Bryan Reyes

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/shpsa Understanding data uncertainty Alisa Bokulich", Wendy S. Parker b," " Department of Philosophy, Boston University, United States › Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech, United States ABSTRACT Scientific data without uncertainty estimates are increasingly seen as incomplete. Recent discussions in the philosophy of data, however, have given little attention to the nature of uncertainty estimation. We begin to redress this gap by, first, discussing the concepts and practices of uncertainty estimation in metrology and showing how they can be adapted for scientific data more broadly; and second, advancing five philosophical theses about uncertainty estimates for data: they are substantive adequacy-for-purpose view of uncertainty estimation, addresses a weakness in a recent philosophical account of data, and provides a new perspective on the "safety" versus "precision" debate in metrology. 1. Introduction Uncertainty is an inescapable part of science. Yet while much has been written in recent years on uncertainty in computational modeling contexts (especially related to climate modeling; see, e.g., Parker, 2010; Frigg, Thompson, & Werndl, 2015; Knutti et al., 2019), comparatively little philosophical attention has been given to uncertainty associated with scientific data collected via observation, measurement, and experiment. Important preliminary work on this topic examines the evaluation of systematic uncertainty in measurement (Staley, 2020), changing conceptions of uncertainty in metrology (de Courtenay & Grégis, 2017; Grégis, 2019b), and the representation of uncertainty when measurements are discordant (Grégis, 2019a). Overall, however, when it comes to uncertainty associated with scientific data obtained via observation, measurement, and experiment—what we will call "data uncertainty"-the territory remains largely unexplored from a philosophical point of view. Conception…

⏰ Free access to read & download thru August 20 the final published version of Wendy Parker & my paper "Understanding Data Uncertainty" at this link ⬇️
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#philsci #metasci 🧪 ⚒️

The Predatory Intelligence Hypothesis. Happy to share this new preprint about how predator-prey interactions drive cognitive evolution and maintain cognitive variation.

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URGENT: The Senate is about to vote on the largest attack on public lands in US history. Public lands provide crucial habitat for wildlife, sources of clean water and healthy air, and places of respite. Once the lands are sold, they can be developed for mining, drilling, logging, vacation homes...

This is an absolute gift to the fossil fuel industry.
Solar panels = energy independence.
But they definitely do not want you to be independent. They want to keep you captive for as long as possible.

Our roof has earned us $150 so far this month. Nightmare scenario for the coal and gas industries.

Théo Bodineau: The impact of nocturnal warming and prey availability during reproduction in a viviparous lizard In this week’s blog post, we’re checking our calendars and addressing how climate change is causing shifts in breeding dates for reptiles! Discussing the article “A multi-trait evaluation of patter…

👀Behind the paper!👀

🌙Théo Bodineau discusses the impact of nocturnal warming on breeding and gestation in lizards, the challenges of caring for them, and transitioning from medical school to ecology🦎

Read it here👇
functionalecologists.com/2025/06/26/i...

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Giant leopard moth I found in my backyard the other day
#bug #moth

This is awesome work! Also, I'm biased, but I'm loving the empirical support for holding conferences in the great lakes region :)

YouTube video by Alberta Bats The Bats of Alberta | Documentary on Bats, Conservation & White-Nose Syndrome

ICYMI - it's a re-release of "The Bats of Alberta" 20min documentary! A fantastic summary of the issues facing bats today, not only in Alberta but across North America. Great video of bats & the people studying them. Please subscribe to the channel too!

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Descubren una nueva especie animal escondida en un acueducto romano enterrado Se trata de una nueva especie de isópodo y se ha encontrado en unas galerías subterráneas romanas en Carmona, Sevilla.

Para hacer hallazgos chulos no hace falta irse al Amazonas. He hablado con @alvaroluna87.bsky.social sobre el descubrimiento de una nueva especie en el que ha participado y me ha contado cosas muy guays.
¡Mira bajo tus pies!
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They have now gutted NSF....the beacon for funding basic research. Over 33 years, NSF funded 90% of my research including CAICE. I feel so sad for everyone. Why destroy the heart of basic science? What is their end game? The damage makes no sense unless you truly are trying to destroy the US.

