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Home of the squid facts hotline.
DM @SarahMackAttack.bsky.social for all urgent questions!
Get matched with a scientist at SkypeAScientist.com
Use any video chat platform you'd like!
Check out our science street art!
Home of the squid facts hotline.
DM @SarahMackAttack.bsky.social for all urgent questions!
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Hi! We're Skype a Scientist! We're a free program that matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&As all about science.
Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly.
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly.
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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So stressed I can barely think
But also I spent some time today talking about the magic of bird migration with 3rd, 5th, and 6th graders through @skypeascientist.bsky.social
And that was so very nice and it made me so happy 🥹
But also I spent some time today talking about the magic of bird migration with 3rd, 5th, and 6th graders through @skypeascientist.bsky.social
And that was so very nice and it made me so happy 🥹
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
So stressed I can barely think
But also I spent some time today talking about the magic of bird migration with 3rd, 5th, and 6th graders through @skypeascientist.bsky.social
And that was so very nice and it made me so happy 🥹
But also I spent some time today talking about the magic of bird migration with 3rd, 5th, and 6th graders through @skypeascientist.bsky.social
And that was so very nice and it made me so happy 🥹
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Seeking scientist volunteers for the 2026 spring semester! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? Apply by 1/25. Please share widely. bit.ly/comicscollabspring2026
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Seeking scientist volunteers for the 2026 spring semester! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? Apply by 1/25. Please share widely. bit.ly/comicscollabspring2026
Wellll well well if it isn't a new year.
Join us for a semester of connecting classrooms w/science!
We'd love to get 1000 volunteers into the database before our first match (at 582 now).
Scientists, sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators, here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for a semester of connecting classrooms w/science!
We'd love to get 1000 volunteers into the database before our first match (at 582 now).
Scientists, sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators, here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Wellll well well if it isn't a new year.
Join us for a semester of connecting classrooms w/science!
We'd love to get 1000 volunteers into the database before our first match (at 582 now).
Scientists, sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators, here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for a semester of connecting classrooms w/science!
We'd love to get 1000 volunteers into the database before our first match (at 582 now).
Scientists, sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators, here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It’s the last day to get a 2025 donation in to @skypeascientist.bsky.social, just in case oops you forgot this year oops!
We do a lot with whatever you give us 🥰
Donations support artists who create science messaging projects & help us keep our matching program going!
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
We do a lot with whatever you give us 🥰
Donations support artists who create science messaging projects & help us keep our matching program going!
givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
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December 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Big smile for me today after meeting with a delightfully inquisitive 6th grade science class via @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
Sign ups for the Spring are happening now. Register to help ensure that every kid meets at least one scientist! Also so you get a big smile too. 💙
Sign ups for the Spring are happening now. Register to help ensure that every kid meets at least one scientist! Also so you get a big smile too. 💙
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Big smile for me today after meeting with a delightfully inquisitive 6th grade science class via @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
Sign ups for the Spring are happening now. Register to help ensure that every kid meets at least one scientist! Also so you get a big smile too. 💙
Sign ups for the Spring are happening now. Register to help ensure that every kid meets at least one scientist! Also so you get a big smile too. 💙
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I had a great time chatting with 7th and 8th graders in New York through @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
We covered things from antibiotics resistance to what it’s like to be a researcher. Their curiosity and questions really reminded me why sharing science matters 💡🙌
We covered things from antibiotics resistance to what it’s like to be a researcher. Their curiosity and questions really reminded me why sharing science matters 💡🙌
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had a great time chatting with 7th and 8th graders in New York through @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
We covered things from antibiotics resistance to what it’s like to be a researcher. Their curiosity and questions really reminded me why sharing science matters 💡🙌
We covered things from antibiotics resistance to what it’s like to be a researcher. Their curiosity and questions really reminded me why sharing science matters 💡🙌
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This is why we all should participate in @skypeascientist.bsky.social 💙. Sign-ups for spring are happening now.
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is why we all should participate in @skypeascientist.bsky.social 💙. Sign-ups for spring are happening now.
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Our market got cancelled tomorrow (😭) so we have a bunch of these left now!
They're beautiful! You can learn about animals!
So many people in the last 2 weekends have said "Oh we should get this for your mom", and then they get one for the other person's mom. Just sayin'
SquidFacts.net
They're beautiful! You can learn about animals!
So many people in the last 2 weekends have said "Oh we should get this for your mom", and then they get one for the other person's mom. Just sayin'
SquidFacts.net
Hey, what are you gonna get for the office secret Santa?
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
December 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Our market got cancelled tomorrow (😭) so we have a bunch of these left now!
They're beautiful! You can learn about animals!
So many people in the last 2 weekends have said "Oh we should get this for your mom", and then they get one for the other person's mom. Just sayin'
SquidFacts.net
They're beautiful! You can learn about animals!
So many people in the last 2 weekends have said "Oh we should get this for your mom", and then they get one for the other person's mom. Just sayin'
SquidFacts.net
Arizona!! Dang, good point. Just pick the closest one for now. We really just need to know, if you are always teaching on Monday Wednesday Friday mornings, that we don't match you with a group that only meets during the same time you teach.
December 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Arizona!! Dang, good point. Just pick the closest one for now. We really just need to know, if you are always teaching on Monday Wednesday Friday mornings, that we don't match you with a group that only meets during the same time you teach.
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Students LOVE interacting with scientists and other professionals for that matter. It isn’t just about the information & expertise adults provide. When you share with children, you let them know they are welcome in your world. Then deep learning can take place & they want to learn more.🙏🏽
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Students LOVE interacting with scientists and other professionals for that matter. It isn’t just about the information & expertise adults provide. When you share with children, you let them know they are welcome in your world. Then deep learning can take place & they want to learn more.🙏🏽
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Skype a Scientist is such a fun way to talk the public about what you do!! I've been able to talk to college and high school students about my job and research and how much I love it.
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Skype a Scientist is such a fun way to talk the public about what you do!! I've been able to talk to college and high school students about my job and research and how much I love it.
Also have to update the givebutter for 2026. Oh boy.
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Also have to update the givebutter for 2026. Oh boy.
Good catch I always forget to update that line
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Good catch I always forget to update that line
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Hey, what are you gonna get for the office secret Santa?
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hey, what are you gonna get for the office secret Santa?
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?
Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
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An all-too-common interaction I've had:
Scientist: Our research can help shape policy to protect this endangered animal.
Me: Neat! How? What policy? What is it now, and what should it be instead?
Scientist: Uhhhhh.....
Our new paper can help!
www.southernfriedscience.com/shark-scient... 🧪🦑🌍🦈
Scientist: Our research can help shape policy to protect this endangered animal.
Me: Neat! How? What policy? What is it now, and what should it be instead?
Scientist: Uhhhhh.....
Our new paper can help!
www.southernfriedscience.com/shark-scient... 🧪🦑🌍🦈
Shark scientists want their research to help save threatened species, but don’t know how. Our new paper can help.
Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, and accordingly many scientists who study sharks want their research to be useful for conservation. However, most scientific training does n…
www.southernfriedscience.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
An all-too-common interaction I've had:
Scientist: Our research can help shape policy to protect this endangered animal.
Me: Neat! How? What policy? What is it now, and what should it be instead?
Scientist: Uhhhhh.....
Our new paper can help!
www.southernfriedscience.com/shark-scient... 🧪🦑🌍🦈
Scientist: Our research can help shape policy to protect this endangered animal.
Me: Neat! How? What policy? What is it now, and what should it be instead?
Scientist: Uhhhhh.....
Our new paper can help!
www.southernfriedscience.com/shark-scient... 🧪🦑🌍🦈
TODAY at 1pm eastern, we're going to be talking about snails under the sea and how they're reacting to climate change with @andylee.bsky.social !
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
Snails and Climate Change
With Andy Lee
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December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
TODAY at 1pm eastern, we're going to be talking about snails under the sea and how they're reacting to climate change with @andylee.bsky.social !
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
These sessions are Q&A so it's all about what YOU want to know!
Join us for free at 1!
RSVP link here: givebutter.com/DALmWY
Thank you!!! We love MISS too, they’re doing amazing work!
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Thank you!!! We love MISS too, they’re doing amazing work!
2025? Pretty bad for US science.
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
2025? Pretty bad for US science.
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
That just motivated us more.
In 2025 we reached people on the street, at the bar, in the classroom, at the rec center, in the park, & more
How much we accomplish next year is only limited by how much we can afford.
Support our org at givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
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It’s our first night of #eelfacts thanks to @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @skypeascientist.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I just posted about having a fun @skypeascientist.bsky.social session the other day, but you guys they sent thank-you notes and they are amazing. ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I just posted about having a fun @skypeascientist.bsky.social session the other day, but you guys they sent thank-you notes and they are amazing. ❤️