Heidi C
@briar-rose.bsky.social
Science editor, document wrangler, nerd, designer of stuff, gardener.
Have you ever had clotted cream ice cream? Alas, never seen on this side of the Atlantic
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Have you ever had clotted cream ice cream? Alas, never seen on this side of the Atlantic
That is, um, impressively dad-ish?
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
That is, um, impressively dad-ish?
"Well, what shall we hang - the holly or each other?"
December 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"Well, what shall we hang - the holly or each other?"
Reposted by Heidi C
loser stuff www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
loser stuff www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Reposted by Heidi C
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
Same 🌱. Bonus: I get a nice healthy dose of M. vaccae www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
Healthy, stress-busting fat found hidden in dirt
Thirty years after scientists coined the term 'hygiene hypothesis' to suggest that increased exposure to microorganisms could benefit health, researchers have identified an anti-inflammatory fat in a ...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Same 🌱. Bonus: I get a nice healthy dose of M. vaccae www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...
It continues bsky.app/profile/shoe...
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It continues bsky.app/profile/shoe...
a.k.a. "Don't piss off a bard"
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
a.k.a. "Don't piss off a bard"
How could we have predicted this? 🙄
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
How could we have predicted this? 🙄
According to a Cornish friend, that bit is called the "knocker bite" because you toss it down the mine to appease the Tommyknockers
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
According to a Cornish friend, that bit is called the "knocker bite" because you toss it down the mine to appease the Tommyknockers
I can't answer but I can offer inspiration www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'It’s going to be our way now': the guerrilla rewilder shaking up British farming
Derek Gow is winning over doubters in his bid to reintroduce storks, beavers, wildcats, water voles and much, much more
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I can't answer but I can offer inspiration www.theguardian.com/environment/...