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jessicarobot.bsky.social
@jessicarobot.bsky.social
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High school Earth science teacher in NYC.
AMNH MAT Grad
Sometimes an illustrator, always an artist (and a geeky nerd for astronomy, paleontology, geosciences, all things yarn)
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Photo of slightly shabby copy of the book “Animals Without Backbones”. Cover has black and white line art of an anemone, perhaps an amoeba, and what might be a flat worm, but really looks like a penis with eyes.
September 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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I love these transit safety signs I saw in London. Wish I’d snapped pics of more, but I’m sure these are available on the interwebs. But where’s the fun in that?
And BTW, you had better take care because those train doors CLOSE! #TransportForLondon #PublicSafety #GraphicDesign
Large poster from a London Overground station that reads in bold lettering “Take Care Closing Doors”. Large public safety poster from the London Underground that reads in bold lettering “Mind the Gap”. Large poster in a tunnel in the London Underground that reads in bold lettering “Slow down and walk”.
August 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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On our trip to the UK, my son had the idea to walk the White Cliffs of Dover beach path and visit castles along the way. The cliffs and castles did not disappoint! Of course I was really excited about all that chalk! And black flint! And black flint used in ancient buildings! #EarthScienceTeacher
Stone wall at Dover Castle incorporating fist-sized chunks of black flint. Main entrance to Dover castle in the south of England. Ancient Roman lighthouse from about 50 CE. The Romans used the local black flint, sandstone, and reddish Roman bricks in its construction. My children for scale. The lighthouse was originally about 24 meters tall (80 feet). From this view, there is an arched doorway and two arched windows above. My son and daughter are standing at the base of the structure. View from the top of The White Cliffs of Dover. The path is seen in the left and is light colored due the the local chalk. In the upper left are the distinctive white cliffs. The seam is a blue-green color. Visible that day, but not apparent in the photo was France.
August 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Just got back from a wonderful trip the the UK with my children. Lots of museums, lots of exploring. In Glasgow we went to the #HunterianMuseum where there is a really good natural history collection on display. Including some drawings I did here. #SciArt #PaleoArt
Drawing of a thylacine. Sketch is black and white ink with multicolored fur. This carnivorous marsupial is shown standing on all fours. Writing on sketch reads: “Drawn from taxidermied thylacine at Hunterian Museum. Glasgow, August 2025.” Drawing of cheerful dimetrodon. Inked in black and white with shading in multicolored crosshatching. Text on drawing reads “This is from a dimetridon [sic…I misspelled the name of this critter] cutout mod at Hunterian museum. Original is by Vernon Edwards. The models were sold at the Natural History Museum in the mid-1920s.” At the bottom of the page I wrote: “feeling sick, so I stayed in Coatbridge.”
August 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n
August 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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What would be required for this the actually happen? 🤔
madz123.bsky.social Madz @madz123.bsky.social · Jul 6
ICYMI because I sure did
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Meganeura Monday update! Veins added to wings. Next steps: legs, antennae, some sparkly beads for fun and decoration. Then assembly. #meganeura #carboniferous #SciArt #PaleoArt #crochet
Life-sized crocheted meganeura (giant dragonfly). Body is in blues and purples and wings have a blue outline with bright green veins. 75 cm wingspan.
June 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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For a small palate cleanser amid the horrors of this presidency, I bring you my in-process #crochet #meganeura. These giant extinct relatives of dragonflies had wingspans of up to 75 cm! Why so big? Maybe because atmospheric oxygen was ~40% (2x present levels). #PaleoArt #SciArt
Life-sized crocheted meganeura, unfinished. Body is crocheted in lavender and blues, head is green with fluorescent red/orange eyes. Wings are upcycled bug netting basted onto wire hangers re-formed into the correct wing shape. Wingspan will be about 70-75 cm.
June 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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We need to do better. apple.news/ASZay8BZURYi...
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. — The Washington Post
The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Last week we had our pop-up Natural History Museum and students in my Earth Science classes shared their tiny megafauna dioramas (with accompanying signage). #AMNH #PaleoArt #SciArt
Sign on smart board that reads “Welcome to the Landmark High School Natural History Pop-Up Museum”. Text is in a whimsical yellow font. Background of sign is fake wood grain. Tiny diorama of a giant lemur made in an Altoids tin. The lemur is perched in a tree and seems to be hiding from a predator that is some giant cat. Diorama made in an Altoids tin showing a cave bear, mammoth, and cave lion in their Pleistocene habitat. Student holding their Altoids tin diorama with 2 species of eurypterids and one ammonite. Accompanying sign reads: Jaekelopterus: a glimpse into Ancient Aquatic Life and has diagrams of the anatomy of the animals and 2 plants also present in the diorama.
June 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Gradually getting closer to my goal of living off the land.
#UrbanHomesteading #gardening #strawberry
Hand holding 2 strawberries. In the background is a raised garden bed with strawberry plants growing. The garden bed is encased in chicken wire to thwart squirrels and birds who would like to nibble at the crop of strawberries.
June 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Made this #Mammoth mini-diorama as a sample for my Earth Science classes. In this project, students choose an extinct megafauna species and make a wee little diorama in an altoids tin. Must also have at least 1 plant + 1 animal that was also a part of the ecosystem. #PaleoArt #FossilFriday #SciArt
Mini-diorama of a woolly mammoth in an Altoids tin. Images are made from card stock and are layered to create a 3D effect. In the background (on the lid of the tin) is a blue sky with stuffing glued to blue paper to look like clouds in the sky. Purple and pink mountains peek behind pine trees. In the foreground the mammoth stands in snow - silver and white glitter - with some more pine trees around it. A small shrub also pops up through the snow. For an added bonus, but not scientific verisimilitude, the mammoth has mismatched googly eyes.
May 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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To all who celebrate…
Patrick Stewart in black and white shown against a backdrop of very green clovers. Meme style text across the top reads “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day”. On the bottom the text reads “ MAKE IT SO”.
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Intellectual cat taking a break from her reading. #caterday
Tortoiseshell cat in side view lying on top of granny square crocheted afghan. In the background are blurry bookshelves and a window.
March 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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I love a #SolarEclipse, even if it’s just partial (what we will have in NYC on 3/29/25). Here’s a video I shot a few years ago at sunrise at the beach near my home in the Bronx. Video is from June 10, 2021.
March 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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I participated in #StandUpForScience today by teaching about 85 teenagers how to identify igneous rocks so they can be also be a part of a scientifically literate society. 🪨🌋 🪨 🌋.

Really wanted to go to a demonstration, but I gotta teach!
Me in my classroom. Behind me is a crocheted art piece showing trilobites. In the background are posters of scientists from a diverse array of cultural backgrounds. Also in the background is a crocheted banner that reads “Earth Science”.
March 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Seems like a good time to repost. I am definitely inspired by the #psanky Ukrainian egg decorating tradition. I highly recommend this incredibly relaxing and wonderful smelling craft (warm beeswax!). Affordable supplies can be found at ukrainiangiftshop.com/collections/... #SciArt
March 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Reposting with a credit to the artist! Thank you @martharichart.bsky.social! A fun and readable poster helps get the word out!!!
martharichart.bsky.social Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · Feb 27
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.
February 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Seen in downtown Portland, Oregon today.
Vintage motel sign. Letters are vertical and read: “MOTEL - 6th Ave - AIR CONDITIONED - Phones TV - WiFi” Large rusty statue of robot outside of main branch of the Portland library. Picture of storefront. Sign reads: Kelly’s Olympian BAR. The entire storefront is very art deco. Portland Luggage Store exterior sign, plus Portland’s signature street lights. The store signage is charmingly art deco. At the top of the sign is a large 3D globe.
February 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Happy #TrilobiteTuesday, amid the chaos.
#SciArt #crochet
Crocheted trilobite (Elliptocephala) in gray, brown, lavender, and fluffy cyan blue. It is sitting on a wood table. Elliptocephala line art drawing from the 2011 edition of the Earth Science Reference Tables.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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all i have to say is

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The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian
YouTube video by Peter Pringle
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February 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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We all know that government websites are all screwed up, but I was still horrified and saddened when I was checking links for my Black History Month lesson and the NASA page was gone. You can see in the search bar what I was looking for. #BlackHistoryMonth
Page that showed up when I was looking for NASA’s Black History Month page. Instead the site reads “404. The cosmic object you were looking for has disappeared beyond the event horizon.” In the search bar the url reads “nasa.gov/image-gallery/black-history-month.” The background image is a colorful spiral galaxy.
February 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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8 years ago I made this sign for the Women’s March in DC. Sadly it is as relevant as ever right now.
Protest sign showing a cartoony blue bird on top of a drawing of an undulating black ribbon with white lettering that reads “WHITE SUPREMACISTS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.”
January 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Just saw this. Glad to see courageous leaders right now. apple.news/AlJGEA7ccSJW...
USDA inspector general escorted out of office after defying Trump order — Guardian US
Phyllis Fong had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her on Friday
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January 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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I got a fully funded Master of Arts in Teaching through #AMNH to become an Earth science teacher in NYC. The program is funded partly by NSF & requires that we teach at high needs schools in NYS. We are most of the ES teachers in NYC and teach kids climate change, astro, geology, and paleontology.
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM