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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 17h

Day 6 of OCTO-ber: Like the Mimic, the Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus) has also been a target for octopus #petkeepers due to its bright #colors. Read more in OCTOPUS X. www.amazon.com/dp/164283440... PC: Rickard Zerpe/Wikimedia Commons @princetonupress.bsky.social @octonation.bsky.social

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5 of OCTO-ber: The #mimic #octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is nature’s master of disguise. Curious what else the #ocean is hiding? Follow the journey by preordering OCTOPUS X: bookshop.org/p/books/octo... PC: Rickard Zerpe/Wikimedia Commons @princetonupress.bsky.social @octonation.bsky.social

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4 of OCTO-ber is the greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata). Read more about this octopus's strange mating behaviors in my upcoming book OCTOPUS X. bookshop.org/p/books/octo... PC: Rickard Zerpe/Wikimedia Commons @princetonupress.bsky.social @octonation.bsky.social #books #read

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 3 of OCTO-ber: Meet the giant #Pacific #octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Read more in my upcoming book about this octopus. bookshop.org/p/books/octo... PC: National Marine Sanctuaries/Wikimedia Commons @princetonupress.bsky.social #octopus #books #naturebooks #science #sciencewriting #ocean

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 of OCTO-ber! 🐙 The octopus that started it all: Octopus vulgaris, or the common octopus. Want to go deeper into the world of octopuses? Follow along this month and preorder "Octopus X" to read more PC: Wikimedia Commons @octonation.bsky.social @tonmo.com @princetonupress.bsky.social

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BIG NEWS! My next book, OCTOPUS X, is coming February 2, 2027! Published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, this book dives into the mysterious species octopus and the citizen scientist who helped bring it to light. Preorders are LIVE NOW on Amazon and Bookshop.org. @octonation.bsky.social

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Laura Geggel @laurageggel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why don't kids with blond hair stay blond? @kennaculture.bsky.social finds out why 👱👱‍♀️➡️ (why are there no brunette emojis??)

livescience.com

Why does blond hair tend to darken with age?

Some children have blond hair that darkens as they grow up. What causes this change?

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George Olah @georgeolah.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A report by @kennaculture.bsky.social to @livescience.com about our latest paper.

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I have a big announcement! I am #writing a book on #octopuses to be published by Princeton University Press late 2026/early 2027! I'm so excited to share the full story of the larger Pacific striped #octopus and citizen #scientist Arcadio Rodaniche! Follow my website and socials for more updates!

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Psst! For all my #colorado #journos out there, @sciwrirockies.com is hosting its annual holiday party on December 8! I hope to see you all there! Register below and meet other members of the science journalism community! www.sciwrirockies.com/event-detail...

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I've helped create this virtual #readingclub where once a month we'll dive into a #shortstory that's #sciencefiction themed! Please sign up and join if you love #books and #reading and #scifi!

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Space.com @space.com · 17/10/2025

Love #sciencefiction but don't have time to read a full #book? Space.com has you covered as we're kicking off a new reading club where we read a #scifi short story every month. www.space.com/entertainmen... #books #reading #shortstories #reader #sciencefictionbooks #spacebooks #halloweenreads

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Join me next month along in a FREE virtual panel hosted by @sciwrirockies.com as I discuss #careerchange and #jobswitching. I'm honored to be a panelist next to Dr. Jimmy Negus and Karin Kirk and can't wait to see what insights they share. www.sciwrirockies.com/event-detail...

sciwrirockies.com

Switching Lanes: Career pivots in scicomm and science writing | Swarm

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Lauren Quinn @lquinnphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Super excited for @kennaculture.bsky.social to share her wisdom with us!!

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Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains (SWARM) @sciwrirockies.com · 13/03/2025

Join us on April 2 to learn about how to protect sources & navigate sensitive stories — featuring investigative journalist @charlespiller.bsky.social! If you're interested in storytelling & ethics, this webinar is for you. Free for @sciwrirockies.com members: www.sciwrirockies.com/event-detail...

sciwrirockies.com

SWARM webinar: Protecting sources and navigating sensitive stories | Swarm

Featuring award-winning investigative journalist Charles Piller

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

If you haven't yet registered, be sure to do so to learn all about protecting sources and navigating sensitive stories!

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Another week calls for another episode of the "Debrief Weekly Report" #podcast with myself and @stephgerk.bsky.social! Listen as we discuss pagan rites and medieval hordes, music therapy, and radio astronomy! open.spotify.com/episode/3gzT...

media.tenor.com

a blue car is parked in the middle of a field with many satellite dishes in the background

ALT: a blue car is parked in the middle of a field with many satellite dishes in the background

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JILA @jila.colorado.edu · 14/01/2025

Congratulations to JILA Fellow, NIST Physicist, and CU Boulder Physics professor Adam Kaufman for being honored with a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his groundbreaking work in optical tweezers! jila.colorado.edu/news-events/...

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Robin Kazmier @rokazmier.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Just in time for Cephalopod Week, @kennaculture.bsky.social brought us the untold story of Arcadio Rodaniche, the diver and artist who discovered a bizarre octopus but was dismissed by the scientific community for decades. www.sciencefriday.com/articles/arc...

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He Found A Bizarre Octopus, But No One Believed Him

In 1990, diver Arcadio Rodaniche’s findings about a highly social octopus were dismissed. Decades later, his work was validated.

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Stephanie Gerk @stephgerk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

No new DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT today but guess what? My co-host @kennaculture.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! So follow her for cool science stuff.

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

I am SOOO excited to see my first #byline in "National Geographic!" I've been wanting to write for them forever! My article dives into how the world's smallest penguins are under attack from their raven predators. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

nationalgeographic.com

Why are ravens suddenly attacking the world’s smallest penguins?

Ravens have only emerged as a threat to this island colony of little penguins in recent years. Scientists are racing to understand.

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

While my output for #freelance #writing, outside of my normal side hustles, has slowed down a bit, there's still a lot to cover! I'm so excited to have an #article recently published in @thetransmitter.bsky.social, focusing on #corvids and #neuroscience. www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/nu...

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