Exciting funding opportunity for those working to develop human slaughter techniques for fish coefficientgiving.org/funds/farm-a...

The principles of experimental design in ecology and evolution has 20k downloads, but unfortunately I still have to reject ~20% of papers without review because they lack replication at the right level. More discussion among mentors and mentees please. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

WAI is hiring! If you know anyone who's great at building communities, coordinating programs, & supporting researchers—but doesn't want to be a PI themselves—send them our way. Remote, mission-driven, & a chance to help build a growing scientific field. www.wildanimalinitiative.org/services-coo...

I like this paper for a lot of reasons, but I'll highlight that the introduction to problems in ecology that motivates the need for more replications was particularly clear/concise.

Don't be put off by the ad saying "UK Students only" - a limited number of scholarships are available for international candidates. So please apply!

🎓Training School: Phylogenetic Study of Affective States Across Species Join us in Thessaloniki, Greece (April 14-15) with experts Liz Paul, Mike Mendl, & László Garamszegi. 💰 16 fully-funded places available! Apply by Feb 23: 🔗 forms.office.com/e/U9jSVsH09S

the NYU WILD Lab is hiring a new postdoc, to work on bird-window collision research and other wild animal welfare topics in the urban context. Feel free to contact me with questions. apply.interfolio.com/180942

the NYU WILD Lab is hiring a new postdoc, to work on bird-window collision research and other wild animal welfare topics in the urban context. Feel free to contact me with questions. apply.interfolio.com/180942

The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖 Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15. Learn more and apply here:

I'm stoked to have just published the final paper from my PhD in the Journal of Applied Philosophy! "Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Can't wait to see this!

🧪📣 New paper! How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment? 🧵 1/11

Cool paper suggesting that naturally higher body T˚ in birds leads to flu viruses originating in birds being pre-adapted to resist mammalian fever as a defence mechanism... Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I was just venting over thanksgiving that I want self-driving cars ASAP for public health reasons, but of course a neurosurgeon said it much better: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

I honestly don't even understand how volunteer peer-review is legal. For profit companies aren't usually allowed to accept volunteer labor.

📢❗Last call! The final day to submit an EOI for a Wild Animal Initiative #grant is this Friday, November 14. #animalwelfare #science #CFP #wildlife #research

I set out to write a story about the practical ills of salmon farming (and I did), but also found an even bigger story kinda hidden in plain sight: How humanity is speedrunning the domestication of hundreds of aquatic species, and what it means for them.

Calling all insect researchers! 🐛 The Barrett Lab at Indiana University Indianapolis is hiring for a 2-year position, laboratory research specialist, in insect neuroscience and welfare. Interested applicants should apply as soon as possible; the position is open until filled: bit.ly/43sv1TQ

Know an amateur entomologist or invertebrate recorder? 🦋 We're offering up to $2,000 to help test and refine biological recording methods using 3Rs approaches. Need 2+ years experience. Deadline: Dec 1. Learn more:

New post on poker, decision-support tools and why people conflate epidemic scenarios with forecasts: kucharski.substack.com/p/why-do-peo...

A l'heure actuelle, le livre est quasiment terminé mais la campagne de financement peine vraiment à se lancer, alors si vous voulez rejoindre l'aventure, n'hésitez pas à partager, participer, voire on peut possiblement discuter de sponsoring avec des structures :) Merci! fr.ulule.com/scelerats-mo...

📢 #CFP: We are now accepting #grant applications for research projects in wild animal welfare science. To learn more about the grants we offer, what we're looking for, and how to apply, visit our grants page: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/grants Submit your EOI by November 14.

Would be very cool to see someone submit a paper about the potential effects on wildlife for this

Related to my previous post; this is a nice review of wildfire effects on wildlife from 2022 doi.org/10.1088/1748... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social As usual, more research is needed to quantify the effects on populations + individual welfare.

This is also a massive source of suffering and premature death for many wild animals

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

This seems like such a great resource. I wonder how social change folks will use it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Happy 13th bday to my dog Kate, who got mistaken for a puppy yesterday.

I truly cannot emphasize enough how this is straight up Lysenkoism. Because of the incredible work of our nation’s scientists, we have our finger tips on the closest thing humanity has ever come to “a cure for cancer”, but brainworm over here doesn’t believe in it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

Fantastic report from the Humane Slaughter Association on how to transition to humane slaughter for wild-caught fish (of which *trillions* are caught and killed annually) www.hsa.org.uk/downloads/hs...

A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius. This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

Massive piece of work by @pietropollo.bsky.social and colleagues! Really encouraging paper showing that many EcoEvo meta-analyses are largely reproducible and replicable! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Pumped to be at this conference this week - have already learned at LEAST five things.

Proud to be part of producing this report on how wild fishes are killed with proposed ways in which we can improve their welfare in fisheries #fishwelfare

🔍 Over a trillion wild finfish are slaughtered each year, typically without stunning. This study critically maps global evidence on the issue, revealing major gaps in #fishwelfare research & urgent need for species-specific practices in wild fisheries. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

If you’re free this evening at 7pm ET, come on by! I’ll be reading from Meet the Neighbors and having a conversation with the fine people at PAN Works, an ethics & policy think tank devoted to the wellbeing of animals. Registration (it’s free): us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Read more in the article by @hannahritchie.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/less-meat-or...

Very excited to share that I'm officially the science coordinator for this project, as of today!

"Wow, how could we have predicted this would happen" say dozens of people who were told that this would happen. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

This whole thread is quite interesting, and feels reminiscent to me of the difference between those who think various values (racism, "goodness," ally-ship, etc.) are best understood in terms of intent vs in terms of outcome.

I'm currently reviewing my work's strategy in light of changes wrought by Trump et al. The lack of clear data for making accurate risk assessments on things like detainment at the border is very frustrating.

👀 cool data source; I don't think I've seen next door used this way before. I'll definitely be keeping this in mind for some upcoming urban wild animal work I'm doing...

What's the point in having a huge endowment if you don't use it to avoid bullies like Trump? Good job Harvard.

My friend Nitin wrote a great piece on this topic! arstechnica.com/science/2025...

This might be a long shot, but if anyone who follows me has (1) previously been funded by National Geographic, (2) currently works on conservation, technology development, education, or storytelling and ...

Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history with 894 russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2025/04/04/a...

Go Cory Booker, Go! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Another accessible piece on the state of consciousness research: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nice popular piece on insect sentience - there's been a lot of good stuff coming out on this topic recently. asteriskmag.com/issues/09/th...