John R. Hutchinson

Professor John R. Hutchinson

@johnrhutchinson.bsky.social

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Evolutionary biomechanist. Awesome animals, dinosaurs, anatomy, locomotion, computer modeling, http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com, #DisabledInSTEM. #DAWNDINOS. He/him. Fellow of the Royal Society.

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John Hutchinson is a British academic. He is a reader in nationalism at the London School of Economics (LSE), in the Department of Government.

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Environmental science 27%

Geology 18%

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Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 8h

This is not a rom-com-- it's the 2019 directorial debut by Jeffrey A. Brown, who nails it.

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 8h

"The Beach House" (Shudder)- caught me by surprise at how great it is, & not standard horror fare, either! I won't spoil it-- a young couple head to Cape Cod to fix relationship, but Cape Code has other plans. Protagonist is a 3rd-year organic chemistry student hoping to do an Astrobiology PhD, BTW.

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Fudge Lab @fudgelab.bsky.social · 12h

The Fudge Lab at Chapman University is recruiting a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the biophysics of hagfish defensive slime deployment. Please repost!
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5

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Alan Rew @alanrew.bsky.social · 12h

"If the BBC is so woke, how come it grovels before Farage?"

Nick Cohen with an excellent critique of what's been wrong with BBC journalism for a long time, in pandering to right-wing parties.

If the BBC is so woke, how come it grovels before Farage?

The radical right is also the enemy of journalism

open.substack.com

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 18h

🧠 ALBA Webinar: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower — Ep7
This #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities, join us for a powerful conversation with Dr Dionna Williams (Emory University School of Medicine, US) @dwwilliamslab.bsky.social
📅 3 Dec 2025
⏰ 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET
👉 loom.ly/-VJQ83g
#DisabledInSTEM

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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 1d

A big review of the evolution of bats:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
🧪 ⚒️ #Paleobio #EvoBio

Adaptive landscape and the evolution of flight in mammals

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Trevor A. Branch, Jason Williams

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.

a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room

Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.

media.tenor.com

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The Perfect Specimen @perfect-specimen.bsky.social · 1d

And just look at these gorgeous tinamou eggs and spooky Monotropa! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...

Eggs in a basket. There are 4 rows each of 4 eggs. Top row is turquoise, second is grey, third is spring green, fourth is chocolate brown. All are shiny like porcelain.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Cary L. Cooper, Brendan Nyhan , and 4 more Anne Applebaum, Cary L. Cooper, Brendan Nyhan, John R. Hutchinson, Bruce D. Baker, Ronald Beiner, Nicola Giocoli

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Ehud @duhe.bsky.social · 1d

“Mutations are directed but not Lamarckian”. Exciting stuff! @eesupdate.bsky.social #philbio www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

De novo rates of a Trypanosoma-resistant mutation in two human populations | PNAS

Mutation rates have long been measured as averages across many genomic positions. Recently, a method to measure the rates of individual mutations w...

www.pnas.org

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 1d

I finished reading Thomas Ligotti's corporate horror novella "My Work Is Not Yet Done". If you like Lovecraftian/weird fiction, Ligotti's work is a must-read. The novella is an odd series of 3 stories taking a steely dark, witty look into the empty souls of corporations. I loved this.

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to institute Suspiria law. All dance schools must now be witches' covens.

Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to institute birria law. Mandatory delicious beef tacos for all.

Emily Wright @emilycello.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Hips will no longer be able to lie.

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Lukas Musher @lukemusher.bsky.social · 2d

Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to institute birria law. Mandatory delicious beef tacos for all.

Emily Wright @emilycello.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Hips will no longer be able to lie.

Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is going to implement Shania law. That don't impress me much.

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Michael Barnett, Michael S. Rosenberg , and 30 more Jason Mittell, Michael Barnett, Michael S. Rosenberg, Jesse M. Shapiro, Delphine K. Farmer, Joshua S. Weitz, John R. Hutchinson, Scott L. Greer, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Steven French, Megan L. Ranney, Rosemary A. Joyce, Mark E. Schaffer, Amir Attaran, Dawn J. Wright, Paul E. Smaldino, Kevin Carey, Bonnie Honig, Smith, Rebecca Tushnet, Michael W. Kraus, David Merrett, W. Andy Knight, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Brian Keegan, Sarah Roberts, Lisa Diedrich, Ann Bartow, Catherine J. Frieman, Michael Larkin, Aviel Roshwald, Carly D. Ziter, Shan Kothari

Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 2d

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

www.statnews.com

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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 2d

Ooh! A new paper on woodpecker anatomy states that the birds coordinate muscle contraction and airflow to be more efficient at pecking.
🧪
Imagining these little guys grunting to flex is sending me
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Neuromuscular coordination of movement and breathing forges a hammer-like mechanism for woodpecker drilling

Highlighted Article: Woodpeckers engage a broad suite of muscular recruitment in coordination with respiration to forge a hammer-like mechanism when performing their iconic drilling and tapping behavi...

doi.org

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 2d

(these are from 2006.) John Carpenter fans badly need to see the brutal "Pro-Life". Landis's "Family" has his trademark approach of wit and gore (a la American Werewolf).

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 2d

Watching more "Masters of Horrror" (Prime) episodes (season 2). Finding these was a true joy. Top directors (Carpenter, Landis, Hooper) + good budget & cast (Perlman! Wendt!) and script + phenomenal practical effects by Greg Nicotero et al. = really great ~45 min short stories. Highly recommended!

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でんか @k-hermit.com · 3d

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3d

I think about this post every day 🧪

Screenshot of a Tweet pointing out that academic spam is actually in its own way kind of encouraging.

Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 3d

"Robocop 3" (Prime) wasn't high on my to-watch list b/c of low expectations, but it had its moments. Trying to make a low-budget Spielbergian Robocop teen-flick as a 70s cop drama was a terrible idea. They had much of the same cast (and Rip Torn!) and in-jokes; not the cynical, harsh fun.

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