Evidence that fighting pathogens requires more than the immune system: Great work by my collaborator @johnneddermeyer.bsky.social showing that evolved resistance to avian malaria in O'ahu 'amakihi is due not only to immune genes, but also calcium flux genes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Evolution of Resistance to Avian Malaria Infection in an Endemic Hawaiian Honeycreeper

Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of endemic song birds, represent one of the most stunning examples of an adaptive radiation. An evolutionary history devoid of malaria-causing parasites has made them ....

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@knauazpubradio.bsky.social bird note! I love it!

youtu.be/gA-vD5pyuS4 I always forget just how funny this song is

John Prine - In Spite of Ourselves - In Spite of Ourselves

YouTube video by John Prine

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@knauazpubradio.bsky.social I think an old episode of Marketplace was played on the broadcast at 3pm this afternoon.

Today is the 36th anniversary of the pale blue dot picture. Yesterday we did a journal club about a classic Sagan paper and my grad student BP ended by sharing this video. I’d heard the more polished pale blue dot speech so many times but I find this one to be more human youtu.be/tgQ1PtkZvGU?...

Carl Sagan unveils the Pale Blue Dot image

YouTube video by The Planetary Society

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Not sure if you’ve ever played Elden Ring but that is the last thing that I’d find relaxing to fall asleep too.

Continuing my series that no one asked for: “People and history portrayed in ‘Death by Lightning’ that you should really know more about whether you want to or not.” Today, I give you this piece from 2016, which argues that President Chester A. Arthur deserves a better historical reputation.

President Chester A. Arthur

Why the Twenty-First President Matters

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I’m sure there aren’t many folks who haven’t seen it yet but I musta watched The Haunting of Hill House limited series probably 6 times and it never disappoints.

Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego? Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions. To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025: forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...

@marketplace.org @kairyssdal.bsky.social am I crazy or have I been hearing repeats of interviews on daily episodes of Marketplace? I feel like I’ve been hearing daily economic news sprinkled with previously aired interviews.

Anyone know of a way to get posts from X here? Something like a bot account that reposts? The only accounts I still need are NWS flagstaff and AZ DOT and I don't see them moving here anytime soon.

There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised them as puppies and helped them prepare to become service dogs.

With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

There were big smiles, hugs, tears and lots of tail wagging inside San Quentin’s prison recently. All the emotions came together when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who raised them as puppies and helped them prepare to become service dogs.

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lord of the wings

Is it legal for the NIH to abruptly cancel running projects? Is there a process where investigators can appeal and get funding reinstated?

@standupforscience.bsky.social is there a way to see if a specific city already has an organization comitee already set up?

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This final note — on democracy and this economy - Marketplace

This final note on the way out today … … about what’s happening in … … and to … … this economy right now … … an economy that I’m obliged to remind you … … affects everyone. A lot of what happens in Am...

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Anyone thought that the last time Trump imposed tariffs on just about everything from like 2017-2020 inflation was at record lows and wouldn't budge. Whereas now we've got the opposite going on.

Am I the only one seeing Joe Rogan as being the modern version of Rush Limbaugh?