Wayne Maddison
@waynemaddison.bsky.social
Raw pu-erh in the morning; oolong in the afternoon. Chocolate: dark milk. Would rather be drawing spider genitalia, usually. Looking forward to the next field trip. Thinking about getting a pottery wheel. Father of two amazing adults. Emeritus Prof @ UBC
The end of an era: the Tree of Life Web Project is going dark after 3 decades. Anyone interested in communicating phylogeny online should read David's account of goals, history, and future. @bembidion.bsky.social
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The Passing of the Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project began its journey almost 40 years ago, and was formally announced in early 1996. It has served thousands of pages of information about the evolutionary tree of life and…
subulatepalpomere.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The end of an era: the Tree of Life Web Project is going dark after 3 decades. Anyone interested in communicating phylogeny online should read David's account of goals, history, and future. @bembidion.bsky.social
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
Have any of you played the ZoL adventure game in Mesquite 4.02? (It's pretty short in its current version.)
We'd welcome feedback about it as a game for students learning phylogeny.
We'd welcome feedback about it as a game for students learning phylogeny.
The scoop: To get to Mesquite's adventure game, type "ZoL" into the log window. You will find yourself in an open field with a mailbox. 📬 (If that does nothing, then you'll need to turn on "Use Log Window for Command" under File>Defaults>.)
Has anyone taken up the challenge of finding the adventure game in Mesquite? 🔍
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Have any of you played the ZoL adventure game in Mesquite 4.02? (It's pretty short in its current version.)
We'd welcome feedback about it as a game for students learning phylogeny.
We'd welcome feedback about it as a game for students learning phylogeny.
The scoop: To get to Mesquite's adventure game, type "ZoL" into the log window. You will find yourself in an open field with a mailbox. 📬 (If that does nothing, then you'll need to turn on "Use Log Window for Command" under File>Defaults>.)
Has anyone taken up the challenge of finding the adventure game in Mesquite? 🔍
Mesquite now has a built-in adventure game, which you may be able to find if you say the correct magic word. You can also build your own versions of the game.
🤔
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October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The scoop: To get to Mesquite's adventure game, type "ZoL" into the log window. You will find yourself in an open field with a mailbox. 📬 (If that does nothing, then you'll need to turn on "Use Log Window for Command" under File>Defaults>.)
👀 Mesquite's adventure game has been discovered by @josephwb.bsky.social! BTW, for those of you teaching phylogeny of all life or a particular group of organisms, the adventure game is designed for students to test their knowledge of relationships. (Yes, we'll reveal how to access the game!)
Has anyone taken up the challenge of finding the adventure game in Mesquite? 🔍
Mesquite now has a built-in adventure game, which you may be able to find if you say the correct magic word. You can also build your own versions of the game.
🤔
🤔
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
👀 Mesquite's adventure game has been discovered by @josephwb.bsky.social! BTW, for those of you teaching phylogeny of all life or a particular group of organisms, the adventure game is designed for students to test their knowledge of relationships. (Yes, we'll reveal how to access the game!)
Has anyone taken up the challenge of finding the adventure game in Mesquite? 🔍
Mesquite now has a built-in adventure game, which you may be able to find if you say the correct magic word. You can also build your own versions of the game.
🤔
🤔
October 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Has anyone taken up the challenge of finding the adventure game in Mesquite? 🔍
Mesquite 4.02 update released! It fixes a few bugs and adds Codon Alignment and various other improvements. Also, much faster with genomics files with 1000s of loci. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mesquite 4.02 update released! It fixes a few bugs and adds Codon Alignment and various other improvements. Also, much faster with genomics files with 1000s of loci. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
Drama among punctuation marks. Brilliant. www.instagram.com/reel/DIFU9g2...
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Drama among punctuation marks. Brilliant. www.instagram.com/reel/DIFU9g2...
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🌳 Losing touch with nature
A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Nature
A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Nature
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies
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September 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
🌳 Losing touch with nature
A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Nature
A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#SciComm 🧪 #Nature
Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
The fifth law of thermodynamics is that in a closed system, bureaucracy will always increase over time. There remains the possibility that this is merely a specific instance of the second law, with bureaucracy = entropy.
September 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The fifth law of thermodynamics is that in a closed system, bureaucracy will always increase over time. There remains the possibility that this is merely a specific instance of the second law, with bureaucracy = entropy.
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At this juncture in the research pertaining to COVID infection & Long COVID, people really should understand that COVID sets fire to their bodies in a multitude of ways, that death is NOT the only outcome to be concerned about, & that death can still follow COVID infection.
August 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
At this juncture in the research pertaining to COVID infection & Long COVID, people really should understand that COVID sets fire to their bodies in a multitude of ways, that death is NOT the only outcome to be concerned about, & that death can still follow COVID infection.
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Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
careers.uoguelph.ca
August 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
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August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
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The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
August 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
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Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University @osu-herbarium.bsky.social Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...
Open Positions
bpp.oregonstate.edu
July 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University @osu-herbarium.bsky.social Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...
Phylogenomics processing of locus-by-locus files with inconsistent taxon names in Mesquite 4, a short video (3 minutes). youtu.be/YdSWQMkW92k (Channel: bit.ly/4eM2SLZ) 🧪 #evolbio @bembidion.bsky.social
Processing of locus-by-locus files with inconsistent taxon names in Mesquite 4
YouTube video by Mesquite ProjectTeam
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July 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Phylogenomics processing of locus-by-locus files with inconsistent taxon names in Mesquite 4, a short video (3 minutes). youtu.be/YdSWQMkW92k (Channel: bit.ly/4eM2SLZ) 🧪 #evolbio @bembidion.bsky.social
Reading and viewing tree files output by different programs in Mesquite 4, a short video (3 minutes). youtu.be/MVk4aira8A8 (Channel: bit.ly/4eM2SLZ) 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
Reading files with different tree dialects in Mesquite 4
YouTube video by Mesquite ProjectTeam
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reading and viewing tree files output by different programs in Mesquite 4, a short video (3 minutes). youtu.be/MVk4aira8A8 (Channel: bit.ly/4eM2SLZ) 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
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A two-minute video showing how to export geographic localities and trees from Mesquite 4 into Google Earth. youtu.be/tdOVmR122ts 🧪 #evolbio
Exporting to Google Earth
YouTube video by Mesquite ProjectTeam
youtu.be
July 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A two-minute video showing how to export geographic localities and trees from Mesquite 4 into Google Earth. youtu.be/tdOVmR122ts 🧪 #evolbio
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Junior Professor Chair at MNHN Paris :
Integrative Taxonomy for Describing Biological Diversity
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Integrative Taxonomy for Describing Biological Diversity
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Odyssée
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July 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Junior Professor Chair at MNHN Paris :
Integrative Taxonomy for Describing Biological Diversity
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Integrative Taxonomy for Describing Biological Diversity
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Update! — Mesquite 4.01 released, fixing a few small and one substantive bug (for details see response post). New: NINJA (for neighbour joining), new merge taxa options, node spots, Google Earth mapping. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Update! — Mesquite 4.01 released, fixing a few small and one substantive bug (for details see response post). New: NINJA (for neighbour joining), new merge taxa options, node spots, Google Earth mapping. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
A short video showing how to infer gene trees in Mesquite 4. youtu.be/xkAHBRIJ4CU 🧪 #evolbio #phylogenomics
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
Inferring Gene Trees in Mesquite 4
YouTube video by Mesquite ProjectTeam
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A short video showing how to infer gene trees in Mesquite 4. youtu.be/xkAHBRIJ4CU 🧪 #evolbio #phylogenomics
@bembidion.bsky.social
@bembidion.bsky.social
Naiveté: Hoping people will follow your polite recommendation when defining a standard. When we defined the NEXUS file format in 1997, we considered DATA blocks to be already archaic, and recommended strongly against them. 38 years later, prominent programs still depend on them. 🤦 🧪 #evolbio
July 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Naiveté: Hoping people will follow your polite recommendation when defining a standard. When we defined the NEXUS file format in 1997, we considered DATA blocks to be already archaic, and recommended strongly against them. 38 years later, prominent programs still depend on them. 🤦 🧪 #evolbio