Prof. Angela Cassidy (@ange_cass) 's Twitter Profile
Prof. Angela Cassidy

@ange_cass

Scholar of science, society + policy; humans-animals-environments.
Have mostly migrated away, you can find me @angecass.bsky.social
@[email protected]

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We start with the theme of #Conflict within the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth by Prof. Angela Cassidy. Tune in to hear her talk "Conflict, Co-existence and Collaboration" on 21 October at 1pm 👉 exeter.ac.uk/research/insti… (1/2)

We start with the theme of #Conflict within the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth by <a href="/ange_cass/">Prof. Angela Cassidy</a>. 
Tune in to hear her talk "Conflict, Co-existence and Collaboration" on 21 October at 1pm 
👉 exeter.ac.uk/research/insti…
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Why do some scientific controversies take place "in public"? Sometimes, "it’s the politics, stupid" argument isn’t really about "the science." issues.org/scientific-con…. Dan Hicks argues this is the case with #GMO's, vaccine debates and #ClimateChange. (2/2) @profdanhicks

Why do some scientific controversies take place "in public"? Sometimes, "it’s the politics, stupid" argument isn’t really about "the science." issues.org/scientific-con…. Dan Hicks argues this is the case with #GMO's, vaccine debates and #ClimateChange. 
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@profdanhicks
Juliette (Ettie) Waterman (@ettiewaterman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Academic careers can lead you down many paths, but stringing sausages together in a museum backroom isn't usually one of them 🌭🌭 (exhibit prep for the The Animal Feeding Project project at The Museum of English Rural Life of course!)

Academic careers can lead you down many paths, but stringing sausages together in a museum backroom isn't usually one of them 🌭🌭 (exhibit prep for the <a href="/Animal_Feeding/">The Animal Feeding Project</a> project at <a href="/TheMERL/">The Museum of English Rural Life</a> of course!)
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Science push: Scientists put work into public communication for many reasons. In the case of ev-psych, it was to help them establish legitimacy, which they did not have inside psychology. Scicomm is a multidirectional conversation! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09… #esiChallengeOfTheMonth

Science push: Scientists put work into public communication for many reasons. In the case of ev-psych, it was to help them establish legitimacy, which they did not have inside psychology. Scicomm is a  multidirectional conversation!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
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We will now discuss the theme of co-existence for the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth talk: Public scientific controversy over #bovineTB and #badgercull involves politics, science push, media pull and a very long backstory which has been going on for years. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31961627/ 🧵

We will now discuss the theme of co-existence for the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth talk: 

Public scientific controversy over #bovineTB and #badgercull involves politics, science push, media pull and a very long backstory which has been going on for years. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31961627/
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Uni of Exeter's ESI (@uniofexeteresi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The oldest historical source for this research is the Exeter Book. Riddle 15 mentions a hunted animal defending its family in a ‘hole in the hill' - believed to be a #badger. theriddleages.bham.ac.uk/riddles/tag/ri…. Exeter Digital Humanities scanned the book for online viewing (original at ExeterCathedral). 🧵

The oldest historical source for this research is the Exeter Book. Riddle 15 mentions a hunted animal defending its family in a ‘hole in the hill' - believed to be a #badger. theriddleages.bham.ac.uk/riddles/tag/ri….
<a href="/ExeterDH/">Exeter Digital Humanities</a> scanned the book for online viewing (original at <a href="/ExeterCathedral/">ExeterCathedral</a>).
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At the same time, people LOVE to feed other animals, often because we foster care and social connections with others by sharing food. Anthropologists call this ‘commensality’ while zoologists think about ‘commensalism’ and its importance for domestication processes. 🧵

At the same time, people LOVE to feed other animals, often because we foster care and social connections with others by sharing food. Anthropologists call this ‘commensality’ while zoologists think about ‘commensalism’ and its importance for domestication processes.
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Prof. Angela Cassidy is a co-investigator for the Wellcome funded The Animal Feeding Project project animalfeeding.org, which explores the causes and consequences of people feeding other animals in the past and present. #esiChallengeOfTheMonth exeter.ac.uk/research/insti… 🧵

<a href="/ange_cass/">Prof. Angela Cassidy</a> is a co-investigator for the <a href="/wellcometrust/">Wellcome</a> funded <a href="/Animal_Feeding/">The Animal Feeding Project</a> project animalfeeding.org, which explores the causes and consequences of people feeding other animals in the past and present.

#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
exeter.ac.uk/research/insti…
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In collaboration with Rebecca Jewell, the project team have created a Modern Bestiary which is currently being exhibited at The Museum of English Rural Life. View it here: merl.reading.ac.uk/event/do-not-f… More at Prof. Angela Cassidy's talk next week on 21 October exeter.ac.uk/research/insti…

In collaboration with <a href="/BecArtistJewell/">Rebecca Jewell</a>, the project team have created a Modern Bestiary which is currently being exhibited at <a href="/TheMERL/">The Museum of English Rural Life</a>. View it here: merl.reading.ac.uk/event/do-not-f…

More at <a href="/ange_cass/">Prof. Angela Cassidy</a>'s talk next week on 21 October
exeter.ac.uk/research/insti…
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Given that disciplinary specialists and human/ nonhuman co-existence can turn so easily towards conflict, how to 'regear' towards #collaboration? For this theme within the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth, we will now discuss RENEW. 🧵

Given that disciplinary specialists and human/ nonhuman co-existence can turn so easily towards conflict, how to 'regear' towards #collaboration? For this theme within the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth, we will now discuss <a href="/RENEW_nature/">RENEW</a>.
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Gareth Enticott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@garethenticott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Interesting interview with Charles Godfray by Rob Yorke about science advice and being an honest broker vs advocate in the context of TB (and other things) (ht Prof. Angela Cassidy from the other place) robyorke.co.uk/2024/10/a-conv…

The Animal Feeding Project (@animal_feeding) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you're in the vicinity of Reading then come and join the Animal Feeding project in celebrating our fabulous exhibition The Museum of English Rural Life TODAY 6th Dec, 5pm, booking link below. We've been making a Modern Bestiary! #sciart #envhums #histSTM #archeology #animals eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-not-feed-…

The Animal Feeding Project (@animal_feeding) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Museum of English Rural Life We're also celebrating awesome achievements of our ECR team, who've written and edited a book about our research, 'The Hand That Feeds' (UCL Press, 1 May 2025). Come and join us to learn more! uclpress.co.uk/book/the-hand-…

The Animal Feeding Project (@animal_feeding) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Museum of English Rural Life HUGE thanks to partners The Museum of English Rural Life for supporting our project, helping with archival research and co-creating this exhibition, with includes fantastic objects from the collections. Also huge thanks to Wellcome for supporting our work. animalfeeding.org

The Animal Feeding Project (@animal_feeding) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Museum of English Rural Life Wellcome The exhibition, 'Do Not Feed the Animals? An exploration of how humans and animals live together' is on display in Staircase Hall (by the reading rooms) The Museum of English Rural Life until 12th January. If you visit, tell us what you think! merl.reading.ac.uk/event/do-not-f…