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Signe Dean

@nevertoocurious.bsky.social
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Science journalist, writer, toucher of grass. Live in Melbourne/Naarm. (she/her)

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manewt.bsky.social @manewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Friend who works at meta: “Do not use the muse agent, it’s like inviting a Vampire inside”
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 30/09/2026
Ribose molecules came to Earth in meteorites and eventually became key parts of RNA. But how they survived in between has been a mystery.
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How sugar from outer space became one of the backbones of life on Earth
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He's back in the ICU with "low blood pressure" now, and frankly, this is looking like it might be it. Please, friends, if you or someone you know has a safe, comfortable, loving landing zone for his two cats, please please *please* speak up ASAP.
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I appreciate the creative use of units here to call attention to a growing problem: The amount of junk in Earth orbit is now equivalent to 13 million adult cane toads. 🧪
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's me, one of the nerdiest nerds. Stop. Offering. To. Summarise. Every. Document. I. Open. FFS
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Parag @parag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I took this photo of Comet Neowise in the pre-sunrise early morning hours of July 14, 2020. This comet brought much joy during the deadly grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. 🔭🧪
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Some of the pieces I've read in this magazine have stayed in my heart for years on end. They're still there. Has there ever been a more important time to support stories? I'm happy to be in a position where I can do so. www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
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Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!
Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I had way too much fun working on this science explainer about the reflecting pool
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I love this so much. Anyone have tips for an algae-green colour that doesn't come from spirulina? Because potential neurotoxin.
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futuredadOfTwo🙋🏻‍♂️ @lacroixboi.dadguy.pro · 20/06/2026
werner herzog with a speech bubble over the quoted post
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bjørnebær @lilbjornebaer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
long is the leggy that sits atop the throne… or however the saying goes
A black cat lays on a pillow atop file boxes, one leg stretched out long and dangling off the edge.
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Nina🐀🌻🇺🇦🌻 WTF America? @ratgrrl.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"the unnecessariat"
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
you cannot convince me there is nothing wrong with the amount of guns in America www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff, and found the culprit to be a dog
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Worf Email @worfemail.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
All crew, Again, please do not insert unknown USB drives from random planets into computer ports on the Enterprise. Worf
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
today's little moment of faith in humanity: people at the Victoria Gardens cafe gave me free cups so I could transport my impulse plant buy in the bicycle basket without crushing them 🥹
two tiny Swiss cheese plants in turquoise coffee cups and a cardboard cup holder as well
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Chemist Warehouse what the actual f, how am I now supposed to use this 8 dollar lipstick you've covered in security goo
Close up of a Rimmel lipstick with a magnetic security tag and tape partially peeled off, leaving behind a sticky residue.
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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
so grateful for the PBS (this is a single dose and I need it once every 4 weeks)
Close up of a drug label for galcanezumab that says full cost is $523.36 but the patient only paid $25.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
hey Google, the old icons were fine actually
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I have consumed every video in this thread of robots eating shit, please send more I'm feeling sad bsky.app/profile/cets...
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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yesterday, kids in Latvia were supposed to sit the annual state exams. Instead, many sheltered in corridors and basements due to a drone alert. In a NATO country. That's not at war with anyone. I'm unreasonably upset about this. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Russian claim that Latvia and Baltic countries plan to help Ukraine launch drones ‘totally ridiculous’, says Rutte - Europe live
Nato chief criticises Moscow when asked about Russia’s escalating rhetoric and threats against Latvia and the Baltics
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
so many 😭 my spouse and I have formed an entire vocabulary of nonsense
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Person: say, i am alive.

Computer: I am alive.

Person: oh my god.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 04/05/2026
Without First Nations people, Kangaroo Island has burned widely over the past 2,000 years as the climate got drier.
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Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Turning plastic bottles into pants is actually not a good thing. I must admit I had no idea. theconversation.com/your-recycle...
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Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think
Fashion made out of recycled polyester mostly uses plastic bottles. That’s not a good thing.
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 27/04/2026
I feel like his skills could have been put to better use at that specific point in time
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🍿 theconversation.com/meta-and-mic...
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Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?
Three ways to think about AI, massive job cuts, and the future of work.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The idea of not creating anything for a year is 🫠 I'd travel, go on epic hikes and read books.
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Lum @brokentoys.social · 13/04/2026
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 10/04/2026
Trying to figure out invisible forces constantly skewing my monitor. Must be poltergeist.
Black cat's tail sticking up from behind monitor
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Deadloch is a masterpiece.
Photo of a TV showing a still from Deadloch where a sign on a pub aquarium says Barry the Barramundi says "try our famous steakcake!" For your next celebration! Enquire at the bar! With little clip art of a cake and a steak.
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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Look, this is a grey squirrel of a solecism and I hate it. The correct expression is ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS, implying front, bravado, brashness with nothing of substance within. The needful idiom here is ALL GONG AND NO DINNER. Something that promises much but delivers nothing.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
How lovely. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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See the photos from Artemis II's record-breaking Moon mission
A record-breaking voyage, an earthset in silence, and a total solar eclipse — astronauts on the Artemis II mission experienced sights no human has witnessed in half a century.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It's that time of year when people make disparaging posts about the excellent Shepard avocados so here's something I prepared earlier. Sheps are GREAT and I LOVE them and you are wrong. theconversation.com/whats-the-di...
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What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour
Each year, a striking difference occurs in Australia when Shepard avocados briefly replace Hass at the shops. Here’s why.
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hey Bluesky how do I repair the back of a cupboard that's coming loose if I can't access the wall behind it and can't take the cupboard down? There's a wall cavity behind this board. I need to fully reattach and seal the back of the cupboard because ants. 🐜
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yeah that’s cool
(See the quoted post for more; it’s a septagonal patch with the astronaut names around the edges and pictures of mythic animals and a stylized bird image at center)
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
omg so cute
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
No one is going hungry tonight or dying without medical care because we're going to the moon. That shit has been happening since we went the last time and we just don't hold our politicians to account or care enough about the poor, hungry, and sick to bother doing something about it. End. Of. Story.
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch: This is Victor. We are going for our families. This is Christina. We are going for our teammates. This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 01/04/2026
From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
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What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a difference
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 31/03/2026
Citizen science offers people something simple but powerful: a reason to step outside, pay attention, and reconnect with the living world around them.
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‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
If you're in Sydney, this is a GREAT place for a meal. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Daily Telegraph apologises as dispute reignites between pro-Israel activist and Middle Eastern restaurant Cairo
Apology published in News Corp paper as part of agreed joint statement to resolve legal dispute over undercover story, with Cairo also apologising to activist Ofir Birenbaum
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Interesting to see this 1947 test screen with Marlon Brando for the film "Rebel Without a Cause." Brando, of course, would later epitomize mid-century American masculinity. He was 23-years-old here.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 18/03/2026
There are simple changes you can make right now.
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Can’t stop endlessly scrolling? Tips to help you take back control
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Signe Dean @nevertoocurious.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Standard, compliant e-bikes are perfectly safe! asdfasdfasdf theconversation.com/should-e-bik...
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Should e-bike riders be required to have a driver’s licence?
A legal e-bike is just as safe as a regular bicycle, and shouldn’t be subjected to different rules.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/03/2026
This is a cliff on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It's about 1 km tall. If you jumped from the top, it would take you 47 minutes to reach the bottom, and you'd probably be OK.
On the right of the image is a sheer cliff face marked with vertical striations; talus lies at its base. The left of the image is in almost total darkness, and the background is deep space.
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