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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Tree Sensor…looks like a Hand. Building on the tech of the Tree Sensor, I built a sensor that looks like a hand, and detects human touch. Maybe we could make a human-tree hybrid interaction. #Trees #Sensors

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Getting mucky with Bacteria! On the shores of Lake Abert (SE Oregon), I collect bacteria samples for later data sonfication projects. #bacteria #datasonification #LakeAbert #Oregon

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

What are these Critters in the Microscope?

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

More strange critters in a drop of water, taken from Summer Lake, OR. What are they?

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Another book for the Xenoform Labs library! Building it up, one book at a time. #drkarenbakker #karenbakker

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

A new read! Thanks Denise, my friend and coworker from ages, ago from the Exploratorium. Now I can learn about the bacteria that I’ve been cultivating. #exploratorium

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This cherry tree looks pretty, but not a good cherry for humans, or for maybe, squirrels, either. #LutherBurbankFarm #CherryTree #EvergreenCherryHybrids #Prunushybrid

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I joined Frontier Tower, a co-working space in SF. The bio-punk-lab, headed up by Elliot Roth will be my landing pad. Excited to have a spot to work that aligns well with my art-science interests! #FrontierTower

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The plight of the American Chestnut Tree is a sad tale in botanical history, and the hidden consequence of an invasive fungus. This was an attempt to make a blight-resistant species. #AmericanChestnutTree #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #HybridChestnut #Castaneahybrid

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

So many beautiful trees here. Would love to do a tree data sonification project here some day, or maybe just plants. This place is special. Western Hills Garden, want to collaborate? #WesternHillsGarden #SnakeBarkMaple #Acerdavidii

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

25 apples in one tree at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Picking one would be like an apple roulette while. #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #Sebastopol #MultigraftedApple #Malusdomestica

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

A special variety of apple at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Not all apples are “successful” as far as humans go. #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #WintersteinApple #Malusdomestica

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Can I read bioelectric fields from earthworms? Here are my results. #worms #sensors #data

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I set up soil bins in Nevada City with compost, native soil, and biochar (yep, even had to “activate” it). Then I dropped in sensors to see if they could pick up earthworm activity. Can the sensors detect the bio-electric fields of earthworms? #worms #sensors #biology

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

A human-successful variety of avocado at Luther Burbank Experiment Farm. This one is adapted to a cooler environment. #LutherBurbankExperimentFarm #AvocadoSeedling #Perseaamericana

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Beautiful pond with active algae life. Love these active ecosystems, so underrated. Seen at Western Hills Garden. And no invasive bullfrogs, right Maria Finn? #WesternHillsGarden #MariaFinn

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Really enjoyed the walk through Western Hills Garden this weekend, with the post-rain and the changing of the seasons, yes, even in California. #WesternHillsGarden

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

This weekend’s trip to Luther Burbank Experiment Farm in Sebastopol. Luther Burbank did all sorts of wild experiments with grafting trees and making hybrids. This thornless blackberry tree intrigued me.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Just a few days ago I was at PLAYA Summer Lake and we had a microscope party with the artists-in-residents there. We are all such nerds!

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

How do you manage plant care for 50+ plants? Plant Care Cards It's not quite ready for GitHub & sharing, but these are plant care cards whose layouts I generated with Python (yes, some AI helped with the code). A cohesive look with small laminated cards for each plant. #plantDaddy #codeNerding

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

So happy to be at Dinacon 4 in Bali. The organizers are so welcoming, and have partnered up with local orgs to provide a friendly onboarding environment. Cute handwritten local map! dinalab.bsky.social

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Remember to post the cost of tariffs, friends. Ordering new several new sensor boards from JLPCB, which is the vendor in China that I have been using for years. Very reliable. And now double the cost.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

making custom a sensing soil rod mechanism for checking out soil resistance. #soilComposition #sensors #soundscapes

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Dashboard for checking out the logged data from 16 different microbial samples. PB 1-4 were ones that were incubated and active for 10 months, the others are new ones, so no significant data yet. #adafruitio #esp32 #electrodes

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Sensors for microbial samples. Logging data, solar-powered and they will some day make music.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Geothermal landscape at Rotorua (NZ). Feeling inspired by the smell of hydrogen sulfide.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

On December 4th, I moved my 3 Purple Bacteria samples from a south-facing window (lots of sunlight) to an east-facing one (neighbors house, ambient light). These samples produce electricity and I'm checking different possibilities for what influences their fluctuations. Direct sunlight? #sciComm

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Journey to New Zealand. The first bird call I did an ID on via Merlin was the House Sparrow. Always impressed by those animals that adapt to cities: rats, pigeons, ants, and more

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

3D printed brain by @worksintheory.bsky.social with steel + pla filament and some treatment with salt water. Always fun to see innovations on the standard pla 3d printing look

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Custom board that uses a Spectral Triad Spectroscopy Sensor from @sparkfun.bsky.social w/ESP32. Wireless data-streaming using #osc #adafruitIO New version of my Infrared Reflections". Transmits readings from visible, IR and UV light. Momentary buttons for LED display with sensor. #openHardware

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Electrical output from Purple Bacteria samples. Seem to correspond to circadian rhythms. Peaks just after sunset and the troughs a couple hours after sunrise (though it varies). Raw sensor readings. During the intense rainstorm a couple days ago, the peak dropped significantly. #SciComm

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It sure feels good to end a bad relationship

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

3D printed climbers for my Pothos who wants to climb I like these because they use screws rather than adhesive and are super easy to install.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Custom air quality circuit for a local AQ sensor mesh network. Tracks PM 1.0 2.5.and 10. The idea is to deploy 8-12 of these in a house or building a track effects of cooking, ventillation, open windows etc #SciComm (the OLEDs don't photograph well)

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Sometimes you have to let it go. These NPK sensors, which are *supposed* to give you levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in soil actually do not. A deep dive into the Arduino forums, combined with my own tests have verified this. Totally bunk. Burning questions for everyone, I know.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

When a good friend gives you a bag of pears from their backyard, what do you do? Me: infusions - brandy and rum. Let them soak for a month and see how they taste

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

If you want to make your houseplants happier, check out the Planta App: getplanta.com Mine were doing just fine, but now they are joyful with the notifications of when to water, fertilize and mist. #plantCare @puaproject.bsky.social

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

New design for my 3-channel Plant Sensor board, custom circuit board that will pick up signals from plants and transmit the data for sound installations. When it works and is well-tested, it will be open-sourced, of course. #esp32 #sensors #soundscapes #music #plants

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Iconic electronica performance by Orbital last night. Felt inspired and so appreciative to hear their beats, like a series of giant rubber bands being played at different frequencies.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Dance Dance Revolution arcade version still fun in 2024.

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Gangster's Paradise was tasty if you like Absinthe Absinthe Raspberry di Amore Cointreau Noir Lime Juice Simple Syrup Egg White

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Visit to #meowwolf in Las Vegas. Heavy tech industrial feel to this experience. Tbh I'm more of a fan of the one in Santa Fe or even Dallas but still a fun experience

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Scott (Seamus) Kildall @kildall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Purple Bacteria samples in the window. They produce electricity!

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