Rod Page
@rdmpage.bsky.social
Expat Kiwi, Professor of Taxonomy at Glasgow University, inclined to say that something sucks at every available opportunity. Biodiversity informatics, phylogeny, knowledge graphs. I also run the @evoldir.bsky.social bot.
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A shorter snout is one of several physical traits linked to domestication. Using almost 20,000 raccoon photos from iNaturalist, researchers found that urban raccoons' snouts were 3.5% shorter than rural ones.
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A shorter snout is one of several physical traits linked to domestication. Using almost 20,000 raccoon photos from iNaturalist, researchers found that urban raccoons' snouts were 3.5% shorter than rural ones.
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From @cnn.com: Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved | CNN Business
The Internet Archive has been saving web history for nearly 30 years. CNN’s Hadas Gold goes inside its headquarters to see how the archive is innovating for the AI age and protecting itself from both ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
From @cnn.com: Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
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A huge Japanese Spider Crab from 100 yeas ago. @morethanadodo.bsky.social
Magnificient specimen in the Museum of Natural History Oxford.
Magnificient specimen in the Museum of Natural History Oxford.
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A huge Japanese Spider Crab from 100 yeas ago. @morethanadodo.bsky.social
Magnificient specimen in the Museum of Natural History Oxford.
Magnificient specimen in the Museum of Natural History Oxford.
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Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Hydnoraceae!
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Hydnoraceae!
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While I was in vacation, I was also able to present a side project of mine during the Young Systematists' Forum.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Open data for understanding potential issues in species identification in non-model species: a case study with the genus Chordodes (Phylum Nematomorpha, Class Gordioida)
PDF | With more available genomic open data, we can try to recognize morphological similar species. Horsehair worms (phylum Nematomorpha) could be used... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
While I was in vacation, I was also able to present a side project of mine during the Young Systematists' Forum.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
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Just been told I am - with Jo Baines - joint UK Wikimedian of the Year.
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Just been told I am - with Jo Baines - joint UK Wikimedian of the Year.
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
During audit week I found a record of a curious pigeon. It was from a collector (Mathews) and location (Queensland) that was entirely plausible, and the record was created before 2004. Sounds easy, right?
I couldn't find it.
I couldn't find it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
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Cool new work by Storch, Ridder, and Okie - Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory #macroecology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌐
Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory
Historical nonequilibrium processes are often considered the main drivers of global biodiversity patterns. We argue that while biodiversity is often o…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Cool new work by Storch, Ridder, and Okie - Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory #macroecology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌐
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I've interviewed *many* researchers in the past years, and few if any use ORCID to it's full potential (or want to), or speak about it with excitement because it's hard to use and doesn't really meet their needs. They have them because they're required to have them to publish. Their words, not mine.
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I've interviewed *many* researchers in the past years, and few if any use ORCID to it's full potential (or want to), or speak about it with excitement because it's hard to use and doesn't really meet their needs. They have them because they're required to have them to publish. Their words, not mine.
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📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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"Truth be told, I’m playing the long game here. All I’ve ever wanted from life is a genuinely great SVG vector illustration of a pelican riding a bicycle. My dastardly multi-year plan is to trick multiple AI labs into investing vast resources to cheat at my benchmark until I get one."
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Truth be told, I’m playing the long game here. All I’ve ever wanted from life is a genuinely great SVG vector illustration of a pelican riding a bicycle. My dastardly multi-year plan is to trick multiple AI labs into investing vast resources to cheat at my benchmark until I get one."
After an hour or so of #vibecoding with an overconfident @openaidevs.bsky.social ChatGPT, and testing with a very snarky @anthropic.com Claude, I managed to get my first MCP server running (in PHP no less). It talks to a SPARQL endpoint so I can ask natural language questions of my knowledge graph.
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
After an hour or so of #vibecoding with an overconfident @openaidevs.bsky.social ChatGPT, and testing with a very snarky @anthropic.com Claude, I managed to get my first MCP server running (in PHP no less). It talks to a SPARQL endpoint so I can ask natural language questions of my knowledge graph.
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For today's #30DayMapChallenge "10 minute map" prompt, I decided to find all of the places with a Newcastle postcode that are within a 10 minute walk of a Greggs 🥟
#RStats #DataViz #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz #ggplot2
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
For today's #30DayMapChallenge "10 minute map" prompt, I decided to find all of the places with a Newcastle postcode that are within a 10 minute walk of a Greggs 🥟
#RStats #DataViz #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz #ggplot2
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Natural history museum fans (and skeptics) - this is in 24 hours time: there's still time to book! 🎟️
ON THURSDAY I'll be at @linneansociety.bsky.social to chat about whether natural history #museums really represent nature, how they talk about their own [sometimes troubling] histories, & how they help save the world: the 3 themes of my book #NaturesMemory. Come!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
Nature’s Memory | Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums
Get an insider guide to the secrets of natural history museums, as we consider how they shape our society and relationship with nature.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Natural history museum fans (and skeptics) - this is in 24 hours time: there's still time to book! 🎟️
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Want to do a PhD linking palaeontology, ecological modelling and polar ecosystems? Look no further than this NERC GW4+ DLTP funded project with @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social at @bas.ac.uk & @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and others (inc me).
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Want to do a PhD linking palaeontology, ecological modelling and polar ecosystems? Look no further than this NERC GW4+ DLTP funded project with @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social at @bas.ac.uk & @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and others (inc me).
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
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Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
Entoblock step
An improved pinning block for entomological collections.
It has five steps at different heights for quick and accurate label setting. The steps are visible from both sides, making it suitable for lef...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Steven Hammer, one of our regular collection users, co-developed a new #insect pinning block, with staff and volunteers from the museum.
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
It’s 3D-printed and open source, so you can try it for yourself:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/...
#ECN2025
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Nominate individuals for the Gould Prize recognizing contributions to public understanding of evolutionary science. Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. More info: https://shorturl.at/jornc
The Stephen Jay Gould Prize
The Stephen Jay Gould Prize
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November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nominate individuals for the Gould Prize recognizing contributions to public understanding of evolutionary science. Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. More info: https://shorturl.at/jornc
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The Society for the Study of Evolution announces applications for the 2026 T.H. Huxley Award, recognizing high-quality evolution education resources. Deadline: Feb 2, 2026. More info: http://bit.ly/2kP2pPM
Thomas Henry Huxley Award
Thomas Henry Huxley Award
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November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Society for the Study of Evolution announces applications for the 2026 T.H. Huxley Award, recognizing high-quality evolution education resources. Deadline: Feb 2, 2026. More info: http://bit.ly/2kP2pPM
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The file came w an agreement and/or understanding that it was for display - & requirements to comply (credit, amount of detail, GISAID logo size).
Yes, the data is still available via GISAID website - but this is prohibited by DAA from display.
So GISAID decides what tools the public get.
Yes, the data is still available via GISAID website - but this is prohibited by DAA from display.
So GISAID decides what tools the public get.
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The file came w an agreement and/or understanding that it was for display - & requirements to comply (credit, amount of detail, GISAID logo size).
Yes, the data is still available via GISAID website - but this is prohibited by DAA from display.
So GISAID decides what tools the public get.
Yes, the data is still available via GISAID website - but this is prohibited by DAA from display.
So GISAID decides what tools the public get.
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On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
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🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social
Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/c...
#Wayback1T @timbl.bsky.social