Shanil Virani
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Shanil Virani
@shanilv.ca
🏆 Award-winning astronomer, passionate science educator, & creator of 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 — a podcast sharing the wonders of #science with everyone.
📷 Co-author of 𝙳𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, a photobook on #lightpollution.
🎓 @uwaterloo.ca & @yale.edu alum 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸
Miss game 4 of the #BlueJays tonight? No need to check the box score. Here’s Big Papi and Vladdy to break it down for you. This will be my ringtone for the next week. Just sayin’.

#LetsGoBlueJays #ALCS #YankeesLose #MLB #ALDS #HalfBillionDollarMan
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Goodnight, #Yankees. Vladdy just baptized that baseball! The SkyDome’s a launch pad, the #Jays are flying, and October baseball feels right again. Can we invoke the mercy rule on their behalf?! ⚾️🚀💙 💥🫡 #BlueJays #LetsGoBlueJays
October 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Goodnight Yankees!! The motor is running and the balls are a-flying out of the #SkyDome! Let’s go @torontobluejays.bsky.social!!
October 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I cancelled my #Disney, #ESPN, #Hulu subscriptions. I know corporations kneel only to the altar of the almighty dollar — but I still believe in people, principles, and the power of saying no.
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜!”

ALL Americans need to listen to this woman. She may be young but she knows exactly what is at stake, why it is important that we use our voice to make sure we are heard, and why it shouldn’t matter how identify politically right now. 🎯

🎥 Credit: Unknown
June 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“We aspired to intelligence. We didn’t belittle it.”

We reached for the stars🔭, cured diseases🧪, cultivated great art AND a great economy.

Today? We silence #science & fast-track nuclear reactors to power #AI.

This isn’t progress. It’s a descent into darkness.

First step? Recognize the problem.
June 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM