@sarahskyentist.bsky.social
Scientist in Manchester UK. Science Festival Volunteer, many interests including running, swimming, knitting, science. Organiser of Didsbury Scibar since March 2018 www.didsburyscibar.co.uk. Mother to an energetic 7.5 year old son. Migraine warrior.
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Showing one of my past cable projects for cable week on #showmeyourknits Pattern is Here We Gnome Again by Sarah Schira. #knitsky #gnomes #nevernotgnoming
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Showing one of my past cable projects for cable week on #showmeyourknits Pattern is Here We Gnome Again by Sarah Schira. #knitsky #gnomes #nevernotgnoming
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You’ve heard of Duo Lingo, but I found Uno Longo.
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You’ve heard of Duo Lingo, but I found Uno Longo.
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This game is bringing out the best in us
I haven’t had this much fun on Bluesky since we all thought he was dead
I haven’t had this much fun on Bluesky since we all thought he was dead
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This game is bringing out the best in us
I haven’t had this much fun on Bluesky since we all thought he was dead
I haven’t had this much fun on Bluesky since we all thought he was dead
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A press conference with BABIES (and their parents) about giving essential resources to New York City's newest of the newcomers OR the polling-reported issue preferences of voters as conveyed back in RCT-tested ads.
VERY hard to say which is more compelling.
www.instagram.com/p/DQMcO0ujhm...
VERY hard to say which is more compelling.
www.instagram.com/p/DQMcO0ujhm...
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A press conference with BABIES (and their parents) about giving essential resources to New York City's newest of the newcomers OR the polling-reported issue preferences of voters as conveyed back in RCT-tested ads.
VERY hard to say which is more compelling.
www.instagram.com/p/DQMcO0ujhm...
VERY hard to say which is more compelling.
www.instagram.com/p/DQMcO0ujhm...
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I found a capybara pebble🤎
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I found a capybara pebble🤎
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Need some Steve King for Halloween? Gotcha covered.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Need some Steve King for Halloween? Gotcha covered.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
THE INSTITUTE (MGM + thru AMAZON PRIME)
1922 (Netflix)
GERALD'S GAME (Netflix)
LISEY'S STORY (Apple+)
And tonight: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (HBO)
You can find other stuff, too. If you're brave enough.
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
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Rest in Peace, electronic pioneer Dave Ball of Soft Cell & The Grid who has died age 66. Ball met Marc Almond at Leeds Polytechnic in 1977 & they had just finished a new album Danceteria to be released in 2026. 😢
BBC News - Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
The musician, best known for Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, died in his sleep at home.
www.bbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Rest in Peace, electronic pioneer Dave Ball of Soft Cell & The Grid who has died age 66. Ball met Marc Almond at Leeds Polytechnic in 1977 & they had just finished a new album Danceteria to be released in 2026. 😢
BBC News - Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball dies, aged 66
www.bbc.com/news/article...
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Some Good News!! 🤩💖
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Galleri test: Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Some Good News!! 🤩💖
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🐸 If you believe in Frogdom for all Frogs, and healthcare for all frogs, and due process for all Frogs, you are my kind of Frog!
🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🇺🇸🇺🇸☮️
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October 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🐸 If you believe in Frogdom for all Frogs, and healthcare for all frogs, and due process for all Frogs, you are my kind of Frog!
🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🇺🇸🇺🇸☮️
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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I’ve spent most of the last week visiting @nationaltrust.org.uk properties, hearing from staff & volunteers, thinking hard about its future. The idea that fraudulent Farage has anything useful to say on the Trust & it's work is laughable. He’s a lightweight fraud, the Trust is the best of Britain.
October 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’ve spent most of the last week visiting @nationaltrust.org.uk properties, hearing from staff & volunteers, thinking hard about its future. The idea that fraudulent Farage has anything useful to say on the Trust & it's work is laughable. He’s a lightweight fraud, the Trust is the best of Britain.
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
October 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
🧶 Knit to show support and offer comfort with 22+ knitting patterns like these on my awareness ribbon post
intheloopknitting.com/cancer-aware...
🧶 Knit to show support and offer comfort with 22+ knitting patterns like these on my awareness ribbon post
intheloopknitting.com/cancer-aware...
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
🧶 Knit to show support and offer comfort with 22+ knitting patterns like these on my awareness ribbon post
intheloopknitting.com/cancer-aware...
🧶 Knit to show support and offer comfort with 22+ knitting patterns like these on my awareness ribbon post
intheloopknitting.com/cancer-aware...
Haven't knitted for a few days, or worked. Got my first bout of covid. Killer headache back to bed....hopefully back soon.
October 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Haven't knitted for a few days, or worked. Got my first bout of covid. Killer headache back to bed....hopefully back soon.
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🧪 I have a new TV offering: a 2-part Horizon special on BBC2 going out on 29th Sep and 6th October. It is called Secrets of the Brain. See
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1
Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🧪 I have a new TV offering: a 2-part Horizon special on BBC2 going out on 29th Sep and 6th October. It is called Secrets of the Brain. See
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.