Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D.
@inclusivescience.ca
They/He🌈🏳️⚧️
Environmental Social Scientist | Equity, diversity + inclusion facilitator
https://inclusivescience.ca
https://gage.500womenscientists.org/profile/30092
https://500queerscientists.com/gadfly-stratton/?ids=[6681]
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Environmental Social Scientist | Equity, diversity + inclusion facilitator
https://inclusivescience.ca
https://gage.500womenscientists.org/profile/30092
https://500queerscientists.com/gadfly-stratton/?ids=[6681]
buymeacoffee.com/gadfly
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Please also check out some of my recent publications on:
Applying DEIA principles to the aquatic sciences doi.org/10.1016/j.jg...
Using inclusive language in invasive species work
doi.org/10.3391/mbi....
And my DEIA workshop report from UMISC 2024 inclusivescience.ca/applying-pri...
Applying DEIA principles to the aquatic sciences doi.org/10.1016/j.jg...
Using inclusive language in invasive species work
doi.org/10.3391/mbi....
And my DEIA workshop report from UMISC 2024 inclusivescience.ca/applying-pri...
"it's a giant wake-up call that we have gaps in our public health infrastructure."
Is it though? I feel like those who have been pushing the science denialism narratives driving these changes are specifically and vocally opposed to the concept of being 'woke up'.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Is it though? I feel like those who have been pushing the science denialism narratives driving these changes are specifically and vocally opposed to the concept of being 'woke up'.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"it's a giant wake-up call that we have gaps in our public health infrastructure."
Is it though? I feel like those who have been pushing the science denialism narratives driving these changes are specifically and vocally opposed to the concept of being 'woke up'.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Is it though? I feel like those who have been pushing the science denialism narratives driving these changes are specifically and vocally opposed to the concept of being 'woke up'.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
New glasses! I can see right again!
*mind the scruff, I'm letting everything grow in for Movember.
*mind the scruff, I'm letting everything grow in for Movember.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New glasses! I can see right again!
*mind the scruff, I'm letting everything grow in for Movember.
*mind the scruff, I'm letting everything grow in for Movember.
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Happy Inuit day!
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Happy Inuit day!
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I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I am older than gender markers on passports! How do you regulate gender? By making it a form of government ID. It has nothing to do with state security, only regulation
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Watson was not some unique genius. He happened to be in the right place at the right time
Science is a communal effort. The structure of DNA would have been discovered eventually
What actually slows scientific progress is institutional barriers that stop women and POC from becoming scientists
Science is a communal effort. The structure of DNA would have been discovered eventually
What actually slows scientific progress is institutional barriers that stop women and POC from becoming scientists
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Watson was not some unique genius. He happened to be in the right place at the right time
Science is a communal effort. The structure of DNA would have been discovered eventually
What actually slows scientific progress is institutional barriers that stop women and POC from becoming scientists
Science is a communal effort. The structure of DNA would have been discovered eventually
What actually slows scientific progress is institutional barriers that stop women and POC from becoming scientists
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Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
BREAKING: James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix whose work reshaped medicine, forensics and genetics, dies at 97.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
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November 8th marks Intersex Day of Remembrance.
Intersex Day of Remembrance is a day to remember those who are no longer with us and highlight issues that the Intersex community face.
We stand in solidarity with our Intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
#IntersexDayOfRemembrance
Intersex Day of Remembrance is a day to remember those who are no longer with us and highlight issues that the Intersex community face.
We stand in solidarity with our Intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
#IntersexDayOfRemembrance
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
November 8th marks Intersex Day of Remembrance.
Intersex Day of Remembrance is a day to remember those who are no longer with us and highlight issues that the Intersex community face.
We stand in solidarity with our Intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
#IntersexDayOfRemembrance
Intersex Day of Remembrance is a day to remember those who are no longer with us and highlight issues that the Intersex community face.
We stand in solidarity with our Intersex siblings, team members and supporters!
#IntersexDayOfRemembrance
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He was a terrible person. Many scientists knew this and still named buildings after him, still invited him to conference dinners. They should be reminded of this now.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
He was a terrible person. Many scientists knew this and still named buildings after him, still invited him to conference dinners. They should be reminded of this now.
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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We're holding a town hall for trans rights and to fight anti-trans extremism on November 22, 2025, 15:15-17:00 (3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.) at The 519.
Scan the QR code or visit our website at trct-cdtt.ca to register.
Scan the QR code or visit our website at trct-cdtt.ca to register.
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We're holding a town hall for trans rights and to fight anti-trans extremism on November 22, 2025, 15:15-17:00 (3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.) at The 519.
Scan the QR code or visit our website at trct-cdtt.ca to register.
Scan the QR code or visit our website at trct-cdtt.ca to register.
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
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Long after the Halloween season has ended, some Great Lakes’ invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of beachgoers ☠️
www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/grea...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/grea...
Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species | Great Lakes Now
Researchers make sense of the extensive variety and effects of invasive species.
www.greatlakesnow.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Long after the Halloween season has ended, some Great Lakes’ invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of beachgoers ☠️
www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/grea...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/grea...
