Will White

Oh good, the new version of Matlab has an AI copilot...that has consistently terrible suggestions for what I should be coding. Whyyyyyyyy????

It was amazing! Sweet, perfect cake texture + tart lemon frosting.

Somehow it’s every day. Seems wrong

He still has trouble staying properly hydrated

“[waves hands]” is an effective placeholder

YouTube video by Matt J. H. Kids in the Hall - S03E08 - Freedom of Speech ("You use the word 'ascertain' too much.")

You'll like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=lStc...

This is a crime against our children.

I also heard that bee only tips 10%

FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

🧪 After the workshop on 7/7, the FDA and NIH are asking for public comments on implementing novel methodologies and other strategies to reduce the use of animal testing by 7/14:

www.fda.gov/news-events/...

My kid found an app called Offline Games that fills exactly that need for me.

Oh I see you’ve had Tim-Tams

This was my first 10 minutes in Brisbane a few weeks ago 😂

Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blo...

They are doing this because they want to force women out of work, full stop.

After school and summer programs are what make the lives of working families possible. #fascism

www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...

Awesome! Your plenary at WSN was incredible and inspiring.

People always ask me : “Cristi, how do you manage parenting a baby while going up for tenure?”

It’s easy. The secret is *flow-based-scheduling*. Here are its three core strategies for new academic parents:

Sleep when the baby sleeps
Cry when the baby cries
Publish when the baby publishes

I am looking for a PhD student to start Feb 2026 on an Australia-South African collab project looking at protected area & SES resilience. Fully funded + international applicants welcome. Pls send CV & half-page motivation if interested. Relevant background + degree essential. www.resilient-ways.com

I am not anti-trawling, but I absolutely agree that we shouldn’t do it in protected areas, and that harmful fisheries subsidies are bad. #OceanChat 🦑🌎🧪🐠

On the Trail of the HUD/NSF Switcheroo and the Mystery of the Top Floor Sky Mansion I wanted to update you on the story I flagged yesterday in...

Talking Points Memo is on the HUD-->NSF story. I've subscribed to TPM since 2016, very much worth it. Here's a free article. They are looking for folks on the inside at NSF and HUD to help break open this story of flagrant corruption.

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/on-th...

I flew from Australia to LAX last week and nothing happened; there was an automated photograph kiosk and that's it (I say this as a fairly average-looking white dude traveling from a non-controversial country, of course).

YouTube video by Be Me Bovine University

It was my understanding that cows learn a lot about consent, agency, and bodily autonomy at Bovine University youtu.be/uViqemCgR4Y?...

😂 I love the way you describe this, as if the cow had chosen to get a remarkably exotic piercing at the local tattoo parlor

That’s like 8 hours of driving round trip

When I lived in coastal NC I mostly saw trawling happening well inside of that limit.

Thanks for sharing!

This is all great info; where are you learning this?

Advice from NSF: grant proposals can still include outreach, community engagement, and so on. But avoid specifying particular groups

Summary slide presented by Prof Graeme Cumming (UWA) seen on bottom left in the very last presentation in Great Hall at International congress for conservation biology, Meanjin / Brisbane

Excellent last set of talks at #ICCB2025 in well attended session on socio-ecological consequences of protected areas and great food for thought around spillover framework led by @gscumming.bsky.social .. more exciting research on the horizon around an important topic

Picture shows opening title slide and credits for Prof Will White’s talk with author standing by podium on bottom right with microphone speaking to a very engaged international audience of folks from all career stages. Venue for International Congress of Conservation Biology is Convention Centre in Meanjin / Brisbane

Really excellent set of talks by speakers in the Marine ecosystem service and function session at #ICCB2025, from seagrass to corals, PFAS & Will White @jwilsonwhite.bsky.social presented thought-provoking study around benefits and limits of MPAs increasing ecological resilience to climate change

Thank you for coming!

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Fish and Fisheries is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief. Please apply to guide the future of this leading journal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...