Dan Scott (he/him)
@geomorphdan.bsky.social
Fluvial geomorphologist. Wood, sediment, and everything else a river is. Senior Geomorphologist at Watershed Science and Engineering, Research Scientist at Colorado State University.
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Dang, hard disagree. The best papers to write and read are works of art, not merely a list of data and statements.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
I honestly think we would all be a lot more productive if papers were bullet points with plots.
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Dang, hard disagree. The best papers to write and read are works of art, not merely a list of data and statements.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
Don’t let LLMs take this away too, for gods sake.
Or maybe go further and stop publishing in Nature? Seeking prestige in the first place is counter to doing good science. Rewarding prestige perpetuates the problem.
Publish only in diamond open access if you can.
Publish only in diamond open access if you can.
MY GOD, STOP FETISHIZING PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATURE ARRRRGGGHHH
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Or maybe go further and stop publishing in Nature? Seeking prestige in the first place is counter to doing good science. Rewarding prestige perpetuates the problem.
Publish only in diamond open access if you can.
Publish only in diamond open access if you can.
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Inclusivity is key to democracy. This means equal voting rights in our politics, but it can't end there. The economy also affects us in many ways.
What does inclusivity mean in the context of economics? It means inclusivity in ownership, the vehicle of economic power. It means worker ownership.
What does inclusivity mean in the context of economics? It means inclusivity in ownership, the vehicle of economic power. It means worker ownership.
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Inclusivity is key to democracy. This means equal voting rights in our politics, but it can't end there. The economy also affects us in many ways.
What does inclusivity mean in the context of economics? It means inclusivity in ownership, the vehicle of economic power. It means worker ownership.
What does inclusivity mean in the context of economics? It means inclusivity in ownership, the vehicle of economic power. It means worker ownership.
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Note from an irritated editor: AI is starting to infiltrate peer review, or at least it looks a lot like it. If you’re planning to use an LLM to review someone else’s work for a journal, rather just don’t accept the review invitation. It’s easy.
a penguin holding a brain with the words hey you dropped this
ALT: a penguin holding a brain with the words hey you dropped this
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November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Note from an irritated editor: AI is starting to infiltrate peer review, or at least it looks a lot like it. If you’re planning to use an LLM to review someone else’s work for a journal, rather just don’t accept the review invitation. It’s easy.
Wondering why this shit keeps happening? Why both sides seem so corrupt and atrocious? One (of many) reason is that workers don't have the power to elect people who will actually represent us! Think about that next time systemic reforms like ranked choice voting come across your ballot.
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Wondering why this shit keeps happening? Why both sides seem so corrupt and atrocious? One (of many) reason is that workers don't have the power to elect people who will actually represent us! Think about that next time systemic reforms like ranked choice voting come across your ballot.
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Worker ownership is proven to create far more equitable pay ratios. The average for worker-owned cooperatives in the United States is 2-to-1.
Unfortunately, it seems like almost no one really brings this up as the alternative. That is why we must continue to talk about it so that awareness expands.
Unfortunately, it seems like almost no one really brings this up as the alternative. That is why we must continue to talk about it so that awareness expands.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95.8 million in 2024.
The median barista made just $14,674.
That's a 6,666-to-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio.
The largest of all S&P 500 companies.
Every single worker should walk out.
Americans deserve a livable wage. Enough!
The median barista made just $14,674.
That's a 6,666-to-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio.
The largest of all S&P 500 companies.
Every single worker should walk out.
Americans deserve a livable wage. Enough!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Worker ownership is proven to create far more equitable pay ratios. The average for worker-owned cooperatives in the United States is 2-to-1.
Unfortunately, it seems like almost no one really brings this up as the alternative. That is why we must continue to talk about it so that awareness expands.
Unfortunately, it seems like almost no one really brings this up as the alternative. That is why we must continue to talk about it so that awareness expands.
