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Jeremy Berg
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My quote of the day This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice. Madam C. J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove)
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Green memory, by Langston Hughes
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There will come soft rains, by Sara Teasdale (War time)
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Gina Baucom
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šæ Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics! My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026. We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems.
#Postdoc
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Pls RT!
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A light exists in spring, by Emily Dickinson
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Are you in the majority? I like Daylight Savings Time, but the sun wouldnāt come up until after 8:00am in Connecticut in December. I may not like it that much. - 64% of Americans want to stop changing the clocks
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64% of Americans want to stop changing the clocks
Plus, is America entering "woke 2.0?" Your weekly political data roundup for March 8, 2026.
https://open.substack.com/pub/gelliottmorris/p/64-of-americans-want-to-stop-changing?r=1yz1r2&utm_medium=ios
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Global Warming has Accelerated
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Global Warming has Accelerated
My paper with Stefan Rahmstorf showing that global warming has accelerated was published in Geophysical Research Letters today. The main result is that global warming is NOT proceeding at the same ā¦
http://tamino.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/global-warming-has-accelerated/
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#SilentSunday
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. š¦
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The US army corps of engineers is considering, right now, what would be the largest destruction of coral reefs in US history. To make a port slightly bigger. People know this, right?
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An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Floridaās last thriving coral reefs
The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/01/florida-coral-reef-port-everglades-army-corps/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZnRzaAQYF2hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeiz3yVoqtO2ZdOLg4CsQAWyGQUpWozJYk4nEHDYNFen16BdJQMhMxZa2zOoU_aem_ORQFoaYRC0KSfeijYcJ31A
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Vinay Prasad resigned.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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The 2nd edition of Kieran Healyās book will come out next fall, and heās made a freely available version of the draft availble.
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Data Visualization, Second Edition
Iāve written a second edition of Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction, which ideally should come out with Princeton University Press later this year. As with the first edition, a full draftā¦
https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/03/06/data-visualization-second-edition/
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Journal Submissions Riddled With AI-Created Fake Citations
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Journal Submissions Riddled With AI-Created Fake Citations
References used to be one of the last things journal editors checked before publishing a paper. Artificial intelligence is changing that.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/books-publishing/2026/03/06/journal-submissions-riddled-ai-created-fake
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Jeremy Berg
7 days ago
My quote of the day The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
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Wow! I did not know this. I wonder if thereās a way to turn it off. If there is, Iāll put it in my .Rprofile.
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Joe Ross
8 days ago
I am absolutely holding Fisher Scientific to what is printed on this order.
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Chris Miller
8 days ago
If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kÄkÄpÅ chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!
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Matthew Hahn
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This is an amazing piece of scientific satire by
@russcd.bsky.social
. The first sentence alone is a banger: "The defining goal of the academic endeavor is to establish a single perfect value that completely summarizes entire careersā achievements."
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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The core-pivotal index: a geometry-first approach to academic impact
The defining goal of the academic endeavor is to establish a single perfect value that completely summarizes entire careersā achievements. Such an index wo
https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/43/3/msag026/8503532
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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction
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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction
A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journalā¦
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/
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Scientific American
9 days ago
A massive bloom of rimu berries in New Zealand fueled a mating surge among the critically endangered KÄkÄpÅ.
spklr.io/6044E87xp
šø: New Zealand Department of Conservation
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A hopeful thought from Margaret Renkl in a perilous time - āTo see a whooping crane in the wild is to be reminded that we nearly killed something miraculous ā and then, almost unbelievably, we didnāt.ā
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Jeremy Berg
9 days ago
So... A friend was supposed to give a PURELY SCIENTIFIC talk at NIH within the next couple of weeks and it was cancelled because of a "new process" where all speakers/talks have to be CLEARED BY A POLITICAL APPOINTEE.
