Ole Seehausen
@oleseehausen.bsky.social
Ecologist, evolutionary biologist. Educator, #BLM, social justice, environmental justice, inclusive science. Opinions my own.
https://www.aqua.iee.unibe.ch/about_us/index_eng.html
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Our latest paper on fish communities in nearly 80 peri-alpine lakes reveals that community assembly through immigration and speciation respond to different dimensions of ecosystem size: area and depth respectively. Check it out here
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Recent and Rapid Assembly of an Island Species–Area Relationship Threatened by Human Disturbance
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October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Our latest paper on fish communities in nearly 80 peri-alpine lakes reveals that community assembly through immigration and speciation respond to different dimensions of ecosystem size: area and depth respectively. Check it out here
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/BKFKRT...
UN commission inquiry concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
UN commission inquiry concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
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A remarkable speach by Natasa Pirc Musar share.google/Tqe5HwUXjpoH...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A remarkable speach by Natasa Pirc Musar share.google/Tqe5HwUXjpoH...
dear western scientists and academics, your talking science while being silent about the horror that happens in our name frightens me to the bottom of my heart. There is so much to say, but this short clip brings it to the point. Please share it further
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The West Said “Never Again.” It Lied.
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August 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
dear western scientists and academics, your talking science while being silent about the horror that happens in our name frightens me to the bottom of my heart. There is so much to say, but this short clip brings it to the point. Please share it further
youtu.be/b5y016zo0rM?...
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Happy to share our new paper describing two new, and soooo different, species of stone loaches from Switzerland
doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70108
doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70108
July 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Happy to share our new paper describing two new, and soooo different, species of stone loaches from Switzerland
doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70108
doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70108
Happy to share the description of the first two rocky reef snail crushers from Lake Victoria zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1256...
Two new cichlid species of the genus Labrochromis from rocky reefs of Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Perciformes, Cichlidae)
Lake Victoria is home to a unique and taxonomically understudied species flock of endemic haplochromine cichlid fishes, with many morphologically specialized trophic groups and many different species ...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Happy to share the description of the first two rocky reef snail crushers from Lake Victoria zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1256...
What an amazing difference a live photo in the natural habitat makes to our understanding of fish species
During a deep-sea cave expedition around the Daito Islands, several individuals of the cardinalfish Epigonus glossodontus were captured and observed, marking the first record of this deep-sea fish outside of the Hawaiian islands: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
June 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
What an amazing difference a live photo in the natural habitat makes to our understanding of fish species
Ngugi wa Thiong‘o passed. He was a true giant of African literature. His writings have illuminated the path to liberation and will continue to do so
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May 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Ngugi wa Thiong‘o passed. He was a true giant of African literature. His writings have illuminated the path to liberation and will continue to do so
#blackbooksky
#blackbookshelf
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#blackbooksky
#blackbookshelf
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It is special moments when believed extinct species show up again
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Cichlid species, previously 'lost' to science rediscovered in Lake Victoria! - Shoal
Lipochromis microdon, a 'Lost Fish' not seen since 1985 has been rediscovered in Lake Victoria, offering fresh hope for the species' future.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It is special moments when believed extinct species show up again
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shoalconservation.org/lipochromis-...
Reposted by Ole Seehausen
On Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, we honor his legacy with action. We call on the U.S. government to release ALL files tied to Malcolm’s assassination. The fight for truth, transparency, & accountability must continue — by any means necessary.
May 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
On Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, we honor his legacy with action. We call on the U.S. government to release ALL files tied to Malcolm’s assassination. The fight for truth, transparency, & accountability must continue — by any means necessary.
Pepe Mujica
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Pepe Mujica, 1935–2025 - Dissent Magazine
The late Uruguayan president had an unmatched connection with popular sectors and the courage of his enduring convictions.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Pepe Mujica
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Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck: Manu Dibango with Soul Makossa 1973
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Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango RIP (1973)
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May 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck: Manu Dibango with Soul Makossa 1973
youtube.com/watch?v=EF92...
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Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck: Fela Kuti’s Water no Get Enemy from 1975
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Fela Kuti - Water no get enemy
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May 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck: Fela Kuti’s Water no Get Enemy from 1975
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Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck down emerging nations:
Chilumbulu with The Smoke that Thunders
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Chilumbulu with The Smoke that Thunders
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(70s Zamrock) The Smoke That Thunders [Full Album] - Chilumbulu (1975) (AI Records)
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May 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck down emerging nations:
Chilumbulu with The Smoke that Thunders
youtube.com/watch?v=IEff...
Chilumbulu with The Smoke that Thunders
youtube.com/watch?v=IEff...
Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck down emerging nations: Here is an introduction to the music of The Witch.
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May 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Sounds of freedom from the years before neocolonialism struck down emerging nations: Here is an introduction to the music of The Witch.
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Do the young people still remember the music from the two hopeful decades after independence and before the full onslaught of neocolonialism. Here are The Witch from Zambia
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Witch - The Only Way (Official Audio) Zamrock/Psychedelic Rock
YouTube video by Marvin Mulenga
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May 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Do the young people still remember the music from the two hopeful decades after independence and before the full onslaught of neocolonialism. Here are The Witch from Zambia
youtu.be/fu165_T9QuA
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Fatima Hassouna and her family were killed one day after her documentary was selected to premier at the Cannes Film Festival
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-photojournalist-fatima-hassouna-killed-israeli-strike-mourns
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
The photographer was looking forward to her wedding when she was killed alongside five siblings in an attack on her family home in Gaza City
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April 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Fatima Hassouna and her family were killed one day after her documentary was selected to premier at the Cannes Film Festival
An incredibly relevant article on the relationship between environmentalism and racism. Racism is indeed not an accidental byproduct of environmentalism but has been a constant reference point. Please live up to your responsibility and think about this
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Climate Anxiety Is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon
Is it really just code for white people wishing to hold onto their way of life or to get “back to normal?”
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March 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
An incredibly relevant article on the relationship between environmentalism and racism. Racism is indeed not an accidental byproduct of environmentalism but has been a constant reference point. Please live up to your responsibility and think about this
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Omar el Akkad captures the essence of the total failure of western society to stand up against the crimes perpetuated in its name at the time they are being perpetuated.
March 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Omar el Akkad captures the essence of the total failure of western society to stand up against the crimes perpetuated in its name at the time they are being perpetuated.
we are hosting Kenyan author and critical conservation biologist Dr Mordecai Ogada for a public lecture at the University of Bern on Monday 17 March at 13:00. The author of The Big Conservation Lie, Ogada is uncovering uncomfortable truth about nature conservation in the Global South.
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
we are hosting Kenyan author and critical conservation biologist Dr Mordecai Ogada for a public lecture at the University of Bern on Monday 17 March at 13:00. The author of The Big Conservation Lie, Ogada is uncovering uncomfortable truth about nature conservation in the Global South.
Amazing
Pre-colonization Glass Gem Corn, Indigenous to North America, regrown by a Cherokee farmer in Oklahoma. This particular corn is a mix of ancient Pawnee, Osage and Cherokee varieties.
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Amazing
Our two new fish species found their names!
The Barbatula #fish species newly discovered by researchers @unibern.bsky.social @wyssacademy.bsky.social #NaturhistorischesMuseumBern
@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
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@eawag.bsky.social now have #names!
They are called «fluvicola» und «ommata».
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March 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our two new fish species found their names!