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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · 1d

This is from a paper with 400 citations...

#academicsky

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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 19d

First of the two @rhulbiology.bsky.social presentations at today's @ceevol.bsky.social Autumn Symposium is by @hannahmcgx.bsky.social who presents her PhD work on effects of oil pollution on guppy colouration

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 20d

Don't be this editor. I can't believe we still have to put up with this exclusionary sh*t in academic publishing.

Text reads: So, if your manuscript is accepted, it will only be edited for future publication after we receive the certificate with proof of English language proficiency.

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · 20d

What the actual fuck

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 20d

Don't be this editor. I can't believe we still have to put up with this exclusionary sh*t in academic publishing.

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · 20d

The "who has been married twice" really gets me lol

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 21d

Twice married Nigel Farage claims the ‘most stable relationships’ are between men and women
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/nigel-farage-same-sex-relationships/?utm_content=1758144000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Nigel Farage claims heterosexual relationships are 'most stable'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who has been married twice, has claimed the 'most stable relationships' exist between a man and a woman.

www.thepinknews.com

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · 24d

Ecosia (tho you do need to turn the stupid ai summary thing off in settings)

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Kier Starmer what is up with your handwriting

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A very scribbly handwritten letter from Kier Starmer to Angela Rayner about her resignation

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Aug 31

One of the things I find most frustrating about AI in education is that it means the only fair way to assess people are probably timed, in person exams. Yet, a few years ago, I would have advocated moving away from these kinds of assessments

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Hymenoptera represent!

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Aug 26

@blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy
Please stop. I do not want a tab to be able to access a chatbot. You don't need a chatbot you're a search engine

#ai #ecosia

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Really great free course content on species distribution modelling from @uclcber.bsky.social. Really good for the underlying theory and easy to follow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inE...

#ecology #science

Practice I: Biological and environmental data for Species Distribution Modelling

YouTube video by UCL CBER

www.youtube.com

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Aug 15

Do not.

The water/electricity use is always going to be higher than for a normal search. Also the summaries are bad. The reason I switched back to Ecosia despite the fact that the search results are worse is specifically because it didn't use that stupid AI summary function

The Ecosia Blog @blog.ecosia.org.web.brid.gy · Aug 12

What we’re doing with AI

Artificial intelligence is reaching into nearly every aspect of life — from politics and culture to the global economy. Online search is no exception.

blog.ecosia.org

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Jul 24

When so much of the media rolls out the comfy red carpet for Farage, Private Eye trips him up and milkshakes him.
Be more Private Eye.

Farage promises to build more jails
by Our Reform Correspondent
Nick Money

BRITAIN'S next prime minister, Nigel Farage, has vowed to expand the prison service to deal with the increasing lawlessness in Broken Britain.

Farage said it was imperative that we have more prisons to accommodate law-breakers such as Reform MPs.
Said Farage, "No, let me finish! We are looking at hundreds more Reform MPs after the next election, and with our vetting systems we are guaranteed to have a vast number of criminal members of Parliament, who have stolen public money or pushed their girlfriends down the stairs."

When asked how much all this would cost, the Reform leader explained in great detail that he didn't have a clue and couldn't care less.

Farage also promised to send the worst offenders to El Salvador, following a successful pilot programme sending Reform supporters to live in Dubai.

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jul 9

Really nice talk from @britishecologicalsociety.org on biodiversity change by Maria Dornelas!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ee6...

Ecology Live 2021 with Maria Dornelas - Is biodiversity declining?

YouTube video by British Ecological Society

www.youtube.com

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jul 5

I AM ELDEN LORD

Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jul 1

My God it's beautiful

Shame it's not global !

Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Jun 30

Map of Ecosystems of North America Completed!

@natureserve.bsky.social has released a first-of-its-kind map of ecosystems across the conterminous U.S. & nearby regions w/ a level of detail & consistency not previously available.
🧪 🌎 #GISchat
geohub-natureserve.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/Natures...

International Vegetation Classification Groups v1.0

This layer presents information on the distribution of International Vegetation Classification (IVC) Groups for North America.

geohub-natureserve.opendata.arcgis.com

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 29

"Minor disruptions to the central line as eldritch horror rampages through London"

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · Jun 28

The singularity is awesome

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me”
Al Overview
To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excellent title, no notes

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 26

link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

🦑

Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yeah I think that's a little harsh. From my understanding they (or at least liam) joined under Corbyns' labour. It's obviously a pretty different beast now

Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 26

Also, increased wear and tear to the roads from the increased weight, right?

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 25

MPs gathered this #InsectWeek to #StandTallForTheSmall and pledge their support for insect life at the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (#APPG) 🐝

🪲🪶 Sign the #Pledge & help insects thrive 🔽

www.royensoc.co.uk/news/mp-pled...

‪@barrygardiner.bsky.social‬‬ @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

Fran Sconce (Senior Outreach and Learning Officer, RES) with Daisy Cooper MP.

From left to right: Matt Turmaine MP (Labour, Watford), Julia Buckley MP (Labour, Shrewsbury), Katie White MP (Labour, Leeds North West), Fran Sconce, Senior Learning & Outreach Officer, the Royal Entomological Society, Barry Gardiner MP (Labour, Brent West), Lord Randall (Conservative), Daisy Cooper MP (Liberal Democrat, St Albans), Simon Ward, CEO, the Royal Entomological Society, John Slinger MP (Labour, Rugby)

Fran Sconce (Senior Outreach and Learning Officer, RES) with Barry Gardiner MP.

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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 19

Drink every time an article about zac features him next to boats

Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · Jun 18

Following in Corbyns' footsteps I see 😉 hope it goes well

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