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Amherst I’m in you #aos2026

Ughhhh there’s a Brazilian relative of mine (living in Brazil, with no interests in the US) who keeps posting (with implicit approval) clips of the republican senators grilling Dr Fauci

Since 2020, I've kept a spreadsheet with the titles and a tweet-length summary of all the papers I've read. Today I made a word cloud of the sheet, and honestly I'm pretty surprised! Apparently the biology of sex is main main scientific interest?

Oh and for those of you who will be at #AOS2026 next week, come see me talk about this work on Wed afternoon! I’ll try my best not to rant about peer-review again…

To the reviewer and AE who were *adamant* that we should delete these watercolors: FYI im getting loads of compliments on them. Everyone says we need more art like that in peer-reviewed pubs.

The sweet spot of talk durations for me is 20-50 min. For 75 min lectures, I never have enough stuff to talk about, and for 10 min conference talks my first practice run inevitably goes to 15 min.

Sometimes I still think about the reviewer (for an organismal journal!) who didn't know what "natural history" was 🙄😭

Iconic Texas grocery store chain H-E-B is named after its founder, Howard E. Butt

Anyone got a simple illustration or schematic I can use to explain site likelihood calculations to an undergrad Evolution class? (I know, I know, but please let me make my own mistakes?)

Already getting emails from incoming freshmen freaking tf out about fitting intro bio in their schedule and "staying on track for my major". THEY LITERALLY HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED COLLEGE YET. Who the hell instilled that mentality in them?? 😡😭

I really thought the Trojan horse had wheels…?

Trying to conceptualize modes of speciation for my Evolution course. Thoughts welcome!

This looks like an awesome side gig for a grad student, or a first job for a recent bachelor!!!

Madonna was RIGHT THERE IN THE STADIUM!!!! What a missed opportunity

Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Official Video)YouTube video by Madonnayoutu.be

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