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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 3d

That’s my youngest grands name and, yes, this is one of the reasons her parents chose it. The other is because of Zelda Fitzgerald 😁

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 6d

A post MinCup geo-snack, like an after dinner mint ⚒️

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 7d

Hark! What’s that we see on the horizon?

Is it something new? Something mostly metallic, quite heavy, and essential to society? It’s an all-new collaboration with IMA!

Ore Cup: www.mineralcup.org/about-ore-cup

Voting starts Monday November 3. Winner crowned IMA Ore Mineral of the Year

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 6d

Just in case you thought the mineral fun was done…

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 7d

Hark! What’s that we see on the horizon?

Is it something new? Something mostly metallic, quite heavy, and essential to society? It’s an all-new collaboration with IMA!

Ore Cup: www.mineralcup.org/about-ore-cup

Voting starts Monday November 3. Winner crowned IMA Ore Mineral of the Year

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Silvia Caldararu🌿 @scaldararu.bsky.social · 7d

Come work with us - The School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin is looking for a tenure track assistant professor in plant biodiversity and conservation 🧪🌏🌾 my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

Drop me a message if you want to chat about what it's like to work here or live in Ireland.

an old building with climbing plants around the door with purple flowers. The sign above the door says school of botany 1907

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 7d

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 8d

The Damage Done: @marianneguenot.bsky.social tells the story of clinical trials derailed by the administration's reckless science policy, across kidney disease, HIV, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. Years of work and money thrown away, at times just short of a cure.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The damage done - Nature Medicine

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

www.nature.com

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 7d

Remember, vote blue 😉
Team #kyanite

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 8d

#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry

www.mineralcup.org

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

Too much water can do this too. It’s a bit like too much water makes berry crops taste meh. Too much water for chilies seems to dilute the heat effect.

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Katharina von Kriegstein @kvonkriegstein.bsky.social · 19d

PhD position available! Are you fascinated by #sensory #perception and #autism? Then this position might be for you! #cogneurojobs #neurosky #PhDposition #Jobs #career #neuroscience #fMRI

Full description here: tu-dresden.de/vacancy/12400

TUD - University of Excellence sign in front of green trees and a TUD building

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

Please stop doing this to anyone attempting to win this way. It’s not cool, cute, or funny. It’s time consuming to fix and you will be caught. This game is meant to be fun, not cut throat or dirty-dealing. If you can’t win fairly, what is the point?

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 8d

WARNING:
We’ve found a vote-stuffer.

We’ll try to roll out the corrections as quickly as possible, but this will likely be ongoing and delay release of the finalist until a few minutes after 00:00

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 9d

#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

a man with glasses and a beard says i really hate that man

Alt: Richard Attenborough as the character John Hammond from the movie Jurassic Park sitting with his head propped on his hands, elbows on a table. He is wearing khakis, glasses and has a white beard He states, I really hate that man.

media.tenor.com

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ilovelibraries.bsky.social @ilovelibraries.bsky.social · 8d

Beloved librarian @mychal3ts.bsky.social will take the helm as host of the reboot of 'Reading Rainbow' when it returns this Saturday, October 4! 🤩🌈

Read more: https://bit.ly/3WelbAT

Photo of librarian Mychal Threets squatting and holding up the American Sign Language for "I Love You." Text on photo reads "Beloved librarian Mychal Threets to host reboot of 'Reading Rainbow'" I Love Libraries and American Library Association logos.

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

This is a short, poignant, very relevant episode. Give it a listen.

The Unlikely Union:

Podcast Episode · History That Doesn't Suck · 09/29/2025 · Bonus · 11m

podcasts.apple.com

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Pepe Chambó @pepechambo.cometografia.es · 9d

📸🔭 October promises to be spectacular for comets:
☄️ C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will reach magnitude 3–2 and be visible to the naked eye in dark skies.
☄️ C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will shine in binoculars, with long ion tails in photos.
We’ll keep following them day by day on these feeds so you don’t miss the show ✨

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

If you’ve never been and you are able to go, you should. It’s even more impressive when seen in person.

