Linka Maritz @rinks4ct
writer, editor, science communicator, transformer, traveller, artist, student, lover of pop culture, Cape Town and good stories. Cape Town Joined May 2010-
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I’m in shock. What a loss! Sad day for South Africa.
I’m in shock. What a loss! Sad day for South Africa.
Powerful last roundtable of #pcst2023 on the place of emotion in #scicomm with @VittingSeerup, @ch_humm, @stephenhues, @b_trench & @LuisaMassarani, chaired by Daniel Silva Luna 😁😝😬🤨😵💫 @stephenhues: "Personally I think we all need therapy" 🙌🏼👏🏼 #micdrop to @PcsTconference
Great session on decolonising science through translation, scicom and AI, thanks @AstroSibs and rest of team from @ScienceLinkSA #PCST2023
First official day of #PCST2023 today. Looking forward to learning loads!
Pedro Pascal as IPCC assessment reports and iconic figures: a thread
The PCST Network is hosting a series of virtual conference sessions from 3 – 5 April 2023 prior to #PCST2023 Rotterdam, NL. The programme features a wide range of individual talks and workshops from #scicomm practitioners and scholars. Join us virtually! pcst.network/pcst2023-excit…
I HEAR THE BLUES A-KILLIN' (or: Frasier Meets Columbo) part 1 of 4
Motion Periodic Table by Kazuki Akamine. foxcodex.html.xdomain.jp
For Random Acts of Poetry day and a summary of how my week is going I’ll share this favourite
For Random Acts of Poetry day and a summary of how my week is going I’ll share this favourite
I feel like everyone should know about Goldcrests. They weigh 1/100th of a pound and look really grumpy all the time. They’re just like me
This thread is a delight. And also terrifying. And also hilarious. And also thought-provoking.
This thread is a delight. And also terrifying. And also hilarious. And also thought-provoking.
A large portion of Ntuzuma Road, north or Durban, has been washed away forming a massive sinkhole on Monday night. Residents claim a minibus taxi and a vehicle were swept away due to the sheer force of water following torrential rains. @TimesLIVE #KZNFloods
Endurance is Found
Fun fact: lizard pelvises have a heart in the middle. Happy Valentine's Day!
Desmond Tutu was a moral voice for South Africa and the world. An obituary: groundup.org.za/article/desmon…
my girlfriend talks in her sleep. i've noted them down for weeks, and turned her dreams into rupi kaur poems.
'Leap' by Victo Ngai, contemporary New York based illustrator from Hong Kong #womensart #FridayFeeling
Cindy @O2x4ru7AXw96vv
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Cindy @NAIDPT5L5L0do
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Just Transitions for .. @JT4AMR
78 Followers 158 Following Global working group committed to constructive dialogues towards just transitions for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Tess Johnson @drtessjohnson
744 Followers 517 Following Postdoc in pandemic ethics @UniofOxford. AMR, GCBRs, genetics, biotech interests. Professional account.
Toughta @Toughta11181
42 Followers 2K Following
Deteigh @Deteigh249220
57 Followers 2K Following
us_Athena_ @us_athena16133
34 Followers 2K Following
Marina Joubert @marinajoubert
3K Followers 2K Following I teach & research #scicomm @StellenboschUni to build #scicomm capacity in research & practice in Southern Africa; career interview: https://t.co/wTDB8EzwuD
SciCommSci Club @scicommsci
3K Followers 597 Following Forum for engaging with the #Science of #ScienceCommunication | We help bridge the gap between #SciComm research & practice | Founder/Curator: @SiddhrthKnkaria
Melissa K Boonzaaier-.. @seediertjie
262 Followers 281 Following Postdoc Fellow, Marine Biologist, Bryozoologist, #WomenInSTEM, Science Communicator, Museum-lover, 2022 National Geographic Explorer
Jon Chase @oortkuiper
2K Followers 679 Following Science Rapper - Science Communicator - Guest researcher at Leiden University - Co-author: The Science of Jurassic World (2021) - Josh Award winner 2017
Karolína Poliaková @KaroPoliakova
456 Followers 839 Following 🎓 Ph.D. Student in Media & Communication @FSV_UK Prague | 💬 #SciComm #SciArt #Discourse | 🇺🇲 2023/2024 #Fulbright Scholar @ColumbiaSIPA | 🏳️🌈 Proud ally
Lynn Hendricks @Research_Ambit
854 Followers 2K Following 🇿🇦South African 🎨📽Arts Based Researcher 🃏Psychologist 🌍 Health 📑 Qualitative Evidence Synthesis📊M&E🙋♀️Qualitician📣Knowledge Translation| *own views*
Lili Rademan @LiliRademan
160 Followers 437 Following PhD student in #scicomm at Stellenbosch University 🎓 Mind of a scientist 🧠 Heart of an artist 🫀
𓆉 Siddharth Kankar.. @SiddhrthKnkaria
3K Followers 1K Following #SciComm Research, Practice & Teaching in the Global South | 💼 @NCBStheory @scicommsci @PCSTNetwork | 🎓 @iiscbangalore @edinburghuni | #T1D #DEIA #MH #Empathy
Mama kaBoy🇵🇸노.. @Nomaculture
2K Followers 1K Following Que sera, sera. WORDS MEAN THINGS. If you can’t find something good to say, say nothing at all.
Michael Ellis @MzansiMike
912 Followers 1K Following Husband | Dad | Work @NRF_SAASTA focused on engaged research and #scicomm for impact | Explorer | Apiarist | Proudly South African | https://t.co/HPT6RaRkFx
Sam Ridgeway @RidgewayStories
271 Followers 549 Following TV Assistant Producer • Aspiring Science Communicator #SciComm • @nyuabudhabi alum • he/him
Petroglyph Comics @PetroglyphComi1
698 Followers 2K Following Petroglyph Studios adapts scholarship with social justice themes into comics to help share stories & ideas that matter. Art by @nicolemcomix + words by @ooHugh
PCSTconference @PcsTconference
494 Followers 461 Following About the #PCST2025 conference | 27-29 May 2025 | Aberdeen | UK | From the LOC
Marnell Kirsten (she/.. @MarnellK
160 Followers 433 Following Researcher | Knows a lot about: #visualculture, #visualcommunication, #semiotics | Knows some about: #dataviz, #scicomm | ASD | 🇿🇦 in 🇸🇪
Dr Fortunate Mafeta P.. @Green_Darkie
1K Followers 1K Following Postdoc herpetology & ethnoherpetology. Author of Bilingual Guide to the Frogs of Zululand. Wildlife TV Producer. Multiple awards for inclusive science.
Leonie Joubert @LeonieJoubert
3K Followers 3K Following Science writer. Disobedient woman tackling pollution (carbon = climate collapse; sugar/junk food = hunger/obesity; etc), patriarchy, Capitalism. @NatGeo
Sibusiso Biyela 🇿�.. @AstroSibs
3K Followers 2K Following Freelance science journalist and digital science communication specialist interested in decolonising science. Please don't DM, email instead. (see link below)
SuperScientists @SciSuperheroes
3K Followers 2K Following Real people, real superpowers! Putting scientists & science champions into the hands of young people - comic, museum exhibit, animation series. Free downloads!
The Cosmic Savannah @cosmicsavannah
645 Followers 555 Following A podcast giving you a behind-the-scenes look at world-class astronomy under African skies. Produced & hosted by @jdelhaize and @DanielCunnama
Andrew Kershaw @AndrewKershaw11
26 Followers 173 Following
Sylvia Greybe @sgreybe
28 Followers 44 Following
Mari-Lise du Preez @MariLiseDuP
246 Followers 307 Following Navigating complex systems. Catalysing desirable futures.
Nikki Maritz @Nikki_Maritz
104 Followers 62 Following
Chirayush Patel @ChirayushP
1 Followers 10 Following
John oser @John55819001
10 Followers 247 Following If I could be anywhere I would be on the beach....or in the mountains....or at the lake. I love the outdoors, classic cars, motorcycles, animals,
