Jeremy B. Yoder 🧬📊🌿🏳️🌈🖖🏻
@jbyoder.org
Evolutionary biologist, runner, writer, gay. Not necessarily in that order. LAX and SEA
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Jeremy B. Yoder 🧬📊🌿🏳️🌈🖖🏻
@jbyoder.org
· Jan 30
Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.
Okay, here's some of what we've learned thanks to support from my lab's current NSF project — and there's a more to come, because of course analysis and the publishing process will carry on past the end of the funding ... 🧵
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What I expect is for Northwestern faculty to write a strongly worded letter. Have some no confidence votes. And that’s fine. I get it. But this is one you could win.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What I expect is for Northwestern faculty to write a strongly worded letter. Have some no confidence votes. And that’s fine. I get it. But this is one you could win.
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No grades get turned in. No tuition gets paid. This is winnable.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
No grades get turned in. No tuition gets paid. This is winnable.
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I understand why faculty in Texas are unwilling to risk trying to exercise wildcat labor power in the face of an anti-labor state. In Illinois faculty have lots of power to use if they’re willing to be brave. Students will, I expect, stand with you. But you are going to have to be the leaders.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I understand why faculty in Texas are unwilling to risk trying to exercise wildcat labor power in the face of an anti-labor state. In Illinois faculty have lots of power to use if they’re willing to be brave. Students will, I expect, stand with you. But you are going to have to be the leaders.
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
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"The next time you tip your barista, keep in mind that you might be helping to pay off a student loan."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle just crossed a remarkable demographic threshold
Seattle is the only major U.S. city where 70% of the population 25 and older graduated from a four-year college, writes FYI guy.
www.seattletimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"The next time you tip your barista, keep in mind that you might be helping to pay off a student loan."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
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Kudos to Rebecca for leading this charge! Lynn's data is an embarrassment to the scientific enterprise. The skull measurers on Twitter are having a predictable response with the repeated claim that "other data replicate" Lynn's results.
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Kudos to Rebecca for leading this charge! Lynn's data is an embarrassment to the scientific enterprise. The skull measurers on Twitter are having a predictable response with the repeated claim that "other data replicate" Lynn's results.
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
Easy to see that's not true for the 2002, 2012, or "new" set
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Indeed. www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Indeed. www.lawdork.com/p/the-two-sh...
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Who knew if you threw the people who project tough guy above the law images in prison they suddenly aren’t powerful anymore?
‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term
Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Who knew if you threw the people who project tough guy above the law images in prison they suddenly aren’t powerful anymore?
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
bison
pronghorn
sandhill crane
gopher tortoise
manatee
bison
pronghorn
sandhill crane
gopher tortoise
manatee
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
bighorn sheep
green sea turtles
north american porcupine
ravens (friends)
grey whales
bighorn sheep
green sea turtles
north american porcupine
ravens (friends)
grey whales
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
bison
pronghorn
sandhill crane
gopher tortoise
manatee
bison
pronghorn
sandhill crane
gopher tortoise
manatee
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Serval
Caiman
Grey wolves
Whooping crane
African rock python
Serval
Caiman
Grey wolves
Whooping crane
African rock python
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Serval
Caiman
Grey wolves
Whooping crane
African rock python
Serval
Caiman
Grey wolves
Whooping crane
African rock python
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obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
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trump is sloppier, slower, and more uninhibited this time around, and it's having and will continue to have political consequences for him within the party, he's an asshole and a loser losing his grip, and at least *some* republicans can smell it on him
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
trump is sloppier, slower, and more uninhibited this time around, and it's having and will continue to have political consequences for him within the party, he's an asshole and a loser losing his grip, and at least *some* republicans can smell it on him
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Please pass along - We've extended the CAMBIUM fellowship deadline to December 15! Our NSF NRT supports new grad students to harness biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Please pass along - We've extended the CAMBIUM fellowship deadline to December 15! Our NSF NRT supports new grad students to harness biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎
I’ve long felt that a basic part of being a biologist, even a Theory Guy (ungendered), means showing respect for the biodiversity you’re discussing; a few years ago this would make me cranky if I saw clipart of the wrong kind of insect in a talk or a figure, now it’s if I see AI-generated critters
There was a speaker this semester who did this throughout their presentation and went significantly over time, and despite them being A Big Deal in the field, my students continue to absolutely roast them for it every time the topic comes up.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’ve long felt that a basic part of being a biologist, even a Theory Guy (ungendered), means showing respect for the biodiversity you’re discussing; a few years ago this would make me cranky if I saw clipart of the wrong kind of insect in a talk or a figure, now it’s if I see AI-generated critters
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Holiday weeks can be busy and stressful on your body, even if you’re having fun.
