Dr. Ant
@gawainantell.bsky.social
Codes stats on fossil species distributions in the sea. Hopepunk for equitable accessible STEM. Ass Prof UCLA Geography; own words. PhD, T1D, 🏳️🌈♠,😷
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It's the time of year when I see articles telling folks to put pet fur out for bird nesting. The Cornell ornithology lab does not recommend this! Flea/tick treatments & shampoos can be toxic, long fur can entangle chicks, etc. There are much better alternatives: www.allaboutbirds.org/news/providi...
Providing Nest Material for Birds: Dos & Don'ts
Rufous Hummingbird by Penny Hall/Birdshare.
Most birds build some kind of structure to contain their eggs and nestlings. A bird's nest may be as simple as a nighthawk's or Killdeer's depression on ...
www.allaboutbirds.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's the time of year when I see articles telling folks to put pet fur out for bird nesting. The Cornell ornithology lab does not recommend this! Flea/tick treatments & shampoos can be toxic, long fur can entangle chicks, etc. There are much better alternatives: www.allaboutbirds.org/news/providi...
"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Frederick Douglass, If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress (1857)
January 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Frederick Douglass, If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress (1857)
supposed to be in class right now teaching a course on how to maintain hope in the face of the biodiversity/climate crises
class is cancelled due to the natural disasters surrounding the city
no words.
class is cancelled due to the natural disasters surrounding the city
no words.
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
supposed to be in class right now teaching a course on how to maintain hope in the face of the biodiversity/climate crises
class is cancelled due to the natural disasters surrounding the city
no words.
class is cancelled due to the natural disasters surrounding the city
no words.
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
Thank you to everyone checking in. I am safe, but no on in LA is okay this week. I imagine this is how NYC felt in March 2020: everything is apocalypse and it isn't safe to go outside
January 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thank you to everyone checking in. I am safe, but no on in LA is okay this week. I imagine this is how NYC felt in March 2020: everything is apocalypse and it isn't safe to go outside
The IADG has joined the bluer skies! Give them a follow to keep abreast of the fantastic fieldtrips they organize and other accessible geoscience opportunities to amplify
Hi Blue Sky! The International Association for Geoscience Diversity (the IAGD) is a volunteer-run, donation-powered 501c3 non profit dedicated to improving inclusion of people with disabilities in the geosciences. Follow along with our adventures and advocacy here 🧪♿⚒️
a poster that says forward together with cartoon people in wheelchairs
Alt: a poster that says forward together with cartoon people in wheelchairs holding hands in a line
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:06 PM
The IADG has joined the bluer skies! Give them a follow to keep abreast of the fantastic fieldtrips they organize and other accessible geoscience opportunities to amplify
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Yesterday one of my students taught me a couple of ways to sign “fossil” in ASL. The one on the right is evocative bc it’s the bone sign but buried. The one on the left is used more for plant fossils, apparently, and is meant to show an object on a slab. I love these!
November 20, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Yesterday one of my students taught me a couple of ways to sign “fossil” in ASL. The one on the right is evocative bc it’s the bone sign but buried. The one on the left is used more for plant fossils, apparently, and is meant to show an object on a slab. I love these!
At the @nhmla.bsky.social today to give a research colloquium. What an astoundingly spectacular museum!!
November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM
At the @nhmla.bsky.social today to give a research colloquium. What an astoundingly spectacular museum!!
hello new followers! I'm here to be scientific and silly and sometimes sad, not to urgently respond to notifications 😊
consequently: the rate at which I am keeping up with new followers significantly lags the Xodus rate of people finding me here! I look forward to engaging with you when I get there
consequently: the rate at which I am keeping up with new followers significantly lags the Xodus rate of people finding me here! I look forward to engaging with you when I get there
November 21, 2024 at 4:50 AM
hello new followers! I'm here to be scientific and silly and sometimes sad, not to urgently respond to notifications 😊
consequently: the rate at which I am keeping up with new followers significantly lags the Xodus rate of people finding me here! I look forward to engaging with you when I get there
consequently: the rate at which I am keeping up with new followers significantly lags the Xodus rate of people finding me here! I look forward to engaging with you when I get there
kitty is back from the v-e-t to tell you VACCINES WORK - for all species!
Anti-vax claims aren't just dissuading parents against vaccines, but pet owners too. Stay up to date on your fur baby's rabies shot etc, and think about who they play with!
Anti-vax claims aren't just dissuading parents against vaccines, but pet owners too. Stay up to date on your fur baby's rabies shot etc, and think about who they play with!
November 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
kitty is back from the v-e-t to tell you VACCINES WORK - for all species!
Anti-vax claims aren't just dissuading parents against vaccines, but pet owners too. Stay up to date on your fur baby's rabies shot etc, and think about who they play with!
Anti-vax claims aren't just dissuading parents against vaccines, but pet owners too. Stay up to date on your fur baby's rabies shot etc, and think about who they play with!
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Take positive action to counteract this devastating blow to climate: donate to the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, @csldf.bsky.social. They provide free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation, and will be very busy soon. I'm a founding board member.
November 6, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Take positive action to counteract this devastating blow to climate: donate to the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, @csldf.bsky.social. They provide free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation, and will be very busy soon. I'm a founding board member.
My contribution for #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay - a new piece for the Royal Geographical Society about the messy details of comprehensively updating authorship after a name change!
This one goes out to all my #TransInSTEM friends looking for advice 🏳️⚧️
blog.geographydirections.com/2024/11/18/c... #QueerInSTEM
This one goes out to all my #TransInSTEM friends looking for advice 🏳️⚧️
blog.geographydirections.com/2024/11/18/c... #QueerInSTEM
Changing author name and pronouns in academic publications: a user guide
By Dr G. T. Antell Professional scientists jokingly live by the mantra of ‘publish or perish,’ alluding to the entirely uncomical reality that publication record is often the most influential facto…
blog.geographydirections.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
My contribution for #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay - a new piece for the Royal Geographical Society about the messy details of comprehensively updating authorship after a name change!
This one goes out to all my #TransInSTEM friends looking for advice 🏳️⚧️
blog.geographydirections.com/2024/11/18/c... #QueerInSTEM
This one goes out to all my #TransInSTEM friends looking for advice 🏳️⚧️
blog.geographydirections.com/2024/11/18/c... #QueerInSTEM
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Love this idea! 💛
I'm new to BlueSky, but not to Illustration. I illustrate educational kids' books and create fun teaching resources. Please enjoy this slightly yellow geologic time scale!
#kidlitart #sciart
I'm new to BlueSky, but not to Illustration. I illustrate educational kids' books and create fun teaching resources. Please enjoy this slightly yellow geologic time scale!
#kidlitart #sciart
November 16, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Love this idea! 💛
I'm new to BlueSky, but not to Illustration. I illustrate educational kids' books and create fun teaching resources. Please enjoy this slightly yellow geologic time scale!
#kidlitart #sciart
I'm new to BlueSky, but not to Illustration. I illustrate educational kids' books and create fun teaching resources. Please enjoy this slightly yellow geologic time scale!
#kidlitart #sciart
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*pssssst*
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
November 15, 2024 at 11:53 PM
*pssssst*
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
Hey
You know that one project?
That one you've wanted to write FOREVER except it's scary as hell & maybe you don't feel good
enough or brave enough or strong enough?
Spend 15 min on it today
Keep the dream alive
Even a pot on the back burner needs to occasionally be stirred
This is fascinating and I love it.
Next term I'm going to trial leaving it to each student to decide if they want participation points to be part of their grade.
Next term I'm going to trial leaving it to each student to decide if they want participation points to be part of their grade.
NEW POST: "Improving College Student Outcomes with Course Policies that Support Autonomy" by @drsumeracki.bsky.social
www.learningscientists.org/blog/2024/11...
#edusky #academicsky
www.learningscientists.org/blog/2024/11...
#edusky #academicsky
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View all of our posts on our website!
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November 15, 2024 at 6:33 PM
This is fascinating and I love it.
Next term I'm going to trial leaving it to each student to decide if they want participation points to be part of their grade.
Next term I'm going to trial leaving it to each student to decide if they want participation points to be part of their grade.
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I teach a class on data science here at Illinois and during the seminar I host a competition for the class called "The Hunt for the Worst Data Visualization."
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
November 11, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I teach a class on data science here at Illinois and during the seminar I host a competition for the class called "The Hunt for the Worst Data Visualization."
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:
happy gotcha day to my sassy snugglebug 💖
November 13, 2024 at 7:57 PM
happy gotcha day to my sassy snugglebug 💖
I wrote a series of friendly intro articles about spatial autocorrelation back in 2019, and it's still the most read thing I've made to date. If hearing the word "autocorrelation" fills you with a cold dread - fear not! The basic idea is quick to learn
gawainantell.com/autocorrelat...
gawainantell.com/autocorrelat...
Autocorrelation in ecology - G. T. Antell
An explanation of temporal, spatial, and phylogenetic autocorrelation and why it matters.
gawainantell.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I wrote a series of friendly intro articles about spatial autocorrelation back in 2019, and it's still the most read thing I've made to date. If hearing the word "autocorrelation" fills you with a cold dread - fear not! The basic idea is quick to learn
gawainantell.com/autocorrelat...
gawainantell.com/autocorrelat...
unbothered by the world, warm and secure in their own fluff, dreaming of softness and play.
have a restful weekend, everyone.
have a restful weekend, everyone.
November 10, 2024 at 8:22 PM
unbothered by the world, warm and secure in their own fluff, dreaming of softness and play.
have a restful weekend, everyone.
have a restful weekend, everyone.
bsky populated my initial feed with 85% cat pics. Naturally, I am liking every single one to reinforce the algorithm.
In turn, on this #Caturday I contribute for your consideration my beloved little lion. Happy 3rd birthday, Siskin! (on Halloween - yes really) 🤍🤍🤍
In turn, on this #Caturday I contribute for your consideration my beloved little lion. Happy 3rd birthday, Siskin! (on Halloween - yes really) 🤍🤍🤍
November 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
bsky populated my initial feed with 85% cat pics. Naturally, I am liking every single one to reinforce the algorithm.
In turn, on this #Caturday I contribute for your consideration my beloved little lion. Happy 3rd birthday, Siskin! (on Halloween - yes really) 🤍🤍🤍
In turn, on this #Caturday I contribute for your consideration my beloved little lion. Happy 3rd birthday, Siskin! (on Halloween - yes really) 🤍🤍🤍
In January I'm teaching a new course, "Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions". Everyone I tell about it says they wish they could take it, so here's some of our reading sources:
- Not Too Late
- I Want a Better Catastrophe
- From The Ashes
- All We Can Save
- A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
- Not Too Late
- I Want a Better Catastrophe
- From The Ashes
- All We Can Save
- A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
November 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM
In January I'm teaching a new course, "Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions". Everyone I tell about it says they wish they could take it, so here's some of our reading sources:
- Not Too Late
- I Want a Better Catastrophe
- From The Ashes
- All We Can Save
- A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
- Not Too Late
- I Want a Better Catastrophe
- From The Ashes
- All We Can Save
- A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
Finally migrated over here - hello again world!
I'm a #newPI in macroecology (all things spatial and how species respond to enviro change)
I believe in humanity in science and the need for data literacy, and put that first in my teaching and collabs. This is a feminist queer crip science space.
I'm a #newPI in macroecology (all things spatial and how species respond to enviro change)
I believe in humanity in science and the need for data literacy, and put that first in my teaching and collabs. This is a feminist queer crip science space.
November 8, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Finally migrated over here - hello again world!
I'm a #newPI in macroecology (all things spatial and how species respond to enviro change)
I believe in humanity in science and the need for data literacy, and put that first in my teaching and collabs. This is a feminist queer crip science space.
I'm a #newPI in macroecology (all things spatial and how species respond to enviro change)
I believe in humanity in science and the need for data literacy, and put that first in my teaching and collabs. This is a feminist queer crip science space.