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Will Gearty
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Paleobiologist 🦴, Software Engineer 💻, and Open Scientist 🔍
Postdoctoral Researcher at Syracuse University (He/Him)
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Will Gearty @willgearty.bsky.social · Nov 26
📢 deeptime 📦 v. 2.3.1 is now on #CRAN:

- pos arg is now recycled in coord_geo() ♻️
- fixed reverse arg for coord_geo_radial() 🍩
- pattern code/name dictionary 📖
- new logo! ✨

Patch notes 👉 williamgearty.com/deeptime/news/

Docs 👉 williamgearty.com/deeptime/

#rstats #dataviz #geology #deeptime
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xkcd.com
Superstition

xkcd.com/3191/
Comic. [Two adults, one with short light hair, walking with a child with spiky hair.] PERSON: Oops, I forgot to say “rabbit rabbit” on January first! CHILD: Why do you do that? PERSON: Just a superstition. CHILD: What’s a superstition? PERSON: It’s a way to train yourself to feel like any bad thing that happens is your fault.
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
These roles are now live! 🚨

Come join the @palaeoverse.bsky.social team at @es-ucl.bsky.social.

Research Software Engineer: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Community Engagement Coordinator: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Closing date: 18-Jan-2026
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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christophsax.bsky.social
A first version of #rstats blockr is now on CRAN! 🎉

Build interactive data workflows and dashboards without any code!

cynkra.com/blog/2025-12...
Introducing blockr: Data Apps Without Code - cynkra
In this blog post we celebrate the first stable release of blockr, a tool to build data apps in minutes, using a point and click user interface. See what is included in this first release and learn ho...
cynkra.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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paleosynth.bsky.social
Grad students! Three more weeks to submit your Paleobiology Summer School application. Don’t forget!
We need your application & the letter of support by your supervisor. Questions or do you need assistance? Get in contact and we are happy to help.
More info: www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/apw-apply/
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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nhcooper123.bsky.social
After last year's successful refresh of the BES Reproducible Code guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...), this year we're going to refresh the Data Management guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...). Exciting! See below for how to get involved...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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arfon.bsky.social
We've shipped a major update to the JOSS submission scope requirements, affecting what is eligible for submission and what information we require from authors.

You can read more about the changes and our motivations here: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... #joss #opensource #openscience
Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software • <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
blog.joss.theoj.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨

We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.

- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP

- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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singerstone.bsky.social
Last Thursday @palaeoverse.bsky.social I shared some of our recent projects, exploring the application of phylogenetic methods and the exciting new wave of Bayesian diversification models.

#paleobiology #paleontology #macroevolution

youtu.be/vd-E4E6iFNg?...
Palaeoverse Lecture Series: Dr. Juan Cantalapiedra - Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory
YouTube video by Palaeoverse
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
Are you familiar with the @palaeoverse.bsky.social Lecture Series?

Check out our YouTube Channel for lectures from community experts on method development and application in Palaeontology:

www.youtube.com/@ThePalaeove...

We will be announcing the next set of lectures in the New Year, stay tuned!
Palaeoverse
Palaeoverse (https://palaeoverse.org) is an organisation that aims to bring the palaeobiology community together to share resources, work toward data standards, and improve reproducibility in palaeobi...
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
Boston stands with our immigrant neighbors.
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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graemetlloyd.bsky.social
TIL
A cartoon depicting different whales with the caption “the pilot whale was so successful they went ahead and commissioned all the other whales”.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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nhcooper123.bsky.social
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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unodet.bsky.social
📌 Save the Date: UN Open Source Week 2026 takes place 22–26 June 2026.

Express Your Interest in Attending: forms.office.com/e/7Zf9dGvjZr

Stay tuned for more.

#UNOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource #DigitalCooperation
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
Looking for a faculty job at one of the world's great research stations?

We're looking for a marine invertebrate biologist at UW's Friday Harbor Labs.

apply.interfolio.com/178804
Assistant Professor without Tenure (WOT), Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology University of Washington: Academic Personnel & Faculty: College of the Environment: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Location Friday Harbor Labs, WA Open Date Dec 12, 2025 Description The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) and Friday Harbor Labs (FHL) at the University of Washington (UW) invite applications for the Riddiford – Truman Endowed faculty Chair, a position in the Without Tenure (WOT) track at the Assistant rank with specialization in marine invertebrate organismal biology. The successful candidate is expected to develop a collaborative, extramurally-funded and nationally recognized research program based at FHL that leverages FHL’s unique marine research infrastructure and natural setting. We especially welcome candidates whose scholarship in natural systems advances fundamental knowledge and contributes to environmental stewardship. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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sloanfoundation.bsky.social
The Foundation has awarded a grant to the Open Source Program Office at @syracuseu.bsky.social to help it become a permanent part of the university, bridging academic research and open-source software development.

news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...
Open Source Program Office Secures $719K Grant
Funding from the Sloan Foundation ensures OSPO can establish a lasting campus presence, integrating open-source development into academics and research.
news.syr.edu
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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softwaresaved.bsky.social
🟥 We are pleased to announce that the call for Expressions of Interest for Round 2 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund will open on Wed 28 Jan 2026. This round will accept applications for grants up to £150k and a duration of up to 12 months. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/rsmf-ro...
December 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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palaeoverse.bsky.social
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️18th December 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week for our last talk of 2025, given by @singerstone.bsky.social from Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, on “Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory” 🦬

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
A flyer for the next talk in the Palaeoverse lecture series. The flyer features a cartoon of a graph, illustrating orange fluctuating lines, varying across time bins. There is also a photo of Dr Cantalapiedra, who sits cross-legged on the floor, in a blue-grey T-shirt, brown trousers and black trainers. He sits next to a large animal bone.
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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r-foundation.bsky.social
The R Foundation is happy to be a partner on the project

"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"

awarded £500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).

Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...

Congratulations to the project team!
SSI awards funding to 13 projects through the RSMF Round 1 | Software Sustainability Institute
We are pleased to announce that the Research Software Maintenance Fund (RSMF) has funded 13 projects to advance the sustainability and impact of research software. Through this initiative, the SSI, wi...
www.software.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
willgearty.bsky.social
Very proud of the work that the @palaeoverse.bsky.social team has done up until now and very excited for what's to come over the next few years! Watch this space!

#rstats #palaeontology #paleontology
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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pdmannion.bsky.social
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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andrewholz.bsky.social
I put together two roundups from posit::conf(2025):

• Shiny talks + full workshop materials
shiny.posit.co/blog/posts/c...

• Quarto talks playlist and summaries
quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
shiny.posit.co
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀

Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social

🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
willgearty.bsky.social
📢 deeptime 📦 v. 2.3.1 is now on #CRAN:

- pos arg is now recycled in coord_geo() ♻️
- fixed reverse arg for coord_geo_radial() 🍩
- pattern code/name dictionary 📖
- new logo! ✨

Patch notes 👉 williamgearty.com/deeptime/news/

Docs 👉 williamgearty.com/deeptime/

#rstats #dataviz #geology #deeptime
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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curiossorg.bsky.social
🎉@curioss has two new members!

A warm welcome to Leigh Phan of @uclalibrary.bsky.social who is also working with the #UCLA #OSPO.

We’re also thrilled that @k8hert.bsky.social of @biohub.org has joined the community.

We look forward to learning more about your work!

#AcademicOSPO #OpenScience
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM