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Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de
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I used to scan brains, now I talk about science for a living. Science editor, science podcaster, SPIEGEL-bestselling writer. Founder of @realscientists.de and trainer at @nawik.de. Looks even worse IRL. He/him.

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I bet that nobody will be able to guess the two Christmas wishes that my 5-year-old has — especially since one of the things is a non-sequitur running joke that he’s come up with.

What’s your best guess?
Piece of paper that seems to say: MOTKANSHROL MONSTS SHRAKHK POAL FOLAF KWAKAMOLI
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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This is obviously a brave and important interview, but also: did anyone else catch the “Armageddon” reference?
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Roses are red
That dino looks ill
Headline saying “Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil”. For additional info apart from the joke, the sub-headed says: “Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous”
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Having some family fun at the Reiss Engelhorn Museum‘s dino exhibit. Great to see a dracorex hogwartsia skull. In my first book I mention how it might be the origin of dragon lore
Took a selfie with a lifesize reconstruction of a Bradysaurus. One of us is wearing an ESA hat Cast of a dracorex hogwartsia skull
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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The tension is unbearable
David is at 99.999 followers
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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If you see this, post the most random thing you can come up with.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Even in the vast sea of voices that is the internet, Michi’s is one that definitely deserves being listened to. I couldn’t think of a better ambassador for inclusivity in human space travel.

Be sure to find her online on Insta at @michi_benthaus

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November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Friends, this video is well worth your time. My friend Michi Benthaus, an ESA engineer who will very soon make history as the first wheelchair user to visit space, has recently given a speech in front of the European Parliament.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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And speaking of, I’m strangely proud that I just received this:
A badge showing that I completed 25 Connections puzzles after solving the purple category first
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I’m scared what y’all will come up with but here we go.

(Idea stolen from @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social)
post this on your profile and let your followers associate you with a fictional character that you remind them of
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Hmmm I wonder how those two other things have worked out 🤔🤔🤔
After chasing NFTs and the metaverse, Square Enix wants Al to do 70% of its QA by 2027
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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FINALLY a beauty contest that I can get behind
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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lol, "Biological sex is real & binary & independent of any observer's definition"
A meme where someone asks "source?" and the comic character Dr. Manhattan response with "I made it up"
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Update; I WROTE ANOTHER BOOK 🤩🤩 It’s in German again (for now, at least), so find my German-language announcement video below 👇🏻 and find “Mein Gehirn, das Denken und Ich” (my brain, the thought process, and myself) in stores everywhere from May 5, 2026 with pre-orders starting TODAY
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Happy Halloween!
A middle-aged white guy with outdated eyeglasses, wearing a high-vis vest, black balaclava, and a tiara. The writing on the picture says “who can guess my Halloween costume?“ and gives the clue “current events”
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Yup.

(Source: @transformationprincess on Insta)
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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I can get behind that number.

I’m sure it’ll vary widely depending on task and topic, but as a rough number it’s a good enough illustration for how brainless it is to use this tech to find information.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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…but it’s good to see that reasonable Germans aren’t willing to just accept this. Today has seen protests, including one featuring this excellent sign.
(Image credit: ZDF heute)
A protest in Germany, with one protestor holding a hand-written sign that says “I got 99 problems but Stadtbild ain’t one”
October 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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A comic character contemplating the situation and deciding that he’s ok with it
October 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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By the way, I’d show you that award I’ve mentioned, but it’s currently hidden behind a Werner Herzog trading card that I’ve nicked from my kids.
A bronze-colored medal, mostly obscured by a somewhat battered-looking Star Wars trading card showing the character The Client, as played by renowned director Werner Herzog
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Wer will LIVE dabei sein wenn @christianscharun.de und ich LIVE eine LIVE-Episode unseres LIVE-Podcasts aufnehmen? Kommt nach Karlsruhe für das LIVE-Event des Jahres (oder zumindest das der nächsten Woche). Tickets sind kostenlos, aber begrenzt. Mehr Info hier: tickets.tollhaus.de/produkte/867...
October 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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This sounds plausible to me. But if it’s true, it means that the age of social media might be over soon, with only the old and wrinkled (like myself) spending any actual time there.
October 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Me: “Sometimes we need to defy the purpose with which our creator has ordained us. We need to reject what we were ‘made for’ and instead embrace what we truly are.”

“That’s so deep, what made you think of that?”

Me:
A candy packaging at a store saying “MADE FOR SHARING!”
October 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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The film discourse on Instagram is Something Else
Instagram comments section. Three comments from three different people saying: “One of the greatest films l've ever seen”, “One of the most boring movies ever made lord have mercy” and “Most terrifying film of this century”
October 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Absolutely wild that, in the year of our lord two-thousand and twenty-five, there's a new research article that calls women "females" but calls men "men"
Risk factors for anxiety disorders and environmental influences Sex Females are twice as likely as men to suffer from an anxiety disorder. The cause of this could be a genetic or neurobiological difference in females (Table 1) [3].
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM