Michael Irving
@mikeirvo.bsky.social
Science journalist and copy editor at ScienceAlert. Attempted author. Obsessive Simpsons collector.
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Michael Irving
@mikeirvo.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Intro time! I'm a writer, wearing many hats – I mainly cover science and tech at the moment, but I've also written comedy and kids fiction. On the side, I accidentally amassed one of the biggest Simpsons collections in the country. Anyway, here's some of my work!
Galaxy feels like it was meant to be the third Mario movie in a trilogy. Like, it should have been after a Super Mario World Movie that introduced Yoshi and Daisy and had Wario and Waluigi as the villains.
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Galaxy feels like it was meant to be the third Mario movie in a trilogy. Like, it should have been after a Super Mario World Movie that introduced Yoshi and Daisy and had Wario and Waluigi as the villains.
Jeff Goldblum's interjections in Jurassic World Evolution 3 are made all the more unnerving by the life-size cutout of him standing in the corner of our living room
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Jeff Goldblum's interjections in Jurassic World Evolution 3 are made all the more unnerving by the life-size cutout of him standing in the corner of our living room
Dangling this in front of Trump and then also giving it to Maria Corina Machado would be history's greatest feat in trolling
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Dangling this in front of Trump and then also giving it to Maria Corina Machado would be history's greatest feat in trolling
It's an absolute crime that I can't host a Halloween party tonight when I live in this place
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It's an absolute crime that I can't host a Halloween party tonight when I live in this place
The Simpsons did it again youtu.be/GQW8ll1fi1A?...
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Simpsons did it again youtu.be/GQW8ll1fi1A?...
Looked over my shoulder and my cat Gary is just... randomly admiring the lower shelves of the Simpsons collection. The good stuff is higher up, bud!
October 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Looked over my shoulder and my cat Gary is just... randomly admiring the lower shelves of the Simpsons collection. The good stuff is higher up, bud!
This sign doesn't fill me with confidence about the food I just ate
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This sign doesn't fill me with confidence about the food I just ate
Reposted by Michael Irving
I had to, okay.
October 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I had to, okay.
Hey Tim Curry, what week is it? youtu.be/g1Sq1Nr58hM?... #WorldSpaceWeek
Tim Curry is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.
YouTube video by geoff EXE
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October 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hey Tim Curry, what week is it? youtu.be/g1Sq1Nr58hM?... #WorldSpaceWeek
Reposted by Michael Irving
Jane Goodall accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. 🧪
www.sciencealert.com/how-jane-goo...
www.sciencealert.com/how-jane-goo...
How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever
Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Jane Goodall accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. 🧪
www.sciencealert.com/how-jane-goo...
www.sciencealert.com/how-jane-goo...
I will never tire of being able to professionally nerd out about dinosaurs with paleontologists
www.sciencealert.com/new-megarapt...
www.sciencealert.com/new-megarapt...
New 'Megaraptor' Species Found With Shocking Last Meal Still in Its Mouth
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of megaraptor dinosaur in Argentina, along with a startling clue about what it ate.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I will never tire of being able to professionally nerd out about dinosaurs with paleontologists
www.sciencealert.com/new-megarapt...
www.sciencealert.com/new-megarapt...
Maybe just because I had low expectations, but this new season of Dexter turned out to be a blast. You gotta crank that suspension of disbelief up to 11, but it's kind of stopped pretending to be prestige TV and just embracing the shlock.
September 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Maybe just because I had low expectations, but this new season of Dexter turned out to be a blast. You gotta crank that suspension of disbelief up to 11, but it's kind of stopped pretending to be prestige TV and just embracing the shlock.
Nothing pulls me out of a movie faster than realising it was filmed in Melbourne and spending the rest of it trying to figure out where. Like, just saw Together and it was all over the second I saw a damn Vline train
September 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Nothing pulls me out of a movie faster than realising it was filmed in Melbourne and spending the rest of it trying to figure out where. Like, just saw Together and it was all over the second I saw a damn Vline train
Couple years ago I was interviewed about my Simpsons collection, and how my partner found out about the room. Two years and an engagement later, they came back for an update:
uk.news.yahoo.com/simpsons-fan...
uk.news.yahoo.com/simpsons-fan...
