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Agent of Chaos

@fionacoward.bsky.social
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Archaeologist/anthropologist, SFF nerd. Lawful good, veering chaotic neutral later. Snowflake libtard.

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Václav Hrnčíř @vaclavhrncir.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm happy to share that our digital edition of Carneiro’s cross-cultural dataset has been published in Scientific Data 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Carneiro’s global dataset of cultural traits in ethnographic and historical societies: a digital edition - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Carneiro’s global dataset of cultural traits in ethnographic and historical societies: a digital edition
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 22h
FFS Connections Puzzle #1213 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 22h
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 06/10/2026
Enough internet for now. Off to make Art and read books 🚨📣 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ PSA/GENTLE REMINDER ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📣🚨
You seem to be doomscrolling a lot for a girl who has books to read
[Image of girl with a face mask on, holding a mug, standing in front of a lake]
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1212 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Gary Erskine @garyerskine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hear me out... a dedicated Greggs rail carriage. Place it in the middle of three coaches and no one has to walk too far to get a sausage roll or chicken bake. First Class can have a wee M&S concession in a corner with overpriced sandwiches and packs of macarons and be grateful for that.
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Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I saw this thing that they have trains in China now where you can order food from places at *stations the train train is going to pass through* and the food will be delivered to the train and *brought to you at your seat*.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm just not ready to commit
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026
no....no!!!!!
lowly worm is now driving the trolley problem trolley :(
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 05/10/2026
Spooky bird stories. My Halloween comic from 2024.
A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??" In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!". In panel 3, A screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!". In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Men commit 97% of sexual assaults and men are statistically more likely to be raped by another man, than falsely accused of rape by a woman. Boys and men who've been sexually assaulted understand that rape is about power, domination and humiliation. They know it's rooted in misogyny. They get it.
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
UNM has a tenure track posting in Anthropology for an archaeologist to be a “core faculty member” at the Center for Stable Isotopes. Application access is thru unmjobs.unm.edu posting #38046 #AnthroSky #PhDLife #AnthroJob
The UNM Department of Anthropology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Archaeology to begin in August 2027. We seek to hire an integrative archaeologist with a focus in the analysis of stable isotopes to address anthropological questions, including but not limited to the reconstruction past human habitats, diets, modifications of the environment, or responses to climate change. Research foci should complement, and not duplicate, existing specializations in our program. UNM Archaeology has long been a leader in theoretically informed, question-driven, and methodologically sophisticated anthropological archaeological research addressing long-term perspectives on the human experience across the globe. The successful candidate will add to Archaeology's record of innovative, collaborative, and ground-breaking research on cultural dynamics and past human-environment interactions.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to become a core faculty member in the UNM Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI), an interdisciplinary research and analytical facility supporting stable isotope research across Anthropology, Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chemistry, and the Biomedical Sciences. The candidate will collaborate with faculty and students across these disciplines and help train early career scientists in stable isotope methods.
The position offers opportunities to expand CSt's state-of-the-art analytical capacity through the development of new methods and capabilities. We seek a scientist who thrives in the laboratory and is committed to instrument development, calibration, quality control, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to contribute to our two-week summer training course, IsoCamp (isocamp.org), and to pursue a leadership role within CSl.
CSI is a student-centered facility that provides broad access to instrumentation as well as hands-on traini…
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@bcpcouncil.bsky.social, the pedestrian crossing lights on the North side of Boundary roundabout are out again - hope this is going to get looked at before there's a serious accident!
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Centre for Culture and Evolution @brunelcce.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Eugenics making a comeback? @rebeccasear.bsky.social from @brunelpsy.bsky.social would like a word 🎤 Her “The Return of Eugenics” talk at the British Science Festival got people talking 💬 Brilliant to see so much audience engagement, with people queuing to keep chatting to Rebecca 🙌
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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courtneyfriedchicken @courtneyfriedchkn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Giant Robots for the modern porcelain dinnerware enthusiast
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Bournemouth University Archaeology and Anthropology @buarchanth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Huge congratulations to two of our students, Niamh and Liv, on reaching some fantastic milestones while diving on the medieval Mortar Wreck 🥳 Niamh 50 dives Liv 75 dives Exploring history and experiencing the past from a whole new perspective 🏺⚓️ #ArchaeologicalDiving @bumaritime.bsky.social
Two archaeological divers explore the remains of a medieval ship wreck
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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tenure track position for a social/cultural anthropologist here in Leuven, apply before 1 December: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Have been participating in these since early 2024. Occasional sessions in London!
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Reading Rhythms
Not a book club. A reading party. Join silent reading sessions with curated music in NYC, LA, London, Chicago, and 30+ cities worldwide. Find your chapter today.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1210 🟦🟪🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I would like women to have whatever colour hair they'd like. I would also like accurate data on: 50+ female unemployment rates; number of 65+ single women on/below poverty line; percentage of 50+ women unpaid carers; impact of austerity on all the above. And for that data to be headline news.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Observing Cornell reactions on FB and X. Men need to be out there battling against the vile misogyny running rampant across the Internet. Taking on your fellow men, I don't care if you think they're trolls and bots. For god's sake don't leave it up to women AGAIN to fight for humanity.
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Oleg Sobchuk 🇺🇦 @sobchuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This paper sets my personal record for the largest number of co-authors: 33! It explores why people like certain stories and story elements, and was lead by @edgardubourg.bsky.social . Check it out!
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 02/10/2026
just found about the Índio Gigante chicken, folks
A very tall, elongated looking chicken with a long neck and long legs
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So grateful I get to include this comic in my book as a way of saying thanks ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1209 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026
hey everyone if your uni uses turnitin, ask them about this.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Universities cannot expect researchers to take risks if they are repeatedly at risk of redundancy while losing professional services support, grappling with the gratuitous vagaries of home and international student number swings and both teaching and assessing in an age of unregulated AI.
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University Archaeology Day 2026 @uniarchday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now with promo image (can you tell it's a Friday?!)
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University Archaeology Day 2026 @uniarchday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ANOTHER #UAD26 exclusive - join us for a special talk @kriiicentre.bsky.social on 26/10/26! Or just show your #UAD26 booking for specially reduced entrance all day. Join us www.stmartinshouse.com to find out what it's like to study archaeology at university. Book your FREE place at ticketsource:
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Buy tickets for university-archaeology-uk's upcoming events. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh Bournemouth (weeps)
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Connections Puzzle #1208 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨Postdoc job alert: Come work with my paleontology & evolution group in Edinburgh! Researcher in Cognitive Evolution Over Deep Time. You'll study how brains & neurons have evolved over time, and predict neuron count in extinct species! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTC355/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time at The University of Edinburgh
Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aaargh!!!! I sat staring at this for ages thinking, "goat?!" And then boom. It happened.
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The Connected Past @theconnectedpast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A big thank you to our speakers for our first session "Texts, communication, and mobility in the ancient world" featuring Virginia Martos Armenteros, Tom Francis and Muhammad Rehan, Adam Schor, and Emma Glenister. Well done everybody! #archaeology #history #theconnectedpast #utoronto
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The Connected Past @theconnectedpast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our first day wrapped up with out second session "Relational ecologies, landscapes, and archives." We had the following three brilliant presentations: Francisco Rivera, Marcony Alves, Carl Knappett, & Agnieszka Brylak. #archaeology #history #theconnectedpast #universityoftoronto
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University Archaeology Day 2026 @uniarchday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#UAD26 is going to be pretty special - we've lined up some exciting local activities for attendees, including an exclusive tour of @jewrywallroman.bsky.social (specially discounted admission fee applies for attendees!). More info and free tickets at www.ticketsource.com/university-a...
Image shows a group of people watching a screen projection of roman life in a museum space with white walls and a wooden floor
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Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey fieldworkers! Do you need documentation (health & safety protocols, codes of conduct, feedback forms)? Do you have documentation that you think could help others do better fieldwork, but don’t know where to share it? We’ve got you covered in our new Fieldwork Repo! osf.io/4h7bu/overview
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Claudia: alt text please 😩 @lesbianspacemerc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Alt text added for accessibility.
Image of a guide for avoiding sexual assault, aimed at the people who commit it. The background is purple, with numbered items for people to consider. The guide is satirical, and it turns common victim-blaming advice around onto the perpetrators.

The upper right says "sexual violence centre cork" and has their logo, a drawing of fancy door. The organization is out of Cork City and County, Ireland.

Title: "How to avoid sexual assault! A quick and easy guide*". There's an asterisk leading to a tiny footnote that says "*for perpetrators".

1: Don't put drugs in people's drinks. 

2: Use the buddy system! If you can't stop yourself from sexually assaulting someone, ask a trusted friend to accompany you at all times to stop you.

3: When you come across someone who is drunk or asleep, the best thing to do is not rape them. 

4: When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.

5: If you are in a lift and someone steps in, remember not to sexually assault them. 

6: Carry a whistle. If you think you might rape someone, blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you.
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pleased to hear archaeology is largely unaffected in Edinburgh's case, but solidarity with all my colleagues in all subjects across the whole UK
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Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector
Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty
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