We need to urge Congress to protect American science and the American public by impeaching, convicting and removing Russell Vought. actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...
Who should be an author on a scientific paper—and why? A new PNAS Perspective argues that responsible authorship should rest on three principles: transparency, credit, and accountability. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/BSYP50YsT0f
Female Common Earwigs Forficula auricularia are very good mothers. After spending the winter guarding her batch of eggs she cares for the nymphs for several weeks and regurgitates food for them. The nymphs will disperse when they are large enough to fend for themselves. Dartmoor, Devon
Seen on the Hill last week, no notes
🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics!
My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026.
We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems.
#Postdoc #EcoEvo
Pls RT!
Excited to share a new paper written by a AAAS Policy Fellow I mentor, Dr. Lisa Walsh.
“This review synthesizes literature on fieldwork safety across scientific disciplines, highlighting four facets of safety for leaders and researchers to address: physical, social, financial, and psychological.”
I don’t think people understand what’s this means: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE BLOCKING ALL WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, INSULIN PUMPS, GLUCOSE MONITORS, CPAP MACHINES, NEBULIZERS, BEDS, CRUTCHES, COMODE CHAIRS, BED SORE PRESSURE PADS, CHAIR LIFTS, OXYGEN TANKS, BREATHING EQUIPMENT, to name a few.
Nothing beats submitting a manuscript you really like for review. Well, maybe getting past reviewer 3. Bit feels good regardless.
Related:
"Moving on from this one-sided paradigm require systematic development of integrative, evolutionarily grounded experimental approaches that better capture the multigenic and context-dependent nature of inheritance."
doi.org/10.1093/gene...
Remember, when news outlets first reported that Kash Patel was spending $75,000 of taxpayer money to fly an FBI Gulfstream jet to Milan so he could watch Olympic hockey, the official spokesasshole for the FBI had this to say:
Why the FUCK is the director of the FUCKING FBI using YOUR TAXES to FLY TO ITALY so he can party with pro hockey players?!? In WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE is this ok?!
Stoked about the new Replication Studies section in Behavioral Ecology? Me too!
Jeremy Fox over at Dynamic Ecology interviewed me about our recent commentary on this topic and I'd love to hear the community's thoughts!
dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/t...
Now's your chance to snag the adorable UK edition of my book THE CREATURES' GUIDE TO CARING for 25% off! Preorder this week from @waterstones.bsky.social: www.waterstones.com/book/the-cre... 🧪
We are hiring at UGA! We’re looking for a full professor & director of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (based right on the coast in Savannah, GA). Please pass on the job ad to anyone in your networks who may be interested: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/468...
As always with Matthew, interesting and enlightening.
Very sorry John. Yes, it is a horrible disease.
Just as importantly, we suggest that (close) replications could be incorporated into early career research training - the first project a new student undertakes is a replication of a study that's in their research interests and uses methods they think they'll want to use too. 2/
This is fantastic.
Reposting again because according to Reddit threads, another round of RWR emails went out today.
Neil H. Shubin has been elected as the next NAS President! A leading evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin will succeed Marcia McNutt on July 1. The Academy also named Cherry Murray as International Secretary and elected new councilors. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/2026_pr...
What ever happened to MOOCs? Remember how they were going to revolutionize education?
Lots of OTHER things that are going to revolutionize education aren't going to either! Mostly because it doesn't need revolutionizing.
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
It's easier to tear down than build up, and in science we have a bad case of that. So: how to lead a journal club that actually finds value in what you read. scientistseessquirre... 🧪
This would also be just reward for FIFA, not just for THAT trophy but for decades of dreadful venue selections and corruption.
Once again having to peer-review a ms for a major journal in which the figure, its legend and the Results text describing the figure *are all physically separated* on the pdf. Have had to create 3 copies opened simultaneously to appreciate the experiments. WHY do they make it so hard for referees??
True that you either love or hate inline figs, but find me one person who wants the figure separated from the legend??? This is legacy from print days and serves nobody.
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
