Elizabeth Neswald
@octobeth.bsky.social
historian of science at Brock University
standing up for the spineless
standing up for the spineless
Today I learned that 7-Up began its life as a patent medicine containing lithium and sold as a hangover cure.
February 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Today I learned that 7-Up began its life as a patent medicine containing lithium and sold as a hangover cure.
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one more night in the tidepools tonight & I had a blast seeing who fluoresces! just about every crustacean I found fluoresced including eelgrass isopods (couldn't get a good pic unfortunately)
🌊🌿🦀🐙🦑
🌊🌿🦀🐙🦑
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Today in marine invertebrates
For International Day of Women & Girls in Science: Anna Thynne
For International Day of Women & Girls in Science: Anna Thynne
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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For International Day of Women & Girls in Science: Anna Thynne
For International Day of Women & Girls in Science: Anna Thynne
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The 12yo has declared Porcelain Crab Awareness Day!
I’m especially fond of the red and white polka dotted ones. Are they crabs if they have crab in their name? Nope. These are decapod crustaceans evolving ever crab-wards!
I’m especially fond of the red and white polka dotted ones. Are they crabs if they have crab in their name? Nope. These are decapod crustaceans evolving ever crab-wards!
Porcelain crab - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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#OSSTF releases official statement on support staff layoffs at #BrockU.
www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o...
#canlab #cdnpse
www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o...
#canlab #cdnpse
OSSTF/FEESO Condemns Lack of Transparency Around Brock University Layoffs
www.osstf.on.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:32 PM
#OSSTF releases official statement on support staff layoffs at #BrockU.
www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o...
#canlab #cdnpse
www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o...
#canlab #cdnpse
Post a banger that's not in English
youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ?...
youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ?...
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Post a banger that's not in English
youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ?...
youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ?...
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We've added a post to our blog, by Donghyun Woo introducing his recent article in 'Environment and History', ‘Squid and Socialists: Power, Nature and the Unruly East Sea in North Korea, 1945–1964’: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/02/09/s... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #cephalopods #korea #envhum
The Squid That Changed North Korea’s Socialist Policies
Today’s blog by Donghyun Woo introduces his recent article in Environment and History (online first, 2026), ‘Squid and Socialists: Power, Nature and the Unruly East Sea in North Korea, 1945–1…
whitehorsepress.blog
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Today in marine invertebrates
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Dailymotion
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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I love that the dust jacket of The Collectors (a history of Canadian customs and excise) is illustrated with Cornelius Kriegoff's painting, Bilking the Toll Gate.
Possibly the only Canadian painting about tax evasion
Possibly the only Canadian painting about tax evasion
February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I love that the dust jacket of The Collectors (a history of Canadian customs and excise) is illustrated with Cornelius Kriegoff's painting, Bilking the Toll Gate.
Possibly the only Canadian painting about tax evasion
Possibly the only Canadian painting about tax evasion
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And yet the Ford government will take over multiple school boards on the premise that they have mismanaged their finances.
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
And yet the Ford government will take over multiple school boards on the premise that they have mismanaged their finances.
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Goals
Goals
Ha ha! A particularly relevant panel by Basil Wolverton from Journey Into Unknown Worlds, 1952 for #carcinization attn @jopabinia.bsky.social @alexfalcone.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Goals
Goals
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McGill found $1 million to fight its own workers rather than bargain with them. Imagine what that $ could do for teaching, research, or student support.
therover.ca/mcgill-spent...
#canlab #cdnpse
therover.ca/mcgill-spent...
#canlab #cdnpse
McGill Spent Over $1 Million Fighting Unionization – The Rover
Union organizers at the university say this is part of a broader trend towards corporatization of the public institution.
therover.ca
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
McGill found $1 million to fight its own workers rather than bargain with them. Imagine what that $ could do for teaching, research, or student support.
therover.ca/mcgill-spent...
#canlab #cdnpse
therover.ca/mcgill-spent...
#canlab #cdnpse
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my institution just mass fired most of the (unionized) admin staff
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
my institution just mass fired most of the (unionized) admin staff
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
Today in marine invertebrates
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😍
I've got about 100 packs of valentines left!
I'll be packing them up this afternoon and hitting the post office tomorrow.
They're cute as hell, each has a fact about the animal on the front of the card inside ❤️🐟❤️
Valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
Art by @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social
I'll be packing them up this afternoon and hitting the post office tomorrow.
They're cute as hell, each has a fact about the animal on the front of the card inside ❤️🐟❤️
Valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
Art by @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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😍
my institution just mass fired most of the (unionized) admin staff
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
my institution just mass fired most of the (unionized) admin staff
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
because some consultancy firm told them it was the way to "efficiencies"
Today in marine invertebrates
ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Please speak up for Rodney. A year in an ICE camp is beyond comprehension.
Public pressure works.
If enough people speak up, a life may be saved.
Many of the deaths in ICE custody have been due to medical neglect… let’s make sure Rodney isn’t one of them.
Public pressure works.
If enough people speak up, a life may be saved.
Many of the deaths in ICE custody have been due to medical neglect… let’s make sure Rodney isn’t one of them.
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Please speak up for Rodney. A year in an ICE camp is beyond comprehension.
Public pressure works.
If enough people speak up, a life may be saved.
Many of the deaths in ICE custody have been due to medical neglect… let’s make sure Rodney isn’t one of them.
Public pressure works.
If enough people speak up, a life may be saved.
Many of the deaths in ICE custody have been due to medical neglect… let’s make sure Rodney isn’t one of them.
Today in marine invertebrates
T -5 days to the next voyage! Want to know the story of #ProjectESCA? @thomaslinley.com and I chatted about how we got here on the @deepseapod.com in honor of the colossal squid's 100th birthday www.deepseapod.com/episodes/056...
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Today in marine invertebrates
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Deep-sea dandelion serving up some first-rate floof 🧡👌
Dandelion siphonophores (Dromalia alexandri) are typically found just above the seafloor, where the waters are rich with food. They use long, sticky tentacles to anchor themselves in place while other tiny tentacles grab any food drifting by.
Dandelion siphonophores (Dromalia alexandri) are typically found just above the seafloor, where the waters are rich with food. They use long, sticky tentacles to anchor themselves in place while other tiny tentacles grab any food drifting by.
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Goals
Goals