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Dr. Simon D. A. Clark
@kelpiesi.bsky.social
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Climate change, flooding & risk PhD | science | water nerd | bodybuilder | artist | warhammer | D&D | the last scholar of golb | neurospicy 🏳️‍🌈 They/Them - personal account.

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I was interviewed about this in early 2025

Basically: Water nerd + communication skills + a passion for science + impact

Interview here: blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2024/...
Screenshot of an interview. Text reads: You’ve had a diverse career in geosciences, project management, and science communication. What motivated you to pursue such a multifaceted path? I’ve always been drawn to multiple interests, and my career is a reflection of that—trying to catch as many as I can in one net! I love science, but I’ve always been curious about how it can create impact. This led me to expand from research into science communication and governance, all driven by the same question: Who are we reaching, what are we trying to achieve, and how can we best accomplish that? A key theme in my career has been my love of water. As a child, I was always drawn to puddles, rivers, and rock pools—partly for what lived in them, but also to understand their patterns and reflections. My fascination with water led to my research in disasters and fluid dynamics. Growing up neurodivergent, I struggled with communication, which drove me to break down and rebuild topics in ways I could understand. This survival mechanism evolved into a skill set for communicating complex ideas. Plus, my love of categorising and organising has shaped much of my professional path. These different interests may seem disconnected, but together, they form the flow of my career—leading me to my current role at EGU, where I get to bring all of these facets together.
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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My ADHD abhors routine: no matter the systems I have to keep me in check, inevitably the brain possess itself & i'm in the backseat with chaos at the wheel

So how do I reconcile ADHD with the consistency needed for bodybuilding?

I stopped beating myself up when I fell off routine & overcorrecting.
Mirror selfie at the gym. The subject is a tall, muscular, white invidual squatting on the tip of their toes. They are not squatting weights. They have dark brown stubble and hair. They are wearing a white gym tank top, white sports shorts, and black and white trainers. Their body is turned to the right of the image, and their head is tilted. Their left arm is curled, holding the camera in front of their chest. Their right hand is lightly touching the floor, keeping themselves balanced.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Gorillas sing when enjoying their food
Mirror selfie in the gym. The subject is a masc, tall, muscular and white; they have dark brown stubble and hair. They are wearing a blue gym tank, blue and white camp sweatpants, and a chain necklace. They are looking into the mirror, whilst taking a photo from their phone, which is positioned in front of their chest.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This isn't just Jonathan Bailey as the first ever gay sexiest man alive

This is also ecohydraulics
Screenshot of the front cover of People Magazine, depicting actor Johnathan Bailey on the cover photo. Johnathon is directly facing the viewer, with his eyes looking into the camera. Only his head and upper torso are in frame. Only his head, upper chest and his right shoulder is visible; the rest is underwater, occluded by a wave that is washing over his shoulders from behind. Johnathon is white, late thirties and a man. His expression is ostensibly seductive, with his eyes slightly narrowed and lips lightly pouted. His wet dark hair is pushed back over his head. He has stubble, dark eyes, and is wearing a dark blue shirt. The title text is white and set behind his head, and reads: People. The text in the bottom left reads "sexiest man alive."
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Me: lifting heavier. breaking PRs. pushing until failure. adjusting bag straps.

Also, me: but did you actually push until failure? maybe you gave up too soon. maybe you miscounted your reps. you could push harder. you definitely could be stricter with your diet.
Mirror selfie in the gym. The subject is masc, tall, white and muscular. They gave dark hair and light stubble. They are topless, and are wearing a chain necklace and camo-print sweatpants. The photo is in greyscale.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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academia be like
Three-panel comic, by artist Clarice Tudor. An anthropomorphic pink rabbit in a black dress is talking to another in a white tshirt and glasses. The tshirt says "some guy". First panel: a speech bubble above the rabbit in black reads "says something as a silly joke." Second panel: the rabbit in white "do you realise what you just said? You are stupid. I am very funny for noticing this." The third and final panel shows the rabbit in black cringing, with a icon next to their face describing a decrease in their relationship. The icon is from the video game "the Sims", and shows to humsj figures in blue holding hands; next to them are two red minus symbols.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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dung beatles navigate using the stars
Mirror selfie in a locker room. The photo is taken tall, white, muscular, masc individual. They have light stubble in a dark brown colour. They are topless and wearing black sports shorts, a black cap and a chain necklace.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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My hotel has a ladder going to nowhere. It is bound to the wall, barely movable. What is its purpose? I fear to climb it.
Photo of a grey, metal ladder attached to an otherwise featureless white wall. It is attached by a hinge to the ceiling. On the right, there is a purple sign with "please do not disturb" in white text. The sign is hanging loosely from a metal hook.
September 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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got home and i've left the light on
Screenshot of a game with the title card: "Blackpool illuminations" in yellow in the middle. The background shows a cloaked figure looking across an underground chasm cloaked in a visual of the night sky: emerging from between the pinpoint of stars and purple nebula is a lit, pillared temple on a rocky outcrop and numerous stalactites.
September 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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seven years of waiting.
do not expect to see me
for the next month.
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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next time i get asked about exploitation in academia i'm just going to refer them to the Warhammer article on Chaos Dwarfs
Screenshot of an online article introducing the background lore for a Warhammer faction. The highlighted text reads: ruled by those who have fortified their positions of power over many centuries, extracting everything from those in their service. In the middle of the article is an image of two chaos dwarfs working over a fiery forge, their equipment wreathed in pale green demon fire. In the center of the room is a large glass chamber containing the grimacing faces of captured demons, also pale green. The full text reads: At the heart of it all lies rampant individualism, apprentices pledging untold hours to their cruel masters to glean but a kernel of knowledge, all the while plotting a route to the top enabled by bloody vengeance. Hashutite society is therefore ruled by those who have fortified their positions of power over many centuries, extracting everything from those in their service just as they drain the Realm of Chaos of its daemonic resources.
September 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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"dorito" implies the existence of a bigger "doro" (pic related)
Gym mirror selfie. The image shows subject's back, with only their upper body visible. The subject is posing topless and showing their black muscle. They are white, masculine with short dark brown hair. They are wearing a stell necklace and black gym shorts.
September 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"dorito" implies the existence of a bigger "doro" (pic related)
Gym mirror selfie. The image shows subject's back, with only their upper body visible. The subject is posing topless and showing their black muscle. They are white, masculine with short dark brown hair. They are wearing a stell necklace and black gym shorts.
September 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Took a break from BlueSky. What did I miss?
Photo of a person sitting on the metal girders of a railway bridge; they are masc-presenting with dark brown hair and stubble and a muscular body. They are wearing black sunglasses, ripped blue jeans shorts and a black leather necklace which ends in a metal arrowhead. The photo is coloured a warm orange, lit my a sunset out of view.
August 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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me after writing for 10 minutes
Screenshot of a page in the book "the Melancholy of Resistance" by László Krasznahorkai. Black on white text, with the relevant section bracketed in red. The bracketed text reads: I abjure thought, he had thought as he took a last look behind him. 'Henceforth I will abjure all independent and lucid thought as if it were the crassest stupidity. I will deny the function of the mind, and, from this moment on, rely only on the inexpressible joy of my renunciation, on that only, Eszter repeated to himself. No more showing of. I will be quiet at last, perfectly quiet.' And he had turned the handle and entered, locking the door behind him.
June 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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FOUND A CAT WITH THUMBS
Picture of the front paws of a cat, with black and light brown stripes. Curled down behind each paw is an additional digit. The cat is standing on a grey carpet.
June 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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this is a swan stan account now
Selfie. A masc person with dark brown and grey stubble, dark brown hair, whitd skin and a sword piercing in their left (audience right) ear. They are wearing a long sleeved white tee, a black backpack and sunglasses. Behind them a large number of white swans float on a lagoon.
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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🚨SIGNET SPOTTED🚨
June 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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🌈GAY SWANS🌈

Ralf, a Whooper Swan (right) paired with a male Mute Swan (left), disappointing the swannery's hopes for breeding. They were still given a breeding pen to stop them from being a nuisance to the other pairs.

#QueerNature #PrideMonth
Photo of two male swans preening their feathers on the shore. The swan on the left is a male Mute Swan, identifiable by it's orange bill, dark markings around it eyes and the black "bead" on top of its bill. The swan on the right is a male Whooper swan, slightly smaller than the Mute and differentiated by its yellow bill. Both have white feathers and black, webbed feet. The camera is positioned so that the curved neck of both swans form a heart.
June 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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ecohydraulics spotted
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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men used to wear gowns, heels & mini-skirts

how far are we have fallen 😪
Detail of 1400s miniature painting of Henry, Prince of Wales, offering or receiving a book. Henry is wearing a long dark blur gown with white trim and a golden crown. Kneeling in front of him is a man - perhaps John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk - wearing a light red, almost pink, gown cinched with a thin black belt. A 1470 print of four men. One - second from right - is wearing a short fur-lined jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves, coulered dark blue, with white hose and black pointed or "piked" shoes (cracowes). The other three wear long, dark brown gowns and small round caps of red, black and pink respectively. A 1496 painting of three rowers, each rowing their own gondolier through the dark waters of Venice. Two of the rowers are black, and one is white. All wear red caps, hose and jerkins which meet at the hips. Two of the gondolier passengers are wearing a brown and blue gown, respectively. One gondolier to the bottom right, whose rower is off image, bears a small white fluffy dog.
May 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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LAMBS
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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gradually, my space marine fits will become the digitised version of @cerberusxt.bsky.social 's incredible Gate Crushers
Photo of a warhammer magazine. Twelve space marine miniatures are each painted in the colour of a pride flag representing trans, non-binary, gay, lesbian, intersex, ace and more.
May 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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anyway the Imperium says trans rights
Screenshot from the video game "Warhammer: Space Marine 2." A space marine is clad in armour coloured pink with white legs, with light blue insignia. The armour is decorated with metal chains and skulls. One gauntlet and the pauldrons are oversized.
May 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Disability campaigners push back against the UK Supreme Court's ruling on trans folk

- demands that trans people use disabled toilets ignores the lack of such toilets
- low provision makes it difficult for trans + disabled people to engage in society

Link: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Screenshot of an article. Black text on white. Text reads: as well as being undignified and upsetting for trans people, they stressed that the lack of availability and poor maintenance of disabled toilets means it was not a solution that would work for disabled people either. They also underlined that they knew from bitter experience how being denied access to toilets meant being kept out of public spaces. “When we heard the supreme court ruling, we immediately felt this as an attack on all of us who are dealing with discrimination,” said Claire Glasman of WinVisible, a grassroots multiracial disabled women’s group. “Disabled women know what it’s like to be treated as lesser women.” “Trans people mustn’t be segregated into disabled loos in the first place,” Glasman. “There aren’t enough accessible loos, like at stations. They’re often out of order, or kept locked, and usually the red alarm cord is hung up which is supposed to be pulled if you fall on the floor”.
May 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM