Sarah Knudsen
@seknudsen.com
Carbon-based fan of em dashes & the serial comma. Fond of chemistry, philosophy; experience playing and working with data, scholarly writing/editing, fiber/bead arts. Mostly reading, parenting, messing with data, and trying to get enough sleep (she/her)
Reading a study (which will remain anonymous, though if you know me you might be able to guess) in which the authors MANUALLY checked >15k DOIs against an open database.
I just keep thinking, "but Python is free!"
I just keep thinking, "but Python is free!"
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reading a study (which will remain anonymous, though if you know me you might be able to guess) in which the authors MANUALLY checked >15k DOIs against an open database.
I just keep thinking, "but Python is free!"
I just keep thinking, "but Python is free!"
Any recs for yarn shops in the DC area? (I'll be in Crystal City, so bonus points for near there or transit-accessible from there) 🧶
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Any recs for yarn shops in the DC area? (I'll be in Crystal City, so bonus points for near there or transit-accessible from there) 🧶
My favorite part of the apple orchard
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My favorite part of the apple orchard
"It is time to build a culture where mentorship is valued, accountability is real, and the success of our research is not paid for with broken people." An excellent read.
Opinion: Exploitation persists in academic science—here’s what we can do
The scientific community must value mentorship, enforce accountability, and make graduate students’ well-being central
cen.acs.org
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"It is time to build a culture where mentorship is valued, accountability is real, and the success of our research is not paid for with broken people." An excellent read.
Oh hey! This was a lot of fun to put together (with @imparseable.bsky.social) and I'm happy to see dh+lib on Bluesky! :)
And Sarah E. Knudsen and Laura Ridenour's "Coding in Beads: Teaching Pythonic Loops with a Spiral Bracelet as a Manipulative" uses beaded bracelets to start teaching coding concepts outside of a computer
dhandlib.org/coding-in-be...
dhandlib.org/coding-in-be...
Coding in Beads: Teaching Pythonic Loops with a Spiral Bracelet as a Manipulative ← dh+lib
dhandlib.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oh hey! This was a lot of fun to put together (with @imparseable.bsky.social) and I'm happy to see dh+lib on Bluesky! :)
If I didn't already like the author's sense of humor this would be a great hint I was going to (From Robert K. Merton's "On the Shoulders of Giants")
August 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If I didn't already like the author's sense of humor this would be a great hint I was going to (From Robert K. Merton's "On the Shoulders of Giants")
The problem with doing a lit review for a paper is all the new, shinier ideas it sparks for *other* studies. Must...focus...
July 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The problem with doing a lit review for a paper is all the new, shinier ideas it sparks for *other* studies. Must...focus...
It's adorable when Zotero warns me I have retracted articles in my library when I'm actively tracking down a group of retractions
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's adorable when Zotero warns me I have retracted articles in my library when I'm actively tracking down a group of retractions
Hanging out on Bluesky has been surprisingly helpful in learning to craft appropriate image alt text for other venues
April 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hanging out on Bluesky has been surprisingly helpful in learning to craft appropriate image alt text for other venues
These are delightful!
I have been truly envious of Leontien Talboom’s digital preservation related knitted jumpers but now she’s released the charts, and more about their origins on Cambridge University Library Blogs #digitalpreservation digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/knitting-thr...
Knitting Through Digital Decay: A Collection of Digital Preservation Jumpers No One Asked For (But…
I’ve been truly overwhelmed by the interest in my Digital Preservation knitting patterns — thank you to everyone who has reached out…
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
These are delightful!