Matt Davenport
@mrmattdavenport.bsky.social
"You ask too many questions, boy."
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"Researchers found that out of 125 species-age class combinations, 58 had changed size. Of those 58 that changed, 46 were smaller. In other words, 37 percent of all age classes showed statistically significant shrinkage, compared to just 9 percent that grew larger."
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
Historic records show warming lakes are shrinking Michigan fish
University of Michigan researchers used 75 years of data to show widespread size changes in gamefish species like northern pike.
www.mlive.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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"Researchers found that out of 125 species-age class combinations, 58 had changed size. Of those 58 that changed, 46 were smaller. In other words, 37 percent of all age classes showed statistically significant shrinkage, compared to just 9 percent that grew larger."
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
Historic records show warming lakes are shrinking Michigan fish
University of Michigan researchers used 75 years of data to show widespread size changes in gamefish species like northern pike.
www.mlive.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Researchers found that out of 125 species-age class combinations, 58 had changed size. Of those 58 that changed, 46 were smaller. In other words, 37 percent of all age classes showed statistically significant shrinkage, compared to just 9 percent that grew larger."
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
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After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land & rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector. #AGU25
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
98% of Gaza’s Tree Cropland Destroyed by Israel - Eos
Maps based on remote sensing analysis could inform remediation efforts by identifying whether agricultural lands were damaged by bombs, debris, or forced displacement of its caretakers.
eos.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land & rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector. #AGU25
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
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A while back back, I asked Bluesky for random questions about the world. I'm finally sharing some answers to three of them!
Why is cinnamon "hot"?
Why is mint "cold"?
Why does soda fizz more when you add ice? 🧪
news.ncsu.edu/2025/12/why-...
Why is cinnamon "hot"?
Why is mint "cold"?
Why does soda fizz more when you add ice? 🧪
news.ncsu.edu/2025/12/why-...
Why Does Cinnamon Taste Hot? And Why Does Mint Taste Cold?
And while we're at it, why does soda fizz more when you put ice in the glass?
news.ncsu.edu
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A while back back, I asked Bluesky for random questions about the world. I'm finally sharing some answers to three of them!
Why is cinnamon "hot"?
Why is mint "cold"?
Why does soda fizz more when you add ice? 🧪
news.ncsu.edu/2025/12/why-...
Why is cinnamon "hot"?
Why is mint "cold"?
Why does soda fizz more when you add ice? 🧪
news.ncsu.edu/2025/12/why-...
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"This is the way coal ends, not with a bang but a whimper." 🔌💡
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-coal-dead
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-coal-dead
Ding dong, coal is dead
At least in California.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"This is the way coal ends, not with a bang but a whimper." 🔌💡
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-coal-dead
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-coal-dead
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I don't think the people who made this Advent calendar understand how Advent calendars work
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I don't think the people who made this Advent calendar understand how Advent calendars work
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Journalists: I can't recommend the Knight-Wallace fellowship enough. Personally and professionally, it changed my life.
Here's a chance to learn more if you're considering giving it a go!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Here's a chance to learn more if you're considering giving it a go!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP for a Webinar Discussing the Knight-Wallace Fellowships
Wallace House Center for Journalists invites all interested Knight-Wallace Fellowship applicants to a webinar conversation from noon to 1:15 PM ET on the date listed below. Alumni will discuss how the...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Journalists: I can't recommend the Knight-Wallace fellowship enough. Personally and professionally, it changed my life.
Here's a chance to learn more if you're considering giving it a go!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Here's a chance to learn more if you're considering giving it a go!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Hey @lansingmifacts.com we busted out the moderately sized green orbs for our Holiday Sale next week.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Hey @lansingmifacts.com we busted out the moderately sized green orbs for our Holiday Sale next week.
In which Joe Burrow perfectly encapsulates the Detroit Lions viewing experience roughly a decade ago: "You go watch Matthew Stafford throw for 300, 400-some yards with Calvin Johnson and probably lose the game. But it was fun to watch. Those are memories that you have.”
While the Detroit Lions weren’t the first team to play on Thanksgiving, they were the first to take advantage of the marketing power the holiday yielded.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In which Joe Burrow perfectly encapsulates the Detroit Lions viewing experience roughly a decade ago: "You go watch Matthew Stafford throw for 300, 400-some yards with Calvin Johnson and probably lose the game. But it was fun to watch. Those are memories that you have.”
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Every year I think, "This @mcsweeneys.net piece won't be relevant next year," and every year I'm wrong
This Thanksgiving We’re Pivoting to Video
Before we pop this turkey in the oven, I just want to say that Thanksgiving will be a little different this year. Don’t worry; it will still be mos...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Every year I think, "This @mcsweeneys.net piece won't be relevant next year," and every year I'm wrong
Writing about neuroscience is a great time because misspelling "brain" as "brian" is never not funny to me.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Writing about neuroscience is a great time because misspelling "brain" as "brian" is never not funny to me.
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In 2008, after killing many of their neighbors, Ngogo chimpanzees expanded their territory. Female fertility then doubled, and infant mortality plummeted. Adaptive violence in our ape cousins, documented in this new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Female fertility and infant survivorship increase following lethal intergroup aggression and territorial expansion in wild chimpanzees | PNAS
Lethal coalitionary intergroup aggression is a conspicuous aspect of wild chimpanzee
behavior. Evidence indicates that such violence can lead to te...
www.pnas.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
In 2008, after killing many of their neighbors, Ngogo chimpanzees expanded their territory. Female fertility then doubled, and infant mortality plummeted. Adaptive violence in our ape cousins, documented in this new paper. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
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This is dangerous. "FDA has received reports that recalled formula is still being found on store shelves in multiple states, including at multiple Walmart, Target, and Kroger locations, and at one or more Sprouts Organic Market, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and Star Market locations."
Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula
Do not use recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.
www.fda.gov
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is dangerous. "FDA has received reports that recalled formula is still being found on store shelves in multiple states, including at multiple Walmart, Target, and Kroger locations, and at one or more Sprouts Organic Market, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and Star Market locations."
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Sea level rise is accelerating thanks to climate change. This doesn't just mean coastal homes falling into the ocean. Bigger problems are on the horizon now.
abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
Thousands of toxic sites in US at risk of flooding in coming decades due to sea level rise: Study
Sea level rise caused by climate change could cause thousands of toxic sites in the U.S. to flood in the coming decades, according to new research.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sea level rise is accelerating thanks to climate change. This doesn't just mean coastal homes falling into the ocean. Bigger problems are on the horizon now.
abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
I got business cards today, which is super exciting. But it also reminded me I have still have most of a box left over from a previous job.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I got business cards today, which is super exciting. But it also reminded me I have still have most of a box left over from a previous job.
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Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
Tiny spiders turn their webs into 'theaters of deception' with giant 'puppets' to stave off predators
Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs.
www.livescience.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
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Cade Cunningham has the SECOND 40-point triple-double in Pistons franchise history
The first since Isiah Thomas in 1983!
The first since Isiah Thomas in 1983!
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Cade Cunningham has the SECOND 40-point triple-double in Pistons franchise history
The first since Isiah Thomas in 1983!
The first since Isiah Thomas in 1983!
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Preliminary data from @umich.edu survey on student AI use for class.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Preliminary data from @umich.edu survey on student AI use for class.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
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Every time I see a band with pedal boards the size of command centers, they're deeply serious (and boring).
This is not that.
(Shout out to my colleague Nikki for booking Nova Twins at the Tiny Desk. This one rules.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
This is not that.
(Shout out to my colleague Nikki for booking Nova Twins at the Tiny Desk. This one rules.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
Nova Twins: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Every time I see a band with pedal boards the size of command centers, they're deeply serious (and boring).
This is not that.
(Shout out to my colleague Nikki for booking Nova Twins at the Tiny Desk. This one rules.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
This is not that.
(Shout out to my colleague Nikki for booking Nova Twins at the Tiny Desk. This one rules.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
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It's the first Friday of the month and we got no jobs data for the first time in 77 years. Hold me.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It's the first Friday of the month and we got no jobs data for the first time in 77 years. Hold me.
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1/ New research from our group @umich.edu in collaboration with MI DNR investigated if climate change is altering fish body size. Our team analyzed data from 13 species and 1,497 lakes from 1945-2020.
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#climatescience #umichresearch
#blueskyscience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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#climatescience #umichresearch
#blueskyscience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Long‐Term and Regional‐Scale Data Reveal Divergent Trends of Different Climate Variables on Fish Body Size Over 75 Years
This research demonstrated that over the past 75 years many ages of multiple species of freshwater fishes were decreasing in length through time and with increasing water temperatures. The largest de...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
1/ New research from our group @umich.edu in collaboration with MI DNR investigated if climate change is altering fish body size. Our team analyzed data from 13 species and 1,497 lakes from 1945-2020.
🐟 🧪 🌎🌐🌱
#climatescience #umichresearch
#blueskyscience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🐟 🧪 🌎🌐🌱
#climatescience #umichresearch
#blueskyscience
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life