Anson Mackay 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@ans.bsky.social
non-binary geographer || co-chair Oracle Voices, head & neck cancer Patient Advisory Group || ultra & trail runner || neach-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig || managed by @davidadger.bsky.social || cancer blog
https://ansmackay.wixsite.com/uclgeography/blog
https://ansmackay.wixsite.com/uclgeography/blog
Please share widely - new editor opportunity at The GJ ⬇️
📢New Editor sought📢
We are seeking to appoint a Physical Geography Editor to The Geographical Journal. The GJ publishes work which engages with public issues and policy-relevant agendas.
🗓️Deadline: 7 January 2026
For more information, please see this page: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
We are seeking to appoint a Physical Geography Editor to The Geographical Journal. The GJ publishes work which engages with public issues and policy-relevant agendas.
🗓️Deadline: 7 January 2026
For more information, please see this page: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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@ans.bsky.social's running the Spine (268 miles up the Pennine Way in January!) and raising money for Oracle Head and Neck Cancer. If you can chuck in a bob or two to support, that would be marvelous! www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
Anson's fundraiser for Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK
Help Anson Mackay raise money to support Oracle Head and Neck Cancer
www.justgiving.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@ans.bsky.social's running the Spine (268 miles up the Pennine Way in January!) and raising money for Oracle Head and Neck Cancer. If you can chuck in a bob or two to support, that would be marvelous! www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
The Harvard Plan S2 podcast is bloody brilliant. Thanks @ilyamarritz.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Harvard Plan
Documentary Podcast · Series · The Harvard Plan is about the fight for the soul of America’s oldest and most prestigious university. Hosted by award-winning reporter Ilya Marritz, the podcast is a co-...
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Harvard Plan S2 podcast is bloody brilliant. Thanks @ilyamarritz.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
I’ve read a fair few #scifi books this year, but Toward Eternity by @antonhur.com was one of the best #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’ve read a fair few #scifi books this year, but Toward Eternity by @antonhur.com was one of the best #booksky
Proud of the Badger @davidadger.bsky.social
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Proud of the Badger @davidadger.bsky.social
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Forgotten women of paleontology: Estella Bergere Leopold ⚒️🧪
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/f...
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/f...
Forgotten women of paleontology: Estella Bergere Leopold.
Paleoecological records suggest that the transition to agriculture marked a pivotal turning point in the environmental history of our planet. Tropical forests have been reduced by agricultural expa…
paleonerdish.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Forgotten women of paleontology: Estella Bergere Leopold ⚒️🧪
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/f...
paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/f...
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Want to know the cost/benefit balance of outing 🏳️🌈 oneself* to your students? Here’s the analysis from 9 instructors, 2045 student surveys, implying mostly positive &/or beneficial to the students.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
Nine Undergraduate Biology Instructors Revealing their LGBTQ+ Identities in Class Resulted in Benefits for their LGBTQ+ Students and Students with Other Marginalized Identities | CBE—Life Sciences Edu...
Few LGBTQ+ biology instructors reveal their identities to undergraduates, often without considering the potential student benefits. Although instructors who have revealed their LGBTQ+ identity perceiv...
www.lifescied.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Want to know the cost/benefit balance of outing 🏳️🌈 oneself* to your students? Here’s the analysis from 9 instructors, 2045 student surveys, implying mostly positive &/or beneficial to the students.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
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“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
goodlaw.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
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Seeking an experienced postdoc in freshwater environmental genetics to join our exciting @ercrefresh.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ukri.org team to investigate environment x gene interactions in freshwater biotic responses to environmental stressors www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK766/s... @mgenner.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Seeking an experienced postdoc in freshwater environmental genetics to join our exciting @ercrefresh.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ukri.org team to investigate environment x gene interactions in freshwater biotic responses to environmental stressors www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK766/s... @mgenner.bsky.social
I had a marvellous weekend reccing Hadrian’s Wall & The Cheviots for upcoming 268 mile race @spinerace.bsky.social!
I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. I’m 4 yrs since told of a terminal condition. All donations will be matched 🙏 #cansky
www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. I’m 4 yrs since told of a terminal condition. All donations will be matched 🙏 #cansky
www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I had a marvellous weekend reccing Hadrian’s Wall & The Cheviots for upcoming 268 mile race @spinerace.bsky.social!
