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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · 2d

Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · 9d

Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche" sur la radio de Radio Canada, à 7:30 am (Montréal), 8:30 am (Moncton/Halifax).
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.

Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · 9d

Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche"
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · 16d

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳.

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · 19d

Yes I am anti-fascism. Go ahead, label me. What a stupid way to lose people.

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Aug 17

A known potential neurotoxin. Got to love natural selection. Problem here, children will be getting this, more likely to be immune compromised than middle aged adults. This is insane.

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Aug 17

So Dalhousie U. … what are you going to do now?

www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...

Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty

Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty.

www.digitaljournal.com

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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · Jul 13

1/2 Pigeons pay attention to where other pigeons are looking

They used a motion capture system to study this. The probability of them paying attention to an object increases with the number of pigeons already looking at it. It is linear, with no quorum or limit

(paper) www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

https://www.livescience.com/63923-why-cities-have-so-many-pigeons.html

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Jul 2

Canada Day pup. The palpable angst is felt by all Canadians.

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hahahahahahahahaha. Awesome dumbest excuse ever. FFS.

Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Jun 26

Isn’t that a quote from Revelations?
Maybe not…

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Jun 22

Canada?

Nature @nature.com · Jun 22

An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. Where should you hold your next conference?

https://go.nature.com/3ZD4GAK

Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now?

Nature - An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. These locations could steal its crown and make conferences more globally inclusive.

go.nature.com

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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · Jun 1

An intense geomagnetic storm reached Earth’s atmosphere early on June 1, and is expected to create a northern lights show for parts of Canada Sunday night––if wildfire smoke and cloud cover aren't blocking the skies. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie...

Show or no show? Canada has some 'wild cards' for northern lights display - The Weather Network

An intense geomagnetic storm at G4 strength reached Earth’s atmosphere early on June 1, and is expected to create a northern lights show for parts of Canada Sunday night, if wildfire smoke and cloud c...

www.theweathernetwork.com

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Adam Roy @adnroy.bsky.social · May 24

"It’s not a dire wolf. It’s misleading to call it that," Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary biologist at the University at Buffalo, told Chemical and Engineering News. “I can't explain how pissed off it made me, because they're still saying this stuff, and they know it to not be true.”

Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · May 23

I wrote about how irritated I am by the latest Colossal misrepresentation.
defector.com/colossal-bio...

Colossal Biosciences Can't Have It Both Ways | Defector

On April 7, the New Yorker and Time ran nearly identical stories that might be better described as press releases for the de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences. The two stories differed slightly:...

defector.com

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · May 20

… you would recommend? I am thinking directional, good recording quality, and sturdy for field conditions.

Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · May 20

Ok. Be patient with me. I trust “BlueSky” Science. I used to record wolf and coyotes vocalizations with “old” equipment, borrowed from Fred Harrington (grand sachem of wolf vocalizations). I am getting into waterfowl vocalizations following a long hiatus. What is the basic yet high res equipment…

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · May 20

Gah… I need to know more about this!

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Alix Hui @alixhui.bsky.social · May 20

Historians of science and technology: Any of you attending ICHST *in person* and desiring to chair my panel on bird sounds, recording technology, mimicry, toots and booms? I'm happy to chair your panel in return!
#histSTM #HPS #STS #histsci #histtech #philsci

(duck-calling diagram for attention)

Diagram from Herter's Inc. Complete Professional Duck and Goose Calling Manual (1964) of how to use a duck call to make "Greeting Call Number 2." It is a two-dimensional plot, with pitch as y-axis and time as x-axis. The caller makes the smaller font sounds (ex. "HOO") into their call and should hear, like the ducks, the larger font sounds (ex. "QUA").

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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · May 9

People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit

A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that people with lower cognitive ability are more likely to find meaning in pseudo-profound nonsense. The study identifies key psychological traits linked to susceptibility to feel-good but meaningless statements.

www.psypost.org

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · May 8

For those requests, or when they ask me to review their submissions, I simply ask how much they pay. They disappear quickly.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · May 3

This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Apr 28

Insane.

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 27

Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. https://cbsn.ws/3YkDndI

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Dr Ecology 🌲 @ecologyphd.bsky.social · Apr 19

Trump proposes eliminating funding fo USGS biological sciences. Combined w/ the termination of USFS forest & rangeland research, this will be catastrophic to our public lands, natural resources, wildlife, & other tragic consequences.
#EcoCrisis
#ScienceForAll
#PublicService
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🍁🌲🔥🦋🐍🦅🐺

Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research

Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress

www.science.org

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Apr 18

Oh wow. 😣

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Simon Gadbois @simongadbois.bsky.social · Apr 18

American friends and colleagues: Save science. Save academia. Save higher education. Don’t give up the fight.

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