Lighthouse Emporium @light_emporium
644 Followers 672 Following Lighthouse Emporium. Ecological solutions for a healthy future. We lead the way.
Lily Bell @KuJulija
19 Followers 519 Following
Katherine Lewis @donnarae29
55 Followers 2K Following
Chirayush Patel @chirayush_patel
4 Followers 2 Following
Alison Cathrine @alisoncathrine
17 Followers 188 Following
Gerhard Maritz @gfmaritz
8 Followers 7 Following
Marisa @HippieSafari
157 Followers 400 Following Babywearing, clothdiapering, breastfeeding, food loving mom of three.
NadiaButterflySA @Nadia_Butterfly
1K Followers 2K Following Marketing Manager at @TheGalileo. Mother, Gardener, Artist, Strategist. Calm one in the Chaos aka Mrs Pokerface
SciBraai @SciBraai
4K Followers 2K Following We share science and research news with a South African flavour | Round-the-fire stories about South African science and scientists | Proudly South African NPO
jsemmee @6ad0c51e09b44b8
2 Followers 11 Following
Science Community @Science_SA_
1K Followers 2K Following A community for scientists and science enthusiasts in South Africa. Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics in SA. #STEM
shelton moyo @SheltonbMoyo
3 Followers 22 Following
#zumamustfall @AliveCreativHub
2K Followers 2K Following
shirley @mybooks2inspire
11 Followers 85 Following
Tradeguru @thetradeguru
284 Followers 2K Following Become a successful forex trader by simply copying other successful traders automatically. Visit us at http://t.co/A3mvNriCSV
Sherwin Bryce-Pease @sherwiebp
55K Followers 4K Following South African; UN Bureau Chief: @SABCnews; Fmr Prez: UN CORRESPONDENTS ASS. (2017 & 2018). Retweets are not an endorsement.
Tess Johnson @drtessjohnson
744 Followers 517 Following Postdoc in pandemic ethics @UniofOxford. AMR, GCBRs, genetics, biotech interests. Professional account.
Dr.Itumeleng Moroenya.. @Itumeleng_M
2K Followers 5K Following Queer African scientist working on plant systemic signalling pathways and holobiont interactions🦠🌱🌾. #QueerSTEM #BlackInSTEM #BlackBotanistsWeek #LBGTIQ
World Health Organiza.. @WHO
12.3M Followers 2K Following We are the #UnitedNations’ health agency - #HealthForAll. ▶️ Always check our latest tweets on #COVID19 for updated advice/information.
Int. Centre for Antim.. @ICARS_global
5K Followers 369 Following ICARS is a 🌍 #OneHealth research partnership supporting the development & implementation of context-specific & cost-effective solutions to tackle #AMR in LMICs
Esmita Charani @e_charani
3K Followers 997 Following Associate Professor @WellcomeTrust Career Development Fellow, University of Cape Town | Hon. Reader @LivUni #Refugee 💙👩🏻🍳📸 🗺️
Marc Mendelson @SouthAfricanASP
12K Followers 565 Following Prof. & Head of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital UCT. view are my own. retweets are not endorsements
The Fleming Fund @FlemingFund
5K Followers 522 Following A £475 million investment by the UK Government through @DHSCgovuk to enhance the surveillance of AMR across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. #UKAid https://t.co/q2X2jzyt4d
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @paimadhu
96K Followers 4K Following Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health @McGill_SPGH. Canada Research Chair in Epi & Global Health. Editor @PLOSGPH. Tweets: own views. He/him.
World Organisation fo.. @WOAH
319K Followers 1K Following WOAH turns 100: A century of improving animal health and welfare.
Prof. Dame Sally Davi.. @UKAMREnvoy
27K Followers 365 Following UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Former Chief Medical Officer for England. Also Master @TrinCollCam (@MasterSallyTrin)
Clare Chandler @AnthroAMR
2K Followers 812 Following Anthropologist at LSHTM. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotics, diagnostics, infrastructure, human-microbial relations, spaces of care, professions
Just Transitions for .. @JT4AMR
78 Followers 158 Following Global working group committed to constructive dialogues towards just transitions for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
GRAFIX: Clubhouse for.. @365posterblog1
36K Followers 1K Following Zhuzh your home, transform your business, shop or workspace. Subscribe at https://t.co/nGWzCJn3lb . https://t.co/y5QWy60FlH
Nick Sousanis @nsousa.. @Nsousanis
10K Followers 3K Following Comics as thinking. Eisner winner. Unflattening from HarvardUP (https://t.co/RuRT6jjJU3). Former Detroiter/NYer/YYC/now assoc prof SFSU-Comics Studies!
