Ceri Riley

silvia was trying to get her dad to go upstairs and nap (so his snores wouldn't overwhelm the tv & so i could have the other reclining seat) and he simply said "no i like hearing you all talk" 💀

Ceri and I miss doing SciShow Tangents, so we're testing out ideas for a new project and we need your help!

Please reply to this with any questions, misconceptions, rumors, or weird things people say on the internet about dowsing rods (the things people use to find water or talk to ghosts)!

White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.

This format is incredibly helpful for reframing debates. It's also pragmatics 101. Negation only operates on the "comment"/focused part of an utterance. If you introduce a presupposition, negation will not be able to eliminate it.
Example:
A: Have you stopped stealing office supplies?
B: Yes/No?

yay!!! congrats trace! congrats julian!! this is a huge amount of work & an exciting milestone‼️

direct competition for Ask Hank Anything feat. me, a much less famous internet person

but actually: it is a very kind thought; i would like to do more fun weird stuff someday; i think i have to build my career more before pulling off crowdfunding in a meaningful way??

another reminder that i should uh...find more ways to do science communication again

i love scientists. sometimes you just cold email a zebra expert with a wild hypothetical question & hope you don't look dumb & then they write back to you WITHIN 10 MINUTES and say "great question" and validate your weird hypothesis with their much more powerful brain

what a freaking rush

my first time as a player instead of a dm and of course it's recorded because i love to make content™️ with my friends

more! great! worker-owned! newsrooms! love 2 see it!!!!!

Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours.

we're more than halfway through and we're not stopping til we hit 💯. join us: wclivestream.com/watch

mood

our office helps staff commencement so i'll be there to heckle 🤘😎

now that i don't have a podcast, instead of getting a dumb joke out of my head once (recorded) i say it over and over again to different groups of people in my offline life like a menace who's fueled by the laughter of friends.

anyway, i'm trying to get "deep dish pope" to catch on.

i got equipment if you need it but am not a reliable videographer (mark olsen lives here / works in cambridge though!)

ahhh can't wait to see what you and your weird wonderful brain are up to next, zoë!!

i think i would be very good at frauds and scams if i applied myself but alas i have a conscience and only like 0.00001 billion dollars from freelancing every year 🤑

my other favorite part of this tv era was the fact that i had NO background going in, but you had encyclopedic wikipedia knowledge & could always answer when i was like, "why do we care about this random guy again?"

10/10 would not have enjoyed the show nearly as much without friendship

yes 100% i will consume every drop of official content when i'm into a show AND--the moment i decide they're doing a bad job--love to do my own commentary with my very smart & silly friend 🗣️

a supreme dunk

It's the last day of #MaxFunDrive! I'm lucky to work with an incredible team to make at least as many different pieces of content as there are days in the week.

All of this is made possible by people who want to see content like this in the world, and are able to directly support it.

Irish bog butter proven to be ‘3500 years’ past its best before date

i'm obsessed www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

important: has he found and/or tasted bog butter?

i'm honored we could keep you company & thank you for persisting in the medical field!! ✨

vibes-wise for science & quirky & (sometimes) games you might try: Let's Learn Everything with @tomlumperson.bsky.social, @lateralcast.com, or Tiny Matters with @okidokiboki.bsky.social (her other podcast gig)!!

sam and i are trying to cook something new up too but that is tbd haha

this is so sweet & i'm glad we could keep you company as you tended to the plants and the dirt, thank you for sharing your time with us 💚

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thank you so much for the kind words & good luck with your meandering journey!! it can feel weird and lonely sometimes but there is plenty of cool stuff to do :)

lol i promise not to commit large scale fraud!!! just make silly science content and too many poop jokes

it is sad for us too!! thank you for letting us keep you company all these years