#geekstudies — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 New article alert!
#Ecocriticism meets anime in this piece by Audrey Aguirre.
The article explores the environmental toll of war through the haunting beauty #Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

#GeekStudies #AnimeStudies #StudioGhibli #Miyazaki #風の谷のナウシカ #スタジオジブリ #アニメ研究

https://jgeekstudies.org/2025/06/20/wilted-lands-and-wounded-worlds-visualizing-environmental-costs-of-war-in-hayao-miyazakis-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/

New article! 🚨

See how games deal with language deciphering through the lens of #archaeolinguistics — from Indy to Lara Croft to Nathan Drake. 🎮

Read more: https://jgeekstudies.org/2025/04/05/archaeolinguistics-and-language-deciphering-in-action-adventure-video-games-indiana-jones-tomb-raider-and-uncharted/

#GeekStudies #GameStudies #Archaeology #Uncharted #TombRaider #IndianaJones

Can a bone stop a Rancor’s massive jaws?🦴🦖
This new study estimates the #StarWars predator’s bite force at a bone-crushing 44,000 N!🔥⚔️

Read the full article at https://jgeekstudies.org/2025/03/08/is-a-bone-a-viable-weapon-when-combating-a-rancor-estimating-the-bite-force-of-an-intergalactic-mega-predator/

#geekstudies #scicomm #paleontology

Happy Pokémon Day, everyone! 🎉

While you wait for news on the games, why not take a look at one of our many Pokémon articles? 😉
You can find plenty of them at jgeekstudies.org?s=pokemon

#geekstudies #scicomm #Pokemon #PokemonDay

New article alert! 🚨
Are Thompson and Thomson truly identical? 🤔 Explore the fascinating nuances of individuality, personality, and behaviour in these iconic Tintin characters! 🕵️‍♂️✨

Read our latest article here:
https://jgeekstudies.org/2025/01/26/searching-for-individuality-personality-and-behaviour-of-thompson-and-thomson/

#geekstudies #Tintin #comics #scicomm

🎉📚 Celebrating 10 Years! 📚🎉

Join us to celebrate a decade of #GeekStudies with a short editorial article about the journey and evolution of our beloved journal over the past ten years. 🥳
Thank you for being part of our community! ❤️

🔗 Read here: https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/12/10/a-history-of-geek-studies/

🎮 New Article Alert! 🎮

Dive into our latest piece exploring the intersection of faith and digital worlds. Don't miss this thought-provoking read!

🔗 Read it here: https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/12/07/studying-religion-in-video-games-rationale-research-approaches-and-theory/

#GeekStudies #VideoGames #GameStudies

🚨New article alert!
We have a new article with a zoological and biochemical analysis of the xenomorphs. Check it out!

#scicomm #geekstudies #biology #Alien
https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/12/02/xenomorphia-ex-machina-the-zoology-and-biochemistry-of-xenomorphs-from-the-alien-franchise/

New article alert! 🚨

Did you know that #Zelda: Breath of the Wild was inspired by Jomon-period artifacts in #Japan?

Explore the link between the game and real-world history in our new article.

#GeekStudies #BOTW #scicomm #Archaeology

https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/10/27/on-the-influence-of-japanese-archaeological-heritage-on-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/

📖 New Article Alert! 🍂

Scarlet Rot, the eerie disease from Elden Ring, has deep biological roots! Discover how real-life science inspires the decay and danger of this infamous affliction in our latest piece from the Journal of Geek Studies. 💀⚔️

#EldenRing #ScarletRot #GamingScience #GeekStudies #GamerLife #Biology
https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/10/06/scarlet-rot-a-biological-exploration-of-elden-rings-decaying-disease/

From Scyther to Galvantula, find out the ancient evolutionary secrets of Bug-types! 🐞🕷️🔬
Read our latest article about arthropod diversity in #Pokémon.

#GeekStudies #PokemonLore #biology #scicomm #systematics
https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/08/24/euarthropod-diversity-in-pokemon-searching-for-the-ancestral-type/

🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨

Discover the real-life birds featured in #FateGrandOrder in our latest piece: "The Birds of Fate/Grand Order" 🦉✨

Read it now in the Journal of Geek Studies: https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/08/10/the-birds-of-fate-grand-order/

#scicomm #Ornithology #FGO #FateGO #Birds #GeekStudies

We have a new interview featuring Dr. Paul Fletcher (Cambridge University)

Discover how his expertise helped the team at Ninja Theory shape Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 🎮🧠

Read it in full at https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/17/understanding-senuas-psychosis-in-hellblade/

#geekstudies #gaming #psychology #mentalhealth #SenuasSaga

We have a new interview featuring Dr. Paul Fletcher (Cambridge University)

Discover how his expertise helped the team at Ninja Theory shape Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 🎮🧠

Read it in full at https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/17/understanding-senuas-psychosis-in-hellblade/

#geekstudies #gaming #psychology #mentalhealth #SenuasSaga

We have a new interview featuring Dr. Paul Fletcher (Cambridge University)

Discover how his expertise helped the team at Ninja Theory shape Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 🎮🧠

Read it in full at https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/17/understanding-senuas-psychosis-in-hellblade/

#geekstudies #gaming #psychology #mentalhealth #SenuasSaga

We have a new interview featuring Dr. Paul Fletcher (Cambridge University)

Discover how his expertise helped the team at Ninja Theory shape Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 🎮🧠

Read it in full at https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/17/understanding-senuas-psychosis-in-hellblade/

#geekstudies #gaming #psychology #mentalhealth #SenuasSaga

We have a new interview featuring Dr. Paul Fletcher (Cambridge University)

Discover how his expertise helped the team at Ninja Theory shape Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 🎮🧠

Read it in full at https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/17/understanding-senuas-psychosis-in-hellblade/

#geekstudies #gaming #psychology #mentalhealth #SenuasSaga

🎮🐦 New Article Alert! 🐦🎮

Ever wondered about those blue robins in some famous gacha games? 🤔
Explore our latest article to find out what those birds really are.

Read more at:
https://jgeekstudies.org/2024/07/08/whats-the-deal-with-the-blue-robins-in-gacha-games/

#GeekStudies #GachaGames #Gaming #Ornithology #Birds #StarRail #FateGrandOrder #FGO

#Introduction

The Journal of Geek Studies is making its debut on Mastodon! 🎉 🎉

We are a free non-profit #magazine dedicated to communicating #science through #geekculture.
Our editorial team is made up of #earlycareer #researchers and certified #geeks.

You're all invited to take a look at our website and read some of our #geekstudies articles: https://jgeekstudies.org/

Hot tip: you can download your favorite articles as beautifully formatted PDFs.

#introduction
Newly arrived on Mastodon!

I research #biodiversity of land & freshwater #snails, living and fossil, from around the world. I'm interested in #taxonomy, #systematics, #phylogenetics, and #biogeography.
I sometimes study #birds too just to mix things up.

More importantly, I'm one of the founders (and current editor-in-chief) of the Journal of Geek Studies.
Make sure to visit our website https://jgeekstudies.org/ and read through all the fantastic #geekstudies articles. :mastoread: