dead internet theory.

I was saddened to learn of the death of Raul Pacheco-Vega earlier this week. I’ve known Raul for a very long time. I’ve written something for my website. Read here: jovanevery.co.uk/in-memoriam-...

A historic milestone for First Nations’ stewardship, conservation & the future of Canada’s oceans! 🐋 The new Mia-yaltwa Ha’lidzogm hoon National Marine Conservation Area Reserve will protect 6,700 square km of marine habitat – an area larger than Prince Edward Island. https://ow.ly/HFXO50Z4mf2

Perhaps this scheme has been a thing imported from Canada ?

Huh it’s like an object lesson

The 15th ICAZ International Conference will be held next year in Vancouver. Call for Sessions closes 31st of May 2026. For more details check out our website sway.cloud.microsoft/BFTVh4FAbfX6... or email [email protected]. #ICAZ #zooarch #Vancouver2027

gosh its like some companies are well placed to be cashing in on future profits

Cool shot of an eagle snatching up fistfuls of herring in Haida Gwaii. From @jagsbean on instagram. #herring #eagles #haidagwaii www.instagram.com/p/DWFVvDeARPm/ @iainmckechnie.bsky.social

"researchers found that nearly a dozen leading models were highly sycophantic, taking the users’ side in interpersonal conflicts 49% more often ..... Even a single interaction with a sycophantic chatbot made participants less willing to take responsibility" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

randomly remembered when pelicans aggressively interrupted the Pepperdine graduation www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBj... 🪶

hey @watershedlab.bsky.social - perhaps you might inquire if this guy needs additional geomorphology advice www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/w...

lovely timing happy new year investing www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...

Assholes among us. Public shame needed. Hate is a crime. #supportRachel

frat boy being epically furious starts to realize he is an idiot

Great to see international attention on Fort Chipewyan & the Athabasca www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/h...

Happy #2026MMM Wild Card Eve to all who celebrate!

On behalf of the ICAZ Worked Bone Research Group we would like to share the March Bone Tool of the Month - a cassowary bone dagger from New Guinea. See the link to find out more! #ICAZ #zooarch #workedbone www.wbrg.net/bonetool-of-...

The perfect Valentine’s gift: assorted chocolate-dipped clams!

Racism Racism Racism Racism Racism Racism Racism Racism Racism The new kickoff rule sucks Racism

“The toolbox isn’t particularly varied…the paramilitary thugs; random violence; postmortem vilification of victims. It’s only natural that our brains struggle to find logic in what we are seeing. There is a logic, & this logic has a name. It’s called state terror.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...

great new paleoanthropology 🧪 paper by @robingnelson.blacksky.app onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

top 10 worm species 🧪🌊 www.marinespecies.org/worms-top-te...

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI

Congratulations to all the students convocating this week. Thank you to those who chose #anthropology as their degree. Interview with Jennifer Preece, Anthropology major/Indigenous Studies minor grad who walked across the stage today. tinyurl.com/5xzxjb77 @uvic.ca @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social

these social media places are often overflowing w flooded s#$! & yet are also places where its possible to strengthen channels, dikes, & riparian zones to eventually filter into cleaner, clearer, faster flowing water [aka. news?] 🗞️🧪 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

i had forgotten this moment

High resolution images from satellite and from eddy-resolving ocean circulation models point to an ongoing decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation, a key ocean current for our climate. Read more about it in my new blog article. 🌊 www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

Thanks, New Yorker

How does one make tea - is it boiled ?

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

historical ecology of tuna (incl. giant bluefin) fisheries in Canada🧪🐟

This is so pathetic. we need to stop being afraid of this clown.

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well: AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

A thoughtful mini history of fascism

"A behavioral ecologist at the University of Tokyo, Dr. Uesaka had intended to study how the seabirds run along the water’s surface as they take off in flight. But when the No. 1 thing he noticed in his recordings was No. 2, he decided to shift his focus." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/s...

🏺 #archaeology

Hmmmm, beyond being Democratic cities, what else might they have in common??? 🤔

the wolves in the henhouse are shameless

recovering and caring for big histories through small surviving objects and teams of good people - power amidst tragedy www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/a...

Not all humans are an invasive species:

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We are pleased to invite you to the Oceans Past XI Conference! Taking place between 15-19 June 2026 at the University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada (www.uvic.ca) Abstract submissions open early Autumn 2025; stay tuned for updates! More info: oceanspast.org/conferences/... (1/2)

8.8 is a huge earthquake. Holy mola. The 2010 Chile Earthquake was an 8.8., for reference.

Not a conspiracy theory, more just a kind of obvious thing that operates in plain sight. www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...

Elwha River salmon impacted by diesil fuel spill near Port Angeles www.sfgate.com/national-par...

@barnaclebarclay.bsky.social (Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship @uvic.ca in collaboration with #uvic researchers @juliabaum.bsky.social & @iainmckechnie.bsky.social as well as a Tseshaht First Nation representative, Denis St. Claire.

genocide studies is having a moment

no matter how ancient, streams & waterways still have power 🧪🗽

Japan transport agency singles out innocuous looking migratory shorebird as a "hazardous species" and... a "flight risk" including mug shots of males, females & juvenile stages www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... 🦆🧪✈️