Justin Yeakel 🦣🐆
@jdyeakel.bsky.social
Husband and Dad | Assoc. Prof. @ UC Merced | External Prof @ SFI | Use theory to understand food webs, species interactions over space & time, mammalian evolution | Erdős# 4 | Cosmic horror fan | Bake 20min brownies in 15mins
🤖 http://jdyeakel.github.io
🤖 http://jdyeakel.github.io
Okay Open Nature… are you *trying* to make me eat cat food?
August 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Okay Open Nature… are you *trying* to make me eat cat food?
Jim Estes was one of my PhD advisors at UCSC… a generator of great ideas and discussions, always angling positive when others tried to tear down, a rockstar who didn’t act like a rockstar. This was my slide for Jim in my dissertation seminar… thanks for the good conversations and caribou sausage
May 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Jim Estes was one of my PhD advisors at UCSC… a generator of great ideas and discussions, always angling positive when others tried to tear down, a rockstar who didn’t act like a rockstar. This was my slide for Jim in my dissertation seminar… thanks for the good conversations and caribou sausage
Favorite pop-sci book outside of my field (far far outside)… read this in grad school in 2009 and need to revisit sometime soon.
February 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Favorite pop-sci book outside of my field (far far outside)… read this in grad school in 2009 and need to revisit sometime soon.
Excellent font choice too… pairs well with
December 24, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Excellent font choice too… pairs well with
The pizza battleground between kid and parents. Kid (=cheese of course) is winning, but I have to admit my allegiance is divided
December 16, 2024 at 1:06 AM
The pizza battleground between kid and parents. Kid (=cheese of course) is winning, but I have to admit my allegiance is divided
I couldn’t help myself… an AI wooly rhino… this was my first go at it, and was pretty impressed. I can’t really imagine a use case for me though…
December 14, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I couldn’t help myself… an AI wooly rhino… this was my first go at it, and was pretty impressed. I can’t really imagine a use case for me though…
My wife made holiday decorations out of some of my old modeling predictions ❄️🧮
Overall an improvement to the original work!
Overall an improvement to the original work!
December 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM
My wife made holiday decorations out of some of my old modeling predictions ❄️🧮
Overall an improvement to the original work!
Overall an improvement to the original work!
This wasn't planned, but I suppose the dinosaur doesn't entirely ruin my shot of the ocean.
December 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM
This wasn't planned, but I suppose the dinosaur doesn't entirely ruin my shot of the ocean.
A new Miskatonic University fountain pen to add to the collection. The Peaslee (below) and Armitage (above) editions… both write beautifully, though the output may drive you insane (produced by @hplhs.bsky.social)
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
A new Miskatonic University fountain pen to add to the collection. The Peaslee (below) and Armitage (above) editions… both write beautifully, though the output may drive you insane (produced by @hplhs.bsky.social)
When your PhD advisor from back in the day moves and asks you if you want these, you say *yes*
November 27, 2024 at 7:25 PM
When your PhD advisor from back in the day moves and asks you if you want these, you say *yes*
My adulthood just harmonized with my 7th grade self in an incredibly awesome way 🤣🍻
November 25, 2024 at 2:57 AM
My adulthood just harmonized with my 7th grade self in an incredibly awesome way 🤣🍻
Fall leaves, an autumn storm, and a visit from Pappy makes for an excellent Thanksgiving prequel
November 25, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Fall leaves, an autumn storm, and a visit from Pappy makes for an excellent Thanksgiving prequel
A detailed Lego rendition of the cybertruck. Took a while to find the right pieces for this build
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
A detailed Lego rendition of the cybertruck. Took a while to find the right pieces for this build
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November 21, 2024 at 4:28 AM
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They don’t make covers like this anymore…
November 18, 2024 at 1:42 AM
They don’t make covers like this anymore…
My Stephen King bookshelf is about full, but far from complete 😶
November 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM
My Stephen King bookshelf is about full, but far from complete 😶
An Ecology & Evolutionary Biology faculty meeting, as imagined by ChatGPT
November 16, 2024 at 4:39 AM
An Ecology & Evolutionary Biology faculty meeting, as imagined by ChatGPT
Full credit to @cranfordmatter.bsky.social
(it's a bonkers decision btw)
(it's a bonkers decision btw)
November 14, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Full credit to @cranfordmatter.bsky.social
(it's a bonkers decision btw)
(it's a bonkers decision btw)
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing by the Fence Day!
November 14, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing by the Fence Day!
My Ph.D. student Irina Birskis-Barros successfully defended an awesome/inspiring thesis on coevolution, the assembly of mutualistic networks, and Hawaiian honeycreepers :D
November 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM
My Ph.D. student Irina Birskis-Barros successfully defended an awesome/inspiring thesis on coevolution, the assembly of mutualistic networks, and Hawaiian honeycreepers :D
No clue what this is, but hitting the right notes on this chilly November morning…
November 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM
No clue what this is, but hitting the right notes on this chilly November morning…
The story starts a little slow, but really takes off at about the 1/3 mark. Now can’t put it down…
November 10, 2024 at 11:04 PM
The story starts a little slow, but really takes off at about the 1/3 mark. Now can’t put it down…