Dr. Susanne Cote
@susycote.bsky.social
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For #fossilfriday I'm happy to announce this short OA piece about a small but fossil site formerly called "Meswa Bridge." This came about through collaboration with local officials and wonderful interactions with the Tonde community.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Updating the “Meswa Bridge” Locality Name to “Tonde Bridge”
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November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For #fossilfriday I'm happy to announce this short OA piece about a small but fossil site formerly called "Meswa Bridge." This came about through collaboration with local officials and wonderful interactions with the Tonde community.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The application deadline for these has been extended (due to them being open an unreasonably short time initially, not b/c we got too few applications). Dust off your CV, friends. 🧪⚒️
🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
Opportunities
matching 'earth'
Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The application deadline for these has been extended (due to them being open an unreasonably short time initially, not b/c we got too few applications). Dust off your CV, friends. 🧪⚒️
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I am honestly sick of being told — at a university FFS — that we need to ‘embrace’ this profoundly unethical and irresponsible technology.
He started using ChatGPT for help with homework and eventually it ended up helping him to commit suicide...
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I am honestly sick of being told — at a university FFS — that we need to ‘embrace’ this profoundly unethical and irresponsible technology.
This might be my favourite of these. And the comments... someone put the monkey-jesus fresco on the list and I died. At least something positive coming from the NYT STILL giving Ross Douthat a platform.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This might be my favourite of these. And the comments... someone put the monkey-jesus fresco on the list and I died. At least something positive coming from the NYT STILL giving Ross Douthat a platform.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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Albertans know what's at stake.
Danielle Smith is attacking teachers, parents, students, and workers. We won't stand for it.
Alberta's New Democrats stand for public education.
youtu.be/9EzivoHvA2U
Danielle Smith is attacking teachers, parents, students, and workers. We won't stand for it.
Alberta's New Democrats stand for public education.
youtu.be/9EzivoHvA2U
Albertans Rise Up Against Danielle Smith’s Attack on Public Education
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Albertans know what's at stake.
Danielle Smith is attacking teachers, parents, students, and workers. We won't stand for it.
Alberta's New Democrats stand for public education.
youtu.be/9EzivoHvA2U
Danielle Smith is attacking teachers, parents, students, and workers. We won't stand for it.
Alberta's New Democrats stand for public education.
youtu.be/9EzivoHvA2U
Just as thousands of teachers gather at the legislature, Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer has officially approved the launch of a recall petition for Alberta's Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
elections.ab.ca/new-recall-pet…
elections.ab.ca/new-recall-pet…
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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For those keeping track...
"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party
"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre
"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates
"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta
"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party
"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre
"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates
"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta
October 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For those keeping track...
"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party
"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre
"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates
"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta
"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party
"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre
"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates
"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta
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I dunno something about Canada's team spanking America's team at the American past time that just feels more fulfilling this season.
October 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I dunno something about Canada's team spanking America's team at the American past time that just feels more fulfilling this season.
Four geoscience jobs at the University of Calgary
🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
Opportunities
matching 'earth'
Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca
October 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Four geoscience jobs at the University of Calgary
Reposted by Dr. Susanne Cote
Reposted by Dr. Susanne Cote
Research and pay attention to school board candidates. Don’t vote for the whackadoodles.
There’s a group of folks that are super Take Back Alberta adjacent and are “definitely not coordinated despite all of the evidence to the contrary”…
Anyways…
Here’s a great article from The Sprawl you should send to everyone you know.
#yyc #abpoli
www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election...
Anyways…
Here’s a great article from The Sprawl you should send to everyone you know.
#yyc #abpoli
www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election...
The push to ‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl
Not a slate, candidates say.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Research and pay attention to school board candidates. Don’t vote for the whackadoodles.
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My university’s Office of Teaching and Learning is offering a workshop on how to “leverage” Generative AI to develop lecture content. The thought of it makes me ill and I am tired of being quiet on social media about how this insidious, environmentally-destructive cult is being so blindly embraced.
September 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My university’s Office of Teaching and Learning is offering a workshop on how to “leverage” Generative AI to develop lecture content. The thought of it makes me ill and I am tired of being quiet on social media about how this insidious, environmentally-destructive cult is being so blindly embraced.
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Trying to explain Calgary’s mayoral race is like trying to catch a small swarm of butterflies with your bare hands.
But I had to try: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But I had to try: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Next Calgary mayor? An undecided city will have to decide soon | CBC News
A vulnerable incumbent. Transformed contenders. Untested partly leaders. This race has everything but clear front-runners.
www.cbc.ca
September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trying to explain Calgary’s mayoral race is like trying to catch a small swarm of butterflies with your bare hands.
But I had to try: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But I had to try: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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BREAKING:
Alberta teachers are set to go on strike on Monday, October 6th if a deal cannot be reached with the province.
Alberta teachers are set to go on strike on Monday, October 6th if a deal cannot be reached with the province.
September 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
BREAKING:
Alberta teachers are set to go on strike on Monday, October 6th if a deal cannot be reached with the province.
Alberta teachers are set to go on strike on Monday, October 6th if a deal cannot be reached with the province.
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My son’s school has so many students, so little funding that instrumental music has only enough instruments that only half the students can learn instruments for half the year, the other half they learn “body music” but sure lets use finite resources to fight this priority www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government promises to fight for school pronoun law amid legal challenge | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government says it will fight to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law.
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My son’s school has so many students, so little funding that instrumental music has only enough instruments that only half the students can learn instruments for half the year, the other half they learn “body music” but sure lets use finite resources to fight this priority www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications from biologists with a record of research in evolution, morphology, and/or development for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position.
Anticipated start date: Aug. 16, 2026
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0...
Anticipated start date: Aug. 16, 2026
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0...
Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior - Urbana, IL - Indeed.com
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
www.indeed.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications from biologists with a record of research in evolution, morphology, and/or development for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position.
Anticipated start date: Aug. 16, 2026
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0...
Anticipated start date: Aug. 16, 2026
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0...
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New piece with @stuartsumida.bsky.social, Kristi Curry-Rogers, and Kenshu Shimada, and help from @magratnj.bsky.social : theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
Fossils are scientific evidence, and shouldn’t be auctioned for millions to private buyers
Dinosaur fossils are sold for millions to private collectors. These fossils are scientific evidence, and need to be accessible for research and public education.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New piece with @stuartsumida.bsky.social, Kristi Curry-Rogers, and Kenshu Shimada, and help from @magratnj.bsky.social : theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
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It's so weird how LLMs know so much about things I don't know anything about, and yet make fundamental and basic errors about things I do know anything about. Oh well, I'm sure that's a coincidence.
August 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's so weird how LLMs know so much about things I don't know anything about, and yet make fundamental and basic errors about things I do know anything about. Oh well, I'm sure that's a coincidence.
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Are you a biological anthropologist who loves nerding out about human evolution, fossils and/or adaptation ? 💀🙉 🤓 Do you like doing research and teaching? Do you want to live in the Twin Cities? 🌃 ❄️☃️Then join us at the University of Minnesota! See ad here:👇
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
Biological Anthropologist (# 369407) - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Are you a biological anthropologist who loves nerding out about human evolution, fossils and/or adaptation ? 💀🙉 🤓 Do you like doing research and teaching? Do you want to live in the Twin Cities? 🌃 ❄️☃️Then join us at the University of Minnesota! See ad here:👇
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
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Early apes lived in a land of forest fires, floods, and volcanoes, according to new early Miocene fossils.
Research by @mcnultylab.bsky.social, @danpeppe.bsky.social, @munyaka.bsky.social, @paleosol.bsky.social, @susycote.bsky.social, @abigail-hall.bsky.social & colleagues.
eos.org/research-spo...
Research by @mcnultylab.bsky.social, @danpeppe.bsky.social, @munyaka.bsky.social, @paleosol.bsky.social, @susycote.bsky.social, @abigail-hall.bsky.social & colleagues.
eos.org/research-spo...
Early Apes Evolved in Tropical Forests Disturbed by Fires and Volcanoes - Eos
Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.
eos.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Early apes lived in a land of forest fires, floods, and volcanoes, according to new early Miocene fossils.
Research by @mcnultylab.bsky.social, @danpeppe.bsky.social, @munyaka.bsky.social, @paleosol.bsky.social, @susycote.bsky.social, @abigail-hall.bsky.social & colleagues.
eos.org/research-spo...
Research by @mcnultylab.bsky.social, @danpeppe.bsky.social, @munyaka.bsky.social, @paleosol.bsky.social, @susycote.bsky.social, @abigail-hall.bsky.social & colleagues.
eos.org/research-spo...
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hey @ucalgary.bsky.social let's do this too. @the-subtender.bsky.social make it happen!
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey @ucalgary.bsky.social let's do this too. @the-subtender.bsky.social make it happen!