Laurie Winkless
@lauriewinkless.bsky.social
Physicist & science storyteller. 📚#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY 📚#2: STICKY. Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand. She/her. Massive science nerd, biz owner / self-employed, enthusiastic, outspoken, equity-minded, multi-crafter #ToitūTeTiriti #FreePalestine🇵🇸
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Jodie is a highly respected professor of teaching mathematics. Jodie understands every aspect of pedagogy & assessment.
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
Stanford, with a BA in Pols, doesn’t even under how NCEA works.
Listen to Jodie. #nzpol #nzed
"it's very problematic to say that these children have made one to two years progress, when potentially looking at what has been released, they are only testing the children in one very small area of mathematics, which is numbers," Hunter said."
#nzpol
#nzpol
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Friends. Do I need this? 🧪 ohpluto.com.au/collections/...
Polypore (Shelf Fungi) Pendant Necklace
Polypores, also known as shelf fungi, form large fruiting bodies called conks. They are often found growing on trees or dead wood. This polypore pendant is beautifully unique! It is comprised of two b...
ohpluto.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Friends. Do I need this? 🧪 ohpluto.com.au/collections/...
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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Read my full story here!
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Read my full story here!
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“NZ is like mainly two large islands?”
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
“Yeah”
“So you must have a good ferry link”
“Our ferries are old and break down often”
“So you’ve got big tugs?”
“Minister of Transport just cancelled the tug. Said it wasn’t needed”
“Oh I guess the water is pretty calm”
“Rough as guts. Sunk a ferry once.
I really enjoyed teaching another beginner #needlefelting sesh at Village Beads Petone - 1 of 3 bauble classes I'm running pre-christmas! Everyone makes a pudding (so I can teach them basic techniques) and then they can do whatever they want for their second bauble. This group were extra creative 🤩
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I really enjoyed teaching another beginner #needlefelting sesh at Village Beads Petone - 1 of 3 bauble classes I'm running pre-christmas! Everyone makes a pudding (so I can teach them basic techniques) and then they can do whatever they want for their second bauble. This group were extra creative 🤩
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I don’t want to be that guy but I am boycotting Israel at the moment and mindfully choose and boycott products based on this stance. #SecretSantaAoNZ
Today's #SecretSantaAoNZ question is a pretty important one.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
Make sure you add the hashtag to your replies so it's easily searchable for your Santa. We wouldn't want them to miss it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I don’t want to be that guy but I am boycotting Israel at the moment and mindfully choose and boycott products based on this stance. #SecretSantaAoNZ
If things go to plan, my giftee will receive a lil box of items that fit into all five of these categories! #secretsantaaonz
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If things go to plan, my giftee will receive a lil box of items that fit into all five of these categories! #secretsantaaonz
I managed to make a mini version of my original idea, and it turned out ok ☺️ I wish I could have managed the whole thing, but my work and life calendar between now and shipping day scuppered that! Is it just me or is the timeline for #secretsantaaonz is extra short this round? Excited nonetheless!
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I managed to make a mini version of my original idea, and it turned out ok ☺️ I wish I could have managed the whole thing, but my work and life calendar between now and shipping day scuppered that! Is it just me or is the timeline for #secretsantaaonz is extra short this round? Excited nonetheless!
My latest article for @forbes.com is on the disproportionate impact of *uphill* urban expansion on biodiversity 👩🔬🧪⚛️
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Cities Are Expanding Uphill, Threatening Global Biodiversity
New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
My latest article for @forbes.com is on the disproportionate impact of *uphill* urban expansion on biodiversity 👩🔬🧪⚛️
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
I think this is the earliest I've ever put up my Christmas tree* and I am DELIGHTED. It feels so festive. Delta approves too 😅
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I think this is the earliest I've ever put up my Christmas tree* and I am DELIGHTED. It feels so festive. Delta approves too 😅
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
(*today was my only free weekend day until 20th Dec. No fricken way I was waiting til then to decorate!)
My latest article for @forbes.com has just gone live 🧪👩🔬⚛️ www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Cities Are Expanding Uphill, Threatening Global Biodiversity
New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest article for @forbes.com has just gone live 🧪👩🔬⚛️ www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Oh no. I just had an idea for something I could make my #secretsantaaonz giftee. It'll take me AGES and I'm a bit time-poor at the mo. But I think they'd really like it.... 😬
I'm happy with my giftee for #secretsantaaonz! They post on here pretty often, which is great. They don't seem to have an obvious "hook" / passion that I could work off, but after some sleuthing, I feel like I have a good sense of who they are. Now to come up with ideas for their gift - exciting!
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I'm happy with my giftee for #secretsantaaonz! They post on here pretty often, which is great. They don't seem to have an obvious "hook" / passion that I could work off, but after some sleuthing, I feel like I have a good sense of who they are. Now to come up with ideas for their gift - exciting!
If you don't already listen to @20k.bsky.social podcast, you're missing out. The latest episode is all about the sound recording for #Wicked - an utterly fascinating insight into what it took to produce the movie(s) share.google/wWHlhA60Q1xz...
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings while filming. But on Wicked, they threw out th...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you don't already listen to @20k.bsky.social podcast, you're missing out. The latest episode is all about the sound recording for #Wicked - an utterly fascinating insight into what it took to produce the movie(s) share.google/wWHlhA60Q1xz...
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This govt seems set on doing one really shitty thing after another
Puberty blockers save young lives. This govt is literally admitting it's about anti-"woke" (their word) ideology. Which is why cis kids can still access them!
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
I'm begging you to take 3 min to write your MP, write to Labour MPs 🙏
Our dead kid rate is high enough tbh
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/19/g...
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This govt seems set on doing one really shitty thing after another
I was back on RNZ today talking about science. For some unknown reason we had a slight delay on the call, but it's hopefully still a good listen. Three stories (language learning, fossil fuels, iron deficiency). Ten minutes. Go! 🧪👩🔬⚛️ #nz www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Language learning + ageing, fuel CO2 levels hit record
Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with a new study that looked at 86,000 people in 27 European countries to understand how multilingualism may influence their brain health as they age....
www.rnz.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I was back on RNZ today talking about science. For some unknown reason we had a slight delay on the call, but it's hopefully still a good listen. Three stories (language learning, fossil fuels, iron deficiency). Ten minutes. Go! 🧪👩🔬⚛️ #nz www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Sign up for #secretsantaaonz - a genuinely delightful project based entirely on kindness - closes TODAY. So if you're in Aotearoa and want to spread (& receive) some joy, now's your chance!
It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
With sign up going live!🎶🎵
So here's the Bluesky Secret Santa AoNZ, with some friends from Mastodon along for the ride. We hope you are looking forward to some fun, and that we can bring it to you 🎄
Official hashtag: #SecretSantaAoNZ
App: secretsanta.nz
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sign up for #secretsantaaonz - a genuinely delightful project based entirely on kindness - closes TODAY. So if you're in Aotearoa and want to spread (& receive) some joy, now's your chance!
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One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One of the few good things about living in New Zealand is that you can look at the Labour Party and if you are like “wow I’m way more progressive than/left of them”, then you simply don’t have to give your party vote to them and move on with your life guilt free and vote for Greens 🤷🏽♀️
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Māori Mermaid has some beautiful t-shirts available to pre-order
orders open until 23 Nov, 11:59pm
maori-mermaid.myshopify.com
orders open until 23 Nov, 11:59pm
maori-mermaid.myshopify.com
Māori Mermaid Shop
Existing between two worlds - māori and pākehā - Māori Mermaid (Jessica Thompson Carr) creates art which embraces and reacts to her endless journey into her māoritanga. From Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāpuhi, ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Māori Mermaid has some beautiful t-shirts available to pre-order
orders open until 23 Nov, 11:59pm
maori-mermaid.myshopify.com
orders open until 23 Nov, 11:59pm
maori-mermaid.myshopify.com
Resharing this because it (& the reply to it) contains some potentially useful hints / info for my Santa, when they're assigned. I can't wait to start searching & plotting for my giftee! #secretsantaaonz
Here are some hints for my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ. I like (please don't spend much $)
- Science-related stuff
- Needle felting
- Old pottery
- Handmade things
- Thrifted things
- Native NZ wood
- Fun / weird necklaces
- Fabric
- Books
- Trains
- Stamps
- Beach glass & fun rocks
- Coffee & chocolate
- Science-related stuff
- Needle felting
- Old pottery
- Handmade things
- Thrifted things
- Native NZ wood
- Fun / weird necklaces
- Fabric
- Books
- Trains
- Stamps
- Beach glass & fun rocks
- Coffee & chocolate
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Resharing this because it (& the reply to it) contains some potentially useful hints / info for my Santa, when they're assigned. I can't wait to start searching & plotting for my giftee! #secretsantaaonz
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It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.
We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.