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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 8h

I'm really looking forward to this! If there's anyone that can make talking about myself as fun and uncringe as it's possible to be, it's definitely Ruth!

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Chalk Scribblers @chalkscribblers.bsky.social · 8h

Exactly one week from right now, we'll be gathering online to hear Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social read from his latest novel and to answer questions about... well, about whatever you'd like to ask him. Sign up on Eventbrite to join us for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000172679...

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Chalk Scribblers meet the author: Charles Stross

An evening with leading science fiction novelist Charles Stross.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#ResistanceRoots Dorothy Vaughan was born on this day in 1910 in Kansas City, Mo. She was a mathematician, human computer and computer programmer who became the first African American supervisor at NASA. Throughout her career, she fought for equal pay and advancements and promotions for women. /1

Dorothy Vaughan in 1971, the year she retired from NASA. Vaughan was a visionary pioneer for women in STEM and a foundational architect of the U.S. space program. She broke through the dual barriers of Jim Crow segregation and gender discrimination to alter the course of aerospace history. Her calculations and FORTRAN programming laid the groundwork for America’s early aerospace achievements. By becoming NACA’s first African American supervisor in 1949, Vaughan cracked open doors that had been firmly shut to women of color. She spent her tenure as Section Head fighting for equal pay, promotions and engineering assignments for both Black and white women across the agency. When electronic computers arrived, she taught herself FORTRAN and trained her staff, saving dozens of Black women from layoffs and transitioning them into high-tech careers. Vaughan stands today as a symbol of resilience, intellectual brilliance and the indispensable power of community.

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Exhibition teaser! This is the prototype of a piece for my solo show at Coburg House, Edinburgh at the beginning of October. www.coburghouse.co.uk/exhibitions/... I'm working on a larger version with orange instead of grey for the show. #knittedunconformities #mathematicalknitting

Photo of a mannequin body in the corridor outside my studio. The mannequin is wearing a knitted pullover constructed from large cream and grey, right-angled triangles.

There are some plants on tables in the background one of which has spikey leaves sticking out around the mannequin's left shoulder.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We don't deserve otters...

Description: A two-panel hybrid meme combining a simple black-and-white line drawing and a color photo shows a sad, wrinkled face in the top panel and then the same figure blushing at a cute otter in the bottom panel.

Text in the image:
Top panel: “The world is a cruel and unjust place.
There is no harmony in the universe. The only constant is suffering.”

Below between panels: “*minutes later*”

Bottom panel (next to the blushing figure and otter photo): “omg otters!”

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looing forward to this show about electronic music at Edinburgh Fringe Festival tomorrow. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Do you "remember" James Clerk Maxwell? I reckon most of my followers will have heard of him. Not least because his was the first portrait is knitted back in 2015.

Photo of a knitted portrait of James Clerk Maxwell in light and dark brown stretched and pinned to a blue noticeboard. Knitted in 2015 by Madeleine Shepherd using a hacked domestic knitting machine.

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Talking Maths in Public @tmip.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In case you missed it, there are now two episodes of our latest series of the TMiP podcast available - listen to interviews with mathematical authors, knitters, hands-on maths cemtre managers and more, to hear how they approach talking maths in public. More info + links at tmip.uk/podcast

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ukrainian French artist Sonia Delaunay's 1920s - 1930s dress designs #WomensArt

Twelve stylised painted images of figures in angular or rounded colurful art deco style costumes against a white background

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Alison Kiddle @alisonkiddle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Contains me, talking to Madeleine @studioknotunknot.bsky.social about the maths of knitting and the knitting of maths 😊

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/11/2024

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat

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Rudy Rucker @rudytheelder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I don't think it's super well-known but I do have a podcast. Topoics: Cyberpunk, AI, science fiction, mind, literature, beatnik, Phil Dick, infinity, fourth dimension, math, sex, robots, drugs, revolution, space, aliens, telepathy, immortality. www.rudyrucker.com/podcasts/

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Chris Williams (dink) @chriswilliams-dink.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If you're visiting Edinburgh in August and have even the slightest interest in comics, graphic novels, bande dessinée. Then don't miss visiting 'La Belle Adventure' on Leith Walk. www.instagram.com/labelleadven...

La Belle Adventure bookshop at 225 Leith Walk

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Glad to see I'm not the only one who was shocked to see #onlyconnect putting its weight behind this rubbish. I know the question was about things people do for luck and they do actually do this. Trouble is it damages the statue, blocks the pavement and isn't even a long-standing tradition.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Increasingly, Soylent Green serves as one of the best metaphors for AI -- it's taking all that we are, as people, chumming it up, and feeding the slurry back to us. We're told that we need it, it's nutritious, it'll save the world, even as it damns it and us.

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Open Studios time again at Coburg House! Visit me and 50ish others artists and makers in our studios in Leith, Edinburgh. I'll have new work, a samples & seconds sale and a demo of the hacked knitting machine - also a large installation in the stairwell. www.coburghouse.co.uk/whats-on#/op...

A photo of an open door into a studio showing a knitting machine and about 4 metres of colourful knitting stretching from the machine out of the the door and across the floor.

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craftreactor.bsky.social @craftreactor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This weekend, 31 July - 2 August

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

57 years ago, on the 20th of July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, as part of the Apollo 11 mission. The last time humans were on the moon was in 1972. #otd #history 🗃️

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen in the visor reflection along with Earth, the Lunar Module Eagle, and the U.S. flag.

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Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It's so exciting being a freelancer in the arts & ents industry (one of the UK's biggest industries) bc about once a month the gvt have a new proposal to kick you in the head & you have to fill in a dry consultation form explaining why kicking you in the head would be bad for business, not good

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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 17/07/2026

It's not too late to make Trump the star of a Truman-style show in which he spends his working days in a fake Whitehouse surrounded by paid actors doing all the same unhinged things he does now, but just for the world's entertainment. He'd be happy, and everybody in the world would be *much* safer.

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Talking Maths in Public @tmip.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Talking Maths in Public (TMiP) is the UK's network for maths communication, bringing together people who communicate maths in a range of formats, to a variety of audiences. Sign up for our newsletter, find out about our activities and listen to our monthly podcast by visiting tmip.uk

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Rob Maslen @profrmaslen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I loved Sam Neill’s films, but the one I loved most - unmentioned here - is Dean Spanley, in which he plays a spaniel reincarnated as a Church of England cleric; it’s based on a wonderful but little-known novella by Lord Dunsany. Watch it if you can find it!

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If you'd like to turn your own photographs into knitted pictures, then sign up for my Hacked Knitting Machine Experience Day. One place left on 11th July and more in August and September. In person only, in Edinburgh, Scotland. All classes can be booked here www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/8466895273...

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Knot Unknot - Madeleine Shepherd

K not Unknot is Madeleine Shepherd's textile studio.

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Farah Mendlesohn @effjayem.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Count Binface is the only candidate standing against Farage. If you are local, help get out the vote!

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Knot Unknot - Madeleine Shepherd

K not Unknot is Madeleine Shepherd's textile studio.

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm totally chuffed to be professional the latest episode of the @tmip.bsky.social podcast! It was great fun chatting with @alisonkiddle.bsky.social about maths and knitting. Also there's a shed load of #mathscraft links in the show notes.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/06/2026

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

A bouquet of flowers next to a stack of books that includes:

Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Title: "In shops now: Classic literature with added mathematics!"

Image: Four book covers.

The Prime Number of Miss Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark.
Empire of the Sum, by JG Ballard.
Wuthering Heights × lengths × widths, by Emily Bronte.
The Remains Of the Data by Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Anyone know what's going on with Edinburgh traffic just now? Stuck on a bus on Elm Row. Nothing moving up to city centre from Leith

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Madeleine Shepherd @studioknotunknot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hey folks! I'm taking part in Common Threads, a textiles exhibition next week. It's in Coburg House, Leith, Edinburgh on 27th, 28th June and 4th, 5th July. Come and see the wonderful stitch, weave, crochet and knit work that is created in Coburg House. www.coburghouse.co.uk/exhibitions/...

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Common Threads — Coburg House Art Studios

Common Threads brings together six contemporary textile artists from Coburg House Studios whose work challenges expectations of fibre, cloth and craft. Through exceptional skill, experimentation and ...

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Hot news from the summit at @eso.org Paranal: MOONS has a new home! 🥳 Built in Edinburgh, this beast has 1000 robotic eyes, ready to capture & analyse the light collected from millions of stars in the Milky Way and millions of galaxies in the early Universe. Huge congrats to the MOONS team! 🧪🔭

The MOONS instrument (a huge blue box) is being lifted by gigantic crane onto the UT1 (“Antu”) Nasmyth platform at the Very Large Telescope in Paranal. The dry arid Atacama desert can be seen in the background.

A before and after shot of the Moons instrument with a person standing in front of it. The top shot is the real world - today. The bottom shot is a computer rendition made many years ago at the start of the design and development. They look almost exactly the same (although the real-world person is slightly taller than their virtual counterpart).

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. If you've looked upon my works and despaired please consider leaving a review on one of the major online retail sites.

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for the online LMS Maths Communication Workshop. @steckl.es and @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-m...

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Talking Maths in Public @tmip.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Only two weeks to go until the start of the next series of the TMiP Podcast! Listen to members of the TMiP community sharing their experiences, ideas, stories and advice - episode 1 is out on 1st July, and you can find the previous series and more info at tmip.uk/podcast

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🚀 SHARE THIS POST TO WIN TICKETS! Hey BSFA people 🛰️ NEW WORLDS presents a loaded online weekend of science-fiction and fantasy writing over the 13th and 14th June, and you can win a ticket just by sharing this post! Check out the full-line up and schedule at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-worlds...

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