michael catchen @mdcatchen.bsky.social data scientist/research software engineer, Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment @ UC Berkeley.
building open software for bioacoustic monitoring.
phd in ML for biogeography of species interaction networks.
gottacatchenall.github.io
he/him
J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social Professional cargo cycle consultant and trainer. Cycling Instructor / Bicycle 🔧
Retired pseud. Rather be watching 🎥. All views my own. www.cyclelondon.org #London #Islington
Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading | IPCC AR6 Lead Author | MBE | Views own | https://edhawkins.org
Warming Stripes: http://www.ShowYourStripes.info
Nature Culture Network @natureculture.bsky.social Nature Culture Network: Futures oriented multi~discipline/sector account for research and practice professionals working across and integrating environmental and cultural domains.
Chapps @chapps.bsky.social Former tech drone, living in L.A. I now create digital reconstructions of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. No, really. 🏳️🌈
Flickr account (museum photos, mainly, free to use and high res): https://www.flickr.com/photos/125386285@N02/
Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social Physics, bubbles, oceans, hot chocolate and curiosity. Professor at UCL, writer, broadcaster. Author of Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine https://linktr.ee/helenczerski Co-host of BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth
Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, Tyrant Lizard Queen (out October 27), and Megatooth. 🔞 she/they/it. Skreeonk. rileyblack.net
Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social Award-Winning Placemaker (25+ North American Cities). Author. Speaker. Urban Planning Adjunct Professor. Subdivided Co-Editor. Two Book Deal w/ Penguin Random House Canada. Hip Hop & a lil Punk Rock. Hopeful.
Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social Geographer - Professor - Mum - Playing - #playstreets - Cycling - #kidicalmass - #WarOnCars - Walking - Noticing - Green - North Tyneside - North Shields - UK
Hidden Door @hiddendoorarts.bsky.social Transforming forgotten and disused spaces with visual art, music, performances and more.
https://hiddendoorarts.org
Good Organisation @goodorgcic.bsky.social tourism with a difference…that makes a difference
The National Poo Museum @poomuseum.bsky.social The world's number two museum dedicated to poo. Science, history, ecology, art and education.
www.poomuseum.org
Tom Duffin Photographer @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social Pro photographer in Edinburgh posting landscapes & other work. Regular free newsletter at https://tomduffin.substack.com/ I'd be delighted to be contacted at tom@tomduffin.com to ask about photography work.
Lars S. Sørensen @handansken.eurosky.social Danish #archaeologist living in in Stavanger, Norway. FLO for Rogaland County, case officer, project coordinator. Working in the trenches of #archaeology. Views are entirely my own and yes, I do tend to spend all my vacations in Scotland.
Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social Award-winning journalist and author. Latest edition of my book ‘Shredded: Inside RBS The Bank That Broke Britain’, about the pivotal role of what’s now called NatWest in the global banking crash, was reissued in 2024.
www.ianfraser.org
Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social Professor of Film, Media, and Digital Studies and Chair of the Humanities Program at Davidson College. I also make weird things online.
Digital skulduggery and more
☞ https://www.samplereality.com ☜
Find Moby Dick @findmobydick.bsky.social It is not down in any map; true places never are. A companion bot to @mobydickatsea.bsky.social, both bots coded and maintained by @samplereality.bsky.social.
Information Management Group @cifa-imsig.bsky.social The Information Management Group works to coordinate, develop, maintain and promote standards for the recording of heritage information, to promote best practice and share experience in the application of information standards.
#CIfA #archaeology
Richard Strachan @richardstrachan.bsky.social Writer, novels 'The Unrecovered' and 'Night Fire' from Raven Books 2025/26. Stories in The Dark, New Writing Scotland, Weird Horror and more. https://linktr.ee/richstrach
Rep'd: @samedenborough.bsky.social
https://richardstrachan.substack.com/
Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social author of Whipping Girl, Sexed Up, Excluded & 99 Erics. also a musician & biologist. more at juliaserano.com. @juliaserano most other platforms. she/her
UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns @ucsclimate.bsky.social Climate & Accountability Campaigns at the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org. Your place for rigorous, independent, intersectional climate science. #EnvironmentalJustice always.
Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social Journalist investigating Central Europe 🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰🇨🇿 at VSquare.org. Corruption, illiberalism, 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 meddling.
🙏 buymeacoffee.com/szabolcspanyi
📝 panyiszabolcs.substack.com
🗞️ vsquare.org/newsletter
✉️ szabolcs.panyi@vsquare.org
Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social Jews for Palestinian liberation & Judaism beyond Zionism. JVP Action is now doing business as JVP, as a 501c4. Our 501c3 work continues in JVP Lab.
https://linktr.ee/jvp
Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present.
