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Science writer and editor. Proud parent of two teens. Former affiliations: @uwnews.bsky.social, @ucscscicomm.bsky.social, @uvic.ca
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jamesian.bsky.social
Among speakers Fri in #seattle,
brain surgeon Jim Olson, MD.
Who helped develop a "tumor paint" from scorpion 🦂
venom with @fredhutch.bsky.social
And @meadekrosby.bsky.social Climate scientist 🌏
Watch thread for more speakers @sufsseattle.bsky.social
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Red and blue poster supporting Stand Up for Science event 3-7 at Seattle Center noon to 3 includes a blue statue of liberty, and more information and a QR code. standupforscience2025.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Q&A with Camille Hankel, a UW postdoctoral researcher in the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies on how the rate of CO2 rise can affect a global ocean current www.washington.edu/news/2025/01...

@uwnews.bsky.social #CICOES #UWEnvironment
Q&A: How rate of CO2 rise can affect a global ocean current
How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move...
www.washington.edu
January 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
hickeyh.bsky.social
Congratulations to @gristnews.bsky.social, @insideclimatenews.org, @highcountrynews.bsky.social, @uprootproject.bsky.social, @sejorg.bsky.social and all the other recipients of these grants
elizkolbert.bsky.social Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · Jan 30
Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...
More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism
www.macfound.org
January 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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jamesian.bsky.social
Love seeing tributes to him. He worked for the Washington Sea Grant program for a few years. Here's a story he co-wrote with scientist Curtis Ebbesmeyer about flotsam. magazine.washington.edu/feature/how-...
How 61,000 floating Nikes helped an oceanographer find his calling
UW Magazine | University of Washington
magazine.washington.edu
January 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
hickeyh.bsky.social
My first encounter with Eric Scigliano was as a sci comm grad student assigned to read this piece he wrote for Discover Magazine: www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth.... The students often had differing critiques of the assigned pieces, but we all agreed this one was captivating. RIP Eric
Through the Eye of an Octopus
An exploration of the brainpower of a lowly mollusk
www.discovermagazine.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
hickeyh.bsky.social
It was always a pleasure to run into Eric Scigliano at @nswa.bsky.social events and hear about his latest adventures. I'm sad to hear this news, but glad he got a fitting writeup in the Seattle Times: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Eric Scigliano, eclectic writer on Seattle, art, elephants, dies at 71
Scigliano, a globetrotting journalist whose home base was Seattle, authored nonfiction books and countless "compelling and hopeful human stories."
www.seattletimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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📚 I'm thrilled to share our team's work with the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG)! Our paper in Fisheries Magazine sheds light on Dungeness crab larvae dynamics in the Salish Sea. Check it out! 🦀🌊 doi.org/10.1093/fshm...

#Sustainability #MarineScience #DungenessCrab #CitizenScience
Dungeness crab (A) adult phase and (B) phenotypic variability of larval/megalopal phase. (C) Example of light trap deployed by larval crab monitoring network participants across the Salish Sea. Standardized components include trap volume, number of entry points, and light intensity. (D) Poster used to recruit volunteers in the Canadian Salish Sea. Photo credits: Ally Galiotto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Illustration by Mercedes Minck, Hakai Institute.
January 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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I listen to @npr.org every day (s/o @kuow.org). Today I'm lucky & proud to be part of a piece talking about SETI and the amazing future of 🔭🧪🎧⭐ with @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Thank you to my friend Regina & the Short Wave team for having me on!

www.npr.org/2025/01/22/1...
Why some astronomers are excited about the search for alien life : Short Wave
Around the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers. It was a big moment in a century-long concerted search for extraterrestrial int...
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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uwnews.uw.edu
Welcome to our Bluesky account! UW News serves as the University of Washington’s central media relations office and as a trusted source of news and information for the University community.
University of Washington experts
Below is a list of experts on various topics at the UW in alphabetical order. Use the search bar to find people by name, expertise, department, etc. If you don’t see the topic or expert you’re...
www.washington.edu
January 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
hickeyh.bsky.social
The #BombCyclone that developed off Washington's coast "belongs to an upper echelon of low-pressure systems."

Nice analysis of yesterday's #wawx event from conradswanson.bsky.social

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
How a powerful bomb cyclone ravaged WA
The bomb cyclone swirled with such intensity off the coast that it ravaged the region Tuesday, downing trees, toppling power lines and killing at least two.
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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emd.wa.gov
Was hoping for a blue sky day to join Here for our first post, but, it's a Big Storm day, instead.

Just got off a call with the National Weather Service: Western WA should prepare for the potential for power outages, trees down and debris.

Find your local forecast at www.weather.gov

#wawx
Weather maps show coast of Washington has possibility of gusts in excess of 45mph and in some places higher than 55 mph.
November 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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meadekrosby.bsky.social
New paper! Wildlife crossings are a win-win, protecting motorists and increasing wildlife resilience to climate change by reducing mortality and reconnecting habitats.

We review how crossings support adaptation and offer siting/design considerations to maximize benefits.

➡️ tinyurl.com/tt48caxk 🧪🌎
A large wildlife overpass crosses I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades mountains, Washington State, USA.
November 19, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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haroldtobin.bsky.social
It's great to see so many new bluesky folks showing up - scientists, journalists, organizations, and many other great people. I am hoping to be able to drop the other site completely one day soon...
Puffy clouds, meandering river reflecting the sun, and landscape. Taken in September from an airplane window seat high above some midwestern location.
November 15, 2024 at 11:39 PM
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pnsn1.bsky.social
Hi, Bluesky! Pacific Northwest Seismic Network has begun experimenting on this new and growing platform. Continuing to follow us on Twitter and Facebook will still be the quickest way to receive social media alerts about recent earthquakes until we update our automatic publishing tools for Bluesky.
November 15, 2024 at 9:37 PM