understanding extreme events and #speciesonthemove is rarely possible with modern-day datasets. instead, we screened hundreds of papers and read agency reports (like these books from the UCSC library) to bring old observations of range extensions to light. some species shifted 1000s of km in a year!

this week is really getting to me, so here's my family banana bread recipe

it's the best one you will ever bake. my Mom copied it from a prof she had at Cornell (onto an index card with a typewriter). you're welcome

JFYI here's a list of the #WSN2025 sessions you can register to present in.

everything is terrible but MY FAVORITE CONFERENCE IS BACK

Species on the Move - Sun Moon Lake - Taiwan - April 20-24, 2026

mark your calendars!!!

#speciesonthemove #speciesonthemove2026

Office redecorating, fascism edition.

one signature of human impacts on the planet (esp climate change) is ecosystems becoming less unique—a process called "biotic homogenization".

it turns out that isn't happening in the global oceans!

colossal new synthesis led by @zoejean88.bsky.social on marine fishes:

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

what's your favorite color ramp for a plot in a scientific manuscript that looks like this? single continuous variable with only positive values. #rstats

rented a "Toyota Corolla or similar" for ASN 2025. stoked to roll up to Asilomar in this bad boy