Krissie Wright
@amethystisis08.bsky.social
Microbiologist, Board Gamer, all round geek. 🏴
Open University Graduate, MSc Microbiology (University of Aberdeen)
MSc by research in Medical Sciences (University of Aberdeen).
Seeking PhD programme in AMR (fungi).
Open University Graduate, MSc Microbiology (University of Aberdeen)
MSc by research in Medical Sciences (University of Aberdeen).
Seeking PhD programme in AMR (fungi).
Spotted some gorgeous oyster mushrooms on the way to get my flu and covid jabs today.
These were growing on some rotting wood in the gardens of our village church centre.
These were growing on some rotting wood in the gardens of our village church centre.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Spotted some gorgeous oyster mushrooms on the way to get my flu and covid jabs today.
These were growing on some rotting wood in the gardens of our village church centre.
These were growing on some rotting wood in the gardens of our village church centre.
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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Tonight at 8pm BST (GMT+1) JP and Davey, of the Whose Turn Is It Anyway? podcast, join Paul to talk through their most anticipated games of #EssenSpiel2025.
What games are top of your list to check out? Any must haves?
www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9N...
-Krissie
#Essen #MostAnticipated #musthaves
What games are top of your list to check out? Any must haves?
www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9N...
-Krissie
#Essen #MostAnticipated #musthaves
Essen Spiel 2025 - Most Anticipated New Games
YouTube video by Gaming Rules!
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Tonight at 8pm BST (GMT+1) JP and Davey, of the Whose Turn Is It Anyway? podcast, join Paul to talk through their most anticipated games of #EssenSpiel2025.
What games are top of your list to check out? Any must haves?
www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9N...
-Krissie
#Essen #MostAnticipated #musthaves
What games are top of your list to check out? Any must haves?
www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9N...
-Krissie
#Essen #MostAnticipated #musthaves
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This is starting to look like a seasonal pattern ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/respiratory-...
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is starting to look like a seasonal pattern ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/respiratory-...
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October 14th is Ada Lovelace Day!
A day of blogging, podcasting, posting and hosting events worldwide to celebrate Women in STEM fields, and to encourage and support girls and women to STEM roles and leadership findingada.com
#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #ALD25 #AdaLovelaceDay
A day of blogging, podcasting, posting and hosting events worldwide to celebrate Women in STEM fields, and to encourage and support girls and women to STEM roles and leadership findingada.com
#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #ALD25 #AdaLovelaceDay
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
October 14th is Ada Lovelace Day!
A day of blogging, podcasting, posting and hosting events worldwide to celebrate Women in STEM fields, and to encourage and support girls and women to STEM roles and leadership findingada.com
#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #ALD25 #AdaLovelaceDay
A day of blogging, podcasting, posting and hosting events worldwide to celebrate Women in STEM fields, and to encourage and support girls and women to STEM roles and leadership findingada.com
#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #ALD25 #AdaLovelaceDay
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Labour, Reform, Tories... what's the difference?
Be part of the people-led movement to build a better Scotland.
greens.scot/join
Be part of the people-led movement to build a better Scotland.
greens.scot/join
Join the Scottish Greens
Join the Scottish Greens to be a part of the movement that will change Scotland. Membership gives you the right to vote in our open democratic structures, receive invitations to members only events ac...
greens.scot
September 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Labour, Reform, Tories... what's the difference?
Be part of the people-led movement to build a better Scotland.
greens.scot/join
Be part of the people-led movement to build a better Scotland.
greens.scot/join
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This week over on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel, Paul has not 4, not 5, but 6 streams planned, starting with a triple bill on Tuesday.
Which of these are you most looking forward to?
Watch live or later via this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRules...
-Krissie
Which of these are you most looking forward to?
Watch live or later via this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRules...
-Krissie
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This week over on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel, Paul has not 4, not 5, but 6 streams planned, starting with a triple bill on Tuesday.
Which of these are you most looking forward to?
Watch live or later via this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRules...
-Krissie
Which of these are you most looking forward to?
Watch live or later via this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRules...
-Krissie
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'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
In the largest epidemiologic study to date of the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability following acetaminophen use during pregnancy, researchers found no associ...
news.ki.se
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
'Tylenol' is known in the civilised world as Paracetamol
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
2.4 million children born in Sweden between 1995 and 2019. Studied 186,000 children whose mothers were treated with paracetamol during pregnancy.
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
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It's Monday, which can only mean it's time for the Gaming Rules! plans for the week.
It's all kicking off today with a live unboxing of the new Vital Lacerda game, Speakeasy and there are streams every day this week.
Which are you most interested in?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
It's all kicking off today with a live unboxing of the new Vital Lacerda game, Speakeasy and there are streams every day this week.
Which are you most interested in?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's Monday, which can only mean it's time for the Gaming Rules! plans for the week.
It's all kicking off today with a live unboxing of the new Vital Lacerda game, Speakeasy and there are streams every day this week.
Which are you most interested in?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
It's all kicking off today with a live unboxing of the new Vital Lacerda game, Speakeasy and there are streams every day this week.
Which are you most interested in?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
As a new university year begins, I find myself signing up for a number of postgraduate open events (mostly online).
Will this be the year I finally find myself a PhD programme?
Always grateful to be sent links to Fungal PhD vacancies in the UK, particularly C. auris, or N. glabratus AMR.
Will this be the year I finally find myself a PhD programme?
Always grateful to be sent links to Fungal PhD vacancies in the UK, particularly C. auris, or N. glabratus AMR.
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As a new university year begins, I find myself signing up for a number of postgraduate open events (mostly online).
Will this be the year I finally find myself a PhD programme?
Always grateful to be sent links to Fungal PhD vacancies in the UK, particularly C. auris, or N. glabratus AMR.
Will this be the year I finally find myself a PhD programme?
Always grateful to be sent links to Fungal PhD vacancies in the UK, particularly C. auris, or N. glabratus AMR.
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Always a good sign when the newspaper of the far-right is raging.
I think one of the richest families on the planet should pay their taxes. What about you?
I think one of the richest families on the planet should pay their taxes. What about you?
September 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Always a good sign when the newspaper of the far-right is raging.
I think one of the richest families on the planet should pay their taxes. What about you?
I think one of the richest families on the planet should pay their taxes. What about you?
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The other one on how the misregulation of a key meiotic factor might affect genome stability tinyurl.com/pjxrvur9
MSc by Research: Does the mis-regulation of the meiotic HORMA-domain protein induce genome instability? at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MSc by Research: Does the mis-regulation of the meiotic HORMA-domain protein induce genome instability? at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The other one on how the misregulation of a key meiotic factor might affect genome stability tinyurl.com/pjxrvur9
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I am offering two MSc by Research opportunities in my laboratory (self-funded!), one on the human-pathogenic yeast Candidazyma auris tinyurl.com/ys8zexbv
MSc by Research: Harnessing Transposon Mutagenesis to Dissect Antifungal Drug Resistance in the Fungal “Superbug” Candidozyma auris at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MSc by Research: Harnessing Transposon Mutagenesis to Dissect Antifungal Drug Resistance in the Fungal “Superbug” Candidozyma auris at University of Aberdeen , listed on Find...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am offering two MSc by Research opportunities in my laboratory (self-funded!), one on the human-pathogenic yeast Candidazyma auris tinyurl.com/ys8zexbv
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Another Monday and another look at the week ahead for Gaming Rules!
Here is the list of streams planned for this week over on the YouTube channel, which are you looking forward to?
Catch the streams live or later on this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Krissie
Here is the list of streams planned for this week over on the YouTube channel, which are you looking forward to?
Catch the streams live or later on this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Krissie
September 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Another Monday and another look at the week ahead for Gaming Rules!
Here is the list of streams planned for this week over on the YouTube channel, which are you looking forward to?
Catch the streams live or later on this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Krissie
Here is the list of streams planned for this week over on the YouTube channel, which are you looking forward to?
Catch the streams live or later on this link:
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Krissie
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Oh My Word! What an amazing and packed week this week will be on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel. There are streams scheduled from Tuesday through to Saturday (Don't Starve Tutorial and playthrough not pictured). Which are you looking forward to?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
September 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Oh My Word! What an amazing and packed week this week will be on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel. There are streams scheduled from Tuesday through to Saturday (Don't Starve Tutorial and playthrough not pictured). Which are you looking forward to?
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
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Honestly, the only thing even in the same league as vaccines is sanitation.
Antibiotics are the next level down.
Antibiotics are the next level down.
