Erica Christensen
echriste.bsky.social
Erica Christensen
@echriste.bsky.social
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Super duper fun fact of the day: alternatives to Amazon-owned Audible exist 🙃
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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NEW

WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.

This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it

www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Scientists!

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We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
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August 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Hey do me a favor & help me tell people that I'm doing a Beginner's Guide to Street Art on Monday. Maybe you or your friends have something they want to make street art about. There's...There's a lot to make street art about right now, you know?

C'mon join me. It's free.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Reminder: You can just…do stuff.

You don’t have to wait for your boss to tell you to. You don’t have to wait to be told you’re good enough.

As long as you’re not hurting anybody, and especially if doing it would help somebody… you can just do it.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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New update on the regime shift at our long-term study site. With a little levity thanks to @skmorgane.bsky.social.

"No species was safe, and populations began to drop like characters in a George R.R. Martin book. Only kangaroo rats... were making a valiant stand against the forces of dryness"

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Regime Shift: A Winter of Grim
Every episode in a tv series starts with a recap. So… Previously, on Portal: the Regime Shift — In fall of 2023, one of the ruling families of Portal — the Desert Pocket Mouse (Ch…
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March 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

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Science Homecoming
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February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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For a year now, I've been "live-blogging " a possible regime shift at my study site Portal. Why do I think the rodent community at my site is reorganizing? This blog post explains why and how I think it ties in with ideas like priority effects. jabberwocky.weecology.org/2024/12/02/r...
https://jabberwocky.weecology.org/2024/12/02/regime-shift-status-ongoing/🌏🧪
December 2, 2024 at 3:22 PM