Jay T. Cullen
@jaytcullen.bsky.social
Failed astronaut. Chemical Oceanographer. Professor and Director @seos-uvic.bsky.social
Interested in aviation, the ocean, climate science, space and music…
Interested in aviation, the ocean, climate science, space and music…
In our display case @seos-uvic.bsky.social we have some well preserved fossils. For example consider this Pycnodontid, this Trilobite, or this Zip 100 disk…
Can you identify the other fossils? Did you ever use them?
Can you identify the other fossils? Did you ever use them?
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In our display case @seos-uvic.bsky.social we have some well preserved fossils. For example consider this Pycnodontid, this Trilobite, or this Zip 100 disk…
Can you identify the other fossils? Did you ever use them?
Can you identify the other fossils? Did you ever use them?
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New research from Oxford Earth Sciences' Sophie Gill, Ros Rickaby and Gideon Henderson provides important insights into the safe operational boundaries of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and the likely impacts on major calcifying organisms.
Read the full article here:
Read the full article here:
The Physiological Response of Contrasting Coccolithophore Species to Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Increased alkalinity significantly boosts growth rates of coccolithophores Gephyrocapsa huxleyi and Coccolithus braarudii Divergent responses between species arise as large C. braarudii rely on C...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Make plans to tune-in to YouTube tonight at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific for a Live Audiophile Roundtable with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who will do a deep dive into the making of Chronic Town and Murmur.
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
Live Audiophile Roundtable: Producers Easter & Dixon on R.E.M.’s Chronic Town & Murmur One-Steps
YouTube video by Steve Westman
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Make plans to tune-in to YouTube tonight at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific for a Live Audiophile Roundtable with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who will do a deep dive into the making of Chronic Town and Murmur.
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
🥖 I made some bread today following @mcindoe.bsky.social’s Instructables www.instructables.com/Braided-Bread/
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🥖 I made some bread today following @mcindoe.bsky.social’s Instructables www.instructables.com/Braided-Bread/
Chemistry @uvicscience.bsky.social @uvic.ca are hiring in the areas of Physical, Organic and Inorganic. Great department in a beautiful part of the world.
UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
CHEM 270-155 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
www.uvic.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Chemistry @uvicscience.bsky.social @uvic.ca are hiring in the areas of Physical, Organic and Inorganic. Great department in a beautiful part of the world.
Back down to baseline temperature following vaccine. A little 2.3C bump. Virus fighting ready
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Back down to baseline temperature following vaccine. A little 2.3C bump. Virus fighting ready
Some views this evening from PKOLS in Saanich this evening
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Some views this evening from PKOLS in Saanich this evening
Down we come. Body now ready to easily deal with exposure to COVID-19 and influenza in the near term
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Down we come. Body now ready to easily deal with exposure to COVID-19 and influenza in the near term
My Grandfather Tom J. Cullen was a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy 🇨🇦. He served in the North Atlantic during WWII and in the Korean War
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My Grandfather Tom J. Cullen was a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy 🇨🇦. He served in the North Atlantic during WWII and in the Korean War
Good morning immune response to Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine 💉
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Good morning immune response to Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine 💉
🌊 How do we collect sea ice to measure tor trace elements and isotopes? You need a big drill to collect the core and then a lot of patience to shave down the outsides with a ceramic blade…to get clean ice to melt and analyze. Dr. Tia Anderlini on the trigger here.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🌊 How do we collect sea ice to measure tor trace elements and isotopes? You need a big drill to collect the core and then a lot of patience to shave down the outsides with a ceramic blade…to get clean ice to melt and analyze. Dr. Tia Anderlini on the trigger here.
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friends doing awesome new research 🧐 👊✊😀
Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
Cosmic dust reveals dynamic shifts in central Arctic sea-ice coverage over the past 30,000 years
Arctic sea-ice loss affects biological productivity, sustenance in coastal communities, and geopolitics. Forecasting these impacts requires mechanistic understanding of how Arctic sea ice responds to ...