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The Intuition for Why You Always Need Robust Standard Errors - Data Colada
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[133] Heterofriendly: The Intuition for Why You Always Need Robust Standard Errors - Data Colada
When I taught my first PhD-level methods course, I invited students to submit questions about any topic in statistics or methodology. Six out of 10 students asked about the same topic: robust &ā¦
http://datacolada.org/133
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What Do Social Media Companies Fear? Time Management. - āThe more you organize your analog life, the less appealing youāll find the digital alternative.ā
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What Do Social Media Companies Fear? Time Management. - Cal Newport
I recently came across an interesting academic article in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. It was titled, āāThe relationships between social media use, time management, ... Read more
http://calnewport.com/what-do-social-media-companies-fear-time-management/
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Florida Board Approves Ban on H-1B Visas - First Texas, now Florida.
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Florida Board Approves Ban on H-1B Visas
The Florida Board of Governors on Monday approved an eight-month pause on H-1B visas, becoming the second state after Texas to ban public colleges and universities from hiring new faculty,ā¦
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/03/03/florida-board-approves-ban-h-1b-visas
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Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal ⢠The Revelator
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Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal ⢠The Revelator
Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
https://therevelator.org/klamath-restoration-update/
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In the Next Great Transformation AI will not eliminate genuine expertise; rather it will make it more valuable ā Crooked Timber
crookedtimber.org/2026/03/02/i...
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In the Next Great Transformation AI will not eliminate genuine expertise; rather it will make it more valuable ā Crooked Timber
by Eric Schliesser on March 2, 2026
http://crookedtimber.org/2026/03/02/in-the-next-great-transformation-ai-will-not-eliminate-genuine-expertise-rather-it-will-make-it-more-valuable/
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We had a very handsome Northern Cardinal at our feeder this morning.
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UNC Chancellor Scraps Secret Recording Policy - Hereās what the chancellor said: The whole idea was to create clarity and reassurance. That policy clearly has not achieved that aim.ā
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UNC Chancellor Scraps Secret Recording Policy
Two weeks after introducing a policy that allowed administrators to secretly record faculty members during class, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor Lee Roberts told faculty heā¦
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/03/02/unc-chancellor-scraps-secret-recording-policy
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#SilentSunday
Sunrise in Coventry, CT
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Larry Summers Resigns From Harvard Amid Scrutiny of Epstein Ties, Capping a Tumultuous Downfall
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Larry Summers Resigns From Harvard Amid Scrutiny of Epstein Ties, Capping a Tumultuous Downfall
The economist and former Harvard president has faced criticism after documents showed he maintained a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after the financierās felony conviction.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-striking-fall-from-grace-larry-summers-resigns-from-harvard-amid-scrutiny-of-epstein-ties
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They may not have been involved in Epsteinās crimes, but a lot of prominent academics liked associating with Epstein and the other prominent academics he attracted. - Unmasking Academeās Gilded Boysā Club
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Unmasking Academeās Gilded Boysā Club
The Epstein files reveal an elite, chummy, and venal scholarly network.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/unmasking-academes-gilded-boys-club
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The Washington Post
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Breaking news: Anthropic said that it will not concede to the Pentagonās terms for full access to its AI tool Claude, saying it cannot loosen its restrictions against use in fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.
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Anthropic rejects Pentagon terms for lethal use of its chatbot Claude
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said the company could not permit its technology to be applied to domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/26/anthropic-pentagon-rejects-demand-claude/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Harvard Places Math Professor Martin Nowak on Paid Administrative Leave Over Epstein Ties
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Harvard Places Math Professor Martin Nowak on Paid Administrative Leave Over Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard placed mathematics professor Martin Nowak on paid administrative leave amid a renewed investigation into his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, according to a letter obtainedā¦
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/2/25/nowak-leave-epstein/
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NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations - Increasing the number of staff is necessary, but Iām skeptical that reducing the number of solicitations will benefit scientific research.
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NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations
Following last yearās cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is ātoo low.ā
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/02/26/nsf-plans-boost-staffing-halve-grant
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Jeremy Berg
15 days ago
I have a male friend who spent some time in Axel's lab. About the 3rd conversation he had with Axel, Axel broke the ice with "So, have you fucked [a female postdoc in the lab] yet?" My friend was horrified...
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St. John's University says it no longer recognizes faculty unions after 56 years
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St. John's University says it no longer recognizes faculty unions after 56 years
St. John's University in Queens, New York, notified employees on Feb. 19 that it will no longer recognize the two unions that have represented faculty members at the Catholic university since 1970.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/st-johns-university-says-it-no-longer-recognizes-faculty-unions-after-56-years
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Most Conservative Students Donāt Feel Persecuted on Campus
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Most Conservative Students Donāt Feel Persecuted on Campus
A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2026/02/24/most-conservative-students-dont-feel-persecuted-campus
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Controversy Can Be Created - āThe clear intent of the Texas law isā¦to encode in law that certain groups are right, by virtue of being who they are, and others are wrong. In other words, some people are special and the rules donāt apply to them.ā
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Controversy Can Be Created
The clear intent of the Texas law is to encode in law that certain groups are right, by virtue of being who they are, and others are wrong.
http://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/02/23/controversy-can-be-created
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Final curve, by Langston Hughes
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#SilentSunday
Union Pond, Manchester, CT
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Joshua Weitz
23 days ago
Three postdoctoral fellowships in quantitative biology are available as part of a new Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland. Best consideration date: 3/14 Job Ad:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
Department:
biology.umd.edu/people
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three quantitative biology postdoctoral fellow po...
https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/University-of-Maryland-College-Park/Post-Doctoral-Associate_JR103315
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Jeremy Yoder says no war
23 days ago
My department at CSU Northridge is hiring a vertebrate functional morphologist! We've got a great EEB group, and we're looking for someone to carry forward a tradition of enriching organismal courses and community-engaged research. App review starts March 15
csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us...
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Assistant Professor Vertebrate Functional Morphologist #26-24
The Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Vertebrate Functional Morphology.
https://csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us/job/554909/assistant-professor-vertebrate-functional-morphologist-2624
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Using AI for a review? I remain dubious, but itās probably a less ridiculous idea than you think.
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Rubrics, Not Vibes: Consistency as a Feature in Peer Review with AI
Responsibly using AI for a structured first pass manuscript / grant proposal review can reduce reviewer variance while keeping human judgment central. Bonus: a prompt I use for my own draft proposals.
https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenturner/p/rubrics-not-vibes-ai-peer-review?r=1yz1r2&utm_medium=ios
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Good news? At least the FDA is now going to review it. They should never have declined. - F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Modernaās Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/h...
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Raul Pacheco-Vega
23 days ago
Also, please forgive me for ALWAYS ranting about this but: You can't really write good stuff out of thin air. You DO need to READ. Yes, I get and champion the Three Morning Pages, the Shitty First Draft, the 15-30 Minutes Writing Sprint, BUT you DO need to read. Read to improve your writing.
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BioOne has reached its Subscribe to Open target. 71 titles from 54 professional societies are open access in 2026.
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Proud to share that BioOne has reached its 2026 Subscribe to Open Sustainability Threshold, making the 2026 volumes of 71 titles from 54 societies and independent presses available Open Access⦠| Lauren Kane
Proud to share that BioOne has reached its 2026 Subscribe to Open Sustainability Threshold, making the 2026 volumes of 71 titles from 54 societies and independent presses available Open Access. ššš...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurenkane_proud-to-share-that-bioone-has-reached-its-activity-7429534205287686144-bCFp?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAADoVl0BCsZ9fO5hRZwsWwS69X95kD1GzE4&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
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Bill Grueskin
24 days ago
Florida's attorney general, who spends his time targeting companies for stuff like āradical LGBTQ+ activism,ā is getting paid $100K a year as a Univ of Fla adjunct to teach a 2 hour/week law class. His salary is 8X higher than what the median adjunct earns. 1/
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āProfessor Uthmeierā: Inside Florida attorney generalās $100k teaching job at UF
The university was eager to hire the newly minted attorney general, but didnāt announce his teaching job until the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times began asking questions.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314735478.html
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Advice on how to include AI in PhD training. Tl;Dr Build domain expertise first so that you can judge the output of AI. Then learn how to apply AI. - Expertise Before Augmentation
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Expertise Before Augmentation
A developmental framework for sequencing AI use in PhD training
https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenturner/p/expertise-before-augmentation?r=1yz1r2&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=split
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There are rare circumstances when āutilizeā is preferable to āuseā, but the default should always be āuseā. (And donāt use āutilizeā at all unless you know the difference)
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#SilentSunday
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