https://asls.org.uk
Fortean Times @forteantimes.bsky.social The journal of strange phenomena
Europa Nostra @europanostra.bsky.social The 🇪🇺 Voice of #CivilSociety committed to #CulturalHeritage #EuropeanHeritageAwards #7MostEndangered #EuropeanHeritageAlliance #EuropaNostraAgora
Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social Locally known bicycle personality
Builder of art bikes
Maker of LaneSaber
Andrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social Forester & tree farmer
🌲🌳👨🏽🌾🐂🥜🥭🪵
Inclusive landscape scale solutions
Regenerative bioeconomy
Sustainable cities
Works with the amazing Inovaland team
Lives in Edinburgh 
iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social The place where your nature photos impact science & conservation around the world. Free, nonprofit, & community-powered. 🪲🐌🌿
@faisalislam.bsky.social @faisalislam.bsky.social 
Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social We are Scotland’s national cycling charity. Working with others, we get more people cycling, more safely and easily in a better environment. Charity no SC029760
www.cycling.scot
LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social Bookseller, editor, blogger, reader, reviewer, writer, photographer, drinker, swashbuckler, cat tickler
https://www.woolamaloo.org.uk/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/
https://linktr.ee/WoolamalooGazette
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears.
Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame.
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social Architectural Photographer on a camper-van-camino. 📸🚐🏛️ 🎨
Architecture, Art, Travel, History, Place, Material Culture, Genius Loci Digest.
Links: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshall-bio/
Digest: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co
Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos.
We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social Kay W. Historical geography (PhD) researching housing, local and family history. Edinburgh 🏴 Resources at The Past and other Places (blogs rarely). Takes photos (kaysgeog on Flickr). Pedestrian non-driver.
https://thepastandotherplaces.wordpress.com/
Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk Official UK Met Office account. Get the weather in your hand with our app: http://linktr.ee/MOContent
ClimateCultures.net @climateculturesetc.bsky.social An online space & network for artists, researchers & curators exploring creative responses to the planetary climate & nature emergency: blog, Creative Showcase, Longer essays & other features. Creative conversations for the Anthropocene. Created 2017.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org We are the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
www.jessicacalarco.com
Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social Looking to make the outdoors for everyone as director of Ramblers Scotland but these are personal views. Expect pics of walks, posts on politics/world news, risidual overseas aid and guest appearances by a small hairy murderer named Pixie.
Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social Supporting people to get healthier transport solutions and stop damaging new roads.
www.transportactionnetwork.org.uk
Jim Leary @jimleary.bsky.social Archaeologist & writer. Senior lecturer at Uni of York. Books: The Story of Silbury Hill; The Remembered Land; Footmarks, a journey into our restless past. Agent: JP Marshall.
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
No Context Grand Designs @ukgranddesigns.bsky.social In no way affiliated with Sir Kev
Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social Icelandic writer.
The Night Guest // Dead Weight // Down Where Monsters Dwell coming in March 2027!
Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social BEFS informs, debates & advocates on opportunities & challenges facing Scotland's built environment. Historic Environment Scotland supported. 🔗 https://www.befs.org.uk
Car-Free Holyrood @carfreeholyrood.bsky.social Local residents’ campaign to end motorised through-traffic on Holyrood Park private roads, which are managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social Northumbrian in the Netherlands | Writes about connections between Britain & its North Sea neighbours | Historical linguist turned writer & editor
Writing: https://northseanexus.substack.com
Website: https://hannahmarybooth.com
Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social This is a bot that posts a quote by Ursula K. Le Guin every 2 hours. Was ursulabot on twitter
Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) @bikes4refugees.bsky.social Supporting the resettlement of refugees & asylum seekers with free bikes providing essential mobility and freedom of movement.
𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com Author of Straphanger, Shanghai Grand, Lost Supper
Words: NYTimes NatGeo Smithsonian
⬇️ Train travel + politics of transit ⬇️
https://www.highspeed.blog
Talks: https://taras-grescoe.com/contact
IG: https://www.instagram.com/taras.rides.trains/
Women in Urbanism Canada @womenurbanismca.bsky.social A women-led community working to transform Canadian cities into more equitable, enjoyable, and sustainable places for everyone. ✨🌆
www.WomenInUrbanism.ca
#Feminism #Urbanism
IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Anthropology.net @anthropology.net https://anthropology.net https://sciences.social/@anthropology
#anthropology #archaeology #humanevolution #paleoanthropology #culture
Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social In every time, in every place, the deeds of man remain the same. (He/Him).
WEBSITE: https://nathangoldwag.wordpress.com/ 
Riverkeeper @riverkeeper.org Defending the #HudsonRiver & protecting drinking water for millions of New York residents. 💧
elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog a guy with a poodle and a blog. philly sports fan. jew-ish. typeos.
https://www.necessaryfictions.blog/ / https://letterboxd.com/eisquith
mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social I cut film and tv
i used to be @mtsw on Twitter
David Booth @caleydave.bsky.social Hobby Scottish Cold War Researcher.
Occasional Volunteer.
Old Police Box botherer.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
All views are my own.
William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social Endowed chair of the Tocqueville-Rand Freedom Enterprise Markets Innovation Center (disputed). Bound but not protected, I lie but I do not pretend. 🚰 🏗 only thing I'll tell you about my employer is that these aren't their views
LIVINGMAPS @livingmaps.bsky.social Exploring new directions in critical and creative cartography.
We use participatory mapping to help communities drive social change.
