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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh yeah, I should check in on our new friend!! 😀 He sure is a sweetie!!

Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The AI prompt was this: Show me a rich guy standing in front of an apocalyptic world that he personally did his best to ruin but make him look cool.

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Liminal @liminalcreations.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Each Friday evening, @LizNeeley.bsky.social writes a debrief of the week’s events in #Science & #HigherEd - What's happened? What next & what to do? 🧪 The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded. Jan 19-23, 2026 was Year 2, Week 4 bit.ly/4t5dPz2 #MeetingTheMoment

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Year 2, Week 4

Jan 17-23, 2026 - memories in the making

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In July, I exported to the grid nearly 20 times the energy I imported ..in my small-ish all-electric house with rooftop solar, a battery, an air-to-air heat pump/air con, a Sunamp heat battery for hot water, & mech. ventilation (often left on in July as it filters the air) Well in credit all year

For july, screenshot of
my electricy import: 29.08 kWh
my electricity export: 575.5 kWh
So 19,79 times more export!

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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Many are woefully ignorant of our history… We Promised! We Have Not Honored Our Promise!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I understand her pain. But I wish she could stay in government where she has more voice than outside. Or maybe she has a plan...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We are socialists, not communists. I want to keep on living in a democracy. I just don't want economic decisions to be based on the principal of simple supply and demand.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I think she will be President. I think voters want politicians who actually represent them. I think the folks who usually do not vote would come out for AOC.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I heard one sentence of talk radio and I could it believe grown adults still conflate communism and socialism. Who does this serve?

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's such a great idea to elect politicians who feel the same way you do! Who even knew this was possible??

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

That's what I say! Let's see this woman's feet at the end of this video!

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 09/01/2025

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love. Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below! We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026

Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I was really glad to meet up with you again....after our brief meetings the first time at Science Online..... ❣️🌞❣️🥰👋🏽

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It is beautiful!!! I did love it!!

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Alt text didn't get saved, sorry! This video is birds singing while the sunsets . You can see two boxes on a grassy field that are bee hives and many sapling trees that are actually nut trees: come back in 8 years for hazelnuts!

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Thierry Brim @thierrybrim.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Have you always wondered what would happen if Hades had a wild night with Undertale and Hyper Light Drifter? You like to playtest stuff? Then try FULLY AUTOMATED ! The roguelite where no one has to die, probably. #gamedev #gaming #indiegame #games store.steampowered.com/app/1370830/...

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Fully Automated on Steam

Fully Automated is a fast paced action roguelite. Destroy or demoralize your foes, and shape the future of your world ! Face relentless waves of enemies and choose from a variety of upgrades and trait...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Oh, didn't even hear the original quote! I guess I've optimized my life!

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SciAnts Media @sciantsmedia.com · 02/03/2026

It's SciAnts Sunday! Today we are continuing #ResidentEvilRequiem , chatting in game insect science, rabbit holes, and more! Come join the colony! 9pm EST #twitch #stem #TwitchPartner #live #livestream #twitchstreamer #sciants #scicomm twitch.tv/sciants_stre...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Second game that was reviewed today on th Science Game Center is Solve the Outbreak. www.sciencegamecenter.org/games/solve-... This game is by the Centers for Disease Control CDC. Yes, our scientists using the best learning technology we have: games! #immunology #infectiousdisease 🧪 #scicomm

This is the start screen for a game called Solve the Outbreak. A DNA molecule and even a schematic of an atom is visible in the background.... There are some people in a picture over the start button... Basically, this picture makes you want to know more!

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Two new player reviews today at the Science Game Center. First one is Virtual Insect Collection by the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State. www.sciencegamecenter.org/games/virtua... #scicomm #gamedev #insects #nativePlants Follow that link to the Science Game Center and review science games!

Butterflies, green and brown beetles, ants and flies are beautifully drawn there is a magnifying glass but no bugs are under the magnifying glass only the title of the game which is Virtual Insect Collection Lab!