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
friends doing awesome new research 🧐 👊✊😀
🌊 We never did find the mooring we were looking to recover here off the western edge of central 🇬🇱 Greenland. The bergs probably took it…but it was a beautiful spot to look. Summer 2024
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🌊 We never did find the mooring we were looking to recover here off the western edge of central 🇬🇱 Greenland. The bergs probably took it…but it was a beautiful spot to look. Summer 2024
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Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Don’t miss the 12 November closing date!
Seeking a three year postdoc in the field of ocean biogeochemistry and productivity using mechanistic models and synthesis of observations. Note the short fuse for applications. Please help distribute. All nationalities welcome to apply! 🌊
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Liverpool
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don’t miss the 12 November closing date!
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Interested in penguins 🐧 🌊?
The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica
www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...
The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica
www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Interested in penguins 🐧 🌊?
The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica
www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...
The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica
www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...
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First-Ever Footage Shows Killer Whales Attacking Great White Shark Nursery
First-Ever Footage Shows Killer Whales Attacking Great White Shark Nursery
An orca pod has been spotted for the first time repeatedly targeting and flipping young great white sharks onto their backs to paralyze and dismember them
www.scientificamerican.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
First-Ever Footage Shows Killer Whales Attacking Great White Shark Nursery
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Recording available for WRI webinar on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal talking about current state of the science principles for governance
youtu.be/dD8xZI4r6kc
youtu.be/dD8xZI4r6kc
Principles for Responsible and Effective Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Development | Webinar
YouTube video by High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
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November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Recording available for WRI webinar on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal talking about current state of the science principles for governance
youtu.be/dD8xZI4r6kc
youtu.be/dD8xZI4r6kc
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Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water 🌊
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water
Nature Geoscience - Recurrent phytoplankton blooms in the western Indian Subantarctic Zone are largely supported by iron-rich water transported into the region by the Agulhas Current, according to...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Western Indian subantarctic phytoplankton blooms fertilized by iron-enriched Agulhas water 🌊
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
rdcu.be/eMTV2?utm_ca...
🌊 A great retrospective of our mighty coastal R/V Strickland. A fine ship serving the research and teaching needs of @seos-uvic.bsky.social
If a boat could be a published author, the Strickland's publication record would rival that of the most respected academics.
Check out just a sampling of research that the Strickland has been involved with over the last 50 years: news.uvic.ca/2025/50-year...
Check out just a sampling of research that the Strickland has been involved with over the last 50 years: news.uvic.ca/2025/50-year...
50 years on board the Strickland - UVic News
For the past 50 years, the RV John Strickland has been a key part of the University of Victoria’s biology and earth and ocean sciences departments. As the boat approaches its 50th birthday on Nov. 4, ...
news.uvic.ca
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
🌊 A great retrospective of our mighty coastal R/V Strickland. A fine ship serving the research and teaching needs of @seos-uvic.bsky.social
I met my partner at a #Halloween party 29 years ago. I didn’t want to go to the party and I wouldn’t have gone except for the dogged determination of my housemate @martinebotany.bsky.social who made me get a costume and get out the door with him…thanks Chris
a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery
ALT: a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery
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November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I met my partner at a #Halloween party 29 years ago. I didn’t want to go to the party and I wouldn’t have gone except for the dogged determination of my housemate @martinebotany.bsky.social who made me get a costume and get out the door with him…thanks Chris
🌊 Sometimes people write songs about you and your work in the North Pacific 🧪 youtu.be/LwqK-7IXEDM?...
OSB AI Fukushima's Echo In The Tide Official Song.
YouTube video by Organic Slant
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October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🌊 Sometimes people write songs about you and your work in the North Pacific 🧪 youtu.be/LwqK-7IXEDM?...
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Sunamura no onryo is a ghostly pumpkin #yokai with a bright orange pumpkin for a head and a body with arms and legs made of pumpkin vines and leaves. The poor thing struggles to lug around its heavy head. Despite this it was believed to appear after dark in Sunamura village and...
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October 30, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Sunamura no onryo is a ghostly pumpkin #yokai with a bright orange pumpkin for a head and a body with arms and legs made of pumpkin vines and leaves. The poor thing struggles to lug around its heavy head. Despite this it was believed to appear after dark in Sunamura village and...
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