Me, aged 32, having walked across modestly uneven terrain for an hour for a wildlife survey

Recently announced plans for a major overhaul of the museum's infrastructure, which have gone largely without the input of staff as I understand, require the reduction of the natural history gallery by nearly half, including its associated education zone. Cool, man . . .

#FossilFriday From yesterday's museum assignment; labelling & cataloguing carboniferous limestone fossils from the collection of silk magnate Thomas Wardle. Hazardous materials & PPE a-plenty

In the last 6 months, I've received more requests for sponsored video collaborations than the previous eight years of running my YouTube channel, & almost every single one of them is for AI-powered tech. It's so exhausting

As scientist, you don't get paid for writing, reviewing and publishing research. Publishing scientific research can cost you £2,500 to up £10,000 per paper, it's a fee that puts a PDF on an online repository. You don't get any royalties for it.

Every summer Open Uni puts out video testimonies from new graduates, & I swear they deliberately pick the people with the most absurd circumstances. "Well, during my studies, I got leprosy, had twins, my mum was eaten by crows & my dog's business folded, but I still got a 1st!"

I had my suspicions this particular venue might be dodgy after looking into their (unpaid) intern programme. Seems I was right to be cautious

I've found instrumental prog metal to be the most productive soundtrack for studying, & every now & then a track comes along that really catches my attention. That closing passage is 👌 youtube.com/watch?v=GIOHF8…

2 year anniversary of this animation, where I showcase the fauna of Pleistocene China in the form of a motion-activated trail camera. Was always pretty pleased with this one. Was good fun creating the camera effect & picking taxa to include youtu.be/V0_WDcJwCAc?si…

My wife & I were wondering who might be cast in a modern version of Disney's Robin Hood. I 100% nailed this one

Just secured the date for a public science event THAT I'VE ORGANISED! Equal parts excited & nervous

When CinemaWins mentions dromaeosaur claws being more suited for piercing than slashing in his Jurassic World video

Azhdarchid rep in children's cartoons!

My brother & I in primary school, dressing up as the jobs we want when we grow up

Got a trip to London coming up next week if anyone fancies a critter to help me on my way ❤️

Life advice: don't get into a fight with a tape dispenser