Where to follow me

I have a frankly ridiculous number of online presences (full list here), but here are the best ways of keeping tabs on me:

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The best way to follow me is to subscribe to my newsletters. They’re short, perfectly formed, and not at all spammy. I typically send out one newsletter per month.

Richard Carter’s newsletters

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science • history • nature

RICH TEXT: My personal newsletter about science, history and nature writing.

DARWIN NEWSLETTER: Celebrating the grandeur in Charles Darwin’s view of life.


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My Writing page conveniently gathers all my latest writing from the various sections of this website ( Sidelines blog posts, newsletters, and reviews). There’s also an RSS feed for my fellow RSS fans.


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I’m @friendsofdarwin on Bluesky.


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I’m @richardcarter@mastodon.social on Mastodon.


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My Flickr page contains thousands of photos going back many years. I tend to post to it in batches, usually after going out for walks.