Simon Gadbois
@simongadbois.bsky.social
Ethologist. Canids, Anatids, Emydids. Wildlife Conservation Canines. Dalhousie University.
https://www.simon.gadbois.org
https://www.simon.gadbois.org
Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche" sur la radio de Radio Canada, à 7:30 am (Montréal), 8:30 am (Moncton/Halifax).
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche" sur la radio de Radio Canada, à 7:30 am (Montréal), 8:30 am (Moncton/Halifax).
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche"
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Demain dimanche (5 octobre), à "Dessine-moi un dimanche"
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
L’héritage de Jane Goodall
Avec: Simon Gadbois, éthologue (spécialiste du comportement animal) à l’université Dalhousie, à Halifax.
ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳.
September 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳.
Yes I am anti-fascism. Go ahead, label me. What a stupid way to lose people.
September 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Yes I am anti-fascism. Go ahead, label me. What a stupid way to lose people.
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1/2 Pigeons pay attention to where other pigeons are looking
They used a motion capture system to study this. The probability of them paying attention to an object increases with the number of pigeons already looking at it. It is linear, with no quorum or limit
(paper) www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
They used a motion capture system to study this. The probability of them paying attention to an object increases with the number of pigeons already looking at it. It is linear, with no quorum or limit
(paper) www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
July 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
1/2 Pigeons pay attention to where other pigeons are looking
They used a motion capture system to study this. The probability of them paying attention to an object increases with the number of pigeons already looking at it. It is linear, with no quorum or limit
(paper) www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
They used a motion capture system to study this. The probability of them paying attention to an object increases with the number of pigeons already looking at it. It is linear, with no quorum or limit
(paper) www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Canada Day pup. The palpable angst is felt by all Canadians.
July 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Canada Day pup. The palpable angst is felt by all Canadians.
Canada?
An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. Where should you hold your next conference?
https://go.nature.com/3ZD4GAK
https://go.nature.com/3ZD4GAK
Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now?
Nature - An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. These locations could steal its crown and make conferences more globally inclusive.
go.nature.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Canada?
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An intense geomagnetic storm reached Earth’s atmosphere early on June 1, and is expected to create a northern lights show for parts of Canada Sunday night––if wildfire smoke and cloud cover aren't blocking the skies. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie...
Show or no show? Canada has some 'wild cards' for northern lights display - The Weather Network
An intense geomagnetic storm at G4 strength reached Earth’s atmosphere early on June 1, and is expected to create a northern lights show for parts of Canada Sunday night, if wildfire smoke and cloud c...
www.theweathernetwork.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An intense geomagnetic storm reached Earth’s atmosphere early on June 1, and is expected to create a northern lights show for parts of Canada Sunday night––if wildfire smoke and cloud cover aren't blocking the skies. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/scie...
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"It’s not a dire wolf. It’s misleading to call it that," Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary biologist at the University at Buffalo, told Chemical and Engineering News. “I can't explain how pissed off it made me, because they're still saying this stuff, and they know it to not be true.”
I wrote about how irritated I am by the latest Colossal misrepresentation.
defector.com/colossal-bio...
defector.com/colossal-bio...
Colossal Biosciences Can't Have It Both Ways | Defector
On April 7, the New Yorker and Time ran nearly identical stories that might be better described as press releases for the de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences. The two stories differed slightly:...
defector.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"It’s not a dire wolf. It’s misleading to call it that," Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary biologist at the University at Buffalo, told Chemical and Engineering News. “I can't explain how pissed off it made me, because they're still saying this stuff, and they know it to not be true.”
Ok. Be patient with me. I trust “BlueSky” Science. I used to record wolf and coyotes vocalizations with “old” equipment, borrowed from Fred Harrington (grand sachem of wolf vocalizations). I am getting into waterfowl vocalizations following a long hiatus. What is the basic yet high res equipment…
May 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ok. Be patient with me. I trust “BlueSky” Science. I used to record wolf and coyotes vocalizations with “old” equipment, borrowed from Fred Harrington (grand sachem of wolf vocalizations). I am getting into waterfowl vocalizations following a long hiatus. What is the basic yet high res equipment…
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Historians of science and technology: Any of you attending ICHST *in person* and desiring to chair my panel on bird sounds, recording technology, mimicry, toots and booms? I'm happy to chair your panel in return!
#histSTM #HPS #STS #histsci #histtech #philsci
(duck-calling diagram for attention)
#histSTM #HPS #STS #histsci #histtech #philsci
(duck-calling diagram for attention)
May 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit
People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit
A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that people with lower cognitive ability are more likely to find meaning in pseudo-profound nonsense. The study identifies key psychological traits linked to susceptibility to feel-good but meaningless statements.
www.psypost.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit
Reposted by Simon Gadbois
This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
May 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
Insane.
Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. https://cbsn.ws/3YkDndI
April 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Insane.
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Trump proposes eliminating funding fo USGS biological sciences. Combined w/ the termination of USFS forest & rangeland research, this will be catastrophic to our public lands, natural resources, wildlife, & other tragic consequences.
#EcoCrisis
#ScienceForAll
#PublicService
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🍁🌲🔥🦋🐍🦅🐺
#EcoCrisis
#ScienceForAll
#PublicService
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Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research
Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress
www.science.org
April 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trump proposes eliminating funding fo USGS biological sciences. Combined w/ the termination of USFS forest & rangeland research, this will be catastrophic to our public lands, natural resources, wildlife, & other tragic consequences.
#EcoCrisis
#ScienceForAll
#PublicService
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🍁🌲🔥🦋🐍🦅🐺
#EcoCrisis
#ScienceForAll
#PublicService
🌎🌾🧪🌿🌱🍁🌲🔥🦋🐍🦅🐺
American friends and colleagues: Save science. Save academia. Save higher education. Don’t give up the fight.
April 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
American friends and colleagues: Save science. Save academia. Save higher education. Don’t give up the fight.
Reposted by Simon Gadbois
Key to the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer
There may be a cure for Pancreatic Cancer rather shortly. It appears there is a new protein called Galectin-1 inside the nuclei of fibroblasts. This protein causes proliferation of aggressive cancer cells.
There may be a cure for Pancreatic Cancer rather shortly. It appears there is a new protein called Galectin-1 inside the nuclei of fibroblasts. This protein causes proliferation of aggressive cancer cells.
Key to the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer identified
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates—only 10% after five years. One of the factors contributing to its aggressiveness is its tumor microenvi...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Key to the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer
There may be a cure for Pancreatic Cancer rather shortly. It appears there is a new protein called Galectin-1 inside the nuclei of fibroblasts. This protein causes proliferation of aggressive cancer cells.
There may be a cure for Pancreatic Cancer rather shortly. It appears there is a new protein called Galectin-1 inside the nuclei of fibroblasts. This protein causes proliferation of aggressive cancer cells.
Reposted by Simon Gadbois
What did we do, where are all the pug noses? This woofalicious retro pug has a cute nose and the pugliest little face. Bring it back! Dogs need noses.
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky #ThrowbackThursday
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky #ThrowbackThursday
April 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What did we do, where are all the pug noses? This woofalicious retro pug has a cute nose and the pugliest little face. Bring it back! Dogs need noses.
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky #ThrowbackThursday
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky #ThrowbackThursday
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Microplastics in our brains - what are the health consequences ? #OneHealth @enviroman.bsky.social @unep.org @carsoncenter.bsky.social @earth-science.bsky.social @onehealthapha.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains - Nature Medicine
Pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry reveals the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in human kidney, liver and brain tissue samples from 2016 and 2024, with higher proportions found ...
www.nature.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Microplastics in our brains - what are the health consequences ? #OneHealth @enviroman.bsky.social @unep.org @carsoncenter.bsky.social @earth-science.bsky.social @onehealthapha.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The 2025 U.S. #StateOfTheBirds report was released today. The report finds that birds continue to decline unabated across most habitats—habitats that are also vital to human well-being.
Read the report & take action! www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
#bringbirdsback
Read the report & take action! www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
#bringbirdsback
March 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The 2025 U.S. #StateOfTheBirds report was released today. The report finds that birds continue to decline unabated across most habitats—habitats that are also vital to human well-being.
Read the report & take action! www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
#bringbirdsback
Read the report & take action! www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
#bringbirdsback
Reposted by Simon Gadbois
Area "free speech absolutist" suspends accounts for opposing an authoritarian government
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Area "free speech absolutist" suspends accounts for opposing an authoritarian government
Reposted by Simon Gadbois
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