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Leanne Wiberg

@craterlady.bsky.social
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Geologist partial to impact craters & volcanoes; Latest work - w/ NatGeo Docs; Board Mbr for D C Science Writers Assoc; Park Ranger/Naturalist; adviser "Peculiar Book Club". Musical Saw Player. Details at: www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-wiberg-7…

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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"One of you lovely #BookSky humans told me to actually put my books in the thread—and that’s a good point. Most are here: brandyschillace.com/our-books/ And the new forensic one is here (it’s me reading it): www.amazon.com/hz/audible/p... "
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Our Books | Brandy Schillace
Published and forthcoming Books
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.' - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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Buitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A British farm has unveiled a giant pumpkin mosaic of Sir David Attenborough to celebrate the naturalist's 100th birthday. The mosaic broke the farm's own record for the world's largest squash mosaic. The record was confirmed by Guinness World Records at the unveiling of the artwork on Tuesday.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This Sat, Sept 26: Meet the Stellar Sisters @ the Dark Sky tables @ GMU Space Day in Fairfax—Briah Davis, Christine Tyler Wenks, and me, planetary geologist Leanne Wiberg. Explore space rocks, impact craters, Apollo 11 astronaut training samples & more! #meteorite science.gmu.edu/academics/de...
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Hey space fans in/around Virginia - check out George Mason University's Space Day in a couple week! Looks like it will be a fun time. science.gmu.edu/academics/de...
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes you read a review of your book and it feels as if the reviewer reached into your brain and your soul and read exactly what you meant to say.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026
An incredible image, and overall winner of this year's Australian Geographic Nature Photography award. Using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone), Matt Deakin captured an extremely rare moment - seeing a critically endangered Sawfish in the wild and passing by a Turtle, off the Pilbara coast in WA.
Aerial image of a Sawfish as it swims below and past a turtle
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Here’s my next read which is perfect for @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social to consider for our book club.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
What cracked me up today: a single sentence, which I recopy incompletely here > " One gets the sense she would have . . . ". oddlet.com/lovable-weir...
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Sei Shōnagon: The Woman Who Ranked Everything Around the Year 1000
Around 994 a woman ranked silver tweezers alongside the impossibility of lasting love, filed pear blossoms under "most vulgar," and liked everything that cries in the night — except babies. Sei Shōnag...
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The Geological Society of America (GSA) @geosociety.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
What turns molten lava into strands of volcanic glass so fine they resemble human hair? 🌋 New #Geology research takes a fresh look at the formation of lauoho o Pele, or Pele’s hair—delicate threads of volcanic glass commonly associated with Hawaiian basaltic eruptions: geosociety.co/Gillies_et_al
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 17/08/2026
We all have a role to play in protecting science & democracy. Join us for our next Science Rising National Call, where we're celebrating the stories of what pushing back against anti-science & authoritarian actions can look like! Register here: act.ucs.org/4zuh3zl
Event poster for Science Rising National Call on Sept 2, featuring portraits of five science advocates against anti-science actions.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Once a year for about 10 minutes, the Sun drops to the exact angle in Yosemite where its light hits the waterfall head on. For a few minutes it looks like molten lava pouring off the cliff 😎
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So much forethought went into staging this to get "all things" aligned. How, where, when . . . all planned in advance. Thanks for posting this. You can't help but be amazed.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This might be necessary. Interesting concept.
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ An asteroid crater in Arizona. Dramatic enough you might think, but look how close it came to hitting the Visitor Centre 😱
Aerial view of an enormous asteroid crater in Arizona, with rough yellow circle around the visitor centre at the edge of the crater
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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My last book, Bite never did make it to a paperback version, but Amazon now has the beautiful hardcover for $12.69. 🧪📚😁🦷🪥🐴🐍🦖🐅🐘🦇
Hardcover version of my last book Bite is now only $12.69
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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 07/08/2026
Once they figure out how it was done someone’s winning a Nobel in physics.
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 31/07/2026
Just published: "Have you got the ACHE? Join us Aug 13th for THE HEADACHE!". Check it out and subscribe to get everything I'm making. peculiarbookclub.kit.com/posts/have-y...
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Have you got the ACHE? Join us Aug 13th for THE HEADACHE!
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NPR @npr.org · 31/07/2026
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the move: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one. n.pr/4c7L91d
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Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How absurd and how wrong . . .
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I love the "Monsters probably" map notation. @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social would appreciate that. Image credit: Gemma Correll at www.gemmacorrell.com
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How absurd can the world get? Go to the link and type your name (or type any random keys) and see what happens. It's oddly satisfying to smash your angst about wildfire smoke, national politics, and more. screen.toys/roadtrip/
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 16/07/2026
Amazing Newspaper Ad Highlighting Period Poverty. Millions of girls in South Africa are forced to use newspapers in place of sanitary pads, so a non-profit ran a newspaper ad that looked like period blood stains seeping through the pages of the paper. [kottke.org]
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Amazing Newspaper Ad Highlighting Period Poverty
To draw attention to the millions of girls who cannot afford period products, the MENstruation Foundation ran a unique advertisement in three major South African newspapers. Readers of The Star, The Mercury and Cape T
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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Got this shirt for Dad's Day
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Bill Schutt, Author @billschuttauthor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Psyched to have just hit 60K words (180 pages) on my upcoming nonfiction book, "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes." Admittedly, I've chosen to explore some seriously challenging (and at times gruesome) topics, but things are coming together quite well. 🦕🧪📚🩺🦶👣👠🦇🦅🐘🐈‍⬛
Foot binding was practiced in China for nearly a thousand years. It's one of many fascinating topics I've been researching for my upcoming nonfiction book "Feet First".
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Good morning. Today is the LAST DAY to comment on the proposed OMB rule that will, honestly, destroy science in the US. And it will do FAR MORE THAN THAT. www.theverge.com/science/9576...
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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 12/07/2026
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that threatens to reshape how scientific research is funded and conducted in the U.S. We encourage our community to speak up and add a comment by 13 July. The deadline is almost here: spklr.io/63326EP34r
Graphic showing AGU logo: Advancing Earth and Space Sciences
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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Not now, Fungus That Has Been Quietly Feasting on Radiation
Inside Chernobyl, a fungus has been quietly feasting on radiation.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Theo Bosboom Takes a Bug’s-Eye View in His Perspective-Shifting ‘Flowerscapes’ www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/theo...
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Theo Bosboom Takes a Bug's-Eye View in His Perspective-Shifting 'Flowerscapes'
Bosboom explores local forests, dunes, public parks, roadside verges, and virtually any place that flowers grow.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Director of ‘Sharknado’ Will Next Bring Sharks to an Even Funnier Place gizmodo.com/the-director...
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The Director of 'Sharknado' Will Next Bring Sharks to an Even Funnier Place
His new film is called 'Water Park Shark,' and, yes, it's about sharks in a water park.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Ken Burns Talks About The Impactful Way To Celebrate America At 250, And Why Polarizing Times Have To Be Put In Perspective deadline.com/2026/07/ken-...
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Ken Burns Talks The Impactful Way To Celebrate America 250 -- Q&A
'The American Revolution's Ken Burns says today's political polarization has to be put in perspective as the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday.
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Lucy Jane Santos @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
One of my favourite areas of research (and one I don’t get to write about enough!!) is how cocktail names and ingredients are used to tell stories.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the livestream with @morbidlycuriousbc.bsky.social! If you'd like to preorder SLEUTH-HOUND with the specially designed bookplate by @tealcartoons.bsky.social, visit the website, click "Club Message Board," and then click Fred & Junes's! morbidlycuriousbookclub.com
A photo of the cover of SLEUTH-HOUND alongside a special bookplate featuring an illustration of Joe Bell that reads: UNMASKED: THE REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Oh hey I'm on @radiolab.bsky.social ! radiolab.org/podcast/this...
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This American Roach
How to (maybe) get over your fear of roaches (again, maybe).
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It's a plus that it seems to be nice weather.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The timing was just right.
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Laura Hollister @xenolith.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New goal unlocked.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Free stuff in my head Wallet says "I'm still alive!" History enjoyed!
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Peculiar Book Club @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Psst VIPs - make sure you check your emails for your special VIP only content coming this week! Not a VIP? Link to join in our bio, but you can always join us for our FREE SHOWs! Next one later this month with Eliot and Custodians of Wonder! May 28, 7 pm ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9w...
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Join us for CUSTODIANS OF WONDER!
YouTube video by Brandy Schillace
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New article by me for @skyandtelescope.bsky.social : How Ganymede got its core (a lot later than previously assumed) skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
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How Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede Melted Its Core
A new model explains how Ganymede got its molten core — which in turn has given Jupiter's largest moon its magnetic field.
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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 05/05/2026
Similes are all around us. But, if you haven’t considered this figure of speech since grade school this visual essay is for you: pudding.cool/2026/05/simi...
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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Do you have kids in your life? Teach them about the eruption of Mt. St. Helens AND help them to get their wiggles out with VOLCANO YOGA! 🌋🧘 youtu.be/qEmOyFsYQsI?...
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Volcano Yoga
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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today's #history article pick from Damn History, a free newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @ellerygillian.bsky.social & @urbanhistorya.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe themetropole.blog/2026/05/12/r...
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Reinventing the Wheel: The Ferris Wheel as Symbol of Urban Prosperity
This is the third entry in our May series, Cities at Play. By Dr. Ellery Weil In 2005, the London skyline faced a threat to one of its iconic features, in the form of an eviction notice. The target…
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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Astronomers have waited years for Rubin to come online. Now a trickle of data has begun to flow down before the floodgates open, with discoveries already being made. “It almost doesn’t feel real” Story by me in @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks...
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Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Failed Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors | Quanta Magazine
Astronomers are preparing for a new era of big-data astronomy, and results are already starting to arrive.
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@laminda.bsky.social - Katie Mack is one of our author alumni at @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social. The BoozyBookLovers book club bares it all by hitting the send button without editing. 😏
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Leanne Wiberg @craterlady.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com -- I know YOU are real, but apparently the BoozyBookLovers, a book club supposedly in Washington DC, hit the send button too early.
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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Man, talk about a bad day, bad year, bad century,….
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 16/05/2026
It’s not April anymore. But I’m still #autistic. Buy my books?
It’s a light blue poster that says April is autism awareness month, with the infinity symbol in rainbow colored butterflies. It also features the two covers of my mystery series, the framed women of Ardmore House, and the dead come to stay, with an amateur sleuth that is Jo Jones, who also happens to be autistic. The novels are set in North Yorkshire. Above it all is a sentence that reads it’s not April but I’m still autistic so…
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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
What would I do if I were a T. rex? You'll find out this October.
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Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Enjoyed learning about fossil bumholes this week with Rob and Suzie. Officially my favourite science podcast* (*Technically the only science podcast I listen to).
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