Dr. Sara Thomas
@practicingscience.bsky.social
Scientist, educator, mother of boys and dogs
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JqQGlJcAAAAJ&hl=en
www.PracticingScienceTogether.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JqQGlJcAAAAJ&hl=en
www.PracticingScienceTogether.com
This is something we all should know. rangerrick.org/ranger_rick/...
Bubble Power
Some animals do things with bubbles that will blow you away! ...
rangerrick.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is something we all should know. rangerrick.org/ranger_rick/...
Just a little reminder that if we believed women, we wouldn’t need the #EpsteinFiles
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Just a little reminder that if we believed women, we wouldn’t need the #EpsteinFiles
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Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on immune systems.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work in Peripheral Immune Tolerance
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize on Monday.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on immune systems.
Puerto Ricans are super, incredibly American. #BadBunny #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Origins and genetic legacies of the Caribbean Taino | PNAS
The Caribbean was one of the last parts of the Americas to be settled by humans, but
how and when the islands were first occupied remains a matter ...
www.pnas.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Puerto Ricans are super, incredibly American. #BadBunny #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Annual reminder that Puerto Ricans are indigenous. #BadBunnyIsAmerican #AmericaPreColumbus #Indigenous #HispanicHistoryMonth
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol7...
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol7...
Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Reveals Substantial Native
American Ancestry in Puerto Rico
To estimate the maternal contribution of Native Americans to the human gene pool of Puerto Ricans—a population of mixed African, European, and Amerindian ancestry—the mtDNAs of two sample sets were sc...
digitalcommons.wayne.edu
October 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Annual reminder that Puerto Ricans are indigenous. #BadBunnyIsAmerican #AmericaPreColumbus #Indigenous #HispanicHistoryMonth
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol7...
digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol7...
How are we so good at ignoring everything in our religious texts that's about us and finding everything that's about gatekeeping?
July 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
How are we so good at ignoring everything in our religious texts that's about us and finding everything that's about gatekeeping?
I don't get how the Bible literalist can read all of Leviticus and not get anything about restitution, atonement, or dare I say reparations! How has anyone mined all of the gay stuff from the Bible and missed all of the parts about personal responsibility?
July 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don't get how the Bible literalist can read all of Leviticus and not get anything about restitution, atonement, or dare I say reparations! How has anyone mined all of the gay stuff from the Bible and missed all of the parts about personal responsibility?
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I CHATTER HEP PATTER
June 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I CHATTER HEP PATTER
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Another new review today! "Choose Your Own Evolution" by @juleshoward.bsky.social and @gordywright.bsky.social. An amazing and engaging book about evolution. Become a T-Rex, Penguin or maybe even a human! geekdad.com/2025/06/choo...
Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social
#booksky
Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social
#booksky
‘Choose Your Own Evolution:’ A Book Review
'Choose Your Own Evolution' offers an irresistible journey of natural selection. A multi-pathway book where YOU make the decisions and find out what sort of creature you've become!
geekdad.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Another new review today! "Choose Your Own Evolution" by @juleshoward.bsky.social and @gordywright.bsky.social. An amazing and engaging book about evolution. Become a T-Rex, Penguin or maybe even a human! geekdad.com/2025/06/choo...
Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social
#booksky
Out now from @nosycrow.bsky.social
#booksky
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Shamelessly resharing my latest @forbes.com article because I'd love to get some eyes on it. If you live in a city and/or are interested in nature, you might enjoy it 😊🧪👩🔬 www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Urban Rewilding Makes Cities More Biodiverse And Better For Our Health
From parrots in Wellington to beavers in London, efforts to re-wild global cities are gaining traction. And the benefits of such programs go beyond improving biodiversity
www.forbes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Shamelessly resharing my latest @forbes.com article because I'd love to get some eyes on it. If you live in a city and/or are interested in nature, you might enjoy it 😊🧪👩🔬 www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
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Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
August 11,1938
August 11,1938
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
August 11,1938
August 11,1938
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Some of you are discussing politics with people who are discussing liberation. It's not a debate, it's two separate conversations.
June 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Some of you are discussing politics with people who are discussing liberation. It's not a debate, it's two separate conversations.