Vaccines have been the foremost breakthrough in medical history
Not of this year
Not this decade
Not this century
Vaccines are the foremost medical breakthrough in history
Not of this year
Not this decade
Not this century
Vaccines are the foremost medical breakthrough in history
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Honestly, the only thing even in the same league as vaccines is sanitation.
Antibiotics are the next level down.
Antibiotics are the next level down.
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Duolingo's CEO has been vocal about replacing human staff with trash AI that's more likely to get translations wrong and make your learning subpar.
Stop using Duolingo. Uninstall it. Leave comments and reviews that you'll come back once they put people first again.
Stop using Duolingo. Uninstall it. Leave comments and reviews that you'll come back once they put people first again.
Despite customer backlash to AI focus, analysts see Duolingo on track for steady growth as it rolls out new features and expands into music.
https://sherwood.news/markets/duolingo-rises-after-ceo-defends-ai-first-strategy-in-ny-times-interview/
https://sherwood.news/markets/duolingo-rises-after-ceo-defends-ai-first-strategy-in-ny-times-interview/
Duolingo rises after CEO defends “AI-first” strategy in NY Times interview
Despite customer backlash to AI focus, analysts see Duolingo on track for steady growth as it rolls out new features and expands into music....
sherwood.news
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Duolingo's CEO has been vocal about replacing human staff with trash AI that's more likely to get translations wrong and make your learning subpar.
Stop using Duolingo. Uninstall it. Leave comments and reviews that you'll come back once they put people first again.
Stop using Duolingo. Uninstall it. Leave comments and reviews that you'll come back once they put people first again.
Now that the summer is coming to an end, I am hopeful that there will be new PhD vacancies being listed soon. Year 3 of the search for a funded project and almost at the point of giving up.
August 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Now that the summer is coming to an end, I am hopeful that there will be new PhD vacancies being listed soon. Year 3 of the search for a funded project and almost at the point of giving up.
I spent a few hours yesterday building my first Gunpla model. Opted to take advice and start with a high-grade model and found it simple and quite pleasant to build.
I fear I will be heading down yet another hobby rabbithole.
My model is the one on the right.
I fear I will be heading down yet another hobby rabbithole.
My model is the one on the right.
August 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I spent a few hours yesterday building my first Gunpla model. Opted to take advice and start with a high-grade model and found it simple and quite pleasant to build.
I fear I will be heading down yet another hobby rabbithole.
My model is the one on the right.
I fear I will be heading down yet another hobby rabbithole.
My model is the one on the right.
What gif pops up when you type your name?
August 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What gif pops up when you type your name?
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
August 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
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Tuesday is going to be a bumper day over on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel this week, with not 1, not 2, but 3 live streams for your viewing pleasure.
Then there is another live stream on Friday, and the VLOG on Thursday.
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
Then there is another live stream on Friday, and the VLOG on Thursday.
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tuesday is going to be a bumper day over on the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel this week, with not 1, not 2, but 3 live streams for your viewing pleasure.
Then there is another live stream on Friday, and the VLOG on Thursday.
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
Then there is another live stream on Friday, and the VLOG on Thursday.
www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
-Krissie
I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
August 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Recognition of Palestine is decades overdue, and should not be conditional.
Keir Starmer must immediately recognised the state of Palestine, call out the ongoing genocide, and stop aiding the Israeli military with training, weapons and intelligence.
Keir Starmer must immediately recognised the state of Palestine, call out the ongoing genocide, and stop aiding the Israeli military with training, weapons and intelligence.
UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire
Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Recognition of Palestine is decades overdue, and should not be conditional.
Keir Starmer must immediately recognised the state of Palestine, call out the ongoing genocide, and stop aiding the Israeli military with training, weapons and intelligence.
Keir Starmer must immediately recognised the state of Palestine, call out the ongoing genocide, and stop aiding the Israeli military with training, weapons and intelligence.
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"John Swinney has to think this weekend. What are the history books going to write about this chapter for Scotland?"
The First Minister is meeting Donald Trump for dinner this evening.
The First Minister is meeting Donald Trump for dinner this evening.
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"John Swinney has to think this weekend. What are the history books going to write about this chapter for Scotland?"
The First Minister is meeting Donald Trump for dinner this evening.
The First Minister is meeting Donald Trump for dinner this evening.