Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu Social data scientist with too many questions | Assistant Professor at Leiden University | PhD from @EUI
https://laurenleek.eu/
https://laurenleek.substack.com
Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
Renomed @renomed.bsky.social Has the BBC repeated something old and potentially interesting? I'll try and let you know. @edjefferson.com made me.
David Turner @profdavidturner.bsky.social Disability historian, Director of the Research Institute in Culture and Communities, Swansea University. Vice Chair Disability Arts Cymru. Disability: A History of Resistance out now from The Bodley Head / Vintage.
Karen Taylor @mekarentaylor.bsky.social Actor, writer, comedian, mother, fucker
@geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? (paperback out now) and Crippled.
E: frances.ryan.freelance@guardian.co.uk
Andrew Hunter Murray @andrewhunterm.bsky.social Author (A Beginner’s Guide To Breaking And Entering OUT NOW); No Such Thing As A Fish co-host, Private Eye joke-writer, Naked Week host. Agents are RCW (books) and The Agency (showbiz bébé).
CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social The TV listings you never did know that you didn't not need, in glorious teletext several times a day. GSOH. Non-smoker preferred. Ring top bell. Your home is at risk if you store dynamite in it.
Maintenance Phase @maintenancephase.bsky.social Wellness and weight loss, debunked and decoded. A podcast hosted by @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social.
maintenancephase.com
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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social Curator, Northwestern University Transportation Library. All scanned images are from NUTL’s collections, unless otherwise indicated. Banner photo is from a promotional packet for the L-1011.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
Emma Fraser @frazbelina.bsky.social I write about TV. Words at many places including The Daily Beast, Elle, Marie Claire, IGN, The Playlist, Backstage Magazine, and more. Talking about costumes, fashion and Felicity’s hair.
Cambridge Audio @cambridgeaudio.bsky.social Connecting you to the power of music since 1968. Award-winning Hi-Fi & audio systems, all Made By Music. #MadeByMusic
Sex Tips Bot @sextipsbot.bsky.social A bot that'll give you sexy tips to improve your sex life.
Not AI. Created by Rob Manuel writing silly templates with random words in them.
James Hoffmann @jameshoffmann.bsky.social I mostly make things to do with coffee.
Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social Cohost of @maintenancephase.bsky.social. Author of WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT and YOU JUST NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. Subject of @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social. She/her/hers. Photo by the wonderful Josh Coen. yrfatfriend@gmail.com
BBC Access All @bbcaccessall.bsky.social The BBC's mental health and disabilities podcast. You can also find our content here: https://bbc.co.uk/news/disability
Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social No longer in good standing with the New York State bar
My newsletter: StringinaMaze.net
Hartley Special Collections @hartleyspecialc.bsky.social southampton.ac.uk/archives
Based in the University of Southampton Hartley Library.
With around 7 million manuscript items and 50,000 printed books, the Special Collections provide a resource of remarkable richness and depth.
@ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social
Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo.bsky.social Director of Education at No More Marking, an ed tech start-up. Author of 3 books about education & 1 about football. West Ham & cricket fan.
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Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social Changing lives and healthcare through research. Health research from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, delivered in partnership with the University of Southampton. Email us at researchcomms@uhs.nhs.uk.
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social "if that's the strangest thing you ever seen in your life, I'd say you haven't done much"
Institute of Acoustics @ioa-uk.bsky.social BlueSky feed for the Institute of Acoustics, the professional engineering body within the UK
School of Engineering, University of Southampton @engineering-soton.bsky.social Official feed of the best engineering school 😀
Four departments: Aero&Astro, ISVR, MechE, and CivilMaritime&Envirinmental
Burnt Reynolds @davielshy.bsky.social Writer/director/performer
find and pay me as Burnt Reynolds on hidden
Find my films on pinklabeltv
Ghost of Norm Macdonald @normmacdonald.bsky.social A moth goes into a podiatrist's office...
If you got a laugh, consider donating:
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Chris Rackauckas @chrisrackauckas.bsky.social Lead dev of SciML org, VP of Modeling and Simulation @JuliaHub, Director of Scientific Research @PumasAI, and Research Staff
@mit_csail. #julialang #sciml
John Naylor @johncnaylor.bsky.social Interested in the physics of sights and sounds in nature.
Author of “Out of the Blue, A 24-hour Skywatcher’s Guide”, “Now Hear This, A Book About Sound” & "The Riddle of the Rainbow"
Octopus Energy @octopus.energy Floating about.
