Joe Weaver
@joeeweaver.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART Soils Lab at Durham University
https://joeweaver.github.io/
https://joeweaver.github.io/
It's not *the* key to success, but on bit on that key is learning to consistently say to yourself "OK, I'll just work on <thing I've been avoiding but which should be my priority> for 5 minutes before I get tea."
2 hours later...
2 hours later...
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's not *the* key to success, but on bit on that key is learning to consistently say to yourself "OK, I'll just work on <thing I've been avoiding but which should be my priority> for 5 minutes before I get tea."
2 hours later...
2 hours later...
What if I told you you're allowed to place your figures inline in your preprints?
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What if I told you you're allowed to place your figures inline in your preprints?
Question for the meta-analysis and systemic lit review colleagues out there. How do you handle bodies of work coming from problematic publishers - straight up exclusion, evidence weighting?
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Question for the meta-analysis and systemic lit review colleagues out there. How do you handle bodies of work coming from problematic publishers - straight up exclusion, evidence weighting?
A productive use of my time:
September 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A productive use of my time:
My test cases pass. Time for a coffee.
My test cases don't pass. Time for a coffee.
My test cases don't pass. Time for a coffee.
August 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My test cases pass. Time for a coffee.
My test cases don't pass. Time for a coffee.
My test cases don't pass. Time for a coffee.
May the typographers who make fonts with I and 1 indistinguishable and the people who select those fonts as appropriate for a journal have an unpleasant night.
Those who make ρ and p too similar, consider yourself on notice.
Those who make ρ and p too similar, consider yourself on notice.
August 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
May the typographers who make fonts with I and 1 indistinguishable and the people who select those fonts as appropriate for a journal have an unpleasant night.
Those who make ρ and p too similar, consider yourself on notice.
Those who make ρ and p too similar, consider yourself on notice.
I get to do the "I'm pleased to announce" thing!
Durham University has offered me the the position of Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART soils lab to help create healthier soils across many environments and spanning multiple disciplines!
Durham University has offered me the the position of Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART soils lab to help create healthier soils across many environments and spanning multiple disciplines!
Soil - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I get to do the "I'm pleased to announce" thing!
Durham University has offered me the the position of Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART soils lab to help create healthier soils across many environments and spanning multiple disciplines!
Durham University has offered me the the position of Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART soils lab to help create healthier soils across many environments and spanning multiple disciplines!
Even if your code is "messy". Even if it doesn't run fully. Making it easily available helps understanding the nitty gritty details that don't even get put into SI.
Love this "All protocols, sequence data and analysis codes .. available in OA repositories" Should be 'norm' for research with all linked in the DAS as from Brooke Benz, Eglantina Lopez Echartea & @barneygeddes.bsky.social in @microbiologysociety.org 👏 🌟
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
July 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even if your code is "messy". Even if it doesn't run fully. Making it easily available helps understanding the nitty gritty details that don't even get put into SI.
Gettin' REAL tired of bubble charts using diameter to indicate p-value when the chart ends up being panel Q of a 3x3 inch figure.
July 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Gettin' REAL tired of bubble charts using diameter to indicate p-value when the chart ends up being panel Q of a 3x3 inch figure.
In my current project, I'm tracking my lower and upper task estimates and qualitative 'uncertainty'. I've been tackling the uncertain tasks as soon as possible and updating the upper/lower bounds. It's very fun watching the overall project upper/lower ETA converge.
Did I just become a Bayesian?
Did I just become a Bayesian?
June 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In my current project, I'm tracking my lower and upper task estimates and qualitative 'uncertainty'. I've been tackling the uncertain tasks as soon as possible and updating the upper/lower bounds. It's very fun watching the overall project upper/lower ETA converge.
Did I just become a Bayesian?
Did I just become a Bayesian?
Me when one of 'my' proteins shows up in Thobela's keynote and #MEWE11:
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Me when one of 'my' proteins shows up in Thobela's keynote and #MEWE11:
Decades of flying and probably dozens of times through ATL. I think this may be the first time I've ever seen the outside of the airport. #MEWE11
June 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Decades of flying and probably dozens of times through ATL. I think this may be the first time I've ever seen the outside of the airport. #MEWE11
Just me rewriting to remove em dashes in my proposal to avoid the latest generative AI witch hunt.
Keeping my 'moreovers' though.
Keeping my 'moreovers' though.
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Just me rewriting to remove em dashes in my proposal to avoid the latest generative AI witch hunt.
Keeping my 'moreovers' though.
Keeping my 'moreovers' though.
Lots of writers I admire have advice which boils down to 'be consistent, don't wait until the mood hits you'.
I have had great success using the 'task inertia' of my personality. Not in the mood to write? OK, just set a timer and make an honest effort for 15 mins. An hour later...still writing.
I have had great success using the 'task inertia' of my personality. Not in the mood to write? OK, just set a timer and make an honest effort for 15 mins. An hour later...still writing.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lots of writers I admire have advice which boils down to 'be consistent, don't wait until the mood hits you'.
I have had great success using the 'task inertia' of my personality. Not in the mood to write? OK, just set a timer and make an honest effort for 15 mins. An hour later...still writing.
I have had great success using the 'task inertia' of my personality. Not in the mood to write? OK, just set a timer and make an honest effort for 15 mins. An hour later...still writing.
Did you ever want to use your research to hook secondary school students on microbes and poo water?
I'm running a workshop at the upcoming #MeWe11 conference on finding relevant curriculum standards, combine them with your research to create learning objectives, and develop content around all that.
I'm running a workshop at the upcoming #MeWe11 conference on finding relevant curriculum standards, combine them with your research to create learning objectives, and develop content around all that.
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Did you ever want to use your research to hook secondary school students on microbes and poo water?
I'm running a workshop at the upcoming #MeWe11 conference on finding relevant curriculum standards, combine them with your research to create learning objectives, and develop content around all that.
I'm running a workshop at the upcoming #MeWe11 conference on finding relevant curriculum standards, combine them with your research to create learning objectives, and develop content around all that.
Yet again, the email I'd been putting off all day took about 5 mins and had zero negative consequences.
April 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yet again, the email I'd been putting off all day took about 5 mins and had zero negative consequences.
One of those cool little conference things. I was chatting with Marcel during my poster session, but hadn’t caught his name. Now I know why he seemed to get excited when I mentioned I was getting interested in bacterial Interactions with AMF!
#Microbio25
#Microbio25
April 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
One of those cool little conference things. I was chatting with Marcel during my poster session, but hadn’t caught his name. Now I know why he seemed to get excited when I mentioned I was getting interested in bacterial Interactions with AMF!
#Microbio25
#Microbio25
Antibiotics by synthesizing proteins from extinct giant ground sloths?! #Microbio25
a man wearing a beanie and a black jacket is smiling and holding a piece of food .
Alt: The yeah science meme from breaking bad
media.tenor.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Antibiotics by synthesizing proteins from extinct giant ground sloths?! #Microbio25
Emily Radford, "Model strains are not always the best [at the trait you want to use]", music to my enviro. micro. Ears! #Microbio25
April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Emily Radford, "Model strains are not always the best [at the trait you want to use]", music to my enviro. micro. Ears! #Microbio25
Almost Impossible urge to cluster rising...
#Microbio25
#Microbio25
April 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Almost Impossible urge to cluster rising...
#Microbio25
#Microbio25
I will not post spoilers Emily Stevenson’s results, but I will applaud her use of animations to lead the audience through interpreting a full-screen heat map instead of just showing us a giant tapestry “as you can see…” #Microbio25
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I will not post spoilers Emily Stevenson’s results, but I will applaud her use of animations to lead the audience through interpreting a full-screen heat map instead of just showing us a giant tapestry “as you can see…” #Microbio25
@drgvank.bsky.social Much of the current work on biofilms arose from outside interests (a passion for swimming) - “don’t ignore your hobbies.”
#Microbio25
#Microbio25
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
@drgvank.bsky.social Much of the current work on biofilms arose from outside interests (a passion for swimming) - “don’t ignore your hobbies.”
#Microbio25
#Microbio25