#Drone folks - any considerations on a Mavic 3E vs 3M? I collect orthomosaics of rivers for ecogeomorphic mapping. I'm leaning towards 3M even though I'll rarely use the multispectral cams, since the cost is very similar to 3E, main cam is identical, and I can't see use case for the 3E zoom cam.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#Drone folks - any considerations on a Mavic 3E vs 3M? I collect orthomosaics of rivers for ecogeomorphic mapping. I'm leaning towards 3M even though I'll rarely use the multispectral cams, since the cost is very similar to 3E, main cam is identical, and I can't see use case for the 3E zoom cam.
Spotify is running ads for ICE. Until they stop supporting fascist oppression and hate, I won't pay them. If you pay for Spotify, #CancelSpotify and pressure them. This isn't polarization, it's right and wrong, and Spotify is on the wrong side. app.sosha.ai/s/M7eMx2vx
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Spotify is running ads for ICE. Until they stop supporting fascist oppression and hate, I won't pay them. If you pay for Spotify, #CancelSpotify and pressure them. This isn't polarization, it's right and wrong, and Spotify is on the wrong side. app.sosha.ai/s/M7eMx2vx
Very excited to see a democratic socialist get elected to a major public office, but boy, our current state of authoritarian fascism is a looooong way from national democratic socialism, or even something resembling a functioning democracy. It'll take a LOT more fight to make progress here.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
revealnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Very excited to see a democratic socialist get elected to a major public office, but boy, our current state of authoritarian fascism is a looooong way from national democratic socialism, or even something resembling a functioning democracy. It'll take a LOT more fight to make progress here.
With a toddler in daycare and having recently experienced the long, sad period of back to back sicknesses you get from your toddler, I can confidently say: yes, this. Masks are awesome.
If you're hesitant about wearing a mask more often, just remember that it straightforwardly ROCKS to never get sick. Even without considering long-term health benefits, just the time and energy you save is a huge quality of life increase.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
With a toddler in daycare and having recently experienced the long, sad period of back to back sicknesses you get from your toddler, I can confidently say: yes, this. Masks are awesome.
It's a buckle down, turn on some Chappell Roan, and measure some rivers kind of morning. This looks like a normal meander cutoff, right? Wrong! The channel that lost flow (left side of image) is expanding again, just a few years after what I thought was a full avulsion. What's the culprit? Wood?
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's a buckle down, turn on some Chappell Roan, and measure some rivers kind of morning. This looks like a normal meander cutoff, right? Wrong! The channel that lost flow (left side of image) is expanding again, just a few years after what I thought was a full avulsion. What's the culprit? Wood?
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
"Humans are definitely not the only species to exhibit homosexuality, but we are the only species to exhibit homophobia."
Reports on the homosexual behaviour of penguins in Antarctica were hidden for over 100 years
www.cbc.ca/documentarie...
www.cbc.ca/documentarie...
Reports on the homosexual behaviour of penguins in Antarctica were hidden for over 100 years | CBC Documentaries
It’s just one example of how research on queer animal behaviour has been buried, ignored and dismissed
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October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Humans are definitely not the only species to exhibit homosexuality, but we are the only species to exhibit homophobia."
Hell yes - this is the kind of backbone we need from our leaders!
An excellent response by MIT’s President Sally Kornbluf rejecting the Trump compact.
Other universities should do the same.
Other universities should do the same.
October 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hell yes - this is the kind of backbone we need from our leaders!
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No uniforms, no arrest warrant, just two masked thugs trying to abduct a random citizen.
This is what Hitler’s Nazi State did. His henchmen were eventually tried and convicted. But too many innocent people were traumatized and died.
Tr*mp is running a Nazi State. The US is a rogue state now
This is what Hitler’s Nazi State did. His henchmen were eventually tried and convicted. But too many innocent people were traumatized and died.
Tr*mp is running a Nazi State. The US is a rogue state now
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
No uniforms, no arrest warrant, just two masked thugs trying to abduct a random citizen.
This is what Hitler’s Nazi State did. His henchmen were eventually tried and convicted. But too many innocent people were traumatized and died.
Tr*mp is running a Nazi State. The US is a rogue state now
This is what Hitler’s Nazi State did. His henchmen were eventually tried and convicted. But too many innocent people were traumatized and died.
Tr*mp is running a Nazi State. The US is a rogue state now
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The most effective way to oppose this political takeover is collective action from the academic community. If the first universities that sign Trump contracts face strong academic boycotts- no talks, no manuscript reviews, no interviews of graduates- that should dissuade others from signing.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... UT Austin is one of the 9 schools offered a deal: accede to White House demands and get funding priority
Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage
An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.
www.wsj.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The most effective way to oppose this political takeover is collective action from the academic community. If the first universities that sign Trump contracts face strong academic boycotts- no talks, no manuscript reviews, no interviews of graduates- that should dissuade others from signing.
Yes! Recently got to work in the cottage of a very talented writer and got to use their wonderful hard-bound dictionaries. I loved it.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Yes! Recently got to work in the cottage of a very talented writer and got to use their wonderful hard-bound dictionaries. I loved it.
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We had a great experience publishing with @geomorphica.bsky.social! Using a simple glacial erosion model, recent undergrad Div Patel found that lithologic differences alone may be enough to explain size differences of the Finger Lakes in Western, NY. Check it out! journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...
When ice meets bedrock: variation in regional lithology as a control on the size variation of the Finger Lakes in Western New York
| Geomorphica
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September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We had a great experience publishing with @geomorphica.bsky.social! Using a simple glacial erosion model, recent undergrad Div Patel found that lithologic differences alone may be enough to explain size differences of the Finger Lakes in Western, NY. Check it out! journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...
Is anyone aware of a private river science and/or consulting company that is organized as a worker-owned cooperative or worker self-directed non-profit? Is anyone else in my field prefiguring an alternative to capitalism?
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Is anyone aware of a private river science and/or consulting company that is organized as a worker-owned cooperative or worker self-directed non-profit? Is anyone else in my field prefiguring an alternative to capitalism?
This is part of why I'm reeeaaally leaning towards publishing exclusively in diamond open access journals like @geomorphica.bsky.social . Not that my work is hugely important, but paywalls suck, mega corporations making $$ off scientists suck, and I wish to encourage others to prefigure change.
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is part of why I'm reeeaaally leaning towards publishing exclusively in diamond open access journals like @geomorphica.bsky.social . Not that my work is hugely important, but paywalls suck, mega corporations making $$ off scientists suck, and I wish to encourage others to prefigure change.
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
If you live in Colorado, start using co-op rideshare instead of Uber and Lyft. Worker owned - more money goes to drivers, and they control the company. It's ethical, cost-effective, and a great way to fight against companies and governments who seek only to exploit. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
COOP Rideshare - Apps on Google Play
Ride the new wave! Experience a way better ride.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
If you live in Colorado, start using co-op rideshare instead of Uber and Lyft. Worker owned - more money goes to drivers, and they control the company. It's ethical, cost-effective, and a great way to fight against companies and governments who seek only to exploit. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Not sure how many scientists here have tried Claude Code or similar command line coding assistants. I had a complicated family property tax problem that was best solved by a brute force Monte Carlo simulation approach, so I spent a few days coding up and analyzing a model with Claude Code.
Oh yeah, I'd love to have an AI editor who can take my written voice and edit it into the average of a bunch of other people. And I likewise, can't wait to read novels that are some interpolation of millions of other books and espouse the values of some tech billionaire. Bleh.
August 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Oh yeah, I'd love to have an AI editor who can take my written voice and edit it into the average of a bunch of other people. And I likewise, can't wait to read novels that are some interpolation of millions of other books and espouse the values of some tech billionaire. Bleh.
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I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.
July 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.