Eleanor Choo
@eleanorchoo.bsky.social
She/her | @SWWDTP funded PhD candidate | @UniofExeter and @BathSpaUni | Environmental History of Submarine Telegraph Cables | Gutta-Percha Conservation 1850 - 1939 |
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Seaweed pressing as an art and a science: our newly reestablished herbarium collection at Scripps and the history behind it #Phycology
An art and a science: Scripps Oceanography showcases 5,000 seaweed pressings
UC San Diego’s Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab is digitizing its collection of more than 5,000 pressings and making it accessible to the public
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Seaweed pressing as an art and a science: our newly reestablished herbarium collection at Scripps and the history behind it #Phycology
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The ICOHTEC Annual Conference 2026 in Alexandroupolis, Greece now has a website: icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr
Please have a look at the CfP and other details, and submit your abstracts. Submissions open on 15 December 2025. Deadline: 31 January 2026
#histstm #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum #histsci
Please have a look at the CfP and other details, and submit your abstracts. Submissions open on 15 December 2025. Deadline: 31 January 2026
#histstm #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum #histsci
ICOHTEC 2026 – 53rd Annual Meeting – International Congress of the History of Technology · Alexandroupolis, Greece
icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some cute versions of Namazu to brighten up your day. Btw, Final Fantasy 14 got me hooked because there's so much food in there for an environmental historian specializing in natural resources and technology to chew on. And it just keeps serving!
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Some cute versions of Namazu to brighten up your day. Btw, Final Fantasy 14 got me hooked because there's so much food in there for an environmental historian specializing in natural resources and technology to chew on. And it just keeps serving!
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Tomorrow (Thursday 11 dec., 10:00-12:00 CET), we are hosting Prof. Yi-Tang Lin from Zürich University for the last session in our Lecture Series in Global and African History. She will present her ongoing research on rice farming sciences in 20th-century West Africa. www.grh.ugent.be/activities/
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Tomorrow (Thursday 11 dec., 10:00-12:00 CET), we are hosting Prof. Yi-Tang Lin from Zürich University for the last session in our Lecture Series in Global and African History. She will present her ongoing research on rice farming sciences in 20th-century West Africa. www.grh.ugent.be/activities/
For many years, "Can You Keep A Secret?" Was my go-to rom-com read that could instantly pick me up whenever I really needed it. Also, I can't forget the live-singing telegram at the beginning of "I've Got Your Number." RIP
Madeleine Wickham, a British author who splashed onto bestseller lists as Sophie Kinsella, the pen name she used for her “Shopaholic” series of rom-com books about an overspending fashionista, has died. She was 55.
Sophie Kinsella, bestselling author of ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic,’ dies at 55
Her books sold more than 50 million copies and made her a “chick-lit goddess.” Some were published under her given name, Madeleine Wickham.
wapo.st
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For many years, "Can You Keep A Secret?" Was my go-to rom-com read that could instantly pick me up whenever I really needed it. Also, I can't forget the live-singing telegram at the beginning of "I've Got Your Number." RIP
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Don't miss out on our Symposium: Exploring Queerness in Natural History, where we explore topics such as how we uncover and research LGBTQ+ and queer ecological histories and identities.
📆 February 05, 10:00 - 19:00
📍 Linnean Society of London
Book your tickets here:
📆 February 05, 10:00 - 19:00
📍 Linnean Society of London
Book your tickets here:
Symposium | Exploring Queerness in Natural History
A one-day, interdisciplinary symposium centring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the environmental sector.
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don't miss out on our Symposium: Exploring Queerness in Natural History, where we explore topics such as how we uncover and research LGBTQ+ and queer ecological histories and identities.
📆 February 05, 10:00 - 19:00
📍 Linnean Society of London
Book your tickets here:
📆 February 05, 10:00 - 19:00
📍 Linnean Society of London
Book your tickets here:
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Whenever I hear stories of "Canadian" animals spotted in the UK, I first wonder if they're the descendants of donated Canadian national park ones that escaped. It's happened.
Here are beaver heading to London, Eng, 1946. 2 died in the traps, another in transit. heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
Here are beaver heading to London, Eng, 1946. 2 died in the traps, another in transit. heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Whenever I hear stories of "Canadian" animals spotted in the UK, I first wonder if they're the descendants of donated Canadian national park ones that escaped. It's happened.
Here are beaver heading to London, Eng, 1946. 2 died in the traps, another in transit. heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
Here are beaver heading to London, Eng, 1946. 2 died in the traps, another in transit. heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....
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The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at King's College London is now on Bluesky! You can follow us at @kingschostm.bsky.social
And more information is on our website here: www.kingschostm.com
And more information is on our website here: www.kingschostm.com
HIstory of Science | King's CHoSTM | United Kingdom
The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM) at King's College London.
www.kingschostm.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at King's College London is now on Bluesky! You can follow us at @kingschostm.bsky.social
And more information is on our website here: www.kingschostm.com
And more information is on our website here: www.kingschostm.com
And now I want pizza 🤤🍕 (sorry pitta)
‘Pizza' is originally a regional/dialectal word of Centre-South Italy, further North it is "pinza" and further South it's "pitta". All these terms for flatbread (dishes) are now used independently of each other.🍕🍕
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And now I want pizza 🤤🍕 (sorry pitta)
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A recent #policy paper shows that nature markets rely too much on voluntary action and inconsistent metrics, risking low-integrity claims and reduced investor confidence.
