Claire McCague

@clairemccague
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I'm taking part in the Glasgow 2024 Worldcon's Neurodiversity in SFF: Representation & Practice virtual panel alongside CM Caplan, Ada Hoffman, and Maya MacGregor next Wednesday, January 18 at 19:00 GMT (2 pm EST).

The event is free so be sure to check it out! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiversity-in-sff-representation-practise-tickets-462526999707

Neurodiversity in SFF: Representation & Practise

A discussion into neurodiversity representation and practise with neurodiverse fantasy and science-fiction authors.

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Amy Johnson #pilot #engineer @womensengsoc President d. #OTD 5 Jan 1941 when her plane crashed in #ThamesEstuary bit.ly/3jtNGoL WES published her funny article on flying in #WWII Air Transport Auxillary #ATA in memorial issue of #thewomanengineer bit.ly/3lyleE3 pg118

#WomenInEngineering #INWED #WomensHistoryMonth#WomenInSTEM #STEM #engineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInHistory #ExtraordinaryWomen #WomenInCulture #STEAM #HistSTM #WikiWomenInRed #Wikipedia #WomenInHistoryShouldntBeAMystery

The remarkable story of the seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/jeanne-villepreux-power-argonaut/
The Seamstress Who Solved the Ancient Mystery of the Argonaut, Pioneered the Aquarium, and Laid the Groundwork for the Study of Octopus Intelligence

“I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”

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@pipistrelle
Oh my. There are so many.

*The Rosetta Man by @clairemccague

*Space Opera by @catvalente

*Pride of Chanur by CJ Cherryh

*Blindsight by Peter Watt

*Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

*Dawn (the whole Xenogenesis series really) by Octavia Butler

*The Sparrow by Mary Doris Russell

*Stardance & Starmind by Spider & Jeanne Robinson

#ScienceFiction #BookRecs

I was recalling that I'd seen someone online call foxes "cat software running on dog hardware," which led us to look at our own pets, and we decided that guinea pigs are lion software running on potato hardware.

This lighthouse is SO UNIQUE! It's called Þrídrangar, which means "three rock pillars". It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometres) off the southwest coast of Iceland, in the archipelago of Vestmannaeyjar, often described as the most isolated lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse was built there in 1939.

It's such a INCREDIBLE location for a lighthouse, perched on a rock in Iceland's wild surf. Originally constructed and accessible only by scaling the rock on which it is situated, it is now accessible by helicopter since the construction of a helipad.

#photography #photo #photos #landscape #lighthouse #engineering #amazing #travel #world #wonders

2023 self promotion -- I have a Patreon for poetry and not only does it give me money, which is a big help, but also it gives me faith in human nature -- people give me money for poems they could read for free online anyway! People are great. https://www.patreon.com/bluejo
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My latest SFF book review column for the Washington Post! I tackle The Red Scholars Wake by Aliette de Bodard, Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai and The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton.

wapo.st/3IAj0lR

Oh great, just what we need.

#snow #MeanwhileInCanada