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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This is your chance to build the garden you've been daydreaming about! 🌱🍅🌻 These raised garden bed plans are downlodable immediately after purchase, and walk you through every step of the build - from lumber to finished beds. learndirt.com/raised-garden-bed-pla…

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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The National Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference, March 12-14, 2026, is the largest national conference and networking event dedicated to the #postdoctoral community. Learn more: www.nationalpostdoc.org/mpage/2026AC #WomenInSTEM

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Shoreshop3 Model Intercomparison workshop to be held Oct. 20-22, 2026 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. A collaborative workshop and model intercomparison project addressing coastal dynamics. Details: shoreshop3.netlify.app/about

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Postdoctoral Researcher opportunities at University of Texas Arlington. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Woman boarding a plane wearing a cap that says “Make Orwell Fiction Again” getting lots of compliments on it

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I’m feeling so little patience as a reviewer. If I can’t respond to an auto email, include an email address that I can respond to. Otherwise you may never hear from me again.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Our hot water heater is broken and hubs has been “working on it” using AI for 3 hours. He has turned off all water to our house. I’m wondering how much longer this charade will last because I’d like to go to the bathroom

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Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 31/01/2026

not to mention a significant group of physicists, whose names are largely still unknown other than Lawrence Krauss. I do know a couple that should be talked about, but it's tricky because they aren't public knowledge and I'm not gonna be the one to break that news.

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Nohemy Chaverra Chaverra, 1st Afro-Colombian woman to graduate with degree in #chemicalengineering in #Colombia Graduated from Universidad de Antioquia in 1951. bit.ly/3ody0e8 In need of a Wikipedia page. Started @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social listing here bit.ly/3HEy80x

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God @thegodshow.com · 31/01/2026

Maybe the invasion of Minnesota and the murder of Americans by their government was meant to distract us from the fact that the president is all over the Epstein files and has been accused of raping children.

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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A garden is a slow revolution.

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Another BOOM

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

And now for your bit of bizarre… every year at this time the Pelicans (NO NBA team) roles out this insane mascot- the king cake baby. This poor shelter dog was probably terrified

Screen grab of an instagram post from the Louisiana SPCA. A baby mascot wearing a diaper and has an enormous baby head with wide open eyes, a creepy grin, and a crown is holding a shelter dog

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Michael The Librarian @mikeisabooknerd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Stahp it.

Doctor: Looks like you’re eating for two.
Woman: I’m pregnant?!
Doctor: Tapeworm.
Woman: [looks at doctor with anger]

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Watching higher ed just completely fucking melt and smell like a plastic toy in the microwave as part of this epoch is on the one hand totally predictable viz historical patterns of fascism etc and on the other keeps surprising me anew in ways I didn't know I had in me

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

It’s so hard to be happy lately but two of my former students met up and texted me a photo and my heart is warm.🥰

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Signed up for something today and had to check a “career stage” button. The only thing above mid career was “senior leader in the field”. Can’t I just be a senior not leading anything?

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23/01/2026

Maps of temperature departures averaged over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) across the #Arctic... Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Three orthographic maps showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in December 2025, October 2025 to December 2025, and January 2025 to December 2025 in the Arctic region. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average. The mean temperature anomaly for each map is also displayed. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Dear people of Minnesota, Thank you for standing up for humanity, for the rule of law, for empathy and understanding. Thank you for resisting and persisting. Many of us in the US are grateful for all that you are doing. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Is it just me, or has the ask to re-review a paper become near automatic. I don’t remember it being this way 20 years ago. If major revisions are required, sure, send it back. But if the paper was near publishable on first submission, why send it back? Can’t the AE just look at the review responses?

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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Read the article here: learndirt.com/learn/whats-the-diffe…

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ArmyMomJenn @armymomjenn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Not sure if anyone needs to hear this, but I realized that in trying to be as flexible as possible I was often doing more than I needed to support and accommodate others, at the cost of my own well being. Ignoring my own needs/accommodations is only burning me out. No more

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Aleesia @aleesia27.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This ice helps me forget about that ICE. ☀️ #ColorADay #YellowThu #sunrise #sky #Scape #clouds #mountains #snow #ice

The sun coming up over the Thompson River, in the Interior of British Columbia. The sky is cloudy, and there are snow covered mountains and trees in the distance. There’s ice floating in the river, and along the shore. There’s a reflection of the sunrise on the water.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Clearly US universities will struggle in the coming years with a changing funding landscape. But, rankings based on publication output are so flawed. We are told to publish more and more, but is more better???