Bouffée d'air pour les tortues marines, une bonne nouvelle pour la biodiversité Une évaluation mondiale montre un espoir pour les tortues marines. Grâce aux mesures de conservation, plus de 40% des populations sont désormais classées à "faible risque", contre seulement 23% en 201...

Breath of fresh air to sea turtles, a good news for biodiversity

"A global assessment shows hope for the turtles. Thanks to conservation measures, more than 40% of the population are now classified as "low risk," compared to only 23% in 2011."

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West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands

West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory

Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon A wide range of sustainability, health and environmental programs in the Amazon Rainforest are at stake after the U.S. government announced a 90-day pause on all foreign aid funding, including from US...

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Team Trump invents fake "emergency" to sidestep environmental laws Officials could rubber-stamp 688 permit applications—including more than 100 pipelines and gas-fired plants.

Team Trump invents fake "emergency" to sidestep environmental laws www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Screenshot from LinkedIn

Screenshot from LinkedIn

One of Colorado’s foremost Wildlife Biologists has been illegally fired. This likely ends the Black-footed Ferret recovery program under the Endangered Species Act. #ESA #Ferret #WildlifeBiology

A large grey moth, probably a Abantiades atripalpis or the rain moth or waikerie, with a finger next to it for scale

A large grey moth, probably a Abantiades atripalpis or the rain moth or waikerie, clinging to the fingers of an open hand

Big Moth alert - BIG MOTH - got a Big Moth here
#insect #Invertebrate

My day is ruined 😔 I came home to news that Paquita la del Barrio has passed away. I have fond memories of singing along to Rata de Dos Patas with my mom when I was younger. You will be missed, Paquita, descansa en paz 🙏💚

Bird-mediated ecosystem services and disservices in cities and towns | doi.org/10.1002/fee.... | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | #ornithology 🪶

A flyer that says "Jobs in conservation" in white text inside a white box, where the background is beautiful mountains with patches of snow, blue sky, and the foreground is green grass, shrubs, and scattered trees.

A thread of #ConservationJobs (and career resources) in conservation-related science, policy, practice, communication, etc.

I'll add to it over time. Focus will be mostly in Canada, with occasional posts for other parts of the world.

Share job ads with me and I'll link here.

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Several years ago, when things were bad, as they are now, I made a comic about art and community in the face of hate. Today feels like a time to reshare. 1/5

commission from twitter :)

A Baird's tapir is illuminated at night near a concrete pathway with a metal railing. The surrounding environment includes dense vegetation and red soil. The tapir is partially hidden among the plants but clearly visible, looking slightly toward the camera.

I just heard something outside in my bushes a few minutes ago and there was Bananas, eating my garden and trying to be sneaky.

#tapirs #costarica #nature

“I Will Go to Jail”: Doctor Vows to Keep Helping Trans Youth Patients The Trump administration claims an order to withhold funds from hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to transgender youth is “already having its intended effect” as hospitals announce a halt...

"I Will Go to Jail to Defend Your Care": New York Doctor Vows to Keep Helping Trans Youth Patients

• new.nsf.gov #An official website of the United States government Here's how you know A Learn about NSF's implementation of recent executive orders. ) U.S. National Science Foundation Menu Home / Page Not Found Page Not Found We can't find the page you're looking for. It might have been removed, had its name changed, or might be temporarily unavailable. To help you find what you are looking for, please try one or more of the following: Feedback • If you typed the page address in the address bar, make sure that you spelled it correctly. • Use the search box in the upper right

The NSF Advance program page right now. You’ll be hard pressed to find a woman scientist in the United States who hasn’t somehow been touched by the Advance program. It has been the backbone of increasing women in American STEM. 🧪

How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice? Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for estimating occupancy rates from detection-nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the SOM and its hierarchical m....

Great paper surveying practices around occupancy modeling in ecology doi.org/10.1111/ecog... from @ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social & co. Not a flattering view -- from data collection to statistical methods to peer review we're falling short, but many actionable suggestions here!

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Here’s the full version!

Balanced out that chaos of branches with open space on the other side.

Ummm… I had to.