Simpsons fanatic who hid memorabilia from dates now engaged to fellow fan and will wear themed accessory on wedding day
Michael Irving began collecting The Simpsons memorabilia when he was in high school.
uk.news.yahoo.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Couple years ago I was interviewed about my Simpsons collection, and how my partner found out about the room. Two years and an engagement later, they came back for an update:
uk.news.yahoo.com/simpsons-fan...
uk.news.yahoo.com/simpsons-fan...
I never realised there was so much gambling in airline tickets. I failed the first roll: I didn't pay for cancellation insurance, then had to cancel. But if I told the airline in advance that I was cancelling they'd just pocket my money and sell the seat again.
August 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I never realised there was so much gambling in airline tickets. I failed the first roll: I didn't pay for cancellation insurance, then had to cancel. But if I told the airline in advance that I was cancelling they'd just pocket my money and sell the seat again.
All else aside, surely editors and proofreaders are about to experience a boom
Just a reminder this list is drawn from a piece written by four researchers for MICROSOFT (data scientists, CS people, economists) who have never stepped foot in an archive/never taken an oral history/studied material culture, by their CVs.
Unlike them, I do my research, and don't talk out my ass.
Unlike them, I do my research, and don't talk out my ass.
August 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
All else aside, surely editors and proofreaders are about to experience a boom
The Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderlights thing is actual magic
July 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderlights thing is actual magic
Jurassic World Rebirth was pretty terrible. I had a great time
July 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Jurassic World Rebirth was pretty terrible. I had a great time
Our bnb for this wedding has a cinema room, so we're making good use of it
June 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our bnb for this wedding has a cinema room, so we're making good use of it
My Switch 2 and Lego Krusty Burger set both arrived, just before a long weekend - the first with absolutely no plans in like, 6 months.
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
My Switch 2 and Lego Krusty Burger set both arrived, just before a long weekend - the first with absolutely no plans in like, 6 months.
Finally "finished" Blue Prince on day 36! Although I still have 6 envelopes to find, and gotta crack into the grotto, and drain the reservoir...
June 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Finally "finished" Blue Prince on day 36! Although I still have 6 envelopes to find, and gotta crack into the grotto, and drain the reservoir...
I don't know if I have anyone in the children's book world on here, but had a great day at #kidlitvic2025 conference. Super interesting insights into the industry that I had no idea about, and inspiring feedback on my manuscript from some publishers
May 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I don't know if I have anyone in the children's book world on here, but had a great day at #kidlitvic2025 conference. Super interesting insights into the industry that I had no idea about, and inspiring feedback on my manuscript from some publishers
I don't get to write as much in my new role, but when I do, it's the real hard-hitting stuff.
www.sciencealert.com/sexual-activ...
www.sciencealert.com/sexual-activ...
Sexual Activity Before Bed Can Help You Sleep Better
Next time you can't sleep, it might help to nudge your partner or reach for the nightstand drawer.
www.sciencealert.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I don't get to write as much in my new role, but when I do, it's the real hard-hitting stuff.
www.sciencealert.com/sexual-activ...
www.sciencealert.com/sexual-activ...
I'm housesitting for my brother and his parrot keeps mimicking the Facebook Messenger ringtone when I leave the room
May 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I'm housesitting for my brother and his parrot keeps mimicking the Facebook Messenger ringtone when I leave the room
Dammit Blue Prince, you got me good. I figured out the secret of the drawings. I have all 4 permanent add-ons. I solved the chess mystery. I've never lost at a parlor game or dartboard. But I finally get to the antechamber and... I guess I should've expected that not to be it
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dammit Blue Prince, you got me good. I figured out the secret of the drawings. I have all 4 permanent add-ons. I solved the chess mystery. I've never lost at a parlor game or dartboard. But I finally get to the antechamber and... I guess I should've expected that not to be it