J.D. Ho
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Backyard Alchemy (River River, 2026). They/them.
Posting bee observations on iNaturalist means you are contributing to scientific research that can help conserve native bees. Plus, you are more likely to get multiple people looking at your observations and getting the best possible identification from your photos. #bees
Little Melissodes microsticta drying out before she starts work for the day. Ants were farming aphids on the elecampane, so of course I got covered in them! #rileyparkcommunitygarden #bees
This chapter on insect diets is has some great snarky prose: "data almost as hard to digest as the chitinous bodies of the insects themselves"
It's raining today in Vancouver. Bees will be hunkering down for the time being. And when the sun returns, it will be back to beezness. #bees
Almost done with the barf draft of my new book, which is not individual essays but rather one topic in chapters. Please tell me about your favorite manuscript organization tools/methods!
A little leafcutter bee casts a shadow on a mallow leaf as she forages in nodding onion. #bees #rileyparkcommunitygarden
Halictus rubicundus is a ground-nesting bee that seems to do well in urban settings. That doesn't mean we should take her for granted. Every time green space is paved over, we lose potential habitat for this lovely gentle bee. #victorygardensforbees #bees
Agapostemon on cosmos. #rileyparklearninggarden I really love seeing gardens in Vancouver that have been created and tended with care with grassroots community support. Thank you to the gardeners. #bees
Many of us are relying on the welcome chill of air con during historic heatwaves 🥵 Here's a look at the chemical compounds keeping us cool in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/articles/95/... #ChemSky🧪
The last episode of Brilliant Minds airs tomorrow. This show has been a lifeline for me during an incredibly hard two years. Will I ever find another show like it? Accepting suggestions. www.nbc.com/brilliant-mi... #BrilliantMinds
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Brilliant Minds - Premieres September 22 at 10/9c. Zachary Quinto returns as gifted neurologist Dr. Wolf.
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It was a lovely day to go to the UBC Farm Market. Saw this sweet hummer at the nearby Nobel Community Garden. I love the way she's conserving energy by perching on the stem of the crocosmia to feed from the blossoms.
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If you’re building a science writing syllabus for this fall or beyond, have no fear! Our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, publishes this July with @uchicagopress.bsky.social and will make for great assigned reading. Pre-order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · last mo.OK, people. It takes 2 minutes to write a letter to Congress, a few extra if you personalize it. Russ Vought's attempt to take over ALL federal grant funding is anti-democratic and dangerous. We need MORE letters. Let's tip it over 2000 today. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
While waiting for an appointment, I stopped at an Indie bookstore and found a bday gift for my ancient aunt who is now too visually impaired to read. Bookstores: providing for our needs even when we don't need books.
New poem plus a thoughtful review of The Visible Field in the new issue of Radar Poetry! www.radarpoetry.com/issue-45-toc
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At Williams College yesterday for reunion, my former prof David Dethier showed me his copy of the short book that six of us wrote on the natural history of the Hopkins Research Forest; his copy has our signatures on it! Four of us were at reunion.
I've been keeping this quiet for a while, but now's as good a time as any to announce: I have a book contract for a new textbook, Applied Evolutionary Medicine, with Princeton Univ Press. Core theme: "What, if anything, do medical practitioners do differently when they understand evolution"?
There's only one species of bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons) I see foraging in the beach pea (Lathyrus japonicus). You can see the bite marks on the petals from the bees as they negotiate opening the lovely blossoms. #mcloughlingardens
I'm sure the hairs on these foxglove blossom have some sort of function. Perhaps to entice bumble bee boys to follow the psychadelic nectar guides?
This Bombus flavifrons worker has earned her rest. Look at how tattered her wings have become. I feel you, girl. #mcloughlingardens #bees
