Lisa M.P. Munoz
@lisampmunoz.bsky.social
Science communicator: Passionate about science, family, endless forms most beautiful...and Swiss chocolate. Author of WOMEN IN SCIENCE NOW (https://amazon.com/Women-Science-Now-Strategies-Achieving/dp/0231206143) via
@columbiaup.bsky.social
@columbiaup.bsky.social
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I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
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Today i am reminded of this @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social. The last year/decade in a nutshell.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today i am reminded of this @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social. The last year/decade in a nutshell.
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This is how you incinerate a field of science. 🔭🧪
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This is how you incinerate a field of science. 🔭🧪
Horrifying! Was there about a year ago on a tour with @dcswa.bsky.social and was so impressed by the facilities and the legacy...not replaceable!
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Most of the Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Campus is planned to be demolished by March 2026, if not sooner.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Horrifying! Was there about a year ago on a tour with @dcswa.bsky.social and was so impressed by the facilities and the legacy...not replaceable!
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Feeling the heat of extra bureaucracy lately, even for volunteer roles that should be fun. My guess is that autocracies breed more bureaucracy, more people trying to cya. Sigh.
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Feeling the heat of extra bureaucracy lately, even for volunteer roles that should be fun. My guess is that autocracies breed more bureaucracy, more people trying to cya. Sigh.
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Fascinating graph shows the estimated total mass of all the mammals living on Earth.
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fascinating graph shows the estimated total mass of all the mammals living on Earth.
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nobody makes enemies by finishing their talk early…
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Nobody makes enemies by finishing their talk early…
"A calm acceptance of wakefulness, paired with an understanding of how our minds perceive time, may be the surest way to rest again."
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time
There’s a reason you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"A calm acceptance of wakefulness, paired with an understanding of how our minds perceive time, may be the surest way to rest again."
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Looking forward to visiting Vancouver again!
#CNS2026
#CNS2026
It’s official #CNS2026 Registration is OPEN!
Join us in Vancouver, BC for an unforgettable meeting filled with cutting-edge science from the keynote and symposia to workshops, posters, and awards!
Don’t miss out — register today! 👉 www.cogneurosociety.org/registration/
@cogneuronews.bsky.social
Join us in Vancouver, BC for an unforgettable meeting filled with cutting-edge science from the keynote and symposia to workshops, posters, and awards!
Don’t miss out — register today! 👉 www.cogneurosociety.org/registration/
@cogneuronews.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Looking forward to visiting Vancouver again!
#CNS2026
#CNS2026
This museum and research institution is a treasure in Ithaca. Please help if you can!
#scicomm
#scicomm
Update on the Paleontological Research Institution and their remaining need for donations to pay off their mortgage and avoid foreclosure
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
Saving the Museum
After years of financial troubles and millions of funds raised in support, the Museum of the Earth is still struggling to bridge its multi-million dollar budgetary gap. It needs to
www.ithaca.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This museum and research institution is a treasure in Ithaca. Please help if you can!
#scicomm
#scicomm
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Incredibly fun thread to read even if you don't have a good question for Matt 👇
Humans of Bluesky! I want your questions, please.
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
October 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Incredibly fun thread to read even if you don't have a good question for Matt 👇
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For Day 21 of #spacetober_challenge prompt star: trailblazing US #astronomer Annie Jump Cannon (1863 – 1941), here with her stellar classification system which sorted stars based on spectral types, revealing their temperature from hot blue to cool red stars: O,B,A, F, G, K & M. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭#histsci 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
For Day 21 of #spacetober_challenge prompt star: trailblazing US #astronomer Annie Jump Cannon (1863 – 1941), here with her stellar classification system which sorted stars based on spectral types, revealing their temperature from hot blue to cool red stars: O,B,A, F, G, K & M. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭#histsci 🧵
Today is a battlefield indeed!
Tuesdays are a battlefield.
Mars was the Roman god of war.
The Germanic equivalent was Tīw or Tiu (Norse = Tyr).
This is why today is called ‘Tuesday.’
And why it’s mardi/martes/martedì in the Romance Languages.
Mars was the Roman god of war.
The Germanic equivalent was Tīw or Tiu (Norse = Tyr).
This is why today is called ‘Tuesday.’
And why it’s mardi/martes/martedì in the Romance Languages.
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today is a battlefield indeed!
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Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
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excellent content
Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit!
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact
October 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
excellent content
I'm a sucker for anything with ET and "bored aliens" in the thumbnail....
"Radical Mundanity" Explanation of the Fermi Paradox
"If aliens exist, their technology may be only marginally better than ours. And having explored their cosmic neighbourhood for a while, they simply got bored and stopped bothering, making it difficult to detect them."
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"If aliens exist, their technology may be only marginally better than ours. And having explored their cosmic neighbourhood for a while, they simply got bored and stopped bothering, making it difficult to detect them."
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‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?
Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrials
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I'm a sucker for anything with ET and "bored aliens" in the thumbnail....
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Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC
Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.
n.pr
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC
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Immigrants Make Up More Than 30 Percent of Nobel Science Winners Since 2000 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Immigrants Make Up More Than 30 Percent of Nobel Science Winners Since 2000 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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the world is a really amazing and beautiful place
We love our shape-shifting, color-changing squid wizards in Coral City 🧙♂️🦑🔮🦑🧙 #reefsquid #caribbeanreefsquid #squid #cephalopodsofcoralcity #cephalopod #chromatophores #colorchange #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
October 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
the world is a really amazing and beautiful place
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
Congratulations to MOF pioneers Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
I was fortunate to interview Dr. Kitagawa -- who was so kind --in 2019 when I was working with a MOFs-based company. Dug up the story on the Wayback Machine:
#scicomm #NobelPrize 🧪
I was fortunate to interview Dr. Kitagawa -- who was so kind --in 2019 when I was working with a MOFs-based company. Dug up the story on the Wayback Machine:
#scicomm #NobelPrize 🧪
Exploring Crystals and their Environments: Susumu Kitagawa on the Evolution of MOFs - NuMat Technologies
Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University — renowned for his work on MOFS and coordination chemistry — talks about his early work, the current trends he sees in adoption of MOF technology, and his dream app...
web.archive.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Congratulations to MOF pioneers Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
I was fortunate to interview Dr. Kitagawa -- who was so kind --in 2019 when I was working with a MOFs-based company. Dug up the story on the Wayback Machine:
#scicomm #NobelPrize 🧪
I was fortunate to interview Dr. Kitagawa -- who was so kind --in 2019 when I was working with a MOFs-based company. Dug up the story on the Wayback Machine:
#scicomm #NobelPrize 🧪
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Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.
October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.
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Trivia on 'trivia'
In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).
According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.
In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).
According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trivia on 'trivia'
In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).
According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.
In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).
According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.
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This is why museum documentation matters! Without, it's very easy to misplaced an entire buffalo for decades
🕵️♀️🦬 Mystery solved! Our missing 650-pound Museum bison has returned after 50 years. Learn about its journey back to the Museum in #Catalyst. https://dmns.mobi/47bCc43
October 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is why museum documentation matters! Without, it's very easy to misplaced an entire buffalo for decades
“Glaciers are touchstones between the past and the present, and it’s just so visceral when you can see how it used to be and how it is today"
Stunning and tragic images and imagery *sigh*
#scicomm #science
Stunning and tragic images and imagery *sigh*
#scicomm #science
As California glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia
The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers probably have never before melted in human history.
www.latimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM