Joanna
@sciencesquirrel.bsky.social
My research focuses on gender-inclusive ADHD, neurodiversity & mental health | Got my PhD in 2014 | SFF reader | science non-fiction writer | baking | board games | she/her
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Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥
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October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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An utter delight! I gobbled up THE INCANDESCENT last week, charming & insightful, playful in the tradition of the school novel, magic both academic & uncanny, and solidly rooted in the experience of the lead character. A magic school book for grownups without feeling pandering. Read it now!
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September 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
An utter delight! I gobbled up THE INCANDESCENT last week, charming & insightful, playful in the tradition of the school novel, magic both academic & uncanny, and solidly rooted in the experience of the lead character. A magic school book for grownups without feeling pandering. Read it now!
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This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
August 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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It's Bandcamp Friday!!! This is the magical day when artists get *100 percent* of the profit from anything you purchase on Bandcamp. That's right, it all goes to the artists. It's a wonderful day to buy some music and I just spent (checks notes) a small fortune.
Here are some recommendations!
Here are some recommendations!
August 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday!!! This is the magical day when artists get *100 percent* of the profit from anything you purchase on Bandcamp. That's right, it all goes to the artists. It's a wonderful day to buy some music and I just spent (checks notes) a small fortune.
Here are some recommendations!
Here are some recommendations!
I love Bandcamp Fridays! ❤️ Always a good day to buy a while bunch of excellent music 😄
August 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I love Bandcamp Fridays! ❤️ Always a good day to buy a while bunch of excellent music 😄
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This is a 🧵of things that feel awesome. Add your own.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
July 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is a 🧵of things that feel awesome. Add your own.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
The pleasure of taking off constricting shoes & clothing at the end of a day.
When the cat falls asleep in a bagel on your hip and you can feel the moment it goes completely boneless.
When a toddler uses you as trusted steadying furniture.
We're overdue to start a conversation about the language we use when talking about ADHD research. We need to work towards neuro-affirmative, inclusive & compassionate language that respects people with ADHD. A Comment by me & others.
(Free access if you register)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(Free access if you register)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research
Language is powerful. It reflects and shapes our understanding of the difficulties
people face, the paradigms in which researchers and clinicians conduct research and
practice while also influencing p...
www.thelancet.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
We're overdue to start a conversation about the language we use when talking about ADHD research. We need to work towards neuro-affirmative, inclusive & compassionate language that respects people with ADHD. A Comment by me & others.
(Free access if you register)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
(Free access if you register)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Writing MURDERBOT "taught me about my own neurodiversity. ... I have had a lot of people tell me that it helped them work out things about themselves and that it was just nice to see a character who thought and felt a lot of the same things they did." @marthawells.com with @clarakm.bsky.social
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells
Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series
www.scientificamerican.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Writing MURDERBOT "taught me about my own neurodiversity. ... I have had a lot of people tell me that it helped them work out things about themselves and that it was just nice to see a character who thought and felt a lot of the same things they did." @marthawells.com with @clarakm.bsky.social
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The new Murderbot short story is up at Reactor Magazine: reactormag.com/rapport-mart... Edited by Lee Harris, art by Jaime Jones.
Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette | 7,540 words They were still three hours out when Perihelion...
reactormag.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The new Murderbot short story is up at Reactor Magazine: reactormag.com/rapport-mart... Edited by Lee Harris, art by Jaime Jones.
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It's Disability Pride month globally, and it's Disability Pride & Magic Month at Podcastle and omfg I am _so_ excited for it. You lot better leave extra listening time in your schedules because it turns out—to no-one's surprise, I'm sure—I have A Lot To Say in my outros for all these.
PodCastle is very proud to join in celebrating Disability Pride Month with Disability Pride & Magic: a month of fantastic stories centering disabled characters and experiences.
See announcement on our website: podcastle.org/2025/06/30/d...
See announcement on our website: podcastle.org/2025/06/30/d...
July 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It's Disability Pride month globally, and it's Disability Pride & Magic Month at Podcastle and omfg I am _so_ excited for it. You lot better leave extra listening time in your schedules because it turns out—to no-one's surprise, I'm sure—I have A Lot To Say in my outros for all these.
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The first of my picks for #DisabilityPride!
Kicking off with a fun, heartfelt story from @jrdawson.bsky.social & @wiswell.bsky.social, and an absolutely phenomenal narration by John Bell — it almost sounds like a full cast recording!
Kicking off with a fun, heartfelt story from @jrdawson.bsky.social & @wiswell.bsky.social, and an absolutely phenomenal narration by John Bell — it almost sounds like a full cast recording!
#PC898: This Mentor Lives by J.R. Dawson & John Wiswell. Read by John Bell. Previously published by Haven Spec. Rated PG.
podcastle.org/2025/07/01/p...
podcastle.org/2025/07/01/p...
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The first of my picks for #DisabilityPride!
Kicking off with a fun, heartfelt story from @jrdawson.bsky.social & @wiswell.bsky.social, and an absolutely phenomenal narration by John Bell — it almost sounds like a full cast recording!
Kicking off with a fun, heartfelt story from @jrdawson.bsky.social & @wiswell.bsky.social, and an absolutely phenomenal narration by John Bell — it almost sounds like a full cast recording!
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My guest edit month at PodCastle begins tomorrow! I'm so excited to share these stories with the world!
PodCastle is very proud to join in celebrating Disability Pride Month with Disability Pride & Magic: a month of fantastic stories centering disabled characters and experiences.
See announcement on our website: podcastle.org/2025/06/30/d...
See announcement on our website: podcastle.org/2025/06/30/d...
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My guest edit month at PodCastle begins tomorrow! I'm so excited to share these stories with the world!
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The shortlist for this year's British Fantasy Awards for Best Audio are...
Podcastle
The Tiny Bookcase
Breaking the Glass Slipper
Pseudopod
Jurors: Elizabeth Elliott, Marc Bitterli, Jo Ross-Barrett, Edward Partridge, Graham Millichap
Podcastle
The Tiny Bookcase
Breaking the Glass Slipper
Pseudopod
Jurors: Elizabeth Elliott, Marc Bitterli, Jo Ross-Barrett, Edward Partridge, Graham Millichap
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The shortlist for this year's British Fantasy Awards for Best Audio are...
Podcastle
The Tiny Bookcase
Breaking the Glass Slipper
Pseudopod
Jurors: Elizabeth Elliott, Marc Bitterli, Jo Ross-Barrett, Edward Partridge, Graham Millichap
Podcastle
The Tiny Bookcase
Breaking the Glass Slipper
Pseudopod
Jurors: Elizabeth Elliott, Marc Bitterli, Jo Ross-Barrett, Edward Partridge, Graham Millichap
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The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast recognize excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction. Congratulations to these finalists:
June 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast recognize excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction. Congratulations to these finalists:
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NPR has a very high opinion of @marthawells.com Murderbot. I dang sure loved the books! www.npr.org/2025/05/16/n...
'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right
The Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold.
www.npr.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NPR has a very high opinion of @marthawells.com Murderbot. I dang sure loved the books! www.npr.org/2025/05/16/n...
Wild garlic season is upon us in Wales
May 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wild garlic season is upon us in Wales
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A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi
May 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
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@lizneeley.bsky.social is publishing a weekly newsletter to track the ongoing attacks in science and higher ed. If you want to keep abreast without drowning in the news, I recommend it: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
February 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@lizneeley.bsky.social is publishing a weekly newsletter to track the ongoing attacks in science and higher ed. If you want to keep abreast without drowning in the news, I recommend it: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...