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David Toews
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Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University. Studies evolutionary genomics, mostly in birds. https://www.davetoews.com.
LAKE EFFECT?! AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AT THIS TIME OF DAY, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN CENTRAL PA!?
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Super excited to release this virtual field / lab experience called "VRmivora":
davetoews.com/vrmivora/

It's free to download via SideQuest for a Meta VR headset:
sidequestvr.com/app/44760/vr...

Thanks to all involved, especially the Center for Immersive Experiences: immersive.psu.edu
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VRmivora
This VR experience—created by Penn State and the National Science Foundation—drops you into a young forest to find wood-warblers. Explore the landscape as you find and identify wood-warblers, which…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Was literally just talking about this in my evolution class this morning. Very cool!
Cuckoo eggs match the eggs of their adoptive hosts thanks to (mostly) loci inherited from their mothers, who put them there — impressive multifaceted genomic study buff.ly/r8xpxaR
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
By law, fire alarms have to chirp between 2-5AM when they are low on batteries
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hell yes—nearly photorealistic!

Go Jays!
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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What do you think of the latest podcast episode artwork? lol

This week’s episode is about the Osprey… An absolute honor to have @thebirdist.bsky.social Nick Lund as the expert judge for this edition of Extremely Accurate Bird Songs! Join the ride — only 11,136 species to go! lnk.to/extremelyacc...
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A big night for Trey Yesavage 🔥

The Blue Jays pitcher broke the rookie World Series record with 12 strikeouts.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If Coca-Cola wants to make a gagillion dollars off nostalgic millennials, they'd better recreate these spots for the Blue Jays asap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQlv...
1993 Toronto Blue Jays - Coca-Cola Commercials (Three Spots)
YouTube video by Retro Television Airwaves
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October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr now has 7 home runs this postseason, passing Joe Carter and Jose Bautista for most in the postseason in a career in Blue Jays history
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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The Blue Jays score four big runs in the seventh at Dodgers Stadium.

Still plenty of baseball to be played, but the Jays absolutely needed an inning like that.

Now finish the job. Tie the series.
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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finally: a comic so niche that only birders will understand
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tis a good day
First the Jays head to the World Series and now Jonathan Toews has his first goal in the NHL since April 13, 2023.
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
October 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Had the lab over last night. Tricked 'em—they made us dinner! Fresh pasta with smoked salmon 😋
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September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Arthur Caplan, N.Y.U. Medicine QOTD: “The announcement on autism was the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recyling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies and dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority in the world claiming to know anything about science.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas.

Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
September 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The promotion and tenure celebration tradition at Penn State includes profs choosing an important book that has a deep, personal and professional meaning. I chose ‘The Beak of the Finch’ by Jonathan Weiner. Definitely check it out if you haven’t yet!
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September 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Nice interview to Katie Peichel @currentbiology.bsky.social

I completely agree with her claims for more funding for curiosity-driven research, basic Science... Science.

www.cell.com/current-biol...
Catherine Peichel
Interview with Katie Peichel, who studies the evolutionary genetics of sticklebacks at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
www.cell.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM