Karin Nordström
@puh23.bsky.social
The map is not the territory.
Super fun collaboration with the Sussex team!
In insects, motion processing is affected by background motion in Target Selective Descending neurons but not in presynaptic Small Target Motion Detectors. To explain this change, @puh23.bsky.social et al. examined three candidate TSDN circuit models. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Understanding the mechanism of facilitation in hoverfly TSDNs
Author summary Many human sports, including tennis, football, and basketball, rely on the ability to visually detect and respond to the motion of a small, rapidly moving object. Indeed, some sports st...
journals.plos.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Super fun collaboration with the Sussex team!
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A study on what many of us already know: over 75% of internal service work in academia is done by women. The bit that gets me:”The male associate professors in particular made it clear that they actively engaged in evasiveness and did not want to participate if it was not positive for their careers”
Women end up doing the academic housework
kifinfo.no
April 5, 2024 at 10:22 PM
A study on what many of us already know: over 75% of internal service work in academia is done by women. The bit that gets me:”The male associate professors in particular made it clear that they actively engaged in evasiveness and did not want to participate if it was not positive for their careers”
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Just a little fun for a Sat morning. @arc_gov_au funding vs fossil fuel company tax concessions in 2022-23. Big thanks to the awesome @ARC_Tracker for all that you do. Please do something to fix this @ausgov.
Sources: australiainstitute.org.au/report/fossi...
www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or...
Sources: australiainstitute.org.au/report/fossi...
www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or...
March 9, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Just a little fun for a Sat morning. @arc_gov_au funding vs fossil fuel company tax concessions in 2022-23. Big thanks to the awesome @ARC_Tracker for all that you do. Please do something to fix this @ausgov.
Sources: australiainstitute.org.au/report/fossi...
www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or...
Sources: australiainstitute.org.au/report/fossi...
www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or...
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Read the whole 🧵 to learn how to disable AI scraper Copilot 👇
Heads up if you use a PC with Windows 11: recent updates have put "Copilot" on your computer! This is Microsoft's new AI and it is integral to your OS; you CANNOT delete it!
BUT! You can -disable- it. And since it spies on you, odds are you'll want to it!
They don't make it easy, though.
BUT! You can -disable- it. And since it spies on you, odds are you'll want to it!
They don't make it easy, though.
February 18, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Read the whole 🧵 to learn how to disable AI scraper Copilot 👇
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Friends, I wrote up a quick guide to getting started on Bluesky for folks who are used to old Science Twitter.
Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪
www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...
Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪
www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...
Bluesky is now open. Science Twitter, here’s how to use it!
The once-great science twitter is, depending on who you talk to, either dying or dead. Once a vibrant place for many discussions related to my fields of marine biology, ocean conservation, and publ…
www.southernfriedscience.com
February 6, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Friends, I wrote up a quick guide to getting started on Bluesky for folks who are used to old Science Twitter.
Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪
www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...
Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪
www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...
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This US study by @wytham88.bsky.social & co👇 should apply equally well to ARC grants.
It's precisely why having grant outcomes scheduled well in advance matters so much, esp. for ECRs.
Jason Clare: You helped achieve that, but it should be legislated in new ARC act, too.
It's precisely why having grant outcomes scheduled well in advance matters so much, esp. for ECRs.
Jason Clare: You helped achieve that, but it should be legislated in new ARC act, too.
Thread by @wytham88 on Thread Reader App
@wytham88: How does funding uncertainty affect science? Every Oct, we get headlines bemoaning the impact of the federal budgeting process on science. Does it matter that grant $$ takes a bit longer to...
threadreaderapp.com
February 12, 2024 at 11:40 PM
This US study by @wytham88.bsky.social & co👇 should apply equally well to ARC grants.
It's precisely why having grant outcomes scheduled well in advance matters so much, esp. for ECRs.
Jason Clare: You helped achieve that, but it should be legislated in new ARC act, too.
It's precisely why having grant outcomes scheduled well in advance matters so much, esp. for ECRs.
Jason Clare: You helped achieve that, but it should be legislated in new ARC act, too.
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Dear new bluesky friends, I run a feed that collects invertebrate related posts. All you have to do is include #Invertebrate, #Invert or #虫 in your post to show up in the feed.
Share your invertebrate photos, art, facts and everything else!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Share your invertebrate photos, art, facts and everything else!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 8, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Dear new bluesky friends, I run a feed that collects invertebrate related posts. All you have to do is include #Invertebrate, #Invert or #虫 in your post to show up in the feed.
Share your invertebrate photos, art, facts and everything else!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Share your invertebrate photos, art, facts and everything else!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Are you a student in animal behaviour looking for funding? We have created a list of grants for you! Our microgrants go some way to supporting you personally and we hope that this list helps you to find the rest of what you need: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Grants & Awards for Animal Behaviour Students
Sheet1
Name of the grant:,What type of grant?,Who is eligible?,How much money?,Which organisation?,Link to the grant:
ASAB Undergraduate Recognition Award,Award,Undergraduate students,NA,Association ...
docs.google.com
October 25, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Are you a student in animal behaviour looking for funding? We have created a list of grants for you! Our microgrants go some way to supporting you personally and we hope that this list helps you to find the rest of what you need: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Our paper is now out in Science! Led by Jeremy Chan, we find that atmospheric pollutants negatively impact plant-pollinator interactions. A fantastic collaboration with Joel Thornton and others.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers
Nitrogen radicals degrade key floral scents, threatening ecosystems and agriculture
www.science.org
February 8, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Our paper is now out in Science! Led by Jeremy Chan, we find that atmospheric pollutants negatively impact plant-pollinator interactions. A fantastic collaboration with Joel Thornton and others.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Paper for recolorize, my R package for color segmentation, is out! Featuring a couple of new examples. Special shoutout to
@svbelleghem.bsky.social, who lit a candle when we submitted it and also was just the most helpful coauthor you could hope for. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@svbelleghem.bsky.social, who lit a candle when we submitted it and also was just the most helpful coauthor you could hope for. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 6, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Paper for recolorize, my R package for color segmentation, is out! Featuring a couple of new examples. Special shoutout to
@svbelleghem.bsky.social, who lit a candle when we submitted it and also was just the most helpful coauthor you could hope for. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@svbelleghem.bsky.social, who lit a candle when we submitted it and also was just the most helpful coauthor you could hope for. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Oh wow this is actually super facinating!
'Footage reveals that moths turned their backs to artificial lights, playing havoc with their flight paths... artificial lighting may not draw flying insects out of the darkness but simply trap those that fly past.' 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
'Footage reveals that moths turned their backs to artificial lights, playing havoc with their flight paths... artificial lighting may not draw flying insects out of the darkness but simply trap those that fly past.' 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Why are moths attracted to lights? Science may finally have an answer
Insect flight paths were filmed at night using hi-res and infrared technology with surprising results
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Oh wow this is actually super facinating!
'Footage reveals that moths turned their backs to artificial lights, playing havoc with their flight paths... artificial lighting may not draw flying insects out of the darkness but simply trap those that fly past.' 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
'Footage reveals that moths turned their backs to artificial lights, playing havoc with their flight paths... artificial lighting may not draw flying insects out of the darkness but simply trap those that fly past.' 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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This fall, we will again be running the renowned Sensory Ecology postgrad course here in Lund. Find information and sign up at the link below. Registration is on a first come-first serve basis. 🧪
biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
January 29, 2024 at 1:09 PM
This fall, we will again be running the renowned Sensory Ecology postgrad course here in Lund. Find information and sign up at the link below. Registration is on a first come-first serve basis. 🧪
biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
biology.lu.se/phd-studies/...
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I started podcasting to replace textbooks. It is accessible, free etc. Students like it >5000 downloads in 2023. Season 1 is senior evolution. Season 2 is first year evolution and ecology. If you are interested you are welcome to use it bioaudio.buzzsprout.com/2234324 #AcademicSky 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
BioAudio
Welcome to BioAudio: The Teaching Podcast. After many years teaching biology in universities in the UK and in Canada I've come to the conclusion that we can do better than text books. I always want so...
bioaudio.buzzsprout.com
January 6, 2024 at 2:48 AM
I started podcasting to replace textbooks. It is accessible, free etc. Students like it >5000 downloads in 2023. Season 1 is senior evolution. Season 2 is first year evolution and ecology. If you are interested you are welcome to use it bioaudio.buzzsprout.com/2234324 #AcademicSky 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
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Do all the reviews you want, but the bottom line has been obvious for 10+ years.
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Australia being ‘left behind’ as federal research and development funding sinks to 30-year low
Technology experts sound the alarm as authorities try to encourage private investment
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Do all the reviews you want, but the bottom line has been obvious for 10+ years.
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"We urgently need publicly funded scientists doing essential research for overall public benefit & a nice social media strategy doesn’t make that happen – funding does."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Happy to announce two PhD positions in fish ecophysiology 📣
Fully funded, fun fish temperature physiology, supervision by me, @shaunkillen, @NPilakouta! @Naturvetenskap
Please spread the word 🙏
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Fully funded, fun fish temperature physiology, supervision by me, @shaunkillen, @NPilakouta! @Naturvetenskap
Please spread the word 🙏
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Doctoral students in biology with focus on ecophysiology of fish
Doctoral positions in biology with focus on ecophysiology of fish
At the Department of Biological and
web103.reachmee.com
December 22, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Happy to announce two PhD positions in fish ecophysiology 📣
Fully funded, fun fish temperature physiology, supervision by me, @shaunkillen, @NPilakouta! @Naturvetenskap
Please spread the word 🙏
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Fully funded, fun fish temperature physiology, supervision by me, @shaunkillen, @NPilakouta! @Naturvetenskap
Please spread the word 🙏
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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We now welcome abstracts for our session at Arctic Congress 2024 on "Cross/Trans-Disciplinary Collaborations and Advancing Community, Equity, and Inclusion in Arctic Research"
Check out more information at usapecs.org/post/icass2024 🧪⚒️
Check out more information at usapecs.org/post/icass2024 🧪⚒️
December 20, 2023 at 6:43 PM
We now welcome abstracts for our session at Arctic Congress 2024 on "Cross/Trans-Disciplinary Collaborations and Advancing Community, Equity, and Inclusion in Arctic Research"
Check out more information at usapecs.org/post/icass2024 🧪⚒️
Check out more information at usapecs.org/post/icass2024 🧪⚒️
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My lab at the University of South Florida is looking for a postdoc to collaborate on a project on the evolution of poison frog color, behavior, and learning! Happy to answer questions, and I will be at #SICB2024 to chat - come join us!! Details on how to apply: shorturl.at/uwxIU
Please share widely!
Please share widely!
December 18, 2023 at 8:21 PM
My lab at the University of South Florida is looking for a postdoc to collaborate on a project on the evolution of poison frog color, behavior, and learning! Happy to answer questions, and I will be at #SICB2024 to chat - come join us!! Details on how to apply: shorturl.at/uwxIU
Please share widely!
Please share widely!
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At Tampere Uni we have an open Prof position (all levels) in Applied Statistics, including Complex Systems ! Join us in the cold yet beautiful North! ❄️ For questions DM me or read details here: tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... Deadline Jan 8th ! ⏰
Tenure track position in Applied Statistics (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor) / T...
tuni.rekrytointi.com
December 18, 2023 at 1:53 PM
At Tampere Uni we have an open Prof position (all levels) in Applied Statistics, including Complex Systems ! Join us in the cold yet beautiful North! ❄️ For questions DM me or read details here: tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index... Deadline Jan 8th ! ⏰
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Data updated through last month. Graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Data updated through last month. Graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
December 17, 2023 at 2:29 AM
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Data updated through last month. Graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Data updated through last month. Graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
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Applications are invited for two Leverhulme Trust-funded post-doctoral positions to join our lab in the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour to study the neural circuits' underlying sexual behaviours.
Apply: tinyurl.com/552u5nfr
Please RT
Apply: tinyurl.com/552u5nfr
Please RT
December 16, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Applications are invited for two Leverhulme Trust-funded post-doctoral positions to join our lab in the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour to study the neural circuits' underlying sexual behaviours.
