SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec...
I ordered a second-hand book from Rothwell & Dunworth. This is how it arrived. Neatly hand-packed in brown paper for extra protection. Lovely. I will definitely oder more from that shop.
Delighted about this recognition for three brilliant colleagues and friends; I think I've known them collectively for 83 years! Have learnt a huge amount about science, leadership and how to be a great colleague from all three. Congratulations @timcoulson.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social & Kathy
Oxford Biology@biology.ox.ac.uk · 2mo agoCongratulations to @timcoulson.bsky.social, @stuwest.bsky.social, and Kathy Willis, who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society! 👇
Yesterday's encounter was beyond frustrating. IT: Move your tower closer to the router. Me: I can see it from where I'm sitting. It's 6 feet away. This is a desktop, not a laptop. There are power cords and limits to moveable distance IT: Move it closer. Me:
Cláudia Abreu fixes TV antenna in Barriga De Aluguel
Alt: Cláudia Abreu fixes TV antenna in Barriga De Aluguel
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Excited to be part of this ambitious project newly published in BES. I hope we see microbes stealing a piece of this pie in ten years time! 🦠💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 Thanks to @tcmbakker.bsky.social and James Traniello for the invitation and co-author @stuwest.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Theo Bakker@tcmbakker.bsky.social · 3mo agoRead the vision of 39 prominent scientists to the future of behavioral ecology and sociobiology in our latest editorial. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 80:64. doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Congratulations to Kayharina Tillmann for winnng the best poster award at the Austrian 3R Days!
Katharina Tillmann announcing the launch of the CARE Refinement initiative at the Austrian 3R Days.
Brilliant talk by Adrian Smith at the Austrian 3R days about improving animal research. Slides available at norecopa.no/Vienna
The webpage of the CARE initiative to improve the welfare of animals used in research is now online: www.labanimal.care
Four sure very deep thoughts by Steve Frank. Looking forward to find some time to read it slowly. As usual with papers from Frank it will need some time to sink in ..
Evolution Letters@evolletters.bsky.social · 3mo agoA simple math rule unifies natural selection, AI, and economics - revealing how causes of change propagate through complex systems. Now out in @evolletters.bsky.social by Steve Frank doi.org/10.1093/evle...
„The only remaining way to mitigate this situation is to reduce the number of applications.“ They’ve tried nothing and are all out of ideas? Whether this is good or bad, it is unjustified. There is no impact analysis, no engagement with research on funding procedures. Government by vibes
European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · 4mo agoThe number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t. ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what they mean for applicants. 🔗 link.europa.eu/xF7kjc
Cool video - credit to katiemccuistion Imagine seeing this while flying - Artemis II takeoff
Hooray! This is so useful, thank you!
Enrico Sandro Colizzi@escolizzi.bsky.social · 4mo agoHow common is multicellularity in bacteria? And archaea? And how does it evolve? We wrote a short review "On the architecture and evolution of prokaryotic multicellularity". Preprint link: bit.ly/4ta06Gq Sharing and comments are much appreciated. 1/4
If you get an AI generated review of your paper, let AI write the response letter.
Rachel Mitchell@funeco.bsky.social · 4mo agoEcologists! I have received four sets of paper reviews back in the last month, and two had obviously AI generated reviews: @plos.org and @journalofecology.bsky.social. We also have reviews from @journalofecology.bsky.social that I strongly suspect were AI. Our peers are intellectually lazy.
Experimental philosophy at its best.
Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5mo agoAesop: I TOLD YOU
Finally ready to show my oil painting of a wader in the sunset, using thick oil paint. #birdart #wildlifeart #landscape #SciArt
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
In the future I will only review for journals which give me the improved options for publishing recommendations:
That's about the same timeframe that Deutsche Bahn projects for some necessary repairs on their already existing network.
Simon Kuestenmacher@simongerman600.bsky.social · 5mo agoI enjoyed the reminder by @brilliantmaps how exciting the age of railways actually must’ve been. From 1837-1875 the network in France just exploded. Imagine seeing the world open up to you so rapidly after being relatively stuck in your region for so long. Source: buff.ly/RgyNhfd
I'd like to go there, but not sure if I would ask for a glas of tap water.
Peter Tennant@pwgtennant.bsky.social · 6mo agoToday I learnt: The John Snow Pub on Broadwick Street in Soho, London was renamed as such in May 1955 to mark 100 years since the publication of Snow's masterpiece 'On the Communication of Cholera - Second Edition'. The name change and new sign was unveiled by a certain Sir Austin Bradford Hill.
Professor Dave wants scientists to be more blunt when calling out grifters, liars and cranks. 🗣️ "If someone is a lying piece of sh*t fraud profiting by telling lies, then they're a lying piece of sh*t fraud profiting by telling lies". Clip: youtube.com/shorts/VP2it... ⚛️🧪
New paper out examining fish food web degradation in the Anthropocene. We show the structure of aquatic food webs are changing-- even when species richness doesn’t. These signals are strongly associated with decreases in body size within fish communities. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌐🐠🐡🦈🐟
Degradation of fish food webs in the Anthropocene
The decrease in body size driven by the selective species turnover is widely altering fish food web topology and function.
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