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People keep being surprised by things Native folks told them about because they are committing testimonial injustice against Native folks
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
n.pr
June 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
People keep being surprised by things Native folks told them about because they are committing testimonial injustice against Native folks
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"Prove you matter"= eugenics.
This is why we should never debate the worth of another person
We all have value just for being ourselves
It’s not tied to our job, or health status or our economic contribution
Saying that someone must prove they “matter” to get Medicaid is blatant eugenics
Disabled people aren’t expendable!
We all have value just for being ourselves
It’s not tied to our job, or health status or our economic contribution
Saying that someone must prove they “matter” to get Medicaid is blatant eugenics
Disabled people aren’t expendable!
Dr. Oz Says People Will Receive Medicaid If They Can ‘Prove That They Matter’
He continues to defend Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” by claiming that there will be no Medicaid cuts.
www.thedailybeast.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Prove you matter"= eugenics.
So, for the record: My 2024 prediction was, “We cannot defeat them, they will have to defeat themselves.” I’ll assemble a BINGO card for the next few years, but a Felon- Elon (bird app) beef was essentially the FREE space.
June 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So, for the record: My 2024 prediction was, “We cannot defeat them, they will have to defeat themselves.” I’ll assemble a BINGO card for the next few years, but a Felon- Elon (bird app) beef was essentially the FREE space.
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J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the "Harry Potter" series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people's rights "in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”
🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk
🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk
May 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the "Harry Potter" series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people's rights "in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”
🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk
🔗: bit.ly/3ZBRxYk
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we're behaving as though
our oppressors have a right
to terrorize our lives
and destroy our planet
our oppressors have a right
to terrorize our lives
and destroy our planet
May 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
we're behaving as though
our oppressors have a right
to terrorize our lives
and destroy our planet
our oppressors have a right
to terrorize our lives
and destroy our planet
Big advantage to thrifting mim jeans: pocket trucks!
May 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Big advantage to thrifting mim jeans: pocket trucks!
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Shout out to the home of my monthly column, @newscientist.com, which nailed their headline about the genetically modified GREY wolves
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
www.newscientist.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Shout out to the home of my monthly column, @newscientist.com, which nailed their headline about the genetically modified GREY wolves
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
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One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
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Every time you normalize the death of a person with comorbidities, you normalize ableism and eugenics. We’re all vulnerable to disability and health issues. Normalizing the deaths of high risk people is ignoring your own mortality. You can’t ‘other’ someone without ‘othering’ yourself.
April 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every time you normalize the death of a person with comorbidities, you normalize ableism and eugenics. We’re all vulnerable to disability and health issues. Normalizing the deaths of high risk people is ignoring your own mortality. You can’t ‘other’ someone without ‘othering’ yourself.
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"“Geologic Life argues that a shift is necessary in the discourse around race from ideology and identity politics into discussion about material relations between people and environments,” she says."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice
Kathryn Yusoff sparked a culture war with her latest book, suggesting slavery and white supremacy informed the work of geology’s founding fathers. Here, she and other experts suggest that attitudes ha...
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"“Geologic Life argues that a shift is necessary in the discourse around race from ideology and identity politics into discussion about material relations between people and environments,” she says."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Science friends! I’m crowdsourcing recs.
I’ve been inspired by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social to make a little science library on my street.
What zines/pamphlets/other things should I put in it?
Free/low cost ideas preferred! Especially appreciative of links to zines I can print out.
#scicomm
I’ve been inspired by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social to make a little science library on my street.
What zines/pamphlets/other things should I put in it?
Free/low cost ideas preferred! Especially appreciative of links to zines I can print out.
#scicomm
March 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Science friends! I’m crowdsourcing recs.
I’ve been inspired by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social to make a little science library on my street.
What zines/pamphlets/other things should I put in it?
Free/low cost ideas preferred! Especially appreciative of links to zines I can print out.
#scicomm
I’ve been inspired by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social to make a little science library on my street.
What zines/pamphlets/other things should I put in it?
Free/low cost ideas preferred! Especially appreciative of links to zines I can print out.
#scicomm