Tom Green (they/he)

Published by Michael Bailey

If you say things like “ah well you know how females are” or “oh females always do this” I want you to know that I have judged you and found you lacking

I know I’m a biologist working in reproductive behaviours but sometimes? Sometimes I just need to spend 24 hours without hearing the word “female”. (This is specifically directed at people who say “female” when talking about humans, particularly when they mean to say “woman”)

There is a certain irony about NERC putting out a funding call entitled “AI for environmental science”

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

The Queer Lives of Frogs What frogs teach us about sex, science, and why biology is messier than we think.

"A queer feminist approach ... would not frame chemically-poisoned frogs as pitiable freaks of nature, as well-intentioned scientific and media coverage tends to do."

Nothing like writing a PhD thesis to make a man feel both incredibly smart and also incredibly inept at the same time

Hello I have just discovered that the people who made the spider gripper robots are based at the same uni that made the rice purity test

#Genotype and social environment influence female–female interactions in a non-social insect @animalsexpert.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #ProcB #OpenAccess

A row of five enamel pins in the shape of six-petal flowers in nonbinary, pan, bi, trans, and LGBTQ+ flag colours. Each is on a backing card that reads "A perfect flower by canopy robin. Did you know that 90% of flowering plants have individual flowers with both male and female parts. Botanists call this a perfect flower." The bi flower's backing card is purple and the others are green.

Did you know that bisexual flowers are perfect? Botanists do.

My latest pin celebrates the fact that 90% of flowering plants have individual flowers with both male and female parts. Botanists call these 'bisexual' or 'perfect' flowers. Please share!
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

The day my first scientific article is published is also the day I adopt my first dog- if you excuse me I shall be vibrating with joy over in the corner

Genotype and social environment influence female–female interactions in a non-social insect | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Factors shaping social interactions between females are understudied in non-social insects. We tested whether female–female investigation, aggression and same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) are influenced by genotypic and environmental factors in the Hawaiian ...

First ever paper is finally out!!!!

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

A white staffie lies in the grass next to a tote bag on a sunny day.

A white staffie lies in the grass next to a tote bag on a sunny day.

I’m adopting a dog in the next few weeks and I can’t believe I’m expected to work instead of lay on the floor and think about Booster

Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power

paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122

press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249

Submitting to a format-agnostic journal is all fun and games until revised manuscripts have to be submitted in publication-ready format and you have 60 days to reformat and also do revisions

Thomas is sitting backwards in a chair and looking very cool- his tattoos are showing because he has a shirt with the sleeves cut off and he is holding a microphone.

I did my first ever stand up set yesterday and it was amazing- Bright Club is such a great opportunity to do fun science communication

I’m doing my first ever stand up set tonight! Come see if you’re around :)

This is so cool and I love it but I did literally spend the last two days making phylogenies without this and so I’m maybe a little sad 🙃

an enamel fern in trans colours on silver metal. Its stalk curls over to wrap around a necklace chain

A glowing enamel fern in the colours of the trans pride flag, hanging from a silver chain by its curled over stem. It's on a backing card that says Trans Fern by Canopy Robin. Glow in the dark. Did you know that most ferns are homosporous? This means they produce onlye one type of spore which germinates to be both male and female during the plant's reproductive phase.

If you think these are pretty but you're not trans and you're worried you shouldn't wear them, just go for it. You have permission. Enjoy the pretty fern and have fun confusing the transphobes. Wear it as a reminder to be an active ally. canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4312... #SciArt

Sam Frampton, one of our role models, is stood behind a camera with his face turned to the right. Behind him is a projected image of the earth with thin green lines stretched out across it. Above Sam are the words ""Help us Celebrate STEM stories"" with the lightyear foundation logo to the right of them. Infront of the camera are the words ""Join us now!"" in bold white with a green background. Underneath is ""We’re on the lookout for new disabled and neurodivergent role models to be part of our celebrating STEM stories programme. www.lightyearfoundation.org hannah@lightyearfoundation.org".

We're looking for disabled or neurodivergent STEM role models!
Especially in engineering but all fields welcome.

Let’s show that STEM is for everyone.

Apply: forms.gle/eHzFwm9G779y...
📩 hannah@lightyearfoundation.org

#DisabledInSTEM #NeurodivergentVoices #STEMStories

Rectangular pins with rounded corners and text that reads "ask me about allyship" or "Real allies take action" on the trans pride flag, intersex inclusive progress pride flag, and a plain black background.

We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies.

The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵

canopyrobin.etsy.com

What is common knowledge in your field, but. shocks outsiders?

Most birds don’t have p*nises - the ones that do are “inflated” lymphatically rather than with blood like in mammals

Just did a for loop in R on my second try and I’m finally feeling like I actually might be earning my PhD

Bright club pride event poster Details: June 24, 7 pm Sandy’s Bar, Students’ Association, St Mary’s Pl HTTPS://wegottickets.com/event/662671 “A comedy night like no other” Five queer academics talking about the wild and wacky life of research With MC Susan Morrison Tickets free but limited Thank you to the University of St Andrews EDI Project Fund

I am doing standup!!! About how I have slowly eroded my ability to be normal by doing a PhD in s-e-x

First page of our letter - full text can be found on the linked google docs (sorry I can't include here because of the character limit)

Second page of our letter - full text can be found on the linked google docs (sorry I can't include here because of the character limit)

as some of you may be aware, we have been dealing with considerable transphobia (among other issues) in our department at the uni of aberdeen.

we are sharing this letter publicly to raise awareness and ask for your support. please sign and share 💕🏳️‍⚧️

tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia

#LGBTQinSTEM

Anyone know a bigender, genderfluid, or intersex doctor who might like a pin? Those designs still haven't sold any yet. Likewise with the pale pink and pale blue designs.

An image of a book opened to a section titled “Jizz as an aid to identification”

Today I learned that “jizz” means “vibes” in birding from an old bird book that gives such golden quotes as “Merlin Falco columbarius is another bird almost always 90% jizz”

A photo of a computer screen with a scientific paper open with a highlighted box with the text: “male copulation: only one sound is audible during copulation, a relatively quiet and constant raspy, squelching noise”

Had a long day at work today and part of it was that I had to read this

Ooo thank you!

That’s fair- I try to sleep as much as possible on airplanes so that I don’t have to be awake for it