Microbe wrangler, scientist, founder The Microbe Institute. Now on the cerulean atmosphere platform (same handle)
Joined June 2013
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5 Mar 2018
My TED talk on the wonders of our microbial world and the technologies hiding in your dust bunnies.
#TED #Microorganisms #Bacteria #Fungi #SciComm #TEDtalks @TEDTalks
ted.com/talks/anne_madden_me…
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Mar 17
Scientists analyze fungal networks to improve city planning, traffic flow, and communications.
[📹 Scandishrooms]
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26 Aug 2025
So excited about this project! My institute is teaming up with the only museum dedicated to the craft of beadwork to create a truly remarkable—AND GLITTERY— science-art & education experience in 2026. See how you can participate in one of the planned exhibits in this thread below
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11 Aug 2025
The Microbe Institute is teaming up with the Museum of Beadwork to bring you an extra special challenge this year! Microbes & Mushrooms: Nature's Artistry in Detail.
We challenge you to create a beaded artwork piece that introduces audiences to the microbial realm. #sciart
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11 Aug 2025
The misunderstanding of microbes is a fundamental challenge in environmental education and a source of needless fear. The Museum of Beadwork and the Microbe Institute want to change that. So let’s do something really big by getting really small. Join us! PLUS.... #scicomm
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11 Aug 2025
This competition offers artists the chance to have their artwork in a museum! This is the perfect project to share with your #sciart friends, your #beaders, the artists you know, or know of. We can't wait to see what you can create! museumofbeadwork.org/pages/m…
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27 Feb 2025
Gave a webinar on careers in science communication today as part of @harvardmed's graduate career navigator series. I managed to bring up whales, unicorns, and gingerbread in an on-topic way, I swear. #scicomm
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17 Feb 2025
Eucalyptus in bloom
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18 Feb 2025
The firings at NSF are awful. I'm a scientist whose graduate research--on the microbes of wasps--was the example of the basic sci. they fund. A decade later, this research led to patented brewing technology that is commercialized across the world but that's not all. #NSF #scicomm
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18 Feb 2025
This tiny original funding helped me train other scientists, publish new findings on our world, discover a new species of fungus to science, & give a TED talk (w/ > 1.6M views. A TED talk at a conference where other speakers that week included Serena Williams, Elon, and the pope.
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18 Feb 2025
In a discussion with NSF staff in 2024, I shared how thankful I was for the NSF GRFP program and how it changed my life. We talked about how this was a story they wanted to highlight this year, as that program turned 75. I'm happy to share it with any reporter if it helps.
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1 Dec 2024
Bacteria in puddles dance like fish in currents, revealing nature's hidden rhythms. Trust the water's wisdom.
Even the smallest drop can hold secrets.
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4 Nov 2024
RT @catgyoung: Tomorrow I will be voting like science and health depends on it. Because it does.
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31 Oct 2024
Happy Halloween from Microbiology...🎃🎃🎃
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14 Oct 2024
It's been an honor to work w/this team hunting for microbes as sources of natural dyes. Please check out our other efforts at The Microbe Institute to serve as "NASA for the microbial cosmos," by democratizing microbial discovery for a better tomorrow. microbeinstitute.org/
12 Oct 2024
Brooke Jude (@JudeLab_Bard) teamed up with @AnneAMadden of The Microbe Institute and @ATW80Fabrics to harness purple-pigmented microbes for use in sustainable dyeing practices.
bit.ly/3U08JnN
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Dr. Anne A Madden retweeted
9 Oct 2024
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10 Oct 2024
RT @ed_hawkins: Wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% since 1970.
An update to the biodiversity stripes by @findingnature.
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Dr. Anne A Madden retweeted
8 Oct 2024
Submitting my revised manuscript this week, and it’s safe to say this remains my favorite point-by-point response to reviewer 🥲
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