Gonçalo
@gethemudo.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
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I'm an evolutionary biologist from Portugal 🇵🇹. I am a mercenary of sorts having dabbled in #PopulationGenetics, #Ecology […]
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I'm an evolutionary biologist from Portugal 🇵🇹. I am a mercenary of sorts having dabbled in #PopulationGenetics, #Ecology […]
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> Search as a public good: [...] A government-backed, ad-free, intermediary-free, taxpayer-funded search service providing [universal] access to information.
> This [...] would replace the role public libraries played for centuries. [...] Every citizen should have access to information without […]
> This [...] would replace the role public libraries played for centuries. [...] Every citizen should have access to information without […]
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mastodon.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
> Search as a public good: [...] A government-backed, ad-free, intermediary-free, taxpayer-funded search service providing [universal] access to information.
> This [...] would replace the role public libraries played for centuries. [...] Every citizen should have access to information without […]
> This [...] would replace the role public libraries played for centuries. [...] Every citizen should have access to information without […]
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one thing I like about Wikidata's SPARQL endpoint(s), is how easy you can work out new ideas...
I still happy with this one: it shows the citations to a retracted article, *before* and *after* the retractions :) […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I still happy with this one: it shows the citations to a retracted article, *before* and *after* the retractions :) […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 24, 2026 at 11:20 AM
one thing I like about Wikidata's SPARQL endpoint(s), is how easy you can work out new ideas...
I still happy with this one: it shows the citations to a retracted article, *before* and *after* the retractions :) […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I still happy with this one: it shows the citations to a retracted article, *before* and *after* the retractions :) […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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What @anildash said: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
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cosocial.ca
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
What @anildash said: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
You know, I am occasionally shocked when someone I think of as smart or admirable or nice starts talking about how Wikipedia sucks. There are a few reasons why someone might feel that way, and none of them reflect well on […]
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We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can […]
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We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
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My first #openstreetmap Diary post! 🎉
"OSM Braga inaugura 2026 com um encontro e mapathon"
Check it out: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/waldyrious/diary/408046
"OSM Braga inaugura 2026 com um encontro e mapathon"
Check it out: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/waldyrious/diary/408046
OSM Braga inaugura 2026 com um encontro e mapathon
No dia 3 de janeiro de 2026 o grupo informal OSM Braga organizou um pequeno encontro e mapathon. Em 2024 chegámos a fazer vários encontros (físicos e online) entre maio e agosto, mas em 2025 estivemos apenas em contacto virtual através do nosso grupo no Telegram, e ao aproximar-se o final do ano, o o_andras lançou o desafio de nos voltarmos a encontrar, iniciando e coordenando a conversa que veio a resultar neste evento. Já não deu para ser em 2025, mas em contrapartida inaugurámos 2026 em...
www.openstreetmap.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
My first #openstreetmap Diary post! 🎉
"OSM Braga inaugura 2026 com um encontro e mapathon"
Check it out: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/waldyrious/diary/408046
"OSM Braga inaugura 2026 com um encontro e mapathon"
Check it out: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/waldyrious/diary/408046
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JOB: Research Scientist at Wikimedia
"We’re hiring a Research Scientist strongly committed to the principles of free knowledge, open source, privacy, and collaboration to join the Research team. As a Research Scientist, you will conduct applied research on the integrity of Wikipedia knowledge […]
"We’re hiring a Research Scientist strongly committed to the principles of free knowledge, open source, privacy, and collaboration to join the Research team. As a Research Scientist, you will conduct applied research on the integrity of Wikipedia knowledge […]
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mastodon.online
December 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
JOB: Research Scientist at Wikimedia
"We’re hiring a Research Scientist strongly committed to the principles of free knowledge, open source, privacy, and collaboration to join the Research team. As a Research Scientist, you will conduct applied research on the integrity of Wikipedia knowledge […]
"We’re hiring a Research Scientist strongly committed to the principles of free knowledge, open source, privacy, and collaboration to join the Research team. As a Research Scientist, you will conduct applied research on the integrity of Wikipedia knowledge […]
Visualizações nos últimos dois meses aos artigos da Wikipédia sobre os candidatos presidenciais de 2026 […]
[Original post on ecoevo.social]
[Original post on ecoevo.social]
December 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Visualizações nos últimos dois meses aos artigos da Wikipédia sobre os candidatos presidenciais de 2026 […]
[Original post on ecoevo.social]
[Original post on ecoevo.social]
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The reasons boil down to having the right ingredients and incentives at the start, which created a virtuous cycle: from the five pillars and core policies built around them, to the copyleft license, to the focus on collective authorship, etc. These topics have actually been reflected upon and […]
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mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The reasons boil down to having the right ingredients and incentives at the start, which created a virtuous cycle: from the five pillars and core policies built around them, to the copyleft license, to the focus on collective authorship, etc. These topics have actually been reflected upon and […]
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@Centre_Mersenne/115661990703325565
Society journals adopting the diamond open access model with financial support from science funding bodies and research institutions is a key step towards getting us out of the mess academic publishing currently is. This is […]
Society journals adopting the diamond open access model with financial support from science funding bodies and research institutions is a key step towards getting us out of the mess academic publishing currently is. This is […]
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fediscience.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
RE: https://mastodon.online/@Centre_Mersenne/115661990703325565
Society journals adopting the diamond open access model with financial support from science funding bodies and research institutions is a key step towards getting us out of the mess academic publishing currently is. This is […]
Society journals adopting the diamond open access model with financial support from science funding bodies and research institutions is a key step towards getting us out of the mess academic publishing currently is. This is […]
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Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability
That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
Lots more here: www.theguardian.com/books/series/tom-gauld-s-cultural-cartoons
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This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature.
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
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indieweb.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is how you do it people. I feel like I could have written this article, as it is extremely detailed as to all of the valid reasons why they would want to ban such content from being associated with Nature.
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
Every journalistic & creative outlet you follow should be publishing something like […]
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"We present DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology, evolutionary biology and archaeology (https://dafnee.isem-evolution.fr/). DAFNEE includes information on over 600 journals (co)run by academic or non-profit institutions, aiming at helping to keep publishing funds within […]
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fediscience.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"We present DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology, evolutionary biology and archaeology (https://dafnee.isem-evolution.fr/). DAFNEE includes information on over 600 journals (co)run by academic or non-profit institutions, aiming at helping to keep publishing funds within […]
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why (the current) #openaccess deals are not a good idea
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
why (the current) #openaccess deals are not a good idea
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
1. journals I publish in are often excluded from the deals (and I still pay ACP)
2. the deals are driving me towards publishing in a pre-paid but lower quality journal
3. they are often advertized as "no cost", but I still pay for them […]
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Abandoning these rankings is way overdue, IMHO:
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
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mastodon.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Abandoning these rankings is way overdue, IMHO:
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
"The higher-education sector should collectively — and vocally — agree that the current rankings are not fit for purpose."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03636-x
Lizzie Gadd @lizziegadd is spot on, as always!
#rankings #universities […]
I will be in Lisbon Friday and Saturday for #glamwiki2025. I will be giving an introduction to @wikidata at the National Library for GLAM professionals on Friday, and will assist in the #photowalk to photograph local monuments for @wikilovesmonuments […]
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ecoevo.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I will be in Lisbon Friday and Saturday for #glamwiki2025. I will be giving an introduction to @wikidata at the National Library for GLAM professionals on Friday, and will assist in the #photowalk to photograph local monuments for @wikilovesmonuments […]
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Whoever "welcomes this" really didn't get the point... and should be kept far from any science policy decisions.
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Whoever "welcomes this" really didn't get the point... and should be kept far from any science policy decisions.
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
The problem is not that we have the wrong scientific metrics, but that we rely on scientific metrics way too much:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
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I've lately been quite obsessed with this app called StreetComplete. It gamifies contributing to OpenStreetMaps in a really nice way by giving you you little quests to do while you walk around. A fun way to get some steps in, to make you look closer at your […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I've lately been quite obsessed with this app called StreetComplete. It gamifies contributing to OpenStreetMaps in a really nice way by giving you you little quests to do while you walk around. A fun way to get some steps in, to make you look closer at your […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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You cannot exaggerate how stupid this anti science movement is
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
You cannot exaggerate how stupid this anti science movement is
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
"RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/rfk-jr-saturated-fats
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Way too many Nazi out here thinking it's normal to be a Nazi. This is where capitalist propaganda has gotten us.
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
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"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Way too many Nazi out here thinking it's normal to be a Nazi. This is where capitalist propaganda has gotten us.
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
"Hierarchy is natural, the strong deserve more, compassion is weakness... woh, why are there so many fascists?!" - CIA
🙄
Em 2022, Colin M. foi à procura dos artigos menos lidos da WIkipédia em Inglês em 2021, chegando a uma lista que incluía traças da Venezuela (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/06/in-search-of-the-least-viewed-article-on-wikipedia/). Não acho que o desinteresse tenha tanto a ver com o tema […]
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ecoevo.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Em 2022, Colin M. foi à procura dos artigos menos lidos da WIkipédia em Inglês em 2021, chegando a uma lista que incluía traças da Venezuela (https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/06/in-search-of-the-least-viewed-article-on-wikipedia/). Não acho que o desinteresse tenha tanto a ver com o tema […]
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Anthropic stole the books I co-wrote in order to train their planet-burning hallucination machine, so I've filed a claim. They wept that if every plagiarised author does so, the company will go bankrupt. Boo emdash hoo. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Anthropic stole the books I co-wrote in order to train their planet-burning hallucination machine, so I've filed a claim. They wept that if every plagiarised author does so, the company will go bankrupt. Boo emdash hoo. www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
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This article by two astronomers details many of the points I just talked about and more, and just came out in The Conversation Australia, perfect timing: https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323
A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.
theconversation.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This article by two astronomers details many of the points I just talked about and more, and just came out in The Conversation Australia, perfect timing: https://theconversation.com/a-us-startup-plans-to-deliver-sunlight-on-demand-after-dark-can-it-work-and-would-we-want-it-to-264323
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I'm completely out of the loop in most of the fancy new programming my group does, so it's fun when I can provide relevant information with some old-fashioned grep | cut | sort | uniq 🤓 #unix #bioinformatics
October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I'm completely out of the loop in most of the fancy new programming my group does, so it's fun when I can provide relevant information with some old-fashioned grep | cut | sort | uniq 🤓 #unix #bioinformatics
New paper out, where we describe a database of secondary gene losses in Cetacea and other mammals: https://academic.oup.com/database/article/doi/10.1093/database/baaf065/8263858
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New paper out, where we describe a database of secondary gene losses in Cetacea and other mammals: https://academic.oup.com/database/article/doi/10.1093/database/baaf065/8263858