We believe energy should be better - a better experience for customers, better for the planet, and better value for money.
Need help from our social media team? https://octo.ps/bluesky-help
Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science person, more... I run http://bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data http://OpenSAFELY.org http://OpenPrescribing.net
Harry Pearson @camsell59.bsky.social Shopping in Waitrose with a B&M carrier bag https://harrypearson.contently.com/
Natalie D Kane @ndkane.bsky.social Curator of Digital Design at V&A. Trustee - The National Videogame Museum. Curator - Design and Disability (opening V&A Dundee June 2026). Councillor, Brixton Acre Lane @lambethgreenparty
The thread o’ tweets @threadotweets.bsky.social All the tweets I love, a few I hate. A few skeets too! Posted individually this time instead of threaded
Posting in large batches, pls address complaints to dennisbhooper
Alt text added but reply w/ additional description as you see fit. Also bluesky @‘s
depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social hi i'm @annierau.bsky.social i love wikipedia! dm submissions if you want :-)
becki nash @drbeckinash.bsky.social research medical cosmetic procedures | doctoral researcher developer | she/her
AMS Music and Disability Study Group @amsdismus.bsky.social Official account of the AMS Disability Study Group
https://www.musicdisabilitystudies.org/
Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social Our readers have understood the concept of Buyer's Remorse since 1979.
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@walthamgirl.bsky.social @walthamgirl.bsky.social
Amble Skuse @ambleskuse.bsky.social Musician Artist Sea Beach Reading Phd Disability Vegetables Cats Scotland Welsh Celtic Travel Cottage Gardening
Andrew McPherson @apmcpherson.bsky.social Professor in Design Engineering and Music, Imperial College London. Researcher, composer, violist, engineer, instrument designer.
Leader of the Augmented Instruments Laboratory instrumentslab.org.
Co-founder and director of Bela.io.
Sam Fleming @ravenbait.bsky.social Synaesthetic specfic writer living in NE Scotland, originally from Fife. Scientist, bike herder, former husky wrangler, dice hoarder. Someone's imaginary friend. They/them/she/her.
BSFA Orbit Shorts dogsbody.
Find my stuff: https://www.ravenbait.com/work
Megan Amram @meganamram.bsky.social it's this weird, sexual, anti-comedy comedy that's 'in' right now. - my mom
Stephen Marvin @smarvin.bsky.social I’ve worked in the car industry for a long time….
Neil Champness @nchampness.bsky.social
Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social Professor of Medical Sociology, Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care, Oxford
Martin Fautley @proffautley.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Music Education, Birmingham City University.
Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social Journalist; author of Butler to the World and Moneyland
Julie Herniman @julieherniman.bsky.social Welsh, Methodist, football, cricket, mass spectrometry and chromatography, research technical professional
John Langley @geeejayell.bsky.social Retired chromatography-mass spectrometry geek. Emeritus Prof. Likes = beer, whisky, photos, people and much, much more. Pooler to the core.
Southampton UCU @southamptonucu.bsky.social The University of Southampton UCU Branch.
✉️ ucu@soton.ac.uk
🕸️ https://southampton.web.ucu.org.uk/
Supporting and protecting UCU members at the University of Southampton!
Acoustical Society of America @asa-news.bsky.social To generate, disseminate, and promote the knowledge and practical applications of acoustics.
🌍 Melville, NY
🌐 Learn more: acousticalsociety.org
David Tyler @davidtylerpozz.bsky.social Pozzitive TV/Radio comedy producer-Coogan’s Run, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, Kevin Eldon, Cabin Pressure etc etc; also, your physics questions answered
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Colm Mulcahy @cardcolm.bsky.social Prof Emeritus Spelman College, Adjunct Prof SETU, Ireland. Board Gathering 4 Gardner. Curator Annals of Irish Maths. Author "Mathematical Card Magic" AKP/CRC Press
Samantha Bee @realsambee.bsky.social HOW TO SURVIVE MENOPAUSE live show.
News dates!
Newsletter: Plan Bee on Substack
samanthabee.komi.io
@comsol.bsky.social @comsol.bsky.social
Julia Language @julialang.org Julia is a high-level, dynamic programming language built for technical computing.
