Paul Chambon
@adudeandhislife.bsky.social
PhD Student at the Aquatic Ecology Lab at Oakland University. Passionate about #herpetology, wetlands, and aquatic wildlife 🐢🐸🐍🌱🧪
Lab Website:
https://sites.google.com/oakland.edu/aquaticecologylab/home
Lab Website:
https://sites.google.com/oakland.edu/aquaticecologylab/home
Driving 3 hours up and back, working 8 hours straight, and the first study of my PhD is underway! Couldn’t pick a more beautiful location than northern Michigan. I’m excited to see the differences in leaf decomposition and macroinvert diversity up here!
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Driving 3 hours up and back, working 8 hours straight, and the first study of my PhD is underway! Couldn’t pick a more beautiful location than northern Michigan. I’m excited to see the differences in leaf decomposition and macroinvert diversity up here!
General query: I’m trying to fit a boosted regression tree using GBM in R. I noticed that gbm.step doesn’t work anymore. I’m reading that gbm3 is the newer package. Any good documentation or tutorials online? TIA!
September 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
General query: I’m trying to fit a boosted regression tree using GBM in R. I noticed that gbm.step doesn’t work anymore. I’m reading that gbm3 is the newer package. Any good documentation or tutorials online? TIA!
New view is great! Today is the (unofficial) start of my PhD at Oakland University. Can’t wait to get rolling here!
August 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New view is great! Today is the (unofficial) start of my PhD at Oakland University. Can’t wait to get rolling here!
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“Foreign aid has changed nothing.” “These are not our problems.” “The system is dysfunctional.” “The countries we aid are corrupt.” “Other countries aren’t doing enough.”
I have heard all these arguments too. @nickkristof.bsky.social succinctly answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
I have heard all these arguments too. @nickkristof.bsky.social succinctly answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Opinion | The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“Foreign aid has changed nothing.” “These are not our problems.” “The system is dysfunctional.” “The countries we aid are corrupt.” “Other countries aren’t doing enough.”
I have heard all these arguments too. @nickkristof.bsky.social succinctly answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
I have heard all these arguments too. @nickkristof.bsky.social succinctly answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
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NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
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My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
🧪🌎
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
🧪🌎
May 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After finishing my masters at Purdue in July, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a PhD with Scott Tiegs at Oakland University. I can’t wait to get started this fall!
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
After finishing my masters at Purdue in July, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a PhD with Scott Tiegs at Oakland University. I can’t wait to get started this fall!
This box turtle is alive and well after a near hit by an oblivious SUV. Watch out for turtles!
May 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This box turtle is alive and well after a near hit by an oblivious SUV. Watch out for turtles!
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Mike Waltz has left the chat.
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mike Waltz has left the chat.
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An extinction is not typically a single catastrophic event, where, poof, a species is suddenly gone.
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
An extinction is not typically a single catastrophic event, where, poof, a species is suddenly gone.
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
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All wildlife research at USGS will be eliminated. All research and science centers. All coop units. BBS, BBL…. gone.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research
Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress
www.science.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
All wildlife research at USGS will be eliminated. All research and science centers. All coop units. BBS, BBL…. gone.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
One of my favorite memories from my recent trip to Costa Rica was (almost literally) running into this beautiful Turquoise-browed Motmot. It stayed stock-still only 10 feet from me on the trail, and was still there 30 minutes later.
April 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One of my favorite memories from my recent trip to Costa Rica was (almost literally) running into this beautiful Turquoise-browed Motmot. It stayed stock-still only 10 feet from me on the trail, and was still there 30 minutes later.
Very pretty Amazon Kingfisher from Costa Rica, with such an out of proportion beak.
April 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Very pretty Amazon Kingfisher from Costa Rica, with such an out of proportion beak.
Green basilisk from the north, and brown basilisk from the south.
March 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Green basilisk from the north, and brown basilisk from the south.
Got back early this morning from Costa Rica. Incredible, life changing trip. I have a load of photos, so I’ll be posting them on here until I get through them all.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
March 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Got back early this morning from Costa Rica. Incredible, life changing trip. I have a load of photos, so I’ll be posting them on here until I get through them all.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
Starting off strong with Northern Emerald-Toucanets.
First day of the Costa Rica study abroad trip didn’t quite go as planned!
ticotimes.net/2025/03/14/r...
ticotimes.net/2025/03/14/r...
Radar Failure in Honduras Disrupts Central American Flights
A radar outage in Honduras halted flights across Central America on March 14, affecting Costa Rica and beyond. Services resumed by 1 p.m., but delays linger.
ticotimes.net
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
First day of the Costa Rica study abroad trip didn’t quite go as planned!
ticotimes.net/2025/03/14/r...
ticotimes.net/2025/03/14/r...
Driving back from watching the sunset, and lit up this lovely American Woodcock! A lifer, and on a Monday! Further fueling my paranoid belief in always keeping my camera with me
March 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Driving back from watching the sunset, and lit up this lovely American Woodcock! A lifer, and on a Monday! Further fueling my paranoid belief in always keeping my camera with me
Homemade hummus to start, then spinach and artichoke dip focaccia. Gotta have something to do to stay sane with everything going on, and this definitely helps.
February 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Homemade hummus to start, then spinach and artichoke dip focaccia. Gotta have something to do to stay sane with everything going on, and this definitely helps.
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I want everyone to just take FIVE MINUTES, and take a look at this extremely well put together project 2025 tracker.
www.project2025.observer
We're less than a month in.
www.project2025.observer
We're less than a month in.
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I want everyone to just take FIVE MINUTES, and take a look at this extremely well put together project 2025 tracker.
www.project2025.observer
We're less than a month in.
www.project2025.observer
We're less than a month in.
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Sorry I'm just in a really bad place right now (United States)
January 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Sorry I'm just in a really bad place right now (United States)
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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
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A classic to start us off. #music #midwestemo
January 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A classic to start us off. #music #midwestemo