Liminal
@liminalcreations.bsky.social
Helping Science Make Sense For Everyone
@lizneeley.bsky.social + @ambikamath.bsky.social + a growing collective
liminalcreations.com
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@lizneeley.bsky.social + @ambikamath.bsky.social + a growing collective
liminalcreations.com
buttondown.email/liminalcreations
Each Friday evening, @LizNeeley.bsky.social writes a debrief of the week’s events in #Science & #HigherEd - What's happened? What next & what to do? 🧪
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded.
Oct 11-17 was Week 39: buff.ly/pHUaQ2P
#MeetingTheMoment
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded.
Oct 11-17 was Week 39: buff.ly/pHUaQ2P
#MeetingTheMoment
October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Each Friday evening, @LizNeeley.bsky.social writes a debrief of the week’s events in #Science & #HigherEd - What's happened? What next & what to do? 🧪
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded.
Oct 11-17 was Week 39: buff.ly/pHUaQ2P
#MeetingTheMoment
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded.
Oct 11-17 was Week 39: buff.ly/pHUaQ2P
#MeetingTheMoment
Each Friday evening, @LizNeeley writes a summary of the week’s events in #Science & #HigherEd - What's happened? What next & what to do? 🧪
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded. Here's last week: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded. Here's last week: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 37
Sept 27-Oct 2, 2025 - hold the door
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October 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Each Friday evening, @LizNeeley writes a summary of the week’s events in #Science & #HigherEd - What's happened? What next & what to do? 🧪
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded. Here's last week: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
The goal is to help you keep current— by staying focused instead of flooded. Here's last week: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
this week, for our newsletter, @ambikamath.bsky.social wrote a bit about writing (and not writing), featuring some excellent advice from @edyong209.bsky.social!
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August 13, 2024 at 4:51 PM
this week, for our newsletter, @ambikamath.bsky.social wrote a bit about writing (and not writing), featuring some excellent advice from @edyong209.bsky.social!
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
We have a brand new offerings brochure! @lizneeley.bsky.social wrote about the process leading up to it here:
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We can't wait to hear from you about how we can work together!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
We can't wait to hear from you about how we can work together!
So What Do You Do?
file under: PROCESS NOTES this one is from: LIZ Last December, Ambika and I took a large roll of paper, unfurled it across my dining room table, and started...
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August 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
We have a brand new offerings brochure! @lizneeley.bsky.social wrote about the process leading up to it here:
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
We can't wait to hear from you about how we can work together!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
We can't wait to hear from you about how we can work together!
From @lizneeley.bsky.social, on the mess of thoughts in her head during an interview, and the emergence of coherence from the mess!
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A 'Conversation' Piece
file under: PROCESS NOTESthis one is from: LIZ I am evidently a bit of a monster: I am unbothered by, and sometimes even enjoy, listening to recordings of my...
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June 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
From @lizneeley.bsky.social, on the mess of thoughts in her head during an interview, and the emergence of coherence from the mess!
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Since 2020, I’ve been dreaming of a collective. Thanks to you, @ambikamath.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social @juliesquid.bsky.social @neillewisjr.bsky.social & Sara Yeo, I’m listening harder, learning more, & taking more interesting creative risks than I dared hope.
Cannot wait to see where we go.
Cannot wait to see where we go.
"At the heart of everything we do at Liminal is our conviction that science communication is not just one art, or one science: it’s many arts and many sciences...we cannot do the work alone."
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
file under: PROCESS NOTESthis one is from: AMBIKA At the heart of everything we do at Liminal is our conviction that science communication is not just one...
buttondown.email
May 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Since 2020, I’ve been dreaming of a collective. Thanks to you, @ambikamath.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social @juliesquid.bsky.social @neillewisjr.bsky.social & Sara Yeo, I’m listening harder, learning more, & taking more interesting creative risks than I dared hope.
Cannot wait to see where we go.
Cannot wait to see where we go.
