“I know it kills puppies but it’s inevitable and we’ll lose out if we don’t use it!” Does this sound convincing to you?

Look, the thing I noticed, rereading the article, is how many of the people were complaining about being excluded from jobs that they didn't even apply for.

"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896. YES - 1896. That's how long we've known. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

“The slanted-eyes pose is often seen as disrespectful to East Asians.” “Often”? So there are instances where this isn’t disrespectful to East Asians? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Brits saying US-style private health care is better than the NHS is just absolutely bonkers.

“People have every right to own property, but we must balance that with the demands of burglars to steal that property and sell it.” Fuck off. And tell your loser tech mates to fuck off while you’re at it. Cheers. Ta. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This paper coauthored with a former undergraduate research student was on the shortlist for the @thepalass.bsky.social Best Paper in Palaeontology Prize 2025. It started its life as a 3rd year dissertation so I'm really pleased with it, even if it didn't win the prize.

Many of my students tell me they can’t draw. I tell them I’m not looking for Da Vinci but Picasso. Abstraction of complex anatomy into distinguishable features is a core skill in zoology.

I was once told a very important holotype specimen was “lost” only to find out someone else got to study it shortly after.

I've always thought that the whole "natural immunity is the best way to protect people" thing was a bit like saying "getting pregnant is the best form of birth control." Anyway, cool to see it's better for the immune system to see vaccine before virus from an effectiveness standpoint too.

Fascinating spotlight on the delights and rewards of a second career in palaeontology. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is the picture on the "skeleton" page on Wikipedia. It's so wacky, I love it! I use it in my lecture on skeletal anatomy.

I think Microsoft is going to totally destroy itself with AI investments. Without OpenAI they have nothing, and OpenAI is fucked too

The final, formatted version of the Zanno & @jgn-paleo.bsky.social Nanotyrannus paper is out: Zanno, L.E., Napoli, J.G. Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus coexisted at the close of the Cretaceous. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

For no other reason than that penguins are cool and funky, here's a photo of a rockhopper penguin skeleton in the Cole Museum of Zoology at the University of Reading. #zoology #science

I have a funded PhD studentship on offer on the phylogenetics and evolution of living and fossil felids. Deadline is 19 Jan 2026. #paleontology #PhD

"Students aren’t being taught to think more deeply but to prompt more effectively. We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning... Critical pedagogy is out; productivity hacks are in."

What a great headline

“First, reduce “statistical machismo”, or the tendency to adopt and advocate for more complex approaches for their own sake rather than because they are the best tool for the job”… I mean… I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!

Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread

Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary." Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%? When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?

The kids are alright.

If you qualify as Home UK and BAME student, then we have an opportunity for a PhD position at the University of Reading to be considered under the CROCUS-DLA

Just posting again, but I've got two PhD positions on offer through the CROCUS-DLA at the University of Reading. One on the phylogenetics and evolution of dragonflies with Dr Jamie Thompson #PhD #zoology #paleontology

Cool funded PhD position on Investigating the structural optimisation of bone through computational biomechanical modelling www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD #phdStudentship #science #zoology #biomechanics

Don’t get a boring job. Get a fun job. Be a botanist. #botany #WakeBotany

A new #PhD opportunity supervised by @drmambobob.bsky.social and me at the @uniofreading.bsky.social on dragonfly and damselfly evolution! It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

I miss MD player/recorders. Also cassette tapes.

everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust

Check the Star Wars accounts. www.wired.com/story/star-w...

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

You'll forgive my profanity, but we f*cking told you so.

oh my god. now labour is going with "near automatic", which is still not remotely accurate! is anyone going to pull them up on this??! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...

genuinely infuriating www.gov.uk/government/n...

a side note, but "Keir Starmer vowed to curb net migration...migrants to wait as long as 10 years to apply to settle in the UK instead of automatically gaining settled status after five years." there IS NO AUTOMATIC SETTLING! this is *not a thing that exists*, @andrewgregory.com. Labour made that up

#DAWNDINOS paper! We built a 3D musculoskeletal model of ~1 kg Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Gracilisuchus. Forelimbs were a challenge. Nice articulations of ribs, vertebrae & osteoderms made a good torso & neck. Probably quadrupedal, plantigrade & not fully erect limbs. doi.org/10.1111/joa....

Based. 🗳 💚

George Monbiot delivers a perfect analysis of where we're at with capitalism on the new episode of Bold Politics with Zack Polanski. Premiering on YouTube now: youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI

If you're interested in dragonflies, evolution and phylogenetics, then this might be the PhD project for you! #paleontology #PhD

Sir John Major: “Brexiteers predicted other countries would follow their lead and leave the EU. None have. All saw only too clearly that Brexit was packed with disadvantages. As we meet nine further nations now wish to join, which is an apt comment on how the world saw Britain's decision.

I'm co-supervising two PhD projects at the University of Reading through the CROCUS-DLA. First project: The evolutionary rise of dragonflies as efficient hunters through changing climates Please share widely! #zoology #palaeontology #PhD #PhDStudentship

Save Geology at the University of Leicester

Danish Social democrats suffered a massive defeat in Copenhagen last night. They incurred similar defeats across the country and there will be a general election in the next year. In Copenhagen the far-left Enhedslisten (the unity list) won the most mandates followed by the socialist people's party.

Labour: "you have to vote for us or you'll end up with Reform" Danish Social Democrats: "yeah, about that strategy..."

AIguys: “AI is like a puzzle, it really tests you.” The puzzle:

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust. When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.

Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position. Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i... We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.

#SVP2025 something new happened today. People know me through my papers. Either my papers are getting traction or I’ve been in the field long enough. Either way, a good way to start off a conference!

#SVP2025 had my poster session this afternoon. Met a lot of amazing people excited about voting and cutting biomechanics! If you’re at SVP then please come find me! I’ll be here for the whole duration.