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@lablit.bsky.social
Web mag devoted to the culture of science in fiction and fact since 2005. We promote 'lab lit' fiction (realistic novels about scientists, not science fiction) and all things geek chic. Skeets usually by @hstiles1 http://www.lablit.com [email there]
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· Sep 25
Skying here in primarily from dom the obscure @hstiles1.bsky.social with very occasional quips from Dr Jenny @jennyrohn.bsky.social
You can find the email on the Lablit web pages! #booksky
You can find the email on the Lablit web pages! #booksky
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This reminds me of Mitchell & Webb's little old lady job justification tests, from their radio series -eg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZkh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZkh...
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This reminds me of Mitchell & Webb's little old lady job justification tests, from their radio series -eg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZkh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZkh...
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I am going to be radical, & propose some sort of niceness & politeness test before anyone gets any public office! Fail the test & you do not get the job.
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I am going to be radical, & propose some sort of niceness & politeness test before anyone gets any public office! Fail the test & you do not get the job.
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I had a go at fencing as an adult – a local FE college was offering a 10-week class so a bunch of the girls from the lab went along. Despite me not having much fitness, it was still a fantastic thing to do, we had so much fun. I wonder if 30-years-older me could still score a few hits.🤔
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I had a go at fencing as an adult – a local FE college was offering a 10-week class so a bunch of the girls from the lab went along. Despite me not having much fitness, it was still a fantastic thing to do, we had so much fun. I wonder if 30-years-older me could still score a few hits.🤔
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📚⚡️Collect them all!
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
📚⚡️Collect them all!
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Constance Lindsay Taylor/Guy Cullingford's first book was a surprise. Murder with Relish used the familiar "wealthy old lady killed on her birthday" trope and added the family cook as detective and unusually detailed character analysis. I liked it! 📚⚡️ 📚💙 happinessisabook.com/fridays-forg...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder with Relish by Guy Cullingford
Constance Lindsay Dowdy Taylor (1907-2000) began publishing stories, poems, and articles for periodicals in 1928. Her marriage put her writing career on hold for several years. In 1948 her first de…
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February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Constance Lindsay Taylor/Guy Cullingford's first book was a surprise. Murder with Relish used the familiar "wealthy old lady killed on her birthday" trope and added the family cook as detective and unusually detailed character analysis. I liked it! 📚⚡️ 📚💙 happinessisabook.com/fridays-forg...
A second for USA's #Blackhistory month -
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Drama: A young chemist struggles to deal with her depressive mother and memories of her addict brother while working on the science of addiction. #booksky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaa_Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Drama: A young chemist struggles to deal with her depressive mother and memories of her addict brother while working on the science of addiction. #booksky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaa_Gyasi
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A second for USA's #Blackhistory month -
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Drama: A young chemist struggles to deal with her depressive mother and memories of her addict brother while working on the science of addiction. #booksky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaa_Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Drama: A young chemist struggles to deal with her depressive mother and memories of her addict brother while working on the science of addiction. #booksky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaa_Gyasi
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I was expecting a well-plotted, atmospheric thriller from @sarahhilary.bsky.social, and wasn’t disappointed.
But I was thrilled to encounter an actually believable, authentic, and relatable autistic character in Agnes, the young woman at the heart of this novel.
Insightful and tense.
#books
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But I was thrilled to encounter an actually believable, authentic, and relatable autistic character in Agnes, the young woman at the heart of this novel.
Insightful and tense.
#books
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February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I was expecting a well-plotted, atmospheric thriller from @sarahhilary.bsky.social, and wasn’t disappointed.
But I was thrilled to encounter an actually believable, authentic, and relatable autistic character in Agnes, the young woman at the heart of this novel.
Insightful and tense.
#books
💙📚⚡️
But I was thrilled to encounter an actually believable, authentic, and relatable autistic character in Agnes, the young woman at the heart of this novel.
Insightful and tense.
#books
💙📚⚡️
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I'm getting more excited with every email. Just been asked to provide a detailed character description... I think someone is working on my book cover. Does anyone else get this excited about having their book published?
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February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I'm getting more excited with every email. Just been asked to provide a detailed character description... I think someone is working on my book cover. Does anyone else get this excited about having their book published?
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Had my students play #Clue today in preparation for their Clue(re)do assignment in which they modernize the classic game featuring a setting/cast/weapons of their choice. One group marveled at the older copy I had bought at the thrift store (which is the same version I played as a kid).