I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. I’m 4 yrs since told of a terminal condition. All donations will be matched 🙏 #cansky
www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. I’m 4 yrs since told of a terminal condition. All donations will be matched 🙏 #cansky
www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
Another Pennine Way Spine recce adventure. Greenhead to Bellingham via Hadrian’s Wall. And bogs. Lots of bogs 😍 #runsky #pennineway #spinerecce
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another Pennine Way Spine recce adventure. Greenhead to Bellingham via Hadrian’s Wall. And bogs. Lots of bogs 😍 #runsky #pennineway #spinerecce
Lovely walk around the Heath today
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lovely walk around the Heath today
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Look what just arrived early! It’s chunkier than I thought. Open access version on publication day which I think is the 18th on the @mitpress.bsky.social website. I must admit, I’m very fond of the colour!!! 🐦🐦 #syntax #newbook
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look what just arrived early! It’s chunkier than I thought. Open access version on publication day which I think is the 18th on the @mitpress.bsky.social website. I must admit, I’m very fond of the colour!!! 🐦🐦 #syntax #newbook
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It’s out! Over the past few months, my colleagues and I at @unbreaking.org have been working to document the political, legal, and economic maneuvers the US administration has used to undermine medical research funding. We hope you’ll find it useful!
Read it here:
Read it here:
Medical Research Funding: Timeline — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It’s out! Over the past few months, my colleagues and I at @unbreaking.org have been working to document the political, legal, and economic maneuvers the US administration has used to undermine medical research funding. We hope you’ll find it useful!
Read it here:
Read it here:
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New in Geo:
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana
This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana
This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New in Geo:
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana
This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality' by Farhana Sultana
This paper critically examines the intersections of power, pedagogy and praxis in producing inequitable climate knowledge, global governance, policies and solutions.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
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On November 17th last year I sold my fist enamel pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com in an attempt to create a new stream of income that might eventually cover the expenses of trans healthcare instead of perpetual GoFundMes 🏳️⚧️
As we approach the anniversary, I'm going to celebrate one design each day
As we approach the anniversary, I'm going to celebrate one design each day
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
On November 17th last year I sold my fist enamel pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com in an attempt to create a new stream of income that might eventually cover the expenses of trans healthcare instead of perpetual GoFundMes 🏳️⚧️
As we approach the anniversary, I'm going to celebrate one design each day
As we approach the anniversary, I'm going to celebrate one design each day
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As glaciers vanish they leave an imprint on our eco-cultural consciousness.
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
GeoTalk: Meet glacial hauntologist, Elizabeth Case (you read that right, a glacial hauntologist!)
Welcome to GeoTalk, Elizabeth! Could you introduce yourself and your background? I’m a genderfluid glaciologist living between previously glaciated, currently glaciated, and flood-prone landscapes. I ...
blogs.egu.eu
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As glaciers vanish they leave an imprint on our eco-cultural consciousness.
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
In my interview for @egu.eu hauntologist and glaciologist Elizabeth Case describes how scientists and artists explore the physical, emotional and cultural impact of vanishing glaciers.
blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
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@ucl.ac.uk Geography’s Jiatong Liang wins the @rgsibg.bsky.social Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 🏆
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
UCL Geography Student Wins National Prize for Dissertation on London Heatwaves and Air Pollution
UCL Geography’s Jiatong Liang has been named overall winner of the RGS Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 for her study on how London heatwaves affect air quality.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@ucl.ac.uk Geography’s Jiatong Liang wins the @rgsibg.bsky.social Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 🏆
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
Her research revealed how London’s heatwaves reshape air pollution patterns, uncovering vital insights into the climate challenges facing cities.
#UCLGeography #ClimateChange
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Seanfhacal na Seachdain / Proverb of the Week
🥂 "Tagh do chomhluadar ma'n tagh thu do dheoch."
Translation: "Choose your company before you choose your drink."
Have you heard this one before?
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
🥂 "Tagh do chomhluadar ma'n tagh thu do dheoch."
Translation: "Choose your company before you choose your drink."
Have you heard this one before?
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Seanfhacal na Seachdain / Proverb of the Week
🥂 "Tagh do chomhluadar ma'n tagh thu do dheoch."
Translation: "Choose your company before you choose your drink."
Have you heard this one before?
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic
🥂 "Tagh do chomhluadar ma'n tagh thu do dheoch."
Translation: "Choose your company before you choose your drink."
Have you heard this one before?
#gàidhlig #learngaelic #scottishgaelic