@gregpask.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Biology at Middlebury College, lover of insect communication, good teaching, and nerd stuff
My thoughts exactly!
I was aghast when I once heard of a writing class using ChatGPT to come up with creative writing ideas… literally giving away that spark moment to genAI 🤦♂️
huge shout out to both
@lordoftheboard.bsky.social and
@d20plusmodifier.bsky.social
who were so great and generous at #GenCon yesterday. Each gifted my daughter a Root pin off their attire and it made her first day ever at GenCon sooooo special!
I was nominated for “Girl of the Year” at the Philadelphia Citizen’s RAD awards, and did I win??? NO! But another scientist won so that rocks. She cures rare diseases in children. Pretty important 😂
A win for scientists is a win in my book!
thephiladelphiacitizen.org/2025-rad-awa...
TONIGHT at 9:30, I see if I can livestream the joys of blacklighting for @sciantsmedia.com in celebration of #NationalMothWeek. Can I do it from rural Vermont and my WiFi extender moved to the back window??? Only time will tell!
www.twitch.tv/sciants_stre...
New preprint on our ant odorant receptor decoding work just dropped!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A huge team of primarily undergraduates put this together, with three electrophysiology dynamos in Røskva, Ben (@bimorris.bsky.social ), and Aiden
I’m always thinking about a deluxe version of DND bugs with more classes, and after a long time of chaos and intense work among shows I’ve finally got some time to finish it! Which one would you choose? 💚🐛🐞🐝🪲
17.07.2025 20:44 — 👍 773 🔁 303 💬 21 📌 8Our new firefly odorant receptor paper is officially out now in BMC Genomics!
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186...
We are pleased to announce a second very special guest joining us on the show next week, Noah Whiteman! Come join us for a discussion on host parasite relations, science, and more!
Wednesday 9:00pm EDT
#twitch #TwitchPartner #stem #science #scicomm
twitch.tv/sciants_stre...
Two small-eyed sphinx moths relaxing together after a fun-filled evening of mating! #moths
If you look closely, they’re even holding tarsi😊
At over 4,000 ft high at Camel’s Hump, this courageous woodland lucy (Lucidota atra) braved the elements in search of a mate #fireflies
08.07.2025 12:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh cool! Yeah this one bounced off our son’s foot first and then landed there
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Saw a beautiful Sugar Maple Borer at the peak of Camel’s Hump in VT!
06.07.2025 21:05 — 👍 65 🔁 5 💬 7 📌 0Hell. Yeah. Talking about the importance of native plants on the Philly News. Let’s goooo
Featuring our native plant project with @megstampede.bsky.social
Thanks so much for highlighting our workshop at #SICB2025!
And be sure to check out where @cosplayforscience.bsky.social will be next!
www.cosplayforscience.com
Oooh, nice!
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An AMAZING night blacklighting up in Ripton tonight! Big adorable moths aplenty!
21.06.2025 03:21 — 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Catching up with #HKAM25 during @kirstyarts.bsky.social stream.
Day 20: Mask
Day 21: Tram
A screen shot of an email reading: Dear Dr. Gill, Jacquelyn, I am writing to let you know that given the current budgetary projections and recent adjustment of NSF’s over-arching priorities, NSF/BIO will not be making any new awards through the Biology Integration Institutes Program. Therefore, the solicitation has been archived, and NSF has returned your proposal without review so you can re-submit it, or portions of it, to appropriate BIO programs that currently are receiving new proposals, if you wish. Sincerely, Jim Deshler Division Director (Acting) Division of Biological Infrastructure
Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.
With a form email.
!!! Were you in Cape May, my hometown? I believe that’s the concrete ship (SS Atlantus), right?
16.06.2025 09:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Wanna learn how to do the enigmatic yet IMPACTFUL craft of street art?
Well, buddy, you're in luck, because I'm running a free online session where I'll teach you whatI know.
I'll give a rundown of approaches, supplies, things to avoid, & more.
June 24, 8pm
lu.ma/052bqav5
Tell your friends
We are honored to be part of @fredhutch.bsky.social inaugural ambassador program. We cannot wait to continue raising money for cancer research and sharing the incredible work being done at the Hutch
11.06.2025 22:40 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0Oh, it’s the best! The creator ranks different animals in the “meta” of nature using lots of video game-based visuals. One of my favorite YouTube channels
12.06.2025 00:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hey @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, have you seen the latest TierZoo video ranking mollusks? It's such a gem!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC9d...
Ahead of #SICB2026, it's time for nominations for both the Moore Lecture (non-SICB member) and Morse Award (SICB member in Biology Education!).
Deadlines are 8/1!
Moore Lecture Nomination Form: sicb.burkclients.com/divnew/moore...
Morse Award Nomination Form: sicb.burkclients.com/divnew/morse...
would love that! Thanks for having me and being so engaged!
05.06.2025 19:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's Wacom Wednesday! Join us and a special guest, Dr. @gregpask.bsky.social, as we explore insects across varieties of pop-culture, plus science art after!
9pm EDT
#science #twitch #TwitchPartner #live #stem #sciants #livestream #scicomm #twitchambassador #youtube
twitch.tv/sciants_stre...
Hollow Knight Art Month #HKAM25
Day 19: False Knight from me
and
Day 13: Pale Lurker from my daughter
it glows as a larva! And it's a really cool model of understanding the evolution of mating communication!
totally biased, check out our paper :)
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
