Reposted by Sonia Stephenscmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student! 29490485
Reposted by Sonia StephensMorgan Banville, PhD @banvillemorgan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social schedule is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2... @ekalodnermar.bsky.social and I have worked diligently over the past year to coordinate the proposal & proceedings process, and we’re so excited that we’re only one month away until the conference! Program PDF coming soon.sigdoc.acm.orgProgram – ACM SIGDOC 2026 Conference 024
Reposted by Sonia StephensJer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Friends! Can I ask you a favour? My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low. Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends? jerthorp.me/learningjerthorp.meLEARNING | jerthorpOnline courses and wokshops about birds, data and creative coding. Binoculars to Binomials is for coders who are interested in cultivating an observational practice, and for birders who want to dive ... 25357
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Lol, our college's students won an award. Go Knights! community.orlandoweekly.com/best-of/2026...community.orlandoweekly.comBest The Kids Are Alright: Nicholson School of Communication and Media and College of Arts and Humanities Graduating Class of 2026The boos heard ’round the world started right here in Orlando, when UCF graduates kicked off a national movement of grads letting the artificial intelligence... 000
Reposted by Sonia StephensAmerican Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 08/08/2026August 8th is Hawaiian Honeycreeper Celebration Day, a date inspired by Hawaiʻi's 808 area code and dedicated to celebrating some of the world's most extraordinary birds! 🏝️ Read about the Pilina Project on our website: abcbirds.info/3TBx2Lx 03911
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Published a new paper! It reports on interviewing folks who use apps like iNaturalist & eBird to ID species, asking how this changes their holistic experience of nature. I'm excited about this project & hope this'll be the 1st of several publications about it. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comHow species identification apps affect users’ experiences of nature observing - Journal of Environmental Studies and SciencesThis study reports on interviews with amateur nature observers, focusing on how using species identification apps which incorporate computer vision tools to help users identify organisms affects their... 000
Reposted by Sonia StephensBirds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The Macaulay Library is seeking individuals with bird sound editing experience in part-time contractor roles to archive historical recordings of bird sounds. The goal of this effort is to expand the archive with high priority recordings to support scientific research. ebird.org/about/jobsebird.orgJobs at eBird - eBirdWe are always looking for people who share our passion. Come be a part of Team eBird! 23417
Reposted by Sonia StephensMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Marimu-chan, a mascot from Lake Akan in Kushiro City, is a sentient ball of algae wearing a traditional local Ainu costume. 161219276
Reposted by Sonia Stephensc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The St. Louis Zoo has a dedicated penguin elevator for transporting their Formal Chickens™ to behind-the-scenes areas where they can get medical checkups, enrichment activities. Kicking myself for becoming a LAB biologist when I could have been a Penguin Elevator operator. (📷: St. Louis Zoo) 17908337
Reposted by Sonia StephensSilvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 13/06/2026One of my favorite photos I’ve taken at the Smithsonian. Can you see the bird? A bird built its nest inside the mouth of a Triceratops. An avian dinosaur decided that a dinosaur was the perfect place to raise more dinosaurs. The fossil record comes full circle. 🧪 🦕♻️🕊️ 5540138
Reposted by Sonia StephensJoe Dator @joedator.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me. 3970031694
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I love Orlando Fringe! orlandofringe.ssboxoffice.com/events/heate...orlandofringe.ssboxoffice.comHeated Ribaldry: An Opera of Musical Proportions | orlandofringe 000
Reposted by Sonia StephensEmma Rose @emmarosephd.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Are you in Tacoma? Want to join us for a little nature walk, look at plants, use an app, and chat about your experience? We're doing a research study at Point Defiance on May 1. If you'd like to join us, learn more here: forms.gle/kGfGDae9hcgu... 053
Reposted by Sonia Stephensrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 21/04/2026This is why @naomikritzer.bsky.social's The Year Without Sunshine is one of my favorite disaster stories: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...uncannymagazine.comThe Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny MagazineDuring one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi... 410332
Reposted by Sonia StephensJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My big takeaway from reporting this story is that it's not JUST about the Forest Service. The closure of these stations threatens to upend a delicate system of mutually beneficial collaboration and resource sharing, and the impacts will ripple out far beyond the Forest Service itself.thebulletin.org‘It’s just madness’: Trump administration to close three-quarters of Forest Service research stationsBetween funding cuts, facility closures, and the inevitable resignations that will follow, there’s virtually no way for the Forest Service to continue to do research at its current level or quality, w... 3219154
Reposted by Sonia StephensJanet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Anybody got an ID on that bird? #birds 1620321
Reposted by Sonia StephensRM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176856055
Reposted by Sonia StephensScott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social · 01/04/2026moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!! 4558602175
Reposted by Sonia StephensMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT) 239129153760
Reposted by Sonia StephensOrlando Pride @orlpride.com · 11/03/2026Our squad is set 🤝 Introducing your 2026 Orlando Pride season roster 📝 0245
Reposted by Sonia StephensWieferich Prime @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026 25155575653
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Canada geese work hard on their badassrey but these nēnē are pretty badass without visible effort. 010
Reposted by Sonia StephensSpecial Interest Group on the Design of Communication @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Our New Year’s gift to you: Proposals for the 2026 conference are now due on January 16! We can’t wait to read your proposals🥳 113
Reposted by Sonia StephensJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 01/01/2025Happy New Year from the Izu Shaboten Zoo! 12267981261
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 29/12/2025We experienced some amazing scenery in Aotearoa/New Zealand and there was so much more we could have seen. 2114
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Went to New Zealand on (our) winter break and it was an amazing trip. So many birds! Also, eels! Tuatara! Pohutukawa flowering! 140
Reposted by Sonia StephensMicroplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 28/10/2025 100144314418
Reposted by Sonia Stephensemily @ekj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025✨UCF is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Technical Communication!✨ Teach upper-level undergrad & grad courses; oversee Writing for the Technical Professional. Happy to answer questions (email is best: ekj@ucf.edu)! More here: jobs.ucf.edu/jobs/assista...jobs.ucf.eduAssistant Professor, Technical Communication - Orlando, Florida, United StatesThe OpportunityThe Department of English in the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-earning faculty position in T... 043
Reposted by Sonia StephensSpecial Interest Group on the Design of Communication @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social · 24/10/2025We are delighted to announce the finalists in the 2025 Student Research Competition. Please join us at 8:00am on Sat Oct 25 in Room 124 in the Student Union Building to hear their presentations. Thanks to all of participants, our excellent judges, and everyone who attended the poster session. 155
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 17/10/2025What not to do when anonymizing interview transcripts... 010
Reposted by Sonia StephensSpecial Interest Group on the Design of Communication @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social · 15/10/2025 011
Reposted by Sonia StephensRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 14/10/2025Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic. 121373448
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Fall migration is well underway! Our first three painted buntings showed up in the yard yesterday, and the first two catbirds today. Hopefully they'll all be hanging out all winter! 000
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Classic Orlando experience: was bit by a goose at Lake Eola en route to see a Shanghai-set production of LA Boheme at Opera Orlando. 010
Reposted by Sonia StephensUCF Texts & Technology PhD @ucftandt.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Want to study the intersection of humanities and technology at a smaller scale than a PhD? T&T also offers an interdisciplinary graduate certificate, Digital Humanities in the Age of AI. We'll be holding an information session Wednesday, November 5 at 6pm applynow.graduate.ucf.edu/register/?id...applynow.graduate.ucf.eduDigital Humanities in the Age of AI Gradute Certificate Open House 112
Reposted by Sonia StephensiNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Here, have some birds perched on appropriate/delightful signage. You're welcome. 🧵 ⤵️ 1. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) by tysmith on iNaturalist 6665257
Reposted by Sonia StephensSeason of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Spooky Season is near 🩶🤍🖤 (poached from FB @zoodraws.bsky.social with associated info in AltText) 59010
Reposted by Sonia StephensPatrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · 28/08/2025"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika. 6404366710930
Reposted by Sonia StephensWendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 24/08/2025I'm gonna need a good car wash after today!🪶 451183199
Reposted by Sonia StephensEquality Florida @equalityfl.bsky.social · 21/08/2025🚨TAKE ACTION🚨 In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET. #ShowYourRainbow🌈 14260145
Reposted by Sonia StephensSorcha Ní Nia @luiseach.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Lads the HONK I just honked 261478492
Reposted by Sonia StephensJer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Are you into 🐦 + 🔉? Or 🐦 + 🎶? Or just 🐦 + 👂? Next week's BtB Thursdays meetup is all about birds and sound. We'll share projects and inspiration and probably listen to a whole lot of chirps, cheeps + trills. binoculars-to-binomials.disco.co/p/btb-thursd... (img: Lou Sheppard) 🪶 11710
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Saw my 700th species of bird yesterday! Behold, my least terrible photo of an island scrub-jay. 291
Reposted by Sonia StephensUCF Texts & Technology PhD @ucftandt.bsky.social · 19/06/2025#TBT to T&T faculty member @terpsinoe.bsky.social's 2021 article, "Story mapping and sea level rise: listening to global risks at street level." Take a look! dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...dl.acm.orgStory mapping and sea level rise: listening to global risks at street level: Communication Design Quarterly: Vol 8, No 1While interactive maps are important tools for risk communication, most maps omit the lived experiences and personal stories of the community members who are most at risk. We describe a project to dev... 021
Reposted by Sonia StephensRebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Welp, I did it, I wrote a piece for @therevelator.org on the proposed funding cuts to the Bird Banding Lab & Breeding Bird Survey and what they would mean for bird research & conservation in the U.S. Definitely a different sort of writing than I usually do. 🪶 therevelator.org/trump-vs-bir...therevelator.orgTrump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs • The RevelatorExperts say there’s “no substitute” for the Bird Banding Laboratory or the Breeding Bird Survey, which help reveal the health and status of avian populations across the country. 05528
Reposted by Sonia StephensDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Birds as pride flags, meticulously researched by my wonderful student Griffin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Rainbow flag: Eastern Rosella 📷 David Irving, eBird 7427145
Reposted by Sonia StephensMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 30/05/2025you’ve been on my mind all night 423825
Sonia Stephens @terpsinoe.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Time for the night-blooming cereus at Mead Gardens! It blooms once a year. Each flower is about eight inches across, and the cactus is an epiphyte that climbs a long way. 250