For any spider folks still on Twitter: is it a myth that if you take a spider from your house and put it outside it is doomed to die? I don’t want to kill them but the number of spiders in my apartment is starting to get out of hand

Editor (31) seeks science/nature writer (TK) to collaborate with me and @quirkbooks on a book about the weird, dangerous, and scary side of nature in the style of Amy Stewart and J. W. Ocker 🦈🩸🍄💀 If this describes you (or a client of yours), DM or email me!

Are there any #Immunology / #Tcell scientists left on here? Are you available for a quick chat about a cool paper in the next week or so?? I have had multiple people cancel/ no show interviews I am at my wits’ end #journorequest

finally figured out who the australian breakdancing girl reminds me of https://t.co/JHUxGlw47S

Not to be a conspiracy theorist about the triathlon, but “1000 cfu is too much poop unless we decide it’s fine” is a pretty wild rule to have on the books

I can’t believe we have like football and baseball instead of this??

Women’s gymnastics is honestly such a wild sport. Like okay we are going to have these amazing athletes doing some of the most impressive physical feats that any human has ever done… however for reasons (?) we will also make her do some silly dance moves in between

How borderlands helped turn gamers into citizen scientists:

If you ever feel like you’ve made a career misstep just remember that Judi Dench was in the chronicles of riddick and now she’s doing great. You got this

Who can I contact @nytimes to get “tuatara” added to the spelling bee words??

Some of the weirdest parasitic copepods are in the genus Philichthys. They live inside the skull bones of fish. They are so weird that we don’t know what most of their body parts are. The female (right) is 2cm long and has processes growing out of her body. Male in vial on left

Sometimes I think about how medicinal leeches are just tiny healthcare workers who do their jobs perfectly and then get incinerated anyway.

honestly so wild that loblaws asks customers to donate to their charity whenever you check out. The Weston family is worth more than $8 billion and I live in a basement.

#journorequest do you study the effects of pregnancy/ parenthood on the #brain in animal models? Had an interview fall through so looking for someone to chat with ASAP. #neuroscience #neuroendocrinology

Sleep deprivation can cause abrupt mood shifts. @NUro_science investigates the dopamine pathways that mediate this change and the implications for research on #depression and #bipolar disorder. https://t.co/wlVUXHvZwO

Hey all! What was your favorite book you read this year? Mine was How High We Go in the Dark

"I'm in my villian era" I mutter as I remove exactly one exclamation point from a work email.

Dude are you like having a mental breakdown? No it’s just a rapid unscheduled disassembly

What is everyone’s favorite super niche nonfiction book? I want a journey into the most weirdly specific bits of history/science/culture/whatever. I’ll go first: my fave is @flygirlNHM ‘s Secret Life of Flies. Just a delightful peak into the lives of these little weirdos.

Okay so I know it’s generally a bad idea to ask for medical advice online but if anyone has any suggestions for how I can stop barfing every time I get my blood drawn that would be truly lovely.