Apply: tinyurl.com/552u5nfr
Please RT
Apply: tinyurl.com/552u5nfr
Please RT
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Hello everyone, we’re on Bluesky! The skies might be anything but blue here in lovely Edinburgh ☔️ but we are very excited to share the ASAB winter 2023 conference on this app for the very first time! #ASAB23
(We know hashtags don’t work yet, but maybe they’ll be useful for posterity)
(We know hashtags don’t work yet, but maybe they’ll be useful for posterity)
December 12, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Hello everyone, we’re on Bluesky! The skies might be anything but blue here in lovely Edinburgh ☔️ but we are very excited to share the ASAB winter 2023 conference on this app for the very first time! #ASAB23
(We know hashtags don’t work yet, but maybe they’ll be useful for posterity)
(We know hashtags don’t work yet, but maybe they’ll be useful for posterity)
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This is really quite something... Antarctic sea ice extent is back to a record low for the current date. This is actually below 2016, which was previously a massive outlier in November and December.
More sea ice graphs at: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...
More sea ice graphs at: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...
December 8, 2023 at 4:30 PM
This is really quite something... Antarctic sea ice extent is back to a record low for the current date. This is actually below 2016, which was previously a massive outlier in November and December.
More sea ice graphs at: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...
More sea ice graphs at: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...
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I completely resonate with this piece, and I am so glad to see this critical issue getting attention.
Most people I talk to outside of science are shocked to hear there is little to no institutional support for this science communication work... most of it being done in our "free time"
Most people I talk to outside of science are shocked to hear there is little to no institutional support for this science communication work... most of it being done in our "free time"
Really glad to see you've got a piece on this @weatherwest.bsky.social - when scicomm is a charity people do in free time, we lose folks who haven't lucked into one-off, non-replicable arrangements that support it (and it's unstable even if you do land something).
HT @drkatemarvel.bsky.social
HT @drkatemarvel.bsky.social
Climate researchers need support to become scientist-communicators
Scientific institutions must create roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of climate change. Scientific institutio...
www.nature.com
December 5, 2023 at 4:44 PM
I completely resonate with this piece, and I am so glad to see this critical issue getting attention.
Most people I talk to outside of science are shocked to hear there is little to no institutional support for this science communication work... most of it being done in our "free time"
Most people I talk to outside of science are shocked to hear there is little to no institutional support for this science communication work... most of it being done in our "free time"
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Do you take pics of bumble bees? (if not maybe you should)
Don't forget to submit those pics to bumble bee watch www.bumblebeewatch.org ! It is like iNaturalist for just bumble bees, but expert bumble bee identifiers (like me) volunteer to ID pics! #bees
Don't forget to submit those pics to bumble bee watch www.bumblebeewatch.org ! It is like iNaturalist for just bumble bees, but expert bumble bee identifiers (like me) volunteer to ID pics! #bees
Bumble Bee Watch
www.bumblebeewatch.org
December 5, 2023 at 8:53 PM
Do you take pics of bumble bees? (if not maybe you should)
Don't forget to submit those pics to bumble bee watch www.bumblebeewatch.org ! It is like iNaturalist for just bumble bees, but expert bumble bee identifiers (like me) volunteer to ID pics! #bees
Don't forget to submit those pics to bumble bee watch www.bumblebeewatch.org ! It is like iNaturalist for just bumble bees, but expert bumble bee identifiers (like me) volunteer to ID pics! #bees
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The Biology Dept at Queen's U, Canada is hiring 2 faculty, either Assistant or Associate:
i) Indigenous Science - joint with Envt'l Studies
ii) Director of the Queen's University Biological Station
Find details here: biology.queensu.ca/jobs/
#evolution #ecology #conservation #IndigenousSTEM
i) Indigenous Science - joint with Envt'l Studies
ii) Director of the Queen's University Biological Station
Find details here: biology.queensu.ca/jobs/
#evolution #ecology #conservation #IndigenousSTEM
December 4, 2023 at 5:10 PM
The Biology Dept at Queen's U, Canada is hiring 2 faculty, either Assistant or Associate:
i) Indigenous Science - joint with Envt'l Studies
ii) Director of the Queen's University Biological Station
Find details here: biology.queensu.ca/jobs/
#evolution #ecology #conservation #IndigenousSTEM
i) Indigenous Science - joint with Envt'l Studies
ii) Director of the Queen's University Biological Station
Find details here: biology.queensu.ca/jobs/
#evolution #ecology #conservation #IndigenousSTEM