Dr Mark James Learmonth

Dr of Animal Welfare and Ethics PhD @AWSciCent | MAniSci | BSc(Zoology) | BA(Psychology) | ME/CFS | Views are my own

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Hello mutuals and followers!
Just wanted to put it out there that I land in the UK on a 3-year visa (HPI visa) on Jan 1st 2024! I'll be living in Surrey for a while until I find a postdoc or a cute little village to live in. Preferably near hedgehogs and badgers ❤️🦔🦡

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@daisyldixon I feel your pain! Dating apps are so toxic, I detest that they are the 'standard' way of interacting romantically. You just have to be kind to yourself, that it most probably wasn't anything you did - you can never know what's happening for another that makes them disappear/ghost

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Them (female-identifying/presenting): why do you want me to move to the old-growth forest with you so much?
Me: ...frog, forest witchcore life?
Also me:

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Super excited that this arrived at my house last night! Today's reading: 'What are zoos for?' - @zoophilosophy @wrwveit 👏👏👏 #zoophilosophy #animalethics #animalwelfare

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@daisyldixon Yep, at least once a week for me. Super vivid too. Dream 🧠 is a sadistic psychopath.

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@daisyldixon Stonehenge is one of the greatest surviving monolithic structures of ancient ancient earth, built in reverence of the earth and sun. Why a movement trying to protect the earth would target and damage a site that basically champions their cause is unfathomable.

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

I am a co-author of two chapters in this book!! So happy it is finally out in the wild! 🥳🧑‍🎓 Somebody hire me to do more of this?? #academicchatter #animalwelfare

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@TheAngryOlogist Same! I was having zero luck in Australia 2.5 years post-PhD, so I moved to the literal other side of the world (UK) thinking that my options would be better... I'm now at 40+ applications, only one interview (didn't get job), and above 90% rate of no response at all ☠️

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@zoophilosophy Some of us out there are on both 😂 can confirm it's rough ☠️

[Jonathan Birch @birchlse]

If "3 Body Problem" isn't a romcom about polyamorous academics on the job market, I'm calling false advertising.

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

If you are a person/company making zoo enrichments, DM me! If you're an academic with opportunities, DM me! If you're a lonely animal welfare researcher in the UK or Europe and want me to come visit and be friends, DM me! 🐢

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Hi all! Just an update on my UK journey - I'm still searching for a postdoc position or a university that would host me if we applied for funding opportunities!
Also, I'm starting a website to connect zoo workers with quality custom-made enrichment devices! #zooanimalwelfare

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@LaurCharls Hi! I'm an #ActuallyAutistic animal welfare scientist too!! (Just casually outing myself here 😅)

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@Naomi_D_Harvey @Paula_JKnight I've tried both CBD oil and THC oil separately for my ME. CBD oil had no tangible effects until I reached a dosage that was prohibitively expensive. THC apparently does mad things to my brain and perception esp at sleep time- like drops of electricity rippling through my brain 🥴

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@zoophilosophy @daisyldixon My thoughts exactly

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@birchlse Subscribed! Looking forward to it immensely

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@boneccrone Good to see you're still putting in your worm hours 💪🪱 people don't realize you're allowed to be an adult and a happy lil worm

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

👏👏👏 Science should presume all animals are conscious until proven otherwise.

[Kristin Andrews @KristinAndrewz]

My paper "'All animal are conscious' Shifting the null hypothesis in consciousness science" is now out! Current science can't decide which animals are conscious & we should presume they all are, even C. elegans--so science can find a decision procedure. 🪱https://t.co/4siWVnZUhl

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Hi again all!! Just an update to let you know I am now residing in the UK and looking for postdocs or consulting opportunities!!

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

Hello mutuals and followers!
Just wanted to put it out there that I land in the UK on a 3-year visa (HPI visa) on Jan 1st 2024! I'll be living in Surrey for a while until I find a postdoc or a cute little village to live in. Preferably near hedgehogs and badgers ❤️🦔🦡

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@snakeymama A non-Newtonian fluid.

[Dr Mark James Learmonth @TortoiseMark]

@paigebyerly OMG do you know what breed Ernie is?!? I had a very similar rescued girl, Apple, but I never found out what breed(s) of dog she was. She was originally sold as a Bernese x Stag hound 😵‍💫