Chris Anderson
@cnanderson.bsky.social
I study evolution, ecology, & behavior and teach at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Interested in Broadening Participation in STEM. Greater Chicago Area. He/him.
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
At the beginning of class, when discussing ocean gyres, I share this CALVIN AND HOBBES strip and point out that the equator makes a much longer circumference trip than higher and lower latitudes. 3/N
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
At the beginning of class, when discussing ocean gyres, I share this CALVIN AND HOBBES strip and point out that the equator makes a much longer circumference trip than higher and lower latitudes. 3/N
This photo was taken at an oxbow pond at a forest preserve like 5 minutes from campus. This specific location allows me to connect (at a different scale) a concept that I talked about in the first week of class. 2/N
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This photo was taken at an oxbow pond at a forest preserve like 5 minutes from campus. This specific location allows me to connect (at a different scale) a concept that I talked about in the first week of class. 2/N
We completed the last field day in my ecology class today. They’ll write their final assignment on inverts collected from dip netting and berlese samples from leaf litter. It’s formatted as a letter to the head ecologist at the forest preserve district. I’ve enjoyed this class this year.
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We completed the last field day in my ecology class today. They’ll write their final assignment on inverts collected from dip netting and berlese samples from leaf litter. It’s formatted as a letter to the head ecologist at the forest preserve district. I’ve enjoyed this class this year.
Here are some “how it started”, “how’s it going” photo comparisons from this annual family tradition.
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Here are some “how it started”, “how’s it going” photo comparisons from this annual family tradition.
The greater Chicago area has no shortage of amazing museums/cultural institutions/ places to visit. One of my favorites is @mortonarboretum.bsky.social . We now have taken family photos every fall during “peak color” since 2014. Here are a couple of the 2025 keepers. All photos taken by me/my wife.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The greater Chicago area has no shortage of amazing museums/cultural institutions/ places to visit. One of my favorites is @mortonarboretum.bsky.social . We now have taken family photos every fall during “peak color” since 2014. Here are a couple of the 2025 keepers. All photos taken by me/my wife.
Gorgeous! My wife is visiting her mom there and sent this picture from today. They hiked six summits on MDI today.
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Gorgeous! My wife is visiting her mom there and sent this picture from today. They hiked six summits on MDI today.
My daughters take after their mother in terms of artistic talent. #happyhalloween
October 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My daughters take after their mother in terms of artistic talent. #happyhalloween
This week my Ecology class read "Root contraction helps protect the “living rock” cactus Ariocarpus fissuratus from lethal high temperatures when growing in rocky soil" bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... . I'm pretty happy with this slide I made to help intro the paper 1/2
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This week my Ecology class read "Root contraction helps protect the “living rock” cactus Ariocarpus fissuratus from lethal high temperatures when growing in rocky soil" bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... . I'm pretty happy with this slide I made to help intro the paper 1/2
In my ecology class we discussed this paper: "Changes to the elevational limits and extent of species ranges associated with climate change": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... . I may need to work on the design detail, but I am pretty proud of the concept for this slide I made about the paper.
September 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In my ecology class we discussed this paper: "Changes to the elevational limits and extent of species ranges associated with climate change": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... . I may need to work on the design detail, but I am pretty proud of the concept for this slide I made about the paper.
So @extinctmonsters.bsky.social has a great thread about a Field museum exhibit from 1994-2004, and mentioned ridable trilobites. I went to an old photo album (not digital, film) and found a shot of me taken around 2002 (I think). This is a cicada display in the basement, not the trilobites. Bummer.
September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So @extinctmonsters.bsky.social has a great thread about a Field museum exhibit from 1994-2004, and mentioned ridable trilobites. I went to an old photo album (not digital, film) and found a shot of me taken around 2002 (I think). This is a cicada display in the basement, not the trilobites. Bummer.
In case you missed it, this was some bad news for minority serving institutions (including the one where I work). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
The one bit of bright news is that I took my ecology class to the Dupage River and many held a damselfly for the first time (female American rubyspot)
The one bit of bright news is that I took my ecology class to the Dupage River and many held a damselfly for the first time (female American rubyspot)
September 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In case you missed it, this was some bad news for minority serving institutions (including the one where I work). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
The one bit of bright news is that I took my ecology class to the Dupage River and many held a damselfly for the first time (female American rubyspot)
The one bit of bright news is that I took my ecology class to the Dupage River and many held a damselfly for the first time (female American rubyspot)
Saw a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) on my afternoon walk (Elmhurst, IL). The Wikipedia page has some pretty awesome photos of its predatory skills: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
September 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Saw a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) on my afternoon walk (Elmhurst, IL). The Wikipedia page has some pretty awesome photos of its predatory skills: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
Post your dream ride…
August 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Post your dream ride…
Nice! We spotted two patches in Maine last week. One on the Schoodic peninsula (earlier in my feed) and the other in Deer Isle (pictured here)
July 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Nice! We spotted two patches in Maine last week. One on the Schoodic peninsula (earlier in my feed) and the other in Deer Isle (pictured here)
Swamp Spreadwing (damselfly); Slaty Skimmer (dragonfly). The Tarn, Acadia National Park. July 11, 2025.
July 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Swamp Spreadwing (damselfly); Slaty Skimmer (dragonfly). The Tarn, Acadia National Park. July 11, 2025.
Got the kids up at 3:45 am to drive to the first sunrise on the U.S. Mainland. This was just before 5 this morning. Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, ME.
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Got the kids up at 3:45 am to drive to the first sunrise on the U.S. Mainland. This was just before 5 this morning. Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, ME.
Ghost pipe, Schoodic peninsula, Acadia national park, ME. July 8, 2025. I thought this was a mushroom, but it’s in the heath family - it’s a dicot plant that does not conduct photosynthesis.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
July 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Ghost pipe, Schoodic peninsula, Acadia national park, ME. July 8, 2025. I thought this was a mushroom, but it’s in the heath family - it’s a dicot plant that does not conduct photosynthesis.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
Eastern milkshake. Mount Desert Island, ME. July 7, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Eastern milkshake. Mount Desert Island, ME. July 7, 2025.
Candlepin bowling in Ellsworth, ME. One of the few places in the world that offers this style of bowling.
July 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Candlepin bowling in Ellsworth, ME. One of the few places in the world that offers this style of bowling.
Cancer sucks. I miss my mom already.
June 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cancer sucks. I miss my mom already.