Sonia Shah

Writing and reading are at the center of my life but the spread of f*scism and recent encounters with oral traditions has led me to wonder whether my uncritical reverence for books has blinded me to their drawbacks. Do books give us permission to forget? Tell me what you think in the comments #ruminations #politics #writing #memory #epistemology

Love this little pro-parent, pro-kid, pro-fruit gesture❤️ #nutrition #healthyfamilies #socialcare #mutualaid

Writing and reading are at the center of my life but the spread of fascism and recent encounters with oral traditions has led me to wonder whether my uncritical reverence for books has blinded me to their drawbacks. Do books give us permission to forget? Lmk what you think in the comments #booktok #literature #writing #memory #animism

#scienceofpolitics #politicsofscience #booktok #authorsoftiktok #sciencejournalism

In the 98 percent of men who don’t have pathologically low testosterone, adding more T to “optimize” masculinity makes users more aggressive and impulsive, which imo is a bad idea for people empowered by the state to commit violence #patriarchy #patriarchyproblems #manosphere #antiviolence #antiwar

The Dept of War’s plan for annual testosterone screening is a public health disaster in the making. Only 2 percent of men need testosterone replacement therapy for medical reasons and yet nearly 14 percent of men in the US and in one study over 30 percent of troops are already taking testosterone enhancing drugs hawked by influencers and humanmaxxers! Encouraging more use is doping, not therapy, and its dangerous for troops and for the rest of us too #manosphere #misogyny #publichealth #epidemi

We can protect biodiversity without the native-alien binary🙏🏽 Check out my book, The Next Great Migration: the beauty and terror of life on the move (Bloomsbury 2020) and follow me here or on Substack for more on the intersection between science, politics, history and nature🦋 #gardeninghistory #empire #nativism #xenophobia #migration

Check out “The Garden of Xenophobia” to find out how the native plant movement promotes the logic of empire, how my kids were enlisted to stomp on toads and more. And follow me here and on Substack for more on the science of politics and the politics of science🌺 #nativeplants #imperialism #botany #dougtallamy #xenophobia

Calling immigrants “ecological tumours” reinforces the anti-migrant ideology that’s tearing our communities apart, even when the immigrants in question are botanical, which is a major problem with native plant ideology even for those of us who agree with its goals #immigrantrights #xenophobia #nativism #conservation #joansebastian

Four flights, three taxis, one ferry and over 40 hours later we turned ourselves upside down to arrive at Yunbenun, aka Magnetic Island, a tiny mountainous speck draped in eucalypt forests and fringed by coral reefs, where its winter not summer, the north is hot and the south is cold. I’ll be here for six months and can’t wait to see how the world looks from this new vantage point. Follow along for to find out 🌊🐬🦋 #yunbenun #humanandnature #placematters #newperspective #ecologicalthinking