Dr Susannah Lydon
@susieoftraken.bsky.social
Palaeobotany | Scicomm | Associate Prof in Plant Science, Nottingham, UK | Vogon poet | Views my own | She/her
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describes the Marketing Department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as: "A bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes."
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describes the Marketing Department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as: "A bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes."
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OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
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First kākāpō chick in four years!!!
🥰🦜🐣
🥰🦜🐣
First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day
The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.
www.doc.govt.nz
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
First kākāpō chick in four years!!!
🥰🦜🐣
🥰🦜🐣
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He consulted the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He looked up "guidance" and it said "See under ADVICE". He looked up "advice" and it said "see under GUIDANCE". It had been doing a lot of that kind of stuff recently and he wondered if it was all it was cracked up to be.
February 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
He consulted the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He looked up "guidance" and it said "See under ADVICE". He looked up "advice" and it said "see under GUIDANCE". It had been doing a lot of that kind of stuff recently and he wondered if it was all it was cracked up to be.
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Manchester tonight!
First leg of my UK tour starts TODAY! Come and see ESCAPE (and my History Of Punk at the 100 Club!)
Windsor - Feb 14th
Manchester - Feb 15th
Leicester - Feb 16th
Cardiff - Feb 17th
London - History Of Punk at the 100 Club - Feb 19th
Leeds - Feb 25th
Portsmouth - Mar 8th
andrewoneill.co.uk/shows
Windsor - Feb 14th
Manchester - Feb 15th
Leicester - Feb 16th
Cardiff - Feb 17th
London - History Of Punk at the 100 Club - Feb 19th
Leeds - Feb 25th
Portsmouth - Mar 8th
andrewoneill.co.uk/shows
February 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Manchester tonight!
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Eighty thousand signatures 💛🩷🩵🤍🎉
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Eighty thousand signatures 💛🩷🩵🤍🎉
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
Eighty thousand trans allies.
Eighty thousand voices saying clearly: Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community
✍️ Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
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We all need a a timeline cleanse!
A tiny #Egyptian #frog amulet, made of carnelian (height 0.9 cm). Because of their numerous offspring, #frogs were considered a symbol of fertility.
Dating c. 1540-1296 BC, New Kingdom.
A lovely weekend to all of you 🐸
📷Cleveland Museum of Art
A tiny #Egyptian #frog amulet, made of carnelian (height 0.9 cm). Because of their numerous offspring, #frogs were considered a symbol of fertility.
Dating c. 1540-1296 BC, New Kingdom.
A lovely weekend to all of you 🐸
📷Cleveland Museum of Art
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Get more from Jeremy Creature on Patreon
fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
www.patreon.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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Happy Bivalventines 💗
Heart cockles are the flatfish of bivalves, opening on their sides. They partner with symbiotic algae to get part of their nutrition! (327) photo source: carnegiemnh.org/warm-those-h...
Heart cockles are the flatfish of bivalves, opening on their sides. They partner with symbiotic algae to get part of their nutrition! (327) photo source: carnegiemnh.org/warm-those-h...
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Happy Bivalventines 💗
Heart cockles are the flatfish of bivalves, opening on their sides. They partner with symbiotic algae to get part of their nutrition! (327) photo source: carnegiemnh.org/warm-those-h...
Heart cockles are the flatfish of bivalves, opening on their sides. They partner with symbiotic algae to get part of their nutrition! (327) photo source: carnegiemnh.org/warm-those-h...
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We're trialling something new this year at the BSBI - an activity designed to support absolute beginner botanists with identifying *and* recording their first ever 100 plants in 2026 🌿
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The 100 Plants in 2026 Challenge
bsbi.org
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We're trialling something new this year at the BSBI - an activity designed to support absolute beginner botanists with identifying *and* recording their first ever 100 plants in 2026 🌿
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
If you know anyone that might like to take part then please spread the word:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
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My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
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Perhaps the greatest occurrence of delivery outshining the line, in sitcom history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Perhaps the greatest occurrence of delivery outshining the line, in sitcom history.
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Because of Valentine's Day we had today a Flower Flocking #paleostream, covering different kinds of fossil angiosperms!
Florissantia, Lovellea, Leguminocarpum and Sagaria!
Florissantia, Lovellea, Leguminocarpum and Sagaria!
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Because of Valentine's Day we had today a Flower Flocking #paleostream, covering different kinds of fossil angiosperms!
Florissantia, Lovellea, Leguminocarpum and Sagaria!
Florissantia, Lovellea, Leguminocarpum and Sagaria!
