magic cloak by Susan Polizzotto - The Sciku Project
stillness of the stars // traveling through space and time // in a light jacket - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Susan's fusion sciku!
Really enjoying this #Sciku by Susan Polizzotto, the playfulness of movement within it and double meaning is delightful and engaging!
stillness of the stars
traveling through space and time
in a light jacket
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Fusion
thescikuproject.com/2025/07/31/m...
31.07.2025 13:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Big Decay Theory by Martina MatijeviΔ - The Sciku Project
our universe weds // the Hawking radiation // final cul-de-sac - Visit The ScikuProject to discover more about Martina's poem!
Delighted to have Martina MatijeviΔ return to The Sciku Project with a #Sciku that starts off romantic and ends with such a blunt & powerful third line. Outstanding!
our universe weds
the Hawking radiation
final cul-de-sac
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt
thescikuproject.com/2025/07/24/t...
24.07.2025 12:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Class by Jerome Berglund - The Sciku Project
led // into gold . . conflict // of interest - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Jerome's class-y sciku!
Its been over 2 years since Jerome Berglund was at The Sciku Project but it's worth the wait, such a powerful #Sciku exploring particle physics, social inequalities & more. Outstanding poetry!
led
into gold . . conflict
of interest
#SciArt #ScienceHaiku
thescikuproject.com/2025/07/17/c...
17.07.2025 16:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Spooky Action... by Tony Williams - The Sciku Project
splitting a hosta⦠// a question // of quantum entanglement - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Tony's spooky sciku!
Really enjoyed this #Sciku by Tony Williams, the analogy between physics & botany so interesting, the phrasing of the poem so playful, that short middle line doing so much work:
splitting a hostaβ¦
a question
of quantum entanglement.
#SciComm #Quantum
thescikuproject.com/2025/07/10/s...
10.07.2025 13:13 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Oh, how nice to finish a quite hectic (for me) week with such beautiful words by Scott Edgar, Future is in Superposition!
I am sure lot of young people can appreciate them even more than I do π
And I am also adding my wishes, for now:
You too, surrender
to water, for a little swim π
then sleep
04.07.2025 19:33 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
firefly duskβ
how brief the life
of a shooting star
#haiku #poetry #dailyhaikuprompt (fireflies)
19.06.2025 01:27 β π 307 π 58 π¬ 6 π 0
Future is in Superposition by Scott Edgar - The Sciku Project
Your future is in // Superposition so breathe // Be present today - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Scott's poem!
Sometimes a poem comes along and bowls you over. Scott Edgar's latest #Sciku is simply wonderful in the way it mixes the #Quantum with #Mindfulness, such an elegant and thoughtful poem:
Your future is in
Superposition so breathe
Be present today
#SciArt
thescikuproject.com/2025/07/03/f...
04.07.2025 12:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
π
nature tickles me
but the bug flies off my arm
eventually
#haiku #senryu
26.06.2025 19:06 β π 35 π 5 π¬ 6 π 0
Maugean Skate by Debbie Lee - The Sciku Project
A threatened species, // the Maugean Skate is tracked, // what price farmed salmon? - Click through to learn about Debbie's skate sciku!
Such a pleasure to publish Debbie Lee's excellent #Sciku on eDNA and the conservation of the Maugean Skate:
A threatened species,
the Maugean Skate is tracked,
what price farmed salmon?
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #DNA #Conservation
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/26/m...
26.06.2025 13:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Love this, wonderful poem John!
26.06.2025 13:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Muse of Meow, Meow... by Pravat Kumar Padhy - The Sciku Project
fog outside // SchrΓΆdinger's cat // I wish it alive - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Pravat's quantum sciku!
Pravat Kumar Padhy's delightful #Sciku addresses SchrΓΆdinger's hypothetically cruel thought experiment with a wonderfully personal twist:
fog outside
SchrΓΆdinger's cat
I wish it alive
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Quantum #SchrΓΆdingersCat
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/20/m...
20.06.2025 20:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Pox on Dementia by James Penha - The Sciku Project
if you're keen enough // to get the shingles vaccineβ // you may stay that way - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about James' sciku!
My #Sciku βA Pox on Dementiaβ is up at
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/12/a...
It should be of special interest to fans of haiku and to anyone who ever had chicken pox. #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity @thescikuproject.bsky.social
13.06.2025 12:34 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A Pox on Dementia by James Penha - The Sciku Project
if you're keen enough // to get the shingles vaccineβ // you may stay that way - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about James' sciku!
I love the wordplay in @jamespenha.bsky.social's #Sciku here, giving a circular feel to a fantastic poem with hope for the future of dementia prevention.
if you're keen enough
to get the shingles vaccineβ
you may stay that way
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Dementia
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/12/a...
12.06.2025 10:29 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Ice by John Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
a deep understanding // of the chemistry of ice // cracks in our matrix - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about John's sciku!
This wonderful #Sciku by @haikuhawk.bsky.social (with an outstanding third line btw) reveals that there's so much more to ice than meets the eye. Visit The Sciku Project to find out more!
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
05.06.2025 12:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
γ°οΈγ°οΈγ°οΈγ°οΈγ°οΈγ°οΈ
flex, glide, swoop, repeat
steady flap of two strong wings
a wavelength in flight
#haiku #pattern #poetry #writer #birds
04.06.2025 23:27 β π 34 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0
Yes to gratitude by Debbie Lee - The Sciku Project
Yes to gratitude // Negativity bias; // Dino threats begone - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Debbie's negativity bias sciku!
