Catherine Sheard
@sheardcat.bsky.social
Fellow @ University of Aberdeen. Professionally: macroevolution, especially birds & languages. Personally: drinks too much coffee, plays too much D&D.
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Is that your insight into how Proper Adults buy vacuums or is that your summary of *my* insight? (Certainly the latter is true!)
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Is that your insight into how Proper Adults buy vacuums or is that your summary of *my* insight? (Certainly the latter is true!)
that is such a great point in its favour, wow!
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
that is such a great point in its favour, wow!
I find the cross-field conference-culture differences so fascinating!
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I find the cross-field conference-culture differences so fascinating!
I would like to shout-out the time a friend of mine was like "hey, wanna come to the Temple of Satan? there will be a queue, but it'll be really fun", and I just...went with it???
Which is a good thing, because it turns out there's a really tasty restaurant in London called "Temple of Seitan."
Which is a good thing, because it turns out there's a really tasty restaurant in London called "Temple of Seitan."
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I would like to shout-out the time a friend of mine was like "hey, wanna come to the Temple of Satan? there will be a queue, but it'll be really fun", and I just...went with it???
Which is a good thing, because it turns out there's a really tasty restaurant in London called "Temple of Seitan."
Which is a good thing, because it turns out there's a really tasty restaurant in London called "Temple of Seitan."
Genuine question -- do palaeos wear formal clothing to conferences?! I'm palaeo-adjacent, but caucus with the biologists, and we're more of "clean t-shirt and jeans" type. 😅
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Genuine question -- do palaeos wear formal clothing to conferences?! I'm palaeo-adjacent, but caucus with the biologists, and we're more of "clean t-shirt and jeans" type. 😅
Oh, incredible, thank you! I'll email on Monday.
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oh, incredible, thank you! I'll email on Monday.
Oh, incredible! I'll shoot you an email on Monday. Thanks!
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Oh, incredible! I'll shoot you an email on Monday. Thanks!
Magical, very true, but I had to drive in Wednesday's haar, and it freaked me right out.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Magical, very true, but I had to drive in Wednesday's haar, and it freaked me right out.