1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

big if true...

Here is a starter pack for scientists and others interested in trait-based ecology and evolution. Still trying to find everyone here. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list! go.bsky.app/PThMXeX 🧪🌎🌾

Here's a starter pack for early career researchers in evolutionary biology. I prioritized the most-junior folks, and this list quickly filled up with undergrads, grad students, and postdocs. Might do another list later, but I'm tired. Have fun everyone! 🐒 #evobio

go.bsky.app/MzND7nX

For phun I made a "starter pack" for people involved in developing phylogenetic methods. If you feel you should not be involved, or feel I missed you (it is difficult!), please let me know. go.bsky.app/D7LsGUM 🧪

I'm building a Starter Pack of Early Career Evolutionary Biologists. It's hard to gather usernames using the search tool. Please add your name to this thread if you want to be added!

Forgot the link go.bsky.app/27iKQ4H

Starter pack of ecological and evolutionary physiologists. Definitely missing people so let me know

go.bsky.app/N5Xvr8v

An amazing sight from my recent Brazil trip: bioluminescent termite mounds in Emas National Park. Tiny larvae of click beetles (Pyrearinus termitilluminans) glow steadily, hoping to attract flying insects (like winged termites & ants), which they then grab with their sharp mandibles. #insects 🐙🌿

We’ve put a lot of work into making Bluesky a healthier social network. This app is designed to give you a choice — in what you want to see, what you don’t want to see, and how you want to interact.

Some tips on how to customize your experience:

I think now I will be more around here

A few things I've been working on lately:

elmer, elmer.tidyverse.org, is a new package to make it easier to work with LLMs (hosted and local) from #rstats. It includes helps for structured data extraction and tool calling, and an easy way to upload a plot. Joint work with Joe Cheng.

New postdoc position available! Evolution of mutation rates! 🚨🚨🚨

Please apply, but also feel free to get in touch with me--or past and present members of the lab--directly.

(RTs [or whatevs] appreciated)

https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/19856