Katie Fleeman
@fleemanator.bsky.social
Audience engagement at @knowablemag.bsky.social, Katina Magazine, @chashub.bsky.social and the @annualreviews.bsky.social group | Cat mom to the Little Ray
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A very good, and sobering, story by @janeqiu.bsky.social about the infectious disease risks posed by fur farming. 🧪 Thank you Jane!
Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into humans.
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
Why disease outbreaks on Chinese fur farms are a serious risk to public health
Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into humans
knowmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
A very good, and sobering, story by @janeqiu.bsky.social about the infectious disease risks posed by fur farming. 🧪 Thank you Jane!
Reposted by Katie Fleeman
Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into humans.
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
Why disease outbreaks on Chinese fur farms are a serious risk to public health
Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into humans
knowmag.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into humans.
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
✍️ Jane Qiu
knowmag.org/4r8vPY0
“Scientists are using pollution to study processes both small-scale and worldwide, from the history of a single bird’s nest to the history of humans on this planet.” via @EOS.org eos.org/features/pol...
Pollution Is Rampant. We Might As Well Make Use of It. - Eos
Human-made substances hold dangers for the environment, but they also give scientists a view into recent history.
eos.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“Scientists are using pollution to study processes both small-scale and worldwide, from the history of a single bird’s nest to the history of humans on this planet.” via @EOS.org eos.org/features/pol...
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Republications
Knowable Magazine explores the real-world significance of scholarly work through a journalistic lens. A digital magazine from Annual Reviews.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go?
Some of the disparity is explained by losses to the solar system as our planet formed. But researchers have long suspected that something else was going on too.
Our story, republished @eos.org 👇
Some of the disparity is explained by losses to the solar system as our planet formed. But researchers have long suspected that something else was going on too.
Our story, republished @eos.org 👇
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go?
Some of the disparity is explained by losses to the solar system as our planet formed. But researchers have long suspected that something else was going on too.
Our story, republished @eos.org 👇
Some of the disparity is explained by losses to the solar system as our planet formed. But researchers have long suspected that something else was going on too.
Our story, republished @eos.org 👇
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👀 On our radar: A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space-science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
✍️ Jenna Ahart, via Nature
✍️ Jenna Ahart, via Nature
NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost
A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space-science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
knowmag.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
👀 On our radar: A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space-science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
✍️ Jenna Ahart, via Nature
✍️ Jenna Ahart, via Nature
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Did you miss this livestream? Never fear -- the replay is here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnla...
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Did you miss this livestream? Never fear -- the replay is here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnla...
“The fall of Hindawi should not be understood solely as an extraordinary event, but as a signal of how ordinary pressures—scale, incentives, automation, and uneven accountability—can converge into systemic risk when left unexamined.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social #OA
What the Collapse of Hindawi Reveals About Systemic Risk in Scholarly Communication
The story of Hindawi is not one of exceptional failure, but of broad exposure to integrity risk. What should we do about it?
katinamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“The fall of Hindawi should not be understood solely as an extraordinary event, but as a signal of how ordinary pressures—scale, incentives, automation, and uneven accountability—can converge into systemic risk when left unexamined.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social #OA
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Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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this small drop of good news could not be better timed: heated rivalry ebooks are now open to anyone with an NYPL card, no waitlists
happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕
www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕
www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
this small drop of good news could not be better timed: heated rivalry ebooks are now open to anyone with an NYPL card, no waitlists
happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕
www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕
www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...
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Lea en español 👉 @revistaknowable.bsky.social
En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.
knowmag.org/4bLcNlp
En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.
knowmag.org/4bLcNlp
Campo de clones: cómo las réplicas de caballos llegaron a dominar el polo
En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.
es.knowablemagazine.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Lea en español 👉 @revistaknowable.bsky.social
En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.
knowmag.org/4bLcNlp
En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.
knowmag.org/4bLcNlp
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In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.
✍️ Maximiliano Fernández
knowmag.org/49Tg13R
✍️ Maximiliano Fernández
knowmag.org/49Tg13R
Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo
In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.
knowablemagazine.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.
✍️ Maximiliano Fernández
knowmag.org/49Tg13R
✍️ Maximiliano Fernández
knowmag.org/49Tg13R
“By changing the financial relationship between Canadian libraries and journals, CRKN and Érudit have shown that national-level collective support for diamond OA publishing can be impactful and efficient.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
How Two Canadian Organizations Created a National Model for Diamond Open Access
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network and Érudit transformed their vendor-client relationship into a collaborative partnership to support open access without author-facing fees. What can we learn…
katinamagazine.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“By changing the financial relationship between Canadian libraries and journals, CRKN and Érudit have shown that national-level collective support for diamond OA publishing can be impactful and efficient.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Aedes aegypti is the “perfect mosquito”... to spread disease. Dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever, kill tens of thousands of people in tropical countries every year. And experts worry it could get worse.
More, by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇
More, by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇
Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses
knowablemagazine.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Aedes aegypti is the “perfect mosquito”... to spread disease. Dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever, kill tens of thousands of people in tropical countries every year. And experts worry it could get worse.
More, by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇
More, by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇
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Great read! Congratulations @katarinazimmer.bsky.social on your insightful @knowablemag.bsky.social piece exploring the remarkable biology of the Aedes aegypti #mosquito knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses
knowablemagazine.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Great read! Congratulations @katarinazimmer.bsky.social on your insightful @knowablemag.bsky.social piece exploring the remarkable biology of the Aedes aegypti #mosquito knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito: Scientists are taking a multi-pronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... via knowablemag.bsky.social #microbiology #ecology #virology #science #SciChat
Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses
knowablemagazine.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito: Scientists are taking a multi-pronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... via knowablemag.bsky.social #microbiology #ecology #virology #science #SciChat
“Presenting the cliff honey as just a psychoactive drug to get high is not only misleading marketing, but also at some level disrespectful to the Indigenous community, who have used it for centuries for many other purposes too” | via @scigat.bsky.social @thexylom.com
‘Podcast Bros’ Are Embracing the Other ‘Maha’ Madness
In recent years, mad honey, a sacred yet psychedelic gift among Himalayan tribes, has been appropriated by “podcast bros”, creating health and ecological complications.
www.thexylom.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“Presenting the cliff honey as just a psychoactive drug to get high is not only misleading marketing, but also at some level disrespectful to the Indigenous community, who have used it for centuries for many other purposes too” | via @scigat.bsky.social @thexylom.com
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“These outages are an opportunity for libraries to remind their communities—whether academic or local—that when the internet goes dark, the physical library remains a bedrock of information access.” | via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social
What Can You Do When the Digital Key Won’t Turn? Visit a Library.
Recent outages of Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare are a stark illustration of our digital vulnerabilities. They are also an opportunity for libraries to remind users of their resilience.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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A few months ago I worked with
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Journey to the egg: How sperm navigate the path to fertilization
COMIC: Male cells must survive twisty passages, strong currents and immune attacks; millions enter, but only one can finish
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December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A few months ago I worked with
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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An important story from @richardastone.bsky.social -- thanks to the @pulitzercenter.org for supporting his reporting and for highlighting the article in this year's picks.
For her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
December 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
An important story from @richardastone.bsky.social -- thanks to the @pulitzercenter.org for supporting his reporting and for highlighting the article in this year's picks.
Reposted by Katie Fleeman
For her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
“For the study’s authors, and experts who have reviewed the research, the findings confirm that not only are influencers now potentially more powerful than traditional media, but content creators who rarely share political content may be the most powerful of all.” via @Wired.com
The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“For the study’s authors, and experts who have reviewed the research, the findings confirm that not only are influencers now potentially more powerful than traditional media, but content creators who rarely share political content may be the most powerful of all.” via @Wired.com