James Van Dyke
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James Van Dyke
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Biologist studying reproduction and its consequences in vertebrates. Views my own.
Duduroa and Wiradjuri country
www.jamesuvandyke.com
www.1millionturtles.com
www.turtlesat.org.au
I can never not think of this when hungry pigs are the topic
a man with glasses and a scarf says as greedy as a pig
ALT: a man with glasses and a scarf says as greedy as a pig
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
What? Perpetual economic growth is a scam?
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Unfortunately that 2nd one has been hijacked to support a whole bunch of ideas that are not necessarily correct.
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Can we still watch this cult classic? www.imdb.com/title/tt0985...
Machete (2010) ⭐ 6.6 | Action, Crime, Thriller
1h 45m | R
www.imdb.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This ignores the very successful Pacific campaign waged by the US Navy once they fixed their torpedoes
September 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Algebra is less formulaic than Dan Brown novels
September 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
But against whom? The left? The right? Nick Fuentes? What's she going to do if the alleged shooter's current profile as an even-harder-right than Kirk is true?
September 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Also, a range of native predators (birds, water rats/rakali, etc) could still access nests protected by islands and fences, but their total predation impacts was nowhere close to what foxes achieve.
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If we invested in it properly we wouldn't have to make such choices.

But... submarines and nukes and fast cars, etc
September 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
^this is my biggest concern. We will lose countless species, for sure, but as long as life exists, evolution will persist in diversifying new taxa as niches come available.

The bigger worry to me is our own ability to survive, and our ability to protect the things that we care about.
September 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Give it 50 million years and it will be fine.

I'm sure that timeline is just perfect for most people, right?
September 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Fake news
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Not to mention the media's role in devaluing, even mocking, expertise
September 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I wonder how eggboy is doing
August 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Always.
August 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Holy shit it's like Trophim Lysenko and George Orwell cooked up the hybrid demon baby from hell
August 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Also imagine that universities weren't all advised by a cabal of consultants getting rich off taxpayers and students.
August 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
KatyDad?
August 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM