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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar
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🍁• #ElbowsUpCanada • Community Engaged Wildlife Research • Professor • University of Saskatchewan • farmkid • dadof2 • Rebel Scum • born@330ppm CO2 now 428 • 7x covid vax • caribou • invasive pigs • wolves • peatlands in the Hudson Bay Lowlands Manitoba .. more

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · Nov 16
Let me introduce myself. I'm a professor @usask.bsky.social at the University of Saskatchewan. My group works on invasive wild pigs, caribou, wolves, and other beasties. I take the responsibility of my academic freedom very seriously and use it and good science to hopefully have some influence.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 3h
Costco is well known as a failing business that needs massive subsidies.

Reposted by Ryan K. Brook

winnipegfreepress.com
Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 6h
The Port of Churchill’s expansion could be the first project steered by a new Crown corporation where Indigenous nations are equally involved in decision-making.
Kinew touts Crown-Indigenous corporation
In state of the province address, premier says new agency will oversee northern port expansion
www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 6h
The podcast link doesn't work.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 23h
You will be visited by three spirits.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 1d
I think the worst part of working in the unemployment office is that even if you get fired you still have to come into the office tomorrow.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 1d
If eradication of invasive wild pigs is proceeding so well, why do I keep getting this in my email in places that the province of saskatchewan swears has no pigs?

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Ryan K. Brook, Arman Pili

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Robert Fletcher @fletcherecology.bsky.social · 1d
Really happy to share that the Second Edition of our book, "Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling", is now out and available online!

We provide a foundation for applied spatial ecology with a focus on learning-by-doing.

@camzoology.bsky.social @conservation.cam.ac.uk
Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling
This textbook provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. It follows a rapidly changing field with updates of concepts, methods, and code.
link.springer.com

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 1d
though it has come to my attention this actually was not in christmas vacation..dammit.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 1d
CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONG

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY-i...
Jason Owen - Holiday Road
YouTube video by Jason Owen
www.youtube.com

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
I'm a big fan of air mattresses for days when I want to sleep directly on the floor but not immediately.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
makes no sense!

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
Dang if one was a slalom water skier 'between the bouys' that would be a gooder.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
I missed an obvious opportunity with the last name Brook to work on fish and/or streams though I do babble a lot.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
There are at least four completely different spots in my grocery store where you can get cheese.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 2d
Aptronym is when your name matches your occupation. You've heard of Sarah Blizzard the weather forecaster, Usain Bolt the sprinter, and David Dollar the economist, but have you heard of Dr. Chilly Back working on exercising in the cold?

news.usask.ca/articles/res...
Signature Series Research Podcast: Exercising in the cold with Dr. Phil Chilibeck - News
The weather outside is getting frightful – but for Dr. Phil Chilibeck (PhD), the frigid temperatures just provide more opportunities to stay active.
news.usask.ca

Reposted by Ryan K. Brook

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 2d
“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.”
Canada named most positive leader on world stage
According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.
cultmtl.com

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 3d
Happy Christmas from the Brookseses.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 3d
This is like the Tide Pod challenge but instead of eating soap you just skip safe+free vaccine shots.

Reposted by Ryan K. Brook

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 3d
Today is Canada's National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence against Women. It marks the day in 1989 when 14 women at Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered by an "incel" (Proving that shit has a new name but is an old problem.)

There are vigils across the country today. Please attend one.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 4d
yes a bit of a bourne rip off- starts with complete amnesia, but a true classic that I will for sure be rewatching. The original (no Matt Damon) was about ten years prior. But it still hits really well. Pretty sure they rely a fair bit on payphones.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 4d
This is what happens when journals go from being science promoters to only caring about throughput and making profits.
cingraham.bsky.social Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 4d
Pretty wild stuff here. How did the peer reviewers not realize that the figure was total nonsense? This is a Nature journal, for pete's sake

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 4d
The other great Christmas movie that I absolutely love is Gina Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight, which is a ton of fun and the best female action hero for my money-back when it was mostly male dominated.
a woman talking to a child with the words " life is pain get used to it " below her
ALT: a woman talking to a child with the words " life is pain get used to it " below her
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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 4d
They choose the hill you want to die on.

DIEHARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
a man says you just destroyed a building
ALT: a man says you just destroyed a building
media.tenor.com

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 4d
yeah that is so not cool. I never even heard about it.

Reposted by Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Ryan K. Brook

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 4d
Pretty wild stuff here. How did the peer reviewers not realize that the figure was total nonsense? This is a Nature journal, for pete's sake
The Editors have retracted this Article. After publication, concerns have been raised about the content of Fig. 1 as well as description of the methodology in the paper. Post-publication investigation confirmed that the paper does not contain an adequate description of the framework it proposes, uses an AI-generated figure containing nonsense to demonstrate the framework, and does not include code underlying the model developed. Additionally, the study claims to have used the dataset from Ref 24. for training of the model, but Ref 24 does not include such data within the paper, nor does it signpost the dataset. The study also claims to have used another dataset for validation, but this dataset is also not identified or signposted. The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity or conclusions of this Article.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 5d
a very well deserved honor.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 5d
I know my past postdoc a few years ago had his email shut down one day after his position ended.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 5d
Wow that sucks. I hadn't heard. Every year USASK becomes more like a corporation and less like a university. Money is all that matters now.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 6d
Bluesky Roast is quite good. Mine:

Dr. Ryan Brook: The Wildlife Whisperer and Dad Joke Diplomat

A delightful cocktail of scientific rigor and dad humor mixed with a splash of Canadian charm. Each tweet is a mini-lecture you didn’t know you needed, garnished with a wink.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 6d
he is completely useless.