Mindy Weisberger
@laminda.bsky.social
Science writer/editor, bylines at CNN, Live Science, SciAm. Previously at Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History. WGAE member. She/her.
And I wrote a book! Rise of the Zombie Bugs: https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/53677/rise-zombie-bugs
And I wrote a book! Rise of the Zombie Bugs: https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/53677/rise-zombie-bugs
That’s so awesome! Happy Birthday & I love that you got to see the “fly-destroyer” fungus in action 🪰
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
That’s so awesome! Happy Birthday & I love that you got to see the “fly-destroyer” fungus in action 🪰
Thanks! The sky was doing all the heavy lifting
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Thanks! The sky was doing all the heavy lifting
Thanks for the reminder!
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thanks for the reminder!
For sure! Astronomers in particular have way too much fun with their acronyms. Some standouts:
11HUGS (11 Mpc Halpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey)
MIAOW (Minimum Inertia Adaptive Optics Widget)
WISEASS (Weizmann Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System)
11HUGS (11 Mpc Halpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey)
MIAOW (Minimum Inertia Adaptive Optics Widget)
WISEASS (Weizmann Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System)
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For sure! Astronomers in particular have way too much fun with their acronyms. Some standouts:
11HUGS (11 Mpc Halpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey)
MIAOW (Minimum Inertia Adaptive Optics Widget)
WISEASS (Weizmann Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System)
11HUGS (11 Mpc Halpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey)
MIAOW (Minimum Inertia Adaptive Optics Widget)
WISEASS (Weizmann Institute of Science Experimental Astrophysics Spectroscopy System)
Live birth is toads is pretty incredible. Does your son know about mouth-brooding frogs? They're also pretty great! embryo.asu.edu/pages/southe...
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Live birth is toads is pretty incredible. Does your son know about mouth-brooding frogs? They're also pretty great! embryo.asu.edu/pages/southe...
Same here! The pillows are very obviously NOT embroidered, but I haven't been this inspired about needlework since I found that online generator for scenes in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Same here! The pillows are very obviously NOT embroidered, but I haven't been this inspired about needlework since I found that online generator for scenes in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/
Sounds about right, thanks!
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Sounds about right, thanks!
It was a great excuse to sit down on the living room floor and pull out all my fairy tale collections to check!
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It was a great excuse to sit down on the living room floor and pull out all my fairy tale collections to check!
Nope, someone in the comments owns one, there’s photo evidence!
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nope, someone in the comments owns one, there’s photo evidence!