In a "Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists" podcast w/ @iansample.bsky.social of The Guardian, we delve into the ugly world of Epstein and the scholars hurt by the misogyny in science that the files reveal: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Direct from Anthropic! It rots your brain.

Want to know how biology students' math confidence impacts their learning performance? Our ethics‑approved, controlled study explores exactly that peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html We’re at a stage where we need more participants! 📧Contact me for the survey link to share with bachelor students.

Cool #OpenData and #reproducibility webinar coming up. SORTEE + Dryad = 💘 "Data all the way down: How uncovering the data underlying research findings impacts every aspect of scholarly communication" 📅 Thu, 12 Feb, 5–6pm WEST 🆓 Free registration: events.humanitix.com/love-data-we...

Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky

New paper out today, 'Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers' We highlight how language and funding barriers can compound inequity and offer practical recommendations to bridge these gaps. Read the Open Access paper here! 👉 tinyurl.com/654ztk3w

Thanks to some great comments and suggestions, we've updated TADA! Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... Transferable, Available, Documented, Annotated.

Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/

Dammit! UCLA fired eminent ecologist Dr. Priyanga Amarasekare anyway, after putting her through 3 years of hell for speaking her mind about diversity (and violating faculty code of conduct, of course). Her punishment began soon after she was honored with ESA’s Robert MacArthur award. Terrible news

@jakob-tr.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social et al. 🔥! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Digital apps make math-bio FEEL engaging and fun, but we don't know how the LEARNING OUTCOMES compare to traditional pen-and-paper exercises. Our study compares app, video and traditional exercises to see what works best. Lecturing now? 🙏🏻 Help us recruit participants peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html

As teachers we know that math is inaccessible for students, but we don't know exactly why. Our study aims to understand how student's math confidence impacts their learning performance. Learn more & participate: peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html #mathbio #compbio #evolution #ecology

Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern. Are you lecturing in the Spring? Contact me to receive the survey link!