Joanna Bagniewska @JMBagniewska@qoto.org
Zoologist, science communicator, author of The Modern Bestiary.
It's the first phone I bought in 7 years, and only my second ever new (as in, not a hand-me-down) one. Three things about it make me happy:
1) it's a #Fairphone: fixable, sustainable technology,
2) it's de-googled, so no third-party snooping, and
3) "murena" means moray eel in Polish.
One downside: the income tax on it (thank you, #Brexit).
Yes, #platypues are just as evolved as all the other mammals, thank you very much!
#PlatypusMatters #animals #Australia
Summer in the land of rainbow lorikeets.
UK folks, guess what - #TheModernBestiary is on a 50% sale at Waterstones, so you can't possibly not buy it now! It's worth three coffees.
I've had my first sighting of the #Australian subspecies of #TheModernBestiary in the wild 💙 The staff at Dymocks in Knox City were very kind to not laugh at my absurd enthusiasm, but let me sign a couple of copies instead.
#book #author #nonfiction
I should probably do a proper introductory toot, seeing that more and more people are making the move from the avian to the proboscid side of the internet...
So, #hello 👋
I'm a zoologist and a science communicator, from Poland, based in Oxford, UK. Currently, I split my time between #academia (Senior Lect at #Brunel Uni London) and public engagement (at #Oxford University), I also do freelance #scicomm in both Polish and English.
Oh, and I wrote a #book (non-fiction, about animals, not for kids unless you're happy to do your own explanations of awkward sex stuff): https://geni.us/modernbestiary
What I like:
- #animal facts and factoids
- #cycling as the main mode of transport
- #HigherEd teaching
What I dislike:
- pictures of fake animals posing as the real deal
- lack of public transport infrastructure
- scary movies
Pic © 2022 Greg Blatchford yewneek.com
I took this picture 14 years ago - and now, thanks to the hashtag #Mosstodon, it will hopefully get the recognition it truly deserves!
If you're in #Australia and wondering what pressies to buy this Christmas, look no further - head to your local bookstore for a lovely paperback of #TheModernBestiary!
Now this kind of verification I can get on board with!
🦔🌵
#hedgehogs
#HedgehogOrCactus
#NotARobot
Zoologist, science communicator, author of The Modern Bestiary.
