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stellamayerhoff.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate and science communicator at Georgia State studying cognition and behavior in human and non-human primates 👧🏻🐒🧠 #SciComm #QueerInSTEM 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)
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Hey, scientists! 🧪🥼🔬 Check out this incredible resource!

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🐐🦍🐅🐖🐬🦔🦇🦒🦘🦙🐄🦓🦭🐆🦡 If you’ve never competed in March Mammal Madness, take this as your sign to join! Just know that I’m finally going to win this year. 🏆 #2025MMM

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This account is meant to be a professional account rather than a personal one. So, professionally speaking, does anyone in Atlanta want to adopt this adorable kitten I caught and had spayed? 🙃 Her breed is purr-machine-lovebug. (Professional opinion, of course.) #adopt #kitten #cat #Atlanta

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

I think we were watching the wrong eagles. 🤷🏻‍♀️

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Trapped this stray cat today so I can get it spayed/neutered! I need name recommendations! I wrote down “TBD” for the last cat I had neutered and now he’s my foster cat…and I still call him TBD. 😆 So not only is the name TBD taken, but I clearly need my naming privileges revoked. Help!!!

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

My favorite boy! Shhh…Don’t tell Kanzi.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

When you're a scientist who loves Wicked, you teach students about defying gravity! 💗💚 We made self-watering planters that use capillary action, learned about friction while making DIY hoverboards, and watched carbon dioxide bubbles lift popcorn kernels! #SciComm #3DGirlsInc #ScienceATL

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Monday’s NYT crossword 51-across answer is just salt in the academic wound.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

This jar is one of my favorite possessions. It has a bead for every student I’ve taught. Today, I added mini brains for my Abnormal Behavior class. 🧠 Spring 2025 Abnormal Behavior 🐥 Fall 2024 Developmetal Psych 🦏 Spring 2024 Animal Behavior 🅰️ Fall 2023 Developmental Psych @phdvoice.bsky.social

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

A four-year-old told me that he “liked that my eyebrows don’t match.” This is not the harsh feedback I expected to encounter in grad school.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Our next match is happening in a few hours! Get matched with a scientist for a Q&A with your classroom at www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html Tell your colleagues! Our program is free and we have LOTS of scientist volunteers this semester 🧪 #EduSky #ScienceEducation #SciTeach #ITeachScience

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

Hey, you— Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Relax your hands. Take a deep breath. This is a marathon, not a sprint. And you’re not alone.

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

dear friends: gentle reminder that things are moving quickly and just because you haven’t seen something reported on yet doesn’t mean it’s the result of suppression or that an outlet “doesn’t care” about the issues. reporting — especially good, thorough reporting — takes time.

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Really cool research by Brett Lewis et al., write-up by @bittelmethis.bsky.social, and visuals too: Mushroom corals can walk (s l o w l y) and they migrate for interesting reasons! 🧪🌿 🌊#ecology #marineecology

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

How much do people around the world trust scientists? "Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 31 days ago • 5 comments

Second request: If you are a professional scientist or science communicator who is at least 18 years old and uses social media (including Bluesky) for professional purposes, please consider taking this survey. 🧪🌎 #SciComm Please help us to share it. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

submitted 40 days ago • 13 comments

Here’s my cat tax and shameless plug for my foster cat, TBD! I thought he was a feral cat so I trapped, neutered, and released him. I put “TBD” as his name on his vet forms because I hadn’t even named him. Turns out he’s not feral, just weird. He lives inside now, but his name stuck!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting? Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."

submitted 93 days ago • 4 comments

Scientists should be communicating their science to the public, because if you aren't, someone else very well could be - and you won't have control over what they say. #SciComm 🧪

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments