Sally Greaves
@cardiokiwi.bsky.social
Migrated from the old twitter. Cardiologist living in Aotearoa New Zealand with lots of sheep & 238 kākāpō. Science/nature nerd. Bird politics good, human politics suck, but interested. Serious about medicine, other things not so much.
"Our govt has gutted our public sector, welfare system, indigenous rights & more, the cost of living is so high, and there just aren’t a lot of opportunities in general. Leaving feels like my own personal 'fuck you'." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand
As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Our govt has gutted our public sector, welfare system, indigenous rights & more, the cost of living is so high, and there just aren’t a lot of opportunities in general. Leaving feels like my own personal 'fuck you'." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The 'spoonies' as I fondly call them, (Royal Spoonbill - Kōtuku ngutupapa) visit "my" bay intermittently - usually no more than 5 birds but they are back again and there are 7!
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The 'spoonies' as I fondly call them, (Royal Spoonbill - Kōtuku ngutupapa) visit "my" bay intermittently - usually no more than 5 birds but they are back again and there are 7!
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NO WAYYYY! 🤯🤯🤯
Is this the COOLEST stick insect ever?? 💚
This mossy girl (Taraxippus sp.) from Peru was the most incredible phasmid I have ever seen, I could not get over how perfectly camouflaged it was on the mossy trees! 🌳
So in awe of our natural world! 🌿
Is this the COOLEST stick insect ever?? 💚
This mossy girl (Taraxippus sp.) from Peru was the most incredible phasmid I have ever seen, I could not get over how perfectly camouflaged it was on the mossy trees! 🌳
So in awe of our natural world! 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NO WAYYYY! 🤯🤯🤯
Is this the COOLEST stick insect ever?? 💚
This mossy girl (Taraxippus sp.) from Peru was the most incredible phasmid I have ever seen, I could not get over how perfectly camouflaged it was on the mossy trees! 🌳
So in awe of our natural world! 🌿
Is this the COOLEST stick insect ever?? 💚
This mossy girl (Taraxippus sp.) from Peru was the most incredible phasmid I have ever seen, I could not get over how perfectly camouflaged it was on the mossy trees! 🌳
So in awe of our natural world! 🌿
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who has *not* always wanted their very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammer head shark
i ask u
i ask u
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
who has *not* always wanted their very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammer head shark
i ask u
i ask u
I have just completed the worst gardening job ever - weeding on a bank filled with rosemary and rambling bottlebrush. I am now dripping wet. But it is done!
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have just completed the worst gardening job ever - weeding on a bank filled with rosemary and rambling bottlebrush. I am now dripping wet. But it is done!
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
This dynamic experience reveals how Henson & his team brought to life the worlds of The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal & Labyrinth. It also includes material from Henson’s experimental projects & early work. movingimage.org/event/the-ji...
The Jim Henson Exhibition – Museum of the Moving Image
This dynamic experience explores Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on culture.
movingimage.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This dynamic experience reveals how Henson & his team brought to life the worlds of The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal & Labyrinth. It also includes material from Henson’s experimental projects & early work. movingimage.org/event/the-ji...
I knew these two variable oystercatchers had a nest somewhere in the spinifex grass. I had just about given up, as I didn't want to stress the birds any more, when I suddenly spotted three lovely eggs. The nest has been fenced off now to stop anyone accidentally stumbling into it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I knew these two variable oystercatchers had a nest somewhere in the spinifex grass. I had just about given up, as I didn't want to stress the birds any more, when I suddenly spotted three lovely eggs. The nest has been fenced off now to stop anyone accidentally stumbling into it.
Driving to Duvauchelle. I'm always struck by how photographs of the Banks Peninsula seem to come out looking like watercolour paintings, making the scenery instantly recognisable.
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Driving to Duvauchelle. I'm always struck by how photographs of the Banks Peninsula seem to come out looking like watercolour paintings, making the scenery instantly recognisable.
The news we need to see more of on the internet.
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The news we need to see more of on the internet.
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NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
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Stuff Squirrels do😄
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Stuff Squirrels do😄
Jeez - why are some people such assholes? 🤬🥺
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
Watch: Camera catches beachgoers crushing eggs of endangered birds
Trail camera footage shows four people stepping through a marked nesting zone.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Jeez - why are some people such assholes? 🤬🥺
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-t...
I saw this rather lovely post the other day mourning the death of Lisa kākāpō and celebrating her life. 🥹
www.facebook.com/100063523242...
www.facebook.com/100063523242...
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I saw this rather lovely post the other day mourning the death of Lisa kākāpō and celebrating her life. 🥹
www.facebook.com/100063523242...
www.facebook.com/100063523242...
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Whakapapa Skifield Locals Day 29 November.
Fund-raising for Whakapapa and Waimarino Volunteer Fire Brigades.
#Ruapehu #Whakapapa #Waimarino #Tongariro #CruisingSh4
Fund-raising for Whakapapa and Waimarino Volunteer Fire Brigades.
#Ruapehu #Whakapapa #Waimarino #Tongariro #CruisingSh4
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Whakapapa Skifield Locals Day 29 November.
Fund-raising for Whakapapa and Waimarino Volunteer Fire Brigades.
#Ruapehu #Whakapapa #Waimarino #Tongariro #CruisingSh4
Fund-raising for Whakapapa and Waimarino Volunteer Fire Brigades.
#Ruapehu #Whakapapa #Waimarino #Tongariro #CruisingSh4
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So excited to be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand in February for the Capitol City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 (with side trips to Otago, Canterbury, and U. Auckland).
If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026
The Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 explores cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems & complexity & how this knowledge is used to drive system change.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So excited to be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand in February for the Capitol City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 (with side trips to Otago, Canterbury, and U. Auckland).
If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
Whomever runs the social media account for @themerl.bsky.social is a gem. 🤣😂
Thank you for sharing, Professor Goose! We are exploring how we can make some of our t-shirts available in goose sizes
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Whomever runs the social media account for @themerl.bsky.social is a gem. 🤣😂
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I wrote this about NZ's last specialist classical music store. It made me sad.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I wrote this about NZ's last specialist classical music store. It made me sad.
Where does that path go?
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Where does that path go?
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Meet the Malaysian giant katydid, the world's largest katydid species. Borneo does elephants small, and insects huge... things are completely backward there.
(This, by the way, is a male. Apparently the female is even bigger.)
(This, by the way, is a male. Apparently the female is even bigger.)
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Meet the Malaysian giant katydid, the world's largest katydid species. Borneo does elephants small, and insects huge... things are completely backward there.
(This, by the way, is a male. Apparently the female is even bigger.)
(This, by the way, is a male. Apparently the female is even bigger.)
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SOUND ON.
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
SOUND ON.
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
Instead of a photo, here's a short video from Borneo. Normally I don't condone handling of wildlife, but something was obviously stuck beneath our truck. You might say we were a bit surprised about what our guide pulled out...
Rationality, for the purposes of this research, is defined as the ability to form beliefs based on evidence; but, when new evidence emerges, evidence can be weighed up and beliefs revised. Plenty of humans can't seem to do that. 🤔
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human.
www.sciencealert.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Rationality, for the purposes of this research, is defined as the ability to form beliefs based on evidence; but, when new evidence emerges, evidence can be weighed up and beliefs revised. Plenty of humans can't seem to do that. 🤔
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
www.sciencealert.com/chimps-can-r...
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Take a breath…
and spend a moment by the ocean with Inkblot, the Adventure Dog. 🐾 💜
Aotearoa/the Shire.
and spend a moment by the ocean with Inkblot, the Adventure Dog. 🐾 💜
Aotearoa/the Shire.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Take a breath…
and spend a moment by the ocean with Inkblot, the Adventure Dog. 🐾 💜
Aotearoa/the Shire.
and spend a moment by the ocean with Inkblot, the Adventure Dog. 🐾 💜
Aotearoa/the Shire.