Dr. Vanessa Pirotta

Humpback highway on the #humpbackhighway… Offshore of Sydney today! Glorious sea conditions. Watched two large whales swim north as they moved to warmer waters. Southbound whales already making their back towards Antarctica. #whaleon everyone!

When reference to the humpback highway makes it onto primetime TV via @HYBPA in Australia. Gotta have a giggle and thank you for the timely shoutout right before annual humpback day tomorrow! #hybpa #australia #humpday #annualhumpbackday #tv sea.museum/en/learn/excur…

NEW WHALE RESEARCH! Gaping (mouth opening) humpback whales observed through citizen science. Above and under water. What’s going on here….   animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id…   #humpbackwhale #POV #whale #citizenscience

I finally found my way to THE OG Sesame Street. Two iconic shows, @sesamestreet and ABC Play School, one childhood of learning. Let’s reignite generations who grew up with real childhood education via these shows. #POV #fyp #children #nostalgic #ideas @schmidtsciences

Whale-hello! It’s May! And it’s going to be a fabulous whale season here in Australia. To celebrate, Bodhi Patil and I are sharing the important work of the @gamayrangers right here in Sydney, Australia. Please don’t release those balloons 🎈! #ocean #australia #sydney #POV

I provide comment on Timmy the humpback whale in the Baltic Sea. @dwnews @bbcnews @cnn @cbsnews @cnn @washingtonpost @guardian @guardian_us @sbs_australia @euronews.tv @france24 @apnews @nytimes #whale #germany #rescue #pov

Whale back on the humpback highway! Over the other side! The whale that took a detour off the humpback highway is out. Whale done to alllll involved! Let’s see what else this Australian whale season whale bring…. #happy #rescue #wildlife #nature #documentary

Space and the ocean right here on earth, what do we know more about? SPACE. #space #NASA #ocean #rant #opinion @NASA

An important few seconds of your day to learn about a global problem impacting wildlife. Watch the full six minutes here: youtu.be/InqPgnF5qyU? si=h1pJKtFm8cYmXbDf @ted #animal #animals #reptile #lizard #crime

#Beakedwhale, #Sydney Harbour #Australia. Unfortunately, this whale passed away naturally. I’m fascinated. Full post: instagram.com/reel/DWr4DfDk7… @abcnews @Macquarie_Uni @tarongazoo

False killer whales inside Sydney Harbour, Australia, 21/3/26. I’m excited Sydney! Ping @wildsydneyharbour. 📸 Shout out to Tim Griffiths from Cockatoo Island Kayaks who snapped this vision yesterday on a day off! Ping #wildsydneyharbour #falsekillerwhales #kayak #sydney

As an Australian marine scientist, I love learning more about innovation, collaboration and science for safeguarding our marine environment.   Register here: lnkd.in/g26EkzxV Tomorrow: LIVE at 11.00am-12.00 AEDT this Wednesday 18th March @Siemens #greatbarriereef

Wombats make square poops 💩 Visited @bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania, Australia, where I met Pebbles the wombat. Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary plays an important role in the rescue and rehabilitation of Tasmanian wildlife. #wombat #animals #wildlife #tasmania

Ideas change everything. It was amazing to be part of the TED Idea Search that saw speakers from around the world compete for a spot on the TED main stage in Vancouver this April. Whose idea wins in Sydney? You can find out by watching the behind-the-scenes #TEDIdeaSearch Sydney episode at youtu.be/nIwdqAQRxGA?si… via @YouTube. Congrats to all of my fellow speakers for sharing their incredible ideas with the world - @VanessaPirotta, @JESSDARE2BU, @HimalPillay, @VARIPLEY, @everythink, @DrHayleyNorth, Jennifer Jefferies, Nayanka Zindzibel Ondili, and Nikolas & Harry Robinson.

It's so wonderful to see Nations investing in #Antarctic science. Last week was a true celebration of this in #Hobart, #Tasmania, with the #French Embassy on the ice breaker L'Astrolabe. C’est formidable de voir des nations investir dans la science antarctique.

On this #internationalwomensday, im celebrating the stellar line up wonderful women who were part of my @TED Talks journey. You can watch all our talks and the short doco as part of #TEDs Global Ideas Search now. youtube.com/watch?v=nIwdqA… #women #tedtalks #TEDIdeasSearch

Announcement: In collaboration with Sydney Uni x @Macquarie_Uni , Chris Pepin-Neff and I will be speaking at the upcoming Sydney Ideas Festival Ocean Imaginaries event. lnkd.in/gJ3uC8GW #shark #scicomm #sydney @SydneyUni_Media

About to drop like a drop bear, the Aussie @TEDx Global Idea Search talks and documentary. I joined a group of nine others to share our ideas to be considered as part of the OG @ted stage. #TEDIdeaSearch #ted #tedx #ai #wildlifetrade @tedxsydney

Cleaning up our blue backyard on @cleanupaustralia Day. Today I took the time to put the gloves on and look for rubbish in Gamay. Helping clean up the local environment for the dolphins and fur seals we are protecting! #cleanupaustraliaday #beach #cleanup #weekend #active

@FiveMetreStop @Macquarie_Uni Thank you!

@VanessaPirotta @Macquarie_Uni #GoodLuck

Official first day as a lecturer. @Macquarie_Uni

Who is more influential: scientist, athlete or actor? Find out… via @SailGP #thinkaboutit #sailgp #influencer #scientist