Official Bluesky account of the Julia Language Project
#JuliaLang
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
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Glenn Moore @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social Comedian, and nephew to three gorgeous uncles. Enquiries: CGagon@avalonuk.com
Glennmoorecomedy.com
YouTube.com/@buttonboyspodcast
Gabriel Weymouth @gabrielweymouth.bsky.social Professor of ship hydrodynamics at TU Delft. I study flow physics, direct and data-driven modelling, & shape-changing vehicles. 🌊⛵ + 💻📈 + 🦑🤖
Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social Writer, poker player and accidental quiz show host.
Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social
@jandmo.bsky.social @jandmo.bsky.social
Wendy White @wendysotonlib.bsky.social Libraries, digital innovation, design, nature, art, photography, culture, heritage, place making.
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460169/why-we-were-right-by-holt-rosie/9781529924558
University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social The official account for the University of Southampton. Founding member of the Russell Group.
Ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide.
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
@barristerblog.bsky.social @barristerblog.bsky.social
If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social A podcast about the airport books that captured our hearts and ruined our minds.
Patreon: patreon.com/ifbookspod
Merch: ifbookspod.dashery.com
Sarah Fielding @shieldingafar.bsky.social Manager, Digital Learning Team, University of Southampton. #EdTech #OnlineLearning. Sandwich generation Carer. Occasional Bear maker. Views my own.
Nicki Clarkson @nickiclarkson.bsky.social Engagement Librarian at the University of Southampton, lover of cats, cake, coffee, knitting & Board Meeting Bingo, embarrassing parent. Please block me if you are a transphobe. Views: my own. She/her
Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, Barbara Cartland fan
Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social We throb knowledge, we pulse excellence. Ranked No.1 in the UK for Canteen Facilities (CEF, 2024). Vice-Chancellor Vince Chancelier (He/VC). Parody.
Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social Posting the worst medical takes. Have a submission? DM or @ me. #MedSky https://ko-fi.com/badmedicaltakes
Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social Historian working on histories of race, faith and culture in Modern Britain. Advocacy & Academic Engagement Officer at Royal Historical Society. Lecturer in History @ The Queen’s College, Oxford. FRHistS. All views my own.
📧 hannah.elias@royalhistsoc.org
Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social Sex Historian. Writer. Presenter. Columnist. Host of (award winning) Betwixt the Sheets Podcast. FLICK: A History of Female Pleasure, Out Now https://linktr.ee/drkatelister
forest fr1ends @forestfr1ends.bsky.social past dreamland, second left
John Finnemore @johnfinnemore.bsky.social Writer, comedian, actor, puzzle-maker. I'm not really sure what the right word for that last one is.
For now, I'm only here to bags my name in case this one takes off. But I hope it does.
Mary Faith Wright @maryfaithw.bsky.social
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social Hank of Decline
Website - hausofdecline.ca
Patreon - http://patreon.com/hausofdecline
Store - https://hausofdecline.bigcartel.com/
Rhett Derrick @lawzag.bsky.social You’ll be hearing from my lawyer. Not to threaten litigation or anything. Just, you know, to commiserate with you about my behavior.
Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also jokes.
Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer.bsky.social No worthwhile human achievement has ever been instigated on the basis of demonstrable cost effectiveness.
https://adrianbowyer.com
📍Europe
katie @supermathskid.bsky.social still not a real question
whatever my latest is: www.iflscience.com/dr-katie-spalding
Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social Illustrator & cartoonist | Guardian & Prospect (full scripts in alt text) | graphic novels | children’s books | WFC | My stuff: https://linktr.ee/stephencollinsart
Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com Comedian, satirist, writer, actor
Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social Perverse prolific profane political pansexual polyamorous dominatrix and writer, Seattle. Sex work is work. Queer. Cannabis. Anti-Misogyny. Gen X, she/her. Not here to “build my brand”
Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
Janis Ian @janisian.bsky.social Artist, dog lover (mostly my own...), reader, science fiction fan, I live in Florida oy...
Simon Danisch @simi.bsky.social Working on Julia, Graphics, Plotting and GPU computing - studied Cognitive Science, creator of Makie.jl
Makie.jl @makie.org Makie.jl is a plotting library for Julia. Follow this account to view updates & outstanding examples! https://github.com/JuliaPlots/Makie.jl
Historic Southampton @historicalsoton.bsky.social I’m Russell and local history is my hobby.
mindless silence @5ml.bsky.social just a well-read peasant
Weird Guitar of the Day @weirdguita.rs Strange stringed instruments, posted (hopefully!) every day.
Check the alt text for more info on the pictures!
Dr Cath Feely @cathfeely.bsky.social Cultural historian of modern Britain. Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. All views my own.