Rob Cruickshank
@bugblokenz.bsky.social
Lecturer @UCNZ | entomologist | ex-librarian | museum junkie | phylogeny nerd | urban iNaturalist | nemophilist (woodland enthusiast) | bug hotelier | maker | cyclist | drummer | koumpounophobe | INFJ | born 322 ppm CO2 | he/him | there's other stuff too
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okay since apparently this is turning into my Stuff I've Written (or helped write) about Trans Inclusion in STEM, a few more things. here's a recap of a presentation I did for @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social back at the 2022 conference.
yes, conference organizers, you too can organize a similar one!
yes, conference organizers, you too can organize a similar one!
Supporting trans and nonbinary ornithologists: WOS2022 DEIJ recap — The McLaughlin Lab
This blog post is a little different than my previous ones. I recently was invited to facilitate a discussion for the 2022 Wilson Ornithological Society meeting on trans and nonbinary inclusion in o...
www.jfmclaughlin.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:30 PM
okay since apparently this is turning into my Stuff I've Written (or helped write) about Trans Inclusion in STEM, a few more things. here's a recap of a presentation I did for @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social back at the 2022 conference.
yes, conference organizers, you too can organize a similar one!
yes, conference organizers, you too can organize a similar one!
Reposted by Rob Cruickshank
looking over the arguments also is a good (by which i mean viscerally horrifying) example of why there's a *specific* need for those of us who teach biology to be explicit in how we talk about sex and gender. so much transphobic rhetoric gains a foothold bc of misconceptions of biology + genetics
Trans inclusion in the biology classroom — The McLaughlin Lab
One of my favorite parts of working at a university is getting to teach. I find biology utterly fascinating and magical, and getting to impart that to students is an incredible joy. Although I don’t c...
www.jfmclaughlin.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM
looking over the arguments also is a good (by which i mean viscerally horrifying) example of why there's a *specific* need for those of us who teach biology to be explicit in how we talk about sex and gender. so much transphobic rhetoric gains a foothold bc of misconceptions of biology + genetics
Thanks John. That looks very useful. Much appreciated!
December 12, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Thanks John. That looks very useful. Much appreciated!
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The Irish National Biodiversity Data Centre runs a citizen scientist project monitoring butterfly populations, so you should find some useful information here: biodiversityireland.ie/surveys/butt...
Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme – National Biodiversity Data Centre
biodiversityireland.ie
December 11, 2024 at 11:36 AM
The Irish National Biodiversity Data Centre runs a citizen scientist project monitoring butterfly populations, so you should find some useful information here: biodiversityireland.ie/surveys/butt...
Reposted by Rob Cruickshank
"Sugaring" would be an excellent iNaturalist project but I just checked for such and couldn't find anything.
December 11, 2024 at 11:09 AM
"Sugaring" would be an excellent iNaturalist project but I just checked for such and couldn't find anything.
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I generally get ground cover, soil type, digital location coords etc. when looking for ants 🧪
I’m going improve my metadata for next year to include:
Temperature
Humidity
Wind speed (tiny anemometer from eBay)
Cloud cover
Soil moisture
Going to revisit Darwin Core & look for relevant fields
I’m going improve my metadata for next year to include:
Temperature
Humidity
Wind speed (tiny anemometer from eBay)
Cloud cover
Soil moisture
Going to revisit Darwin Core & look for relevant fields
December 11, 2024 at 10:10 AM
I generally get ground cover, soil type, digital location coords etc. when looking for ants 🧪
I’m going improve my metadata for next year to include:
Temperature
Humidity
Wind speed (tiny anemometer from eBay)
Cloud cover
Soil moisture
Going to revisit Darwin Core & look for relevant fields
I’m going improve my metadata for next year to include:
Temperature
Humidity
Wind speed (tiny anemometer from eBay)
Cloud cover
Soil moisture
Going to revisit Darwin Core & look for relevant fields
Sorry, I should have been clearer that I was referring to *terrestrial* invertebrate monitoring, but I'd happy to hear about wetter places too.
December 11, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Sorry, I should have been clearer that I was referring to *terrestrial* invertebrate monitoring, but I'd happy to hear about wetter places too.