Sadie Dingfelder

Ready for Brilliant Minds Season 2? Skip the binge. I’ve got Season 1 boiled down to its essentials: steamy romances, bizarre diagnoses, and one unforgettable elevator ride. www.sadied.com/recapping-br... #brilliantminds

Remember those Highlights magazine comics? Here’s an updated version for 2025.

Sure, but aren’t those just two sides of the same coin? If people stop caring about facts, you’re left with shouting matches. If they stop respecting each other, facts don’t land. But I agree that columnists focus on “civility” because it gives nonpartisan.

We’re all living in our own private realities—science is finally starting to admit it. Come hear me talk about the surprising breadth of human (and animal!) experience.

It has come to my attention that I may be alarming children again. #crazyaunt

@ologies.bsky.social Nosology! I specifically want to hear about the disaster that is the DSM.

I got my first byline in The New Yorker today! A lifelong dream!
Pictured below: Me taking a call from the NYer fact checker from a lake. (Also pictured; my nephew who netted a large bluefin with a single popcorn kernel.)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Great Lanternfly War (Spoiler: We Lost) Turns out, our squash campaign was no match for 43 billion bugs — or the laws of ecology.

Bad news: We lost the lanternfly war… back in 2014.
Good news: Turns out, they’re mostly just killing fellow invaders like the Tree of Heaven. Pus native birds and bugs are feasting on them.

I did ALL THE MATH for @milkepescs.bsky.social 's blog.

mikepesca.substack.com/p/the-great-...

Yeah! My brother says he knew instantly. I think that I still don’t fully grok just got good neurotypical people are at face recognition.

This line came from a very nice Italian review of my book that I sent through Google Translate. I think I originally used a gentler word, but hey, the sentiment still stands

www.sololibri.net/Ci-siamo-gia...

Here’s my attempt to boil down an excellent book on the future of speech: 🧠📢🌀🫠🔤
jk jk I wrote it in actual words—for the benefit of my fellow olds. (Gift link) wapo.st/4nAQBOh

Part 1: Lanternflies mostly harm fellow invasive, Trees of Heaven.

Part 2: Everyone likes eating spotted lanternflies!

Not sure why Bluesky video compression made me orange..

Thanks to my fave podcasters ( @yrfatfriend.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social & @michaelhobbes.bsky.social )I now recognize a moral panic when I see one. And wouldn’t you know it — one was crawling up my maple tree. #spottedlanternfly

Cecetan research or Florida retirement community bylaws? Hard to say. #marinebiology

YouTube video by Free Nature Interviews Quantifying the Threat Posed by and Developing Sustainable Solutions for Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Lanternfly PSA: They are being eaten by native birds, wasps & fungi. They only kill invasive Trees of Heaven and wine grapes. When USDA infested native trees & plants with them for four years, only the ToH died. Meanwhile, the adult lanternflies starved without ToH. youtu.be/D2Glh3Tfl6Y?...

ok wait i cracked it

it’s not Hot Girl Summer. it’s not Brat Summer.
it’s Hot Broke Summer
sweating thru a thrifted tank, flirting with the bartender for a cup of ice, and venmoing $9 for “pool access” that turned out to be a hose and a tarp.

Wait… my book speaks Italian??
Grazie mille to everyone helping this little book find its way across borders and brains!

Fun fish fact: Zebrafish always stretch when they yawn. Also, when one zebrafish yawns, it causes the others around it to yawn too! www.nature.com/articles/s42... #ethology

That was the most boring parade I’ve ever seen. It felt like a spreadsheet with legs. #Army250 #nokings

Selfie stations include: bazooka, missile launcher, and a haunted look in a veteran’s eyes. #50501 #army250 #trumpparade #nokings

Overheard at the American History Museum cafeteria yesterday:
“Regardless of who shows up, it will be 50 million people. It will be the largest gathering in the history of the whole country.”
Sir, have you seen the radar?

Animals are so much cooler than we realize. Apparently Gobies (tiny fish) can learn from observation, and ants are left- or right- "handed" (tarsus-ed?) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1439...

YouTube video by The Gist What Is Gen-Z Doing With Mewing? | Is That Bullshit?

Think you can reshape your jaw with your tongue? TikTok does. It’s called mewing—and no, it’s not a cat thing. I investigated this viral trend (and the pseudoscience behind it) for The Gist with Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social
Watch here: youtu.be/hCXowlnEqK8?...

Make America a Democracy Again (my idea for a liberal answer to maga). That means Democrats pass voting rights protections, make D.C. a state, curb gerrymandering, reform the Supreme Court and end the Electoral College. Feel free to steal.

Flyer for The Coney Island Book Fair Buy Books & Oddities! Drink Beer! Meet the Authors! See the Variety Show! Saturday May 10, 2025 Coney Island USA 1209 Surf Ave, Brooklyn Tickets & Info @ coneyisland.com

Hurry, hurry, hurry to The Coney Island Book Fair where I will reveal the hidden secrets of "Writing the Creepy!" You will see @colindickey.com @sadieding.bsky.social and other equally brilliant people! Saturday May 10!

Flyer for The Coney Island Book Fair Buy Books & Oddities! Drink Beer! Meet the Authors! See the Variety Show! Saturday May 10, 2025 Coney Island USA 1209 Surf Ave, Brooklyn Tickets & Info @ coneyisland.com

Second, on Sat, May 10, 2025, I'll be at The Coney Island Book Fair w/a whole host of great people. I'll be on the 2:00 pm panel, "Writing the Creepy," alongside @leilataylor.bsky.social, @sadieding.bsky.social, and S.E. Porter. Details below!

www.coneyislandbookfair.org/schedule

Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale!

Thanks so much!!! 📚❤️