Nan Sheppard
@nansheppard.bsky.social
Anthropologist, writer.
I turn stories into policy, and policy into stories
I turn stories into policy, and policy into stories
Good heavens. I’ve been getting newspapers out of the neighbour’s recycling bin because the elderly cat keeps missing the litter tray, and here is @philippesands.bsky.social with some wisdom to share in @theobserveruk.bsky.social - I won’t let the cat pee on you Sands.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Good heavens. I’ve been getting newspapers out of the neighbour’s recycling bin because the elderly cat keeps missing the litter tray, and here is @philippesands.bsky.social with some wisdom to share in @theobserveruk.bsky.social - I won’t let the cat pee on you Sands.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com. To order my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats', see here: www.tomgauld.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com. To order my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats', see here: www.tomgauld.com
Free download: I was re-reading 'The Art of Being Human' recently and there is a wonderful chapter about conservative vs liberal thinking:
1. Both sides offer wisdom
2. They each reveal the blind spots in the other
…and more. It’s a great book:
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
1. Both sides offer wisdom
2. They each reveal the blind spots in the other
…and more. It’s a great book:
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology - Open Textbook Library
Anthropology is the study of all humans in all times in all places. But it is so much more than that. “Anthropology requires strength, valor, and courage,” Nancy Scheper-Hughes noted. “Pierre Bourdieu...
open.umn.edu
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Free download: I was re-reading 'The Art of Being Human' recently and there is a wonderful chapter about conservative vs liberal thinking:
1. Both sides offer wisdom
2. They each reveal the blind spots in the other
…and more. It’s a great book:
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
1. Both sides offer wisdom
2. They each reveal the blind spots in the other
…and more. It’s a great book:
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
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Cruelty has been normalized in capitalism. But leaders can still center care and fairness and build profitable, resilient companies buff.ly/AxVlgww
Taming the moral menace at capitalism’s core
Centuries of management practice were built on cruelty and exploitation. But history also offers a countercurrent – leaders who chose care, fairness and conscience.
buff.ly
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Cruelty has been normalized in capitalism. But leaders can still center care and fairness and build profitable, resilient companies buff.ly/AxVlgww
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Cruelty has been normalized in capitalism. But leaders can still center care and fairness and build profitable, resilient companies
Taming the moral menace at capitalism’s core
Centuries of management practice were built on cruelty and exploitation. But history also offers a countercurrent – leaders who chose care, fairness and conscience.
buff.ly
January 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Cruelty has been normalized in capitalism. But leaders can still center care and fairness and build profitable, resilient companies
If all social media apps, including those used for messaging groups, disappeared tomorrow, what would you do?
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
If all social media apps, including those used for messaging groups, disappeared tomorrow, what would you do?
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Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.
As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter
Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.
tcnv.link
January 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Competition between the US, Russia and China is shutting out regional statkeholders and ignoring the interests of Indigenous people.
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With no Antarctica-style treaty to protect Greenland, a US takeover could mean scientists lose access.
Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science
With no Antarctica-style treaty to protect Greenland, a US takeover could mean scientists lose access.
tcnv.link
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
With no Antarctica-style treaty to protect Greenland, a US takeover could mean scientists lose access.
If you have an academic/institutional login, there are new free sociology resources at Bristol University Press and they look amazing.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/collection/S...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/collection/S...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
If you have an academic/institutional login, there are new free sociology resources at Bristol University Press and they look amazing.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/collection/S...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/collection/S...
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'Are we entitled to nature? Is that a human right? I would say yes. It’s not an easy argument, but it’s a valid one.'
Read the Guardian's Long Read on trailblazing barrister Monica Feria-Tinta, who is taking to the courts to save our planet:
Read the Guardian's Long Read on trailblazing barrister Monica Feria-Tinta, who is taking to the courts to save our planet:
‘All other avenues have been exhausted’: Is legal action the only way to save the planet?
