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Stephen Murphy (smurph)

@smurph.bsky.social

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Professor at U Waterloo - Sch Environment, Resources & Sustainability. Ecologist, EIC Restoration Ecology, Botanist, Protected Areas. Grasslands. https://uwaterloo.ca/environment-resources-and-sustainability/blog/you-break-it-we-fix-it .. more

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Jose Luis Rolando @jlrolando.bsky.social · 4h

I am recruiting a PhD student in microbial ecology for my lab at the University of Florida at the Ft. Lauderdale REC. My lab investigates the role of soil and plant-associated microorganisms in ecosystem functions, with an emphasis on biogeochemical cycles.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 9h

nice!!!

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 13h

Make sure this gets circulated widely:

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 14h

Over the last 3 years I've been collecting resources to share with people interested in data freelancing. I've recently compiled those resources in a GitHub Repository.

If you are interested in data freelancing, these resources may help you navigate that transition.

github.com/Cghlewis/fre...

GitHub - Cghlewis/freelancing_resources: Resources for data freelancers

Resources for data freelancers. Contribute to Cghlewis/freelancing_resources development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 14h

@erleellis.bsky.social is everywhere. That's a good thing.

And I have proof he is everywhere - attached pic is me and Erle in Dublin this past spring; I am not unhappy in the pic, merely trying to balance my beer with ensuring I actually took the pic LOL

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 14h

But the analysis also suggests that the 25% of recent solar and wind growth that contributed to incremental state RPS often did increase prices in addition to NEM solar.

Check out the excellent paper in The Electricity Journal: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Humanities & Social Sciences @hss.springernature.com · 15h

🔍 Behind the Paper: 'How to build a better future for people and nature'. 🌏 Our @natureportfolio.nature.com perspective offers a new approach to motivate nations to create a future where people can thrive together with the entire world. 🔗Read more here: bit.ly/42A5wzv. @erleellis.bsky.social

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 18h

Postdoc Opportunity - Interested in plant scaling, quantitative botany, or theoretical plant biology? join our group to explore how plant form, function & scaling principles connect across levels of organization
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-plant-biology🧪🌾🌐

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation

www.simonsfoundation.org

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Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 3d

The quick brown gibbon jumped over the green rainforest…

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

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Rocky Rex @rockyrex.bsky.social · 3d

This is Australia, but you could apply it anywhere.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

the "Fight against climate" part, I'll buy.

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

Highly recommend both articles/posts from @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @brucearthur.bsky.social

Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 4d

Linked to this in the post, but I recommend reading Dr. Rasmussen's latest analysis of the ostrich debacle. I couldn't go this long, and obviously don't have this level of expertise. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

No but sticking with the Verhoeven theme others noted, this video reminds me of this part...

a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .

ALT: a woman is wearing a scarf and a jacket and says two weeks .

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

14 internets then

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

ten internets

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

Just practicing. For now...

a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a wooden railing

ALT: a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a wooden railing

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

you win.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

nice!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

I teach both undergrads and grads about R and stats and expt design. The two posts by @bharrap.bsky.social @hormiga.bsky.social are going in my syllabi this winter. Thanks to both of you.

Ben Harrap @bharrap.bsky.social · 5d

I clearly had a lot of thoughts/feelings from reading Terry's blog post, so I wrote one of my own

It ended up being a bit of a stream-of-thought post but I think it captures some of my worries

benharrap.com/post/2025-10...

#statssky #episky #academicsky

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 4d

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

Look at this awesome figure per @vanhinsbergen.bsky.social & Jonny Wu for their book chapter. Pangea in one pic.

Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

Nobel laureates fleeing the US for other places. Unsurprising.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 4d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Stephen Murphy (smurph) @smurph.bsky.social · 4d

Way to go Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory #RestorationEcology

Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 4d

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Bay scallops surge on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Virginia's bay scallop population is experiencing an unprecedented resurgence, thanks to years of dedicated restoration work led by the Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory (ESL) in Wachaprea...

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 4d

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Bay scallops surge on Virginia's Eastern Shore

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 4d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s not clear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing

www.oregonlive.com

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 4d

Less doubt mongering.👎 More facts. 👍

COVID Vaccines Still Effective, Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Effectiveness:
- 29.3% against emergency department visits
- 39.2% against hospitalizations
- 64% against deaths

"Vaccines were effective across age groups"

COVID Vaccines Still Effective Against Severe Outcomes, VA Study Suggests

Even as COVID's severity wanes, vaccines reduced emergency visits, hospital stays, and death

www.medpagetoday.com

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