J. Chris Pires
@jchrispires.bsky.social
Professor passionate about student success & team science #firstgen #Brassica enthusiast walking Dogs of the Plant World
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
Pinned
Traveled to Columbia, Missouri, to celebrate the successful #PhD defenses of my last two esteemed graduate students at the University of Missouri-Columbia! Michael Pisias (PhD Plant Biology, advised by Bing Yang); & Shawn K. Thomas (PhD Biology, co-advised by Jacob Washburn). #Crop #Evolution #agsky
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Oh dear,
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Oh dear,
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
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Magagop does not care about you. They are the party of waste, fraud, abuse by means of chaos, corruption, & cruelty.
Gift article: wapo.st/4oTFTmm
#UsDmocracy
#Voices4victory
Gift article: wapo.st/4oTFTmm
#UsDmocracy
#Voices4victory
Feds object to laws that shield patients from medical debt
D.C. lawmakers push forward with a bill to shield residents from medical debt, despite recent CFPB guidance saying only the federal government has that right.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Magagop does not care about you. They are the party of waste, fraud, abuse by means of chaos, corruption, & cruelty.
Gift article: wapo.st/4oTFTmm
#UsDmocracy
#Voices4victory
Gift article: wapo.st/4oTFTmm
#UsDmocracy
#Voices4victory
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I know this is screaming into a well because young people don't read books now, and they certainly don't read books published in 1941, but this is still within living memory.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know this is screaming into a well because young people don't read books now, and they certainly don't read books published in 1941, but this is still within living memory.
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"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" was published in *1941.* People today do not have any conception of the level of ambient poverty, malnutrition, and just general backwardness that existed in the US prior to WWII. These are people who remember the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" was published in *1941.* People today do not have any conception of the level of ambient poverty, malnutrition, and just general backwardness that existed in the US prior to WWII. These are people who remember the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
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People feel less wealthy now than people in the 1950s/1960s did because the material conditions of you and the people around you is roughly on par, unlike the 50s/60s when a twenty minute drive out of town might return you to the 19th Century if not further back.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
People feel less wealthy now than people in the 1950s/1960s did because the material conditions of you and the people around you is roughly on par, unlike the 50s/60s when a twenty minute drive out of town might return you to the 19th Century if not further back.
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What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
Russia’s Central Bank Starts Selling Physical Gold From Reserves - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Central Bank has for the first time begun selling physical gold from its reserves as part of Finance Ministry operations to fund the state budget, the Bank said on Wednesday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
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#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
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🧪 The NIH is dropping public "paylines," ending funding based strictly on peer review. While aimed at portfolio balance, the move raises concerns about transparency and the potential for political meddling in science. #AcademicSky
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🧪 The NIH is dropping public "paylines," ending funding based strictly on peer review. While aimed at portfolio balance, the move raises concerns about transparency and the potential for political meddling in science. #AcademicSky
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Well, place your bets now as to whether the SAT will be making a comeback in UC admissions... A case study in unintended consequences of policy-making. Academicsky
Opinion | A Math Horror Show at UC San Diego
At one of California’s top universities, many freshmen are unable to do middle-school math.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Well, place your bets now as to whether the SAT will be making a comeback in UC admissions... A case study in unintended consequences of policy-making. Academicsky
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Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Even when they’re right, when people rely on large language models to summarize information on a topic for them, they tend to develop shallower knowledge about it compared to learning through a standard web search
bsky.app/profile/taon...
bsky.app/profile/taon...
One major study was conducted by researchers from #CarnegieMellon and Microsoft, and found that people who trusted the accuracy of AI tools saw their critical thinking skills atrophy
Another study linked students who heavily relied on ChatGPT to memory loss and tanking grades
Another study linked students who heavily relied on ChatGPT to memory loss and tanking grades
Scare quotes intended.
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Even when they’re right, when people rely on large language models to summarize information on a topic for them, they tend to develop shallower knowledge about it compared to learning through a standard web search
bsky.app/profile/taon...
bsky.app/profile/taon...
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One thing thats annoyed me about ai adoption is how self identified data and science people are approaching it so unscientifically.
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One thing thats annoyed me about ai adoption is how self identified data and science people are approaching it so unscientifically.
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
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That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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And about the peace plan
The Americans in Geneva caused hysteria because the peace plan leak to the media. It became known that one of the authors is Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev
In the US he is perceived as a political figure, but in Ukraine he is known as a developer's scammer
#UkrainianView
The Americans in Geneva caused hysteria because the peace plan leak to the media. It became known that one of the authors is Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev
In the US he is perceived as a political figure, but in Ukraine he is known as a developer's scammer
#UkrainianView
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And about the peace plan
The Americans in Geneva caused hysteria because the peace plan leak to the media. It became known that one of the authors is Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev
In the US he is perceived as a political figure, but in Ukraine he is known as a developer's scammer
#UkrainianView
The Americans in Geneva caused hysteria because the peace plan leak to the media. It became known that one of the authors is Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev
In the US he is perceived as a political figure, but in Ukraine he is known as a developer's scammer
#UkrainianView
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The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
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“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits.
The three spirits.
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits.
The three spirits.
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Marchantia workshop will be held in Kobe next year!
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Marchantia workshop will be held in Kobe next year!
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I like these migration maps from FEEMS but hadn't realized how density-dependent they are. first map (border) is all our data (~2,000 individuals!). next have same geographic locales but are downsampled so each node has exactly 1 individual. results vary a lot! (work by @genomeofforrest.bsky.social)
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I like these migration maps from FEEMS but hadn't realized how density-dependent they are. first map (border) is all our data (~2,000 individuals!). next have same geographic locales but are downsampled so each node has exactly 1 individual. results vary a lot! (work by @genomeofforrest.bsky.social)
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Last bit to vote in the @genetics-gsa.bsky.social board of directors elections! I will note I'm the only candidate on the ballot who has won the GSA Corn Pun Trophy. genetics-gsa.org/2025-election/
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last bit to vote in the @genetics-gsa.bsky.social board of directors elections! I will note I'm the only candidate on the ballot who has won the GSA Corn Pun Trophy. genetics-gsa.org/2025-election/
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Did any #plantscience colleagues attend the #canvas25 meeting held by the tri-societies @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social? PLOS One's @patrickgoymer.bsky.social shares his experience on our blog. cc @globalplantgpc.bsky.social #plantsci 🌿🧪🔬🌱
Our Life Science Division Editor @patrickgoymer.bsky.social recently attended @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social's #CANVAS25 meeting in Salt Lake City, and reports back here on the journal's EveryOne blog:
everyone.plos.org/2025/11/25/i...
everyone.plos.org/2025/11/25/i...
Impressions of a broad CANVAS - EveryONE
Posted on behalf of PLOS One’s Life Sciences Division Editor Patrick Goymer The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of…
everyone.plos.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Did any #plantscience colleagues attend the #canvas25 meeting held by the tri-societies @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social? PLOS One's @patrickgoymer.bsky.social shares his experience on our blog. cc @globalplantgpc.bsky.social #plantsci 🌿🧪🔬🌱