Dr Alex Bond
@thelabandfield.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇨🇦🐧 Conservation, curator in charge of birbs, island hopper, climber, connoisseur of fine teas, biscuit fiend, v left, queer af, Erdős–Bacon = 8, he/him.
📍 Tring & Milton Keynes, UK
https://linktr.ee/albnd
📍 Tring & Milton Keynes, UK
https://linktr.ee/albnd
After telling someone about all we'd done this week, they quipped "good lord, imagine if you and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social lived in the same city" (or country, continent, hemisphere...)
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
After telling someone about all we'd done this week, they quipped "good lord, imagine if you and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social lived in the same city" (or country, continent, hemisphere...)
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“First, reduce “statistical machismo”, or the tendency to adopt and advocate for more complex approaches for their own sake rather than because they are the best tool for the job”… I mean…
I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!
I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!
Should ecologists be worried about the carbon footprint of their own use of “AI” and LLMs?
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint
Click on the article title to read more.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“First, reduce “statistical machismo”, or the tendency to adopt and advocate for more complex approaches for their own sake rather than because they are the best tool for the job”… I mean…
I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!
I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!
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Meet the leaders guiding Contaminants, Environment, and Society! Laurie Chan and Lisa Loseto bring world-class expertise in toxicology, contaminants, and Indigenous-informed research. The journal is accepting submissions. Submit yours today ▶️ https://ow.ly/Y2CI50Xzbsq
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Meet the leaders guiding Contaminants, Environment, and Society! Laurie Chan and Lisa Loseto bring world-class expertise in toxicology, contaminants, and Indigenous-informed research. The journal is accepting submissions. Submit yours today ▶️ https://ow.ly/Y2CI50Xzbsq
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Archaeologist uncovers Ireland’s first known wildcat from 5,500 years ago 🌍
www.westernpeople.ie/archaeologis...
www.westernpeople.ie/archaeologis...
Archaeologist uncovers Ireland’s first known wildcat from 5,500 years ago - Homepage - Western People
The earliest directly dated wildcat (Felis silvestris) ever found in Ireland has been identified
www.westernpeople.ie
November 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Archaeologist uncovers Ireland’s first known wildcat from 5,500 years ago 🌍
www.westernpeople.ie/archaeologis...
www.westernpeople.ie/archaeologis...
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"resigns before investigation concludes" is never the most encouraging of signs is it 👀
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’
Exclusive: Matthew Gould, close friend of George Osborne and former envoy, resigns before investigation concludes
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"resigns before investigation concludes" is never the most encouraging of signs is it 👀
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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If you want clear explanations + applied examples + practical R skills… these courses are for you.
👉 www.atomicecology.com/courses
#StableIsotopes #Ecology #Rstats #EnvironmentalScience
👉 www.atomicecology.com/courses
#StableIsotopes #Ecology #Rstats #EnvironmentalScience
Online Courses | Atomic Ecology
Online training in the application of stable isotopes to ecological and environmental research
www.atomicecology.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
If you want clear explanations + applied examples + practical R skills… these courses are for you.
👉 www.atomicecology.com/courses
#StableIsotopes #Ecology #Rstats #EnvironmentalScience
👉 www.atomicecology.com/courses
#StableIsotopes #Ecology #Rstats #EnvironmentalScience
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Why create two full stable isotope courses?
Because more and more people rely on isotopes — but very few get proper training in how to design studies, interpret data, or use tools like simmr or MixSIAR with confidence.
vimeo.com/1141154923
Because more and more people rely on isotopes — but very few get proper training in how to design studies, interpret data, or use tools like simmr or MixSIAR with confidence.
vimeo.com/1141154923
Stable Isotope Data Analysis Through R - Training from Atomic Ecology
A revised and improved version of my wildly successful stable isotope data analysis course is now available through Atomic Ecology. In this course I teach you how…
vimeo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Why create two full stable isotope courses?
Because more and more people rely on isotopes — but very few get proper training in how to design studies, interpret data, or use tools like simmr or MixSIAR with confidence.
vimeo.com/1141154923
Because more and more people rely on isotopes — but very few get proper training in how to design studies, interpret data, or use tools like simmr or MixSIAR with confidence.
vimeo.com/1141154923
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A Narwhal has washed up on the Irish coast for the first time:
Narwhal recorded in Ireland for the first time
A female Narwhal washed ashore on a Co Donegal beach, marking the first confirmed record of this Arctic whale species in Irish waters. Scientists are investigating whether climate change could explain the unprecedented stranding.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A Narwhal has washed up on the Irish coast for the first time:
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If anyone wondering about academic funding in Aus, this is the stark reality at present. I have written countless letters to politicians like @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social, @davidpocock.bsky.social who like to say they are leading this conversation in Aus but it is really like shouting into the void.
Australian #NHMRC Ideas grants are out. 8.1% success rate. Lowest since the scheme began. Congrats to the successful few, as it looks like less than 200 were funded. 🧪
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If anyone wondering about academic funding in Aus, this is the stark reality at present. I have written countless letters to politicians like @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social, @davidpocock.bsky.social who like to say they are leading this conversation in Aus but it is really like shouting into the void.
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#BOUasm25 in stills! 📸🎉
The photo album for BOUasm25 is out now.
Full Flickr album here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBQaY
The photo album for BOUasm25 is out now.
Full Flickr album here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBQaY
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#BOUasm25 in stills! 📸🎉
The photo album for BOUasm25 is out now.
Full Flickr album here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBQaY
The photo album for BOUasm25 is out now.
Full Flickr album here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBQaY
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i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
i came across the saying "to follow like a Tantony pig" so I get curious and look it up, but Tantony isnt a place, it's a contraction of St Anthony who is the saint of swineherds, so the proverb means to follow someone like a pig following the hog messiah. alas this information will not pay my bills
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A previously unknown species of hawk-cuckoo has been described from Borneo:
New hawk-cuckoo species described from Borneo
A previously unknown species of hawk-cuckoo has been described from Borneo. The newly recognised taxa was previously considered a population of Dark Hawk-Cuckoo, which is found in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Bornean birds principally differ from that species (and the closely related Large Hawk-Cuckoo) by their unique three-syllabled main song.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A previously unknown species of hawk-cuckoo has been described from Borneo:
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People talk about trying not to put on weight at Christmas, when a Christmas tradition my friends and I share is weighing ourselves on the morning and evening of Christmas day to see what percentage of us is Christmas Dinner. (The goal is to become 10% Christmas Dinner, but the current record is 7%)
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
People talk about trying not to put on weight at Christmas, when a Christmas tradition my friends and I share is weighing ourselves on the morning and evening of Christmas day to see what percentage of us is Christmas Dinner. (The goal is to become 10% Christmas Dinner, but the current record is 7%)
It's been a very busy few days in Hobart with the @adriftlab.bsky.social team - some VERY exciting research coming together, and also quality time with the whole team in one place.
Plus some really exciting plotting for our future, so stay tuned...
Plus some really exciting plotting for our future, so stay tuned...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It's been a very busy few days in Hobart with the @adriftlab.bsky.social team - some VERY exciting research coming together, and also quality time with the whole team in one place.
Plus some really exciting plotting for our future, so stay tuned...
Plus some really exciting plotting for our future, so stay tuned...
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Ok but do you have socks with trans rights Silver Gulls on them? 🥰🏳️⚧️ #ornithology
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ok but do you have socks with trans rights Silver Gulls on them? 🥰🏳️⚧️ #ornithology
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
Ok but do you have socks with trans rights Silver Gulls on them? 🥰🏳️⚧️ #ornithology
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ok but do you have socks with trans rights Silver Gulls on them? 🥰🏳️⚧️ #ornithology
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UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
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Australian authorities have confirmed the highly contagious H5 bird flu has reached Heard Island, about 4000km south-west of Perth and 1700km north of #Antarctica. High mortality rates in elephant seals have been observed in October, but no impacts on penguins and seabirds via @9news.bsky.social
Deadly bird flu strain reaches Australian territory for the first time
The deadly and highly contagious H5 bird flu has been confirmed in elephant seals on the Australian territ...
www.9news.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Australian authorities have confirmed the highly contagious H5 bird flu has reached Heard Island, about 4000km south-west of Perth and 1700km north of #Antarctica. High mortality rates in elephant seals have been observed in October, but no impacts on penguins and seabirds via @9news.bsky.social
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Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
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Exciting new episode today is SPIKY, featuring our first ever guest the incredible @flygirlnhm.bsky.social. Spoiler alert - there may be some flies! m.youtube.com/watch?v=8si6...
Our first guest brings a powderpuff with wings | The 'Perfect' Specimen Ep14
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
m.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Exciting new episode today is SPIKY, featuring our first ever guest the incredible @flygirlnhm.bsky.social. Spoiler alert - there may be some flies! m.youtube.com/watch?v=8si6...
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Want to know the cost/benefit balance of outing 🏳️🌈 oneself* to your students? Here’s the analysis from 9 instructors, 2045 student surveys, implying mostly positive &/or beneficial to the students.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
Nine Undergraduate Biology Instructors Revealing their LGBTQ+ Identities in Class Resulted in Benefits for their LGBTQ+ Students and Students with Other Marginalized Identities | CBE—Life Sciences Edu...
Few LGBTQ+ biology instructors reveal their identities to undergraduates, often without considering the potential student benefits. Although instructors who have revealed their LGBTQ+ identity perceiv...
www.lifescied.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Want to know the cost/benefit balance of outing 🏳️🌈 oneself* to your students? Here’s the analysis from 9 instructors, 2045 student surveys, implying mostly positive &/or beneficial to the students.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
*I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to, not least bc the study features no trans/nb instructors.
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A carload of somewhat crazy birders drove to the beautiful little town of #WatsonLake, #Yukon today to see the female #EurasianBullfinch that has been visiting a feeder there... First record for Canada! (that wasn't an escaped cage bird) #birds #listers
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A carload of somewhat crazy birders drove to the beautiful little town of #WatsonLake, #Yukon today to see the female #EurasianBullfinch that has been visiting a feeder there... First record for Canada! (that wasn't an escaped cage bird) #birds #listers
I listened to this year's Massey Lectures on the plane down. Chilling, infuriating, agonizingly poignant, and with a tinge of feeling hopeful. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
2025 CBC Massey Lectures: Alex Neve on renewing human rights in a fractured world | CBC Radio
Universality was supposed to be the promise of human rights. Yet it’s been broken countless times. So how can we still fulfill it? Canadian human rights lawyer Alex Neve explores that question in this...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I listened to this year's Massey Lectures on the plane down. Chilling, infuriating, agonizingly poignant, and with a tinge of feeling hopeful. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...