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31.1K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
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Known for
📊 Post engagement
23
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Jun 2023
On Bluesky since
🔥 Top post: Strong reaction from UK scientists to the Jodrell Bank news: · 96 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
53.4 / week
A very active account — posts many times a day.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
16×
Follows 1.9K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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@lukebmtb.bsky.social hi Luke I have a question, would you mind following / DM'ing?
Beautiful painted lady in the garden.
What other migratory insects are you seeing at the moment?
@ah-al.bsky.social Hi Alison, am writing an article re: nature and one of your posts caught my eye. Would love to speak to you about it - would you mind following and DM'ing? Can explain more!
"The rules for electricity connections are different in Northern Ireland, and similar changes haven’t yet been confirmed. This means plug-in solar isn’t currently covered by these new regulations there. "
energysavingtrust.org.uk/solar-ro…
@clareacrayner.bsky.social Hello, I'm writing an article that I'd love to speak to you about. Would you mind following me and DM'ing - I'm happy to explain more!
This is the graph I've been waiting for, captures the context and also the extremity of what we're seeing in France right now.
Everyone should be able to see how this is extraordinary (and dreadful - and probably only to be overshadowed …
Peacock butterfly in the garden and also some funky bee-imitating fly...
It's not a dark edged bee fly though - anyone know the species??
Very, very bad news for the UK's standing in space research.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every country is feeling some effect of climate change but Spain is a very notable case.
This year's fires, the terrible Valencia flood of 2024, huge climate impacts in recent years on key crops such as olives, etc.
Oh, sad news about Bill Oddie. RIP. His love of birdwatching always came across really strongly on TV.
Very interesting idea:
🦋 Handle & authenticity
✅ Domain-verified
@chrisbaraniuk.com
The handle is the domain chrisbaraniuk.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real chrisbaraniuk.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Jun 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 23 views per post.
📤Posts about 53.4× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🛡️ Audience credibility
49/100
Fair
Credibility score
78%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 78% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Freelance science & technology journalist. 12+ years experience. Irish/Polish. Writes for the BBC, Wired, The Guardian and others!
Portfolio: chrisbaraniuk.com
Newsletter: thereengineer.pro
Coaching: chrisbaraniuk.com/coaching
HQ: Belfast, N. Ireland
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