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Sarah Faber

@sciencebanshee.bsky.social
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The internet's friendliest banshee, PhD. The Werner Herzog of dynamic systems neuroscience. Occasional Gàidhlig, constant shouting. Researching how the brain adapts to neurodegeneration using music. She/her.

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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Softwood lumber is top of mind, Practical Magic is in theatres, Madonna's leading the VMA nominations, and I have updated my blog. Welcome back to 1998! writingbanshee.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/i...
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Interstitial: Nova Scotia, 2026
It one of my most deeply-held beliefs that Nova Scotia is a long-running piece of performance art, and when you live in a long-running piece of performance art, every act of leaving the house invol…
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW JOB NEW JOB NEW JOB NEW JOB
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AAHdam Faber @accordionadam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Halifax slow fashion
A-MY WIIIFE with a Crosby’s Fancy Molasses tote bag
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Functioning code is all alike; every nonfunctioning code is nonfunctioning in its own way.
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Crowsa Luxemburg @quendergeer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
the beer was $17.78
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
[me, inexpertly gilding] Why am I not AMAZING at this thing I have spent ZERO TIME PRACTICING?!
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
HELL YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA WANNA READ THIS ONE
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Getting a good goddamn cross-breeze going >>>>>>>
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Practice makes peaches
A page from a sketchbook with three watercolour peaches titled 'PEACHES'. All three show a ripe peach (from my friends' friend's parents' garden!) painted with a different technique: 'paint what I see', 'many light glazings', and 'contrasting under-painting'
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
And not for nothing, his memoir, Vagabond, was a fascinating read Fascinating, honest, funny, and with the best 'About the Author' I've ever seen
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Mabel Slattery @slatteroo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
He’s gone to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism 🫡
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
An image of the Simpson family (from The Simpsons) with Homer angrily shouting "Nobody bullies Alberta but me and maybe the boy" while pointing at Bart. Homer has all of the Canadian provincial and territorial flags hastily photoshopped onto him while Bart is representing Edmonton. City of Champions.
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hard reset to factory default (screaming myself hoarse in a damp field to Joel Plaskett)
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Really, I must proTEST
A hygrometer reading of 80. Which is a level of humidity best described as a fucking travesty.
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I have not been in Nova Scotia in August since 2021. Here is a list of things I had forgotten:
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you've ever thought 'wow, I wonder how Sarah got so proficient at cardamom bread and also music science', the answer is living in Finland! Happy to answer any questions for prospective applicants and #musicscience -curious folks
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
An image from The Simpsons. The family is at the dinner table and Homer is standing up and pointing angrily from behind a plate of mashed potatoes in the shape of a circus tent. There is a caption that reads 'That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough! I'm starting a blog!'
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In a just world, you would all be able to taste this
A drop-dead gorgeous plate of lunch! We have a corner of a paneer parantha, some yogurt, some chicken in gravy, and aloo chaat (spiced potatoes with green chutney, tamarind chutney, onions, and pomegranate seeds)
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thinking a lot about Grandad these days. A man who would answer the question 'so what have you been up to lately?' with 'what are you, the goddamn cops?'
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The man says it's Jeff Buckley hours and by God, we will have Jeff Buckley hours!
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tat benatar @tatbenatar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
wizard pondering orb meme but cow
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
[long-suffering sigh. Picks up phone] Sal, we gotta reset the 'Days since tech reinvented phrenology &| pysiognomy' counter .. Yeah, again .. Look, I don't know what's in the water over there .. Yeah, tons - you think these clowns know how to read?! .. Alright, say hi to Lisa and the kids for me
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Getting all fucked up on tea and gilding the jellyfish
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Happy my Birthday, everyone!! Be the menace you want to see in the world.
2-panel image of a small bird: in the first, the bird is drinking from a glass with the caption 'dumb bitch juice'. In the second, the bird has its head upraised, eyes aglow with menace/power
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I've been doing a lot of this lately and it's been Great
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It doesn't have to be a dark and stormy night for some #MusicScience ...but you do you:
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It occurs to me this stimulus presentation code I've been fighting with is exactly the type of teachable moment grad school is made of and I should, in my generosity, bequeath it to the brilliant young minds of the lab
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hat tips and genteel curtsies to @sbarolo.bsky.social! In the words of Lizzie B, '...one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.' and you provide ample quantities of both, my friend.
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
¿Cómo estáis, compatriotas españoles?
Image of Steve Buschemi with a hastily scribbled on Cordovan hat, and 'Música/banda' t-shirt
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I have a joke about Cassandra, but you'd never believe it
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Comment allez-vous, mes compatriotes français?
Image of Steve Buschemi with a hastily scribbled on Breton striped shirt, moustache, and beret
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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📣 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 📣 Our 7th annual #BlackInNeuroWeek is coming soon 🧠 From July 27th to August 2nd, we have an ✨AMAZING✨ week of events planned for you all, free and open to the public 🤗 Don’t miss out! Register for #BINW26 here ⤵️ events.zoom.us/ev/AgaErvpe_... #BlackInSTEM #Neuroskyence 🧪
A cream-colored flyer for Black In Neuro Week registration. An arch shape in the middle of the flyer, from top to bottom has black text reading “a reimagined future”, orange text reading, “Black In Neuro Week”,  yellow text reading “2026”, pale blue text reading “July 27-Aug 2”, and orange text reading “Registration is Live!”

