“There’s this tragedy of killing freedom of speech. … The reason this is happening is because [Trump officials] don’t have the superpower of comedy,” said Staci Roberts-Steele of @weareyellowdot.bsky.social I got to interview some very cool comedy writers and experts for today’s story. 🎭

Exam Question: What do we call scientists who study Kingdom Fungi? Answer: They are called the "Ring of Fire" because they focus. I'm kind of in love with this. Mycologists - take note and change your name!

Finn is still learning how to use his Catio. You're supposed to enjoy being "outside" not looking back inside....

Just in case you needed something to watch, we've found Yellowbeard! Considering we are huge Monty Python and Cheech & Chong fans, I'm shocked we hadn't found it sooner! www.imdb.com/title/tt0086...

“Eight #kelp crabs munching in a forest,” from *1 - 2 - 3 Salish Sea: a Pacific Northwest Counting Book* by Nikki McClure. Featured on the Bellingham waterfront StoryWalk. #PhycologyFriday #SciArt #MarineLife #Invertebrate 🌊🦑🐡🦀 www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...

Here is how the Department of Education is proposing to define professional degrees under negotiated rulemaking. (EdD programs, among others, won't be happy.) This is important because professional programs have a $200k loan limit, compared to $100k for other graduate programs.

🌟 Now available! "Aquatic Invasive Plants: A Field Guide for Michigan's Lakes, Streams, and Ponds" is now available for purchase! spartanspiritshop.msu.edu/products/aqu...

Are you even in the lab if there's not something random making an incessant beeping noise?

I think I picked up a new research student! Her project is generally going to explore the water quality at local state park beaches - stay tuned for details!

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If you’ve been following the RFK Jr autism news, then you’ve probably heard that there’s a systematic review “proving” Tylenol causes autism. Here’s my review of that paper👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

As we mark 1 year since Hurricane Helene devastated communities and river systems across the South, progress has been made, but recovering our rivers effectively must remain a top priority. Read more: abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...

A new feed for those working at the intersection of nature and society (ecologists, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists, urban planners, etc.). DM me to be added to the list, then use the 🏡 emoji to post to the feed! 🌎🧪 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Cuomo could never.

Robberies in Alaska correlates with Professor salaries in the US (r=0.922)

My university is putting a new degree program through and the state is requesting an external review of the plan. Are there any Psychology PhDs on here would would be interested? I have no idea what it entails, but that's the headline requirement.

Biology takes center stage in Nikon's Small World competition, where we glimpse organisms and processes we may not be able to see with the naked eye. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/2025...

Im begging the NYT to spend time talking to people who actually teach and work at universities. Especially ones that don't have billion dollar endowments. My issues are AI use, crumbling infrastructure, vanishing staff, unfunded state mandates, a customer service model of education...

Under everyone's advice: nuclear option engaged. My schedule went from "open" to "busy af"

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob PhD position Plant Cell and Molecular Biology: Polarity regulation by protein kinases School of Life Sciences @TU Muenchen in Freising-Weihenstephan www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/stellenangeb...

It me. 🧪🦑🌎🐟 #SciComm

Cute little misty spiderweb this morning

Ad hoc meetings are winning the perpetual battle between research time and meeting time this week. Do I take the nuclear option and actually add my "Research Time" to my public Google Calendar so that I don't look so available? Hard mode, I'm the new chair of a major committee...

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Crap - I did not expect to be at this point in the semester so soon! I forgot to order the organisms for next week!

Much snowflake

Write your program officer and grants management official TODAY and thank them! It takes 30 seconds and its really appreciated. The only reason they're remotely this close is because those folks are working 60 hour weeks under immense pressure

It really fucking sucks being in Higher Ed these days, constantly having your knees taken out....(sorry for the cryptic skeet)

Job alert! jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...

@natickbobcat.bsky.social www.12news.com/article/life...

Very important paper and resource. Bryophyte genomes expanded by one order of magnitude. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Now with comments... Lots of comments (A long thread) 1/n

Only 11 more Mondays to go #SabbaticalCountdown

Last night's wedding was blessed by a giant hawk moth. Much love to my cousin and her new husband!

My cousin walked down the aisle to a piano rendition of "First Date" by Blink 182 and I think that's just perfect.

I dont know who curates this list every year but it is a godsend

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Day 140 of photoshopping #JohnOliver from @lastweektonight.com with fossils in the hopes that he helps save the Paleontological Research Institution/Museum of the Earth One thing you can do to help higher ed/science is save PRI, the home of these graptolites Monograptus clintonensis (PRI76765) ⚒️🧪

EcoFoldDB: Protein Structure‐Guided Functional Profiling of Ecologically Relevant Microbial Traits at the Metagenome Scale enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs

Effect of cellular nutrient economy on the evolution of genome size in phytoplankton www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs

I rarely sweat in my gloves but it is HOT today...!

Downside of pushing through a bad run - I am too tired for lab work....Body is just done-zo

Our new paper shows how a small Iberian stream, dry for 50 years, bounced back to good ecological status in <2 years after environmental flows were restored. 🌊🪱 👉 doi.org/10.1111/rec.70198 #RiverRestoration #EnvironmentalFlows #FreshwaterEcology

Not my best run today but still did it. A misty morning on the canal.

NPR to trim $5 million as some public radio stations struggle to pay bills My story for NPR NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills www.npr.org/2025/09/17/n...

Stop dicking around and delete your TikTok.

Not a bad taxa list for an hour of students re-learning microscopes!

🏆 #ASLO members: Nominate outstanding early-career scientists for the yearly ASLO Awards. The Lindeman Award honors exceptional papers, while the Yentsch-Schindler Award celebrates impactful contributions to #aquaticscience by #ECR. Submit by 1 Oct 2025: www.aslo.org/nominations-...