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mikeirvo.bsky.social
Science journalist and copy editor at ScienceAlert. Attempted author. Obsessive Simpsons collector.
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I fear we're entering a food gift arms race with the new neighbours. We gave them some cake to thank them for the fish curry a few weeks ago, but they instantly fired back with chicken soup and chocolate rum balls.

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Finally about to dive into Blue Prince so I can join in the online conversa- wait, what the hell is Expedition 33

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My last article for New Atlas, I just had to do a deep dive into some real-life zombie stories and tie it into the new season of The Last of Us

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One of my last articles for New Atlas will be the Switch 2 - which means I'm staying up till at least 1am tonight to cover the presentation.

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I can't tell you how excited I am for this movie, it means I can finally stop checking archive. org every week for any new leaks deadline.com/2025/03/coyo...

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My super funny friend @silvi.bsky.social is in this Melbourne Comedy Festival show all this week. It sounds like a blast thebutterflyclub.com/show/girt-by...

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Okay by mid-June I swear I'll have some time to breathe

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I can finally announce I'll be joining ScienceAlert as Copy Editor next month! I've been reading their excellent science coverage for years, so it's really exciting to get to contribute to that. I'll be writing articles too, like this brain bender from last week www.sciencealert.com/world-first-...

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Church house update: in a door we call the "gremlin hatch" in our loft bedroom, we just found someone has strung up a bunch of mice, including one that glows in the dark.

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