So LTER folks... Do any of you know what this means for the network going forward? www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Computation Biologist in the Ecology and Evolution department at @stonybrooku.bsky.social, starting March 18th! Thanks to all my colleagues at @cu-esiil.bsky.social for a wonderful two years. Off to new adventures!

Happy to report that I have a new paper out in PLOS Biology, journals.plos.org/plosbiology/.... Some very interesting findings on plant-fungal mutualistic feedbacks from my PhD work I am excited to finally get to share.

Rationale for the war: We angy.

@markhertling.bsky.social: "There is no rational legal basis for this strike.”

Colorado, you've been fantastic. Time for new adventures though. Hope to come back and visit soon.

Study by @sillybadger.org &co shows that #plant phylogenetic structure predicts #arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungal #AMF composition but not #mutualistic benefits; life history influences fungal genetic variation & feedback strength, informing restoration strategies @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/40woHsu

This is Rose. She's paralyzed in both her back legs from being hit by a car as a stray. But when she sees her wheelchair harness come out, she knows it's time to walk and roll. 14/10 (IG: twopawrose)

Kansas ranchers, landowners, and others with an active working knowledge of grasslands, the Kansas Department of Ag wants your input on the importance of the Kansas grasslands. I hope my biodiversity and restoration folks chime in! Find the link here: www.agriculture.ks.gov/about-us/kan...

Wait valve is releasing a new headset, controller, and steam machine? They CAN count to three!

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

I thought history was suppose to rhyme, not literally repeat in 100 year cycles. Though to be fair anyone think were actually gonna make it to a Tuesday in 2029? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Tp....

This is how the movie begins. www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1...

Morning walk

It seems the GRFP solicitation is FINALLY released (like 5 minutes ago)! Due dates have also been pushed back, thankfully! 🧪 🔭 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

It didn't end with Colbert, and it likely won't end with Kimmel. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

This one was really tough and kind of emotional to write.

“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.” That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.

Your move, BritBox.

We are currently accepting applications for our 3rd cohort of Working Groups! Visit our website to learn more: esiil.org/working-groups

We are currently accepting Postdoc applications! Visit our website to learn more and apply by Sept. 15th, 2025 for full consideration: esiil.org/careers jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.

Off to @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social in Baltimore, Maryland! Join me at my talk on Wednesday afternoon to see what we have learned about drivers of plant diversification on islands worldwide!

CIRES is excited to welcome our new Director of Communications, Steve Lommele! 📝 Lommele comes to the institute with decades of experience in strategic communications in science, technology, and policy. 📰 Read more: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-welcomes-steve-lommele-director-communications

The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources: 1. Federal grants 2. Private gifts/endowments 3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students) 4. State $ For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.

We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.

Guys, looking at the foreign titles for the movie AIRPLANE! (1980) is a voyage of discovery.

I love this so much.

the fact that I could immediately find at least half a dozen op-ed columns on the Sydney Sweeney kerfuffle and none about this... www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

After marine heatwaves, removing dead coral skeletons cuts macroalgae in half and boosts coral recruitment 5-fold. A novel, field-tested strategy to promote reef resilience. Bravo, Kai Kopecky! 🧠📸🪸 Open access @ESA_org doi.org/10.1002/eap....

No, *your* parents have memorialized their dead cat on a screen-printed pillow to keep the live one company.

When your dedicated DM has a 3D printer and zero chill, high-end minis magically appear. Meet: 💎Rock (the rock barbarian) 🐝 A drow beekeeper/ crossbow sniper 🍄 Myc the spore druid 🕵️‍♂️ Mildew (two gnome rogues in a trench coat) 🐺 A nasty Wild Shape wolf #DnD #minis #3dprinting

Can you tell me how impeachment hearings happen on Sesame Street?

Stop throwing things at each other, kids! I WILL TURN THIS SOLAR SYSTEM AROUND! www.newscientist.com/article/2487...

Myles stands next to an absolutely giant compass plant (Silphium lacinatum). Myles is 6'3 for reference! This plot is part of a grassland restoration experiment in its 8th year and it included a native AM fungal addition. #nativeplants 🌎🧪🦠🍄🌱🌾

Curious about non-perennial stream biogeochemistry, BACI experiments, or what I’m working on next? After lots of coffee and an intense battle with Weebly, I made a website!: ecosarahflynn.weebly.com #FreshwaterScience #PhDLife #AcademicSky

Just heard "No Handlebars" for the first time in a while. At time goes on that song keeps hitting different. youtu.be/HLUX0y4EptA?...

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

"The bleach community" is a term that should come with its own capsule of brain bleach.

BREAKING: The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Monday retired all 17 members of an advisory committee on immunization to the CDC, arguing that the move would restore the public’s trust in vaccines. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

“As the Trump administration continues to drastically defund and dismantle basic science in America, the United States is presenting other countries with opportunities to take the lead …” writes H. Holden Thorp in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/43R82B5

Hell no. Not on my watch.

ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX. He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

Between the Elon Trump fallout and 30 percent of dead Russian bombers this is shaping up to be a pretty nice little week

Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...