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Michael Hochberg

@mkhochb.bsky.social

University of Montpellier - Santa Fe Institute. Working these days on intelligence in biological and artificial systems. Website https://mehochberg.wixsite.com/blog/academia

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Michael Hochberg@mkhochb.bsky.social · 2d ago

Why do some species live longer without accumulating dangerous levels of cellular mutations? See what a simple mathematical model predicts.

Disease as a Mediator of Somatic Mutation - Lifespan Coevolution:Model Analysis and Empirical Tests

Multicellular organisms are confronted not only with germline mutations, but also with mutations emerging in somatic cells. Somatic mutations can lead to diverse pathologies, including cancer. Somatic...

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Michael Hochberg@mkhochb.bsky.social · 5d ago

Will AI reorganize science? AI is rapidly becoming embedded across science and this raises the question of what happens when it is no longer just assisting science, but starts shaping the incentives, standards, and judgments that determine what counts as good science?

Michael Hochberg@mkhochb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is SO merited for these great women scientists, one of whom (Isabelle Oliveri) was a close colleague, friend, and helped me fight political obstacles in my move to Montpellier in 2000. www.paris.fr/pages/biento...

Bientôt 72 noms de femmes scientifiques sur la tour Eiffel !

Saviez-vous qu’au premier étage de la tour Eiffel sont inscrits en lettres d’or les noms de 72 illustres savants ? 72 femmes scientifiques auront bientôt leur place au cœur de ce « Panthéon scientifiq...

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Brian J. Enquist@bjenquist.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A quick reminder that the deadline for this exciting postdoc fellowship is due soon. Come work with us! Support for work in biodiversity, ecology, and conservation with applied connections. Contact me or other Lovejoy faculty if you are interested 🧪🌐🌾

Brian J. Enquist@bjenquist.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾

Application Process Image Woman behind a podium presenting. Jessie Golding, BBCS postdoc, presenting at ICCB 2025. Apply to become a Lovejoy Fellow by submitting your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references through the University of Arizona Talent Portal (link upcoming) by the first review date of January 30, 2026. Your cover letter should: Identify 1-2 Lovejoy BBCS faculty you would be interested in working with and explain the primary research directions you would want to pursue in collaboration with this faculty member. You are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty before submitting your application. Describe your experience with or interest in inter- or transdisciplinary research. Explain how this experience will positively impact your career trajectory.
Michael Hochberg@mkhochb.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Latest preprint where I analyze a simple coevolutionary model of somatic mutation rate and fitness lifespan. Evolution is mediated by disease, notably cancers. The model can explain the non-linear empirical relationship between somatic mutation and lifespan, and more. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Disease as a Mediator of Somatic Mutation - Fitspan Coevolution: Model Analysis and Empirical Tests

Multicellular organisms are confronted not only with germline mutations, but also mutations emerging in somatic cells. Somatic mutations can lead to various conditions, diseases, and cancers in partic...

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Daniel Bolnick@danielbolnick.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!! 1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each) nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Student Research Award

<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ...

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Michael Hochberg@mkhochb.bsky.social · 8mo ago

After about a year of almost daily use, I'm having my first argument with ChatGpt. Seems it differs in "opinion" with Gemini about the employment of e-folding for return times to equilibrium between nodes and foci. Getting to the bottom of this!