Ben Goldstein
@ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social
Quantitative ecologist. Postdoc at NCSU / PhD at UC Berkeley
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Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵
“Her departure, which she announced this morning in an essay in Time, is believed to be the first time in the agency’s 75-year history that a member of the 24-person board resigned over a policy disagreement with an administration”
@policyhound.bsky.social on Alondra Nelson’s bombshell resignation 🧪
@policyhound.bsky.social on Alondra Nelson’s bombshell resignation 🧪
NSF board member resigns in protest of Trump policies at agency
Alondra Nelson fingers DOGE in taking an unprecedented step
www.science.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵
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Our article is now available open access! Come learn what we learned about the last 50 years of invertebrate conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
doi.org/10.3389/fcos...
doi.org/10.3389/fcos...
April 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our article is now available open access! Come learn what we learned about the last 50 years of invertebrate conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
doi.org/10.3389/fcos...
doi.org/10.3389/fcos...
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Where are our weasels?
Weasels are so sneaky – how would you know if their populations were stable or on the decline?
To lure weasels in we did a test to figure out what their favorite food is, check out the result here.
youtu.be/fKaPWv7YJIQ
Weasels are so sneaky – how would you know if their populations were stable or on the decline?
To lure weasels in we did a test to figure out what their favorite food is, check out the result here.
youtu.be/fKaPWv7YJIQ
How to Attract a Weasel
YouTube video by Wild Animals
youtu.be
March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Where are our weasels?
Weasels are so sneaky – how would you know if their populations were stable or on the decline?
To lure weasels in we did a test to figure out what their favorite food is, check out the result here.
youtu.be/fKaPWv7YJIQ
Weasels are so sneaky – how would you know if their populations were stable or on the decline?
To lure weasels in we did a test to figure out what their favorite food is, check out the result here.
youtu.be/fKaPWv7YJIQ
I used to assume that iNaturalist observers were mainly interested in filling out their "life list," and so would be less likely to report species they'd already seen. When we looked into it, we found the opposite.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Evidence of novelty and specialization behavior in participatory science reporting
Participatory science (or ‘citizen science') records are becoming increasingly useful for wildlife monitoring due to their volume and spatiotemporal coverage. Statistical analysis of these data can b...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I used to assume that iNaturalist observers were mainly interested in filling out their "life list," and so would be less likely to report species they'd already seen. When we looked into it, we found the opposite.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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We have a cool new job that just opened up at the museum.
Head of Conservation ($50-$88K)
Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
Head of Conservation ($50-$88K)
Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
Job Bulletin
www.governmentjobs.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have a cool new job that just opened up at the museum.
Head of Conservation ($50-$88K)
Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
Head of Conservation ($50-$88K)
Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...
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I gave an interview to the BBC at midnight while the #LAfires were raging outside and I couldn't sleep. Turned into one of the most thorough and well-researched articles on wildlife and wildfire I've had the pleasure of contributing to.
How wildlife survives after wildfires
The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by others.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I gave an interview to the BBC at midnight while the #LAfires were raging outside and I couldn't sleep. Turned into one of the most thorough and well-researched articles on wildlife and wildfire I've had the pleasure of contributing to.
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PhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants
Kays lab @ncstate.bsky.social and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Starting Fall 2025
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Kays lab @ncstate.bsky.social and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Starting Fall 2025
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Elephant PhD Position Opening
PhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants Kays lab at North Carolina State University and NC Museum of Natural Sciences Starting Fall 2025 Salary is $28K/year (+ insurance and tuition) for...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
PhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants
Kays lab @ncstate.bsky.social and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Starting Fall 2025
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Kays lab @ncstate.bsky.social and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Starting Fall 2025
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I thought I knew a lot about raccoons, then I got this footage. Had to bring in @mikecove.bsky.social to help me figure it out. youtu.be/7-3c-VrYf1g?...
3 Raccoon Mysteries Caught On Camera
YouTube video by Wild Animals
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I thought I knew a lot about raccoons, then I got this footage. Had to bring in @mikecove.bsky.social to help me figure it out. youtu.be/7-3c-VrYf1g?...
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Really good and easy to read article on 'that tiny, tiny, little fish', useful for language classes and more . . .
Once again, Trump takes on “That Tiny, Tiny Little Fish,” blaming Delta Smelt protections for water shortages in fighting the #LAFires. Sociologist @calebscoville.bsky.social wrote about the political coherence behind such fishy rhetoric back in Sept: contexts.org/blog/tiny-little-fish/
January 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Really good and easy to read article on 'that tiny, tiny, little fish', useful for language classes and more . . .
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How are different facets of biodiversity changing? A new study looks across 2432 time series and 90 years finding no general trend in *functional diversity* of birds and mammals.
By @karinorman.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social and Perry de Valpine
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By @karinorman.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social and Perry de Valpine
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
No General Trend in Functional Diversity in Bird and Mammal Communities Despite Compositional Change
Aim Despite unprecedented environmental change due to anthropogenic pressure, recent work has found increasing dissimilarity due to turnover but no overall trend in species diversity through time at...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How are different facets of biodiversity changing? A new study looks across 2432 time series and 90 years finding no general trend in *functional diversity* of birds and mammals.
By @karinorman.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social and Perry de Valpine
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
By @karinorman.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social and Perry de Valpine
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice? https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07402 #SDM
December 11, 2024 at 9:26 AM
How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice? https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07402 #SDM
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If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
December 9, 2024 at 6:06 AM
If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
Thrilled to share "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" out now in @ecography.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
We highlight patterns, best practices, and outstanding questions in studies of wildlife "occupancy." Let me know what you think. 1/3
We highlight patterns, best practices, and outstanding questions in studies of wildlife "occupancy." Let me know what you think. 1/3
How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?
Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for estimating occupancy rates from detection-nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the SOM and its hierarchical m...
doi.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Thrilled to share "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" out now in @ecography.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
We highlight patterns, best practices, and outstanding questions in studies of wildlife "occupancy." Let me know what you think. 1/3
We highlight patterns, best practices, and outstanding questions in studies of wildlife "occupancy." Let me know what you think. 1/3
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Really proud of this paper and the opportunity to work with the Stacks! I definitely recommend it for folks trying to break out of the toxic for-profit publishing groups.
December 1, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Really proud of this paper and the opportunity to work with the Stacks! I definitely recommend it for folks trying to break out of the toxic for-profit publishing groups.
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We formed the Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment 2 years ago to transform research into real change. On the eve of the likely final UN meeting on Global Plastics Treaty, our paper led by center RSE staff appears in Science (doi.org/10.1126/scie... ). But the real story is on the ground 🧵
Pathways to reduce global plastic waste mismanagement and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Plastic production and plastic pollution negatively affect our environment, environmental justice, and climate change. Using detailed global and regional plastics datasets coupled with socio-economic ...
doi.org
November 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
We formed the Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment 2 years ago to transform research into real change. On the eve of the likely final UN meeting on Global Plastics Treaty, our paper led by center RSE staff appears in Science (doi.org/10.1126/scie... ). But the real story is on the ground 🧵