The long read: Monica Feria-Tinta is one of a growing number of lawyers using the courts to make governments around the world take action
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
'Are we entitled to nature? Is that a human right? I would say yes. It’s not an easy argument, but it’s a valid one.'
Read the Guardian's Long Read on trailblazing barrister Monica Feria-Tinta, who is taking to the courts to save our planet:
Read the Guardian's Long Read on trailblazing barrister Monica Feria-Tinta, who is taking to the courts to save our planet:
This is an excellent and really readable book, folks. Add it to your Christmas list 📚
We’re very pleased that A Barrister for the Earth by Monica Feria-Tinta has been shortlisted for 'Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian' in the Westminster Book Awards.
Tenth Westminster Book Awards shortlists revealed
The Westminster Book Awards presented by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association have announced this year’s shortlists. They include books from Minister for Trade Policy Sir Chris…
www.publishers.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is an excellent and really readable book, folks. Add it to your Christmas list 📚
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‘Buy now, pay later’ is everywhere this holiday season. Here’s how to avoid a debt hangover
‘Buy now, pay later’ is everywhere this holiday season. Here’s how to avoid a debt hangover
Understanding how BNPL works and where its risks lie is essential to navigating the holiday rush without compromising financial well-being.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
‘Buy now, pay later’ is everywhere this holiday season. Here’s how to avoid a debt hangover
Non-digital creation incoming!
Sketches for a children’s book I started to illustrate during the Covid lockdowns
Sketches for a children’s book I started to illustrate during the Covid lockdowns
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Non-digital creation incoming!
Sketches for a children’s book I started to illustrate during the Covid lockdowns
Sketches for a children’s book I started to illustrate during the Covid lockdowns
Oh this is beautiful. I’m a big #jonimitchell fan, and just started my day with a cup of tea and a song to a seagull.
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Fantastic girl with heaven words
Jimi Hendrix recording Joni Mitchell, 19 March 1968 Had you been at Café Le Hibou in Ottawa on the night of 19th March 1968, you would likely have witnessed something special: performing on st…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Oh this is beautiful. I’m a big #jonimitchell fan, and just started my day with a cup of tea and a song to a seagull.
diariesofnote.com/2023/03/19/f...
diariesofnote.com/2023/03/19/f...
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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. 👉 tcnv.link/n3e14zK
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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. 👉 tcnv.link/n3e14zK
In other news, instagram has stopped showing me ads for ugly-old-woman supplements and collagen and started showing me ads for non alcoholic beverages because apparently if I don’t feel like an old hag I must be drunk
#hagitude
#hagitude
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In other news, instagram has stopped showing me ads for ugly-old-woman supplements and collagen and started showing me ads for non alcoholic beverages because apparently if I don’t feel like an old hag I must be drunk
#hagitude
#hagitude
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Posted pics of myself on instagram, instant ads for collagen supplements and sleep deprivation aids
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Posted pics of myself on instagram, instant ads for collagen supplements and sleep deprivation aids
What to pack for a trip to the rainforest, including advice on ants, ponchos and your beauty routine: www.thingsivefoundinpockets.com/2025/03/what...
What to expect in the rainforest, and what you’ll need to pack when you go
The Child in Question When my son Chas was little, I lost him in the rainforest. This wasn’t as exciting as you might expect. I asked around...
www.thingsivefoundinpockets.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What to pack for a trip to the rainforest, including advice on ants, ponchos and your beauty routine: www.thingsivefoundinpockets.com/2025/03/what...
I was walking by the arts uni and came upon a spring vision! They must have planted the seeds at a totally weird time to get flowers in mid-October, but what a lovely thing 😊🌸
October 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I was walking by the arts uni and came upon a spring vision! They must have planted the seeds at a totally weird time to get flowers in mid-October, but what a lovely thing 😊🌸
Hello Bluesky, any good book recommendations? 📚
December 12, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Hello Bluesky, any good book recommendations? 📚