"At the heart of everything we do at Liminal is our conviction that science communication is not just one art, or one science: it’s many arts and many sciences...we cannot do the work alone."
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
file under: PROCESS NOTESthis one is from: AMBIKA At the heart of everything we do at Liminal is our conviction that science communication is not just one...
buttondown.email
May 28, 2024 at 2:57 PM
"At the heart of everything we do at Liminal is our conviction that science communication is not just one art, or one science: it’s many arts and many sciences...we cannot do the work alone."
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Announcing the Liminal Collective!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Reposted by Liminal
It takes tremendous skill to do improv well & many trainers out there offering training for scientists. (I think it can be great, but it’s tricky. Happy to share suggestions)
But in this conversation, I wanted to dig deeper into the idea that improv offers a way to rehearse our courage.
But in this conversation, I wanted to dig deeper into the idea that improv offers a way to rehearse our courage.
What can science communicators (and all of us!) learn from improv about being braver? @lizneeley.bsky.social talked to Boyd Branch to find out!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Bravely taking the stage
file under: IN CONVERSATIONthis one is from: LIZ I’m still thinking about courage and this idea that courage is like a muscle. How do we flex it? What does...
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May 21, 2024 at 6:18 PM
It takes tremendous skill to do improv well & many trainers out there offering training for scientists. (I think it can be great, but it’s tricky. Happy to share suggestions)
But in this conversation, I wanted to dig deeper into the idea that improv offers a way to rehearse our courage.
But in this conversation, I wanted to dig deeper into the idea that improv offers a way to rehearse our courage.
What can science communicators (and all of us!) learn from improv about being braver? @lizneeley.bsky.social talked to Boyd Branch to find out!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Bravely taking the stage
file under: IN CONVERSATIONthis one is from: LIZ I’m still thinking about courage and this idea that courage is like a muscle. How do we flex it? What does...
buttondown.email
May 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
What can science communicators (and all of us!) learn from improv about being braver? @lizneeley.bsky.social talked to Boyd Branch to find out!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Our latest is a list of Odds and Ends: things that we and our friends have been up to!
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Odds and Ends
file under: THE STACKthis one is from: AMBIKA For this edition of Making Science Make Sense, we’ve assembled a collection of things that we (and some of our...
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May 3, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Our latest is a list of Odds and Ends: things that we and our friends have been up to!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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I love this, and it's really stuck with me since first reading. Moments > Memories > Meaning
Our latest! @ambikamath.bsky.social writes about her conversation with @lizneeley.bsky.social on how to find the stories we want (and maybe need) to tell!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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Moments, Memories, Meaning
file under: PROCESS NOTESthis one is from: AMBIKA I recently ran my first workshop as a member of Liminal! It was about telling the story of one’s journey in...
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April 21, 2024 at 2:11 AM
I love this, and it's really stuck with me since first reading. Moments > Memories > Meaning
Our latest! @ambikamath.bsky.social writes about her conversation with @lizneeley.bsky.social on how to find the stories we want (and maybe need) to tell!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Moments, Memories, Meaning
file under: PROCESS NOTESthis one is from: AMBIKA I recently ran my first workshop as a member of Liminal! It was about telling the story of one’s journey in...
buttondown.email
April 9, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Our latest! @ambikamath.bsky.social writes about her conversation with @lizneeley.bsky.social on how to find the stories we want (and maybe need) to tell!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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I really liked this short chat between @lizneeley.bsky.social and our friend @simondonner.bsky.social about the nature of courage buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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The Case for (Scientific) Courage
file under: IN CONVERSATION this one is from: LIZ In my last post, I wrote about recognizing and reclaiming power over your career choices. But I couldn’t...
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April 2, 2024 at 2:55 AM
I really liked this short chat between @lizneeley.bsky.social and our friend @simondonner.bsky.social about the nature of courage buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
(Subscribe to Liz & Ambika’s newsletter!)