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 01/03/2026

Join us for #StanceOnScience where we ask politicians where they stand on #SciencePolicy issues ahead of the midterm elections! #SciPol #MidtermElections #SciComm

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

New player review, the first for Outbreak Squad. A game by the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University. Read the review, link to the game and write your own review at the Science Game Center: www.sciencegamecenter.org/games/outbre... 🧪#infectiousDisease

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Outbreak Squad | The Science Game Center

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INDIEGAMES 🏴‍☠️ WTF @indiegameswtf.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

After years of following and supporting #indiegames and #gamedev, it’s finally happening: Our game "Kernelbay" has a "Coming Soon" page on @steampowered.com and we're part of the Fishing Fest! 🎣 It would mean the world if you could wishlist & repost🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/3686480/...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

New player review www.sciencegamecenter.org/games/tami-s... #gamedev 🧪 Come read this review, maybe play this game yourself! It's from the Smithsonian's science education group. Search for more games by topic, player age or hardware at the Science Game Center.

This is the title image for Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering. There's a colorful cartoon drawing of a jungle with a monkey, elephant, panda, and crocodile plus colorful building blocks stacked up in a tower.... The monkey is climbing the tower to get some red fruit on a tree.... The game art makes it look like the game is aimed at children aged around 10...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I reviewed a game: Antibody One A sweet short game about microscopic things battling for their life, and yours. Play it! Review it on my little Science Game site, and tell your friends about it. Together we help science game find their audiences. 🧪 gamedev www.sciencegamecenter.org/games/antibo...

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Antibody One | The Science Game Center

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

@repkweisimfume.bsky.social Please do press against our ridiculous actions in Venezuela. Please do press against the inhumane treatment of immigrants and all other Humans. Please do press for allowing more legal immigration. Please press for universal healthcare.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I asked all the neighbors I knew who shoveled my walk this morning... Turned out to be a neighbor hadn't met yet! They have kids who shovel, so I baked them brownies! It's a lovely community here in Johnston Square, Baltimore City!

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Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Skin Deep is nominated for the IGF EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN award! I'm so proud of what we made. Skin Deep's designers: - Suzanne Will @binarypartitioned.space - Tynan Wales - Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social Skin Deep credits: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre... IGF noms: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4

Skin Deep cover image. A collage of insurance commando Nina Pasadena, some space pirates, and a cat-shaped spacecraft pursued by pirate ships

IGF Excellence in Design nominees:
Angeline Era
Baby Steps
Ooo
Skin Deep
Titanium Court
Time Flies

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So we are taking over Venezuela? Please vote in the primaries and in November.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I do not support what my country is doing.

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CallsignBaker 2547 @bobtheangryone.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Since the Kennedy Center no longer exists: We need a Kennedy Center in exile. Maybe in Baltimore? Rebook all the cancelations. Make them charity concerts with full pay to the artists.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover | PBS News share.google/PScorhNb0QcY... This Grenell person looks a journalist in the face and say Reporters don't think about finances. Public broadcasting doesn't think about finances. #pbs #NPR #irm

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'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover

The newly-renamed Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales. Amna Nawaz discussed the turmoil with Richard Grenell, the man President Trump handpicked to lead th...

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Ok I guess I should say "Yay, 26 more sex nods of sunlight!!!" 40-16= 26

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

“Every part of the world seems to have a different interpretation of what it means to make a game. All connected by a love for creating them… I’m inspired by how wildly different every community is.”

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Two years is the perfect amount of time! It's impossible to do it faster, given thenpoaytesting etc and any longer, you get tired of it and the tech changes before you finish!! You did great, I would say!!!! I'm going to try to get my siblings to play with me over Xmas!

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Congratulations!!! 👏🏽💐👏🏽💐👏🏽

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

People were not _crazy_ drunk! It was a lovely evening of togetherness... And fireworks set to Christmas music, of course! Baltimore City. We do use our streets well, don't we!?

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

🧩 Available now! The latest episode of the Stress Puzzle podcast with Dr. Danielle King and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the challenges of conceptualizing and measuring resilience. Listen now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis... #psychscisky #resilience #socialpsych #scicomm

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This meditation rattles in my brain, too! A game can teach how the electron transport chain, to free us from the mitochondria as a "powerhouse" The game Microscopya by @microscopyagame.bsky.social for example. It approaches a playable model. Such games can prep players for more complex concepts.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

However, as you can guess, games teach a particular model of a system. Every model has its limitations, as does every game. Some have resisted using games to teach abstract concepts I think b/c we can't make the game "real enough" but everything is a model, just the best model we have for now.

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Melanie Stegman, Ph.D. @melzy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

I make games that teach science. As you sais, I am especially interested is being able to teach without using metaphors. Games require players to learn a set of rules, a system if you will, and then to try to solve well defined problems in that system. So, games are great for teaching science.

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