Jarrett Byrnes
@jebyrnes.bsky.social
marine ecologist, online bon vivant, dad, ❤️ teaching #datasci & #rstats, byrneslab.net | floatingforests.org #BlackLivesMatter @jebyrnes in other places https://linktr.ee/jebyrnes
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Jarrett Byrnes
@jebyrnes.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Starting a kelp ecologist starter pack. Let me know if you want to hop on! go.bsky.app/9HNjC1T
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NEW: A federal judge denied the Trump admin attempt to revoke approvals for US Wind, a project slated to be Maryland's 1st offshore wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: A federal judge denied the Trump admin attempt to revoke approvals for US Wind, a project slated to be Maryland's 1st offshore wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
This shows cracks in Trump's anti-wind legal strategy.
Last month, a judge sided w/ Trump admin that it *can* reconsider approvals for a Mass wind farm.
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This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
Interested in helping students travel to the Benthic Ecology Meetings? We just put a donate link on our main website! bem.disl.org
Benthic Ecology Meeting
bem.disl.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Interested in helping students travel to the Benthic Ecology Meetings? We just put a donate link on our main website! bem.disl.org
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Giant kelp is a productivity powerhouse—about 40x more productive than the kelp that’s replaced it on Tasmania’s east coast.
Our new study found that if we restore giant kelp it boosts fisheries like abalone and rock lobster
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70242
Our new study found that if we restore giant kelp it boosts fisheries like abalone and rock lobster
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70242
Predicting the Impact of Giant Kelp Restoration on Food Webs and Fisheries Production
Ecosystem restoration is gaining momentum as communities and policymakers increasingly appreciate the need to recover lost ecosystem services. However, more knowledge about the potential ecological o....
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Giant kelp is a productivity powerhouse—about 40x more productive than the kelp that’s replaced it on Tasmania’s east coast.
Our new study found that if we restore giant kelp it boosts fisheries like abalone and rock lobster
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70242
Our new study found that if we restore giant kelp it boosts fisheries like abalone and rock lobster
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70242
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Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow.
Please repost :)
Please repost :)
Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow.
Please repost :)
Please repost :)
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026.
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Corush Lab
jcorush.github.io
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026.
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
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A lovely diversity of "carpet stars" from Australia! Meridiastra calcar! #echinoday flic.kr/p/UzD2sd
Meridiastra calcar
Carpet sea stars (Meridiastra calcar) in a shallow rock pool, Tasmania, Australia. Carpet sea stars are commonly found in rock pools along the coast of southern Australia and Tasmania. Unlike most o...
flic.kr
March 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A lovely diversity of "carpet stars" from Australia! Meridiastra calcar! #echinoday flic.kr/p/UzD2sd
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It's right there! They blew it!
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's right there! They blew it!
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We're getting a native R %notin%!! "after many years of private definitions mostly hidden in packages" 😂😂
#rstats #databs
#rstats #databs
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Oooooo
Offcanvas 1.0.0 for Quarto is now available.
Simple syntax for Bootstrap offcanvas components using fenced divs.
Automatically converts margin content to collapsible panels on mobile, keeping aside notes accessible where they're referenced.
github.com/mcanouil/qua...
#Quarto #DataScience #Bootstrap
Simple syntax for Bootstrap offcanvas components using fenced divs.
Automatically converts margin content to collapsible panels on mobile, keeping aside notes accessible where they're referenced.
github.com/mcanouil/qua...
#Quarto #DataScience #Bootstrap
GitHub - mcanouil/quarto-offcanvas: Quarto extension to create Bootstrap offcanvas components in HTML documents.
Quarto extension to create Bootstrap offcanvas components in HTML documents. - mcanouil/quarto-offcanvas
github.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Oooooo
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I have to flag this as not actually a parody.
"I’ve concluded that instead of teaching students to read and write, I should be teaching them how to prompt AI better. If only I’d had a better education in AI prompt writing, I’d be able to get AI to create more AI-proof teaching materials for me."
I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have to flag this as not actually a parody.
Working on leftovers, and this was a hit - although don't sauce the tops much at all if you want crisp. What should I do next? frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/leftov...
Leftover Turkey Green Enchiladas (Crispy-Edge Style) | J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Get more from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt on Patreon
frienji.kenjilopezalt.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Working on leftovers, and this was a hit - although don't sauce the tops much at all if you want crisp. What should I do next? frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/leftov...
This is so good. But I want to see more exampled of 'bespoke' models versus a 'default' model to help solidify the comparison - and how frequently someone in our field would go the bespoke route. I've never gotten a clear definition on 'bespoke'... is that most of what I do? Or none?
So much statistics discourse orbits around Bayes verses frequentist debates, but in practice Bayes verses frequentist is often a false dichotomy. Just as important as the inferential strategy is the underlying model, and how that model is specified. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is so good. But I want to see more exampled of 'bespoke' models versus a 'default' model to help solidify the comparison - and how frequently someone in our field would go the bespoke route. I've never gotten a clear definition on 'bespoke'... is that most of what I do? Or none?
Nice preprint for eco evo folk to check out from @sfwalmsley.bsky.social and colleagues - Towards a causal understanding of bidirectional effects in ecology and evolution - ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #causalinference 🌍
Towards a causal understanding of bidirectional effects in ecology and evolution
ecoevorxiv.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Nice preprint for eco evo folk to check out from @sfwalmsley.bsky.social and colleagues - Towards a causal understanding of bidirectional effects in ecology and evolution - ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #causalinference 🌍
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Pod alert: UBC's Chris Harley and Colleen Kellogg of the Hakai Institute discuss ways to conceive of different levels of biodiversity, the features of False Creek, how False Creek could become a Living lab, and the 2022 BioBlitz. Check it out:
falsecreekfriends.org/podcast#ep-5
falsecreekfriends.org/podcast#ep-5
Waterbodies Podcast — False Creek Friends Society
From a centrepiece of Vancouver’s waterways, to a world-class icon of urban marine renewal
falsecreekfriends.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Pod alert: UBC's Chris Harley and Colleen Kellogg of the Hakai Institute discuss ways to conceive of different levels of biodiversity, the features of False Creek, how False Creek could become a Living lab, and the 2022 BioBlitz. Check it out:
falsecreekfriends.org/podcast#ep-5
falsecreekfriends.org/podcast#ep-5
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11 months of #InsertAnInvert2024 in 2025 down! I can see the finish line!
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
11 months of #InsertAnInvert2024 in 2025 down! I can see the finish line!
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First day of #crustmas with some friends gathered for the holidays.
From left to right: Magnapinna squid, sea pig, pterotrachea sea elephant, giant Pacific octopus, remipede, coelacanth, and tripod on the rug
From left to right: Magnapinna squid, sea pig, pterotrachea sea elephant, giant Pacific octopus, remipede, coelacanth, and tripod on the rug
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
First day of #crustmas with some friends gathered for the holidays.
From left to right: Magnapinna squid, sea pig, pterotrachea sea elephant, giant Pacific octopus, remipede, coelacanth, and tripod on the rug
From left to right: Magnapinna squid, sea pig, pterotrachea sea elephant, giant Pacific octopus, remipede, coelacanth, and tripod on the rug
I’m guessing once the actual data comes out, time for another how-not-to-do-science example for the #causalinference portion of my biostats class.
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
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 3:25 PM
I’m guessing once the actual data comes out, time for another how-not-to-do-science example for the #causalinference portion of my biostats class.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
What a loss. He was incredibly kind to me as a postdoc as I wrote extensions to his {sem} package and even folded them in, putting me on as a coauthor on a chapter. An important milestone in my career. And he didn’t need to do that - but went out of his way.
#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
What a loss. He was incredibly kind to me as a postdoc as I wrote extensions to his {sem} package and even folded them in, putting me on as a coauthor on a chapter. An important milestone in my career. And he didn’t need to do that - but went out of his way.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Tom Jones
Neil Diamond
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
The Nields
They Might Be Giants
The Mystic Seaport Chantymen
(Ok, that’s 6….)
Tom Jones
Neil Diamond
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
The Nields
They Might Be Giants
The Mystic Seaport Chantymen
(Ok, that’s 6….)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Tom Jones
Neil Diamond
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
The Nields
They Might Be Giants
The Mystic Seaport Chantymen
(Ok, that’s 6….)
Tom Jones
Neil Diamond
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
The Nields
They Might Be Giants
The Mystic Seaport Chantymen
(Ok, that’s 6….)
Kenji Lopez-Alt also has a great series of recipes. This is one my my favs. frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/bang-b...
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Kenji Lopez-Alt also has a great series of recipes. This is one my my favs. frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/bang-b...
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Again, as with all the other federal budget cuts that are incinerating 20-25% of the funding & the entire budget model of every R1 university in 🇺🇸, this is a five-alarm emergency that requires immediate, loud, collective condemnation by our university presidents. Total 🦗 as it’s all being gutted.
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Again, as with all the other federal budget cuts that are incinerating 20-25% of the funding & the entire budget model of every R1 university in 🇺🇸, this is a five-alarm emergency that requires immediate, loud, collective condemnation by our university presidents. Total 🦗 as it’s all being gutted.
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Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.