Chris Clark
@selasphorus1.bsky.social
I study hummingbirds and owls, and the sounds they make, or not, with their wings.
Sadly, the companion to this piece, on which males had paternity, did not work. Sean found nests in this population, to try to measure paternity. However, a litany of problems (microsats weren't variable, windstorm caused nest failure, too little DNA in the sample) mean this part didn't work.
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Sadly, the companion to this piece, on which males had paternity, did not work. Sean found nests in this population, to try to measure paternity. However, a litany of problems (microsats weren't variable, windstorm caused nest failure, too little DNA in the sample) mean this part didn't work.
Is that a tiny snake or a gigantic fly?
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Is that a tiny snake or a gigantic fly?
I always wonder how much the experimental exposure to noise benefits the owl by masking the prey's hearing.
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I always wonder how much the experimental exposure to noise benefits the owl by masking the prey's hearing.
What's next: "these facts don't match my preconceived ideas, this professor needs to be fired!"
September 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What's next: "these facts don't match my preconceived ideas, this professor needs to be fired!"
In other words: the algo *knows* you, maybe better than you know yourself!
August 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
In other words: the algo *knows* you, maybe better than you know yourself!
How long can a log remain preserved in a lake? Could any have been there for 1000's of years? any chance of a dendochronology study similar to what they did with bristlecone pines?
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How long can a log remain preserved in a lake? Could any have been there for 1000's of years? any chance of a dendochronology study similar to what they did with bristlecone pines?
What did we breathe before then?!
August 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What did we breathe before then?!
They are, but only about 1.5x the work of one. Sometimes they’re both asleep and sometimes they’re both screaming, the moments when 2 = 1
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
They are, but only about 1.5x the work of one. Sometimes they’re both asleep and sometimes they’re both screaming, the moments when 2 = 1
(And if you're asking whether her job at the pizza chain displaced a normal-bodied worker on a 1:1 basis, I don't think so but am not completely sure). I don't know how much useful work they got out of her, surely some. With the cognition of a 6 YO, she's always had a guardian
July 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
(And if you're asking whether her job at the pizza chain displaced a normal-bodied worker on a 1:1 basis, I don't think so but am not completely sure). I don't know how much useful work they got out of her, surely some. With the cognition of a 6 YO, she's always had a guardian
A person with the cognition of a 6YO does not live independently nor have normal expenses, so I don't know what "living wage" means here. Social security (and her inheritance) support her.
July 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A person with the cognition of a 6YO does not live independently nor have normal expenses, so I don't know what "living wage" means here. Social security (and her inheritance) support her.
I mean, for money, she's been on social security her whole life...
July 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I mean, for money, she's been on social security her whole life...