

Brown and grey dog lying on dark blue yoga mat

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I'm such a sucker for lil milestones- a co-authored work of mine is among the American Journal of Biological Anthropology's top 10 most-cited papers published by the journal in 2024 #TopCitedArticle

Certificate stating my co-authored work 'Ethics and applications of isotope analysis in archaeology' was one of the top cited articles in American Journal of Anthropology between Jan 1 2024 and Dec 31 2024.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A student society dedicated to training service dogs, the Saluki Service Dawgs, is socializing puppies right now on campus

photo of sleepy black lab puppy in a student's arms

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"Remember when we used to be able to just throw our baby in the living room with a baby chimp [and conduct primatology research]? We used to be a real country" Herman Pontzer keynote is really accessible for thinking about energy #AABA2026

Black and white photo of chimp and human infant sitting next to each other

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The History of Early Christianity class by Dr Freeman produced some awesome UnEssay projects. Someone forged a small seal!

Forged metal amulet displaying image of Abraxis

Art of the cosmological structure of Early gnosticism

Photo of displays of unessays, including trifold poster and hung art

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Happy half priced chocolate day to those who celebrate

Photo of pantry with small pile of Valentine's themed candy

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I'd love to know instances where scientists chose certain color palettes to tell their data's story. For example, when I worked on a project in partnership with the DoD, I made use of a color palette reminiscent of the American flag.

Map of the US with bubble markers in dark red and blue. The blue is 'Old Glory Blue', and the red is slightly brighter than Old Glory Red to be more discernible with color blindness.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Thanks to my co-authors, several of whom I've yet to meet in real life (how neat is scientific work?), the reviewers for seeing my vision, the 374 corresponding authors from the original projects, and the editor, who let me keep over 50 pages of refs and this silly contributions

Author Contributions: Chris Stantis conceived of the project and its frankly ridiculous acronym...

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Hence why the project is ARDUOUS: Aligning Repositories/Databases by Utilizing Optimized Upload Strategies. We had a lil logo for our Slack channel that was appropriate

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Art from a Maya vase. Labeled 'Itzamná talks to a dog', nothing will convince me that's not a person dressed up as a dog. 🏺 Full photo of painting here research.mayavase.com/kerrmaya_hir...

painting from Mayan vase in ochre and black. A man on an elevated seat reaches out to pet an animal. This animal has a puffed tail, finned ears, eyebrows that convey annoyance, clawed hands, and human feet.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

My lili bro (kindly) invited me to a friends' party, the theme was 'dress fancy'. I was on the road to visit the family, with only sweaters and hiking gear packed. Well, my parents hadn't gotten rid of my wedding dress, I had *something* fancy to wear. His reaction was priceless.

Bearded white guy in a button up looks at something off camera in suprise and disbelief.

Me, in a wedding dress on some stairs in a house. An old dog looks on.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Just listened to Gorillaz' song Damascus, then listened again. I was struck by the speculative fantasy of their island, Plastic Beach, and the joyful welcome of Syrian refugees to the lands. Admittedly, Yasiin Bey makes pretty much any track better.

Song art for the Gorillaz song Damascus, featuring Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I heard Microsoft Word is starting to use LLM for its grammar/spelling check, which means common errors are taken as correct. In my manuscript, apparently the word 'data' isn't plural anymore.

screenshot of microsoft word, with the phrase 'data are reused' and the 'are' underlined.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Trauma napping because my partner left us to go to Sam's club

Old dog napping in sun spot in dining room

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This looks like an April fool's joke but nope, it's a cursed collab

Photo of Milk Bone treats that are 'Dunkin' vanila glaze flavor biscuits'

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

This New Hampshire stove manufacturer have a whole section dedicated to pets next to stoves. A super cute theme. www.woodstove.com

Two bringled mastiffs laying next to a stove in a living room.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This @nhm.org display was first opened in 1996 and you can tell

Photo of red, blue and yellow diagram of mountain creation

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I love the warm weather (esp paired with the cool nights right now), but this photo went across my timeline and I'm missing these wide cold expanses. Cedar Breaks, Utah

Photograph of snowy mesas and canyons. Red rock and cedars are visible with a crisp blue sky.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This almond looks like it's cosplaying as an acorn

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

"The new media and technologies by which we amplify and extend ourselves constitute huge collective surgery carried out on the social body with completedisregard for antiseptics." - Marshall McLuhan, 1964

Book cover of 'Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man' by Marshall McLuhan

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I need a poster-size version of this from @theonion.com . I'd call it my self-portrait.

portion of political cartoon where a disgruntled person in a lab coat holds a piece of paper saying 'Notice: Funding Revoked". The person is labelled 'Research Scientist Sickos'

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I was holding my dog's leash so I'm pretty pleased with zooming in this close.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I love trying to get in close with smol animals with my phone camera. It's a challenge and I wasn't super successful with this little guy but I love him anyway. I think it's a Wyoming pocket gopher(?) outside Laramie, WY

Photo of grassy field with small rodent poking out of its hole.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

This guy loves a good car ride (I stopped the car for the shot I promise)

Photo of rearview mirror with dog visible looking happily out

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

He's so photogenic in that golden hour lighting

Photo of dog in grass in afternoon light. He's sitting and looking very happy

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I've never had a dog who loves rolling so much

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

My friend let us try on her flower crowns.

Photo of old dog with orange-pink flower crown

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Cleaning decades of paint off these hinges, and found the Stanley Sweetheart logo. The Stanely company used this logo in 1919 after the death of an employee, William Hart.

photo of slightly tarished brass hinge. A heart with the initials "S.W." inside is visible.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Even weirder for this site to seemingly be about exploring California, though I see there a bunch of AI-generated articles about things to do, as well. This one might be my favorite, perusing.

Screenshot of article '6 Fun Things to Do in Indio California!' by Gavin Newton. The photo for the article is AI-generated of three people looking happy while hiking, all with the same face.

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Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Our lil graphical abstract sums it up nicely, including recommendations. * Chemical pretreatment is unnecessary for tooth enamel * Baking can be helpful in certain laboratory conditions * Acid reaction temp appears to have little-to-no impact on comparability

Graphical abstract. An animal jaw is sent to different labs, chemically pretreated or not, oven baked or not, and acid reaction temp is set to 30 or 50 C. Conclusions are: 1. Chemical pretreatment is unnecessary for tooth enamel
2. Baking can be helpful in certain laboratory conditions
3. Acid reaction temp appears to have little-to-no impact on comparability

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