Dr. Diana Li

Dr. Diana Li

@dianateuthis.bsky.social

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✨ NYC Scientist, Educator, & #SciCommer
🧠 Public Engagement at Columbia
🦑 Ph.D. in squids from Stanford
(she/her/hers)
https://www.dianahli.com

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Omg I am obsessed with this!! Way to go @sarahmackattack.bsky.social!!!!! 🦑🧪

Elmo was cracking me up on set when we shot this video. Me: mucous can seem kinda gross Elmo: no no. Mucous doesn’t SEEM gross, it IS gross I had so much fun sharing Jersey shore wildlife with these kids! Check it out! youtu.be/NNItHwcj2no?si…

Sesame Street: Elmo and Kids Meet a Marine Biologist featuring @hihokidsyoutu.be Let's take a dive into the wonderful world of the ocean! Elmo and his friends from HiHo Kids meet a Marine Biologist who studies animals that live in the sea...

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Elmo was cracking me up on set when we shot this video. Me: mucous can seem kinda gross Elmo: no no. Mucous doesn’t SEEM gross, it IS gross I had so much fun sharing Jersey shore wildlife with these kids! Check it out! youtu.be/NNItHwcj2no?si…

Sesame Street: Elmo and Kids Meet a Marine Biologist featuring @hihokidsyoutu.be Let's take a dive into the wonderful world of the ocean! Elmo and his friends from HiHo Kids meet a Marine Biologist who studies animals that live in the sea...

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The California Academy of Sciences just cut 1/4 of their curatorial staff, including at least 1 entomology curator holding a Schlinger endowed positions. It’s an absolute travesty for one of the preeminent collections that has done so much for biodiversity www.science.org/content/arti...

California Academy of Sciences reeling from budget cutswww.science.org A major natural history collection loses one-quarter of its curators

My college friend, Erisa, is a super talented storyteller, and she’s crowdfunding for her short film! 🎬 If you’re looking for a fantastic group of creatives to support, these are the folks for you! Even if you can’t donate right now, sharing makes a difference 💟 seedandspark.com/fund/nya-doe...

Nya Does Nothing - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Sparkseedandspark.com An overworked, Black Chicagoan tries to take a day off, but outside forces challenge her resolve to tend to her mental wellness. This will be the first of many films produced by Half Birthday Films, a...

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The latest issue of my newsletter lives up to its tagline "All the news that's fit to ink" more explicitly than usual 😂✒️🐙🦑 buttondown.email/dannastaaf/a...

The OctoPost: Whale Ink and Giant Eggsbuttondown.email Cephalopod News June brought another fabulous Cephalopod Week, this year with extra ink! Science Friday interviewed an ink expert, and I gave a talk about...

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A real pleasure to talk with The Transmitter about our recent perspective on being less binary when thinking about sex mechanisms in cognition!! Read if you like hearing me rant (I know you do) or want to get your mind blown (natural consequence of my rants) www.thetransmitter.org/sex-differen...

Accounting for a mosaic of sex differences: Q&A with Nicola Grissomwww.thetransmitter.org Breaking the binary view of sex traits can enable researchers to represent the broader complexity of behavior and cognition.

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Just realized that I have completely forgotten to tell anyone that I'm teaching a class this September on the deep sea. It's such a fun class! It's 4 weeks of exploring the ecosystem that accounts for 95% of earth's livable space. Join me! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...

In Deep: Life at the Bottom of the Ocean With Dr. Sarah McAnultywww.atlasobscura.com In this 4-part lecture series, explore the extraordinary life that’s evolved to thrive in the deep sea. Course Description It’s often said that we know more about the ...

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This sad survey has become an annual tradition. For the fourth year in a row, when asked to name a single famous Asian American, the most common answer was "I can't think of one." Followed by "Jackie Chan" (who is not American) and "Bruce Lee" (who is not alive). www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Most Americans can't name a famous Asian American, survey findswww.nbcnews.com A recent survey found 52% of people couldn't name a single famous Asian American. Nine percent named the actor Jackie Chan, who is not American.

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Obsessed with these illustrations from a 1940s book on spoonbills

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Today I was delayed getting to New York from Boston to do an interview about climate change because we haven’t adapted our transportation systems to climate change. *chefs kiss*

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2022-23 BIack In Neuro Annual Report is posted! We want to acknowledge all involved in its preparation. Cover: Ni-ka Ford, CMI Graphic Design: Daniela Franco Reporting: @tory-teller.bsky.social @pkpd-babe.bsky.social @heyitsalma.bsky.social Darielle Lewis-Sanders, Ubadah Sabbagh, and Danielle Nadin.

