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Diana Plasker (she/her)

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Experiences Manager at @scifri 🦑 #CephalopodWeek ambassador, #SciFriBookClub captain // Email me: dplasker (at) sciencefriday dot com

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Join us online today at 2 p.m. ET for a FREE live stream with @MelissaSevigny, author of 'Brave the Wild River.' Come with your queries and wonderings—we’ll be taking your questions! #SciFriBookClub RSVP here: secure.everyaction.com/Gorm12yiqky8tM…

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Are you looking for a sci-fi novel or pop-sci deep dive before you head out for summer vacation? Join us tomorrow for a FREE event with science authors and journalists Riley Black and @deborahblum and build your to-read list Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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What Cephalopod Are You? Take The Quiz! Are you an old soul? A giant genius? Answer these 8 questions to find out which cephalopod is most like you. #CephalopodWeek sciencefriday.com/articles/what-…


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On 6/14, we kick off @scifri's Cephalopod Week 2024! It's a fantastic opportunity to engage learners with the weird and wonderful world of octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and all their underwater friends. Check out our website for fantastic free activities! sciencefriday.com/educational-re…


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Join us TOMORROW for a FREE conversation with @DrEugeniaCheng, author of 'Is Math Real?', Come with your queries and wonderings—we'll take your questions in the live stream comments! RSVP here: secure.everyaction.com/lYG-LzfVQ0qMxk… #SciFriBookClub 📚

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The #scienceeventssummit is right around the corner! Here's a sneak peek of one of our upcoming workshops, featuring the brilliant minds of @realestebangast and @funkminister! Come hang with us at science.events/summit

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Discover dark constellations, massive radio telescopes, and much more in our 7-week newsletter about astronomy and space science from Latin America, Produced with @AmericaFutura Subscribe to explore space research proudly made in Latin America. sciencefriday.com/articles/astro…


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"Is Math Real?" is @scifri book club's book for May! You can also sign up for a chance to win one of 10 books in a giveaway (deadline in a couple of days!). sciencefriday.com/sf-books/is-ma…


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Last year, almost half of the honeybee colonies in the U.S. died. The culprit: Varroa destructor mites. @drsammytweets and @MSankovitz, join us to discuss why these parasites terrorize bees so effectively and how to end the varroa mites’ spree. sciencefriday.com/segments/honey…


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Ever wonder what goes on inside your head? In partnership with the @dana_fdn Foundation this spring, we are launching a new FREE program to unlock your brain’s secrets! Learn more: sciencefriday.com/hackyourbrain


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Thrilled to share that my New York Times bestseller LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine 👩🏾‍⚕️🩺 has been chosen by NPR’s @scifri for their March book club selection!! Join us for a virtual book club event on Thursday, 3/28 at 6pm EST!! Link to register below!

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Join us and @KUNC on Saturday, July 27, for a live recording of your favorite science show at the beautiful @colo_chautauqua Come out to hear about all the amazing local science happening in the Centennial state. Get your ticket before they’re gone! sciencefriday.com/boulder

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STIFF is next month's #SciFriBookClub pick! [jumping up and down, throwing confetti] There's a book give-away too, details below. Thank you, everyone at @scifri I love you deeply!

Need more science books? Check the #SciFriBookClub 📚. Next month, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of @mary_roach's debut novel, “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” Find out how to read this classic and how you could win a free book: sciencefriday.com/bookclub

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Science Friday featured 35 books on the program this year. Here’s a 🧵 of this year’s most exciting science titles. 👇👇👇👇 sciencefriday.com/articles/2023-…


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What an all-star lineup for @scifri's Science Books of the Year!! Congrats @PREAUX_FISH, @aznfusion, @BeeBrookshire, @yrfatfriend & all of the other authors on this list. via @funkminister sciencefriday.com/articles/2023-…


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Help us to bring the joy of birding to the radio! We want to hear how your Christmas Bird Count went. Send us a voice memo to scifri@sciencefriday.com or send them as a direct message. We will feature some of them in the coming weeks.

Birders across the world band together to record the number of birds from Dec 14 to Jan 5. Ariana Remmel and @mrophiophagus join us to give a preview of this year’s Christmas Bird Count and take your questions. Call 1-844-724-8255 or reply below! sciencefriday.com/segments/chris…



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Watching @marynmck and @carlzimmer talk about The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 on @scifri's Book Club Livestream. Very cool to have a story I played a role in (The PTown COVID outbreak) to be part of this great anthology! youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4QVC…


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Come back down to Earth with the SciFri Book Club this January, when we’ll be reading “An Immense World” by Ed Yong. If you want to join us and learn how you could win a free book, visit our website: sciencefriday.com/sf-books/an-im…


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Just 10 days left to submit abstracts, requests for financial support, and applications for hands-on workshops at the first ever Cephalopod Neuroscience Conference @MBLScience! Due date December 15, 2023. sites.google.com/view/cephneuro…

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Make your impact today and invest in the future of SciFri programming with a donation. Visit: sciencefriday.com/social-donatio…

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