Sarah Whorley, Ph.D.
@dralgaegirl.bsky.social
Professor of Biology/Ecology and #TriBeta advisor doing #SLACScience. I focus on understanding how human activities affect freshwater algal biochemistry. Gardener, hiker, baker, dog/cat mom. RP ≠ endorsement.
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Finally getting to a good place with this presentation! It's still not nearly as much data as I'd hoped to have ready by this point, but that's the way it goes! Come see me next week at #IAGLR2025!
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I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Freshwater Writing
How to handle freshwater fluxes from ice sheets in climate models, where there isn't an ice sheet model component? A new paper just out reveals all...
How to handle freshwater fluxes from ice sheets in climate models, where there isn't an ice sheet model component? A new paper just out reveals all...
Freshwater Writing
How to handle freshwater fluxes from ice sheets in climate models, where there isn't an ice sheet model component? A new paper just out reveals all...
sternaparadisaea.net
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Freshwater Writing
How to handle freshwater fluxes from ice sheets in climate models, where there isn't an ice sheet model component? A new paper just out reveals all...
How to handle freshwater fluxes from ice sheets in climate models, where there isn't an ice sheet model component? A new paper just out reveals all...
Well the bad news is I think I'm gonna be here for a while. The good news is I'll be here for the Tamale Festival. I haven't been since high school! www.facebook.com/indiointerna...
Indio International Tamale Festival
Indio International Tamale Festival. 1,426 likes · 247 talking about this · 1,153 were here. The 33rd Annual Indio International Tamale Festival in Indio, CA on Dec. 6 & 7 at Miles Avenue Park!
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November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Well the bad news is I think I'm gonna be here for a while. The good news is I'll be here for the Tamale Festival. I haven't been since high school! www.facebook.com/indiointerna...
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While the Edmund Fitzgerald is the most famous, the #GreatLakes are home to an estimated 6000 - 10,000 shipwrecks. Many wrecks occur in fall due to the "November Witch" winds caused by a clash of cold Canadian air from the north + warm Gulf air from the south www.discovermagazine.com/as-an-underw...
As an Underwater Graveyard, the Great Lakes Have Claimed Close to 10,000 Ships
Though called the Great Lakes, these massive bodies of water are actually inland seas, and can be just as unpredictable as the ocean.
www.discovermagazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
While the Edmund Fitzgerald is the most famous, the #GreatLakes are home to an estimated 6000 - 10,000 shipwrecks. Many wrecks occur in fall due to the "November Witch" winds caused by a clash of cold Canadian air from the north + warm Gulf air from the south www.discovermagazine.com/as-an-underw...
On this day 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. I doubt I'll be able to find an appropriate beer to raise to her memory in Cali, but I will do what I can and still share the story with my Limnology students youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics)
YouTube video by Zeezy
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November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
On this day 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. I doubt I'll be able to find an appropriate beer to raise to her memory in Cali, but I will do what I can and still share the story with my Limnology students youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A?...
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee'
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
🧵
Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee'
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
🧵
November 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee'
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
🧵
Of the big lake they called 'gitche gumee'
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
🧵
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📣Postdoc opportunity @nordcee.bsky.social , University of Southern Denmark! 📣
Join us and work with Bo Thamdrup and me on microbial dark oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones!
Please share widely!
Deadline: 17 November
More information can be found here:
tinyurl.com/2vuur3wh
Join us and work with Bo Thamdrup and me on microbial dark oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones!
Please share widely!
Deadline: 17 November
More information can be found here:
tinyurl.com/2vuur3wh
Postdoc on microbial oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones
Application deadline: 17 November 2025 at 23:59 hours local Danish time
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October 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📣Postdoc opportunity @nordcee.bsky.social , University of Southern Denmark! 📣
Join us and work with Bo Thamdrup and me on microbial dark oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones!
Please share widely!
Deadline: 17 November
More information can be found here:
tinyurl.com/2vuur3wh
Join us and work with Bo Thamdrup and me on microbial dark oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones!
Please share widely!
Deadline: 17 November
More information can be found here:
tinyurl.com/2vuur3wh
I'm missing the first snowfall. As someone who did fieldwork all through the 24-25 winter, I simultaneously feel like I've paid dues and this is ok to almost blasphemous. At least I can watch it on our Ring camera.
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm missing the first snowfall. As someone who did fieldwork all through the 24-25 winter, I simultaneously feel like I've paid dues and this is ok to almost blasphemous. At least I can watch it on our Ring camera.
Saw this beautiful Vermillion Flycatcher on my walk this morning!
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Saw this beautiful Vermillion Flycatcher on my walk this morning!
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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👩🔬🗃️📜
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👩🔬🗃️📜
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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👩🔬🗃️📜
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👩🔬🗃️📜
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Sometimes I ask Google's AI ("Gemini") really stupid questions because the answers are often rather entertaining.
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sometimes I ask Google's AI ("Gemini") really stupid questions because the answers are often rather entertaining.
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Day 188 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's #JohnOliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution
John(H. sapiens) with a Leptopecten gilbertharrisi, named for PRIs founder, who didn't trust Cornell to value his science/collections 👀 #SavePRI
#Cornell ⚒️🦑🧪
John(H. sapiens) with a Leptopecten gilbertharrisi, named for PRIs founder, who didn't trust Cornell to value his science/collections 👀 #SavePRI
#Cornell ⚒️🦑🧪
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Day 188 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's #JohnOliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution
John(H. sapiens) with a Leptopecten gilbertharrisi, named for PRIs founder, who didn't trust Cornell to value his science/collections 👀 #SavePRI
#Cornell ⚒️🦑🧪
John(H. sapiens) with a Leptopecten gilbertharrisi, named for PRIs founder, who didn't trust Cornell to value his science/collections 👀 #SavePRI
#Cornell ⚒️🦑🧪
Loop ear buds work! My parents are deaf and listen to the TV vibratingly loud and now its tolerable and I can still hear them talk.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Loop ear buds work! My parents are deaf and listen to the TV vibratingly loud and now its tolerable and I can still hear them talk.
My mom is definitely milking the sympathy play from my being here. Today I have finished cleaning her room (took me 4 non-consecutive days!), mopped the kitchen, dealt with garbage/recycling day, took mom shopping, and now cooking chili and corn bread.
a cartoon cinderella is sitting on the floor
ALT: a cartoon cinderella is sitting on the floor
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My mom is definitely milking the sympathy play from my being here. Today I have finished cleaning her room (took me 4 non-consecutive days!), mopped the kitchen, dealt with garbage/recycling day, took mom shopping, and now cooking chili and corn bread.
I tried to explain "six seven" to my parents. I failed....
a group of south park characters are standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
ALT: a group of south park characters are standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I tried to explain "six seven" to my parents. I failed....
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This should be a no-brainer, but... therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
therevelator.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This should be a no-brainer, but... therevelator.org/why-we-need-...
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Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-06T04:10:04Z
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 06 0408 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 06 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G3 or greater
Additional Details Here.
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 06 0408 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 06 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G3 or greater
Additional Details Here.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-06T04:10:04Z
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 06 0408 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 06 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G3 or greater
Additional Details Here.
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 06 0408 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 06 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G3 or greater
Additional Details Here.
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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Please repost - Multiple PhDs available
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November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Please repost - Multiple PhDs available
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Decades ago, non-native carp escaped into the Illinois River, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Now, a proposed project that’s both expensive and contentious aims to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes. 🐟
Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?
A giant infrastructure project aims to block invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan, but Chicago’s polluted water already keeps them out.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Decades ago, non-native carp escaped into the Illinois River, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Now, a proposed project that’s both expensive and contentious aims to keep the fish out of the Great Lakes. 🐟
I found some algae at the hospital to keep me company while I wait for my mom's final echocardiogram before scheduling surgery.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I found some algae at the hospital to keep me company while I wait for my mom's final echocardiogram before scheduling surgery.
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It has been 60 years, to the day, since LBJ released a report to the public about pollution. I wrote about appendix Y4 of that report.
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
This Whole Thing Really Snuck Up On Us
Looking back, and ahead, on the anniversary of a White House warning.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It has been 60 years, to the day, since LBJ released a report to the public about pollution. I wrote about appendix Y4 of that report.
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
"The climatic changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings."
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It’s confirmed y’all. This is not gonna get national headlines but trust me when I tell you that this is huge here in CNY. And nobody saw it coming
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s confirmed y’all. This is not gonna get national headlines but trust me when I tell you that this is huge here in CNY. And nobody saw it coming
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One last time: Every time I post it he goes up five more points.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One last time: Every time I post it he goes up five more points.