Shane Mulligan, PhD
@shanem-editor.bsky.social
Editor. Lover of wild spaces, dogs, asters, moss, teaching, puzzles, kindness, and good books.
New publishing opportunity!
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#DYK? A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance! The world's largest flamingo colony can be found in Tanzania, where 2 million+ birds have been observed.
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#DYK? A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance! The world's largest flamingo colony can be found in Tanzania, where 2 million+ birds have been observed.
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Reposted by Shane Mulligan, PhD
Reposted by Shane Mulligan, PhD
Seeing humans “not as commanders of the natural world but as kin”?
“Even the idea of granting the Great Salt Lake the right not to be sucked dry by irrigators was so threatening to Utah legislators that they passed a law preventing personhood from being granted to any plant, animal or ecosystem.”
“Even the idea of granting the Great Salt Lake the right not to be sucked dry by irrigators was so threatening to Utah legislators that they passed a law preventing personhood from being granted to any plant, animal or ecosystem.”
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Seeing humans “not as commanders of the natural world but as kin”?
“Even the idea of granting the Great Salt Lake the right not to be sucked dry by irrigators was so threatening to Utah legislators that they passed a law preventing personhood from being granted to any plant, animal or ecosystem.”
“Even the idea of granting the Great Salt Lake the right not to be sucked dry by irrigators was so threatening to Utah legislators that they passed a law preventing personhood from being granted to any plant, animal or ecosystem.”
My book 'The Tree of Life' is published in the USA and Canada today.
Available as book, on kindle and as audio.
I would be really grateful for reposts.
www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So...
www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...
Available as book, on kindle and as audio.
I would be really grateful for reposts.
www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So...
www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This sounds fascinating! Hope to find @maxjtelford.bsky.social hitting the academic/science podcast circuit soon!
My book 'The Tree of Life' is published in the USA and Canada today.
Available as book, on kindle and as audio.
I would be really grateful for reposts.
www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So...
www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...
Available as book, on kindle and as audio.
I would be really grateful for reposts.
www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-So...
www.amazon.ca/Tree-Life-So...
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This sounds fascinating! Hope to find @maxjtelford.bsky.social hitting the academic/science podcast circuit soon!
And yet #COVIDisover 🤷
“Children with reinfection had significantly higher risks for myocarditis, thrombophlebitis, thromboembolism, arrhythmias, fatigue, cognitive impairment, dysautonomia (including POTS), and abnormal liver enzymes. “
www.emjreviews.com/microbiology... #IDSky #COVID #longCOVID
www.emjreviews.com/microbiology... #IDSky #COVID #longCOVID
Long COVID Risk in Children Doubles After SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection
Children face over twice the risk of paediatric long COVID after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, highlighting urgent needs for prevention.
www.emjreviews.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And yet #COVIDisover 🤷
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If current forecasts hold, Melissa will be the most powerful hurricane ever to strike Jamaica. Sustained winds at landfall may top 140 mph, along with localized rains of 40"+ and major storm surge. Here's my latest update with @drjeffmasters.bsky.social:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/meli...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/meli...
Melissa leaps from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 18 hours » Yale Climate Connections
Catastrophic impacts are becoming increasingly likely for Jamaica, with Melissa expected to crash onshore by early Tuesday.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If current forecasts hold, Melissa will be the most powerful hurricane ever to strike Jamaica. Sustained winds at landfall may top 140 mph, along with localized rains of 40"+ and major storm surge. Here's my latest update with @drjeffmasters.bsky.social:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/meli...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/meli...
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When a jellyfish is stressed, it can age backwards to its polyp stage to start things over again. And again. And again. A little life advice: it’s okay to keep starting over. This and more pointers from sea creatures.
Dear Sea Creature - Orion Magazine
Life advice from your favorite ocean dwellers
orionmagazine.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When a jellyfish is stressed, it can age backwards to its polyp stage to start things over again. And again. And again. A little life advice: it’s okay to keep starting over. This and more pointers from sea creatures.
Sometimes it's nice to know we're not them.🇨🇦
🇨🇦 Canada is sending out agents into the streets of Toronto to deal with foreigners
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Sometimes it's nice to know we're not them.🇨🇦
I want to share this fabulous poster that's gonna help me in identifying a lot of North American sparrows. Thanks to
@birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
dl.allaboutbirds.org/hubfs/Bird%2...
@birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
dl.allaboutbirds.org/hubfs/Bird%2...
dl.allaboutbirds.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I want to share this fabulous poster that's gonna help me in identifying a lot of North American sparrows. Thanks to
@birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
dl.allaboutbirds.org/hubfs/Bird%2...
@birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
dl.allaboutbirds.org/hubfs/Bird%2...
A delightful piece about #birders. "To be a birder is to fall in love. Obsessively, irrevocably and, perhaps, foolishly." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love
At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A delightful piece about #birders. "To be a birder is to fall in love. Obsessively, irrevocably and, perhaps, foolishly." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'm pleased to find myself among the first 220 Bluesky followers of @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca or #SSHRC. Canada's main social sciences and humanities funding agency, SSHRC invests $500M annually into research and training. Follow for announcements and deadlines. #Academicsky #research #grants #SSHRC
We’re funding new international fellowships in collaboration with @ukri.org and the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to investigate how AI is transforming research:
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025...
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm pleased to find myself among the first 220 Bluesky followers of @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca or #SSHRC. Canada's main social sciences and humanities funding agency, SSHRC invests $500M annually into research and training. Follow for announcements and deadlines. #Academicsky #research #grants #SSHRC
Today’s #EditorsTeaClubCommunity asks: What is your editing philosophy?
Well that called for some reflection.
I would say my “philosophy” involves a foundation in philosophy of language, attention to aesthetics, and a framework ethic of honesty, integrity, and kindness. 1/
Well that called for some reflection.
I would say my “philosophy” involves a foundation in philosophy of language, attention to aesthetics, and a framework ethic of honesty, integrity, and kindness. 1/
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Today’s #EditorsTeaClubCommunity asks: What is your editing philosophy?
Well that called for some reflection.
I would say my “philosophy” involves a foundation in philosophy of language, attention to aesthetics, and a framework ethic of honesty, integrity, and kindness. 1/
Well that called for some reflection.
I would say my “philosophy” involves a foundation in philosophy of language, attention to aesthetics, and a framework ethic of honesty, integrity, and kindness. 1/
"Off to Palestine."
Seen in Weiner Library, London. Prototype for a children’s game in Nazi Germany 1938. Jews Out.
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Off to Palestine."
Hoverflies migrate over 750km across the ocean!! 😮
🛢️Long-range pollen transport across the North Sea: Insights from migratory hoverflies landing on a remote oil rig ➡️ buff.ly/C6Jp8UK
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hoverflies migrate over 750km across the ocean!! 😮
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RIP Blessed Soul.
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
RIP Blessed Soul.
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RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
RIP Jane Goodall. Fellow difficult women everywhere salute you.
#Editors – are you (like me) still holding back from your marketing efforts? This @acesediting.bsky.social webinar may be the prompt we need.
Marketing can be daunting – but we need not spend all our time on it. Let's talk about finding, creating, and taking #opportunities.
Marketing can be daunting – but we need not spend all our time on it. Let's talk about finding, creating, and taking #opportunities.
🍂 Fall into learning with #ACESeditors. Reg is open for 10/16 webcast, “PR for Editors: It’s Not that Scary!” with CaTyra Polland, M.A. Looking for exposure as an editor? Learn how to increase your visibility, build your online reputation, and connect with your audience. tinyurl.com/4edmz8ub
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#Editors – are you (like me) still holding back from your marketing efforts? This @acesediting.bsky.social webinar may be the prompt we need.
Marketing can be daunting – but we need not spend all our time on it. Let's talk about finding, creating, and taking #opportunities.
Marketing can be daunting – but we need not spend all our time on it. Let's talk about finding, creating, and taking #opportunities.
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Please consider adding alt text to posts with images as folx with vision loss & other disabilities deserve equitable access to information, & you can even update your settings on BlueSky so that you cannot post images without alt text, so you are prompted to add it if you might otherwise forget! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Please consider adding alt text to posts with images as folx with vision loss & other disabilities deserve equitable access to information, & you can even update your settings on BlueSky so that you cannot post images without alt text, so you are prompted to add it if you might otherwise forget! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Now that's a book cover!
September 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Now that's a book cover!
I'll think to that!
Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
September 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'll think to that!
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"only a fool lets somebody tell them who their enemy is"
#feminism #Blacksky #theresistance 💪🏽 #philsky #academicsky #edusky
#feminism #Blacksky #theresistance 💪🏽 #philsky #academicsky #edusky
Assata taught me that “Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.” May her spirit fly free!🤲🏾 | Ruha Benjamin
Assata taught me that “Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.” May her spirit fly free!🤲🏾
www.linkedin.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"only a fool lets somebody tell them who their enemy is"
#feminism #Blacksky #theresistance 💪🏽 #philsky #academicsky #edusky
#feminism #Blacksky #theresistance 💪🏽 #philsky #academicsky #edusky