Jeff Atkins
@atkinsjeff.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ Virginia Commonwealth University; displaced Forest Service scientist; ecosystem ecologist with a remote sensing problem; standard time apologist; lover of loud, noisy, weird music.
Some second rate fullbacks in the NFL--both of whom are brothers actually. One got a super bowl ring with minimal time on the field.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some second rate fullbacks in the NFL--both of whom are brothers actually. One got a super bowl ring with minimal time on the field.
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As climate and disturbance regimes change, forest reorganization is key to maintain the forest carbon sink. Great new work led by @christinadollinger.bsky.social w/ @monicagturner.bsky.social, @akkym.bsky.social and many others. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
As climate and disturbance regimes change, forest reorganization is key to maintain the forest carbon sink. Great new work led by @christinadollinger.bsky.social w/ @monicagturner.bsky.social, @akkym.bsky.social and many others. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Job opportunities...
Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Job opportunities...
Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
Newly launched Quantitative Biology Initiative in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park seeks applications for three collaborative postdoctoral fellowships. Best consideration date 3/14.
Full Details:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
Two penis-related Olympic skiing stories in a couple of days is about two more than I anticipated.
I am in awe of his flow control mostly. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Two penis-related Olympic skiing stories in a couple of days is about two more than I anticipated.
The major issue with interacting with non-English is they don't get the William Carlos Williams icebox thing.
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The major issue with interacting with non-English is they don't get the William Carlos Williams icebox thing.
😐
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
😐
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But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
Looking for some interesting ecological data sets for some class projects. Want to go past the typical sets and expand some options. Ideally not large but not tiny, no time series, and include at least three factors. Let me know if you got any leads!
February 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Looking for some interesting ecological data sets for some class projects. Want to go past the typical sets and expand some options. Ideally not large but not tiny, no time series, and include at least three factors. Let me know if you got any leads!
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arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874
6: Provide cultural and historical context
7: Build a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community
8: Use checklists to focus and facilitate peer learning
9: Teach students to work collaboratively
10: Have students do projects
6: Provide cultural and historical context
7: Build a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community
8: Use checklists to focus and facilitate peer learning
9: Teach students to work collaboratively
10: Have students do projects
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874
6: Provide cultural and historical context
7: Build a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community
8: Use checklists to focus and facilitate peer learning
9: Teach students to work collaboratively
10: Have students do projects
6: Provide cultural and historical context
7: Build a safe, inclusive, and welcoming community
8: Use checklists to focus and facilitate peer learning
9: Teach students to work collaboratively
10: Have students do projects
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Ten simple rules for teaching data science arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874
1: Teach data science by doing data analysis
2: Use participatory live coding
3: Give tons of practice and timely feedback
4: Use tractable or toy data examples
5: Use real and rich, but accessible data sets
1: Teach data science by doing data analysis
2: Use participatory live coding
3: Give tons of practice and timely feedback
4: Use tractable or toy data examples
5: Use real and rich, but accessible data sets
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Ten simple rules for teaching data science arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874
1: Teach data science by doing data analysis
2: Use participatory live coding
3: Give tons of practice and timely feedback
4: Use tractable or toy data examples
5: Use real and rich, but accessible data sets
1: Teach data science by doing data analysis
2: Use participatory live coding
3: Give tons of practice and timely feedback
4: Use tractable or toy data examples
5: Use real and rich, but accessible data sets
Guess I am going back!
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
An AI killswitch.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Guess I am going back!
Can't wait for my $2.87 check from yet another class action lawsuit I have been a part of due to corporate fuckery.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Can't wait for my $2.87 check from yet another class action lawsuit I have been a part of due to corporate fuckery.
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Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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🌲 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Integrating GLOBE Observer Tree and Land Cover Data with NASA Earth Observations for Environmental Monitoring Workshop!🌲
Registration for ForestSAT 2026 is now open: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
Registration for ForestSAT 2026 is now open: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🌲 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Integrating GLOBE Observer Tree and Land Cover Data with NASA Earth Observations for Environmental Monitoring Workshop!🌲
Registration for ForestSAT 2026 is now open: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
Registration for ForestSAT 2026 is now open: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
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Fast-growing trees are set to dominate the #forests of the #future — but at a cost🌳
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global functional shifts in trees driven by alien naturalization and native extinction - Nature Plants
This study finds that native tree extinctions and alien naturalizations are pushing forests towards fast-growing, resource-demanding species. This global shift could affect carbon storage and ecosyste...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Fast-growing trees are set to dominate the #forests of the #future — but at a cost🌳
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our Nature Plants (@natplants.nature.com) study shows a global shift toward "sprinter" tree species, while slow-growing, functionally critical #trees face elevated #extinction risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Get in there!
#NowPlaying
Apparently there's been a new EP by @pelicansong.bsky.social out since Friday? 😁
Going in!
pelican.bandcamp.com/album/ascend...
Apparently there's been a new EP by @pelicansong.bsky.social out since Friday? 😁
Going in!
pelican.bandcamp.com/album/ascend...
Ascending EP, by Pelican
4 track album
pelican.bandcamp.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Get in there!
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9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable
AI is the future amirite?
A review of the app stores “found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store…”
Apple, Google host dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps like Grok, report finds
A tech watchdog organization found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
AI is the future amirite?
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Nothing was done, and nothing seemed capable of being done
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Nothing was done, and nothing seemed capable of being done
Our forecasted 2' of snow has turned into endless amounts of sleet.
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Our forecasted 2' of snow has turned into endless amounts of sleet.
We have already had Snowmageddon and Snowpocalypse so we need a new name for the coming storm here in central VA.
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We have already had Snowmageddon and Snowpocalypse so we need a new name for the coming storm here in central VA.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
Beardsley should resign immediately. He's still got around an hour to make it easier on everyone. However, big fan of 2026 being the year we bring back consequences.
This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find
Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.
augustafreepress.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Beardsley should resign immediately. He's still got around an hour to make it easier on everyone. However, big fan of 2026 being the year we bring back consequences.
It's happening
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It's happening