Dr. K. Lotterhos
@drk-lo.bsky.social
evolutionary and marine biologist, mountain biker, amateur ceramicist, and mom
https://sites.google.com/site/katielotterhos/home
https://sites.google.com/site/katielotterhos/home
Just finished my research security training required by the US Govt. Lists Freedom Of Inquiry as a core value of academic research and "core tenet of integrity; scientists decide line of investigation and project. Researchers are experts; freedom to conduct work without interference" 🧪🧑🔬
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just finished my research security training required by the US Govt. Lists Freedom Of Inquiry as a core value of academic research and "core tenet of integrity; scientists decide line of investigation and project. Researchers are experts; freedom to conduct work without interference" 🧪🧑🔬
Most respondents reported that US federal training programs were important to their development as scientists, with 71% reporting it was "very important" or "extremely important". Respondents from different career stages were concerned about an early career bottleneck...
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Most respondents reported that US federal training programs were important to their development as scientists, with 71% reporting it was "very important" or "extremely important". Respondents from different career stages were concerned about an early career bottleneck...
83% of respondents said that federal policies since Jan 20, 2025 had "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
83% of respondents said that federal policies since Jan 20, 2025 had "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science
Respondents reported restrictions on free speech and travel, chilling effects on free speech and travel, censorship of scientific terms, concerns about the ability of the government to comply with legal mandates, reports of biased or removed information from federal sources, removal of climate.gov
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Respondents reported restrictions on free speech and travel, chilling effects on free speech and travel, censorship of scientific terms, concerns about the ability of the government to comply with legal mandates, reports of biased or removed information from federal sources, removal of climate.gov
Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...
Beautiful blue lobster at @northeasternmes.bsky.social Northeastern Marine Science Center. 🦑 This rare mutation occurs in about 1 out of two million lobsters. It causes overproduction of a protein that binds to the normal red pigment and turns into a blue pigment.
July 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Beautiful blue lobster at @northeasternmes.bsky.social Northeastern Marine Science Center. 🦑 This rare mutation occurs in about 1 out of two million lobsters. It causes overproduction of a protein that binds to the normal red pigment and turns into a blue pigment.
When you convince former and current Editors in Chief of the American Naturalist @asn-amnat.bsky.social to go to a monster truck rally
June 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When you convince former and current Editors in Chief of the American Naturalist @asn-amnat.bsky.social to go to a monster truck rally
Signs are ready for tomorrow's #standUpForScience in Boston.
March 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Signs are ready for tomorrow's #standUpForScience in Boston.
Out of curiosity - what country are you in and what does google maps call this body of water? I'm in MA, USA and google maps calls this the "Gulf of America".
February 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Out of curiosity - what country are you in and what does google maps call this body of water? I'm in MA, USA and google maps calls this the "Gulf of America".
For the record, a canceled NOAA Grant opportunity - FY25 Disaster Preparedness for Coastal Communities
February 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For the record, a canceled NOAA Grant opportunity - FY25 Disaster Preparedness for Coastal Communities
Wookies have historically been relegated to marginalized roles as extras. Thanks to DEI programs, wookies like Chewbacca were able to find opportunities and a safe work environment that led to co-starring roles. Keep support for DEI and, one day, we will have a Star Wars movie with a leading Wooky.
January 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Wookies have historically been relegated to marginalized roles as extras. Thanks to DEI programs, wookies like Chewbacca were able to find opportunities and a safe work environment that led to co-starring roles. Keep support for DEI and, one day, we will have a Star Wars movie with a leading Wooky.
"hear me out - let's just keep adding replicates - until we get P < 0.05" .... "P-hacking"
January 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"hear me out - let's just keep adding replicates - until we get P < 0.05" .... "P-hacking"
A few more memes to ring in the new year - "me, trying to reference old code, when I was too lazy to write comments or make long variable names"
January 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A few more memes to ring in the new year - "me, trying to reference old code, when I was too lazy to write comments or make long variable names"
"the world if all charts followed the principle of proportional ink" 🧪👨🔬
December 31, 2024 at 12:16 AM
"the world if all charts followed the principle of proportional ink" 🧪👨🔬
"me searching for relevant literature" 🧪👨🔬
December 31, 2024 at 12:14 AM
"me searching for relevant literature" 🧪👨🔬
No: "making stuff up and trying to sound smart to refute a myth". Yes: "using the debunking format with credible facts to refute a myth" www.climatechangecommunication.org/all/the-debu...
December 22, 2024 at 8:43 PM
No: "making stuff up and trying to sound smart to refute a myth". Yes: "using the debunking format with credible facts to refute a myth" www.climatechangecommunication.org/all/the-debu...
"My professor when I say my p-value is the probability my data occurred by chance" . (This is funny because I teach them this is NOT a p value - p value is prob of data if the null hypothesis was true)
December 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM
"My professor when I say my p-value is the probability my data occurred by chance" . (This is funny because I teach them this is NOT a p value - p value is prob of data if the null hypothesis was true)
Student's #stats meme . 🧪👨🔬 Blond girl: "I'm trying to model randomness in space and time. What distribution do I use?" Brunette: "go poisson girl"
December 1, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Student's #stats meme . 🧪👨🔬 Blond girl: "I'm trying to model randomness in space and time. What distribution do I use?" Brunette: "go poisson girl"