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Due to the fireworks, New York City's air quality is the worst in the world tonight. When AQI is low, it's a good idea to wear a mask to protect your health. But this could soon be a crime, as one of the mask ban bills prohibits masks at "lawful assemblies." #NoNYMaskBan

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CDC: COVID is a health threat that can surge all year round. NY Democrats: The pandemic is over, let's ban masks! The mask ban is anti-science, anti-public health, anti-safety. Take action to stop the mask ban⬇️ COVIDAdvocacyNY.org

The CDC has finally acknowledged that SARS-CoV-2 is not a typical “winter” respiratory virus, and COVID-19 is a threat that can surge throughout the year. Source: www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-...

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Disability Pride Month, Disability Justice Month, or in the coinage of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social Disability Wrath Month.

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I'm delighted to return to Smithsonian Associates this summer with a talk on Understanding Cephalopod Behavior! (unofficial title is "From Greedy Trickster to Kindly Teacher: Octopuses Have the Range") 🐙🧪 When: Mon, Aug 26, 6:45-8:15 pm ET Where: Zoom smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/ti...

Understanding Cephalopod Behaviorsmithsonianassociates.org Stories that are told about octopuses involve escaping from aquariums, inventing tools, and holding grudges. But how many of these tales are true? Scientists have indeed documented extraordinary cogni...

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I have a question that might be silly I know folks who are deeply socially anxious or have other stuff going on that forecloses going out into the neighborhood/developing traditional community ties, and are skeptical when I say everyone has some way they can contribute How can they help organize?

confirming my solidarity networks and absolutely tripling down on local connections.

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Lexys🏳️‍⚧️

here it is. it was written before 2020 and updated then: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/06/06/2...

26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update)disabilityvisibilityproject.com 26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets. (a list) June 2020 updates Contributors Ejeris Dixon, Piper Anderson, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Ro Garrido, Emi Kane, Bhavana Nancherla, Deesha …

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie

Not silly at all. My friend Ejeris Dixon had put together a resource years ago about how folks who can't attend street protests, for example, can find other ways to contribute. I'll see if I can find it in one of my 100 million files.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

And lastly, The Midwest (who, I have heard, is also pretty good at sandwiches to be fair, but I mostly think about cheese when I think about them. And hot dogs.) Minnesota 13 Indiana 18 Missouri 21 Ohio 27 Illinois 34 Michigan 40 givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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please can we beat new jersey

The Northeast! Land of lobster rolls, cheese steaks, and generally speaking the best damn sandwiches I've ever had. Let's see what we got left. Pennsylvania 18 New Jersey 35 New York 46 Fans of Mathematics may note that PA has kicked absolute ass in the last 12 hours. givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Regional standings update! West Coast, 110 bubbles The South, 199 bubbles Midwest, 209 bubbles Northeast, 267 bubbles. I admit, it does hurt my feelings that the region I have lived in almost my whole life usually comes in last place. Idk why we are like this. givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Hello it's me again. Asking you to support my job where I share science with lots of people all the time through @skypeascientist.bsky.social! I promise to try very hard all the time. Let's take a look at what remains in the West. CA 77 CO 24 WA 19 givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Low hanging fruit roundup! 20 for Utah 30 for Hawaii Delaware 40 for New Mexico Rhode Island 60 for New Hampshire 80 for Wisconsin Wanna knock one off these states off the list? givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

We're doing great! Thank you to everyone who is supporting us, including in boosting these posts! $20 to finish Louisiana $30 to finish Hawaii Delaware $40 for Alaska Utah Rhode Island $60 for New Mexico $70 for New Hampshire North Carolina Nebraska givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Anybody wanna knock out a state tonight before the end of day 1 👀 $30 to finish Hawaii Maine Delaware $40 for Alaska Utah Rhode Island $60 for New Mexico $70 for Louisiana Many of the bigger states need all the help they can get 😅 givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

BIG moves early in the 7 o'clock hour. Complete: S Carolina S Dakota N Dakota Wyoming Montana Oklahoma Oregon W Virginia Vermont Idaho TEXAS! Nevada Mississippi Empty: NH NM AZ AL LA AK RI The Midwest is absolutely wiping the floor with the rest of us givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Evening update! Complete S Carolina S Dakota N Dakota Wyoming Montana Oklahoma Oregon W Virginia Vermont Idaho Empty DC New Hampshire New Mexico Arizona Alabama Nevada Indiana Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Rhody Can we make that 2nd list shorter tonight? givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Happy Polychaete day! Here’s some worms to celebrate 🥳 If you need one for your wall, they are 30% off today with code WORM shop.noncompliantcyborg.com 🦑🐙

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Post-lunch update! Thank you to all who have donated! Completed States: South Carolina South Dakota North Dakota Wyoming Montana Oklahoma Oregon West Virginia Totally Empty states: Maine New Mexico Arizona Indiana Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Colorado Who can help 'em out? givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

First full map update! Thank you to everyone who has filled bubbles so far! See your state falling behind? Fill bubbles here! givebutter.com/Wj5JGG