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Caroline Dean
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Educator, scientist, mother
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‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
36 Months accused ban critics of being paid off by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up sponsorship deals, eyeing global expansion and coming up with its own AI tool to sell.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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harrywallop.co.uk
Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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ngarrngga.bsky.social
Read our latest blog article which features a new publication, 'Ngarrngga: An Approach to Indigenous Education for all Australians', published by the Australian Educational Researcher.

https://www.ngarrngga.org/stories-news/aer-new-publication
New Ngarrngga Publication for AER
Learn more about a new publication from Ngarrngga, 'An Approach to Indigenous Education for all Australians'.
www.ngarrngga.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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🦇 Some animals, including the Brandt’s bat, seem to defy the rules of aging. Understanding how they do it could help us live longer, healthier lives: buff.ly/oiQsFRf
A photograph of a Brandt's bat face with a comic-style speech bubble reading, "Come learn my secrets."
December 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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What could possibly go wrong
australia.theguardian.com Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 19d
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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The sugar gums are flowering and the air smells like apples
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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SA experts launch own human health research over harmful algal bloom - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
New website launched to tackle concerns over a lack of algal bloom human health data on sore throats, breathing issues and mental health.
www.indailysa.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Growing old and tolerant? How Eucalypts and Acacias traits vary across life-stages.

Come see my poster and talk at ESA 2025 conference.

Monday, Nov 24
5:44 PM

Tuesday, Nov 25
3:00 PM

#ESA2025 #EcologicalSocietyOfAustralia #EcologyAustralia #BiodiversityOnTheBrink #KaurnaCountry #Adelaide
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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We donate $25,000 a year to Nature Glenelg Trust. They do remarkable on-ground work for biodiversity in the places that we love #ESA2025. Eaglehawk waterhole, an NGT property, south of Bordertown, probably has South Australia’s best woodland bird diversity.
ecolsocaus.bsky.social Ecological Society of Australia @ecolsocaus.bsky.social · Nov 19
💚 Huge thanks for helping bring ESA2025 to life. Nature Glenelg Trust – restoring ecosystems and supporting #ESA2025.⁠
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#ecology #restoration
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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#esa2025 Keynote presentation from Tiahni Adamson #BushHeritage speaking about #FirstNations governance and #RightWay science. First Nations leadership is not only the right thing to do but leads to more effective #ecological outcomes
A First Nations woman standing at the main stage at the Ecological Society of Australia Conference with a large screen in the background
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Spot the juvenile golden kelp on reef once stripped bare.

Following the dedicated harvest of over 25 tonnes of longspined sea urchins, juvenile golden kelp are starting to grow along shallow rocky reefs within Sydney Harbour.

This rehabilitation work is part of #ProjectRestore
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Have you ever wanted to post a summary of a paper you published, but didn’t know where to do it? Or perhaps you thought about writing a blog? 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
Introducing: The Planetary Research Blog - The Planetary Research Blog
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November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Looking for a nice bird, flower, Rakali, reptile, frog walk at #ESA2025 this week - head to the St Peter’s billabong @ecolsocaus.bsky.social - darter, water skink, c30 bird species, and lots of native plants. Little grassbird and reed warbler nesting.
Map of billabong site Darter Eastern Water Skink, I think? I know nothing about reptiles The restoration of the billabong
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.

Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.

This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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A dangerous(ly adorable) predator approaches…
September 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.

Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Happy birthday to the only two women with elements named after them on the periodic table: #MarieCurie & #LiseMeitner.

As I do every year, I will once again repeat my proposal that November 7 should be International #WomenInSTEM Day!

#histSTM #chemistry #physics
#OnThisDay #OTD #PeriodicTable👩‍🔬🗃️📜
The squares for Curium and Meitnerium from periodictable.com, featuring portraits of their respective namesakes, are presented above a caption "Only two women have chemical elements named after them. Both were born on November 7th." (I'm aware that there was some ambiguity surrounding Lise Meitner's birthday, but Ruth Lewin Sime's biography notes that Meitner celebrated the occasion on November 7.)
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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What is space archaeology? 🏺 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci
Space Archaeology
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November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Eight lessons from island archaeology to optimise success in refining (1) targets for space colonisation and (2) the composition and behaviour of the colonist group.
🧪 🏺 #PlanetSci #SpaceArchaeology
How to Successfully Colonize Space: Lessons from Island Archaeology,
Humans will soon attempt to colonize astronomical bodies within, and perhaps eventually beyond, our solar system. This is intrinsically dangerous, and…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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One year ago, I started posting observations on BlueSky, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey. I've put all 196 observations from the last year into a little book called "What I noticed along the way". I hope you enjoy it. drive.google.com/file/d/1w0zL...
October 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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"Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved." - Dr Jane Goodall

Our tribute to Jane's incredible career and profound legacy 👇
October 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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In the lead up to #ThreatenedSpeciesDay, we're reflecting on the species that we have lost, and the future we need to protect.

These poignant artworks depict some of the unique Australian animals that are now extinct, as well as one species we can still save.

1) Kangaroo Island Emu (Extinct)
Painting of a Kangaroo Island Emu standing by a coastline, with the crashing sea behind it. The bird is standing half in profile, and appears to be making eye contact with the viewer. Art by Terry Matassoni.
September 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds.

Credit: University of Tokyo / Saito et al.
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Here's a challenging Open Middle problem to help students develop conceptual understanding of quadratics in standard form: www.openmiddle.com/maximum-...
August 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM