From cockatoo research powered by pasta water to snake venoms used to treat heart disease… Just listened to this incredible interview by my friend and colleague Christina N. Zdenek, PhD who tells fantastic scientific stories. Give it a lisssssten 🐍

Double rainbow means it’s time to double down on going back the gym! Thanks F45 Training 🌈

Playtesting in PJs! This one (name tbd) is about breaking into banks by cracking passwords… passwords that happen to be famous sequences, like Fibonacci. Still deciding if it’s both fun and educational enough to take past these humble beginnings 🎲🍎

Completely delighted about working with DeadlyScience and the whole CABAH team. Making this game was a dream project and it’s so exciting for finished games to be out in the world! Teachers please sign up to get a copy for your classroom!

Why are board games such great teaching tools? They can encourage players to think like scientists! Jeremy captures this and more in his awesome episode of Engage! Super excited & honored to be on the show and so glad it will make it easier for science teachers to use Go Extinct!

Super delighted to publish a comprehensive lesson plan on Go Extinct! in CourseSource! The lesson features a free print n play #evolution game, a ready-to-go lesson ppt & worksheets to transfer tree-thinking skills from the game to phylogenies in scientific lit #gbl #boardgame

My last PhD chapter is now out there ready to be criticized - and cited, hopefully for good reasons! 🤞 An evaluation of performance and an attempt to "reconciliate" linear and geometrics morphometrics and their treatment of size and allometry. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Exciting news, everyone! Artwork by Nellie Pease for Go Extinct! Megafauna is available for use under a Creative Commons licence from Wikimedia Commons. Click 'Download the Artwork' to explore the collection. bit.ly/goextinctmegaf… Vera Weisbecker (she/her on Kaurna land) Ariel Marcy Flinders University #palaeoart

Check out this amazing set of *free* Creative Commons #paleoart illustrations of Australian animals... all by the incredible Nellie Pease. These are part of a free game (designed by me) called Go Extinct! Megafauna. Both game & art can be downloaded at bit.ly/goextinctmegaf…

This looks incredible! I’ve got 15 June marked on my calendar 🍿

Do you know a young astronomer? Ask them to draw a picture of the universe for a chance to win an awesome telescope! 🔭 Full contest rules below, enter by 26 June! 💫

Broke out my newest game, TerraWatt with friends last weekend! It’s an engine-builder about clean energy where players race to power their cities before the atmosphere fills up with fossil fuels. #womeningames #STEMeducation

Hey we were on national news! Kids raved about Go Extinct! Megafauna on Channel 10 and you can see the short clip at the link below (skip to 54 mins) Here's hoping this spreads the good news that teachers can get a free copy on CABAH's website 🦘 10play.com.au/news/national/…

Proud to represent Double Helix magazine and CSIRO Publishing at #Conasta70! Excited to talk to #science teachers about making STEM come alive in the classroom! #STEMeducation #DoubleHelix

Surprised but nonetheless super stoked to be profiled as a female founder here in #Canberra. Nice article by Ruby McNaughton for Campus + and I love the title: “Board games are for everybody” msj.digital/articles/ariel… #boardgames #GBL

Did you know orcas sleep with half their brain still awake? 🐬 Learn more killer facts about orcas in this fabulous video from CSIRO!

Excited for #PAXAus! You can find me near the TGDA booth playtesting up & coming Aussie #tabletop games 🎲

Come listen to me speak on science games and showcase Go Extinct! at CMAG's Canberra Museum and Games event on Friday! Grab your ticket: cmag.com.au/events/canberr… It's a family friendly event and there will be more talks, plus Canberra-made digital and tabletop games to play!

A wonderful, picture-filled explanation of a new theory to explain an odd pattern among mammals (and other vertebrates). Why the long face indeed!

Happy #NAIDOCWeek! If you're looking to learn more about the inspiring work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scientists and STEM professionals, check out this article: