Christopher Anderson
@cranders.bsky.social
PhC at UW/Seattle
Computational ecologist interested in plant/pollinator communities and mutualistic networks.
Will occasionally live skeet Suns games.
he/him.
Computational ecologist interested in plant/pollinator communities and mutualistic networks.
Will occasionally live skeet Suns games.
he/him.
I'm an ecologist with an undergrad degree in evolutionary bio and yeah, you can't seriously study biology without quickly realizing that the only hard and fast rule is that there's an exception to literally every rule that has ever been formulated. Life is *weird* (and beautiful for that weirdness!)
“All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is life’s only irreducible essence”—Gould
Evolutionary biology is the study of how complicated and diverse life can be; the field has its jerks, but a good evolutionary biologist learns pretty fast that life doesn’t like boundaries or binaries
Evolutionary biology is the study of how complicated and diverse life can be; the field has its jerks, but a good evolutionary biologist learns pretty fast that life doesn’t like boundaries or binaries
Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm an ecologist with an undergrad degree in evolutionary bio and yeah, you can't seriously study biology without quickly realizing that the only hard and fast rule is that there's an exception to literally every rule that has ever been formulated. Life is *weird* (and beautiful for that weirdness!)
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suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Crazy to see Redvale…My grandma once told me that it used to be “Fredvale” until an oversized semi came along and knocked the “f” off the sign.
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Crazy to see Redvale…My grandma once told me that it used to be “Fredvale” until an oversized semi came along and knocked the “f” off the sign.
Oof. It’s so refreshing to read such an insightful and well written article. In a sea of slop, I love reading a line like “But solutions curdle”. An LLM could never. And it’s a reminder of one of the most important reasons we write:
Nature would do well to publish more content like this thoughtful piece from @kevinbaker.bsky.social and fewer Buzzfeed listicles gussied up as career advice "Five productivity hacks for using AI in your scientific workflow"
Context Widows
or, of GPUs, LPUs, and Goal Displacement
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Oof. It’s so refreshing to read such an insightful and well written article. In a sea of slop, I love reading a line like “But solutions curdle”. An LLM could never. And it’s a reminder of one of the most important reasons we write:
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People are like “oh well it’s just the way it is now” no it’s not!! You can simply not open a ChatGPT window!!! You can still ask your friends questions instead of asking the bullshit machine!!!
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
People are like “oh well it’s just the way it is now” no it’s not!! You can simply not open a ChatGPT window!!! You can still ask your friends questions instead of asking the bullshit machine!!!
I feel genuinely insane when I see really emotional and tribal posts in video game subreddits re: the game awards. Who cares about the game awards?? Is it a psyop by their marketing when I see someone crash out that “their” game didn’t win??
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I feel genuinely insane when I see really emotional and tribal posts in video game subreddits re: the game awards. Who cares about the game awards?? Is it a psyop by their marketing when I see someone crash out that “their” game didn’t win??
It's so obvious that the OU nonsense is about so much more*. But it really makes me want to once again talk about how I think the best model for "grading" is to just give everyone an A but then actually be honest about how dogshit their effort/assignment actually is.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It's so obvious that the OU nonsense is about so much more*. But it really makes me want to once again talk about how I think the best model for "grading" is to just give everyone an A but then actually be honest about how dogshit their effort/assignment actually is.
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another normal style win for the denver boncos
the broncos have the dumbest version of plot armor i’ve ever seen
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
another normal style win for the denver boncos
A movie that takes place where you were born.
Filmed an hour away.
Filmed an hour away.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A movie that takes place where you were born.
Filmed an hour away.
Filmed an hour away.
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guys the suns are fun again
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
guys the suns are fun again
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🆕 in "Ecological Monographs": Static models miss the mark—adding nonlinear, density-based facilitation helps predict coexistence, persistence, and realistic community dynamics
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🆕 in "Ecological Monographs": Static models miss the mark—adding nonlinear, density-based facilitation helps predict coexistence, persistence, and realistic community dynamics
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
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WE FOUND IT! We trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforests accessible only under permit for this: Rafflesia hasseltii. Few people have ever seen this flower, and we watched it open by night. Magic.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
WE FOUND IT! We trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforests accessible only under permit for this: Rafflesia hasseltii. Few people have ever seen this flower, and we watched it open by night. Magic.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
There's a bunch of shows airing right now that I enjoy (Fionna and Cake, Hazbin, Pluribus) and it's reminding me how much I dislike most online discourse for shows, especially around plot-pacing. I swear most people just want the characters to read a wikipedia article of plot points.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There's a bunch of shows airing right now that I enjoy (Fionna and Cake, Hazbin, Pluribus) and it's reminding me how much I dislike most online discourse for shows, especially around plot-pacing. I swear most people just want the characters to read a wikipedia article of plot points.
Suns legend Cale Makar
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Suns legend Cale Makar
Oh no. The Functional Fabric Fair is overlapping with the Entomology Conference in Portland. Last night a scientist who studies fiber-eating moths was cornered by a group of weavers in a dark corridor. Things escalated and the scientist has been badly injured.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oh no. The Functional Fabric Fair is overlapping with the Entomology Conference in Portland. Last night a scientist who studies fiber-eating moths was cornered by a group of weavers in a dark corridor. Things escalated and the scientist has been badly injured.
Just presented at #EntSoc25! All about the benefits and challenges of using autonomous camera sampling and machine learning to study plant/pollinator interactions.
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just presented at #EntSoc25! All about the benefits and challenges of using autonomous camera sampling and machine learning to study plant/pollinator interactions.
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Reading a really nice paper on equilibrium (or lack thereof) in ecology and it has one of the most ecology coded passages I've read in a while:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Reading a really nice paper on equilibrium (or lack thereof) in ecology and it has one of the most ecology coded passages I've read in a while:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I'm so happy to be able to post this for the first time in years. No expectations, but let's fucking go Suns
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzFx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzFx...
SUNS WIN!
YouTube video by By The Bayou
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October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I'm so happy to be able to post this for the first time in years. No expectations, but let's fucking go Suns
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzFx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzFx...
All I want is for the vibes to be better for the Suns this year. The team has just been so hard to watch the last couple of years. Go Suns!
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
All I want is for the vibes to be better for the Suns this year. The team has just been so hard to watch the last couple of years. Go Suns!
Me seeing Lakers fans finally realize how much of a drag Ayton is to have on your team, no matter the price.
a man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the camera
ALT: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the camera
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Me seeing Lakers fans finally realize how much of a drag Ayton is to have on your team, no matter the price.
Something that I actually kind of like about doing stats in python instead of R is that being forced to implement a lot of things by hand gives me more of an understanding of the equations that I'm using for any given analysis. I don't know if this is really a "pro".... #rstats #pystats
October 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Holy cow this is incredible. I loved the Owl House but I'm so excited to see what a fully unleashed Dana Terrace can do. This *needs* to be picked up for a full series
September 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Holy cow this is incredible. I loved the Owl House but I'm so excited to see what a fully unleashed Dana Terrace can do. This *needs* to be picked up for a full series