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Followers
295
Account age
0 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 10latest
3
Avg engagement / post
2–3
Typical post (engagement)
1%
Engagement vs followers
79/100
Very consistent reach
Jan 2026
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 2 and 3 likes + reposts (median 3) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: “Stone Age”. Visbek, 26 August 2024. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Ph · 5 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
4 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.9×
Follows 338 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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“Otto Hahn”. Göttingen, 25 September 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #science #history
https://thomasgerdes.de/otto-hahn/
“Lake Wolny”. Pinneberg, 22 September 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #landscapes
https://thomasgerdes.de/lake-wolny/
“Do not board”. Hamburg, 7 September 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #cityscapes #bw #Hamburg
https://thomasgerdes.de/do-not-board/
Odysseus Wasn’t Real. But He Had Real Worshipers in Ancient Ithaca.The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.
#Od…
“Blocked road”. Visbek, 22 August 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #landscapes #bw #trees
https://thomasgerdes.de/blocked-road/
“Ferris wheel”. Vechta, 20 August 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #citycapes #bw #funfair
https://thomasgerdes.de/ferris-wheel/
Which ‘AI scientist’ suits your lab? A guide for the perplexed
#AI #AIScientist
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02091-6
Louis Daguerre: Das Erfinden und Scheitern einer Foto-Technik
#photography #history
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/10-07-1851-der-erfinder-und-foto-pionier-louis-daguerre-gestorben-100.html
Wissenschaftsfreiheit: "Europa, rette die freie Wissenschaft!"
#Wissenschaftsfreiheit #AcademicFreedom #MPG
https://www.zeit.de/2026/30/wissenschaftsfreiheit-geopolitik-zensur-usa-china?freebie=42b9bbfa
Kew Gardens has completed a scan of its collections and published a report describing how artificial-intelligence tools can help in the fight against biodiversity loss.
#KewGardens #London #biodiversity #AI
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-0…
“Colourful drinks”. Vechta, 18 August 2024.
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Photography #citycapes #funfair
https://thomasgerdes.de/colourful-drinks/
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mastodon.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Jan 2026
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2026.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 4× per week.
📍Based in Germany.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated44/100
Fair
Credibility score
71%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 71% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~1.0% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Verified account.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Head of Library at Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, Göttingen. Passionate about open science and supporting research.
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