Is your evolutionary past influencing your relationships? Find out via this excellent and fascinating #Sciku by Debbie Lee!
Yes to gratitude
Negativity bias;
Dino threats begone
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #NegativityBias #Dinosaurs
thescikuproject.com/2025/05/29/y...
29.05.2025 14:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The vast universe by Martina MatijeviΔ - The Sciku Project
the vast universe // divorced the Hubble constant // citing lack of space - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Martina's sciku!
Martina MatijeviΔ returns to The Sciku Project with a very clever #Sciku about the Hubble tension problem:
the vast universe
divorced the Hubble constant
citing lack of space
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Hubble
thescikuproject.com/2025/05/22/t...
22.05.2025 11:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Uncertainty by John Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
switching off life support // we cannot know where // an electron is - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about John's uncertainty sciku!
@haikuhawk.bsky.social has a way of writing #Sciku that manages to capture so much emotion, so many questions & so much science in so few words. I am awed by this one!
switching off life support
we cannot know where
an electron is
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/05/15/u...
16.05.2025 11:44 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The quasar by Martina MatijeviΔ - The Sciku Project
Quasar beams with might, // The angry black hole awakensβ // Who switched on the stars? - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about this quasar sciku!
Delighted to have Martina MatijeviΔ return to The Sciku Project with an atmospheric astronomy #Sciku featuring #Blackholes & bright lights!
Quasar beams with might,
The angry black hole awakensβ
Who switched on the stars?
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt
thescikuproject.com/2025/05/08/t...
08.05.2025 16:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Computer, Remind Me: Which One of Us Is the Human? by Ellen J Craft - The Sciku Project
daily alarm: // my AI assistant's voice // grows more human than mine - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Ellen's AI sciku!
A joy to publish Ellen J Craft's wonderful reflection on the development of AI voices & her personal experiences. Click through for the background information - it's fascinating!
daily alarm:
my AI assistant's voice
grows more human than mine
#Sciku #AI
thescikuproject.com/2025/04/30/c...
30.04.2025 18:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The second #Sciku on unusual sleep patterns from @mfainzilber.bsky.social - I love the two-part structure to this poem and the parallels made, excellent stuff!
basic training
the sleepless nights
of a dolphin mother
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Dolphin #Sleep
thescikuproject.com/2025/04/24/n...
24.04.2025 13:33 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Google is celebrating World Quantum Day so hereβs a #sciku from @thescikuproject.bsky.social .. : -; β .
ghost particles my half life to decay
#haiku #senryu #quantum
14.04.2025 10:23 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
To sleep⦠by Mike Fainzilber - The Sciku Project
micro-napping // the penguin // and the soldier - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Mike's penguin sleep sciku!
Today we have the first of two wonderful #Sciku on sleep and sleep deprivation by @mfainzilber.bsky.social - such an interesting parallel made in this poem!
micro-napping
the penguin
and the soldier
#ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Penguin #Sleep
thescikuproject.com/2025/04/10/t...
10.04.2025 16:57 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Gravity of Thought by Neena Singh - The Sciku Project
quantum physics // trying to wrap my head // around dark matter - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Neena's dark matter sciku!
So pleased to welcome Neena Singh to The Sciku Project with this delightful #Sciku that speaks to the feeling I get whenever I try and think too hard about physics!
quantum physics
trying to wrap my head
around dark matter
#SciComm #ScienceHaiku #DarkMatter
thescikuproject.com/2025/04/03/g...
03.04.2025 16:20 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Language of fungi by Debbie Lee - The Sciku Project
Language of fungi // Mycelium colony // Neuronal spiking - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about Debbie's fungi sciku!
Mushrooms aren't my favourite food but they're endlessly fascinating. @bebbie-debbie.bsky.social's excellent #Sciku reveals yet another interesting ability of #Fungi & their communication!
Language of fungi
Mycelium colony
Neuronal spiking
#SciComm #ScienceHaiku
thescikuproject.com/2025/03/28/l...
28.03.2025 09:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Lily Delivered by James Penha - The Sciku Project
when my dog vomit // she'll eat the barf but not so // one primeval fish- Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about James' fossil vomit sciku!
Poetry's power is to reframe research in a more approachable way. @jamespenha.bsky.social is a master of this, his #Sciku are wonderfully playful & engaging - today's is about prehistoric vomit!
when my dog vomits
he'll eat the barf but not so
one primeval fish
thescikuproject.com/2025/03/20/l...
20.03.2025 14:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
My pleasure James!
20.03.2025 14:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Supersonic Winds by Martina MatijeviΔ - The Sciku Project
Supersonic winds // Strong enough to blow our star // Sun feeling ghosted - Visit The Sciku Project to discover Martina's supersonic sciku!
Delighted to share Martina MatijeviΔ's first Sciku Project poem, I'm sure it won't be her last - she's captured some fascinating science in a wonderful #Sciku!
Supersonic winds
Strong enough to blow our star
Sun feeling ghosted
#SciComm #Astronomy
thescikuproject.com/2025/03/13/s...
13.03.2025 13:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Love this project. Great to be back. Thanks to βscikuratorβ Andrew Holmes.
06.03.2025 13:04 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Matriarch by James Penha - The Sciku Project
when earth spun faster // Luca settled in the sea // and begat us all - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about James' matriarch sciku!
@jamespenha.bsky.social returns to The Sciku Project with an exquisite #Sciku about the last universal common ancestor - this is the sort of writing that got me into #Haiku in the first place!
when earth spun faster
Luca settled in the sea
and begat us all
thescikuproject.com/2025/03/06/m...
06.03.2025 12:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
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