Catherine Ptaschinski, PhD
@immuno-cat.bsky.social
Immunologist, vaccine enthusiast, book worm, knitter, couch potato. Currently sharing my home with 3 cats, 1 dog, 1 husband.
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We have 526 scientists signed up for spring semester. We try to get that to about 1000 scientists before unleashing the teachers on the database. Wanna connect a class of kids with science this spring? Sign up!
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We have 526 scientists signed up for spring semester. We try to get that to about 1000 scientists before unleashing the teachers on the database. Wanna connect a class of kids with science this spring? Sign up!
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60 Minutes, dead at 57. The murder weapon was Bari Weiss.
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
60 Minutes, dead at 57. The murder weapon was Bari Weiss.
This is a great explanation of the VAERS database and how it can be misconstrued.
Pretty much ANY statistic you see cited to frighten you about vaccines comes from the VAERS database. (Including the recent evidence-free missive from Vinay Prasad). Here's why VAERS can NEVER be a proper source for population-level vaccine risk estimates.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is a great explanation of the VAERS database and how it can be misconstrued.
Yeeeeessssss. If you haven’t seen season 1, you have time!
🚨Deadloch heads: S2 of the Aussie crime satire/drama (it's good!) arrives on Amazon Prime March 20. Many chaotic Aussie weirdos return/debut. But HEADS UP they have added a Hemsworth (Luke)! This is not a drill! Kudos to the hair & costume team for this whole deal. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Yeeeeessssss. If you haven’t seen season 1, you have time!
Growing up in the northern Great Lakes area, I’m always surprised by people’s reactions to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It seems that they love it or hate it, with no in between. I love it, but it was a regular part of my childhood. I wonder how I’d feel if it hadn’t been.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Growing up in the northern Great Lakes area, I’m always surprised by people’s reactions to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It seems that they love it or hate it, with no in between. I love it, but it was a regular part of my childhood. I wonder how I’d feel if it hadn’t been.
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Absolute queen shit
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Absolute queen shit
*Gasp*
#Introduction: Theoretical physicist. Black Feminist theorist. Writer. I do: dark matter, neutron stars, & science studies.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
Web: chanda.science
Newsletter: news.chanda.science
Insta: chanda.prescod.weinstein
Author of award-winning #DisorderedCosmos and now #EdgeOfSpaceTime, coming 4/7/26.
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
*Gasp*
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I love how Jessica Fletcher is the most wholesome walking thirst trap for every intelligent man who guest stars on the show, and also several women guest stars. KGB officer 100% wanted to go fishing and watch the sun rise and set with Dame Angela Lansbury every morning for the rest of his life.
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I love how Jessica Fletcher is the most wholesome walking thirst trap for every intelligent man who guest stars on the show, and also several women guest stars. KGB officer 100% wanted to go fishing and watch the sun rise and set with Dame Angela Lansbury every morning for the rest of his life.
Truth.
Nothing says “manly” like soap labeled specifically for men based on one of cinema’s greatest female protagonists fighting one of cinema’s greatest female monsters, and based on the premise that men, too, can get face-fucked, impregnated, live solely as incubators, and die violently giving birth.
October 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Truth.
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We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
She didn’t get a meatball, so now she’s dead.
March 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
She didn’t get a meatball, so now she’s dead.
Last time I talked to a class through @skypeascientist.bsky.social, I posted about it on here, leading another request. The kids were so engaging, which isn’t something you can say about every 7th grade class. @melsrn.bsky.social, thanks for the opportunity to talk science!
February 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Last time I talked to a class through @skypeascientist.bsky.social, I posted about it on here, leading another request. The kids were so engaging, which isn’t something you can say about every 7th grade class. @melsrn.bsky.social, thanks for the opportunity to talk science!
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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First @skypeascientist.bsky.social for 2025 is in the books! I had a great time talking about allergies and the microbiome with a fun group of middle schoolers. They asked the best questions and we got to talk about poop!
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First @skypeascientist.bsky.social for 2025 is in the books! I had a great time talking about allergies and the microbiome with a fun group of middle schoolers. They asked the best questions and we got to talk about poop!
I know a lot of mediocre white dudes who only got to where they are in life because they are white dudes. I guess it’s my patriotic duty to report them 🤷🏻♀️
🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
January 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I know a lot of mediocre white dudes who only got to where they are in life because they are white dudes. I guess it’s my patriotic duty to report them 🤷🏻♀️
Beautiful day for a snowy walk with the mutt.
January 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Beautiful day for a snowy walk with the mutt.
Gracias por todo Rafa. 20 years of watching him play, and it wasn’t enough.
November 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Gracias por todo Rafa. 20 years of watching him play, and it wasn’t enough.
Back when I joined the social-media-app-that-shall-not-be-named, I used my first post to encourage everyone to get their flu shots.
A lot has changed since then, but some things remain constant.
Get your flu shots, northern hemisphere people.
A lot has changed since then, but some things remain constant.
Get your flu shots, northern hemisphere people.
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Back when I joined the social-media-app-that-shall-not-be-named, I used my first post to encourage everyone to get their flu shots.
A lot has changed since then, but some things remain constant.
Get your flu shots, northern hemisphere people.
A lot has changed since then, but some things remain constant.
Get your flu shots, northern hemisphere people.