Dr. Angie Zorka

Stickers too maybe?!? 😬

Side note, I really wish they funded more marine mammal research (an important component to marine operations in my opinion!). I loved working with them! 😭

Acoustic evidence of year-round sperm whale foraging, population structure, and sex-specific migration near Svalbard The Atlantification of the Arctic is driving a northward habitat shift of many cetaceans, including sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). As Arctic warming con

New paper alert! Dipped my toes into the fascinating world of sperm whales while I was working at NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation. ☺️ Hope you all like it!

#marinemammals #spermwhales #bioacoustics #arctic #science #nato

P.S. I know that academic publishing relies heavily on unpaid labor and that journals are greedy/predatory (and that it is only getting worse). But I do try to abide by the ~2 manuscript reviews for every paper I publish.

'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review

Just accepted a Scientific Reports manuscript today that I will be reviewing with my own mind!

Disappointed to read that not only are researchers using AI for peer review but now include prompts so AI gives them positive reviews. 🤬😭 I really hope my eco/bio peeps aren't doing this. #AcademicSky

I was gathering citations for a manuscript & noticed many humpback whale papers w/the common & Latin name in the title. I was surprised by the high number as I've never thought to do this (esp. for a well known sp.). Do you put Latin names in titles? Why/why not? #AcademicSky #science #MarineMammals

This feels like something NSF should fund me to research. The people (and cats) must know!

(the haters will say it's a beluga whale 🐳 as if 🙄)

Spectrogram depicting bowhead whale song. Small boxes are drawn around some of the notes within each song. The annotator does this to survive the current state of the U.S.

Fascism got you down? Try stress annotating! 😆😭💀

I just found this vocalization from a hydrophone just off Utqiaġvik, Alaska that suggests that the ocean indeed has kitties.

Survey on Recent Policies Impacting U.S. Arctic Research The Arctic research community is experiencing significant impacts from recent U.S. policy actions, affecting funding, careers, international collaboration, and long-term U.S. Arctic research capacity....

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) put together an anonymous survey to better understand the challenges faced by Arctic researchers under the current U.S. landscape to determine how to best support researchers. Complete the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Movie poster for Sinners, an effing amazing movie

An aerial image of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland.

I *loved loved loved* seeing Sinners so much yesterday that I wanted to see it in 70 mm. The only nearby theatre still doing 70 mm is the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, a formative place for Ryan Coogler. 🥹🤗 Going on Tuesday! Hope y’all have a chance to see it too!

Need a break from the political dumpster fire?

Listen to bowhead whales LIVE from Disko Bay!

#bowhead
#arctic
#bioacoustics

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YouTube video by The Crafty Man - Origami and DIY Craft Tutorials Origami Blue Whale | How To Make An Easy Origami Whale

😂 sounds like whale origami

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ao...

Whale acoustics friends! Many use 'vocalization' and 'call' interchangeably for baleen whales. (Guilty!) But if whales don't have vocal cords, technically they don't vocalize. Have you thought of this, but use it anyway? What do y'all think about what to use in the future? #bioacoustics #whale 🐋🎙️

A hilarious and fun movie that I dared to see with my partner tonight! 😅😍😍 @devonsawa.bsky.social

I need this fight club t-shirt 😄

The IUCN Red List categories and criteria

The IUCN Red List logo

Did you know that you can get trained in IUCN Red List assessment for free online?

I have my undergrads do this as a semester-long assignment to understand policy-relevant science. You can do it too! 🧪🦑🌎

www.conservationtraining.org/course/index...

A tabby cat basking in the sun at the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary in Rome, Italy.

When in Rome… I always visit Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary.
🥰🐈‍⬛

jack frost is sitting in a car with his head out the window Alt: jack frost (horror movie type) is sitting in a car with his head out the window

Happy December 1st. A special day where we say goodbye to Thanksgiving horror movies (of which there are not enough) and begin our marathon run of Christmas horror movies (of which there are many). Today's is Jack Frost. (Not the Michael Keaton one 😂)
#christmashorror #horrorfam

Can I be added to the list? Thanks! 😊

Killer whale vocalizations and presence in the Beaufort Sea Click on the article title to read more.

Congrats to newly minted master’s graduate, Hannah Sawyer, on her first publication looking at the increase in killer whale call detections in the Beaufort Sea. #bioacoustics #arctic

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Postdoc Perspectives on Leadership and Matters of Equity and Inclusion in Polar Science As a small community of postdoctoral researchers, we outline the leadership skills envisioned for an inclusive future in polar sciences Our vision is to increase the success of underrepresented i...

We published a timely, short paper about what we want the future of polar science to look like. Much different from my other publications, but it was a fun experience and I got to work with some amazing researchers. I hope you all like it!
#PolarScience
#AcademicSky

I responded to some outstanding emails. Please clap. 😅🙃

Omg omg 🥰🎉🐈‍⬛

Same here 😢 Hope you had a good visit. We’ll have to meet up another time!

Also great job with the dolphins. 💯 accurate 😆

Cover of Starter Villain by John Scalzi featuring a cat dressed in a suit and tie.

Finished Starter Villain by @scalzi.com on my long flight back from Perth. Holding back tears of joy at the end (90% b/c of cats 😹) — it was such a fun, unexpected read. Wish there was more. 🐈🐈‍⬛

Time to finish The Ghost Brigades!

The photo of you peeking out from under the dresser 🥹🥰🥹

Text exchange with my partner asking which pair of tabby and orange cat he wants. The two pairs or from eminent cat rescuers - Haley and Shannon. Some day we will be owned by cats.

Im trying ya’ll. 😆 have to move back to the U.S. first…. 🥴