(Subscribe to Liz & Ambika’s newsletter!)
In our latest for "Making Science Make Sense", @lizneeley.bsky.social talked with @simondonner.bsky.social about courage, science, and taking action!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
The Case for (Scientific) Courage
file under: IN CONVERSATION this one is from: LIZ In my last post, I wrote about recognizing and reclaiming power over your career choices. But I couldn’t...
buttondown.email
March 28, 2024 at 6:38 PM
In our latest for "Making Science Make Sense", @lizneeley.bsky.social talked with @simondonner.bsky.social about courage, science, and taking action!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
In our latest, @lizneeley.bsky.social talks about boygenius, and breaking the spell of the "boy geniuses" in your life!
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Breaking the Spell
file under: SOLICITED ADVICE. this one is from: LIZ. In 2009, Vanity Fair hooked me with a story about how fishing policy transformed Iceland into “a machine...
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March 14, 2024 at 4:07 PM
In our latest, @lizneeley.bsky.social talks about boygenius, and breaking the spell of the "boy geniuses" in your life!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
@ambikamath.bsky.social got to visit with the elephant seals, and couldn't help musing about science communication...our latest on our newsletter, Making Science Make Sense!
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Science Communication in the Land of the Elephant Seals
file under: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. this one is from: AMBIKA. Here on the California coast, the start of the winter heralds the arrival of northern elephant...
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February 27, 2024 at 6:49 PM
@ambikamath.bsky.social got to visit with the elephant seals, and couldn't help musing about science communication...our latest on our newsletter, Making Science Make Sense!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
In our second post on Making Science Make Sense, @ambikamath.bsky.social digs into that seemingly always-relevant question: why trust science?
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Why Trust Science?
file under: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. this one is from: AMBIKA. Every time I go to the doctor, I give myself a pep talk beforehand. I remind myself that I...
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February 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
In our second post on Making Science Make Sense, @ambikamath.bsky.social digs into that seemingly always-relevant question: why trust science?
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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"Ignoring emotions is relatively easy; navigating them takes so much more work...When I started taking feelings seriously, I finally stopped being a hostage to my own and helpless in the face of others’."
In the very first edition of our newsletter, @lizneeley.bsky.social unpacks one piece of unsolicited advice she gave on her Dear Prudence episode. Read about it here!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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When an immovable fact meets an unstoppable feeling
file under: SOLICITED ADVICE this one is from: LIZ When my husband and I were invited to join Slate’s Dear Prudence podcast, I was thrilled to be tasked with...
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January 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
"Ignoring emotions is relatively easy; navigating them takes so much more work...When I started taking feelings seriously, I finally stopped being a hostage to my own and helpless in the face of others’."
In the very first edition of our newsletter, @lizneeley.bsky.social unpacks one piece of unsolicited advice she gave on her Dear Prudence episode. Read about it here!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
When an immovable fact meets an unstoppable feeling
file under: SOLICITED ADVICE this one is from: LIZ When my husband and I were invited to join Slate’s Dear Prudence podcast, I was thrilled to be tasked with...
buttondown.email
January 29, 2024 at 6:43 PM
In the very first edition of our newsletter, @lizneeley.bsky.social unpacks one piece of unsolicited advice she gave on her Dear Prudence episode. Read about it here!
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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“Helping science make sense, for everyone” !
Watch this space 👀 !
Watch this space 👀 !
January 25, 2024 at 5:18 PM
“Helping science make sense, for everyone” !
Watch this space 👀 !
Watch this space 👀 !
Hello World! Liminal's website is now live! Take a look to learn more about the science communication collective that @lizneeley.bsky.social and @ambikamath.bsky.social are growing together. www.liminalcreations.com
Liminal
www.liminalcreations.com
January 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Hello World! Liminal's website is now live! Take a look to learn more about the science communication collective that @lizneeley.bsky.social and @ambikamath.bsky.social are growing together. www.liminalcreations.com