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The idea of writing weirdly to differentiate ourselves from AI, like fremen walking arhythmically to evade Shai-Hulud is certainly intriguing and perhaps an amusing basis for an OuLiPo exercise, but imagine having to do that all the time. If I were to write again all I'd want to do was to find the
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The idea of writing weirdly to differentiate ourselves from AI, like fremen walking arhythmically to evade Shai-Hulud is certainly intriguing and perhaps an amusing basis for an OuLiPo exercise, but imagine having to do that all the time. If I were to write again all I'd want to do was to find the
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In Ofterdingen, SW Germany, the local small river Steinlach cuts through a limestone with ammonites and other invertebrates. (If you are in the region, worth a visit)
Arietes sp, but it`s Friday 13. so the fossil is already gone🤪,
(Lower Jurassic, upper Sinemurian)
#Fossilfriday
Arietes sp, but it`s Friday 13. so the fossil is already gone🤪,
(Lower Jurassic, upper Sinemurian)
#Fossilfriday
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In Ofterdingen, SW Germany, the local small river Steinlach cuts through a limestone with ammonites and other invertebrates. (If you are in the region, worth a visit)
Arietes sp, but it`s Friday 13. so the fossil is already gone🤪,
(Lower Jurassic, upper Sinemurian)
#Fossilfriday
Arietes sp, but it`s Friday 13. so the fossil is already gone🤪,
(Lower Jurassic, upper Sinemurian)
#Fossilfriday
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
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Here’s Jim operating the Big Boss Man Muppet on the roof of the Muppets, Inc offices. While he never got his Broadway show, Jim did get to use large puppets like this, with the puppeteer visible, for a Vegas show he did with Nancy Sinatra.
February 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Here’s Jim operating the Big Boss Man Muppet on the roof of the Muppets, Inc offices. While he never got his Broadway show, Jim did get to use large puppets like this, with the puppeteer visible, for a Vegas show he did with Nancy Sinatra.
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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🚨 Positions available in Plant Science! Please share. We’re hiring:
1. Postdoc
2.PhD (UK applicants only)
Focus: root oxygen dynamics, developmental signalling. Come help us uncover how O2 shapes root development.
More info here-
sites.google.com/view/root-re...
#plantscijobs #plantscience
1. Postdoc
2.PhD (UK applicants only)
Focus: root oxygen dynamics, developmental signalling. Come help us uncover how O2 shapes root development.
More info here-
sites.google.com/view/root-re...
#plantscijobs #plantscience
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
🚨 Positions available in Plant Science! Please share. We’re hiring:
1. Postdoc
2.PhD (UK applicants only)
Focus: root oxygen dynamics, developmental signalling. Come help us uncover how O2 shapes root development.
More info here-
sites.google.com/view/root-re...
#plantscijobs #plantscience
1. Postdoc
2.PhD (UK applicants only)
Focus: root oxygen dynamics, developmental signalling. Come help us uncover how O2 shapes root development.
More info here-
sites.google.com/view/root-re...
#plantscijobs #plantscience
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coming soon another new Ediacaran taxon from Newfoundland. This one is an #Arboreomorph from the #Ediacaran of the NE Avalon Peninsula discovered and written up with PhD students Pascal Olschewski @simonrosse.bsky.social. The art needs some work to do justice to the fossil but Happy #FossilFriday!
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
coming soon another new Ediacaran taxon from Newfoundland. This one is an #Arboreomorph from the #Ediacaran of the NE Avalon Peninsula discovered and written up with PhD students Pascal Olschewski @simonrosse.bsky.social. The art needs some work to do justice to the fossil but Happy #FossilFriday!
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I'm halfway through teaching the 'Gothic Nature' course I designed for the Middlebury-CMRS Oxford Humanities Program associated with @kebleoxford.bsky.social. Enjoying 1:1 tuition with enthusiastic study-abroad students on landscapes distorted by industry, resource extraction & colonial expansion🍂
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I'm halfway through teaching the 'Gothic Nature' course I designed for the Middlebury-CMRS Oxford Humanities Program associated with @kebleoxford.bsky.social. Enjoying 1:1 tuition with enthusiastic study-abroad students on landscapes distorted by industry, resource extraction & colonial expansion🍂
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Overshadowed as he is by his iconic drummer, I don’t think Dr. Teeth gets enough credit as one of rock’s best band leaders.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Overshadowed as he is by his iconic drummer, I don’t think Dr. Teeth gets enough credit as one of rock’s best band leaders.
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Welcome back to #FossilFriday everyone!
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Welcome back to #FossilFriday everyone!
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
Here we have a beautiful chain coral known as Halysites cantenularia. This comes from the Lower Silurian Cordell Formation (Monistique Group) Door County, Wisconsin.
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🚨 UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity 🚨
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
🚨 UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity 🚨
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴 - See below for more details ⬇️
#Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR
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Palaeoscolecids from the early Cambrian Guanshan biota, Yunnan Province, China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology #FossilFriday
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Palaeoscolecids from the early Cambrian Guanshan biota, Yunnan Province, China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology #FossilFriday