Stacey Shackford
@slithy-toves.bsky.social
I am a Glasgow-based storyteller, strategist & science cheerleader who is passionate about communicating complex topics concisely, creatively & responsibly 🧪👩🏻🔬
stacey.shackford.com
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Love this! Great insights and some interesting food for thought, including the role of empathy in #scicomms -- how do we connect with our audiences, both scientific and non?
I wrote a short piece for @geolsoc.bsky.social Geoscientist Magazine 🌋 🌍 ✏️
Learn how to draw audiences into your science through illustration > geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Learn how to draw audiences into your science through illustration > geoscientist.online/sections/une...
Draw them in - GEOSCIENTIST
They say a picture speaks louder than a thousand words, and it might… but what if it is speaking in a foreign language? When communicating geoscience through graphics, are we favouring our own needs t...
geoscientist.online
September 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Love this! Great insights and some interesting food for thought, including the role of empathy in #scicomms -- how do we connect with our audiences, both scientific and non?
The world might be a garbage fire.
But you know who loves garbage?
Pigeons. Come here me talk about how pigeons will never give you up, never let you down, they will fly around but they won't desert you. www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-...
But you know who loves garbage?
Pigeons. Come here me talk about how pigeons will never give you up, never let you down, they will fly around but they won't desert you. www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-...
Nerd Nite
Nerd Nite DC has been DC’s favorite irreverent lecture series since 2009
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February 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me."
"Beavers know best."
Love this!
"Beavers know best."
Love this!
In the advertising biz, they used to say, "You can have it quick, you can have it cheap, or you can have it good. But you can't have all three."
Well, beavers do all three. 🦫🧪
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Well, beavers do all three. 🦫🧪
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me."
"Beavers know best."
Love this!
"Beavers know best."
Love this!
Mind boggling! 🧠🤯
Harvard and Google AI mapped one cubic millimeter of a human brain. It took up 1.4 petabytes of storage just in pictures of the specimen. So the entire brain would take ~ 1.6 zettabytes of storage, cost $50 billion, and require 140 acres. It would be the largest data center on the planet— one brain.
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers
Mind-boggling mind research.
www.tomshardware.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Mind boggling! 🧠🤯
Fantastic Monday morning read 😀
From talus to phallus .. "Our wanton youths are sunk in effeminacy." Soooo many gems
From talus to phallus .. "Our wanton youths are sunk in effeminacy." Soooo many gems
The pointy-shoed corruption of medieval London. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How pointy shoes created a moral panic in medieval London
Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Fantastic Monday morning read 😀
From talus to phallus .. "Our wanton youths are sunk in effeminacy." Soooo many gems
From talus to phallus .. "Our wanton youths are sunk in effeminacy." Soooo many gems
Love this graphic! 🤩 #scicomms
#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?
- @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future. 🪸🌍🧪🦈
- @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future. 🪸🌍🧪🦈
January 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Love this graphic! 🤩 #scicomms
Reposted by Stacey Shackford
*Kool aid man* #Hexapodecember is secret code for also #Crustmas
ALL BUGS ARE SHRIMPS! Not all shrimps are bugs!
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ALL BUGS ARE SHRIMPS! Not all shrimps are bugs!
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In honor of bsky becoming a butterfly, did you know that insects ARE crustaceans? Their closest living relative is well within the "real" crustaceans (more on that tomorrow)
Yes, ALL of bugs are shrimps, and not the other way around!
#Crustmas 🧪
Yes, ALL of bugs are shrimps, and not the other way around!
#Crustmas 🧪
December 23, 2024 at 11:59 AM
*Kool aid man* #Hexapodecember is secret code for also #Crustmas
ALL BUGS ARE SHRIMPS! Not all shrimps are bugs!
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ALL BUGS ARE SHRIMPS! Not all shrimps are bugs!
🧪
Good to know! Scientists should use alt-text to be picked up by @altmetric.com
🧪🔭👩🔬🧫🧬🏺
No, really. This is a science post about sharing published papers.
If you’re a scientist sharing your work on Bluesky, read the alt-text for details.
No, really. This is a science post about sharing published papers.
If you’re a scientist sharing your work on Bluesky, read the alt-text for details.
December 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Good to know! Scientists should use alt-text to be picked up by @altmetric.com
Loving this list so far! Thanks for sharing, @johannajoyce.bsky.social!
#50ScientistsThatInspire 🧪
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, a neuroscientist, studies the body & brain to discover mechanisms for social touch & pain
"Scientists are artists. We create and innovate, no different than Picasso at the canvas or Kendrick Lamar composing rap lyrics"
@ishmailsaboor.bsky.social
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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, a neuroscientist, studies the body & brain to discover mechanisms for social touch & pain
"Scientists are artists. We create and innovate, no different than Picasso at the canvas or Kendrick Lamar composing rap lyrics"
@ishmailsaboor.bsky.social
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Neuroscientist Ishmail Abdus-Saboor loves to solve hard problems
A champion for the career development of young researchers, Dr. Abdus-Saboor was nominated for his contributions as a barrier breaker in his field.
www.cell.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Loving this list so far! Thanks for sharing, @johannajoyce.bsky.social!
The annual death count by snails is 10,000??? 🤯🐌
We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
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(see alt text)
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
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(see alt text)
December 12, 2024 at 3:06 PM
The annual death count by snails is 10,000??? 🤯🐌
Reposted by Stacey Shackford
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Loved this! Not only an inspiring story from a #WomeninSTEM, but poses an interesting question about the role of #AI in the often serendipitous scientific discovery process.
When science meets serendipity: Prof Aylin Hanyaloglu explains how accidental discoveries could revolutionise #WomensHealth
#MedSky #Science #HealthSky @imperialmdr.bsky.social
blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...
#MedSky #Science #HealthSky @imperialmdr.bsky.social
blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...
When science meets serendipity: How accidental discoveries could revolutionise women’s health - Imperial Medicine Blog
Professor Aylin Hanyaloglu reflects on the role of serendipity in both scientific discovery and her own 17-year research career at Imperial College London. She explores how unexpected findings—like th...
blogs.imperial.ac.uk
December 4, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Loved this! Not only an inspiring story from a #WomeninSTEM, but poses an interesting question about the role of #AI in the often serendipitous scientific discovery process.
Science is beautiful!
Here are two motor neurons in the spinal cord of a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), taken using confocal #microscopy 🧪🔬
Image by Giulia Tyzack
Image by Giulia Tyzack
November 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Science is beautiful!