Gabriel Kamener
@gkamener.bsky.social
Ecological and environmental data professional. I've been into science, nature, and photography for as long as I can remember. Viewpoints and opinions my own.
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It's been six months since I started tracking the dire science news in my newsletter. For a long time, it felt like an ominous ocean swell. Now it feels like a breaking wave.
buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
September 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's been six months since I started tracking the dire science news in my newsletter. For a long time, it felt like an ominous ocean swell. Now it feels like a breaking wave.
buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
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Nice highlight of research at LTER sites, including work being done at HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. We absolutely have to save both NSF LTER and USFS R&D who combined maintain some of the best long-term ecological datasets in the world.
Always a pleasure to see others recognize the value of our network.
"[The LTER Network] has enabled scientists to get answers that have led to key policy decisions, from amending the Clean Air Act to prevent acid rain to preserving old-growth forests."
Lynda Mapes for the @seattletimes.com
"[The LTER Network] has enabled scientists to get answers that have led to key policy decisions, from amending the Clean Air Act to prevent acid rain to preserving old-growth forests."
Lynda Mapes for the @seattletimes.com
Trump wants to cut research centers like the one in this PNW forest
Congress will take up Trump's proposed budget cuts, which target 26 long-term ecological research centers like the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon.
www.seattletimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Nice highlight of research at LTER sites, including work being done at HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. We absolutely have to save both NSF LTER and USFS R&D who combined maintain some of the best long-term ecological datasets in the world.
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I've been fortunate to have a network of data freelancers that have been a huge support in my own work.
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data Consultants
docs.google.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I've been fortunate to have a network of data freelancers that have been a huge support in my own work.
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Join the fight!
I am excited to share that @standupforscience.bsky.social is growing!
We are looking to hire several positions including:
- Event and volunteer coordination
- Copywriting (press releases, emails, website, blogs, some social media)
- Data analytics and research (marketing, not science 😉)
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We are looking to hire several positions including:
- Event and volunteer coordination
- Copywriting (press releases, emails, website, blogs, some social media)
- Data analytics and research (marketing, not science 😉)
🧵
June 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Join the fight!
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ESA Action Alert: Contact your senators to advocate to fund science agencies and programs – Ecotone | News and Views on Ecological Science esa.org/esablog/2025...
ESA Action Alert: Contact your senators to advocate to fund science agencies and programs – Ecotone | News and Views on Ecological Science
June 2, 2025
esa.org
June 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ESA Action Alert: Contact your senators to advocate to fund science agencies and programs – Ecotone | News and Views on Ecological Science esa.org/esablog/2025...
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I'm happy to announce the addition of 15 books to @bigbookofr.com including 9 in Portuguese!
#Rstats
oscarbaruffa.com/bbof-20250518/
#Rstats
oscarbaruffa.com/bbof-20250518/
15 New Books added to Big Book of R - Oscar Baruffa
I’m very excited to announce that 6 English-language books and 9 Portuguese books have been added to the collection of over 400 free, open-source R programming books. Many thanks to Bruno Mioto for th...
oscarbaruffa.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I'm happy to announce the addition of 15 books to @bigbookofr.com including 9 in Portuguese!
#Rstats
oscarbaruffa.com/bbof-20250518/
#Rstats
oscarbaruffa.com/bbof-20250518/
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We've been teaching students across the network synthesis science for the past year, and they've used their skills to do actual synthesis science in four group projects.
Next Thursday, they present their work!
Tune in to the SSECR Final Symposium on May 22 at 10am PT/1 ET.
Register below!
Next Thursday, they present their work!
Tune in to the SSECR Final Symposium on May 22 at 10am PT/1 ET.
Register below!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers (SSECR) Symposium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Learn about the 4 synthesis projects developed in LTER's new Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers Course:
- Carbon cycling responses across spatiotemporal scales
- Coupling of above- and ...
ucsb.zoom.us
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We've been teaching students across the network synthesis science for the past year, and they've used their skills to do actual synthesis science in four group projects.
Next Thursday, they present their work!
Tune in to the SSECR Final Symposium on May 22 at 10am PT/1 ET.
Register below!
Next Thursday, they present their work!
Tune in to the SSECR Final Symposium on May 22 at 10am PT/1 ET.
Register below!
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Science--including discovery science, STEM education, and data literacy--benefit **everyone**. Wherever you live, have a conversation today with your friends and neighbors!
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life
The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.
theconversation.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Science--including discovery science, STEM education, and data literacy--benefit **everyone**. Wherever you live, have a conversation today with your friends and neighbors!
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
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If you’re concerned about the impact of the proposed budget on Federal funding of science but aren’t sure what to say when you call your elected officials, remember that a coalition of professional societies representing nearly 100,000 scientists signed an open letter about this a few weeks ago.
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucs.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If you’re concerned about the impact of the proposed budget on Federal funding of science but aren’t sure what to say when you call your elected officials, remember that a coalition of professional societies representing nearly 100,000 scientists signed an open letter about this a few weeks ago.
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woah, when did RStudio gain this functionality that when you wait for autocomplete to finish, it'll show you a preview of that data object that it is suggesting in the autocomplete?? #RStats
May 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
woah, when did RStudio gain this functionality that when you wait for autocomplete to finish, it'll show you a preview of that data object that it is suggesting in the autocomplete?? #RStats
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When an AI customer service agent for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new company policy, users revolted.
An AI Customer Service Chatbot Made Up a Company Policy—and Created a Mess
When an AI model for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new rule, users revolted.
wrd.cm
April 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When an AI customer service agent for code-editing company Cursor hallucinated a new company policy, users revolted.
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New version of R is out!
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
What's new in R 4.5.0?
Here we summarise some of the more interesting changes that have been introduced in R 4.5.0.
www.jumpingrivers.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New version of R is out!
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more.
📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n...
#rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
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most people don't even use 10% of the computer
April 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
most people don't even use 10% of the computer
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Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
March 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Inspired by a recent conversation, and by this article (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), I have been working on a one-pager to help researchers through the process of updating published datasets if errors are ever found. I'd love any feedback!
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In 2018 I gave a presentation on research data management to a group of graduate students. Not surprisingly, most of the problems and solutions I discussed 7 years ago, are still the same problems and solutions I see today. #databs
March 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In 2018 I gave a presentation on research data management to a group of graduate students. Not surprisingly, most of the problems and solutions I discussed 7 years ago, are still the same problems and solutions I see today. #databs
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🧪 Science Feeds 🧪
A list of ~240 BlueSky science feeds and their hashtags!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
A list of ~240 BlueSky science feeds and their hashtags!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
a man is standing in front of a sphere with the words science written on it .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a sphere with the words science written on it .
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🧪 Science Feeds 🧪
A list of ~240 BlueSky science feeds and their hashtags!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
A list of ~240 BlueSky science feeds and their hashtags!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
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At least once a week I wonder if what I do makes sense anymore. Does anyone really want to hear about simple organizational practices that lead to better data? And then every week I encounter someone that didn't know about data dictionaries, or file versioning, or quality control. So, I keep at it.
March 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At least once a week I wonder if what I do makes sense anymore. Does anyone really want to hear about simple organizational practices that lead to better data? And then every week I encounter someone that didn't know about data dictionaries, or file versioning, or quality control. So, I keep at it.
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The Florida Legislature will consider a higher education bill that sponsors say would strengthen transparency in the hiring of state university presidents.
wusf.org/politics-iss...
wusf.org/politics-iss...
Florida legislators file measures to make public the hiring process of university presidents
The bill would also establish term limits for members of the State University Board of Governors, the Board of Education, state university boards of trustees and Florida College System boards of trust...
wusf.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Florida Legislature will consider a higher education bill that sponsors say would strengthen transparency in the hiring of state university presidents.
wusf.org/politics-iss...
wusf.org/politics-iss...
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Computational Journalist
New York, New York, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
March 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
New paper out in Nature by some of my colleagues!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metadata #units #ontology #science #scientificdata #annotation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metadata #units #ontology #science #scientificdata #annotation
Using a units ontology to annotate pre-existing metadata - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Using a units ontology to annotate pre-existing metadata
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New paper out in Nature by some of my colleagues!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metadata #units #ontology #science #scientificdata #annotation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#metadata #units #ontology #science #scientificdata #annotation
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Have you always wanted to be a marine biologist?
We are now offering fundraiser charter shark research expeditions! Join me for a day of shark research while supporting the lab's effort's to bring school groups out on future trips.
Join as an individual, or charter the whole day for your group!
We are now offering fundraiser charter shark research expeditions! Join me for a day of shark research while supporting the lab's effort's to bring school groups out on future trips.
Join as an individual, or charter the whole day for your group!
January 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Have you always wanted to be a marine biologist?
We are now offering fundraiser charter shark research expeditions! Join me for a day of shark research while supporting the lab's effort's to bring school groups out on future trips.
Join as an individual, or charter the whole day for your group!
We are now offering fundraiser charter shark research expeditions! Join me for a day of shark research while supporting the lab's effort's to bring school groups out on future trips.
Join as an individual, or charter the whole day for your group!
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Reposted by Gabriel Kamener
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
