Brandon Schamp
@brandonschamp.bsky.social
Professor of Plant Ecology @ Algoma University
Research: community assembly, competition, co-occurrence patterns, functional-trait-based ecology, coexistence, niche theory, size variation, flowering time
Research: community assembly, competition, co-occurrence patterns, functional-trait-based ecology, coexistence, niche theory, size variation, flowering time
Scientists would do well to recognize that the strength of theories is not in isolated studies, but in more cycles of deduction and induction that accumulate in support of an increasingly refined and accurate theory
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Scientists would do well to recognize that the strength of theories is not in isolated studies, but in more cycles of deduction and induction that accumulate in support of an increasingly refined and accurate theory
It's also a great way to explain why scientists have such confidence in theories like evolution and human-induced climate change. The number of cycles of deduction & induction these theories have undergone is the reason we have confidence, and allows us to ignore critiques focused on single studies
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
It's also a great way to explain why scientists have such confidence in theories like evolution and human-induced climate change. The number of cycles of deduction & induction these theories have undergone is the reason we have confidence, and allows us to ignore critiques focused on single studies
Not that taking Greenland alone would be okay anyway...
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Not that taking Greenland alone would be okay anyway...
Imagine the mental contortions to convince yourself or others that they'd stop at Greenland when they've already talked about making Canada the 51st state. Wild.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Imagine the mental contortions to convince yourself or others that they'd stop at Greenland when they've already talked about making Canada the 51st state. Wild.
Now that would get me into the theatre.
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Now that would get me into the theatre.
Free Lunch by David K Johnston.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Free Lunch by David K Johnston.