Jessie Slater PhD
@subbasegirl.bsky.social
Archaeologist straddling great divide between arts/science, UK/US, sanity/madness. Herding researchers, data, & integrity @science.org. Have own opinions, especially about fútbol. she/her
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-9190/
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-9190/
Pinned
I'm no longer confused by either and I am so outraged that we have regressed to a place where women have even less bodily autonomy. Where coat hangers will once again become more than a symbol. Where angry white men standing on the sidelines make decisions for us all.
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Good reading from @rebeccanagle.bsky.social. A moving reflection on how we got to where we are, what it cost and still costs, to create memories that are comfortable for some. As a newly-minted citizen I’ll take this as my Thanksgiving meditation. 🦃
The myth of Thanksgiving is as American as it is wrong
Every year, we tell the mythical story of the first Thanksgiving so we can ignore the obvious truth that this land was taken not by friendship, but by violence.
gohini.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Good reading from @rebeccanagle.bsky.social. A moving reflection on how we got to where we are, what it cost and still costs, to create memories that are comfortable for some. As a newly-minted citizen I’ll take this as my Thanksgiving meditation. 🦃
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
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There's a tradition that never gets old: our ex-orphans returning home after giving birth, just to share the joy with the Keepers who raised them. This time of year is full of these reunions - mothers bringing their wild-born babies back to say hello. That's what your support creates. 🐘💚
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
There's a tradition that never gets old: our ex-orphans returning home after giving birth, just to share the joy with the Keepers who raised them. This time of year is full of these reunions - mothers bringing their wild-born babies back to say hello. That's what your support creates. 🐘💚
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For a chilly 🥶 #HillfortsWednesday I thought everyone could warm their toes on this Iron Age fire, crackling & smoking inside the Bryn Eryr roundhouse at St Fagans Museum yesterday 🥰🔥
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
For a chilly 🥶 #HillfortsWednesday I thought everyone could warm their toes on this Iron Age fire, crackling & smoking inside the Bryn Eryr roundhouse at St Fagans Museum yesterday 🥰🔥
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
Despite having only one fire this double roundhouse was warm & cosy, a pretty good place to live!
🎥 My own
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Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn't just a nicety it's a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays - Balancing Work and Caregiving: Flexibility That Works for Everyone - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn’t just a nicety it’s a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn't just a nicety it's a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.
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If ever you find yourself visiting Oxford, why not take a walk round, & see if you can spot any of these "famous cats of Oxford."
I wonder if anyone will spot the cat puns in the story too.
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
I wonder if anyone will spot the cat puns in the story too.
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If ever you find yourself visiting Oxford, why not take a walk round, & see if you can spot any of these "famous cats of Oxford."
I wonder if anyone will spot the cat puns in the story too.
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
I wonder if anyone will spot the cat puns in the story too.
oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
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So good, by @cammy-06.bsky.social @sapiens.org: "Selkie stories often centered female autonomy. Female selkies choose their partners, return to the sea leaving families behind..Giving voice to women’s agency, these narratives shape reality, empowering human women" #Orkney #anthropology #multispecies
Connections and Conflicts With Seals in a Scottish Archipelago
An environmental archaeologist investigates deep-time, mythical, and contemporary relations between seals and Orkney Islanders.
www.sapiens.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So good, by @cammy-06.bsky.social @sapiens.org: "Selkie stories often centered female autonomy. Female selkies choose their partners, return to the sea leaving families behind..Giving voice to women’s agency, these narratives shape reality, empowering human women" #Orkney #anthropology #multispecies
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
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Weekend listening: @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's essential Sheffield playlist - 30 key tracks to get you in the mood for his book, GROOVY, LAIDBACK AND NASTY, which we announced yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has already helped spread the word!
🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/1Vr...
🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/1Vr...
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Weekend listening: @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's essential Sheffield playlist - 30 key tracks to get you in the mood for his book, GROOVY, LAIDBACK AND NASTY, which we announced yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has already helped spread the word!
🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/1Vr...
🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/1Vr...
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Didn’t get chance to properly post yesterday, as a bit full on, but I have written a book. On the history of music in Sheffield. Out in May via the excellent @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social. Pre-order available now and full PR spiel here. Thanks for the love so far
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
White Rabbit signs 'definitive, immersive' history of Sheffield's music scene in four-way auction
White Rabbit has acquired music and culture writer Daniel Dylan Wray’s Groovy, Laidback and Nasty, a history of Sheffield music told through the city’s independent artists, scenes and spirit.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Didn’t get chance to properly post yesterday, as a bit full on, but I have written a book. On the history of music in Sheffield. Out in May via the excellent @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social. Pre-order available now and full PR spiel here. Thanks for the love so far
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/white...
