Daniel Bolnick
@danielbolnick.bsky.social
Professor of ecology and evolution @ UConn. Studies adaptation, evolutionary immunology, speciation, genomics, foraging, parasite ecology and more.
Hikes, rock climbs, tango, history buff, photographer & parent
Hikes, rock climbs, tango, history buff, photographer & parent
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The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The end of academic freedom, Flowchart Edition.
Impressively large flocks of gulls at Plum Island, MA, a couple of days ago.
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Impressively large flocks of gulls at Plum Island, MA, a couple of days ago.
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Here's Prasad's full memo, bad grammar and all. H/T to @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social who has left bsky(sorry x-haters)
From: Prasad, Vinayak
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 4:21 PM
Subject: Deaths in children due to COVID-19 vaccines and CBER's path forward
Dear Team CBER,
From: Prasad, Vinayak
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 4:21 PM
Subject: Deaths in children due to COVID-19 vaccines and CBER's path forward
Dear Team CBER,
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Here's Prasad's full memo, bad grammar and all. H/T to @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social who has left bsky(sorry x-haters)
From: Prasad, Vinayak
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 4:21 PM
Subject: Deaths in children due to COVID-19 vaccines and CBER's path forward
Dear Team CBER,
From: Prasad, Vinayak
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 4:21 PM
Subject: Deaths in children due to COVID-19 vaccines and CBER's path forward
Dear Team CBER,
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
A wonderful walk on the beach yesterday at Plum Island MA, cold and blustery so we had the place to ourselves for miles.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A wonderful walk on the beach yesterday at Plum Island MA, cold and blustery so we had the place to ourselves for miles.
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With this working, as a first test we took two plasmids, identical save for 8 point mutations changing the color, and competed them against one another. Here’s a video of what it looked like when we activated the recombinase. You can see the two compete in real time: 4/
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
With this working, as a first test we took two plasmids, identical save for 8 point mutations changing the color, and competed them against one another. Here’s a video of what it looked like when we activated the recombinase. You can see the two compete in real time: 4/
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’ former president (convicted of smuggling cocaine into the US) proves the strikes on “drug boats” aren’t because they carry drugs, but because they aren’t bribing Trump enough.
November 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’ former president (convicted of smuggling cocaine into the US) proves the strikes on “drug boats” aren’t because they carry drugs, but because they aren’t bribing Trump enough.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
You knew this was coming, even though most sources I’ve seen point out these tragic deaths were likely unrelated to the vaccine.
You knew this was coming, even though most sources I’ve seen point out these tragic deaths were likely unrelated to the vaccine.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
You knew this was coming, even though most sources I’ve seen point out these tragic deaths were likely unrelated to the vaccine.
You knew this was coming, even though most sources I’ve seen point out these tragic deaths were likely unrelated to the vaccine.
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The graphs don’t lie.
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The graphs don’t lie.
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Google searches for 'why do i have green poop' correlates with Solar power generated in Bulgaria (r=-0.954)
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Google searches for 'why do i have green poop' correlates with Solar power generated in Bulgaria (r=-0.954)
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Article:
CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.
“I have heard that they are planning to ‘update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Article:
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The National Park Service is introducing a digital annual pass that charges foreign visitors $170 more than United States residents across the federal recreation system.
National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The National Park Service is introducing a digital annual pass that charges foreign visitors $170 more than United States residents across the federal recreation system.
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Prasad previously announced that he intends to start with the conclusions he wants and work backwards to produce the "evidence."
sciencebasedmedicine.org/pbem/
sciencebasedmedicine.org/pbem/
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Prasad previously announced that he intends to start with the conclusions he wants and work backwards to produce the "evidence."
sciencebasedmedicine.org/pbem/
sciencebasedmedicine.org/pbem/
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Join the BuggedBugs project as a PhD student to study how climate change affects biodiversity. Start: March 2026. Apply by Dec 14, 2023. Details: https://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de. Contact: [email protected]. #phd
Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien – Forschung für biologische Vielfalt.
Exploratorien zur funktionellen Biodiversitätsforschung — Offene Forschungsplattform fürWissenschaftler:innen aus ganz Deutschland.
www.biodiversity-exploratories.de
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Join the BuggedBugs project as a PhD student to study how climate change affects biodiversity. Start: March 2026. Apply by Dec 14, 2023. Details: https://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de. Contact: [email protected]. #phd
Did you receive a Student Research Award from the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social ? We'd love to hear what you achieved with those awards (or, please share with someone who had one), even going back many years:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
American Society of Naturalists Student Research Award Outcomes
The American Society of Naturalists (ASN) gives out student research awards (generally $2000 each) to support activities of our student members. We request that Student Research Award recipients provi...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Did you receive a Student Research Award from the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social ? We'd love to hear what you achieved with those awards (or, please share with someone who had one), even going back many years:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ASN DC Membership Application 2025
The ASN Diversity Committee (DC) seeks to add 2 new members starting in January 2026. The DC works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusiveness to enhance the study of evolution, ecology, and behav...
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
7) ASN will have its stand-alone meeting Jan 8-10 2027, so save the date. To vary things up from our (wonderful, but repetitive) Asilomar venue, this meeting will be on the east coast...
7) ASN will have its stand-alone meeting Jan 8-10 2027, so save the date. To vary things up from our (wonderful, but repetitive) Asilomar venue, this meeting will be on the east coast...
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
7) ASN will have its stand-alone meeting Jan 8-10 2027, so save the date. To vary things up from our (wonderful, but repetitive) Asilomar venue, this meeting will be on the east coast...
7) ASN will have its stand-alone meeting Jan 8-10 2027, so save the date. To vary things up from our (wonderful, but repetitive) Asilomar venue, this meeting will be on the east coast...
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
6. For the Virtual Evolution meeting 2026 ASN will have a symposium we organize. Please submit a proposal!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
6. For the Virtual Evolution meeting 2026 ASN will have a symposium we organize. Please submit a proposal!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
Call for Symposium Proposals for Evolution 2026
<p><strong>Due January 15, 2026:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for a special symposium at Evolution 2026! Have an idea? We want to hear it!</p><br/>
www.amnat.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
6. For the Virtual Evolution meeting 2026 ASN will have a symposium we organize. Please submit a proposal!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
6. For the Virtual Evolution meeting 2026 ASN will have a symposium we organize. Please submit a proposal!
www.amnat.org/announcement...
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
5. We are always open to nominations for Lifetime Membership awards. These are given out rarely to senior leaders in our field. You can nominate someone here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
5. We are always open to nominations for Lifetime Membership awards. These are given out rarely to senior leaders in our field. You can nominate someone here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
Nominations for Honorary Lifetime Membership in the American Society of Naturalists
<p>Send in nominations by April 1. Please include a short paragraph on why. </p><br/>
www.amnat.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
5. We are always open to nominations for Lifetime Membership awards. These are given out rarely to senior leaders in our field. You can nominate someone here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
5. We are always open to nominations for Lifetime Membership awards. These are given out rarely to senior leaders in our field. You can nominate someone here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
3. The ASN Conceptual Unification of Biological Sciences award is for a late career investigator www.amnat.org/announcement...
3. The ASN Conceptual Unification of Biological Sciences award is for a late career investigator www.amnat.org/announcement...
Nominations for the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
<p>The Conceptual Unification award is given annually and honors a senior but active investigator who is making fundamental contributions to the Society's goals in promoting the conceptual unifica...
www.amnat.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
3. The ASN Conceptual Unification of Biological Sciences award is for a late career investigator www.amnat.org/announcement...
3. The ASN Conceptual Unification of Biological Sciences award is for a late career investigator www.amnat.org/announcement...