Vivek Nityananda
@viveknityananda.bsky.social
I research behaviour. Writing. Illustration. Improv. Scicomm. Views my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈
website: www.viveknityananda.com
website: www.viveknityananda.com
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I Dream of Theresa May: an electric black comedy about the hostile environment
The former Home Secretary torments and guides a queer Indian immigrant as he desperately seeks settled status
www.standard.co.uk
How thrilling is this! A glowing review of I Dream of Theresa May in the London Evening Standard:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"There’s honestly not a weak link in this hilarious and heart-breaking production"
www.standard.co.uk/culture/thea...
On until November 29th @taratheatre.com :
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"There’s honestly not a weak link in this hilarious and heart-breaking production"
www.standard.co.uk/culture/thea...
On until November 29th @taratheatre.com :
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
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Mosquitoes, a photo gallery:
Mosquitoes - Alex Wild
Mosquitoes comprise a large family, Culicidae, of slender, scale-covered flies found worldwide. We think of mosquitoes as voracious blood-feeders, but the primary food of adult mosquitoes is actually ...
www.alexanderwild.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Mosquitoes, a photo gallery:
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There are only two weeks left to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026. The scheme helps early career and postdoctoral researchers to cooperate on research projects with leading research groups in Japan. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There are only two weeks left to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026. The scheme helps early career and postdoctoral researchers to cooperate on research projects with leading research groups in Japan. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw
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Let’s not forget Tom Stoppard was a refugee
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Let’s not forget Tom Stoppard was a refugee
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
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RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
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Damn.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Damn.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
Tom was, all round, a scholar and a gent. My dad envied his quietly perfect artist’s wardrobe and treasured his friendship. As did I.
Travel well. I hope the wine’s okay.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
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I'm just a normal girl who happens to think about the themes/performances/look of Miller's Crossing at least 7x a day
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm just a normal girl who happens to think about the themes/performances/look of Miller's Crossing at least 7x a day
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'London Market', Brixton (1973) by James Fitton
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
'London Market', Brixton (1973) by James Fitton
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
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Our first plenary for #ASABWinter2025 will be by @amelinlab.bsky.social. She will be discussing how fruit traits and color vision variation in primates* shape sensory behaviours during food selection 🍌
*White-faced capuchins, Central American spider monkeys and mantled howler monkeys, oh my! 🙊
*White-faced capuchins, Central American spider monkeys and mantled howler monkeys, oh my! 🙊
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Our first plenary for #ASABWinter2025 will be by @amelinlab.bsky.social. She will be discussing how fruit traits and color vision variation in primates* shape sensory behaviours during food selection 🍌
*White-faced capuchins, Central American spider monkeys and mantled howler monkeys, oh my! 🙊
*White-faced capuchins, Central American spider monkeys and mantled howler monkeys, oh my! 🙊
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Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
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I’m compelled by my fascination with these little guys to repost this 🪰. We actually do cool science with these in Aotearoa.
The black soldier fly is considered delicious and nutritious. Researchers hope the flies can help reduce malnutrition and pressure on forests, as well as improve access to affordable organic fertilizers.
Can a ‘magical’ insect help Madagascar battle malnutrition, deforestation?
Can a ‘magical’ insect help Madagascar battle malnutrition, deforestation?
www.devex.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I’m compelled by my fascination with these little guys to repost this 🪰. We actually do cool science with these in Aotearoa.
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Great illustration of the austerity ratchet in Britain - restoring the pre-Osborne welfare state treated like wild-eyed radicalism
Aside from anything else, the benefit cap was introduced in 2013. Claiming that going back to 2012, to a benefit system designed by Tories but missing some of the most egregious and punitive excesses, is a sign of a "return" to even the real 1970s let alone the media boogeyman 1970s, is bollocks.
Look. This isn't analysis of any stripe. That this absolute fucking hogwash is presented as clever, sensible moderate stuff should be considered just as much propaganda as the tabloid screaming about benefits street.
November 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Great illustration of the austerity ratchet in Britain - restoring the pre-Osborne welfare state treated like wild-eyed radicalism
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Got some nice work about ant foraging? Can't decide where to send it? We have a special issue just for you!
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
Foraging Behaviours of Ants
While the collective foraging of ants has been studied extensively, there has been much emphasis on the mechanisms that underlie ant foraging; however, ...
link.springer.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Got some nice work about ant foraging? Can't decide where to send it? We have a special issue just for you!
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
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. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality
Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…
retractionwatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
. @rebeccasear.bsky.social is on a mission to get all studies using a database linking #IQ and race retracted. I spoke to her for @retractionwatch.com to find out more: retractionwatch.com/2025/11/25/m...
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We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
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My memoir-essay on growing up with Norman Rockwell Thanksgivings is up in Vogue this morning. Here’s a small extract: www.vogue.com/article/norm...
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My memoir-essay on growing up with Norman Rockwell Thanksgivings is up in Vogue this morning. Here’s a small extract: www.vogue.com/article/norm...
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Important to remember that the British public is actively being misinformed on this issue.
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Important to remember that the British public is actively being misinformed on this issue.
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
A great opportunity here. And open to all nationalities- let's get more voices making decisions!
📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society
Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A great opportunity here. And open to all nationalities- let's get more voices making decisions!
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i’m so happy for him
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i’m so happy for him
Come Tomorrow is an excellent collection of horror stories and very Bangalore! Get yourself a copy!
If you've read about my collection COME TOMORROW in the recent @bookriot.bsky.social article about horror fiction from around the world, you can order a copy here:
notionpress.com/in/read/come...
The page also links to amazon and flipkart if you prefer those. I'm sorry there aren't more options.
notionpress.com/in/read/come...
The page also links to amazon and flipkart if you prefer those. I'm sorry there aren't more options.
Come Tomorrow
Ghost stories within ghost stories, shadows from the past and strange intimations from the cosmos converge with the shifting realities of the city of Bangalore in this collection of lyrical, haunting ...
notionpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Come Tomorrow is an excellent collection of horror stories and very Bangalore! Get yourself a copy!
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Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can't wait for the post-show Q and A with some amazing people after today's edition of I Dream of Theresa May!
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
Play spoiler: Step 1 of being British is Gratitude and I'm grateful for everyone who's made it to the show!
And to those who go on the few remaining days:
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
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Wondering if insects feel pain? Here's our critique of work that looked at this in bees. We were unconvinced of the evidence, and built a model to think through these issues.
Their response is published alongside and we'll have a response to that out soon.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Their response is published alongside and we'll have a response to that out soon.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Motivational trade-offs as evidence for sentience in bees: a critique
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wondering if insects feel pain? Here's our critique of work that looked at this in bees. We were unconvinced of the evidence, and built a model to think through these issues.
Their response is published alongside and we'll have a response to that out soon.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Their response is published alongside and we'll have a response to that out soon.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I watched All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen, 2022) twice in the past two days. I feel that in many ways it's the film I was trying to unearth in my writing about Kedi (Ceyda Torun, 2016). An ambivalent attempt to document the monstrous changes in animal life (including humans) caused by climate change.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I watched All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen, 2022) twice in the past two days. I feel that in many ways it's the film I was trying to unearth in my writing about Kedi (Ceyda Torun, 2016). An ambivalent attempt to document the monstrous changes in animal life (including humans) caused by climate change.