Chris Brown
@bluecology.bsky.social
Ecological modelling, fisheries science, biodiversity conservation, climate change, Rstats
My webpage: https://www.seascapemodels.org/
My webpage: https://www.seascapemodels.org/
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Two years ago we got together in a beautiful mountain to learn and develop #rstats packages for ecology
After {labeleR} (ecologyr.github.io/labeleR/) and {BlueCarbon} (ecologyr.github.io/BlueCarbon/), {mappestRisk} is now officially out! See thread by lead author @dario-ssm.bsky.social 👇
After {labeleR} (ecologyr.github.io/labeleR/) and {BlueCarbon} (ecologyr.github.io/BlueCarbon/), {mappestRisk} is now officially out! See thread by lead author @dario-ssm.bsky.social 👇
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Two years ago we got together in a beautiful mountain to learn and develop #rstats packages for ecology
After {labeleR} (ecologyr.github.io/labeleR/) and {BlueCarbon} (ecologyr.github.io/BlueCarbon/), {mappestRisk} is now officially out! See thread by lead author @dario-ssm.bsky.social 👇
After {labeleR} (ecologyr.github.io/labeleR/) and {BlueCarbon} (ecologyr.github.io/BlueCarbon/), {mappestRisk} is now officially out! See thread by lead author @dario-ssm.bsky.social 👇
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Disgraceful & tragic what governments have done to this once science powerhouse! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Federal Science Minister...Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing the efforts of the CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel...in Australia."
"Federal Science Minister...Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing the efforts of the CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel...in Australia."
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Disgraceful & tragic what governments have done to this once science powerhouse! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Federal Science Minister...Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing the efforts of the CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel...in Australia."
"Federal Science Minister...Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing the efforts of the CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel...in Australia."
Should I post a pre-print? - a short guide of pros and cons written with my students and collaborators, thanks all
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
Should I post my manuscript to a pre-print server? – Seascapemodels
www.seascapemodels.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Should I post a pre-print? - a short guide of pros and cons written with my students and collaborators, thanks all
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
Must read paper if you do conservation science "Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science. But its real-world impact is poorly doc...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Must read paper if you do conservation science "Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We had fun with Rstats and genAI at the Centre for Marine Socioecology R workshop the past two days. Sharing these prompting patterns we developed in the workshops, that help an AI agent work through different statistical modelling tasks with a researcher step-by-step.
github.com/cbrown5/GLMs...
github.com/cbrown5/GLMs...
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We had fun with Rstats and genAI at the Centre for Marine Socioecology R workshop the past two days. Sharing these prompting patterns we developed in the workshops, that help an AI agent work through different statistical modelling tasks with a researcher step-by-step.
github.com/cbrown5/GLMs...
github.com/cbrown5/GLMs...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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How to plot interactive effects from GLMs the easy way #rstats
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
How to plot interactive effects from GLMs the easy way #rstats
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
Quick web quizzes are easy to DIY now with vibe coding. Love this chartle idea. I’m going to make my own version for my next stats class
Do you enjoy playing chartle.cc?
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
Chartle - A daily chart game
Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart
chartle.cc
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Quick web quizzes are easy to DIY now with vibe coding. Love this chartle idea. I’m going to make my own version for my next stats class
Highlighting a few well informed articles about the environmental impacts of large language models. Maybe not as bad as we've been led to believe by the mass media but definitely still needs consideration: www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
Environmental impacts of large language models – Seascapemodels
www.seascapemodels.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Highlighting a few well informed articles about the environmental impacts of large language models. Maybe not as bad as we've been led to believe by the mass media but definitely still needs consideration: www.seascapemodels.org/posts/2025-1...
This is an alarming finding from AI company Anthropic. What they mean is: the models guess when they are being tested for ethical decision making, and modify their responses to appear more ethical. So the ethical tests probably underestimate bad behaviour assets.anthropic.com/m/99128ddd00...
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is an alarming finding from AI company Anthropic. What they mean is: the models guess when they are being tested for ethical decision making, and modify their responses to appear more ethical. So the ethical tests probably underestimate bad behaviour assets.anthropic.com/m/99128ddd00...
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🤖 Big update to the LLMs + R guide
> 10 packages added plus other tools and interested reads
luisdva.github.io/llmsr-book/
As usual, all the content is available in English and Spanish.
#rstats
> 10 packages added plus other tools and interested reads
luisdva.github.io/llmsr-book/
As usual, all the content is available in English and Spanish.
#rstats
September 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🤖 Big update to the LLMs + R guide
> 10 packages added plus other tools and interested reads
luisdva.github.io/llmsr-book/
As usual, all the content is available in English and Spanish.
#rstats
> 10 packages added plus other tools and interested reads
luisdva.github.io/llmsr-book/
As usual, all the content is available in English and Spanish.
#rstats
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The SA and Federal governments $102.5M Algal Bloom Summer Plan is rolling out, with grants up to $150K, fee relief, and new R&D funding to help fisheries and aquaculture recover and build resilience 🐟
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
South Australian and Federal Governments announce the details of the $102.5 million Algal Bloom Summer Plan
The $102.5 million Algal Bloom Summer Plan delivers targeted relief and long-term recovery for South Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, including grants of up to $150,000, fee relief, and n...
seachangeaustralia.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The SA and Federal governments $102.5M Algal Bloom Summer Plan is rolling out, with grants up to $150K, fee relief, and new R&D funding to help fisheries and aquaculture recover and build resilience 🐟
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
Read more: seachangeaustralia.org/south-austra...
I made a Connections style app to quiz my students, using genAI to do the code of course.
Try it here: www.seascapemodels.org/connections-...
Get the code here: github.com/cbrown5/conn...
Try it here: www.seascapemodels.org/connections-...
Get the code here: github.com/cbrown5/conn...
October 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I made a Connections style app to quiz my students, using genAI to do the code of course.
Try it here: www.seascapemodels.org/connections-...
Get the code here: github.com/cbrown5/conn...
Try it here: www.seascapemodels.org/connections-...
Get the code here: github.com/cbrown5/conn...
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Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short
Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?
theconversation.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... "The government was unlikely to side with the Greens to see the laws passed...Coalition wants to ensure the final say on projects rests with the minister, not the EPA...Senator Watt said it was "unlikely" the government would include a (climate) trigger in the law..."
Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws
Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... "The government was unlikely to side with the Greens to see the laws passed...Coalition wants to ensure the final say on projects rests with the minister, not the EPA...Senator Watt said it was "unlikely" the government would include a (climate) trigger in the law..."
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Announcing Positron Assistant: Your AI co-pilot for data science workflows within #Positron!
This AI client brings deep LLM integration for chat & inline code completions. Generate code, refactor, debug, get smart project suggestions, all in your IDE.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/assistant.html
This AI client brings deep LLM integration for chat & inline code completions. Generate code, refactor, debug, get smart project suggestions, all in your IDE.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/assistant.html
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Announcing Positron Assistant: Your AI co-pilot for data science workflows within #Positron!
This AI client brings deep LLM integration for chat & inline code completions. Generate code, refactor, debug, get smart project suggestions, all in your IDE.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/assistant.html
This AI client brings deep LLM integration for chat & inline code completions. Generate code, refactor, debug, get smart project suggestions, all in your IDE.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/assistant.html
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The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.
October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.
Its really hard to navigate genAI use in the classroom, both for students and teachers
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
University caught out using AI to wrongly accuse students of cheating with AI
An Australian university has accused thousands of its students of cheating with artificial intelligence. The problem? Many have done nothing wrong.
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Its really hard to navigate genAI use in the classroom, both for students and teachers
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
AI used to write $440,000 report with hallucinated references. “Perhaps instead of a big consulting firm, procurers would be better off signing up for a ChatGPT subscription.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report
Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
AI used to write $440,000 report with hallucinated references. “Perhaps instead of a big consulting firm, procurers would be better off signing up for a ChatGPT subscription.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Marine & Freshwater Research is officially on bluesky! We’ll share peer-reviewed articles about ecology and management of aquatic environments, marine and freshwater.
Make sure to follow to stay up to date with latest articles!
#MarineFreshwaterRes
www.publish.csiro.au/mf
Make sure to follow to stay up to date with latest articles!
#MarineFreshwaterRes
www.publish.csiro.au/mf
August 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Marine & Freshwater Research is officially on bluesky! We’ll share peer-reviewed articles about ecology and management of aquatic environments, marine and freshwater.
Make sure to follow to stay up to date with latest articles!
#MarineFreshwaterRes
www.publish.csiro.au/mf
Make sure to follow to stay up to date with latest articles!
#MarineFreshwaterRes
www.publish.csiro.au/mf
@simonwillison.net prompt injection attacks can be solved with delimiters apparently?
“…delimiters ensure that the user input is treated strictly as data to be processed rather than executable logic.”
I can’t see how this would be reliable
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
“…delimiters ensure that the user input is treated strictly as data to be processed rather than executable logic.”
I can’t see how this would be reliable
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
October 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
@simonwillison.net prompt injection attacks can be solved with delimiters apparently?
“…delimiters ensure that the user input is treated strictly as data to be processed rather than executable logic.”
I can’t see how this would be reliable
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
“…delimiters ensure that the user input is treated strictly as data to be processed rather than executable logic.”
I can’t see how this would be reliable
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
AI chatbots caught being malicious and deceptive- makes sense when you think about all the great literature that was ripped to build these large language models. Great literature is full of deceptive characters
theconversation.com/ai-systems-c...
theconversation.com/ai-systems-c...
AI systems can easily lie and deceive us – a fact researchers are painfully aware of
In stress-testing AI models, it’s not hard to push them to the brink and make them threaten to harm humans.
theconversation.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
AI chatbots caught being malicious and deceptive- makes sense when you think about all the great literature that was ripped to build these large language models. Great literature is full of deceptive characters
theconversation.com/ai-systems-c...
theconversation.com/ai-systems-c...
Anyone else getting frustrated with being sent “AI workslop” to edit?
“Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers. “
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
“Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers. “
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
hbr.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Anyone else getting frustrated with being sent “AI workslop” to edit?
“Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers. “
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
“Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers. “
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
Ran a gamified learning workshop with the Tassie science communication network tonight. I had attendees design a game about sustainable fisheries, then used genAI to make it live. Here’s the results. Fun to get instant results
www.seascapemodels.org/research/202...
www.seascapemodels.org/research/202...
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ran a gamified learning workshop with the Tassie science communication network tonight. I had attendees design a game about sustainable fisheries, then used genAI to make it live. Here’s the results. Fun to get instant results
www.seascapemodels.org/research/202...
www.seascapemodels.org/research/202...