Since my kids have grown, I read a LOT. This year was no different. I read fiction, non-fiction and in particular, science themed non-fiction in form of physical books, ebooks & audiobooks.

Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women.

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As the prophecies foretold, it is time for Jacquelyn's 2024 Holiday Gift Book Recommendation Thread! This is an annual tradition where I share some of my favorite reads that came out each year to help you shop for your friends, coworkers, and family (and also yourself, because let's be honest).

This type of information was incredibly hard to find when I was an international student starting out with scicomm. I’m so glad TON is investing effort into this — we need global scientists to improve how we talk about science!

Species Of Blue-Green Algae Announces IPO
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Either a huge win for me as an instructor or an elegant way to dodge this question.

Sometimes I think about why there aren’t a ton of older gay men who could be role models for younger generations and then I remember that it’s because an epidemic wiped them all out. A day late but #WorldAidsDay is still a necessary and relevant reminder

The internet tells me that putting a pothos cutting in the same water will make a ZZ cutting root faster. #plantsky is this true?! I’m inclined to believe it as an ecologist.. but WHY?

Huh, I think this is the first time I’ve seen an article retracted for lack of ethics committee permissions.

@aaberhe.bsky.social is here at @susqupress.bsky.social! So pumped to see her talk in person 🤩

Hello Bluesky! I moved here from The Bad Place. I talk about microbes, science and society, teaching science, hiking/camping/nature things and animals. Always animals. #newPI

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