I love math! It’s so weird and fun and relevant, but we rarely teach it that way! Here’s a fun example I show to bio students that exposes a glitch in this shared delusion/simulation we are all living in:

Now published in @newphyt.bsky.social, @1pantunes.bsky.social and I review evidence for the "Novel Weapons Hypothesis" and the role of allelopathy during invasion. Bottom line: there is very good reason to be skeptical.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Ahh, that most wonderful time of year when the hot weather starts to cool down, leaves start to change colour, and grant application spam starts to nestle into your inbox

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PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.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...

Now published in @journalofecology.bsky.social -- garlic mustard may not be toxic to soil mycorrhizae but, as the cover suggests, they sure are attractive to arthropods!
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

More about this #QueensU recruitment initiative for doctoral students who are reconsidering studying at a top US institution: www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

All set for Science Rendezvous at Slush Puppy place tomorrow (Sat May 10)! Come learn about tick-born diseases and plants on the move

I’m Winnie Imafidon, deeply interested in plant evolutionary ecology, biodiversity conservation, and sustainability.