Brittany Sutherland
@sutherlandbl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
What Darren said. Criminy.
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
What Darren said. Criminy.
Yes, that's a perfect 30 years ago Sam Neil.
If he had been stung by a swarm of bees.
If he had been stung by a swarm of bees.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Yes, that's a perfect 30 years ago Sam Neil.
If he had been stung by a swarm of bees.
If he had been stung by a swarm of bees.
Really hoping the two blind students I saw trying to navigate half-cleared walkways around @georgemasonu.bsky.social's campus today made it to their destinations safely.
And hopefully this cold spell is making the administration take stock of their winter weather plan...
And hopefully this cold spell is making the administration take stock of their winter weather plan...
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Really hoping the two blind students I saw trying to navigate half-cleared walkways around @georgemasonu.bsky.social's campus today made it to their destinations safely.
And hopefully this cold spell is making the administration take stock of their winter weather plan...
And hopefully this cold spell is making the administration take stock of their winter weather plan...
Going in the “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” file for the next time I teach data literacy.
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Going in the “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” file for the next time I teach data literacy.
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
A tidally-locked rocky #exoplanet orbiting close to its host star could have tidal waves of lava sweeping around the planet. Simulations show this effect would complicate the search for an atmosphere. 🔭☄️
News report by @elisecutts.bsky.social from the @rockyworlds.bsky.social meeting #RockyWorlds4
News report by @elisecutts.bsky.social from the @rockyworlds.bsky.social meeting #RockyWorlds4
*taps mic* ahem
May I interrupt the nonstop tidal wave of doom with a tidal wave of LAVA?
They're as high as a skyscraper, ooze at the speed of a human sprinter, and are really, really hot.
By me for @science.org, reported from the #RockyWorlds4 conference: 🔭🧪
May I interrupt the nonstop tidal wave of doom with a tidal wave of LAVA?
They're as high as a skyscraper, ooze at the speed of a human sprinter, and are really, really hot.
By me for @science.org, reported from the #RockyWorlds4 conference: 🔭🧪
Tidal waves of lava may slosh around alien worlds
Waves of molten rock could be confounding observations of atmospheres on distant planets
www.science.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A tidally-locked rocky #exoplanet orbiting close to its host star could have tidal waves of lava sweeping around the planet. Simulations show this effect would complicate the search for an atmosphere. 🔭☄️
News report by @elisecutts.bsky.social from the @rockyworlds.bsky.social meeting #RockyWorlds4
News report by @elisecutts.bsky.social from the @rockyworlds.bsky.social meeting #RockyWorlds4
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
If we can’t get a temperature above freezing for eight days, at least the full moon and bare trees are doing pretty things to the backyard ice shell.
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
If we can’t get a temperature above freezing for eight days, at least the full moon and bare trees are doing pretty things to the backyard ice shell.
Letting my wife, a Federal proofreader, check over my grant proposal.
This is far more stressful than anticipated…
This is far more stressful than anticipated…
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Letting my wife, a Federal proofreader, check over my grant proposal.
This is far more stressful than anticipated…
This is far more stressful than anticipated…
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." - Matthew 25:40
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." - Matthew 25:40
Find you someone who stares down your persecutors the way Don Lemon's husband does his.
Listen. This looks like a white man who is about to take full advantage of the legal process.
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Find you someone who stares down your persecutors the way Don Lemon's husband does his.
And if you didn't recognize the instrument, you should still recognize the hair!
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
And if you didn't recognize the instrument, you should still recognize the hair!
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to [email protected] to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to [email protected] to request re-consideration;
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to [email protected] to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to [email protected] to request re-consideration;
So glad they pixellated this image to protect the identity of this completely unrecognizable guitarist!
The guitarist expressed his concerns about performing on U.S. concert stages in a new interview.
Legendary Musician ‘Thinking Twice’ About Touring In Trump’s America: ‘Too Dangerous’
The guitarist expressed his concerns about performing on U.S. concert stages in a new interview.
www.huffpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
So glad they pixellated this image to protect the identity of this completely unrecognizable guitarist!
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When I lived in Louisiana, there was a mating pair of Blue Jays and one of Woodpeckers (not sure which kind).
There was beef AND construction. Constantly.
There was beef AND construction. Constantly.
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
When I lived in Louisiana, there was a mating pair of Blue Jays and one of Woodpeckers (not sure which kind).
There was beef AND construction. Constantly.
There was beef AND construction. Constantly.
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
“Galaxy-brained” is not meant to be aspirational, friends.
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Galaxy-brained” is not meant to be aspirational, friends.
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Just saw this new preprint - includes flow ctyometry on 45,000 silica-dried samples for 1135 species - this is amazing and such a great resource for anyone attempting to do flow cytometry: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Just saw this new preprint - includes flow ctyometry on 45,000 silica-dried samples for 1135 species - this is amazing and such a great resource for anyone attempting to do flow cytometry: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Reposted by Brittany Sutherland
A good friend who served in the US military is raising funds to help some British military veterans who are living with PTSD.
They have another $27,000 to raise out of a $50,000 goal.
If you’re interested in donating, the link is below.
Thank you!
Donation Link: bit.ly/49COKnn
They have another $27,000 to raise out of a $50,000 goal.
If you’re interested in donating, the link is below.
Thank you!
Donation Link: bit.ly/49COKnn
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A good friend who served in the US military is raising funds to help some British military veterans who are living with PTSD.
They have another $27,000 to raise out of a $50,000 goal.
If you’re interested in donating, the link is below.
Thank you!
Donation Link: bit.ly/49COKnn
They have another $27,000 to raise out of a $50,000 goal.
If you’re interested in donating, the link is below.
Thank you!
Donation Link: bit.ly/49COKnn
Yeah, that was also a lie we told ourselves! What we are finding out now is that the safeguards in many cases amounted to norms. Those in power followed certain standards because they were proper.
And even when there are actual laws in place, if you also control who enforces them, well…
And even when there are actual laws in place, if you also control who enforces them, well…
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Yeah, that was also a lie we told ourselves! What we are finding out now is that the safeguards in many cases amounted to norms. Those in power followed certain standards because they were proper.
And even when there are actual laws in place, if you also control who enforces them, well…
And even when there are actual laws in place, if you also control who enforces them, well…
Next round, a new reviewer will take issue with them self-citing too much.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Next round, a new reviewer will take issue with them self-citing too much.
*something something stop complying in advance*
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
*something something stop complying in advance*