Tim Varga
@tvargs.bsky.social
Science teacher, nature enthusiast, earth systems scientist, Oakland resident. Extremely minor and undeserved internet celebrity (@tim on IG) Currently reading: “The Song of the Cell” by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Are you a science communicator in British Columbia who wants to connect with other scicommers?? Shoot me a message, we're trying to start a group. 🧪🇨🇦
@uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social
@uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd of people .
Alt: An Arrested Development scene where Tobias shouts "There are dozens of us! Dozens!"
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Are you a science communicator in British Columbia who wants to connect with other scicommers?? Shoot me a message, we're trying to start a group. 🧪🇨🇦
@uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social
@uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social
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Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
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EarthScope is hiring a Full-Stack Web Designer/Developer (remote, US) to lead the end-to-end design and development of a website for the NSF-funded National Geophysical Facility, as well as the evolution of EarthScope’s existing web stack.
Learn more & apply: https://earthscope.org/careers/
Learn more & apply: https://earthscope.org/careers/
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
EarthScope is hiring a Full-Stack Web Designer/Developer (remote, US) to lead the end-to-end design and development of a website for the NSF-funded National Geophysical Facility, as well as the evolution of EarthScope’s existing web stack.
Learn more & apply: https://earthscope.org/careers/
Learn more & apply: https://earthscope.org/careers/
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I’m hiring for a visual designer! Come work with me for a very cool org doing very cool work: grnh.se/943kjeba6us
Some examples →
Some examples →
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m hiring for a visual designer! Come work with me for a very cool org doing very cool work: grnh.se/943kjeba6us
Some examples →
Some examples →
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So sad this keeps getting shared with the attribution cropped out.
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
So sad this keeps getting shared with the attribution cropped out.
It finally happened!!
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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November 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It finally happened!!
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
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Really excited to share this new paper on "Data Visualizations as Propaganda", co-led by PhD students Priya Dhawka and Nina Lutz, which just won a Best Paper award at the CSCW conference: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
[Short thread]
[Short thread]
Data Visualizations as Propaganda: Tracing Lineages, Provenance, and Political Framings in Online Anti-Immigrant Discourse | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Along with other visual content, data visualizations are increasingly used within
online discourse, including political communication. Though often considered to be
''objective'', data visualizations ...
dl.acm.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Really excited to share this new paper on "Data Visualizations as Propaganda", co-led by PhD students Priya Dhawka and Nina Lutz, which just won a Best Paper award at the CSCW conference: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
[Short thread]
[Short thread]
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He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
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California condor range expanding into the Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains, further south into Santa Barbara County too. 🪶 www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f...
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
California condor range expanding into the Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains, further south into Santa Barbara County too. 🪶 www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f...
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Use the "Where's My Ballot" tool to track when your ballot is mailed and when it's been counted. If there's a problem with your signature or envelope, you'll get an alert with instructions on how to fix it.
Sign up for automatic updates: wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
Sign up for automatic updates: wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
BallotTrax
BallotTrax is a service that enables voters in participating states and counties to receive notifications by email, SMS, or voice about the status of their mail ballots.
wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
October 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Use the "Where's My Ballot" tool to track when your ballot is mailed and when it's been counted. If there's a problem with your signature or envelope, you'll get an alert with instructions on how to fix it.
Sign up for automatic updates: wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
Sign up for automatic updates: wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov
East Bay earthquake? I'm in Palo Alto rn and did not feel anything
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
East Bay earthquake? I'm in Palo Alto rn and did not feel anything
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SPREAD THE WORD!
Nominations for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) award are due February 1! nagt.org/nagt/awards/...
Nominations for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) award are due February 1! nagt.org/nagt/awards/...
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
SPREAD THE WORD!
Nominations for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) award are due February 1! nagt.org/nagt/awards/...
Nominations for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) award are due February 1! nagt.org/nagt/awards/...
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Feels quaint, almost cliché, to say this about a Trump action, but just for the record:
This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.
This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
reut.rs
October 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Feels quaint, almost cliché, to say this about a Trump action, but just for the record:
This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.
This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.
This is partially why I find AI use in schools to be problematic. Seems like we are signing students up to do even more mental labor to assess a claim
Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is partially why I find AI use in schools to be problematic. Seems like we are signing students up to do even more mental labor to assess a claim
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A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.
The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.
The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
Not now, plate tectonics.
San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to produce back-to-back earthquake disasters, new research suggests
San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to produce back-to-back earthquake disasters, new research suggests
New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating back-to-back earthquake disasters.
www.latimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Not now, plate tectonics.
Can confirm; was full.
Full bike capacity: Train 506 southbound reported full bike car capacity departing Burlingame
More details at https://app.simplifytransit.com/alerts/caltrain/356d3dd9-f51b-4061-a736-3f6b1a572c94
More details at https://app.simplifytransit.com/alerts/caltrain/356d3dd9-f51b-4061-a736-3f6b1a572c94
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Can confirm; was full.
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Another laser-sharp column by the great Michelle Goldberg: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | Megyn Kelly Knows Which Way the Winds Are Blowing
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Another laser-sharp column by the great Michelle Goldberg: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Fantastic animated maps and #dataviz in this—what to call this type of journalism?—explainer of river meander geophysics from Austin Chadwick and Science Magazine
#scicomm
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkns6c9/
#scicomm
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkns6c9/
Why do river channels confine to a single pathway or divide flow into multiple interwoven pathways? Geoscientist Austin Chadwick explains. #ScienceTok #STEM CREDITS: (FOOTAGE AND IMAGERY) AUSTIN CHADW...
TikTok video by Science Magazine
www.tiktok.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Fantastic animated maps and #dataviz in this—what to call this type of journalism?—explainer of river meander geophysics from Austin Chadwick and Science Magazine
#scicomm
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkns6c9/
#scicomm
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkns6c9/
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For #nationalpoetryday, it has to be the divine Edna St Vincent Millay
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For #nationalpoetryday, it has to be the divine Edna St Vincent Millay
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Absolutely nobody asked for this but I reformatted my animal yeetability thread into printable poster & zine files.
Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.
Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.
February 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Absolutely nobody asked for this but I reformatted my animal yeetability thread into printable poster & zine files.
Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.
Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.
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You can read digitized primary sources that detail the violence at Wounded Knee here 🗃️: dp.la/primary-sour...
The Wounded Knee Massacre
The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
dp.la
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You can read digitized primary sources that detail the violence at Wounded Knee here 🗃️: dp.la/primary-sour...