Reposted by Chris StantisJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 28/09/2026one cool thing about reading old records is when you glimpse a very human moment across centuries. these three sisters all got married within weeks of each other in 1818- not super weird, but unusual enough it caught my attention. i wondered if there was a reason. 1225
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Your emails this Friday afternoon can't hurt me. I've gone into the woods to pick berries 070
Reposted by Chris StantisColin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026After 167 years, this Salish woolly dog pelt has returned to B.C. thenarwhal.ca/salish-wooll... If you haven't heard of it, this dog pelt, and Salish wooly dogs in general, are fascinating. See: hakaimagazine.com/features/the... hakaimagazine.com/news/the-sto...hakaimagazine.comThe Story of the Indigenous Wool Dog Told Through Oral Histories and DNA | Hakai MagazineA biologist, an anthropologist, Indigenous weavers, and an epic collaboration to unveil the life of an ancient dog breed found only in the Pacific Northwest. 081
Reposted by Chris StantisEmily K.D. Smith @ekds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was holding off on announcing this until things were formalized, but my PhD dissertation has formally been accepted following a successful review by my committee. After a lot of blood, sweat, and tears - it's PhDone. 🔥 3151
Reposted by Chris StantisEmily K.D. Smith @ekds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Coffee and tea are big ones. Chocolate, even though it tends to melt a bit. Also I've learned to bring UCB rechargeable fans with me for hot fieldwork days. 211
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026oooh, usb rechargeable fans, that's a nice little comfort away from home! 110
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026oh just curious what people like to pack for their field research! Because I just can't stand Nescafe at this point, I bring my lil coffeemaker and a bag if I think I'll have a hard time sourcing beans. 110
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026People 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 4140
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's likely not the dinosaur's; living out West for a time I know they're aluminum. 020
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'd have marked off a few points on this essay, for sure 000
Reposted by Chris StantisJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026Apropos to discussions today, a piece I wrote in 2017 -- the "before times" here on Bluesky -- about how the Brain Eater comes for (some, not all) writers and other creatives, and what happens then. whatever.scalzi.com/2017/05/03/t...whatever.scalzi.comThe Brain EaterSo, let’s say, there’s this writer. (It doesn’t have to be a writer. It could be a musician, or painter, or actor, any aspirant in any creative or indeed competitive field, in whi… 927139
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My parents are on some sort of group tour, and I got a classic my-dad terse text: "First injury on the trip. Your mom taking a photo of a fellow travellor on a Sinclar dinosaur, and an arm was broken" 160
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"...the concept of “African literature” is fluid in nature, continually in motion and never reducible to stable or enclosed boundaries." Read more at: www.theelephant.info/analysis/202... The Elephant - African analysis, opinion and investigationtheelephant.infoKATE QIYU CHEN - Teaching African Literature in a Small American Town - The ElephantI dedicate this essay to all sincere and generous young scholars working across China and Africa. 011
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026IsoEcol, it's a good one but obviously not a ton of people in our field 010
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I tell people I'm his emotional support human, when I have to bring him to the office 1322
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm a month out from the conference, so I'm sending furtive lil notes to people I like- "will you be there?" so I know there's people I don't need to be nervous with. 140
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Guess you have to change your profile now, nice job! 000
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm so tired with this evening class, but my students are so good. It's a stacked class of undergraduates and graduates, and the discussions are great 😊 0101
Reposted by Chris StantisJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 08/09/2026“Americans are an amazingly brave people, who have accomplished so much,” Bunch said. “They’ve got to be brave enough to face their own history.” 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...nytimes.comSmithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Is ResigningIn the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart. 7478145
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Joyce's rhyming with...that makes sense, actually. 000
Reposted by Chris StantisKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Students who nod and smile during lecture when we try to make a point? Heroes 872464163
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026oh thanks, I pulled the wrong number! Still honestly suprised there weren't more votes thanks to the convenience of this year's judges packet. 000
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I hope the Hugo Awards continues to have a 'judge's packet' of review materis like they did this year- most of the novels, novelletes, novellas, short stories, etc, all in one place upon registration. I can see 2,492 ballots cast this year with this system, compared to 1,338 from last year. 140
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One of my students took her CV to the university career center. No one read her content, they just gave her an AI prompt for formatting.static.klipy.comMan with beard says Huh?Alt: Man with beard says Huh? 041
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I've decided. In honor of Dolly, I'm going to let Jolene take him. Just once. As a treat. 060
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I didn't pack mascara for campus today I'm unprepared for this newsstatic.klipy.comDolly Parton SingALT: Dolly Parton Sing 020
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What would it take to convince Seal to change the lyrics to 'kiss from a rose on the grave' in a re-master 120
Reposted by Chris StantisPᴜʀᴇ Dᴇᴀᴅ Gᴀᴍɪɴɢ @puredeadgaming.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it. 131171194576
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I was lowkey obsessed with this transformation as a concept, but in college I was dressed slovenly for classes so it had to be a whole change, and by the time I was employed I had no endurance/urge to Going Out™️. I remain in awe of the power of 1 Nice Top 010
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Oh, so you're the one all those 'Transform your look from day to night!' articles were for. Now I know. 100
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026all I've ever been able to figure out is your not-so-thinly veiled love of birds. At some point in a Kingfisher novel, there will be a bird infodump. And I'm here for it.static.klipy.comskrunklyALT: skrunkly 2640
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Am I hallucinating that the Rolex awards for oceanic sustainability research and philanthropy also involve being given a watch?static.klipy.comClose-Up Rolex Watch DisplayALT: Close-Up Rolex Watch Display 140
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026One more week until the votes for the Hugos need to be in! There's so many good nominations this year, across the board. 020
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I admittedly point a lot of people to this paper kieranhealy.org/files/papers...kieranhealy.org 110
Reposted by Chris Stantisalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026horse girls, historical reenactors, train guys, trauma nurses...i'm NOT saying you should collect neurodivergent friends on purpose btw. i'm saying you're a writer so your friends are already neurodivergent 1253172
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This paper from 2023 has some great graphs showing adoption of words like 'transformative', 'impactful', and my old friend 'nuanced' jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comHype in Abstracts of Publications of NIH-Funded Research, 1985-2020This cross-sectional study of medical journal article abstracts from studies funded by the National Institutes of Health examines trends in the use of hype adjectives to promote the importance of stud... 173
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The push for sexy results seems to lead to more hype words in science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com“When results become striking”: Promotional adjectives in STEM research articles (1995–2025)Promotional language has become increasingly prominent in academic discourse, yet diachronic evidence from STEM research writing remains limited, part… 150
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026We've been visiting family the last week and boy howdy this is also me 050
Chris Stantis @chrisstantis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Someone is sleeping that deep sleep of finally being back in their own house, and alone 150