Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles

How sewing and a TV show saved my surgical career Asmaa Al-Allak found recovery and renewed purpose through a ‘grandma hobby’ and an unexpected turn on reality TV

'Creativity, mindfulness, community — these are not luxuries. They’re lifelines.'

#wellness must be part of 'the surgical lifestyle' and not seen as something that takes us away from surgery or that belongs only in the 'life' part of work:life balance. Bravo Dr Asmaa Al-Allak.🎉♥️🪡

Hear me out here, but I think that Swedish architect/raccoon on meth description applies to hanging washing on a washing line as well as loading a dishwasher.

Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office Digital,...

talking with a colleague I was reminded of some accessibility infographics I saw about a decade ago, and was able to find them again. I think they are still pretty good accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/d...

A direct link to the English language pdf set is github.com/UKHomeOffice...

SCIS 317 Climate Change Communication   | Course | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Examine how scientists, writers, Indigenous advocates, artists, and activists engage public audiences with the realities of climate change and the need for mitigation and adaptation. You will explore ...

In 2026 we are offering a new course on Climate Change Communication. You can study this important topic as part of a wider programme or as a standalone course, at undergraduate (SCIS 317) or postgraduate (SCIS 417) level. More info here, or ask me questions #kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/scis...

The Art of Data Visualization with ggplot2 The TidyTuesday Cookbook

The Art of Data Visualization with ggplot2: A free online book by @nrennie.bsky.social that guides us through the entire process of creating plots, including why certain decisions were made, using real datasets that have been part of #TidyTuesday. Very excited to get stuck into this one. #rstats

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

YouTube video by thejuicemedia Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...

The most accurate video you'll ever see. #nzpol

I’ve been thinking a lot about your comments. I’m genuinely flummoxed. You don’t follow me on social media so how have you come to the conclusion that I’ve been “doing and encouraging eugenics”?

I am well aware of that paper and what it tells us about transmission.

I do advocate for clean air and ventilation. I rave on about it often. But I don’t agree outdoor spread is as bad as indoor spread. It depends on the outdoor setting. I keep an eye on poops.nz, carry a CO2 monitor with me everywhere and mask outdoors if there are lots of people about.

Indeed. We can’t get novavax here, but I keep up to date with the vaccines available and mask indoors.

I can see how you would think that. After a difficult few years, I’m focusing on recovering from burnout. I continue to mask in public in confined spaces and I continue to advocate for preventing infections and supporting those affected in whichever spaces I’m in.

It’s just awful, isn’t it?

This is heartbreaking 💔

Places to drop off your vote Locations for orange voting bins and post boxes in Wellington.

Wellington. please vote, the city needs you.
According to "Inner-City Wellington" it looks like only around 1 in 5 people have voted! I know you voted, but have you checked on your friends? Link to voting drop box locations.
Maybe a cheeky re-post too.

wellington.govt.nz/your-council...

Radio bros gon hate

The graphic has a violet background and white text. The text reads: Wellingtonians are you interested? Pinball wizards aren't required, but a mask is. Dividing the text is a photograph of the interior of an empty pinball arcade. There are also small graphic images of an N95 mask, and Aotearoa Covid Action's logo.

Wellingtonians - Are you interested?

An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

We have an open post-doc position in my group to study mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation using biochemical reconstitution and cryoEM.

Please get in touch if you are interested in joining this amazing team! 🔬🧬🤩
#RNA #cryoEM

Ah!

Check out the new additions to my starter pack!! 🙂

Was the tax break for tobacco that big?! Wow!

IDK who needs to hear this, but poverty-wage workers cannot budget their way to economic stability. Offering financial literacy workshops when what they need is a living wage is insulting and immoral.

Watch: 'I feel shame' - Golriz Ghahraman, Tory Whanau open up on public scandals Both spoke to The Elephant, an online video series about controversial topics we avoid.

I had the honour of joining my close friend Golriz Ghahraman to discuss how we navigated public shaming, how we supported each other and the way it has built resilience in both of us and a passion for online safety.

Geologists of bluesky, great opportunity at Otago Uni, NZ for a Lecturer in Earth Science! Special shout out to my #biomarker colleagues, the dept has a well set up, near new Org Geochem lab without a PI, with GCMS/FID and HPLC, if anyone wants a change of scene! ⚒🧪🥼🌊
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.” Credit to Puzzle agency, original information from Veronica With Four Eyes and veroniiiica dot com

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement

This is worth reading if you’re wondering where you stand as an author whose work was ripped off by Anyhropic.

Looks like, as I was worrying, that I’ll probably not get a payout since my work wasn’t registered with the US copyright office.

Postdoc position (please re-post)
A funded postdoctoral position, will open in 2026 to study aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis, antigenic variation, genetics, or physiology.
If interested in more information, please contact Hank Seifert
h-seifert@northwestern.edu
#MicroSky

And in case you'd like to knit a VOTE hat of your own, I've got it up on Ravelry or on my website!

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
vote.louisehutt.com