The arch shape has rays emerging from it in a beautiful “retro” palate of blues, oranges, yellows, and creams.

The Black In Neuro logo is in the center of the flyer and the bottom left.
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Neovagina Evangelion @gammarae.design · 15/07/2026
The proper channel to communicate to the govt is through your MLA's constituency office that's closed to in person visits, phone forwarded to voicemail, email that returns a form letter, Province House that now bars most people entry, or via public statements that are ignored Ave legislated thru
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
How do you do, fellow Norwegians?
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AAHdam Faber @accordionadam.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wow, the Canadian soccer players are built like Greek statues* *have been shat all over by birds
Canadian soccer players with their uniforms designed with white splotches all over em
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I think the lads have had their timbits today!
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
FUCK YES, CABO VERDE
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
@hockeyviz.com ...THE SOCCEROOS?
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Perhaps your university is in need of some unique pedagogical excellence? #NeuroSky
A slide from a presentation that reads "What is data hygiene? And why does it matter?" with an accompanying photo from Ali Brosh's "Hyperbole and a half" of the artist triumphantly screaming 'CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!'
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
0/2 on the football today, hajmo Bosno!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a5B...
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Dubioza kolektiv "U.S.A." (Official video)
YouTube video by Dubioza kolektiv
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
[loud booing]
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Guy Ritchie's Amadeus in theaters everywhere this December
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
After spending a week in a record-breaking heatwave, my stability (the urge to stab) was, indeed, at an all-time high! Fucken embarrassing decision by our leaders.
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I have learned two very important pieces of information today: 1. the football starts at 10.00 in Vancouver 2. my upstairs neighbours are Brazilian
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
PYTHON, YOU LIME-FACED SONOFABITCH, WHERE ARE MY VARIABLES. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? ORIENT MY GODDAMN OBJECTS, YOU SCALE-ASS FUCK.
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
In my defence, I am achingly jet-lagged and the scones d'urgence seemed like a good idea at the time
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In honour of Victor Hugo, I spent the weekend in Paris being misérable
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A suspiciously murder-free Swedish midsommar ...so far
Me and my father wearing flower crowns and posing elegantly for the cameraMe and Adam smiling on a bright summer day. I'm wearing a flower crown and Adam is in a ball capTHE MAY POLE. If this was Finland, the best of all Nordic countries, this would be a towering inferno
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
On a rogue bus in France where the driver is staging a one-man formula one around traffic. Allons-y, tabarnaaaaaaaac
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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Behold! My poster! Come see me at 0474 to hear way more about bagpipe music than you ever thought possible. Or don't. I'm not the cops. #OHBM2026
A photo of my frowning face in front of an academic poster that reads 'exploring complexity in the social brain'. You should drop by!
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