Laurie Winkless
@lauriewinkless.bsky.social
Physicist & science storyteller. 📚#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY 📚#2: STICKY. Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand. She/her. Massive science nerd, biz owner / self-employed, enthusiastic, outspoken, equity-minded, multi-crafter #ToitūTeTiriti #FreePalestine🇵🇸
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In March this year I emailed Peggy Burrows to voice my support for her public stance re the school lunch disgrace. I noted the courage it takes as a Principal to speak up.
Her lovely reply made me tear up. She takes her role as a strong advocate for her students and their whānau deeply seriously.
Her lovely reply made me tear up. She takes her role as a strong advocate for her students and their whānau deeply seriously.
Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'
The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In March this year I emailed Peggy Burrows to voice my support for her public stance re the school lunch disgrace. I noted the courage it takes as a Principal to speak up.
Her lovely reply made me tear up. She takes her role as a strong advocate for her students and their whānau deeply seriously.
Her lovely reply made me tear up. She takes her role as a strong advocate for her students and their whānau deeply seriously.
Yippee, I've packed up my #secretsantaaonz box & booked the courier 🎁 I'm really happy that I managed to stick with my plan to only give second-hand, small business, and homemade gifts ❤️ Opening day will be here in no time 🎉
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yippee, I've packed up my #secretsantaaonz box & booked the courier 🎁 I'm really happy that I managed to stick with my plan to only give second-hand, small business, and homemade gifts ❤️ Opening day will be here in no time 🎉
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Folks, this is a deal!
Not doing Black Friday because I'm against the creeping Americanisation of Irish life and can't afford to as a small artist, but WILL be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every piece of art you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com/artprints I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Folks, this is a deal!
Work has been *intense* since I got back to Aotearoa, and it'll remain so until the Christmas break. BUT, today I submitted the final report for a project I've been working on for months. Yippee!
So, this weekend: family time, felting, F1, finding the final part of my gift for #secretsantaaonz ❤️
So, this weekend: family time, felting, F1, finding the final part of my gift for #secretsantaaonz ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Work has been *intense* since I got back to Aotearoa, and it'll remain so until the Christmas break. BUT, today I submitted the final report for a project I've been working on for months. Yippee!
So, this weekend: family time, felting, F1, finding the final part of my gift for #secretsantaaonz ❤️
So, this weekend: family time, felting, F1, finding the final part of my gift for #secretsantaaonz ❤️
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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The Guardian has a bunch of reader reports on people leaving New Zealand, including this one from a scientist
in Montréal last week a colleague noted that I used to be far more positive on NZ. It's wild how rapidly our science funding has been annihilated #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
in Montréal last week a colleague noted that I used to be far more positive on NZ. It's wild how rapidly our science funding has been annihilated #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Guardian has a bunch of reader reports on people leaving New Zealand, including this one from a scientist
in Montréal last week a colleague noted that I used to be far more positive on NZ. It's wild how rapidly our science funding has been annihilated #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
in Montréal last week a colleague noted that I used to be far more positive on NZ. It's wild how rapidly our science funding has been annihilated #nzpol
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Unlike the majority of other winners, just lacking actual train services 🫠
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Unlike the majority of other winners, just lacking actual train services 🫠
I was chatting to a colleague yesterday about the usefulness of the AI-text-checking tools that lots of universities now seem to be using. So out of interest, I pasted a few paragraphs of my own writing (which came from my brain) about a new study. The detector flagged it as AI 🙄 We're f*cked, eh?
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I was chatting to a colleague yesterday about the usefulness of the AI-text-checking tools that lots of universities now seem to be using. So out of interest, I pasted a few paragraphs of my own writing (which came from my brain) about a new study. The detector flagged it as AI 🙄 We're f*cked, eh?
Crafty friends in Te Awa Kairangi and surrounds. There are now just FOUR spots left in my felted baubles classes.
- Two for this Sunday (morning 9.30am)
- Two for Wednesday 10th (evening 7pm)
Classes held at Village Beads in Petone. You'll go home with two baubles. VERY beginner-friendly. $65pp #nz
- Two for this Sunday (morning 9.30am)
- Two for Wednesday 10th (evening 7pm)
Classes held at Village Beads in Petone. You'll go home with two baubles. VERY beginner-friendly. $65pp #nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Crafty friends in Te Awa Kairangi and surrounds. There are now just FOUR spots left in my felted baubles classes.
