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George Knott

@editorperipatetic.bsky.social
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Editor in Australia now with CSIRO Publishing. Book ideas welcome: Animals, marine and freshwater, natural environment, food and agriculture, soils, plants & fungi, science and society. Linktree: Books, contact, and links: linktr.ee/editoring

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Happy to see a first review for Peter Bernhardt's Unsung Heroes of Pollination www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/2026/05/more... Though as the reviewer notes, '...be prepared for some serious mind work!' @csiropublishing.bsky.social #pollination #bees #gardens
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More that the birds and the bees - Australian Garden History Society
The book is an exhortation as to why gardeners, and indeed all humans, might or should take an interest in pollination.
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Just out 'AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption' and already seen in the wild @csiropublishing.bsky.social A practical and informative guide to #AI #business #AIadoption Jon Whittle shows how AI can create real, human-centred value in your organisation: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8244/
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AI for Business
AI for Business is a practical guide for leaders who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence without getting lost in the hype. Drawing on decades of experience at the intersection of cutt...
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Looking over the new books coming out in 2026 - this title by Peter Bernhardt is a fascinating journey into the unseen world of pollination, and a pleasure to work on: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8200/ More about it nearer the time - publishing in May! : ) @csiropublishing.bsky.social
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Unsung Heroes of Pollination
Unsung Heroes of Pollination shows the reader a hidden world of pollination, where flies, wasps, mosquitoes, bats and beetles take centre stage. Naturalists, gardeners, citizen scientists and flower e...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart
Photo looking down on four petri dishes, neatly arranged, with what resembles bacteria and mould growing inside created with crochet and embroidery
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida! www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
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The Sceptical Botanist @timentwisle.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Tonight, 6 pm, in Sydney. Launch of 'The Sceptical Botanist: Separating Fact from Fiction' at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney A free event, where I'll chat with John Siemen before signings of my new book published by @csiropublishing.bsky.social Register at www.botanicgardens.org.au/whats-on/sce...
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The Sceptical Botanist book launch | Botanic Gardens of Sydney
Join John Siemon, Director of Horticulture and Living Collections to launch of Tim Entwisle's new book, The Sceptical Botanist.
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!
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Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal
Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
UK sculptor Barbara Hepworth's garden, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt
Garden with large bronze geometric scultures amongst trees and flowering plants
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Ecological Society of Australia @ecolsocaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Look, mum! We're publishing a book! We are SO excited to announce Ecology Matters, featuring 30 essays and stunning imagery, Australian ecologists share their feelings and thoughts about why nature truly matters. #Ecology #ESA #WildOz #nature #wildlife #biodiversity
Ecology Matters: Conversations with Australian Ecologists book cover. Many Galahs are seen flying to and from a lone tree in the Australian outback.
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Mart_the_Gooner @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Incoming Robin #Birds #Birdsinflight #SuperBob
A Eurasian Robin aka Robin Redbreast flying directly towards the camera with its wings tucked in.
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Animal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
#CoralReefAwarenessWeek: Plates I-II-III from Ernst Haeckel's Arabische Korallen (1875). The entire publication (with additional illustrations) has been digitized and can be viewed on BHL here: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40608
scan of plate I (color frontispiece)scan of plate II (black/white lithograph of nine specimens)scan of plate III (full color lithograph of underwater scene)
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
My talented colleague has been working on bringing this wonderful book to life: Planet Fungi Makes me want to pick up my paintbrush! @csiropublishing.bsky.social #fungi
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
As well as keeping Billy the cat company, I'm looking for new academic, professional and general science book proposals for our program: Animals, marine and freshwater, natural environment, food and agriculture, soils, plants & fungi, science and society... 📚🌱 (Ideas welcome! Links in profile)
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
No context but i relate :)
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
What a brilliant cover! Looks fascinating.
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We recently read this book for bedtime, from our local library. A beautiful journey through an imaginary library and the life of a little book. It made me remember a little more that making and keeping books does matter : ) www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/201...
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Midnight at the Library (Ursula Dubosarsky illus by Ron Brooks, NLA) | Books+Publishing
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Personally, with a literature hat on, I also find 'Heliozelidae' a beautiful, evocative word! This article about how a weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. A pollination mystery... theconversation.com/a-weird-grou...
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A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery
A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? A majority of the world’s insect species have no living expert who can identify them.
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Introducing our new Scientific Writing Workshop Manager, @arielmarcy.bsky.social 📝 Throughout a career in science, Ariel has had an interest in teaching, even publishing articles on science communication & instructional practices. Bio: www.publish.csiro.au/workshops/fa... #ScientificWriting
Ariel Marcy stands outdoors, smiling warmly. She has short brown hair and wears a dark blue blazer with a light collared shirt.
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
If you're at #ICCB2025 do swing by CSIRO Publishing! Colleagues representing our books and journals are around And if you're not but have an idea for a book anyway, do reach out :) Always interested in new ideas for our research, professional and general science books 📚🌱
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Tim Entwisle talks a little bit about his gently sceptical approach to plants and gardens. Lovely to have worked on his upcoming book, coming out August: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @csiropublishing.bsky.social @timentwisle.bsky.social
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Tim Entwisle – The Sceptical Botanist - ABC listen
Challenging ideas such as whether plants communicate and planting according to cycles of the moon - a healthy scepticism presented with hope and vision.
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
CSIRO Publishing now on Bluesky! 🌱@csiropublishing.bsky.social
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Happening now in Sydney… www.youtube.com/live/mrylcCA...
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Corpse Flower livestream: A plant to die for
YouTube video by Botanic Gardens of Sydney
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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Cocka-two: sulphur-crested cockatoo is 2 species cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds... #science via @CosmosMagazine
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Cocka-two: sulphur-crested cockatoo is 2 species
Sulphur-crested cockatoos were thought to be abundant. But the discovery of a new species throws some of their numbers into danger.
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Penguiny? At times. An upcoming book on the vocabulary of the Arctic and Antarctic, 35 years in the making: cosmosmagazine.com/news/cold-wo...
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Cold Words: the making of a polar dictionary
Travelling to the ends of the Earth is an extreme experience thanks to the environment... and the language. Bernadette Hince has crafted Cold Words: A Polar
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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
New here from the other place! Posting about books and publishing, especially science books and in Australia :-)
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