In a sea of opinions about the role of LLMs in academics I offer my own. Apart from being harmful, exploitive plagiarism machines, LLMs rob us of the opportunity to experience the gift of friction in writing, which changes how we think. We must not give away that gift. doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Today, an Atlantic reporter punctured Pete Hegseth and Sam Altman's lies. The Pentagon wants AI for mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic refused. ChatGPT complied. BOYCOTT NOW.

What conservatives did to Bud Light in 2023, that's what progressives should do to ChatGPT in 2026. OpenAI is so vulnerable right now. With enough pressure, I think it's actually possible to take the whole company down. quitgpt.org

”once misinformation from AI-generated summaries remains uncorrected and seeps into published theses, research papers, and other outputs, it could contribute to a loop of misinformation.”

Tired of AI hype posts? You might like my sober assessment of whether AI-generated summaries are suitable for studying and research. Spoiler alert, they are not. The text is primarily aimed at students and researchers, but has much broader relevance. So share freely!: www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

This Microscope Monday 🔬 we present an adorable Daphnia. Did you know that pioneering Dutch microscopist Jan Swammerdam (1637–1680) is credited as the first scientist to identify & describe #waterfleas? Referring to them as Pulex aquaticus arborescens: "the water flea with the branching arms". Fab!

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Anyone here who's joining #OSM2026 in Glasgow and has interest in reviewing some student posters? I've some posters in my session who will need feedback (but many others will too!). Might be a great way to create a schedule for your conference! Lemme know 👩‍💻

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

LLMs can spit out a terrifying volume of junk/pseudo-science to feed predatory journals and fuel a full ecosystem of science-mimicking slop. And some players will use this consciously to undermine trust in science! We can't ignore that!

Die lebenswichtigen Funktionen der Hohen See für das weltweite Klimageschehen - und wie beim @icbm-uol.bsky.social in #Wilhelmshaven Phytoplankton untersucht wird. www.arte.tv/de/videos/13...

The German Research Foundation, possibly the most important funding body for academic research in Germany, is now not only allowing the use of AI to write applications, they‘ll also allow it to evaluate said applications. Only prerequisite is that one makes this transparent. It‘s a farce.

I just heard that Stackoverflow has seen a decrease in activity since AI started. That makes me so sad because I still use it and I think is a great way to teach/show others how to code (among other things).

Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...

All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.

More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

Should ecologists be worried about the carbon footprint of their own use of “AI” and LLMs? esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The situation of postdocs in Germany has made it to Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea

Our new study is out, in which we used a gradient design to show how light and nutrients interactively shape the thermal traits of phytoplankton.🌊🌞🌡️🥗 Long story short: Interactions do matter - and #thermaltraits differ in their #resource-dependency. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?

STOTEN is now dead. It has been completely removed from Web of Science mjl.clarivate.com/search-results

The number of low-quality or fraudulent publications is rising to hundreds of thousands per year. It is time to reevaluate current publishing models and outline a global plan. Read the 'Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration': royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS 🧪

Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.

Our Department of Aquatic Ecology (Eco) is offering a Postdoctoral position in Aquatic Ecology (m/f/d) 80-100% 👉 More about the position: apply.refline.ch/673277/1300/...

🌈 The life of plankton in a rainbow – The spectral quality of light has a significant impact on phytoplankton community dynamics and seston biochemistry with propagating effects to herbivores🔆 buff.ly/tCBYpG7 @sebastianneun.bsky.social @marenstriebel.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social

🌈🌊Ein Leben im Regenbogen: Phytoplankton ist die Nahrungsgrundlage für zahlreiche Lebewesen. Die Lichtfarbe ist für die Mikroalgen & das Ökosystem See entscheidender als angenommen, wie eine neue Studie der Uni Oldenburg & Greifswald zeigt: https://ugreif.de/bjhn9 @sebastianneun.bsky.social​

I am thrilled to share our new study which has just come out in @journalofecology.bsky.social! We show how the wavelength spectrum of #light shapes #phytoplankton communities, and associated consequences for trophic transfer. Light spectrum matters! 🌈🌊 #livinginarainbow ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Happy to announce that #PlanktonEcologyLab researcher @marenstriebel.bsky.social received the university-wide recognition as best PhD advisor - already a second time. Congratulations and so well deserved @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de

Please, please, please-submit to good journals (society + reputed publishers), respect peer review, and do your reviews with integrity. So important. Thanks to all of you who do. @steve-carpenter.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social #Ecosystems

The excellence cluster Ocean floor @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de opens two strategic positions at the University of Oldenburg. Please distribute widely Scientific Coordinator: uol.de/job723en Data Steward: uol.de/job724en

30 Jahre #Naturschutz in #Brandenburg stehen auf der Kippe: Ein neues #SPD/#BSW-Gesetz soll Beteiligungsrechte kürzen, Schutzstandards senken & Bauprojekte erleichtern – ausgerechnet in Deutschlands Naturschutz-Vorzeigeregion. Doch der Widerstand wächst. @thomaskrumenacker.bsky.social

The Company of Biologists Workshop: Why Are Cells the Size They Are? Thank you to Workshop organisers Dustin Marshall and Craig White. #Workshop #Biology #CellBiology #Cells #Community #Collaboration #Research #Researchers #Academia #Academics

In a synthesis of over 3000 population trends in the Wadden Sea, we show a substantial reorganization of biodiversity with over 38% of populations undergoing significant change (i.e., increases or decreases), identify winners and losers and critical time points of change! dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

AI doesn’t help you work less or get paid more, but does destroy the environment and climate.

What is AI’s impact on paper mill production? Using the example of a single paper mill with 200+ papers, we can see a significant increase in 2024. There is clear evidence of ChatGPT use: a large number of short sections, bullet points, and AI-typical literature review. #papermills

In case you want to know, here is a list of European alternatives to popular digital services. (This is not an official EU site.) european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

Happy to share my final PhD chapter on the simultaneous effects of global change and heatwaves on North Sea protists! It was a pleasure to be a part of this amazing mesocosm project 🙌 aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile uol.de/en/job/postd...

The German Science and Humanities Council and the German Rectors' Conference criticise attacks on academic freedom and declares its solidarity with US institutions and scientists. An attack on science anywhere is an attack on science everywhere. #AcademicFreedom #HandsOff

Next paper of my Phd project published in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🎉Read more to find out what makes #Arctic #diatoms arctic and why temperate diatoms could encounter significant barriers in their warming-driven poleward range-shifts. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail. I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

My first post is finally here: I am very excited to share our newest paper in Ecology where we present the temperature-dependent effect of multiple resources on #phytoplankton growth, using gradients of temperatures, light and nutrients. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

This past week, I met so many scientists who use ChatGPT regularly, and I'm completely shocked and dismayed. RIP to originality.

I‘m happy to share our new review on the link between mixotrophic protists and stoichiometry led by Luca Schenone! Thanks to #WoodStoich for bringing together this motivated group of ECRs with Zoe Aarons, Minerva García-Martínez and @redoglioandrea.bsky.social! 📄 www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

Read our new paper in EcologicalMonographs esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... We introduce a framework on how to partition species contributions to ecological stability in disturbed communities based on species absolute change in biomass and relative change in proportion.

Congratulations to @sebastianneun.bsky.social for winning the Wilhelmshaven Science Award in the student category! www.wirtschaft-wilhelmshaven.de/wissenschaft...