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Dr. Kiki

@drkiki.bsky.social
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Longtime podcaster, science communicator, birdbrain expert, curious person trying to be kind & spread joy. This Week in Science podcast (TWIS.org) kirstensanford.com Signal: If you know me, find me there. Let's talk.

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Kieran 🦘🇨🇦 @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social · 3h
Proud to present my lifesize T. rex head, affectionately named Hannibal. I created this myself from start to finish- digital sculpture, resin 3D printing, painting, etc. Huge thanks to my friend @rj-palmer.com for instrumental crits and redlines during the sculpting process.
Life-size t rex head model from front 3/4 view. I am also in frameLife size t rex head model, from frontLife size t-rex model, from front and staring directly down the barrel of the camera
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tonight on #TWIS, I'm going to discuss a study that gave rats concussions and psilocybin in that order. Now I know, and so you have to, too, that there is a standardized procedure for concussing rodents existing near to the concept of picking up the field mice & bopping them on their heads.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes, you lie on the floor because your back hurts, and the cat sits on you and starts purring, and then you are stuck on the floor.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧪 #scicomm
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Knowing how misinformation gets started can help you combat it. Don't let our Democracy down.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...
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The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever
Voting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
AhMahGehrd! Fall is here! I made puff pastry pear tart with apple pie ice cream for dessert tonight, and this is the way I want my kitchen to smell for the next three months.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I made a food thing! My son ate it AND HE LIKED IT! Stove-top roast 4 red bell peppers, steam, remove skin, stem, & seeds. Chop up into chunks and blend w/ immersion blender. While peppers steam, cook chopped red onion, add chopped carrots, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, chopped walnuts.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's 6:30. I need to make dinner. I have sooooooo many leeks and red bell peppers. But my son hates bell peppers (he thinks). What can I make?
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Above all else, be kind.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm sorry, I did not mean for all the fish to die, I needed to put my waste somewhere. I'm sorry, I did not mean for the seals and birds to die, it wasn't my fault about the fish. I'm sorry, I did not mean for the oceans to stop being a productive biome, I had nothing to do with it.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@twiscience.bsky.social published a new episode last night! Blair & I talked about a lot of Roman stuff and mosquito toilets, among other things. You can listen to the whole story AND show here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNzO... 🧪#scicomm #podcast
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Methane emissions have been mapped at higher & higher resolution every year. Share this info. It's important that people know who is messing with our future. 🧪
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Portland, OR! Are you watching???
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yes, we can.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm sure the science supports this.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This trend hurts us all.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A rewatch of Northern Exposure hits particularly hard right now. It's honestly timeless.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ok. This is wackadoodle & awesome.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
RFK Jr. has hired an Army doctor with a history of questioning the safety of Covid vaccines to investigate unsubstantiated claims that more than 2,500 U.S. service members died after receiving the shots. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
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Kennedy Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops (Gift Article)
In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What an optimistic feed I have today!
Two consecutive posts:
Aaron Rupar posting a video of a CEO waxing poetic to Trump about the brilliant strategy that is growing our economy like never before.
Chad Loder posting a screen grab of a CBS News story saying that 60% of US households find a "minimal quality of life" out of reach.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
They keep saying economy when what they mean is market.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ok. I am ready to be substantially overpaid to run your non-profit into the ground, as long as I get a retention bonus that is more than the employees make in a year.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is the way.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ruin the name of a book or movie by replacing a word with 'cloaca'.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Abyss better be the only answer
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
LUNAR ECLIPSE!!! Let's gooooooooooooooooo!!!
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Starting soon 8pm - Daniel Swain talks with @drkiki.bsky.social on @twiscience.bsky.social about El Niño
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Coming up at 8pm PT tonight! Do you have any questions about El Niño?
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm so excited to speak with @weatherwest.bsky.social on TWIS tonight. Do you have questions about El Niño you'd like answered? 🧪 #scicomm
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mind blowing conversation here 🤯
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm so excited to speak with @weatherwest.bsky.social on TWIS tonight. Do you have questions about El Niño you'd like answered? 🧪 #scicomm
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 21/01/2025
If you value my expertise on #propaganda and #disinformation, you should also check out my #Udemy course - it provides an essential introduction bsky.app/profile/emma...
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Who today has the strength of character that Dolly had her whole life? Who are we seeing standing up against the excesses, creating, and actually helping in this world?
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I can't stop crying.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Watching "Best Medicine", and I really wish I could get specially hired to live & work in a small, island town. Dude being cranky about his situation isn't a good look these days.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
😭
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Share. Share. Share. 🧪
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Derek asked what wine I was drinking tonight on TWIS... my @kristenbell.bsky.social sized glass was filled with Malat from Fürth wineries.
A bottle of Malat on a counter in front of a coffee drinking face sculpture.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Just out of curiosity, how many times do you thaw & refreeze your bag of peas before eating? Or, do you have one special bag you use as an ice pack?
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is truly the killing blow. The unseen knife that bleeds science out before it knows it is dead.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What could go wrong? Parents stop vaccinating their kids. Kindergarten just has kids taking more sick days, right? Teachers should be happy about the fact that they have a smaller classroom. No, of course, we're not talking about teacher sick days. Totally different subject.
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Minerva Zimmerman @grumpymartian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We have got to get back to good backup practices in addition to cloud storage.
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thread:
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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For comparison, Portland has taken millions of tax-payer dollars over the past several years that are earmarked for preschool costs, yet are sitting in a bank account not being used...
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