Dr Lucy Rogers

Need a senior engineer in #Aotearoa New Zealand - but not enough to justify sending someone over? I’m available for short engineering assignments. I’m good at practical eng., unusual environs, prototypes, mfg & troubleshooting. Need a trusted pair of technical eyes & ears? Contact me!

The first of my three articles has been published in the venerable @spectrum.ieee.org ⚛️🧪👩‍🔬 spectrum.ieee.org/zblan-fiber-...

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Took in a parcel for a neighbour recently. I dropped it round later and after I’d handed it over I got my phone out and said “I just need a picture…” Oh how 50% of us laughed!

I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...

This 19th c lady’s multitool was found in the pocket(!) of an antique (1872) garment donated to the historic clothing archive at my employer. It features a button hook for fitted gloves and a tiny corkscrew. The corkscrew is too small for wine & was probably intended to open apothecary bottles.

I know someone who has a project putting them on Jack Snipe

Sunrise, Sunday, 25 October, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Oh my. The tags they are putting on Monarch butterflies are also being put on bats ... are they jusy going through my book (Up - a scientist's guide to the magic above us) and saying "what's next?" (in which case Starlings and fireflies) ...

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It’s a rainy horrible day, so snuggle up, eat toast and drink tea. Maybe do a bit of, uh, I dunno - ART SHOPPING? Or buy some Christmas cards in preparation (soz, but I need the cash) Here are four whimsical ones Dippyfishcards.etsy.com #ukgiftam #bsnm #ukgifthour

What The Flock? Birds Perform Intricate Aerial Ballets In Winter - But We're Not Sure Why by @GrrlScientist via #Substack #murmurations #flocks #starlings #birds #behavior #SciComm grrlscientist.substack.com/p/what-the-f...

The OP is about the sexism we face. Women cope with persistent daily sexism in various ways, sometimes by saying sorry for things they do not need to apologize for, because it can lower the probability that men lash out in anger. Seems wrong to hold this against women, rather than the men.

My son’s attempt to make a Japanese dessert has failed - but he HAS made the best non-Newtonian liquid I have ever seen!

The rabbit-duck illusion explained at last.

Three years ago, my dad said that all fish are the same shape. Out of spite, I decided to draw all 478 families of bony fish listed in Nelson 2016. There's still some stuff I need to edit and some fish I want to redraw but, after 985 days, I finished my big dumb fish project last night.

I've decided what I want to be when I grow up: sprightly.

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What day is it? It's #ParkRun day!

It’s almost the weekend, Bluesky! I hope it brings you good things 🌿

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Another uplifting video from my son's team in Fiji. They combine marine research, reef conservation and sustainable tourism. www.instagram.com/reel/Dexp1r4...

Isn't it about time you got a new job? Come and join the amazing team I'm building up in Scotland in Energy Saving Trust. This is your chance to use your service design skills against the big bad: the climate emergency. Give me a shout w/ qs! careers.energysavingtrust.org.uk/jobs/8541312...

Seems relevant. Here's one I prepared earlier. Power cut hamper ... youtu.be/LfeqW4ldRN8?...

Last week, a teacher’s assistant at the school I was visiting asked me if I did the King’s horoscope, “as well as all that science stuff” 😬

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A sweater I bought was picking up static electricity, so I returned it to the store. They gave me another one free of charge.

No YOU lost your mind spending six months hand drawing 81 Jokes For The ZX81 because the title popped into your head one day and you thought the title so absurdly irresistible as a personal challenge that you pivoted your entire life to making a niche as fuck book. spelk.press/gb/products/...

There she is. #moon

How do migratory butterflies find their way? In our new paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Journal of the Royal Society Interface, we show that European red admirals use solar cues for orientation, with no clear evidence of a magnetic compass, in contrast to monarch butterflies. 🦋 Read more:

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Waiting for friends, distracted by lichen

Oh my God, the Vancouver Aquarium is hiring someone to be their mascot, Ollie the Sea Otter

How to tell if it is Autumn: - butter is hard & tears the bread - duvet tog transition - sleeves are back - everything is golden - books accumulate - snacks are stored under the sofa & bed - nose tip is always cold - blanket in each room - squirrels have changed your WiFi password - dark

Don't forget to look up! I must remember to look up more at Tube stations because there are so many lovely architectural details to admire, like the up lighters, beautiful ceiling structures and windows at Northfields London Underground station.

In todays @HoCCommitteesUK Science and Technology Committee hearing, I held a quick fire round for Ministers to say who is responsible for what in AI, Digital and Cybersecurity, following the abolition of DSIT.

I was just checking the spam filter for real emails (had one) and I got a stray one for someone else's book, asking in usual style "What inspired you to connect a museum budget dispute with a falconry investigation involving birds equipped with miniature cameras?" OK BUT I WANT TO READ IT NOW

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Approximately 1,400 individual satellites as seen in the New Zealand night sky. This is a composite image made up of 578 individual 8-second exposures, captured by photographer Brendan Larsen.

Librarians and booksellers! Recommendations for queer-friendly fiction for a soon-to-be 15yo?

A heads up in case you missed it - the next batch of tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry (for bookings Jan - Mar 2027) go on sale at 10am today

Looking east, with my back to sunset and looking at pink and grey sky (like a galahs colours) and a rainbow while it's raining @janephuong.bsky.social