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February 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Had my students play #Clue today in preparation for their Clue(re)do assignment in which they modernize the classic game featuring a setting/cast/weapons of their choice. One group marveled at the older copy I had bought at the thrift store (which is the same version I played as a kid).
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Lots of 'sportsball' games being the weekend! Footie, rugby, cricket - the three staples of English school sport (also hockey at my school in spring, instead of rugby)... I wanted to do fencing but never got the chance. My 7 yrs younger brother did... 😞
Scotland v West Indies in T20 now...🏏
Scotland v West Indies in T20 now...🏏
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Lots of 'sportsball' games being the weekend! Footie, rugby, cricket - the three staples of English school sport (also hockey at my school in spring, instead of rugby)... I wanted to do fencing but never got the chance. My 7 yrs younger brother did... 😞
Scotland v West Indies in T20 now...🏏
Scotland v West Indies in T20 now...🏏
What is interesting to me is that the bull has no hump, so is no a Zebu (either Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus depending on your view).
See links & refs here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu
See links & refs here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
What is interesting to me is that the bull has no hump, so is no a Zebu (either Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus depending on your view).
See links & refs here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu
See links & refs here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebu
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💙📚🪐🐉 The shelves at Out West Books featuring new science fiction and fantasy.
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
💙📚🪐🐉 The shelves at Out West Books featuring new science fiction and fantasy.
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Un fantástico libro, de @tetzoo.bsky.social . Muy recomendable para los frikis de la prehistoria. En inglés pero fácil de leer.
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Un fantástico libro, de @tetzoo.bsky.social . Muy recomendable para los frikis de la prehistoria. En inglés pero fácil de leer.
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I’ve got a brand new TikTok channel entirely dedicated to books, reading and writing! Check out my first video about Brandon Sanderson and Darth Maul: www.tiktok.com/@fatherroder...
#booksky #books #bookreview #fantasybooks #amreading #indieauthor
#booksky #books #bookreview #fantasybooks #amreading #indieauthor
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I’ve got a brand new TikTok channel entirely dedicated to books, reading and writing! Check out my first video about Brandon Sanderson and Darth Maul: www.tiktok.com/@fatherroder...
#booksky #books #bookreview #fantasybooks #amreading #indieauthor
#booksky #books #bookreview #fantasybooks #amreading #indieauthor
I cannot recall who said this, but there are three types of alien & earth #scifi story-
1/ we go to space & bring it back
2/ it comes here
3/ it was here all along [so I suppose is not really 'alien!]
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1/ we go to space & bring it back
2/ it comes here
3/ it was here all along [so I suppose is not really 'alien!]
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February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I cannot recall who said this, but there are three types of alien & earth #scifi story-
1/ we go to space & bring it back
2/ it comes here
3/ it was here all along [so I suppose is not really 'alien!]
🪐📚
1/ we go to space & bring it back
2/ it comes here
3/ it was here all along [so I suppose is not really 'alien!]
🪐📚
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I have to say, when it comes to marmots, the Himalayan is the most gorgeous! #groundhogday
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upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
February 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I have to say, when it comes to marmots, the Himalayan is the most gorgeous! #groundhogday
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
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Happy Groundhog Day to people who reject climate science, but do believe in weather predictions from captive rodents.
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Happy Groundhog Day to people who reject climate science, but do believe in weather predictions from captive rodents.
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Groundhog day: You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You w
You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You w
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Groundhog day: You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You w
You wake up, read about fascist sexual predators ruining the world, go about your day and go to bed, hoping the next day will be different
You w
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Hello it's Groundhog day which is one of two times in which the people around me remember groundhogs/whistlepigs/woodchucks exist*
And friends and I were talking and we want to take a POLL.
Please VOTE: How many Punxsutawney phils (the Official Hog) do you think there have been since 1887?
And friends and I were talking and we want to take a POLL.
Please VOTE: How many Punxsutawney phils (the Official Hog) do you think there have been since 1887?
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Hello it's Groundhog day which is one of two times in which the people around me remember groundhogs/whistlepigs/woodchucks exist*
And friends and I were talking and we want to take a POLL.
Please VOTE: How many Punxsutawney phils (the Official Hog) do you think there have been since 1887?
And friends and I were talking and we want to take a POLL.
Please VOTE: How many Punxsutawney phils (the Official Hog) do you think there have been since 1887?