Emily Bryson, PhD
@drdogpoo.bsky.social
👩🔬 Environmental Scientist and Lecturer at CQUniversity | PhD thesis on home composting dog poo | Passionate about sustainable waste management and evidence-based science communication
🐶 Dog mum
🌱 Backyard gardener
🎨 Artist and maker
🧀 Cheese enthusiast
🐶 Dog mum
🌱 Backyard gardener
🎨 Artist and maker
🧀 Cheese enthusiast
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Emily Bryson, PhD
@drdogpoo.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Hello, I’m new here! 👋
I’m Emily and this gorgeous fluff is Bailey. 🐶
I’m an environmental scientist and uni lecturer living in Adelaide, Australia.
I did my PhD on home composting dog poo for use in backyard veggie gardens.
Stay tuned for sci comm, dog photos and related shenanigans! 🔬🌱
#drdogpoo
I’m Emily and this gorgeous fluff is Bailey. 🐶
I’m an environmental scientist and uni lecturer living in Adelaide, Australia.
I did my PhD on home composting dog poo for use in backyard veggie gardens.
Stay tuned for sci comm, dog photos and related shenanigans! 🔬🌱
#drdogpoo
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Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors
The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).
www.thebookseller.com
September 19, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
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Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
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📈 New analysis by @ciel.org & other civil society organisations highlights another increase in #fossilfuel & petrochemical lobbyists to at least 234, outnumbering EU delegates, as well as @scientistscoa.bsky.social members by ~4: 1 at the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations!
www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-2...
www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-2...
Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Lobbyists Overrun Plastics Treaty Negotiations - Center for International Environmental Law
At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists registered to participate in the final scheduled round of plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2).
www.ciel.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📈 New analysis by @ciel.org & other civil society organisations highlights another increase in #fossilfuel & petrochemical lobbyists to at least 234, outnumbering EU delegates, as well as @scientistscoa.bsky.social members by ~4: 1 at the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations!
www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-2...
www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-2...
My bestie @aclearing.bsky.social and I bought our first artwork today from the Incognito Art Show. All pieces are $100 and artists are anonymous during the sale. All profits support artists with disabilities.
Can’t wait to have this guy in our home. 🎨🐙🌈
#cephalopod #ArtForArtists #SciArt
Can’t wait to have this guy in our home. 🎨🐙🌈
#cephalopod #ArtForArtists #SciArt
July 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
My bestie @aclearing.bsky.social and I bought our first artwork today from the Incognito Art Show. All pieces are $100 and artists are anonymous during the sale. All profits support artists with disabilities.
Can’t wait to have this guy in our home. 🎨🐙🌈
#cephalopod #ArtForArtists #SciArt
Can’t wait to have this guy in our home. 🎨🐙🌈
#cephalopod #ArtForArtists #SciArt
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The Australian Government is currently lobbying to host the UN international climate conference in South Australia - and tbh where better to showcase our extinction crisis, punitive protest laws and industry capture?
#auspol #climate
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
#auspol #climate
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
July 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Australian Government is currently lobbying to host the UN international climate conference in South Australia - and tbh where better to showcase our extinction crisis, punitive protest laws and industry capture?
#auspol #climate
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
#auspol #climate
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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If Jeff Bezos can afford to rent Venice for a $50 million wedding, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.
June 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Jeff Bezos can afford to rent Venice for a $50 million wedding, he can afford to pay his fair share in taxes.
What are y’all reading these days?
I’ve just started Faking It by Toby Walsh, a Prof of AI at UNSW.
GenAI isn’t really my cup of tea, but it’s unavoidable as an academic now.
Looking for some guidance on how to teach my students to use it responsibly, if that’s even possible.
#booksky 💙📚
I’ve just started Faking It by Toby Walsh, a Prof of AI at UNSW.
GenAI isn’t really my cup of tea, but it’s unavoidable as an academic now.
Looking for some guidance on how to teach my students to use it responsibly, if that’s even possible.
#booksky 💙📚
June 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What are y’all reading these days?
I’ve just started Faking It by Toby Walsh, a Prof of AI at UNSW.
GenAI isn’t really my cup of tea, but it’s unavoidable as an academic now.
Looking for some guidance on how to teach my students to use it responsibly, if that’s even possible.
#booksky 💙📚
I’ve just started Faking It by Toby Walsh, a Prof of AI at UNSW.
