Shaun O’Boyle
@shaunoboyle.bsky.social
Biologist working in science communication (research: community involvement; practice: art-science and podcasts). Big fan of The X-Files and Star Trek.
#QueerinSTEM (he/him) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Work: shaunoboyle.org
X-Files Podcast: heydannyitsmulder.com
#QueerinSTEM (he/him) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Work: shaunoboyle.org
X-Files Podcast: heydannyitsmulder.com
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Shaun O’Boyle
@shaunoboyle.bsky.social
· Jul 29
I have a podcast about the making of #TheXFiles, and in the latest episode I got to chat with the brilliant @annealiz1.bsky.social about her work as the science advisor on the show.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5tOdPoK...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
Website: www.heydannyitsmulder.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5tOdPoK...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
Website: www.heydannyitsmulder.com
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Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
solid example for the next time someone tells you scientists are responsible for public trust in science
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
solid example for the next time someone tells you scientists are responsible for public trust in science
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For the day that's in it*, If you'd like to meet some LGBTQIA+ people in STEM, here's a free ebook with 40 interviews that @drcarpineti.bsky.social and I put together a few years ago.
prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...
*International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...
*International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For the day that's in it*, If you'd like to meet some LGBTQIA+ people in STEM, here's a free ebook with 40 interviews that @drcarpineti.bsky.social and I put together a few years ago.
prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...
*International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...
*International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
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Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
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CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
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To hear insights about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across a variety of fields and industries, check out our podcast:
prideinstem.org/category/pod...
All presented by the fantastic @pokubakes.com!
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
prideinstem.org/category/pod...
All presented by the fantastic @pokubakes.com!
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
To hear insights about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across a variety of fields and industries, check out our podcast:
prideinstem.org/category/pod...
All presented by the fantastic @pokubakes.com!
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
prideinstem.org/category/pod...
All presented by the fantastic @pokubakes.com!
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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If you are looking for resources, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social produced an extremely comprehensive document with a long list of articles, papers, books, and more:
prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...
prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
If you are looking for resources, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social produced an extremely comprehensive document with a long list of articles, papers, books, and more:
prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...
prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...
I need to learn how to knit and crochet because I just found someone who dyes wool inspired by the colour palettes of horror television and film. www.savannahrosehandmade.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I need to learn how to knit and crochet because I just found someone who dyes wool inspired by the colour palettes of horror television and film. www.savannahrosehandmade.com
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May my friend @sfdirewolf.bsky.social rest in power. I will especially miss texting with her about Star Trek.
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
6,794 likes, 536 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at th...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
May my friend @sfdirewolf.bsky.social rest in power. I will especially miss texting with her about Star Trek.
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Nothing to see here.
Just physicist Lawrence Krauss telling Jeffrey Epstein, "Beyond anything else, you are my friend. I hope we can both always remember that, no matter what."
Just physicist Lawrence Krauss telling Jeffrey Epstein, "Beyond anything else, you are my friend. I hope we can both always remember that, no matter what."
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Nothing to see here.
Just physicist Lawrence Krauss telling Jeffrey Epstein, "Beyond anything else, you are my friend. I hope we can both always remember that, no matter what."
Just physicist Lawrence Krauss telling Jeffrey Epstein, "Beyond anything else, you are my friend. I hope we can both always remember that, no matter what."
there are about 10 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland - and I know that's oversimplified and imperfect maths, but I'm still mad
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
there are about 10 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland - and I know that's oversimplified and imperfect maths, but I'm still mad
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The Edge of Space-Time is coming! You should preorder it -- look at what THE Ed Yong had to say about it:
“With this extraordinary book, Prescod-Weinstein cements her status as one of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time; as polymath, griot, teacher, and more; (1/2)
“With this extraordinary book, Prescod-Weinstein cements her status as one of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time; as polymath, griot, teacher, and more; (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Edge of Space-Time is coming! You should preorder it -- look at what THE Ed Yong had to say about it:
“With this extraordinary book, Prescod-Weinstein cements her status as one of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time; as polymath, griot, teacher, and more; (1/2)
“With this extraordinary book, Prescod-Weinstein cements her status as one of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time; as polymath, griot, teacher, and more; (1/2)
Got the same view of Dublin three times today
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got the same view of Dublin three times today
🥰🥰🥰
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🥰🥰🥰
He was a terrible person. Many scientists knew this and still named buildings after him, still invited him to conference dinners. They should be reminded of this now.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
He was a terrible person. Many scientists knew this and still named buildings after him, still invited him to conference dinners. They should be reminded of this now.
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there is quite literally something for everyone in this list, whew
In case anyone is wondering if Watson was really THAT bad, @lpachter.bsky.social compiled a list of quotes that are absolutely not for the faint of heart.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
there is quite literally something for everyone in this list, whew
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
79% of homes sold in Dublin this year were bought by landlords, 75% by large landlords. About 1 in 5 TDs are landlords.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
This is disgusting dog whistling. The problem has never been people seeking asylum. The problem is people seeking to endlessly profit from folks just looking for a home.
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So yeah, uh, if anyone wants to hire a scientist next year, hit me up. My specialties include Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, astrobiology, plastic pollution, environmental degradation, meteorites, and Mars
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So yeah, uh, if anyone wants to hire a scientist next year, hit me up. My specialties include Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, astrobiology, plastic pollution, environmental degradation, meteorites, and Mars
“I’m looking for a collection of different animal figures awkwardly mounting each other”
My local €2 Shop: “Say no more”
My local €2 Shop: “Say no more”
November 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“I’m looking for a collection of different animal figures awkwardly mounting each other”
My local €2 Shop: “Say no more”
My local €2 Shop: “Say no more”
a beautiful piece of writing by @chanda.blacksky.app on the value of learning arrived in my inbox today. subscribe to The Boogie-Woogie Rumble of Space-Time - it's fantastic. news.chanda.science
The Boogie-Woogie Rumble of Space-Time
Cosmology, Particles, and the Stuff That Came After. A newsletter from theoretical physicist and Black feminist theorist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
news.chanda.science
October 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
a beautiful piece of writing by @chanda.blacksky.app on the value of learning arrived in my inbox today. subscribe to The Boogie-Woogie Rumble of Space-Time - it's fantastic. news.chanda.science
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I’ve recently finally decided to get my podcast life together partly because shit is fucked and we need to at least laugh a little and also remember there’s still good art out in the world
Anyway here’s recent episodes of stuff I regularly check out 🧵
Anyway here’s recent episodes of stuff I regularly check out 🧵
Suboptimus Prime (with Langston and David)
Podcast Episode · My Momma Told Me · 10/14/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’ve recently finally decided to get my podcast life together partly because shit is fucked and we need to at least laugh a little and also remember there’s still good art out in the world
Anyway here’s recent episodes of stuff I regularly check out 🧵
Anyway here’s recent episodes of stuff I regularly check out 🧵
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And if you are running events (anywhere in the world) and you want us to promote it please get in touch.
If you would like to have an event but don’t know where to start, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social prepared a useful toolkit:
prideinstem.org/wp-content/u...
If you would like to have an event but don’t know where to start, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social prepared a useful toolkit:
prideinstem.org/wp-content/u...
a group of people are holding rainbow flags in front of a sign that says " happy pride "
Alt: a group of people are holding rainbow flags in front of a sign that says " happy pride "
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October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
And if you are running events (anywhere in the world) and you want us to promote it please get in touch.
If you would like to have an event but don’t know where to start, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social prepared a useful toolkit:
prideinstem.org/wp-content/u...
If you would like to have an event but don’t know where to start, @shaunoboyle.bsky.social prepared a useful toolkit:
prideinstem.org/wp-content/u...