Brian Lovett

A photograph of a velvet worm: a segmented, soft-bodied animal, with beautiful patterning which looks like it has been rolled in orange and blue sequins.

A photograph of a giant springtail: an invertebrate with a soft blue body covered in long yellow soft spines.

Some exciting life news... I am now a lecturer in Entomology and Ecology at Lincoln University in NZ!

We took the Entomology students on a fieldtrip over the weekend, and saw some of my favourite invertebrates: Velvet worms and giant springtails! Always a treat to see these!

#SoilBiodiversity 🧪

CORNWALL, NY NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION MARCH 7TH RALLY CORNWALL TRAFFIC CIRCLE MAIN STREET 12:00 - 2:00 PM

CORNWALL! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at zurl.co/KUTmP

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February 28, 2026 Trump's actions this morning were unconstitutional and bear enormous consequences at home and abroad. The stakes of speaking out against this administration are higher and more urgent today than they were yesterday, which is exactly why we are taking to the streets on March 7th. We will keep you up-to-date on where things are transpiring with how we may be incorporating this into our planned actions, and we look forward to seeing you out on the 7th. We hope you join us to make our voices heard. Save science, protect health, and defend democracy, Colette STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

See you in the streets March 7th.

standupforscience.net/march7

Hell yes, it's still on.

Near Richmond?

Join us at noon Saturday the 7th.

Capitol Square Bell Tower — at 9th and Franklin.

i think we need to make a social shift. instead of proving how cool you are by knifing someone on our team, what if you proved how cool you are by taking the fight to the enemy. crazy thought

Now to listen to some Radiohead…

“Go fuck yourselves” -Radiohead to ICE

Most Americans manage to go their entire lives without worrying what's inside the pants of Boy Scouts and I'm simply asking Pete Hegseth to do the same

Chonky loud boi

This is so spectacularly spot on by @naomioreskes.bsky.social

Federal funding provides RELIABLE STABILITY void of the WHIMS of philanthropy and billionaires.

That stability + freedom to explore = innovation and discovery at scale.

$250B in R&D every year isn’t going to happen by Big Phil.

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets: The administration has not yet released funding Congress allocated to multiple research agencies, so they cannot provide it to funded entities/people - including NIH and NASA. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Fantastic news!!

I covered the OPTIONAL facial recognition at the Atlanta airport because FUCK facial recognition and FUCK Kristi Noem.

Thanks to the Nature team for digging into this. Apportionment is one of those inside-baseball issues that I hoped never to need to learn about... But here was are.

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Um, no you can't because it is intellectual property

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A seminar ad for my talk called Zombies! Invasives! Vampires! Fungi! Arthropod symbioses that inspire biotechnology. Features a photo of me, time of 3 pm on 26 February and the Warnell building 1 doom 304 as location.

So pleased to be visiting my mentee Hannah Petronek and her advisor @caterinavillani.bsky.social at UGA today!! I’ll be running around, but reach out if you want to say hi. ☺️ Also, check out my seminar tomorrow!

One of the best and most essential features of the WPA, IMO: support for working artists and illustrators

DC People's State of the Union · MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...

I'll be speaking as a guest of @vanhollen.senate.gov at the “DC People's State of the Union” tonight. Hope to see you there! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

Poster for Stand Up for Science RTP--UNC campus, March 7 noon

1 year ago at the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally, scientists, students, advocates, & community members joined in cities nationwide. Now we're returning to the streets in nearly 30 cities & towns o demand scientific integrity, strong public health protections, & democratic accountability 1/n

@bencollins.bsky.social Jay is now accepting CDC podcast requests is a great frame. 😂

Ha! Yes absolutely. 👆

They double up hats on these toadies because there are only a handful of scientists foolish and/or corrupt enough to work in this admin. 🫠

RFK JR.'s LIES HAVE KILLED AND WILL KILL PEOPLE Robert F Kennedy Jr RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say Newly revealed emails undermine Kennedy's testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of deadly measles outbreak #RemoveRFKJr standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

The Secretary of the HHS shouldn't be someone whose lies cost lives. Contact your rep by visiting standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr to demand that they co-sponsor the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.!

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#RemoveRFKJr
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On 12/10/26 Rep Stevens, supported by @standupforscience.bsky.social filed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.

Tell your House Rep to co-sponsor them here:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

NATIONAL DAY of ACTION Take back our science, health, and democracy! Join us MARCH 7TH, 2026 NASHVILLE, TN and nationwide! Register, volunteer, and donate! standupforscience.net/march7

NASHVILLE! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7
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A tortoise beetle on a leaf. The clear elytra extend past the body of the critter. The body is blue and yellow and iridescent.

Sometimes there are jewels just sitting on leaves out here

This is a tortoise beetle, beautifully iridescent, about the size of my fingernail.

Believe whatever you want, but it’s sweet of you to believe that “better writing” leads to more grants in our current funding environment. 😉

You can have integrity or money.

One thing that sucks very bad is that everyone, and I do mean everyone, people you like, are using Claude to write their NSF and NIH grants even when it's against the rules, and also, the process is no longer reliable or merit based, and like no I'm not going to do it, but fuck!! FUCK!!