Carl T. Bergstrom
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Carl T. Bergstrom
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Professor, UW Biology / Santa Fe Institute

I study how information flows in biology, science, and society.

Book: *Calling Bullshit*, http://tinyurl.com/fdcuvd7b

LLM course: https://thebullshitmachines.com

Corvids: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n5ymk

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Most likely, they’ll make excuses.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
That would honestly be an amazing musical.
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As I was saying…
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh yes—we're well acquainted!
OK, inspired by @banditelli.org I wanted to post at least something crow. 🪶

Here they are engaging in mass vandalism just for the fun of it.

OK actually they're digging out beetle larvae that harm the lawn—you can see one in the iphone photo below—but it's pretty funny to see the mess they make.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
More likely, for absolutely no purpose, and a huge waste of taxpayer money as well as an environmental and humanitarian insult.

Though in this case, the humanitarian insult is minimized by the laughably short extent of the wall.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Part of the border wall between the US and Mexico
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Seriously though, this comes from a beautiful photo essay of a strange and troubling subject. I highly recommend it.
View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico – in pictures — Guardian US
The structure, variously known as the border fence or border wall, is not continuous and only covers sections of the almost 2,000-mile boundary between the two countries. It consists of a series of ob...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Truly extraordinary.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I should man up and take the hate as it comes.
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
100%
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
(I'm making fun of myself, rather than boasting; there is absolutely no reason for this to be so goddamn hard.)
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM