Ceri Riley
@ceriley.bsky.social
very tired | science, writing, internet stuff | you may know me from: scishow tangents, monstress, crash course, mit, gbh | she/her/¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | 🏳️🌈
ceriley.com
ceriley.com
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Ceri and I miss doing SciShow Tangents, so we're testing out ideas for a new project and we need your help!
Please reply to this with any questions, misconceptions, rumors, or weird things people say on the internet about dowsing rods (the things people use to find water or talk to ghosts)!
Please reply to this with any questions, misconceptions, rumors, or weird things people say on the internet about dowsing rods (the things people use to find water or talk to ghosts)!
October 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ceri and I miss doing SciShow Tangents, so we're testing out ideas for a new project and we need your help!
Please reply to this with any questions, misconceptions, rumors, or weird things people say on the internet about dowsing rods (the things people use to find water or talk to ghosts)!
Please reply to this with any questions, misconceptions, rumors, or weird things people say on the internet about dowsing rods (the things people use to find water or talk to ghosts)!
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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This format is incredibly helpful for reframing debates. It's also pragmatics 101. Negation only operates on the "comment"/focused part of an utterance. If you introduce a presupposition, negation will not be able to eliminate it.
Example:
A: Have you stopped stealing office supplies?
B: Yes/No?
Example:
A: Have you stopped stealing office supplies?
B: Yes/No?
October 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This format is incredibly helpful for reframing debates. It's also pragmatics 101. Negation only operates on the "comment"/focused part of an utterance. If you introduce a presupposition, negation will not be able to eliminate it.
Example:
A: Have you stopped stealing office supplies?
B: Yes/No?
Example:
A: Have you stopped stealing office supplies?
B: Yes/No?
i love scientists. sometimes you just cold email a zebra expert with a wild hypothetical question & hope you don't look dumb & then they write back to you WITHIN 10 MINUTES and say "great question" and validate your weird hypothesis with their much more powerful brain
what a freaking rush
what a freaking rush
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
i love scientists. sometimes you just cold email a zebra expert with a wild hypothetical question & hope you don't look dumb & then they write back to you WITHIN 10 MINUTES and say "great question" and validate your weird hypothesis with their much more powerful brain
what a freaking rush
what a freaking rush
my first time as a player instead of a dm and of course it's recorded because i love to make content™️ with my friends
August 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
my first time as a player instead of a dm and of course it's recorded because i love to make content™️ with my friends
more! great! worker-owned! newsrooms! love 2 see it!!!!!
awooooo we're starting a publication in the Bay Area with a STACKED team (@amir.photo @rahawahaile.bsky.social @nuala.bsky.social @estefancy.bsky.social
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social @soleilho.com
@emmaruthless.bsky.social @dannymlavery.bsky.social AND MORE)! givebutter.com/coyotemedia
@pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social @soleilho.com
@emmaruthless.bsky.social @dannymlavery.bsky.social AND MORE)! givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
givebutter.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
more! great! worker-owned! newsrooms! love 2 see it!!!!!
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we're more than halfway through and we're not stopping til we hit 💯. join us: wclivestream.com/watch
Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours.
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
we're more than halfway through and we're not stopping til we hit 💯. join us: wclivestream.com/watch
now that i don't have a podcast, instead of getting a dumb joke out of my head once (recorded) i say it over and over again to different groups of people in my offline life like a menace who's fueled by the laughter of friends.
anyway, i'm trying to get "deep dish pope" to catch on.
anyway, i'm trying to get "deep dish pope" to catch on.
May 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
now that i don't have a podcast, instead of getting a dumb joke out of my head once (recorded) i say it over and over again to different groups of people in my offline life like a menace who's fueled by the laughter of friends.
anyway, i'm trying to get "deep dish pope" to catch on.
anyway, i'm trying to get "deep dish pope" to catch on.
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It's the last day of #MaxFunDrive! I'm lucky to work with an incredible team to make at least as many different pieces of content as there are days in the week.
All of this is made possible by people who want to see content like this in the world, and are able to directly support it.
All of this is made possible by people who want to see content like this in the world, and are able to directly support it.
MaxFunDrive ends today! Our goal this year is 15,000 new, boosting, & upgrading members.
If you've been waiting to swoop in at the last minute, it's your time to shine!
For just $5/month you can help make sure these podcasts continue to exist--for you and for others!
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If you've been waiting to swoop in at the last minute, it's your time to shine!
For just $5/month you can help make sure these podcasts continue to exist--for you and for others!
-->maximumfun.org/join
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March 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's the last day of #MaxFunDrive! I'm lucky to work with an incredible team to make at least as many different pieces of content as there are days in the week.
All of this is made possible by people who want to see content like this in the world, and are able to directly support it.
All of this is made possible by people who want to see content like this in the world, and are able to directly support it.
the last episode of Tangents posted yesterday & i assume most people who follow me here know what a special show it is (enough that y'all helped me become a 30 under 30 luminary as a bit) but i'm in my feels and wanted to archive some thoughts while they're fresh
youtu.be/P5ouRaVT7qs
youtu.be/P5ouRaVT7qs
Tangents | SciShow Tangents Podcast
YouTube video by SciShow Tangents
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
the last episode of Tangents posted yesterday & i assume most people who follow me here know what a special show it is (enough that y'all helped me become a 30 under 30 luminary as a bit) but i'm in my feels and wanted to archive some thoughts while they're fresh
youtu.be/P5ouRaVT7qs
youtu.be/P5ouRaVT7qs
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The most iconic p4a moment I've ever seen in ~12 years of watching these shenanigans
#P4A2025 @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social
#P4A2025 @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The most iconic p4a moment I've ever seen in ~12 years of watching these shenanigans
#P4A2025 @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social
#P4A2025 @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social
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the duality of Tangents ✨💖✨
“we’re all just doing our best to stave off a little bit of the dread everyday.” - @ceriley.bsky.social
“and when I come into work on Monday and my keyboard is all sticky, I’ll be like, ‘remember the good times’.” @hankgreen.bsky.social
#p4a2025
“we’re all just doing our best to stave off a little bit of the dread everyday.” - @ceriley.bsky.social
“and when I come into work on Monday and my keyboard is all sticky, I’ll be like, ‘remember the good times’.” @hankgreen.bsky.social
#p4a2025
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
the duality of Tangents ✨💖✨
“we’re all just doing our best to stave off a little bit of the dread everyday.” - @ceriley.bsky.social
“and when I come into work on Monday and my keyboard is all sticky, I’ll be like, ‘remember the good times’.” @hankgreen.bsky.social
#p4a2025
“we’re all just doing our best to stave off a little bit of the dread everyday.” - @ceriley.bsky.social
“and when I come into work on Monday and my keyboard is all sticky, I’ll be like, ‘remember the good times’.” @hankgreen.bsky.social
#p4a2025
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"we all have a uvula & a different number of teeth" - @ceriley.bsky.social #p4a2025
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"we all have a uvula & a different number of teeth" - @ceriley.bsky.social #p4a2025
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🎤Ceri Riley @ceriley.bsky.social and Sam Schultz will be joining the stream soon! projectforawesome.com/live
Get a signed frog + other perks at projectforawesome.com/donate
Get a signed frog + other perks at projectforawesome.com/donate
February 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🎤Ceri Riley @ceriley.bsky.social and Sam Schultz will be joining the stream soon! projectforawesome.com/live
Get a signed frog + other perks at projectforawesome.com/donate
Get a signed frog + other perks at projectforawesome.com/donate
about to join the @projectforawesome.bsky.social livestream in the next ~20 minutes or so with @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social to show off our VERY CUTE frogsonas and talk about how organizations are doing good work in an ever-so-complicated world
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
about to join the @projectforawesome.bsky.social livestream in the next ~20 minutes or so with @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social to show off our VERY CUTE frogsonas and talk about how organizations are doing good work in an ever-so-complicated world
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The wait is over! Check out the P4A livestream schedule here: projectforawesome.com/schedule
Because P4A is live, there may be changes right before or during the stream. #P4A2025
Because P4A is live, there may be changes right before or during the stream. #P4A2025
February 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The wait is over! Check out the P4A livestream schedule here: projectforawesome.com/schedule
Because P4A is live, there may be changes right before or during the stream. #P4A2025
Because P4A is live, there may be changes right before or during the stream. #P4A2025
hello @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social and i are cohosting an hour @projectforawesome.bsky.social and our brains are creatively tapped so i am crowdsourcing ... what should we do?
(Big Ideas or many small segments we can put on our spinny wheels! we will do anything* for the bit!)
*almost anything
(Big Ideas or many small segments we can put on our spinny wheels! we will do anything* for the bit!)
*almost anything
February 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
hello @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social and i are cohosting an hour @projectforawesome.bsky.social and our brains are creatively tapped so i am crowdsourcing ... what should we do?
(Big Ideas or many small segments we can put on our spinny wheels! we will do anything* for the bit!)
*almost anything
(Big Ideas or many small segments we can put on our spinny wheels! we will do anything* for the bit!)
*almost anything
reconnecting with my twitter mutuals
July 4, 2023 at 6:18 AM
reconnecting with my twitter mutuals
another day, another platform
June 22, 2023 at 4:40 PM
another day, another platform