Steph | dr.bookish.biologist
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33 • fantasy reader • science writer • NJ
Currently reading: Funny Story, Dawnshard, Dragonfly in Amber (reread)
You can also find me on bookstagram! (@dr.bookish.biologist)
33 • fantasy reader • science writer • NJ
Currently reading: Funny Story, Dawnshard, Dragonfly in Amber (reread)
You can also find me on bookstagram! (@dr.bookish.biologist)
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Hi! 👋🏻 For anyone who doesn’t already know me from bookstagram, my name is Steph! I’m a medical writer in NJ (USA) with a doctorate in genetics & cancer biology, and I love love love books — especially fantasy!
Feel free to drop a reply here to introduce yourself 😄
Feel free to drop a reply here to introduce yourself 😄
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
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we need to talk about the pathological culture of hate that millions of americans raise their children in
May 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
we need to talk about the pathological culture of hate that millions of americans raise their children in
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“Come, come, said Gandalf. We are all friends here. Or should be; for the laughter of Mordor will be our only reward, if we quarrel.”
- The Two Towers
- The Two Towers
April 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“Come, come, said Gandalf. We are all friends here. Or should be; for the laughter of Mordor will be our only reward, if we quarrel.”
- The Two Towers
- The Two Towers
I kind of forgot about this app for a min but hi here’s what I read in March!
April 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I kind of forgot about this app for a min but hi here’s what I read in March!
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I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
March 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
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Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, International Women’s Day 2025
March 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, International Women’s Day 2025
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#StandUpForScience
Science not silence!
Science not silence!
March 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#StandUpForScience
Science not silence!
Science not silence!
My #Oathbound preorder finally showed up after lots of shenanigans with my tracking info lol. Let’s do this!!! 😅
March 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My #Oathbound preorder finally showed up after lots of shenanigans with my tracking info lol. Let’s do this!!! 😅
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Another article detailing anxiety among young researchers. Future careers are at stake with the US funding cuts, and talented young researchers are already being driven to pursue opportunities abroad.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science
As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another article detailing anxiety among young researchers. Future careers are at stake with the US funding cuts, and talented young researchers are already being driven to pursue opportunities abroad.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Finished my reread of Bloodmarked last night and just started this! I read my first SA Cosby last year and it made my top 10 so I’m really excited for this one 😌
February 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Finished my reread of Bloodmarked last night and just started this! I read my first SA Cosby last year and it made my top 10 so I’m really excited for this one 😌
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.
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Big day to be an infectious disease. Huge.
February 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Big day to be an infectious disease. Huge.
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it's so important to make time for yourself, rest, treat yourself gently and with kind words. you, not me, I have to run myself ragged until I collapse in a pile of exhausted self-hatred but you should definitely self care.
February 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
it's so important to make time for yourself, rest, treat yourself gently and with kind words. you, not me, I have to run myself ragged until I collapse in a pile of exhausted self-hatred but you should definitely self care.
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The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
February 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
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Please use alt text.
Let's include everyone in our posts.
Please and thank you
I know I'm repeating this a lot, but I find it to be important.
Let's include everyone in our posts.
Please and thank you
I know I'm repeating this a lot, but I find it to be important.
February 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Please use alt text.
Let's include everyone in our posts.
Please and thank you
I know I'm repeating this a lot, but I find it to be important.
Let's include everyone in our posts.
Please and thank you
I know I'm repeating this a lot, but I find it to be important.
I’m still here, trying to stop doomscrolling long enough to read a little. 😵💫 Last night I finally finished One Last Word by Suzanne Park. Now onto Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor!
February 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m still here, trying to stop doomscrolling long enough to read a little. 😵💫 Last night I finally finished One Last Word by Suzanne Park. Now onto Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor!
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If RFK Jr is confirmed as HHS secretary, expect these headlines to become even more frequent and tragic.
February 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If RFK Jr is confirmed as HHS secretary, expect these headlines to become even more frequent and tragic.
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Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.