- Two for this Sunday (morning 9.30am)
- Two for Wednesday 10th (evening 7pm)
Classes held at Village Beads in Petone. You'll go home with two baubles. VERY beginner-friendly. $65pp #nz
- Two for this Sunday (morning 9.30am)
- Two for Wednesday 10th (evening 7pm)
Classes held at Village Beads in Petone. You'll go home with two baubles. VERY beginner-friendly. $65pp #nz
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Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Friends. Do I need this? 🧪 ohpluto.com.au/collections/...
Polypore (Shelf Fungi) Pendant Necklace
Polypores, also known as shelf fungi, form large fruiting bodies called conks. They are often found growing on trees or dead wood. This polypore pendant is beautifully unique! It is comprised of two b...
ohpluto.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Friends. Do I need this? 🧪 ohpluto.com.au/collections/...
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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Read my full story here!
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Read my full story here!
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
I really enjoyed teaching another beginner #needlefelting sesh at Village Beads Petone - 1 of 3 bauble classes I'm running pre-christmas! Everyone makes a pudding (so I can teach them basic techniques) and then they can do whatever they want for their second bauble. This group were extra creative 🤩
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I really enjoyed teaching another beginner #needlefelting sesh at Village Beads Petone - 1 of 3 bauble classes I'm running pre-christmas! Everyone makes a pudding (so I can teach them basic techniques) and then they can do whatever they want for their second bauble. This group were extra creative 🤩
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I don’t want to be that guy but I am boycotting Israel at the moment and mindfully choose and boycott products based on this stance. #SecretSantaAoNZ
Today's #SecretSantaAoNZ question is a pretty important one.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I don’t want to be that guy but I am boycotting Israel at the moment and mindfully choose and boycott products based on this stance. #SecretSantaAoNZ
If things go to plan, my giftee will receive a lil box of items that fit into all five of these categories! #secretsantaaonz
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If things go to plan, my giftee will receive a lil box of items that fit into all five of these categories! #secretsantaaonz
I managed to make a mini version of my original idea, and it turned out ok ☺️ I wish I could have managed the whole thing, but my work and life calendar between now and shipping day scuppered that! Is it just me or is the timeline for #secretsantaaonz is extra short this round? Excited nonetheless!
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I managed to make a mini version of my original idea, and it turned out ok ☺️ I wish I could have managed the whole thing, but my work and life calendar between now and shipping day scuppered that! Is it just me or is the timeline for #secretsantaaonz is extra short this round? Excited nonetheless!
My latest article for @forbes.com is on the disproportionate impact of *uphill* urban expansion on biodiversity 👩🔬🧪⚛️
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Cities Are Expanding Uphill, Threatening Global Biodiversity
New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
My latest article for @forbes.com is on the disproportionate impact of *uphill* urban expansion on biodiversity 👩🔬🧪⚛️
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
I think this is the earliest I've ever put up my Christmas tree* and I am DELIGHTED. It feels so festive. Delta approves too 😅
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I think this is the earliest I've ever put up my Christmas tree* and I am DELIGHTED. It feels so festive. Delta approves too 😅
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
My latest article for @forbes.com has just gone live 🧪👩🔬⚛️ www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Cities Are Expanding Uphill, Threatening Global Biodiversity
New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest article for @forbes.com has just gone live 🧪👩🔬⚛️ www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
I'm happy with my giftee for #secretsantaaonz! They post on here pretty often, which is great. They don't seem to have an obvious "hook" / passion that I could work off, but after some sleuthing, I feel like I have a good sense of who they are. Now to come up with ideas for their gift - exciting!
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I'm happy with my giftee for #secretsantaaonz! They post on here pretty often, which is great. They don't seem to have an obvious "hook" / passion that I could work off, but after some sleuthing, I feel like I have a good sense of who they are. Now to come up with ideas for their gift - exciting!
If you don't already listen to @20k.bsky.social podcast, you're missing out. The latest episode is all about the sound recording for #Wicked - an utterly fascinating insight into what it took to produce the movie(s) share.google/wWHlhA60Q1xz...
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out th...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you don't already listen to @20k.bsky.social podcast, you're missing out. The latest episode is all about the sound recording for #Wicked - an utterly fascinating insight into what it took to produce the movie(s) share.google/wWHlhA60Q1xz...