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Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 14/01/2026

Here's a look at us in Canada keeping an eye on things down south. #wildlife #beaver

A beaver peeking out from the side of a slightly chewed upon tree.

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Wendy Jo in New Mexico @newmexicoblue2.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

So heartbreaking. I keep thinking of a dying child needing his mother. Monsters are real.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

When a student comes up to me after class and asks me a question about the material, or makes connections beyond what we talked about, or shows any sign of listening… I damn near lose my mind with excitement. But only on the inside. I stay cool on the outside, I think…

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

CSDMS Student Modeler Award Competition is now open! Deadline to send your materials is 1/26/26. More info and how to apply here: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Student...

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Got an ask to review for an MDPI journal with 10 day turnaround. That’s bonkers, right?

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Autistic Athletic Trainer @autistic-atc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

And some of them most likely don't know they're autistic. There are more of us out there than you realize and many of us leading normal seeming lives

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Most likely you have autistic students and colleagues and don't even know it. Autism has many manifestations - the spectrum. As this article points out, which always applies: "Don't make assumptions due to levels or types of engagement" and "Assume the best". rdcu.be/eYT4k

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Client Challenge

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 12/01/2026

If you were teaching a senior earth science capstone-type course (non-field), what are some extra soft or hard skills you think the students these days need to walk out the door with a firm grasp on? Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 12/01/2026

just block people you find annoying, you absolute cocktail wieners

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This semester I’m teaching an intro course I’ve never taught before. First class went off without a hitch. I definitely earned ice cream for lunch, right?!?!?

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Morning coffee in my new mug that I got after giving a seminar at UIUC last week 😊

White mug with mountains in a sketch-like style in black. Below the mountains are the words “Earth Science & Environmental Change” and below that in smaller font “university of Illinois Urbana-Champaign”

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Providing proof of abuse is traumatic. Yet many of us double our trauma by documenting, and get ... crickets

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Paul Barrett @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

A bit misty, and from a distance, but a nice clear view of an Indian rhino, the other main wildlife target of the trip

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I have two new headshots. Something nice that my uni does for us for free. It is really hard for me to like pictures of myself, especially as I age. Stupid society.

Picture of me, wearing a black, long sleeve top. I have long, wavy hair, and I wear glasses. I have a tiny smile

Picture of me, wearing a black, long sleeve top. I have long, wavy hair, and I wear glasses. I have a big teethy smile

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Day 41 of shutdown. This is so painful for families who rely on pay from a federal salary, but also, don't all families deserve healthcare and food?

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OpenTopography @opentopography.org · 10/11/2025

For the last several decades, scientists have been developing a way to make our maps more reliable with point cloud data collected by lidar. Lidar is an accurate method that helps scientists to map cities, landscapes, and places that were previously difficult or dangerous to access.

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Sera Markoff @handle.invalid · 10/11/2025

An unbelievable privilege and experience today visiting the world leading #ALmA telescope at 5000m in Chile! 🧪🔭 Plus we saw some local fauna!

Photo of woman with hat and oxygen tube under nose in front of stunning desert landscape with an array of white telescope dishes spread out behind. In the background the iconic Licancabur volcano in the background.

Photo of a desert landscape with white telescope dishes scattered across the plane, with the Licancabur volcano cone looming over

Close up of the APEX single dish telescope with spikey sheets of ice in vertical formation in front and a dramatic sky behind.

Photo of three guanacos, a type of Andes camelid related to alpacas and llamas, with cute black faces and tan hides, on a scrubby plain with valley in background.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

This is inside security at Chicago airport. If you were motivated enough to try and bring your pot through security and made it to the other side, why would you then voluntarily give up the goods? 🤔

Green tall metal box, like a bear proof trash can. Written on box is “cannabis amnesty box”

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Dan Scott @geomorphdan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It's a buckle down, turn on some Chappell Roan, and measure some rivers kind of morning. This looks like a normal meander cutoff, right? Wrong! The channel that lost flow (left side of image) is expanding again, just a few years after what I thought was a full avulsion. What's the culprit? Wood?

A map view of a false-color aerial image of a river flowing towards the bottom of the image. The river is split into two channels, one of which is jammed up with lots of logs.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Day 36 of shutdown. Open the government, not a ballroom

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