Final version @nature.com of our paper describing unconventional multicellular development in a choanoflagellate inhabiting an extreme environment. A ton of new data since the first @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint (which we've kept updating).
A brief 🧵 (carried over from the old place)
The public and commentators need to stop thinking about "wars for oil" as about securing oil for the U.S., it's been decades since that was a motivator. "Wars for oil" are instead about securing oil for oil companies, securing a fossil fueled global economy, and denying oil's wealth to "enemies."
01.03.2026 01:06 — 👍 226 🔁 72 💬 10 📌 8Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.
01.03.2026 05:23 — 👍 8388 🔁 2858 💬 116 📌 353My hope is to post many of these on the SERC website once the semester is over - so far I've got a STELLA model for the long term carbon-oxygen cycle, and I'll have at least two R-based @macrostrat.org labs by the end of the semester as well.
27.02.2026 21:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The number of hours I have spent developing labs for my #Carbon class this semester is...staggering. Shout out to @palaeoverse.bsky.social for making this week's prep (Exploring the Great Unconformity in @macrostrat.org) a little bit (a lot bit?) easier (but still, so. much. work)
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Talk alert! Weds, March 4th - @peterbrannen.bsky.social in conversation with me and @sidneyrothstein.bsky.social at Williams College! CO2, geology, AND capitalism. 7:00pm in Wachenheim Room B11, open to the public, books for sale & signing (& cookies) to follow: events.williams.edu/event/the-st...
27.02.2026 19:43 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.
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It’s back and it’s as anonymous as a mosquito in your tent - #yourpalaeolife! This time, we need ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS (more than 5 years post-PhD? That’s YOU) to tell us how field work works – or how it doesn’t! #therockfatherpartII #showusallyourlayers #sedimentarystyle
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Did....did they read it? 👀
20.02.2026 16:49 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The real problem isn’t that private equity is driving up costs, wages have stagnated, and unregulated hotel chains like AirBnB are gobbling up stock. It’s your relentless appetite for—I’m sorry, I’m getting a breaking update…they’re saying that it’s no longer avocado toast, it’s gut-friendly juices.
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Final EIA-860 is out, and 2025 really did it: 54 GW of new U.S. electric capacity, 96% clean. Solar again carries the offense, and we built more storage in 2025 than the cumulative total through 2023. More and more and more additions... but also record low retirements.
11.02.2026 18:09 — 👍 336 🔁 107 💬 10 📌 30Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
07.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 2364 🔁 611 💬 25 📌 0This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
05.02.2026 23:34 — 👍 3950 🔁 700 💬 44 📌 33My bad! So frustrating you can't edit after the fact...
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Few books have made such an impact on my thinking recently as Brannen's "The Story of CO2." Can't wait to discuss with @peterbrannen.bsky.social on March 4th.
Come by if you're in Western Mass, and if you're not, go get yourself this book!
So excited to bring @peterbrannen.bsky.social to campus and get to talk with him again about CO2, this time with my amazing colleague @sidneyrothstein.bsky.social on board as well! March 4th for those in the area -
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My latest @newscientist.com column for subscribers and library patrons is about Elon Musk’s attempts to co-opt Star Trek and how Mars is actually a hostile planet 🧪🔭
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⚡Applications for Paleontological Society Student Representative (2026-2028) are open! ⚡ @paleosoc.bsky.social
It's a great way to be a part of the community and advocate for students! Applications due March 1.
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Great news! A new NSF Geoinformatics grant to support the PBDB was funded in June of 2025! This will overhaul the technical underpinnings of PBDB, a necessary step for carrying the PBDB forward -- www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
03.02.2026 15:49 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Hi friends and supporters! A quick update - we've got 2 episodes in the bag, 2 more near the finish line, and interviews completed for 90% of the rest -- we're waiting to have at least 5 done before we start releasing but it's coming together and we're SO excited!
03.02.2026 15:41 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1LOLOLO I TOTALLY FORGOT I'M ALSO MAKING @makeaplanetpod.bsky.social WITH @jacquelyngill.bsky.social
03.02.2026 15:38 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Sometimes I feel down about my research productivity and then I remember that I teach, mentor undergrads, chair the lecture committee, chair the @paleodb.bsky.social ExComm, am President of our new @aaup.org chapter, am on the board of PRI, parent an 8 year old, partner my partner and fren my frens.
03.02.2026 15:36 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Just as a quick note while we discuss all the new (and familiar) names in the Epstein files: be careful about saying "everyone knows" about prominent people who are predators. People new to the field, people less connected (often marginalized folks), people who are adjacent, etc. may not know.
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Winifred goldring award: apply by April 30th! Coral decorative image in background
Opportunity for women students in paleontology! The Winifred Goldring Award will be presented to three women graduate students and the AWG Undergraduate Paleontology Award will be presented to a student pursuing a career in paleontology. Due April 30th. More information here: tinyurl.com/msdc3m68
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First general meeting of our new Williams College @aaup.org chapter is Wednesday!
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A woman-presenting graduate student with a light blue top, holding a pen, seated in a library at her laptop, writing notes.
Work update: Thanks to the kind support of friends and family, I’ll be returning to work in February as planned 💜
I'll start work with _existing_ clients on Monday, February 2.
If all goes smoothly, I’ll be taking meetings and booking work with _new_ clients on March 2.
Done!
30.01.2026 14:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Just emailed them.
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