Ashraf Hendricks @AshrafRSA
3K Followers 594 Following Photojournalist. Contributor to @GroundUp_News. Am available for assignments. Occasionally forced to write | DM or send tip-offs to [email protected]
ReenvalSA @ReenvalSA
36K Followers 636 Following ReënvalSA bring jou vars weernuus elke dag soos rapporteer word deur ons groep lede./ Fresh weather news daily brought to you via our contributors
💀 The Horror Guru .. @TheHorrorGuru
8K Followers 1K Following HorrorTuber who vlogs, riffs and reviews horror movies. He/Him
The Dermatologist @usamasyedMD
21K Followers 2K Following 🥼 Dermatologist 🤖 Founder & CEO of Stratum - Your Personal Skincare Assistant
Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan
84K Followers 2K Following Professor of Global History at Oxford. Director, Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research. Silk Roads. Environment & Climate Change. Co-host of the Legacy podcast
Spider-Man Shots 📸 @SpiderManShots
126K Followers 226 Following *Fan Account* Dedicated to my favourite Spider-Man shots #SpiderMan2PS5 contact: DM
warsan shire @warsan_shire
75K Followers 555 Following BLESS THE DAUGHTER RAISED BY A VOICE IN HER HEAD (2022) enquiring minds: [email protected] https://t.co/bGjkBFqdBh
Greg Jenner @greg_jenner
141K Followers 11K Following Public Historian FRHistS 🎙Host & creator of #YoureDeadToMe on @bbcsounds 📖Author of 5 books 📺 Series 1-8 BBCHorribleHistories ⚽️ Spurs #COYS
Melissa K Boonzaaier-.. @seediertjie
262 Followers 281 Following Postdoc Fellow, Marine Biologist, Bryozoologist, #WomenInSTEM, Science Communicator, Museum-lover, 2022 National Geographic Explorer
SciCommSci Club @scicommsci
3K Followers 597 Following Forum for engaging with the #Science of #ScienceCommunication | We help bridge the gap between #SciComm research & practice | Founder/Curator: @SiddhrthKnkaria
Stephen Hughes @stephenhues
1K Followers 1K Following Lecturer in STS @stsucl | Uncomfortable science communication | Affect and emotion in science-society relationships | he/him | 🇮🇪
Karolína Poliaková @KaroPoliakova
456 Followers 839 Following 🎓 Ph.D. Student in Media & Communication @FSV_UK Prague | 💬 #SciComm #SciArt #Discourse | 🇺🇲 2023/2024 #Fulbright Scholar @ColumbiaSIPA | 🏳️🌈 Proud ally
Lynn Hendricks @Research_Ambit
854 Followers 2K Following 🇿🇦South African 🎨📽Arts Based Researcher 🃏Psychologist 🌍 Health 📑 Qualitative Evidence Synthesis📊M&E🙋♀️Qualitician📣Knowledge Translation| *own views*
Lili Rademan @LiliRademan
160 Followers 437 Following PhD student in #scicomm at Stellenbosch University 🎓 Mind of a scientist 🧠 Heart of an artist 🫀
Angela Monasor @AngelaMonasor
3K Followers 2K Following Hoy: Ciencia de la Comunicación Científica y más en @FECYT_Ciencia Siempre: Farma MolBioPh #SciComm Cuenta personal Anti-racista y feminista interseccional
Mama kaBoy🇵🇸노.. @Nomaculture
2K Followers 1K Following Que sera, sera. WORDS MEAN THINGS. If you can’t find something good to say, say nothing at all.
Marnell Kirsten (she/.. @MarnellK
160 Followers 433 Following Researcher | Knows a lot about: #visualculture, #visualcommunication, #semiotics | Knows some about: #dataviz, #scicomm | ASD | 🇿🇦 in 🇸🇪
𓆉 Siddharth Kankar.. @SiddhrthKnkaria
3K Followers 1K Following #SciComm Research, Practice & Teaching in the Global South | 💼 @NCBStheory @scicommsci @PCSTNetwork | 🎓 @iiscbangalore @edinburghuni | #T1D #DEIA #MH #Empathy
Jon Chase @oortkuiper
2K Followers 679 Following Science Rapper - Science Communicator - Guest researcher at Leiden University - Co-author: The Science of Jurassic World (2021) - Josh Award winner 2017
Michael Ellis @MzansiMike
912 Followers 1K Following Husband | Dad | Work @NRF_SAASTA focused on engaged research and #scicomm for impact | Explorer | Apiarist | Proudly South African | https://t.co/HPT6RaRkFx
Sam Ridgeway @RidgewayStories
271 Followers 549 Following TV Assistant Producer • Aspiring Science Communicator #SciComm • @nyuabudhabi alum • he/him
Sonya Pemberton @pembertonfilms
2K Followers 2K Following Emmy-winning science filmmaker @JabbedTV #Uranium-twisting the dragon's tail #CrackingCOVID @TheCarbonMovie Thanks for watching.
Petroglyph Comics @PetroglyphComi1
698 Followers 2K Following Petroglyph Studios adapts scholarship with social justice themes into comics to help share stories & ideas that matter. Art by @nicolemcomix + words by @ooHugh
Anna Pallai @Mono80
4K Followers 2K Following Literary agent & PR, AMP Literary, women's narrative non-fiction, looking for untold stories. Mentor @blkgirlwriters Member @commscoop
PCSTconference @PcsTconference
494 Followers 461 Following About the #PCST2025 conference | 27-29 May 2025 | Aberdeen | UK | From the LOC
The CryptoNaturalist @CryptoNature
36K Followers 828 Following The CryptoNaturalist is a scripted fiction podcast that explores strange nature. Part true. Part poetry. Mostly fiction. Written by @jarodanderson
Dr Fortunate Mafeta P.. @Green_Darkie
1K Followers 1K Following Postdoc herpetology & ethnoherpetology. Author of Bilingual Guide to the Frogs of Zululand. Wildlife TV Producer. Multiple awards for inclusive science.
Robyn Porteous @RobynPorteous
17K Followers 8K Following Intersectional Feminist. Writer. Runner. Bibliophile. Anti-Racist. She/Her. Disinformation destroys democracy. #BlackLivesMatter @Real411orgza. Views my own.
ASC @auscicomm
8K Followers 2K Following Australian Science Communicators: the national forum for science communicators and science journalists.
Dr. Lisa Munro @llmunro
22K Followers 11K Following PhD, historian, writer, Latin America, returned Peace Corps volunteer (Guatemala, 04-06), #adoptee, #studyabroad & intellectual dilettante. Nachos. She/her/Dr.
Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama
25K Followers 215 Following スプタマ編集長。Founder and Editor of @SpoonTamago and @SpoonTamagoShop. Raised in Tokyo, based in Brooklyn.
Today Years Old @todayyearsoldig
1.0M Followers 119 Following Your source for the latest trends, discoveries, and most shocking truths & little-known facts about the world. 🚀 DM us your findings!Can we all agree, please? The ideal man: - kind - calm - well mannered - protects those who are weaker than him - makes amazing onigiri - is actually a river
It gives me no pleasure to report that I had to say goodbye to my best pal and constant companion Taco today. He was very old and it was definitely time but it was still very hard to let him go. I mean, look at that face. He was the very best of boys and I will miss him daily.
This is an important thread on the erasure of recent African history from global consciousness:
I loved engaging with this wonderful book by @ChristiansenJen 📚 It is such a straightforward guide that speaks to both scicomm #academics and #practitioners of all levels🔬📊 A must-read! #visualscience #scicomm #dataviz #DataVisualization
“Building Science Graphics” reviewed by @MarnellK - jcom.sissa.it/article/pubid/… a guide that demystifies this complex topic! #visualscience #scicomm #dataviz
🎶 Spread the word around / guess who’s back in town? 🎶 🦉 #coconuttheowl
So, Twitter friends and friends who have become family… *slides book across the table* Guess what (or rather ‘who’) is coming in April 2024?
BREAKING: Momentous victory for human rights in #Mauritius as Supreme Court strikes down discriminatory law criminalising same-sex intimacy. Mauritius joins growing list of African nations that have decriminalised same-sex sexual activity.
Started my PhD journey at Luleå University of Technology in 🇸🇪 yesterday 👩🏻🎓 The project is in the field of #IndustrialMarketing and focuses on #ConsumerBehaviour in the #CircularEconomy. Looking forward to my finalised study plan and my first course on Gender & Equality📚💡
Today in pulp... I look at the art of Lee Brown Coye!
Here we go again! Happy #Caturday
In life, You learn some, You unlearn some.
Chemical reaction reactions #chemistry #science
Sneak preview of my #Barbie outfit for the screening with @essence_ZA tonight. It’s so joyful how every woman I’ve walked past in the street or in shops has excitedly exclaimed “Barbie!” 🥰
"Blue bird," by contemporary painter Daniela Vasileva #WomensArt 🐦
(Jumping onto this silly bandwagon to say that tickets for both have been booked for this weekend - can't wait now :P) 1 ticket for 1 ticket for #Oppenheimer #Barbie please 💣 please 💗
Self care is: - removing 90% of your browser tabs - changing your dishwashing sponge - taking tea bags when you travel - denying a PowerPoint file & requesting a different format - slicing butter, not spreading it - periodically logging off - having a favourite pen
Good morning.
My PhD Exhibition Adherence (Un)exposed - More than a Pill went up in the Faculty of Social Sciences building today! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen. I can't believe the exhibition is now in Belgium! #artsbasedphd #creativeresearch #abr
This global EU-funded #Eco2Wine project will boost innovation and sustainability in winemaking, as well as #scicomm and #publicengagement - happy to be a part of it @CREST_SU & @StellenboschUni - bit.ly/3N91Ey3
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