I'm finally unveiling the #ActivityPub project that has been consuming my weekends: Encyclia, an #ORCID bridge that will make ORCID records followable and interactable on the fediverse. πŸ™‚

It's early-stage and the ORCID following function is not publicly available yet. We're seeking community feedback on functionality and safety aspects. Read more at https://encyclia.pub or follow @encyclia for news!

πŸš€1 year since we left #X / #Twitter

Our move to #Mastodon wasn't just a platform switch. It was a leap into #OpenScience in action.

We found a chance to align our communication w/ our values: transparent, meaningful, dialogue-driven.

Read about our journey, impact, challenges, and lessons:

πŸ”—https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon

πŸ’œThanks, 🦣-community, for this wonderful experience. We learn a lot here.

πŸ‘‹We hope to encourage other academic institutions to join.

This weekend was Tet Zoo Con 2024, here are some of the brilliant artists who were there...

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

I built a fourth and final copy of my juvenile Iguanodon model in 2011. I've since destroyed the mould because it had become damaged and it had quite a few anatomical inaccuracies.