Hope Jahren
@realhopejahren.bsky.social
The scientist formerly known as Lab Girl.
I write books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2111914/hope-jahren/
I write books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2111914/hope-jahren/
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December 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Sometimes this is all you need.
Sometimes this is everything you need.
Sometimes this is everything you need.
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sometimes this is all you need.
Sometimes this is everything you need.
Sometimes this is everything you need.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, Charlie Brown, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill. Good grief!
I find your lack of faith disturbing, Charlie Brown.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, Charlie Brown, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill. Good grief!
12:47 pm sunrise
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
12:47 pm sunrise
Happy holidays from Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic fairytale cat who eats you on Christmas morning if your clothes aren't nice! Nope, he's not a moral lesson about keeping your clothes clean. He's just a reminder of the ever-present potential for senseless violence in an unpredictable universe! Skål!
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Happy holidays from Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic fairytale cat who eats you on Christmas morning if your clothes aren't nice! Nope, he's not a moral lesson about keeping your clothes clean. He's just a reminder of the ever-present potential for senseless violence in an unpredictable universe! Skål!
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Artists often struggle to represent trees accurately in their work. Fortunately, Leonardo da Vinci showed us how to represent trees. See what he taught us at Our Trees.
Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)
Artists often struggle to represent trees in a way that looks real. Fortunately, Leonardo da Vinci explained how to represent trees in a way that is true to their nature. He noted, in a series of sket...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Artists often struggle to represent trees accurately in their work. Fortunately, Leonardo da Vinci showed us how to represent trees. See what he taught us at Our Trees.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS stunned me with the concept of permeability between protagonist and author
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS stunned me with the concept of permeability between protagonist and author
why tf did they let him drive if they knew he was sick
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
why tf did they let him drive if they knew he was sick
<taps microphone>
I have decided to root for the Jays in Blue.
Thank you to everyone who weighed in during my deliberations. It was a difficult process, but I am satisfied in my choice.
I will not be taking questions.
<hustles offstage>
I have decided to root for the Jays in Blue.
Thank you to everyone who weighed in during my deliberations. It was a difficult process, but I am satisfied in my choice.
I will not be taking questions.
<hustles offstage>
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
<taps microphone>
I have decided to root for the Jays in Blue.
Thank you to everyone who weighed in during my deliberations. It was a difficult process, but I am satisfied in my choice.
I will not be taking questions.
<hustles offstage>
I have decided to root for the Jays in Blue.
Thank you to everyone who weighed in during my deliberations. It was a difficult process, but I am satisfied in my choice.
I will not be taking questions.
<hustles offstage>
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For almost 10 years, artist Klari Reis created a petri dish painting every day #sciart www.adailydish.com?m=1
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For almost 10 years, artist Klari Reis created a petri dish painting every day #sciart www.adailydish.com?m=1
'Midwesterners will eat it' 💯
Lush and creamy, éclair cake is a dessert popular in the Midwest and beyond that’s perfect for any gathering, celebration or potluck. nyti.ms/4oEg8pR
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
'Midwesterners will eat it' 💯
I saw an aphid
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I saw an aphid
If you study plants, you need this book.
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The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Plants
A dazzlingly illustrated guide to the plant life of the dinosaur age, from intricate ferns to the most majestic megaflora
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October 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you study plants, you need this book.
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duolingo needs supply
October 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
duolingo needs supply
People started reading my stuff on wordpress bc i touted it on the old bird site.
Now im an arthur.
Now im an arthur.
October 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
People started reading my stuff on wordpress bc i touted it on the old bird site.
Now im an arthur.
Now im an arthur.
ah the leaves are turning and the men are giving each other prizes again the first whispers of winter
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ah the leaves are turning and the men are giving each other prizes again the first whispers of winter
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you want to make God laugh, show him your yarn collection.
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you want to make God laugh, show him your yarn collection.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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“Legend says two of Stalin´s tractors tried to pull it out of the ground, but the cables kept breaking. It still has marks from the cables.
Students know how to use the tree to complete passes, and it offers shade to the players.”
Students know how to use the tree to complete passes, and it offers shade to the players.”
Did you know that Europe names a Tree of The Year? Looks like Quercus spp. do quite well. Here's the 2015 winner, a ~150 year old Oak tree in Estonia that footballers have learned to play around. #bloomscrolling
Oak tree on a football field – Tree of the year
Is there a place in the world where you can find a stadium which has an oak tree in the middle of it? For the locals in Orissaare its a common thing, but this tree is at heart of the community. Before...
www.treeoftheyear.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“Legend says two of Stalin´s tractors tried to pull it out of the ground, but the cables kept breaking. It still has marks from the cables.
Students know how to use the tree to complete passes, and it offers shade to the players.”
Students know how to use the tree to complete passes, and it offers shade to the players.”
Did you know that Europe names a Tree of The Year? Looks like Quercus spp. do quite well. Here's the 2015 winner, a ~150 year old Oak tree in Estonia that footballers have learned to play around. #bloomscrolling
Oak tree on a football field – Tree of the year
Is there a place in the world where you can find a stadium which has an oak tree in the middle of it? For the locals in Orissaare its a common thing, but this tree is at heart of the community. Before...
www.treeoftheyear.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Did you know that Europe names a Tree of The Year? Looks like Quercus spp. do quite well. Here's the 2015 winner, a ~150 year old Oak tree in Estonia that footballers have learned to play around. #bloomscrolling
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fry from futurama is shown in a close up
ALT: fry from futurama is shown in a close up
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September 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Nexstar
a statue of a man is playing a trumpet on a deck
ALT: a statue of a man is playing a trumpet on a deck
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September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Nexstar