Moonshine Dance
@limitbreakingcat.bsky.social
☆a biochemistry bog witch☆
PhD student/Nerd hobbyist
◇LGBTQ+ zone, we're here and queer
◇Disability & neurodivergent supportive
◇Pro-science (real, not popsci)
◇Your interdisciplinary, intersectional, interactive internet friend!
any pronouns
PhD student/Nerd hobbyist
◇LGBTQ+ zone, we're here and queer
◇Disability & neurodivergent supportive
◇Pro-science (real, not popsci)
◇Your interdisciplinary, intersectional, interactive internet friend!
any pronouns
Pinned
Friendly post to let people know to @ me in a post or comment if you need something because... lol, no. Also
☆ trans, gay and disability rights and racial justice for all, yay ☆
since I am losing my other pin for this.
☆ trans, gay and disability rights and racial justice for all, yay ☆
since I am losing my other pin for this.
I have choice words for "landlords" who choose to do this to people. If you like books, maybe consider this exchange.
I've launched a GoFundMe to help me get my cats to a safer home in Scotland, and you can pay-what-you-want using the GFM system and get 15 of my books as eBooks as a Thank You every Friday as an update!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...
That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...
That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!
Donate to Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland, organized by Tobias Buckell
Hi, I'm author Tobias S. Buckell, and these are my two cats, P… Tobias Buckell needs your support for Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland
www.gofundme.com
September 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I have choice words for "landlords" who choose to do this to people. If you like books, maybe consider this exchange.
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Today marks 25 years since 9/11. 8 months after the attack, psychiatrist Simon Wessely argued that illness reported around Ground Zero was being wrongly attributed to environmental toxins, suggesting “World Trade Centre Syndrome” was driven by social and psychological factors.
September 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Today marks 25 years since 9/11. 8 months after the attack, psychiatrist Simon Wessely argued that illness reported around Ground Zero was being wrongly attributed to environmental toxins, suggesting “World Trade Centre Syndrome” was driven by social and psychological factors.
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There’s still time to register & to join us for the one-hour webinar today on the challenged facing pregnant chemists & what working safely can look like.
Anna Slater & Mary Kate Lane will discuss the support needed for pregnant chemist at 3pm today.
#ChemSky
www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...
Anna Slater & Mary Kate Lane will discuss the support needed for pregnant chemist at 3pm today.
#ChemSky
www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...
Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders
How safe is the lab when you're pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September
www.chemistryworld.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
There’s still time to register & to join us for the one-hour webinar today on the challenged facing pregnant chemists & what working safely can look like.
Anna Slater & Mary Kate Lane will discuss the support needed for pregnant chemist at 3pm today.
#ChemSky
www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...
Anna Slater & Mary Kate Lane will discuss the support needed for pregnant chemist at 3pm today.
#ChemSky
www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...
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In the wake of The Great ADHD Myth? I am not going to be shy and I am going to plug my book - I wanted to write a book that was sensitive, empathetic and useful - I wore my heart on my sleeve - I am not ashamed uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
August 19, 2026 at 9:29 AM
In the wake of The Great ADHD Myth? I am not going to be shy and I am going to plug my book - I wanted to write a book that was sensitive, empathetic and useful - I wore my heart on my sleeve - I am not ashamed uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm...
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Attention Ecologists!
We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists!
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists!
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Attention Ecologists!
We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists!
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists!
Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong.
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
August 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong.
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
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What a great article not only on faculty workloads, but how little our salaries actually factor in to most university budgets. A few highlights. First, our salaries are falling:
July 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
What a great article not only on faculty workloads, but how little our salaries actually factor in to most university budgets. A few highlights. First, our salaries are falling:
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2/2. Our rivers should be places where people can swim, paddle, row and enjoy nature without risking their health. Instead, pollution has become so normal that we're in danger of accepting it.
We can't let that happen: riveractionuk.com/news/britain...
We can't let that happen: riveractionuk.com/news/britain...
Britain’s rivers are trapped in a cycle of pollution, broken promises and disappointment - who will finally stand up for our waterways? - River Action UK
By Erica Popplewell, Head of Engagement River Action A familiar problem The sewage scandal has become so familiar that many of us risk accepting it as just another unpleasant fact of modern Britain. E...
riveractionuk.com
July 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
2/2. Our rivers should be places where people can swim, paddle, row and enjoy nature without risking their health. Instead, pollution has become so normal that we're in danger of accepting it.
We can't let that happen: riveractionuk.com/news/britain...
We can't let that happen: riveractionuk.com/news/britain...
