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Tbf Marama hit the mark with a lovely Māori gothic film

Tbf it’s only 2 out of 10+ films so maybe redemption for the festival is coming 🤞 (Although, it would also help if there was any diversity in the films 😬)

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First film: family annihilation, guy dies quickly, wife and kid tormented for the rest of the film Second film: abusive husband abuses his wife and child from beyond the grave, they die painfully and he is sort of painted as maybe sympathetic ans wins? wtf 😬

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All settled in for #grimmfest horror festival! While I know horror has a misogyny problem the first two films have just been an excuse to punish, humiliate, and be violent to women with not much else going on Who ok’d this schedule? At least the spider one was be ok right? Right?!

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Not being able to consciously hear variations in accents you’re used to is so interesting. My Dad is Irish and my partners parents are from Liverpool. Me and my partner will swear blind their accents aren’t strong while the other will just laugh and say they have undeniably strong accents. Weird

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The sociolinguistics of sounding happy: A stable vocalic variable in Manchester English | Language Variation and Change | Cambridge Core

This is such a cool paper! Use of the Manchester ‘happy’ vowel, (‘happee’ vs ‘happeh’) is an clearly striated by social class and unexpectlily stable over generations (which is weird for a vowel) Also, apparently, Mancunians can’t really consciously hear it.

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The sociolinguistics of sounding happy: A stable vocalic variable in Manchester English - Volume 38 Issue 1

Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Secret perk of having a partner in the games industry: A free Jedi cupcake from a Galactic Racer celebration event ✌️ (Tasted like a jam donought, big fan)

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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A new study by Andrii Rozhok, Niles Eldredge, and James DeGregori which presents a novel population genetic mechanism of evolution—the directional selection (of deviating forms) also selects, as a dynamic spandrel, higher mutation rate forms! 🧪 #Paleobio #EvoBio doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

A hypothetical model for how selection regime should impact the evolution of mutation rates

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Gabriele Uhl @uhl-lab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Postdoc Alert! New Postdoc Position for 3 years (max 3 more)- offers the freedom to develop your own research projects in close interaction with my group. Research on invertebrates preferred. Apply by October 31. Please RP. zoologie.uni-greifswald.de/en/organizat... 🧪

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Open Postdoc position (3 + max 3 years)

Universität Greifswald

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The world’s smallest CT scanner now fits in one hand. China’s Institute of High Energy Physics built the 6 kilogram Xtomo-Cube, more than 3x lighter than the previous record holder, it runs on battery power & skips the heavy radiation shielding regular scanners need buff.ly/CL4bXK3 #ShareGoodNewsToo

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World's smallest CT scanner fits in the palm of your hand

Picture a CT scanner and you probably imagine a donut-shaped machine the size of a small car, standing about 6.6 ft (2 m) tall and weighing several tons. Chinese researchers just built one small…

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Aide Macias-Muñoz @aidemm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Please share! My lab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in evolutionary development. For more details feel free to email me.

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Lewis A. Jones (he/him) @lewisajones.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀 Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on "Reducing uncertainty in the impact of climate on biodiversity" 🔗 unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/projects/red... 🗓️ Deadline: 13th January 2027

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Reducing uncertainty in the impact of climate on biodiversity – Understanding Uncertainty to Reduce Climate Risks

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International Network for Conservation Paleobiology @cnsrvpaleonetwk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Are you going to a conference soon? If you can, please share the network with anyone you think might be interested! We’re trying to bring palaeontologists and conservationists together! You can pop this flyer on one of your Powerpoint slides or print out some copies :)

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Joel Pick @joelpick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨Exciting project alert!!🚨 Are you interested in data and code sharing in Ecology and Evolution? @eivimeycook.bsky.social and I are running a hackathon to quantify data and code availability and sharing quality across 90 society journals, and looking for people who want to be involved.

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Dr Susannah Lydon @susieoftraken.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is the best PhD advert I have ever seen.