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French cats will sit surrounded by the debris of their lunchtime smoking session and act like they don’t give a shit but in truth they love your attention and are just waiting for a camera to perform to.
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
French cats will sit surrounded by the debris of their lunchtime smoking session and act like they don’t give a shit but in truth they love your attention and are just waiting for a camera to perform to.
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Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
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Making friends at the zoo.
I think the animals were starved for attention during the shutdown.
I think the animals were starved for attention during the shutdown.
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Making friends at the zoo.
I think the animals were starved for attention during the shutdown.
I think the animals were starved for attention during the shutdown.
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A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
Have wild wolves learned to use tools?
Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?
www.science.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
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Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. n.pr/4qUTLhC
Why more than 1,000 musicians are boycotting Israel with 'No Music for Genocide'
Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Artists including Lorde, Björk and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to geo-block their music from being streamed in Israel. n.pr/4qUTLhC
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Utterly shameful
"threat of a public sale loomed"
WE shouldn't have to BUY our heritage back, it should be accessible
Finders & landowners must change mindsets, STOP "mine & money and think ours & gift"
Oxfordshire museum purchases iron age hoard after fundraiser
share.google/e6sEN497Y3fj...
"threat of a public sale loomed"
WE shouldn't have to BUY our heritage back, it should be accessible
Finders & landowners must change mindsets, STOP "mine & money and think ours & gift"
Oxfordshire museum purchases iron age hoard after fundraiser
share.google/e6sEN497Y3fj...
Oxfordshire museum purchases iron age hoard after fundraiser - BBC News
Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum has brought the hoard which includes a 2,000-year-old horse brooch.
share.google
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Utterly shameful
"threat of a public sale loomed"
WE shouldn't have to BUY our heritage back, it should be accessible
Finders & landowners must change mindsets, STOP "mine & money and think ours & gift"
Oxfordshire museum purchases iron age hoard after fundraiser
share.google/e6sEN497Y3fj...
"threat of a public sale loomed"
WE shouldn't have to BUY our heritage back, it should be accessible
Finders & landowners must change mindsets, STOP "mine & money and think ours & gift"
Oxfordshire museum purchases iron age hoard after fundraiser
share.google/e6sEN497Y3fj...
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🐀Male and female rats like to be tickled differently - males prefer rougher play.
🤣How do we know? Rats produce ultrasonic giggles that can be monitored with a bat detector.
🧪Why is this relevant? To improve lab animal welfare.
Ah, to tickle rats for a living...♥️
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
🤣How do we know? Rats produce ultrasonic giggles that can be monitored with a bat detector.
🧪Why is this relevant? To improve lab animal welfare.
Ah, to tickle rats for a living...♥️
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🐀Male and female rats like to be tickled differently - males prefer rougher play.
🤣How do we know? Rats produce ultrasonic giggles that can be monitored with a bat detector.
🧪Why is this relevant? To improve lab animal welfare.
Ah, to tickle rats for a living...♥️
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
🤣How do we know? Rats produce ultrasonic giggles that can be monitored with a bat detector.
🧪Why is this relevant? To improve lab animal welfare.
Ah, to tickle rats for a living...♥️
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
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Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
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Laub ist ein wichtiger Lebensraum für Tiere. Bitte entfernt es nicht mit “deutscher” Gründlichkeit und vermeidet Laubbläser und -sauger.
Lasst bitte den Tieren ihren Lebensraum.
Diese Vorstellung, jedes Blättchen gründlichst wegsaugen und in die Verbrennungsanlage karren zu müssen ist unnatürlich.
Lasst bitte den Tieren ihren Lebensraum.
Diese Vorstellung, jedes Blättchen gründlichst wegsaugen und in die Verbrennungsanlage karren zu müssen ist unnatürlich.
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Laub ist ein wichtiger Lebensraum für Tiere. Bitte entfernt es nicht mit “deutscher” Gründlichkeit und vermeidet Laubbläser und -sauger.
Lasst bitte den Tieren ihren Lebensraum.
Diese Vorstellung, jedes Blättchen gründlichst wegsaugen und in die Verbrennungsanlage karren zu müssen ist unnatürlich.
Lasst bitte den Tieren ihren Lebensraum.
Diese Vorstellung, jedes Blättchen gründlichst wegsaugen und in die Verbrennungsanlage karren zu müssen ist unnatürlich.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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No, I don't want to "quickly hop on a call with you". I want to bump into you at random on a rain-lashed heath, nod at you in silent mutual admiration as we watch a buzzard gliding smoothly over a dramatic chicane in the river, then get the fuck on with my day
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
No, I don't want to "quickly hop on a call with you". I want to bump into you at random on a rain-lashed heath, nod at you in silent mutual admiration as we watch a buzzard gliding smoothly over a dramatic chicane in the river, then get the fuck on with my day