Holly Moeller
@mixotrophe.bsky.social
Jersey girl, rain lover, chalkboard equation addict. Associate professor & eco-evo theoretician (Erdős # = 5) at EEMB, UCSB (#unicornjob🦄). All good bugs photosynthesize. Go Birds! 🦅💚 she/her
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Holly Moeller
@mixotrophe.bsky.social
· Dec 1
I needed to read this chapter from "The Inequality Machine" today. Because here at UCSB, we're done telling students not to bother trying. And the most important mission of my career, "to actually teach them calculus," begins next Fall. #unicornjob🦄 #figaday 3.191/n #year3
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Happy Birthday to the best mom on the planet. Even though I've been missing her for 22+ years, I can still hear her voice giving me a kick in the butt just when I need it. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happy Birthday to the best mom on the planet. Even though I've been missing her for 22+ years, I can still hear her voice giving me a kick in the butt just when I need it. ❤️
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Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
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Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
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For most scrappy feisty players you can say "they got that Dog in em", but for Gator players you can say "they got that Herp Dog in em"
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For most scrappy feisty players you can say "they got that Dog in em", but for Gator players you can say "they got that Herp Dog in em"
NYC and adjacent friends: I'm thrilled and terrified to be giving a public lecture in Manhattan at 6pm on Wednesday, 19 November. If you feel like coming into the city* for the evening, I'd love to see you there!
*Yes, NYC = "the city" for Jersey girls.
www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-...
*Yes, NYC = "the city" for Jersey girls.
www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-...
Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolution
Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolution on Simons Foundation
www.simonsfoundation.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NYC and adjacent friends: I'm thrilled and terrified to be giving a public lecture in Manhattan at 6pm on Wednesday, 19 November. If you feel like coming into the city* for the evening, I'd love to see you there!
*Yes, NYC = "the city" for Jersey girls.
www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-...
*Yes, NYC = "the city" for Jersey girls.
www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-...
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White grunts got into another face-to-face face-off 😮😮 #whitegrunt #faceoff #mouthoff #mouthfight #grunt #facetoface #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
White grunts got into another face-to-face face-off 😮😮 #whitegrunt #faceoff #mouthoff #mouthfight #grunt #facetoface #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
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Yes - isometric scaling as a way to understand the benefits and costs of being small versus large. Haldane's Harpers article from 1926 is an amazing example of popular science writing.
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yes - isometric scaling as a way to understand the benefits and costs of being small versus large. Haldane's Harpers article from 1926 is an amazing example of popular science writing.
Love this!!! Idea for next year?!?
I’m giving out books tonight in addition to candy.
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
It’s funny. Some kids are like ‘no book’ and some are like ‘oh wow, I got a book!’
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Love this!!! Idea for next year?!?
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📅 Next week our seminar speaker will be Gonzalo Robledo (Universidad de Chile), presenting:
⭐Sensitivity analysis for time varying ecological networks⭐
As ever free and open for all!
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
See you there!
⭐Sensitivity analysis for time varying ecological networks⭐
As ever free and open for all!
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
See you there!
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
📅 Next week our seminar speaker will be Gonzalo Robledo (Universidad de Chile), presenting:
⭐Sensitivity analysis for time varying ecological networks⭐
As ever free and open for all!
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
See you there!
⭐Sensitivity analysis for time varying ecological networks⭐
As ever free and open for all!
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
See you there!
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Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
ucop.edu
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.
EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...
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It’s been a rough day. Have a bog.
October 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s been a rough day. Have a bog.
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Just posting because everyone needs to see a walking moai. 😝
📰 Experimental archaeology confirms the theory that Rapa Nui (Easter Island)'s moai could have been 'walked' using ropes and as few as 15 people!
#ArchaeologyNews via @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#ArchaeologyNews via @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just posting because everyone needs to see a walking moai. 😝
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For population genetics and evolutionary biology folks in the Bay Area: the next BAPG will be hosted by Stanford CEHG and the Petrov lab at Stanford on 12/6.
Registration is free but required. The deadline for talk submission is Nov. 16. Hope to see you soon! Pls RT!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration is free but required. The deadline for talk submission is Nov. 16. Hope to see you soon! Pls RT!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
For population genetics and evolutionary biology folks in the Bay Area: the next BAPG will be hosted by Stanford CEHG and the Petrov lab at Stanford on 12/6.
Registration is free but required. The deadline for talk submission is Nov. 16. Hope to see you soon! Pls RT!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration is free but required. The deadline for talk submission is Nov. 16. Hope to see you soon! Pls RT!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Interested in resource competition theory, mutualism, spatial patterns or temporal dynamics? I'll be giving a talk in the IITE online seminar series tomorrow summarizing our recent work on microbial cross-feeding that includes all these ingredients.
📣Tomorrow our next series of online seminars restarts: Chris Klausmeier (MSU) will present:
⭐Microbial cross-feeding: coexistence and collapse, spatial patterns and population cycles⭐
Free and open to all:
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global Times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
⭐Microbial cross-feeding: coexistence and collapse, spatial patterns and population cycles⭐
Free and open to all:
Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global Times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Interested in resource competition theory, mutualism, spatial patterns or temporal dynamics? I'll be giving a talk in the IITE online seminar series tomorrow summarizing our recent work on microbial cross-feeding that includes all these ingredients.
Truly an amazing moment in the debate 🤣🤣🤣
Q: New Yorkers love parades. You’ve all said you will be the mayor to all New Yorkers. Will you boycott any parades?
Sliwa: the duty of mayor to march in parades. I march in the Pulaski parade
Cuomo: I will march in every parade.
Mamdani: that’s a lot of parades I think I would be busy working
Sliwa: the duty of mayor to march in parades. I march in the Pulaski parade
Cuomo: I will march in every parade.
Mamdani: that’s a lot of parades I think I would be busy working
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Truly an amazing moment in the debate 🤣🤣🤣
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We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available!
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We have a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Microbiology available!
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!
hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
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Cal Poly is hiring! We are looking for multiple tenure-track colleagues, including animal physiology, cell biology, and microbiology! Please spread the word. Links in thread. bio.calpoly.edu
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Cal Poly is hiring! We are looking for multiple tenure-track colleagues, including animal physiology, cell biology, and microbiology! Please spread the word. Links in thread. bio.calpoly.edu
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The yellowtail parrotfish face off and throw down in the Stadium with their mohawks up 🦜🐟😤😤🦜🐟 #yellowtailparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #slowmotion #faceoff #throwdown #mohawksup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The yellowtail parrotfish face off and throw down in the Stadium with their mohawks up 🦜🐟😤😤🦜🐟 #yellowtailparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #slowmotion #faceoff #throwdown #mohawksup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
The world is on fire but at least we have this lovely sticker design. Integral mama quail and her emotive babies sketched by postdoc Clarissa Frederica; mathematical accoutrements (pencil; coffee; math daydreams) and some aesthetics by #wundergrad Alan Sheu.
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The world is on fire but at least we have this lovely sticker design. Integral mama quail and her emotive babies sketched by postdoc Clarissa Frederica; mathematical accoutrements (pencil; coffee; math daydreams) and some aesthetics by #wundergrad Alan Sheu.
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📣Our line-up for our next theoretical ecology series (crossing three continents!),
It will have been 5 years since we started, and still all our seminars are fully open on Zoom (iite.info/seminar/).
There is no need to register, but you can sign up to email updates here iite.info/seminar-emai...
It will have been 5 years since we started, and still all our seminars are fully open on Zoom (iite.info/seminar/).
There is no need to register, but you can sign up to email updates here iite.info/seminar-emai...
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📣Our line-up for our next theoretical ecology series (crossing three continents!),
It will have been 5 years since we started, and still all our seminars are fully open on Zoom (iite.info/seminar/).
There is no need to register, but you can sign up to email updates here iite.info/seminar-emai...
It will have been 5 years since we started, and still all our seminars are fully open on Zoom (iite.info/seminar/).
There is no need to register, but you can sign up to email updates here iite.info/seminar-emai...
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OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
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Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404
October 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404