GenAI isn’t really my cup of tea, but it’s unavoidable as an academic now.
Looking for some guidance on how to teach my students to use it responsibly, if that’s even possible.
#booksky 💙📚
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Great summary by @faunalytics.bsky.social of our recent paper on welfare risks for cephalopods and decapods
faunalytics.org/seafood-anim...
faunalytics.org/seafood-anim...
Seafood Animals Are Probably Sentient — Now What? - Faunalytics
Evidence indicates that octopuses, squids, lobsters, crabs, and shrimps experience pain and suffering. The seafood industry needs to change.
faunalytics.org
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Great summary by @faunalytics.bsky.social of our recent paper on welfare risks for cephalopods and decapods
faunalytics.org/seafood-anim...
faunalytics.org/seafood-anim...
On a more joyful topic, Bailey had his 9-and-half birthday party at daycare last month. He changed doggy daycares in Jan and has been absolutely loving his new human and pup mates. They also take fun very seriously and throw awesome parties!
#DogMum #FurFriends
#DogMum #FurFriends
June 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
On a more joyful topic, Bailey had his 9-and-half birthday party at daycare last month. He changed doggy daycares in Jan and has been absolutely loving his new human and pup mates. They also take fun very seriously and throw awesome parties!
#DogMum #FurFriends
#DogMum #FurFriends
This is bad news for so many people struggling to afford rent. Such a shame housing, an essential human right, has been co-opted as a tool for creating wealth.
I bought my first house, well, mortgage, ~1.5 years ago to escape the insecurity of renting with a dog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
I bought my first house, well, mortgage, ~1.5 years ago to escape the insecurity of renting with a dog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Average house price surpasses $1 million, sparking affordability fears
The average home in Australia has surpassed $1 million for the first time, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The main drivers of the rise were increases in house prices in Western Aust...
www.abc.net.au
June 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This is bad news for so many people struggling to afford rent. Such a shame housing, an essential human right, has been co-opted as a tool for creating wealth.
I bought my first house, well, mortgage, ~1.5 years ago to escape the insecurity of renting with a dog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
I bought my first house, well, mortgage, ~1.5 years ago to escape the insecurity of renting with a dog.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Hey fellow compost nerds!
I’m really looking forward to next week’s AORA conference in Newcastle where I’ll be giving a talk on PFAS and microplastic contamination in FOGO waste.
Be sure to say hi and show me photos of your pets please.
#compost #microplastics #pfas
I’m really looking forward to next week’s AORA conference in Newcastle where I’ll be giving a talk on PFAS and microplastic contamination in FOGO waste.
Be sure to say hi and show me photos of your pets please.
#compost #microplastics #pfas
May 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Hey fellow compost nerds!
I’m really looking forward to next week’s AORA conference in Newcastle where I’ll be giving a talk on PFAS and microplastic contamination in FOGO waste.
Be sure to say hi and show me photos of your pets please.
#compost #microplastics #pfas
I’m really looking forward to next week’s AORA conference in Newcastle where I’ll be giving a talk on PFAS and microplastic contamination in FOGO waste.
Be sure to say hi and show me photos of your pets please.
#compost #microplastics #pfas
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I feel sick. I feel angry. I feel so, so sad.
What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social.
I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social.
I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Breaking: Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070
The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...
www.abc.net.au
May 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I feel sick. I feel angry. I feel so, so sad.
What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social.
I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social.
I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Please listen to the story the birds are telling us #ForTheOceans
It's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them.
On this island, the birds are so full of plastic, they crunch
It's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them.
www.abc.net.au
May 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Please listen to the story the birds are telling us #ForTheOceans
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Fantastic and very detailed, evidence-based report from @greenpeace.eu @oekoinstitut.bsky.social
out today on the environmental impacts of uncontrolled data centre expansion, predicated largely on machine learning applications like generation of text and images ->
www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
out today on the environmental impacts of uncontrolled data centre expansion, predicated largely on machine learning applications like generation of text and images ->
www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
May 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Fantastic and very detailed, evidence-based report from @greenpeace.eu @oekoinstitut.bsky.social
out today on the environmental impacts of uncontrolled data centre expansion, predicated largely on machine learning applications like generation of text and images ->
www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
out today on the environmental impacts of uncontrolled data centre expansion, predicated largely on machine learning applications like generation of text and images ->
www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
Two years ago, I started my job as a permanent, part-time uni lecturer after a long series of casual contracts. This was, and still is, an incredibly rare opportunity for job security in academia. My probation period just ended! I’m celebrating by joining the local union. #AcademicSky
April 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Two years ago, I started my job as a permanent, part-time uni lecturer after a long series of casual contracts. This was, and still is, an incredibly rare opportunity for job security in academia. My probation period just ended! I’m celebrating by joining the local union. #AcademicSky
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Hillside Dog Park near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway is offering dog poop composting services to visitors who use a scooper and chuck it into a collection bucket. No plastic bags! Finished compost will help the trees to grow. Sign up for a free webinar www.epwn.org/event-detail...
March 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hillside Dog Park near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway is offering dog poop composting services to visitors who use a scooper and chuck it into a collection bucket. No plastic bags! Finished compost will help the trees to grow. Sign up for a free webinar www.epwn.org/event-detail...
Happy Monday to the southern hemisphere! I work from home but I’m still well-supervised by this guy.
He makes sure I get up from desk regularly to get some fresh air and snack breaks. He encourages snack sharing. He says it helps with team building.
He makes sure I get up from desk regularly to get some fresh air and snack breaks. He encourages snack sharing. He says it helps with team building.
March 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Happy Monday to the southern hemisphere! I work from home but I’m still well-supervised by this guy.
He makes sure I get up from desk regularly to get some fresh air and snack breaks. He encourages snack sharing. He says it helps with team building.
He makes sure I get up from desk regularly to get some fresh air and snack breaks. He encourages snack sharing. He says it helps with team building.
Reposted by Emily Bryson, PhD
Without swift and effective action, composting may become an environmental crisis, rather than a solution.
Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Without swift and effective action, composting may become an environmental crisis, rather than a solution.
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ChatGPT is not a search engine nor a research database. Y'all need to stop treating it that way. You have to verify everything it tells you.
March 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ChatGPT is not a search engine nor a research database. Y'all need to stop treating it that way. You have to verify everything it tells you.
I went to see the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens during one of the night sessions. It was cool to wander through the gardens after dark and see these magnificent pieces all lit up.
February 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I went to see the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens during one of the night sessions. It was cool to wander through the gardens after dark and see these magnificent pieces all lit up.
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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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So the major parties passed these electoral reforms late last night
They come into effect after the 2025 election. Which means this could be our last fair election. And the last chance to tell the two-party system to piss off
Only a Xbench with balance of power can reform these reforms now
They come into effect after the 2025 election. Which means this could be our last fair election. And the last chance to tell the two-party system to piss off
Only a Xbench with balance of power can reform these reforms now
BREAKING: Labor and Liberal may not agree on much but when it comes to introducing a new law to stop Clive Palmer, but which actually stops newcomers from competing with them in our elections, you can be sure they'll pass it and lock in the two-party system by Xmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3WT...
Honest Government Ad | How to rig elections
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
So the major parties passed these electoral reforms late last night
They come into effect after the 2025 election. Which means this could be our last fair election. And the last chance to tell the two-party system to piss off
Only a Xbench with balance of power can reform these reforms now
They come into effect after the 2025 election. Which means this could be our last fair election. And the last chance to tell the two-party system to piss off
Only a Xbench with balance of power can reform these reforms now
#TimeLineCleanse
Bailey had a ball this week playing with bubbles at his daycare! 🫧🐶
#DogMum #dogs #enrichment
Bailey had a ball this week playing with bubbles at his daycare! 🫧🐶
#DogMum #dogs #enrichment
February 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
#TimeLineCleanse
Bailey had a ball this week playing with bubbles at his daycare! 🫧🐶
#DogMum #dogs #enrichment
Bailey had a ball this week playing with bubbles at his daycare! 🫧🐶
#DogMum #dogs #enrichment
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Santos and the South Australian gov't doing a round of publicity for the Moomba CCS project.
So.......I put it in a picture for you. Most years, Santos' emissions rise more than the final full capture capacity of this thing. No sign of that changing.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
So.......I put it in a picture for you. Most years, Santos' emissions rise more than the final full capture capacity of this thing. No sign of that changing.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Santos and the South Australian gov't doing a round of publicity for the Moomba CCS project.
So.......I put it in a picture for you. Most years, Santos' emissions rise more than the final full capture capacity of this thing. No sign of that changing.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
So.......I put it in a picture for you. Most years, Santos' emissions rise more than the final full capture capacity of this thing. No sign of that changing.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...