Chris Stantis
@chrisstantis.bsky.social
Bioarchaeologist, chemist | Nerd, coffee snob, loves fresh air and equality | She/her | Museum lover, but not museum apologist
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NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
I will drop everything when a new fashion thread comes out by Derek
Let me show you the difference between a $40 hoodie and a ~$100 hoodie. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I will drop everything when a new fashion thread comes out by Derek
This looks like an April fool's joke but nope, it's a cursed collab
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This looks like an April fool's joke but nope, it's a cursed collab
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50 years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
50 years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
I've been asked to revise my paper to pick British or American spelling, but as far as I can tell the main divider is that I use 'paleontology' but 'archaeology'
But...I don't want to change either???
But...I don't want to change either???
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I've been asked to revise my paper to pick British or American spelling, but as far as I can tell the main divider is that I use 'paleontology' but 'archaeology'
But...I don't want to change either???
But...I don't want to change either???
So funny when my students cite someone I admire on social media and I'm just like 'ohhoho yes I have something of a parasocial relation with that person 💅'
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So funny when my students cite someone I admire on social media and I'm just like 'ohhoho yes I have something of a parasocial relation with that person 💅'
Here we go let's do this theonion.com/dick-cheney-...
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library Opens In Pitch-Dark, Sulfurous Underground Cave
SUMNER, NE—The Richard B. Cheney Vice Presidential Library and Museum officially opened to the public on Wednesday, housing a variety of exhibits honoring the legacy of the former vice president on di...
theonion.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here we go let's do this theonion.com/dick-cheney-...
I love the story behind this scholarship!
Can you #FindThatLizard and that scholarship?!
I am incredibly excited to announce that the 2nd annual #FindThatLizard Scholarship is now open! You can find the application at earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
I am incredibly excited to announce that the 2nd annual #FindThatLizard Scholarship is now open! You can find the application at earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I love the story behind this scholarship!
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Gift link to original article:
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Gift link to original article:
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
Last night I had this amazing dream that I got a superpower that let me do practically anything I set my mind to. I became great at climbing, I was super smart.
The superpower of my literal dreams, and I wish I was joking, was "focus".
The superpower of my literal dreams, and I wish I was joking, was "focus".
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last night I had this amazing dream that I got a superpower that let me do practically anything I set my mind to. I became great at climbing, I was super smart.
The superpower of my literal dreams, and I wish I was joking, was "focus".
The superpower of my literal dreams, and I wish I was joking, was "focus".
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📣 GOOD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is LIVE!
BAD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is live.
acasignups.net/25/10/29/goo...
BAD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is live.
acasignups.net/25/10/29/goo...
Good News: HealthCare.Gov Window Shopping is LIVE! Bad News: HealthCare.Gov Window Shopping is live.
On Monday I noted that around 20 state-based ACA exchange websites had launched 2026 Open Enrollment "window shopping," which allows residents to plug in their household information (zip code, ages, i...
acasignups.net
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📣 GOOD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is LIVE!
BAD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is live.
acasignups.net/25/10/29/goo...
BAD NEWS: HealthCare.Gov window shopping is live.
acasignups.net/25/10/29/goo...
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Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I don't follow baseball, but the Dodgers organist playing 'Neverending Story' at that game is pretty funny
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I don't follow baseball, but the Dodgers organist playing 'Neverending Story' at that game is pretty funny
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
This New Hampshire stove manufacturer have a whole section dedicated to pets next to stoves. A super cute theme. www.woodstove.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This New Hampshire stove manufacturer have a whole section dedicated to pets next to stoves. A super cute theme. www.woodstove.com
Very cool piece about space junk by Dr Gorman! 🧪🏺🚀
The object’s fall to Earth highlights the growing problem of space junk – and how humanity is dealing with it.
🧪 🔭
🧪 🔭
How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains
A piece of a suspected rocket found on fire in Western Australia highlights the growing problem of space junk – and how humanity is dealing with it.
theconversation.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Very cool piece about space junk by Dr Gorman! 🧪🏺🚀
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buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“The National Park Service does so much more behind the scenes than visitors and park lovers will ever witness.”
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/nati...
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/nati...
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The National Park Service does so much more behind the scenes than visitors and park lovers will ever witness.”
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/nati...
Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/nati...
Cuties don't have to make the bed
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cuties don't have to make the bed
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Mind the gap.
#Archaeologists are excited about #dinosaurs as much as everybody else - but we don't dig them. Not literally.
That's where our colleagues in #palaeontology come in - there's a good sixty-four million years of evolutionary history between the Flintstones and their pets. 🏺🦕
#Archaeologists are excited about #dinosaurs as much as everybody else - but we don't dig them. Not literally.
That's where our colleagues in #palaeontology come in - there's a good sixty-four million years of evolutionary history between the Flintstones and their pets. 🏺🦕
November 17, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Mind the gap.
#Archaeologists are excited about #dinosaurs as much as everybody else - but we don't dig them. Not literally.
That's where our colleagues in #palaeontology come in - there's a good sixty-four million years of evolutionary history between the Flintstones and their pets. 🏺🦕
#Archaeologists are excited about #dinosaurs as much as everybody else - but we don't dig them. Not literally.
That's where our colleagues in #palaeontology come in - there's a good sixty-four million years of evolutionary history between the Flintstones and their pets. 🏺🦕
I love the warm weather (esp paired with the cool nights right now), but this photo went across my timeline and I'm missing these wide cold expanses.
Cedar Breaks, Utah
Cedar Breaks, Utah
September 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I love the warm weather (esp paired with the cool nights right now), but this photo went across my timeline and I'm missing these wide cold expanses.
Cedar Breaks, Utah
Cedar Breaks, Utah