Gonçalo
@gethemudo.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
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I'm an evolutionary biologist from Portugal 🇵🇹. I am a mercenary of sorts having dabbled in #PopulationGenetics, #Ecology […]
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I'm an evolutionary biologist from Portugal 🇵🇹. I am a mercenary of sorts having dabbled in #PopulationGenetics, #Ecology […]
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Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
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This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature.
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
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indieweb.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature.
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
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"We present DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology, evolutionary biology and archaeology (https://dafnee.isem-evolution.fr/). DAFNEE includes information on over 600 journals (co)run by academic or non-profit institutions, aiming at helping to keep publishing funds within […]
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fediscience.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"We present DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology, evolutionary biology and archaeology (https://dafnee.isem-evolution.fr/). DAFNEE includes information on over 600 journals (co)run by academic or non-profit institutions, aiming at helping to keep publishing funds within […]
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why (the current) #openaccess deals are not a good idea
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
why (the current) #openaccess deals are not a good idea
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
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Abandoning these rankings is way overdue, IMHO:
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
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mastodon.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Abandoning these rankings is way overdue, IMHO:
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
I will be in Lisbon Friday and Saturday for #glamwiki2025. I will be giving an introduction to @wikidata at the National Library for GLAM professionals on Friday, and will assist in the #photowalk to photograph local monuments for @wikilovesmonuments […]
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ecoevo.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I will be in Lisbon Friday and Saturday for #glamwiki2025. I will be giving an introduction to @wikidata at the National Library for GLAM professionals on Friday, and will assist in the #photowalk to photograph local monuments for @wikilovesmonuments […]
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Whoever "welcomes this" really didn't get the point... and should be kept far from any science policy decisions.
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Whoever "welcomes this" really didn't get the point... and should be kept far from any science policy decisions.
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
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I've lately been quite obsessed with this app called StreetComplete. It gamifies contributing to OpenStreetMaps in a really nice way by giving you you little quests to do while you walk around. A fun way to get some steps in, to make you look closer at your […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I've lately been quite obsessed with this app called StreetComplete. It gamifies contributing to OpenStreetMaps in a really nice way by giving you you little quests to do while you walk around. A fun way to get some steps in, to make you look closer at your […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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You cannot exaggerate how stupid this anti science movement is
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
You cannot exaggerate how stupid this anti science movement is
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
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Way too many Nazi out here thinking it's normal to be a Nazi. This is where capitalist propaganda has gotten us.
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
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"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Way too many Nazi out here thinking it's normal to be a Nazi. This is where capitalist propaganda has gotten us.
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
Em 2022, Colin M. foi à procura dos artigos menos lidos da WIkipédia em Inglês em 2021, chegando a uma lista que incluía traças da Venezuela (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/06/in-search-of-the-least-viewed-article-on-wikipedia/). Não acho que o desinteresse tenha tanto a ver com o tema […]
Original post on ecoevo.social
ecoevo.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Em 2022, Colin M. foi à procura dos artigos menos lidos da WIkipédia em Inglês em 2021, chegando a uma lista que incluía traças da Venezuela (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/06/in-search-of-the-least-viewed-article-on-wikipedia/). Não acho que o desinteresse tenha tanto a ver com o tema […]
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Anthropic stole the books I co-wrote in order to train their planet-burning hallucination machine, so I've filed a claim. They wept that if every plagiarised author does so, the company will go bankrupt. Boo emdash hoo. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Anthropic stole the books I co-wrote in order to train their planet-burning hallucination machine, so I've filed a claim. They wept that if every plagiarised author does so, the company will go bankrupt. Boo emdash hoo. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
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This article by two astronomers details many of the points I just talked about and more, and just came out in The Conversation Australia, perfect timing: https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323
A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.
theconversation.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This article by two astronomers details many of the points I just talked about and more, and just came out in The Conversation Australia, perfect timing: https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323
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I'm completely out of the loop in most of the fancy new programming my group does, so it's fun when I can provide relevant information with some old-fashioned grep | cut | sort | uniq 🤓 #unix #bioinformatics
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I'm completely out of the loop in most of the fancy new programming my group does, so it's fun when I can provide relevant information with some old-fashioned grep | cut | sort | uniq 🤓 #unix #bioinformatics
New paper out, where we describe a database of secondary gene losses in Cetacea and other mammals: https://academic.oup.com/database/article/doi/10.1093/database/baaf065/8263858
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New paper out, where we describe a database of secondary gene losses in Cetacea and other mammals: https://academic.oup.com/database/article/doi/10.1093/database/baaf065/8263858
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Veo en el mundo de la comunicación de la ciencia un constante apego (o adicción) a las redes sociales: se nos vende que no puede haber comunicación más que en las redes, y eso nos lleva a la carrera por la relevancia en ciertas redes, a las métricas o la forma en que se mide esa relevancia y el […]
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neopaquita.es
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Veo en el mundo de la comunicación de la ciencia un constante apego (o adicción) a las redes sociales: se nos vende que no puede haber comunicación más que en las redes, y eso nos lleva a la carrera por la relevancia en ciertas redes, a las métricas o la forma en que se mide esa relevancia y el […]
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The pack contains 64 88x31px PNG and SVG badges in 8 colors and phrases “made by a human, drawn by a human, human content, written by a human, I am […]
The pack contains 64 88x31px PNG and SVG badges in 8 colors and phrases “made by a human, drawn by a human, human content, written by a human, I am […]
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social.lol
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The pack contains 64 88x31px PNG and SVG badges in 8 colors and phrases “made by a human, drawn by a human, human content, written by a human, I am […]
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O Porto do sobreturismo é cidade distópica “para inglês ver”
O Porto de Teresa Pacheco Miranda está in, mas só para alguns. “Turistas a ver turistas. Os franchisings, os alojamentos locais, o gourmet, as charretes. Faltam as casas, as pessoas, a essência.”
www.publico.pt
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Semana 37: memória de pedra
https://pt.writes.casa/pt/2025/week-37/memoria-de-pedra-3-1.html
https://pt.writes.casa/pt/2025/week-37/memoria-de-pedra-3-1.html
writes.casa
pt.writes.casa
September 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Semana 37: memória de pedra
https://pt.writes.casa/pt/2025/week-37/memoria-de-pedra-3-1.html
https://pt.writes.casa/pt/2025/week-37/memoria-de-pedra-3-1.html
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The University of Utrecht is cancelling the #webofscience and offering training sessions on #OpenAlex.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial […]
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The University of Utrecht is cancelling the #webofscience and offering training sessions on #OpenAlex.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial […]
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial […]
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This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
etsc.eu
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
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Keir Starmer is keeping Britain safe from encyclopedias.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
Wikipedia legally challenges 'flawed' online safety rules
It argues the regulations could threaten the privacy and safety of Wikipedia's volunteer contributors.
www.bbc.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Keir Starmer is keeping Britain safe from encyclopedias.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
The Wikimedia Foundation was forced by the courts in Portugal to remove information from the biographical article of César do Paço in English and Portuguese #wikipedia. Nobody should even look at the Spanish version at https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_do_Pa%C3%A7o or at the archived […]
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ecoevo.social
August 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Wikimedia Foundation was forced by the courts in Portugal to remove information from the biographical article of César do Paço in English and Portuguese #wikipedia. Nobody should even look at the Spanish version at https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_do_Pa%C3%A7o or at the archived […]