More on this study by researchers from the ESI, ExCEL, LEEP and the University of Oxford.
(1/2)
More on this study by researchers from the ESI, ExCEL, LEEP and the University of Oxford.
(1/2)
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A recent #policy paper shows that nature markets rely too much on voluntary action and inconsistent metrics, risking low-integrity claims and reduced investor confidence.
More on this study by researchers from the ESI, ExCEL, LEEP and the University of Oxford.
(1/2)
More on this study by researchers from the ESI, ExCEL, LEEP and the University of Oxford.
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Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington. n.pr/3MxdoMW
A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside
Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington. n.pr/3MxdoMW
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dikeman cherries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1898
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
dikeman cherries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1898
Today's casual reading while waiting at the laundrette. It is absolutely absurd and hilarious, despite a plot involving a nuclear bomb, Apartheid, anarchists, and statelessness. I feel the latter half goes on a smiiidge too long, but it's enjoyable nonetheless. #leisureread #phdlife
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today's casual reading while waiting at the laundrette. It is absolutely absurd and hilarious, despite a plot involving a nuclear bomb, Apartheid, anarchists, and statelessness. I feel the latter half goes on a smiiidge too long, but it's enjoyable nonetheless. #leisureread #phdlife
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🚨We have a SUPER exciting announcement!🚨
Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳
📅1-3 July 2026
🗺️Zoological Society of London
Find out how to submit 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...
Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳
📅1-3 July 2026
🗺️Zoological Society of London
Find out how to submit 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🚨We have a SUPER exciting announcement!🚨
Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳
📅1-3 July 2026
🗺️Zoological Society of London
Find out how to submit 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...
Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳
📅1-3 July 2026
🗺️Zoological Society of London
Find out how to submit 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...
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Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
(More of a dissonantly aspirational vibe)
(More of a dissonantly aspirational vibe)
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
(More of a dissonantly aspirational vibe)
(More of a dissonantly aspirational vibe)
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"Underwater radiated noise – sound energy that ships emit through their hulls, propellers and machinery – is disrupting marine life."
+surveys for oil and gas exploration pollute
#SoundPollution
#envhist
#CetaceanHabitat
#WildlifeConservation
#SilentEclassVessel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
+surveys for oil and gas exploration pollute
#SoundPollution
#envhist
#CetaceanHabitat
#WildlifeConservation
#SilentEclassVessel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Underwater radiated noise – sound energy that ships emit through their hulls, propellers and machinery – is disrupting marine life."
+surveys for oil and gas exploration pollute
#SoundPollution
#envhist
#CetaceanHabitat
#WildlifeConservation
#SilentEclassVessel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
+surveys for oil and gas exploration pollute
#SoundPollution
#envhist
#CetaceanHabitat
#WildlifeConservation
#SilentEclassVessel
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's finally here. A history of the Nova Scotia lobster fishery.
Morton is truly an historian's historian, and from the installments I've seen, the book is going to have riches of social history, politics, economics, and even some marine biology.
share.google/J3GYgjTkjV9I...
Morton is truly an historian's historian, and from the installments I've seen, the book is going to have riches of social history, politics, economics, and even some marine biology.
share.google/J3GYgjTkjV9I...
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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The Dutch did not leave many loanwords in Taiwan, but those they did leave are super interesting. You'd think that the word for cabbage, gaolicai 高麗菜, means 'Korean vegetable'? Nah. Say it in Hokkien: Ko-lê(-tshài), from Dutch 'kool' (Ger. Kohl, engl. cole) XD 😁
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Dutch did not leave many loanwords in Taiwan, but those they did leave are super interesting. You'd think that the word for cabbage, gaolicai 高麗菜, means 'Korean vegetable'? Nah. Say it in Hokkien: Ko-lê(-tshài), from Dutch 'kool' (Ger. Kohl, engl. cole) XD 😁
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November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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There are some lovely snowflakes in Hooke’s Micrographia too:
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
There are some lovely snowflakes in Hooke’s Micrographia too:
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Kali would like to remind everyone that this book exists before she goes to dance with her fellow witches in the woods tonight.
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Kali would like to remind everyone that this book exists before she goes to dance with her fellow witches in the woods tonight.
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Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Job - Tenure Track - Environmental History - BOKU University
Tenure-track BOKU University - Vienna position seeks environmental history scholar with strong research, teaching, interdisciplinary methods, funding success, and socio-ecological expertise.
niche-canada.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
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The Greenhouse Christmas tree is now 120% better thanks to this new ornament. You can make your own! www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/dam/jcr:a46f...
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Greenhouse Christmas tree is now 120% better thanks to this new ornament. You can make your own! www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/dam/jcr:a46f...
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The Grand Banks of Newfoundland helped shape the history of Canada.
Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Grand Banks of Newfoundland helped shape the history of Canada.
Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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