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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 19m

Finally finished this book. I loved the illustrations and it was easy to read, although you can’t really breeze through it or you won’t take anything in. It’s an incredibly complex subject and this book is a good first approach, but as the author himself says, there is a lot more detail out there

Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 2d

The dinos did an auditory deep dive into the men and women who discovered the first dinosaurs 🦕 🦖

I enjoyed it but I am more interested in the biology of it all and less in the scientists themselves. Still a good book!

#paleontology #history #science
Lower plushies by @edwinaenvy.bsky.social

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 4d

In German they are called sea dogs ☺️

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 4d

I absolutely love her books and they’re probably a reason I went to study equine science in the UK. She will be missed but Rupert and Taggie will live forever ❤️

Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 5d

Knickers at half mast today everyone, for Jilly Cooper x

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 4d

on kindle this time, loving a vampire is total chaos by Aura Hayes was a fun uncomplicated read for spooky season

#booksky #spooky #vampire #romance

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 5d

Just got my boostrix polio shot because my immune system sucks and we’re trying to boost it any way we can. I am so grateful vaccines exists!
Also got my flu shot scheduled. Only problem is the covid shot, I cannot easily get it in Switzerland without prescription from a doctor 🙄

#vaccines #science

Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 5d

32 Chunk with the broken jaw won this year. Your picture is fat Albert, who is actually not in the competition since he is a polar bear but is my boyfriend’s favourite anyways. Fat bear week is my favourite week in the autumn season, everything else is just seasonal depression 🫣

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 5d

Ah thanks! I made the ghosts myself, my grandmother got me glow in the dark yarn ☺️

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 5d

Finally regrouped all my spooky books for spooky season 🤩👻🎃

#booksky #spooky #classics #bourbonkid #blackwater #vampires #ghosts #monsters #werewolves

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 11d

Yes it is. At the Swiss federal institute for technology In Zurich (ETHZ) you have to take at least one class from the humanities in your bachelor, probably to not create only technobros 😄

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 12d

The bunny sleeping at my feet while I work is tooo adorable 🥹🥰😍

#bunnies

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 17d

Saw this gorgeous little lizard on a statue in front of the Museo Nazionale di Roma 😍

#roma #lizard

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 18d

THE BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR 🤩

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 19d

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 21d

Loved this book from Michael J. Benton on all life on earth since life started. It had a few dinos 🦖🦕 but specifically my favourites, dodos 🦤

I think I need to start a new thread or rather a new book shelve on the big extinctions related books 🥹

#booksky #science #popsci #paleo

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 22d

I have lots of fluffy mammals but not so many bugs… I am unfortunately scared of spiders. but you are welcome to follow me anyways. I mostly post about animals and books I can recommend

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 22d

It’s so stupid… My favourite thing as a scientist is to write the articles for the research I made. It’s part of the job.

For diversity in research, I would support translation services for non-native speakers, but would also want it to be paid human translators 😬

No AI in research 💪

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 22d

A bit of joy in the Timeline: a bee 🐝
In a mountain field

#nature #bee #alps #biodiversity

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 26d

I’m so glad that this and fat bear week exist. I love voting for chonky animals 😄

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve just finished #StoneAndSky and I just want to say where is my pet fox? 🦊 😍

Always love a good Pete Grant Story and this was no exception. Already looking forward to the next one ☺️

#booksky #riversoflondon #thefolly

Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 28d

Maybe looking at domesticated species also helps. The Akhal Teke horse has been bred for its specifically silvery colour, and as this leads to inbreeding we are getting better at understanding colour genetics (even though I hate colour breeding because of diversity loss)

a man standing next to a horse with the name akhal-teke on the bottom right

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · 29d

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Also more gluten free stuff for the coeliacs out there

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · Sep 11

Probably some idiot is going to claim it makes them autistic koalas 🐨 but it’s great news for wildlife! I hope they find a vaccine for the Tasmanian devils too

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · Sep 10

Stick it in the microwaaaaooouooououw

a chef is standing in a kitchen with a bunch of pots and pans hanging from the ceiling .

ALT: a chef is standing in a kitchen with a bunch of pots and pans hanging from the ceiling .

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ah that looks fun! I used to watch once upon a time… life when I was a kid and I’ve heard it’s also quite accurate. Sometimes the animated mediums are really good

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Annik Gmel, PhD @titannik.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ah thanks a lot! I will definitely put it on my list ☺️ I will start with the pop sci book from the “in a nutshell” guy but will progress from there 💪

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