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Dr. Joe Moysiuk @cambrojoe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Graduate student opportunities in my lab! Seeking up to 2 students to start next year. Learn more: joemoysiuk.weebly.com/student-oppo...

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What isn't surprising is that the husband was a well-liked rugby player with friends in the police. He divorced her a year after her "vanishing" and got given all the house and money and married his abuse victim. He even went back when new owners renovated "just to see what they were digging..."

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One women was killed and replaced with no real investigation in the police system EVEN THOUGH she just vanished with no money/clothes etc, and all her friends/acquaintances say "No way she'd leave her kids" The other was groomed and abused by a teacher and no-one stopped that either. JFC

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It's SO infuriating. I get it was the 80s, but the husband (and his teacher friends) were well known for grooming female students with no police (or work!) investigation. Two magistrates find evidence enough to arrest him for murder but... nothing. Like, do women even matter?

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International Network for Conservation Paleobiology @cnsrvpaleonetwk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Data crunching + learning about a woman who went missing 30+yrs ago Immediately after she "left" her husband moved in his girlfriend who he started dating/abusing when she was 16 as her school teacher. EVERYONE independently says "he defo killed his wife" The police are like... I guess she ran off?

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We’re bringing conservation paleobiology to Instagram with a new INCP science communication competition. This is your moment to share your conservation paleobiology work through visual storytelling— and be featured as part of our network re-launch.

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The Crustacean Society @crustaceansociety.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🇧🇷 Save the date for ICC 2027 in Natal, Brazil!🦀 The XI International Crustacean Congress (ICC 2027) is coming up next year, and we’re excited to share the confirmed dates for this exciting conference for crustacean researchers. 📅 27–31 July 2027 📍 Natal, Brazil We look forward to seeing you! 🦀🇧🇷

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yeh I understand but it was rough at UOM last week

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Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov.

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Brandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 04/10/2026

Biologists recently described this geothermal amoeba, Incendiamoeba cascadensis, which thrives at 147°F (64°C) and pushes the known eukaryote temperature limit past 140°F (60°C), suggesting that complex life can endure far hotter conditions than once thought! 🧪 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Checking in on Sepang during the rain delay

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This game is SO fun Croatia have a “close doors” ban (for dickhead fans) BUT there’s a loop hole in the UEFA ban that means it doesn’t apply to under 14s SO! The Croatia football league have filled the stadium with school kids and the crowd noise is amazing 😂

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I assume the emphasis is on “break” not “coffee”? I think I’m getting a little too close the maximum tolerate dose of caffeine.

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Rachel Warnock @rachelwarnock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Amazing opportunity to work on co-phylogenetics in Warsaw! Kenneth is a wonderful collaborator and mentor. Please spread the word!

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Charlotte Brassey @cbrassey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 18-month PDRA in computer vision/3D reconstruction coming very soon. Interested? Get in touch! In collaboration w. Selvino de Kort & Brad Cain (MMU), Peng Wang (Uni. Surrey), @adamvanc.bsky.social (MPI) and Lisa Holmes (Chester Zoo)

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our library services are so good. They’ve never failed to find me a copy of anything I’ve asked them for 💕

Photo of a yellow book. It reads: Nevada BULL. 90
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Anta-Clarisse Sarr @antacl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1 year job at @climatecerege.bsky.social for someone with a master degree (no PhD) and skills in micropaleontoly ⬇️

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

thank you, but as a non-teaching post-doc eduroam and long queues for lunch are my main trials at the moment. All the luck to everyone else!

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Start of the new uni year and the campus is phenomenally busy Eduroam also keeps cutting out on me, but I’m sure that’s unrelated 😭

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Do you think they itchyo-saw-us?

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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150

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Postdoctoral Researcher

The Department of Ecology at Montana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar as part of NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation (fundi...

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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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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To add: when you finish I can recommend trying out Old Gods of Appalachia (if you haven’t already) it has a similar vibe!

Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s lovely and so well crafted. One of my fav serial dramas!