Zoltán Sylvester @zzsylvester.bsky.social · 9d

Last week I was co-leading a field trip in Utah, to check out some fluvial and eolian rocks. It was exhausting but fun and forced me to think more carefully than before about complex bedforms. This is a 3D model of one of the many stunning exposures of the Navajo Sandstone near Escalante 🧪⚒️

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Aimee Middlemiss @almiddlemiss.bsky.social · 8d

Fabulous job for a death studies ECR in Manchester.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate - Uncovering Hidden Inequality:Oxford Road

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Research Associate to work on the ESRC-funded project, ‘uncovering hidden inequality: developing new ways of doing death administration’ directed by Professor Kate Reed in the Department of Sociology, University of Manchester.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 9d

NCSE is proudly co-sponsoring Galactic Polymath's #MySciJourney Challenge, dedicated to #SciComm! The deadline to submit videos has been extended to Oct 12. Kids and adults are invited to enter. Best videos will receive awards and cash prizes. www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij... #science

Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath

Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF

www.galacticpolymath.com

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

Well…

El Espectro 👻 🎃 @telescoper.bsky.social · 9d

A meme for the modern university...

Meme showing a worker labelled "academic staff" digging a hole in the ground while 10 others look labelled with management titles such as "Director of Human Resources" look on. The caption underneath reads "The only way we can cut costs is to reduce the number of academic staff..."

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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 8d

#FreeCommTrainings

Series 1: Explaining science and communicating hazards for the public.
🗣️: Science journalist Vedrana Simičević.
📅: 14, 21, and 28 October 2025, 15:00-17:00 CET
👉 Apply by 2 October 2025. 🔗: egu.eu/2V2IH0
⚠️Limited to 35 places only!

📸: Andreas Brotzer on imaggeo.egu.eu

Image description: An image of a volcano. Text reads: EGU Outreach Committee's Series 1 training sessions on communicating science hazards with science journalist Vedrana Simičević. Sessions are scheduled for November 4, 11, and 18, 2025, from 15:30 to 18:00 CET.

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 8d

This is a tough one. I like both and have voted for both up to now. So, while 🌧️ 🦌🩸is darn cool, I’m going to have to vote for #dioptase because green is my favorite color 😁

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 9d

#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke

www.mineralcup.org

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Ingrid Young @ingridkyoung.bsky.social · 12d

We are hiring 5 new postdocs (for 5 years) to work on our Wellcome project in Edinburgh. Deadline next week. For more info on the jobs & the project, head to our website www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org/blog-posts/j...

Please share widely!

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 14d

Have to vote for the wee ones. Two reasons- 1) they so tiny, which matches me 🥺 and 2) you should never be afraid if licking rocks 😉😁 #Mannardite

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 15d

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 8: Bright green radioactive #cuprosklodowskite is up against jet black phantom #mannardite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Round 2 Match 8 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Cuprosklodowskite vs Mannardite Photo credits: Harold Moritz and Domenico Preite

www.mineralcup.org

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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 15d

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 170 tenure-track positions and 19 teaching positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

docs.google.com

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 15d

I suppose if you never really look for it, then it doesn’t actually exist.

NPR @npr.org · 15d

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

n.pr

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 15d

Minerals not your thing? Well, setting aside the hurt factor from this earth scientist, how about some chonky bears?

Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 16d

It's LIVE CAM TIME. Fat bear week is upon us!

explore.org/livecams/bro...

The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.

Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org

Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.

explore.org

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TheGingerGeologist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @gingergeologist.bsky.social · 15d

It’s me again telling you to vote #kyanite simply because I said so 🤷🏻‍♀️

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 16d

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Round 2 Match 7 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Taenite Photo credits: Harold Moritz

www.mineralcup.org

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