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It’s Pride 🏳️🌈
Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺
My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521
New for Pride 2026:
🌈Scientist🌈
🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈
🌈pronouns🌈
www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺
My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521
New for Pride 2026:
🌈Scientist🌈
🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈
🌈pronouns🌈
www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
June 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
It’s Pride 🏳️🌈
Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺
My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521
New for Pride 2026:
🌈Scientist🌈
🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈
🌈pronouns🌈
www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺
My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521
New for Pride 2026:
🌈Scientist🌈
🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈
🌈pronouns🌈
www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
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I do sometimes worry that all the worried headscratching about youth unemployment might be missing the point. Everyone is always talking about how it relates to the education or welfare systems, no one wants to say "well the economy just produces far fewer entry level jobs than it once did"
May 28, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I do sometimes worry that all the worried headscratching about youth unemployment might be missing the point. Everyone is always talking about how it relates to the education or welfare systems, no one wants to say "well the economy just produces far fewer entry level jobs than it once did"
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"too big to fail" is a conspiracy by big big to sell more fail
May 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"too big to fail" is a conspiracy by big big to sell more fail
Yeah I'm gonna go stick my head in the sand for a bit before I get too deep in a spiral of "nothing is ever going to get better huh" #OstrichTherapy #TacticalAvoidance 🥲
May 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Yeah I'm gonna go stick my head in the sand for a bit before I get too deep in a spiral of "nothing is ever going to get better huh" #OstrichTherapy #TacticalAvoidance 🥲
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That there is a particular species of extant arthropod, of which most other species have been long extinct! The scientific name is Solanum trilobitum, usually known by its common name: the frylobite.
Important question for @darthbluesky.bsky.social or any other potato enthusiasts: what do you call this specific breed of french fry?
May 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
That there is a particular species of extant arthropod, of which most other species have been long extinct! The scientific name is Solanum trilobitum, usually known by its common name: the frylobite.
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"We have...normalised something that would have struck our grandparents as shocking and utterly broken.
The facts tell the story. In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best. Today, there are about 20."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
The facts tell the story. In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best. Today, there are about 20."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting?
In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best but, today, there are about 20
www.irishtimes.com
May 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"We have...normalised something that would have struck our grandparents as shocking and utterly broken.
The facts tell the story. In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best. Today, there are about 20."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
The facts tell the story. In the 1980s about 500 Irish rivers were classed as the very best of the best. Today, there are about 20."
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2...
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Happy birthday to #biochemist Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003), 1st Black woman to earn a PhD in #chemistry in the US! 🐡🧪👩🏿🔬 #histsci She made important research contributions to our understanding of the biochemisty of the cell nucleus & cardiovascular issues & the chemistry of histones & protein 🧵
April 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Happy birthday to #biochemist Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003), 1st Black woman to earn a PhD in #chemistry in the US! 🐡🧪👩🏿🔬 #histsci She made important research contributions to our understanding of the biochemisty of the cell nucleus & cardiovascular issues & the chemistry of histones & protein 🧵
This was new. Always a new adventure!
April 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This was new. Always a new adventure!
So this site's done for huh?
April 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
So this site's done for huh?
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Neurodivergent scientists bring vital creativity, focus, and new ways of thinking. But many labs and workplaces aren’t designed with them in mind @rsc.org
Neurodiversity isn’t something to fix, it is something to embrace
rsc.li/3PlotCd
#NeurodiversityWeek #Neurodiversity #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
Neurodiversity isn’t something to fix, it is something to embrace
rsc.li/3PlotCd
#NeurodiversityWeek #Neurodiversity #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
Neurodiversity in the chemical sciences
Understanding and celebrating different neurocognitive experiences
rsc.li
March 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Neurodivergent scientists bring vital creativity, focus, and new ways of thinking. But many labs and workplaces aren’t designed with them in mind @rsc.org
Neurodiversity isn’t something to fix, it is something to embrace
rsc.li/3PlotCd
#NeurodiversityWeek #Neurodiversity #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
Neurodiversity isn’t something to fix, it is something to embrace
rsc.li/3PlotCd
#NeurodiversityWeek #Neurodiversity #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM
I can't wait for the Veldt to be real 🙃
Oh my god people are giving small children AI toys and expecting them to learn communication from them??? THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT HUMANS SHOULD BE DOING THIS IS NOT AI'S JOB WHAT THE HELL www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warn
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I can't wait for the Veldt to be real 🙃
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I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more.
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
March 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more.
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
Can't believe I'm saying this but I got the position. I'm going to be a PhD student soon! 🙀
Went through a second interview. I don't feel great about it. Tryjng to stay grounded. 🥲
February 25, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Can't believe I'm saying this but I got the position. I'm going to be a PhD student soon! 🙀
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I just realized that today is Chinese New Year, the 1st day of Ramadan, AND Fat Tuesday. That means the Chinese new moon lined up with the Ramadan crescent and also fell exactly the right amount of time before the Easter full moon.
An extremely rare lineup of 3 major moon-based traditions!
An extremely rare lineup of 3 major moon-based traditions!
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I just realized that today is Chinese New Year, the 1st day of Ramadan, AND Fat Tuesday. That means the Chinese new moon lined up with the Ramadan crescent and also fell exactly the right amount of time before the Easter full moon.
An extremely rare lineup of 3 major moon-based traditions!
An extremely rare lineup of 3 major moon-based traditions!
Went through a second interview. I don't feel great about it. Tryjng to stay grounded. 🥲
February 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Went through a second interview. I don't feel great about it. Tryjng to stay grounded. 🥲