This Piping Plover is here to remind you that rest is a critical part of life for all living things, including you!
This Piping Plover is here to remind you that rest is a critical part of life for all living things, including you!
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Holiday weeks can be busy and stressful on your body, even if you’re having fun.
This Piping Plover is here to remind you that rest is a critical part of life for all living things, including you!
This Piping Plover is here to remind you that rest is a critical part of life for all living things, including you!
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There was a speaker this semester who did this throughout their presentation and went significantly over time, and despite them being A Big Deal in the field, my students continue to absolutely roast them for it every time the topic comes up.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There was a speaker this semester who did this throughout their presentation and went significantly over time, and despite them being A Big Deal in the field, my students continue to absolutely roast them for it every time the topic comes up.
Really good, evenhanded treatment of this issue, starting from the problem that we’ve conflated a bunch of generative algorithms with ML methods used for actual new analysis under the “AI” brand
Should ecologists be worried about the carbon footprint of their own use of “AI” and LLMs?
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint
Click on the article title to read more.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Really good, evenhanded treatment of this issue, starting from the problem that we’ve conflated a bunch of generative algorithms with ML methods used for actual new analysis under the “AI” brand
Reposted by Jeremy B. Yoder 🧬📊🌿🏳️🌈🖖🏻
Should ecologists be worried about the carbon footprint of their own use of “AI” and LLMs?
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint
Click on the article title to read more.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Should ecologists be worried about the carbon footprint of their own use of “AI” and LLMs?
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black Bear
Moose
Blue Heron
Alligator
Brown Tree Snake
Black Bear
Moose
Blue Heron
Alligator
Brown Tree Snake
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black Bear
Moose
Blue Heron
Alligator
Brown Tree Snake
Black Bear
Moose
Blue Heron
Alligator
Brown Tree Snake
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5 animals I’ve see in the wild:
Alligator
Gopher tortoise
Manatee
Cooters
Sandhill crane
Alligator
Gopher tortoise
Manatee
Cooters
Sandhill crane
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
5 animals I’ve see in the wild:
Alligator
Gopher tortoise
Manatee
Cooters
Sandhill crane
Alligator
Gopher tortoise
Manatee
Cooters
Sandhill crane
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
California condor
Mountain lion
Cuban tree frog
Moorean viviparous tree snail
Malayan pit viper waaaaay too close
California condor
Mountain lion
Cuban tree frog
Moorean viviparous tree snail
Malayan pit viper waaaaay too close
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
California condor
Mountain lion
Cuban tree frog
Moorean viviparous tree snail
Malayan pit viper waaaaay too close
California condor
Mountain lion
Cuban tree frog
Moorean viviparous tree snail
Malayan pit viper waaaaay too close
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Hoopoe
Hedgehog
Varied thrush
Santa Cruz Island fox
Pika
Reposted by Jeremy B. Yoder 🧬📊🌿🏳️🌈🖖🏻
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Kangaroo rat
Fin whale
Moose
Grizzly bear
American crocodile
Kangaroo rat
Fin whale
Moose
Grizzly bear
American crocodile
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys