Celeste Labedz
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
environmental seismologist - doctor of glacier vibes - geoscience educator - she/her - opinions only my own - puns only my worst - www.crlabedz.net
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Celeste Labedz
@celestelabedz.bsky.social
· Oct 18
With a million new users, is ScienceSky 🧪 doing reintroductions?
I'm Celeste Labedz, an assistant instructional professor at UChicago teaching across the geoscience spectrum. My research uses seismometers (the sensors that detect earthquakes) to understand what's going on underneath glaciers.
I'm Celeste Labedz, an assistant instructional professor at UChicago teaching across the geoscience spectrum. My research uses seismometers (the sensors that detect earthquakes) to understand what's going on underneath glaciers.
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NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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I did my PhD at Caltech and I can tell you it is just not surprising AT ALL to see some Caltech names in these emails.
Not even Caltech is immune from Epstein. Chasing money? Depraved? Who knows…
"Frances Hamilton Arnold (b. 1956) [1] is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate…the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering & Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology."
"Frances Hamilton Arnold (b. 1956) [1] is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate…the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering & Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology."
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I did my PhD at Caltech and I can tell you it is just not surprising AT ALL to see some Caltech names in these emails.
I did my PhD at Caltech and I can tell you it is just not surprising AT ALL to see some Caltech names in these emails.
Not even Caltech is immune from Epstein. Chasing money? Depraved? Who knows…
"Frances Hamilton Arnold (b. 1956) [1] is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate…the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering & Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology."
"Frances Hamilton Arnold (b. 1956) [1] is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate…the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering & Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology."
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I did my PhD at Caltech and I can tell you it is just not surprising AT ALL to see some Caltech names in these emails.
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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My new theory is that because male faculty are so used to saying "Yeah apparently his one student said he sexually harassed her or whatever, but you know how *they* are 🙄", so showing up in Epstein is unremarkable. It's just another accusation they'll never take seriously.
I promise you, even if someone is your mentor and friend, you should have the ability to say they made a mistake in FUCKING COMMUNICATING CASUALLY AND ALL FRIENDLY WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN NOT WRITE AN EIGHT POST THREAD ON HOW WE SHOULDNT JUDGE
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
My new theory is that because male faculty are so used to saying "Yeah apparently his one student said he sexually harassed her or whatever, but you know how *they* are 🙄", so showing up in Epstein is unremarkable. It's just another accusation they'll never take seriously.
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And Epstein was an explicit eugenicist! Even in the (unlikely) scenario that the academics writing him chummy emails didn't know about the pedophilia charges, they were seeking funding because they thought their work aligned with his interests, which were monstrous.
![Interest in eugenics and transhumanism
Beginning in the early-2000s Epstein developed an interest in "improving" the human race through genetic engineering and artificial intelligence, including using his own sperm. He addressed the scientific community at various events and occasions and communicated his fascination with eugenics.[395] It was reported in 2019 that Epstein had planned to "seed the human race with his DNA" by impregnating up to 20 women using his New Mexico compound as a "baby ranch", where mothers would give birth to his offspring. He was an advocate of cryonics and his idiosyncratic version of transhumanism, and said he intended to have his penis and head frozen.[396][397]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j76trmiofvaxxpvx2vnb2vwf/bafkreihfds2jlov6hsb55by7mcfhiwmeezfwxomjnkwt7r7ouhltj2v7ue@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
And Epstein was an explicit eugenicist! Even in the (unlikely) scenario that the academics writing him chummy emails didn't know about the pedophilia charges, they were seeking funding because they thought their work aligned with his interests, which were monstrous.
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Epstein's Academics Hall of Shame here:
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Epstein's Academics Hall of Shame here:
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Rather depressing afternoon searching the names of fellow physicists in the Epstein files 😑
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Rather depressing afternoon searching the names of fellow physicists in the Epstein files 😑
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it's been very clear Epstein was a white supremacist, yet our (very white) media largely ignored to the public's detriment
Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally. He did so in February 2016. Before TRS made national news, really.
Genuinely bizarre.
Genuinely bizarre.
January 31, 2026 at 6:58 AM
it's been very clear Epstein was a white supremacist, yet our (very white) media largely ignored to the public's detriment
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Today we won.
A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding.
The science still matters. We won't stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding.
The science still matters. We won't stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Today we won.
A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding.
The science still matters. We won't stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding.
The science still matters. We won't stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
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Family is trying to name my moms new dog and everyone liked the sedimentologist’s suggestion of Pebble but she passes through a 12”x12” dog door so she’s technically cobble size idk what to do
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Family is trying to name my moms new dog and everyone liked the sedimentologist’s suggestion of Pebble but she passes through a 12”x12” dog door so she’s technically cobble size idk what to do
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🤔
Sand
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 AM
🤔
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Legally it's only sand if it comes from the Beach region of France otherwise it's just sparkling sediment.
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Legally it's only sand if it comes from the Beach region of France otherwise it's just sparkling sediment.
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This makes me think of something I saw on here once from a sociologist talking about how her students were arguing that obviously quantitative data is superior to qualitative data, and she told them quantitative data is just qualitative data that someone else has already turned into a number.
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This makes me think of something I saw on here once from a sociologist talking about how her students were arguing that obviously quantitative data is superior to qualitative data, and she told them quantitative data is just qualitative data that someone else has already turned into a number.
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"A frozen river is a lava tube!!!" I yell, swinging my fists wildly in the Arby's parking lot.
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"A frozen river is a lava tube!!!" I yell, swinging my fists wildly in the Arby's parking lot.
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To add to the sand discourse, I’d like to say a hearty Fuck You to this asshole who illegally drove FIVE MILES ACROSS the EUREKA DUNES in Death Valley wilderness. I hope they’re identified and brought to justice soon.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
'Please help': Photos show Death Valley destruction from white Toyota
A California vehicle illegally went off road in Death Valley National Park.
www.sfgate.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
To add to the sand discourse, I’d like to say a hearty Fuck You to this asshole who illegally drove FIVE MILES ACROSS the EUREKA DUNES in Death Valley wilderness. I hope they’re identified and brought to justice soon.
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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I mean this is exactly the kind of cringe that I think we’ll need to shamelessly and unironically embrace moving into a future of unabashed civic virtue, I feel that on the whole irony-poisoning and rejection of sincerity as embarrassing is part of how we got here
okay it's cheesy but
"it's our blood and bones
and whistles and phones
against Miller and noem's dirty lies"
got me right in the heart
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
"it's our blood and bones
and whistles and phones
against Miller and noem's dirty lies"
got me right in the heart
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I mean this is exactly the kind of cringe that I think we’ll need to shamelessly and unironically embrace moving into a future of unabashed civic virtue, I feel that on the whole irony-poisoning and rejection of sincerity as embarrassing is part of how we got here
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I've mentioned this before, but one of my daughter's close friends in hs had a parent who denied consent for covid vaccines, despite his wishes. He was barred from some school activities; then got covid and was extremely sick.
How is that not child abuse? it's child abuse.
How is that not child abuse? it's child abuse.
The first time I remember praying for death I was 7 or 8 years old. The nuns said to offer my suffering up to Jesus. I had Crohn’s disease. Pediatric treatments existed, I never got them
Part 1 of a series on why “parental choice” framing on vaccines is dead wrong
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149300...
Part 1 of a series on why “parental choice” framing on vaccines is dead wrong
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149300...
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've mentioned this before, but one of my daughter's close friends in hs had a parent who denied consent for covid vaccines, despite his wishes. He was barred from some school activities; then got covid and was extremely sick.
How is that not child abuse? it's child abuse.
How is that not child abuse? it's child abuse.
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Cool to see GenAI eroding social trust, deteriorating academic quality, and pushing students away from higher learning institutions.
Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.
To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students are turning to AI
Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.
nbcnews.to
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Cool to see GenAI eroding social trust, deteriorating academic quality, and pushing students away from higher learning institutions.
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I first started to realize how problematic Scott Adams was waaay back in the '90s when he claimed quantum entanglement allowed faster-than-light communication but physicists hushed it up, and kinda-sorta endorsed the "expanding earth" crackpot theory. Those were previews for the horrors to come.
However stupid or bigoted you thought Scott Adams was, I'm here to share some trivia-bert that reveals he was actually way worse than that
skepchick.org/2026/01/scot...
skepchick.org/2026/01/scot...
Scott Adams: Too Dumb to Live
Transcript: Okay, yes, usually I jump straight into the video’s topic but obviously today I need to start with some personal news: I’ve gone back to my natural hair color. Yes, two years ago I deci…
skepchick.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I first started to realize how problematic Scott Adams was waaay back in the '90s when he claimed quantum entanglement allowed faster-than-light communication but physicists hushed it up, and kinda-sorta endorsed the "expanding earth" crackpot theory. Those were previews for the horrors to come.
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it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
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If I know you use this I will literally never cite your work again, because there is literally no way to trust it or you
“The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors.
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
OpenAI’s latest product lets you vibe code science
Prism is a ChatGPT-powered text editor that automates much of the work involved in writing scientific papers.
www.technologyreview.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
If I know you use this I will literally never cite your work again, because there is literally no way to trust it or you
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Early Arthropods
xkcd.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM