iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Professionally curious, SciComm icon and artist, @ehmee.bsky.social (The Brain Scoop), joins the penultimate See Jurassic Right Back To School series episode to chat about DEATH, DISCOMFORT, DOUBT and getting your hands DIRTY. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Photo © Aubrey Jane Photo

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

It was so nice to meet you!! ☺️

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

youtu.be/c8mY8RsdFok?... 🗣️ New Brain Scoop Video!!! This is a wild ride, get in

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The true crime history of solar energy

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Sickening and appalling. Can’t wait for those jokers in the WH to realize the “woke” material the NMNH is pushing are just new species descriptions of worms www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

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Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials

The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 1000 Jefferson Dr SW Washington, DC 20560 Subject: Internal Review of Smithsonian

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

That’s why we do it!! 👏🏻

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Lauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

amazing talk by SSB prez Corrie @corriemoreau.bsky.social this morning! it was her videos on the Brain Scoop with @ehmee.bsky.social 10yrs ago that first introduced me to the field of evolutionary biology, so I don't know if I'd be here without her! such inspiring work! 🐜

Corrie Moreau stands on a stage before a crowd, with slides behind her showing a phylogeny of ants and images of ants

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

tbh they give me the heebie jeebies

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

.@dradriansmith.bsky.social coming in hot with more unbelievably cool insect footage!!! tbh I didn't even know earwigs could fly 🤯

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

These are some of the coolest 3D print models I've ever seen

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Great statements from @ehmee.bsky.social on science creator concerns stemming from recent government funding & infrastructure demolition... keep sharing these stories, Grist.org! grist.org/looking-forw...

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Even your favorite YouTube creators are feeling the effects of federal cuts

Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop, shares about the uncertain future of her science communication work.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thanks to @clurelise.bsky.social for taking the time to listen & share my story, clearly putting into words the uncertainty and anxiety many of us have about our professional futures.

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Grist @grist.org · 14/05/2025

Even your favorite YouTube creators are feeling the effects of federal cuts. Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop, shares about the uncertain future of her science communication work. grist.org/looking-forw... #Jobs #FederalJobs #Science #Climate #Communications #YouTube

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Even your favorite YouTube creators are feeling the effects of federal cuts

Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop, shares about the uncertain future of her science communication work.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thank you so much for doing this. You’ve been on my mind constantly as they continue to roll back food safety protections.

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

just saw that an @npr.org podcast i interviewed for about queer nature is the first thing on the administration’s list attempting to justify defunding NPR & PBS. there are thousands of species that are intersex (etc.) & ppl afraid of these scientific facts simply shouldn’t be running our nation.

a screenshot from the white house website describing a list of so-called justifications for defunding NPR and PBS.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Losing the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) would be an act of monumental neglect. I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places. youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...

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Trump is gutting museums and libraries.

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Colin Sweeney, Ph.D. @sciencecolin.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I spent my early career in museums and I endorse everything that Emily says here. If I can add my own take it’s that Museums produce some of the most amazing scientists and people, like Emily! Museums build empathy with the world and we need to fight for them

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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A must see video from @ehmee.bsky.social about the loss of funding for museums and libraries youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...

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Trump is gutting museums and libraries.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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Trump is gutting museums and libraries.

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Charlotte Moore-Lambert @charlottereads.com · 22/03/2025

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The beginning construction of the Berlin Wall didn’t happen during the day with heavy machinery. It was started by laying out huge coils of barbed wire through the middle of the city in the dead of night. Just some things I’ve been thinking about lately 🙃

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The communist-imposed laws governing who could work in scientific fields - and control the sort of work they were doing - held the field of science in East Berlin back for almost half a century. This wasn’t that long ago. I was born in 1989.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

You don’t need me to remind you that spying on our neighbors and colleagues is infinitely easier today than it was back when you had to sneak into their house to plant a microphone behind their wallpaper. Now you just need to get into their computer.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This went on from 1945 until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Some things to keep in mind: many of the Stasi scientists didn’t have a choice. Their compliance wasn’t just out of fear of losing their jobs - it was also the very real concern that the Stasi would imprison or kill their families.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

(We made a video with the MfNK a few years ago and briefly cover this part of their history in case you want to learn more about that/them in general: youtu.be/neHO3-PUxVY?... )

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200 years, WWI & WWII, Communism: The Story of Berlin's Natural History Museum

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Some science staff became covert Stasi agents. They started spying on each other, breaking into one another’s offices, rifling through drawers and reading their mail. Anyone found to be corresponding with collaborators outside of Germany was reported to the police.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

After WWII, the Museum of Natural History in Berlin fell on the eastern side of the Wall. Scientists were prohibited from collaborating w/ anyone besides those in communist countries (which is why they’ve got a phenomenal land snail collection from Cuba.) www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cdc-wh...

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CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel

It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hello, internet! Things are bad for our trans & queer friends in the US, so I teamed up with bsky's nature artists to create this pack containing 80 wallpapers and growing. 1. Donate to one of the two orgs below 2. DM me your receipt 3. I'll give you a download link Valid til the end of the month

a collage of various artwork, ranging from birds, bugs, bears, and other things that don't start with B like whales and flowers

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I’m looking to follow more ppl on this app- writers/journalists, artists, scientists or organizations you love to follow right now. Good news, bad news, no news — link below please!

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Oh did I mention it’s blatantly about eugenics? If they kick out the folks contributing to science that refutes the validity of eugenics then it means they can give more opportunities to those who want to advance scientific racism. The minority opinion becomes the majority.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I think it can be both. It’s been incredibly effective, regardless.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

ugh “vulnerable” not “venerable” you know what I mean

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Again, any of you journalists might be like “duh” but as someone desperately panicking about “WHAT DOES IT MEAN” it was reassuring to be reminded there are just as many determined folks fighting on the inside. They just can’t tell you about it.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Scrubbing diversity mentions and research is a way to draw this out, and/but it may be their most obvious tactic. Eventually they’ll run out of tactics when they realize lots of federal scientists are too smart to fall for scammy emails. Unfortunately it’ll be too late for the most venerable.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Thing is, only the most privileged staff will be able to wait this out & the new admin is banking on that, too. We know it doesn’t include the people whose livelihoods rely on the grants & departments being frozen or cut entirely- like the grad students on NSF grants and visas. It’s forced attrition

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It’s a way to redirect their full attention away from current projects. In the meantime you’ve got those top-down emails that have actually said “reply ‘RESIGN’ & we’ll handle it for you 😏” — like a bad phishing scheme. It takes strong internal leadership to comply, but stay focused.

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I recently spoke with a friend on the inside of one of those major 3-letter federal agencies, and although this isn’t groundbreaking news I thought it was helpful context: The scrubbing of DEI mentions is a distraction tactic & pressure campaign for federal employees as much as it is the public

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The news cycle right now - even just for science & higher ed - is overwhelming. We have to do it, but fortunately, we don’t have to do it alone. My team is focused on tracking what’s happening to research funding, jobs & salaries, shared datasets, university responses & safety of our communities

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

my dumbass family members when I told them I lost my job already: … 👁️👄👁️

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Emily Graslie @ehmee.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Ok is there anything you don’t do????

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