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Susan McNicholl

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Research comms by day | Grad student by night Exploring how researchers can actually connect with the world beyond academia. Movies, British TV, crochet, cats 🐾 | Hiker & biker 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♀️ Follow me for opinions, stories, and the occasional cat pic.

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · 1d

Curious how other researchers are using Bluesky vs. Twitter/X for academic or professional communication? Me too!

That’s exactly what I’m studying for my graduate capstone.

Would love your input (5 min survey + optional interview) uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪

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The bones of Natasha 🏴🌻 @alterici.bsky.social · 20d

Block party!!!

QuyetPawz @quyetpawz.bsky.social · 20d

Here ya go

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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the mjl (michael j leblanc) @themjl.bsky.social · 20d

nothing quite like a Friday Night Block Party...

a neon sign for the new year 's block party

ALT: a neon sign for the new year 's block party

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Oct 3

I like to listen to lo-fi tunes while I work. Stumbled across these lo-fi instrumentals based on classic Scooby-Doo tracks. It's giving a professional spooky season vibe that I didn't know I needed!

open.spotify.com/album/3BDB2V...

Lofi Scooby-Doo

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Jul 17

I submit Idris Elba for your consideration particularly if you include his commercials. I’m convinced his agent secretly hates him.

Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Jun 29

The PBS show #caregiving is a must see. As a woman who was a full time caregiver for children and elders for 12 years, I know well the cost of serving society that goes uncompensated.

Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Jun 21

What’s the German word for that feeling when you’re binge watching an awesome show and getting to the end of the last season. You want to stop and savor but you also NEED to know how it ends.

Also Pamela Adlon is a genius. #betterthings

Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Jun 17

I brought Lord of the Flies to a weeklong camping trip on an otherwise uninhabited barrier island with 10 other teens and two adults.

Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · May 13

That underscores the genius in the timing of the line. It’s like a good joke. Just as the audience is starting to wonder, the dialogue beats them to the punch.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · May 12

"If federal sentencing guidelines had been followed, you probably would not be reading today about Linwood Barnhill Jr."

From Colbert I. King: wapo.st/43baeTX

Opinion | The price of a plea bargain

In 2013, Linwood Barnhill Jr. got off easy for prostitution of a minor and child pornography charges. Now he’s accused of sex crimes in D.C., once again.

wapo.st

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 29

a football player with the word patriots on his shirt

ALT: a football player with the word patriots on his shirt

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 27

Poet Jodie Foster GIF

ALT: Poet Jodie Foster GIF

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Apr 19

Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Apr 15

McCormick was born in 1968. One reason he did not remember seeing people with autism at the time was autism did not have a diagnosis separate from schizophrenia in the DSM until 1980.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 14

Rep. Rich McCormick: "I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don't remember having any people I knew had autism."

(McCormick is also a doctor.)

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’m thinking instead of saying combat climate change, leaders should say alleviate climate suffering.

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 12

Full article gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? (Gift Article)

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

www.nytimes.com

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Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 9

A little good news for a newsfeed palate cleanser.

Kory Bing @korybing.bsky.social · Apr 8

Instead of believing the myth that three expensive, genetically modified wolves are “de-extinct” dire wolves, let’s look at animals humanity has actually brought back from the brink of extinction using proven science and dedicated hard work: 🧵/6

Susan McNicholl @susanemcnicholl.bsky.social · Apr 9

SciComm at its finest.
✅ Clear explanation
✅ Great photos/graphics
✅ Defines unfamiliar terms
✅ Research as a story
✅ Conveys personal passion
✅ Introduces characters
✅ Explains why important
✅ Ends with a gentle CTA
#scicomm

Auke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · Apr 9

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x