Find us at livingmaps.org.uk
Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social Director/Trustee: @archscot.bsky.social (she/her)
Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. Computers versus the past. Digital Humanities and somesuch, including Transkribus. MBE FREng FRSE.
Ella @ellatasm.bsky.social Wandering & wondering.
Mostly Edinburgh.
P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social The official bluesky account of Politics & International Relations (PIR) of the University of Edinburgh. This account is monitored Mon-Fri.
https://edin.ac/3Bg833c
Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social Political journalist & broadcaster |
Westminster Editor at the Lead UK |
Presenter on Fubar Radio |
Chatting on Oh God What Now |
Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs & Director of European Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison. International political economy, international relations, & international finance. 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 politics & economic policy. Tradeoffs in everything.
Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | https://data4democracy.substack.com
Alice Strang @alicestrangart.bsky.social Modern & Contemporary Art Specialist & Art Historian
A Saltire Society Outstanding Woman of Scotland
Photo by Alex Robson
www.alicestrang.co.uk
Please find me on instagram @alice.strang.art
Edinburgh Fortean Society @edinburghforteansociety.org.uk Oldest Fortean Society in Scotland.
http://www.edinburghforteansociety.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/162025221364
Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social Politics, memes, occasional duck updates. Bluesky's premier advocate for Bushidoliberalism 🫡 🗡️⛩️
Designs (mostly) inspired by and derived from 19th century political Americana at 👁 wideawakes.army 👁
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱
My Bus Edinburgh @mybusedinburgh.bsky.social An application for Android to view live bus departures in Edinburgh, Scotland. Created independently by @niallscott.bsky.social
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.- C Chris Fleming @codeclan.bsky.social OpenStreetMap, Telecomms, cycling
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
PeatWorrier @peatworrier.bsky.social Prolixity from Dr Andrew Tickell. Law & Scottish politics. Senior lecturer in law at GCU Law, Jacobin scribbler, Sunday National columnist, and jaded flâneur.
Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social Skull astronaut
Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social Historian of communication flows currently at Universität Augsburg | Co-editor of JbKG https://t1p.de/JbKG | Team #skystorians | I have friends everywhere | And I do enjoy my work |
linktree: https://linktr.ee/danielbellingradt
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
UN Environment Programme @unep.org Official account of the United Nations Environment Programme
https://www.unep.org/
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social Squid biologist
Science communicator
Artist
Philadelphian
I run @SkypeAScientist.bsky.social
Creator of the SquidMobile
https://linktr.ee/Sarahmackattack
Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social Freelance writing about the wild, old and dead. Bylines in NatGeo, SciAm, The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and many other places. Repped by @desir.ee at Looking Glass Literary (fiction) and @benglishhh.bsky.social at Transatlantic (nonfiction)
Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social We are a migrant-led national organisation empowering migrants to speak out, challenge perceptions and change public debate, in the media and to policymakers. Offices in London, Glasgow and Birmingham.
Golden Hare Books @goldenharebooks.bsky.social Independent Bookshop of the Year 2019 UK & Ireland. PostBooks subscription boxes + bespoke literature consultations. Contact us at mail@goldenharebooks.com // 0131 225 7755
Find us at 68 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AQ
linktr.ee/goldenharebooks
Vráble Neolithic Bodies @neolithicbodies.bsky.social DFG-funded research project investigating unusual body manipulations and depositional practices at the Neolithic settlement Vráble-Vel’ké Lehemby (Slovakia). A collaboration beetween Kiel University and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Nitra).
Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social A celebration of all things bicycle. No AI. I'm a teacher 🇺🇸 of English living in Slovakia.
National Heritage Science Forum @nhsf.bsky.social Bringing the heritage science community together to improve collaboration, make better use of research, and demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science.
UHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social The UHI Archaeology Institute, a hub for world-class research, teaching, and professional consultancy. Part of the UHI
https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/archaeology-institute/ | https://archaeologyorkney.com
ThinkUHI @thinkuhi.bsky.social 
MapQuest @mapquest.com The OG of online mapping.
Get the app on Android and iOS: lnk.bio/MapQuest
Emma the Sewer Socialist @mayorseidel.bsky.social Sewer Socialism beats climate change and bureaucracy explains the world. Re tootskeets don't endorse, new tootskeets represent nobody.
they/she 🚰🌹🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🇻🇪 🇮🇷
Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social I like complicated conversations about rewilding, housing, localism and sustainable transport. Fuelled by rage about the nature crisis. Sustained by all the people doing something about it.
World Bike Map @world-bike-map.bsky.social Helping cyclists discover safe cycling routes using CycleStreets and OpenStreepMap data
https://worldbikemap.com
Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social We support women seeking safety in the UK to rebuild their lives on their own terms.
www.refugeewomen.co.uk
#WelcomeEveryWoman #SetHerFree #SistersNotStrangers
Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, and Head of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com rotatingsandwiches.com / batting around podcast
Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social Scotland's answer to some question nobody was in much of a hurry to ask. Canal photography enthusiast.
maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social she/her, views my own
Join the tax fight at Families Over Billionaires: familiesoverbillionaires.org
Comedy writer: Onion, McSweeneys, others.
Currently in bed. Email nice things only: quintmaura@ gmail