The first ISNBS symposium is this weekend!
There will be three flash talk events open to the public where nonbinary researchers from across scientific disciplines will present their work, in addition to closed sessions for members only. See you there! 🧑🔬
There will be three flash talk events open to the public where nonbinary researchers from across scientific disciplines will present their work, in addition to closed sessions for members only. See you there! 🧑🔬
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The first ISNBS symposium is this weekend!
There will be three flash talk events open to the public where nonbinary researchers from across scientific disciplines will present their work, in addition to closed sessions for members only. See you there! 🧑🔬
There will be three flash talk events open to the public where nonbinary researchers from across scientific disciplines will present their work, in addition to closed sessions for members only. See you there! 🧑🔬
"The chatbot said to my son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'" said Nasser.
"I was at a loss for words. Why is a chatbot asking my children to send naked pictures in our family car? It just didn't make sense."
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
"I was at a loss for words. Why is a chatbot asking my children to send naked pictures in our family car? It just didn't make sense."
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
This mom’s son was asking Tesla’s Grok AI chatbot about soccer. It told him to send nude pics, she says | CBC News
A Toronto woman is sounding the alarm about Grok, Tesla's generative AI chatbot that was recently installed in Tesla vehicles in Canada. Farah Nasser says Grok asked her 12-year-old son to send it nud...
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"The chatbot said to my son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'" said Nasser.
"I was at a loss for words. Why is a chatbot asking my children to send naked pictures in our family car? It just didn't make sense."
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
"I was at a loss for words. Why is a chatbot asking my children to send naked pictures in our family car? It just didn't make sense."
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Milt duds
Milt duds
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Goop & Plenty
Goop & Plenty
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Terds
Terds
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Milt duds
Milt duds
I'm looking forward to hearing about everybody's work this weekend at the International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists!
I'll be presenting a recent paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) in the Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Local Organizing session!
I'll be presenting a recent paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) in the Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Local Organizing session!
Making aquatic sciences more Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice
Achieving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the aquatic sciences has been a chronic challenge, and while recent progress has b…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm looking forward to hearing about everybody's work this weekend at the International Symposium of Nonbinary Scientists!
I'll be presenting a recent paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) in the Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Local Organizing session!
I'll be presenting a recent paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) in the Social Sciences, STEM Education, and Local Organizing session!
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We have to absolutely hammer this home: Science suffers without the values embedded in DEI 🧪
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We have to absolutely hammer this home: Science suffers without the values embedded in DEI 🧪
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🎃 Checking your chest isn’t scary.. so let’s check ours this Halloween, with help from some pumpkins!
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎃 Checking your chest isn’t scary.. so let’s check ours this Halloween, with help from some pumpkins!
It's all confirmed now, I will be making my drive back home from Nova Scotia to Ontario in December and will be staying in the Soo for the foreseeable future (unless I find a job elsewhere). If any Great Lakes folks are interested in collaborating on something, the New Year should be a great time!
It looks like I may be moving back to Sault Ste Marie in December. I missed being on the Great Lakes, so it will be nice to be back!
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It's all confirmed now, I will be making my drive back home from Nova Scotia to Ontario in December and will be staying in the Soo for the foreseeable future (unless I find a job elsewhere). If any Great Lakes folks are interested in collaborating on something, the New Year should be a great time!
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What are Invasive Alien Species (#IAS) and how is this issue being addressed under the Convention on Biological Diversity?
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
What are Invasive Alien Species (#IAS) and how is this issue being addressed under the Convention on Biological Diversity?
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
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"DEI is the currency of America. Diversity, equity and inclusion are three foundational values that let us survive and thrive, despite the perfidy that we’ve seen in this country." --- Stacey Abrams
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Stacey Abrams on Why DEI Is the Key to Defeating Trump
Stacey Abrams, the former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, has released a '10 Steps Campaign' to fight Donald Trump and authoritarianism.
www.rollingstone.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"DEI is the currency of America. Diversity, equity and inclusion are three foundational values that let us survive and thrive, despite the perfidy that we’ve seen in this country." --- Stacey Abrams
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Don't miss out on the latest issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, featuring a special section on Great Lakes coastal processes and articles on microcystin persistence, PCBs, microplastics, and more. JGLR, vol. 51, issue 4: https://bit.ly/4mkf6Oq #JGLR #GreatLakesSci
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Don't miss out on the latest issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, featuring a special section on Great Lakes coastal processes and articles on microcystin persistence, PCBs, microplastics, and more. JGLR, vol. 51, issue 4: https://bit.ly/4mkf6Oq #JGLR #GreatLakesSci
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We are compiling a list of scientific societies with public statements denouncing bioessentialist claims that sex and gender are strict binaries
If your organization has publicly shown support for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, please let us know!
Below is a thread of statements:
If your organization has publicly shown support for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, please let us know!
Below is a thread of statements:
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We are compiling a list of scientific societies with public statements denouncing bioessentialist claims that sex and gender are strict binaries
If your organization has publicly shown support for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, please let us know!
Below is a thread of statements:
If your organization has publicly shown support for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, please let us know!
Below is a thread of statements: