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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 3d

⚡Shocking truth⚡ about fish lice:
I've written a post about Dolops discoidalis, a species of fish louse which also happens to be the first ectoparasite to be documented from the electric eel 🧪
#Invertebrate
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2025/10/dolo...

<i>Dolops discoidalis</i>

The electric eel , also known as poraquê , is a formidable animal. Not only is it capable of stunning its prey with an electrifying shock, ...

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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 14h

I want to see a reboot of Battlestar Galactica except the Cylons are all LLMs.

I.e, they can generate realistic-sounding speeches on the future of the human race at the drop of a hat but struggle with basic math 😅

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 23h

The specifics of the RIFs I’ve seen in group chats have been staggering. Bracing & reminding myself these are specifically intended to cause fear & distress.

Please share URLs for any good trackers you seen as they emerge. (I want more than OMB’s version) fedscoop.com/trump-federa...

Table of how many federal employees have been laid off in the latest RIF (Reduction in Force). This is from an OMB legal filing from Oct 10. For each agency, it lists number of fired employees, RIF notice date, and whether the administrations has recalled any of those employees to do work. Total headcount is 4,100 across 8 agencies. Treasury (1446) and HHS (1200) are the most affected. EPA (30) had the fewest layoffs this time.

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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump's tariffs are harming American fisherman -- not fisheries management and protected areas

youtu.be/asqwD16y2Z0?...

China stops buying spiny lobsters due to trade tariffs, hurting San Diego fishermen

YouTube video by CBS 8 San Diego

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 1d

Russ Vought wasn't lying when he said he wanted to inflict "trauma" on our public servants.

This is what he is doing...with RFK Jr.'s permission at HHS. Last night, they destroyed our nation's ability to track and report emerging diseases/potential pandemics, among other things.

This cannot stand.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 3d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Moriaki Yasuhara @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social · 1d

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project

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Healthy Regions + Policies Lab @healthyregions.bsky.social · 1d

🗺️ Upcoming Workshop: “Intro to Spatial Data in R”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT
💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23

This workshop is presented as part of the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium & Community of Practice (GCCP).
👉 gccp.healthyregions.org

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 1d

Best bagels in California are Grateful Bagel in Sebastopol. That area of Sonoma county oddly has the highest number of Jews per capita in the entire state. Although you’d never know it. Only good bagel I’ve had in the west coast save one place in LA. And believe me, I searched.

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 1d

#Kelp, illuminated. #Egregia #PhycologyFriday #MarineLife 🦑🌊

Golden blades and bladelets of the feather-boa kelp with the sun shining through them.

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でんか @k-hermit.com · 2d

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

BUT WAIT THERE's MORE!

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

That's right, folk! THREE TENURE TRACK JOBS IN BIOLOGY AT UMASS BOSTON! You might even be a good fit for more than one! Check 'em out! We'd love to have you!

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

We also have an opening in the Biology Dept. at UMass Boston for a tenure track position for someone who's research centers on Biology Education and pedagogy! This candidate will take up our intro bio courses. Area of biology flexible! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

Page Up - UMass Boston

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

We also have an opening in the Biology Dept. at UMass Boston for a tenure track position to teach #genetics! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us... - research area very flexible! Could definitely see candidates applying to both.

Page Up - UMass Boston

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

BUT WAIT- THERE's MORE!

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

Heeeeey #Microbial #Ecology folk! My department has a job opening for a tenure track Microbial Ecologist! Feel free to DM me with questions. Come join our awesome supportive whip-smart & kind crew in the Biology Department of @umassboston.bsky.social! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

The ISC - your new home at UMass Boston?

The view of Boston Harbor from front of campus

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

OMG I have this problem All. The. Time. A great post outlining useful strategies. Did not know about label_wrap either! OOOO!

IBD Doctor @ibddoctor.bsky.social · 5d

Every once in a while I need to fiddle with long category labels in #rstats ggplot2.
It always helps me to refer back to this excellent blog post by #AndrewHeiss @cararthompson.bsky.social
www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2022/06...

Quick and easy ways to deal with long labels in ggplot2 | Andrew Heiss

Explore different manual and automatic ways to rotate, dodge, recode, break up, and otherwise deal with long axis labels with ggplot2

www.andrewheiss.com

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 4d

This.

Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 5d

The Nobel Prize is the wrong way to think about science.

My heroes aren't the people with the endowed chairs at the Ivies. They are the people who do the hard work, day in and day out, and who would take a bullet rather than inflate research findings or block others' competing research.

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Szymek Drobniak @szymekdr.bsky.social · 6d

Our recent paper looks at location-scale interfaces in comparative data. But predicting variance in variance extends much further - if you still have not have a look here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (another recent paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social). We show how extending the idea

Location‐Scale Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression as a Tool to Capture Large‐Scale Changes in Biological and Methodological Heterogeneity: A Spotlight on Heteroscedasticity

Meta-analyses are widely used to understand how species and ecosystems respond to global change, but most assume that variability among studies is constant. This assumption can hide important biologi....

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7d

Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to.

Graphic: @standplaatskrk.pl

Tardigrade in neon rainbow colors inside a circle with the caption “Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to”

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 8d

You can also just buy large containers of cheese powder. 0 work to have mac and cheese with whatever noodle you want whenever you want (King Arthur has a good one, as does Hoosier Hill Farm)

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