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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 5d

If you've ever wanted to learn how to make beautiful websites with #QuartoPub and #rstats , check out this workshop I'm giving in a couple weeks! It'll be a blast (and we're covering Quarto's brand new _brand dot yaml system!)

Statistical Horizons @stathorizons.bsky.social · 20d

Learn to create and publish a professional, data-focused website in “Create an Online Presence with Quarto Websites” on October 16-17, with @andrew.heiss.phd‬! Discover how to use #Quarto to build a variety of websites like personal portfolios, research compendiums, and interactive dashboards.

Quarto Websites | Online Seminar | Code Horizons

This online course taught by Andrew Heiss, Ph.D., teaches you how to use Quarto to build a variety of data-focused websites.

codehorizons.com

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John M. Mola @johnmola.bsky.social · 9d

I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics.

Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.

frsbeelab.org is our research group!

frsbeelab.org

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Thijs Fijen @thijsfijen.bsky.social · 16d

Dutch solar parks approach pollinator & plant biodiversity levels of extensive grasslands, but only on the surface not covered by panels. Soil-emergent arthropods and butterflies lack behind. Proud of Timea for leading besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Nick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · 16d

Millions of currently farmed acres hold opportunities for biodiversity conservation that are hidden in plain sight!

Satellites and Drones Are Unlocking Benefits ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ in Michigan

www.nytimes.com

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 27d

One in six species on Earth experienced extraordinarily high temperatures across more than 25% of their range in 2024--the hottest year on record. For most, this was the second year of extreme heat, likely compounding risks. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The number of terrestrial vertebrate species highly thermally exposed (>25% range) over time versus the mean global terrestrial temperature anomaly (denoted by color scale of points).

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 5

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

Worksheet called "Check-in and warm-up" with these questions:

1. Name and date
2. Check in asking about attendance and preparation with readings
3. Write 1–2 paragraphs about (1) what you most want to talk about from the readings today, and (2) why.
4. Write 1–2 paragraphs connecting this week’s topic and readings to a recent or current event.

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Morgan Robertson @morganrobertson.bsky.social · Aug 31

Important reading as you prepare for your semester

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Jeremy Hemberger @jhemberger.bsky.social · Aug 27

And don’t come to me with “perhaps children will get through to people”. Look how David Hogg and other surviving kids have been demonized for speaking out. Children shouldn’t have to save themselves from gun violence. ADULTS should protect them.

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Jeremy Hemberger @jhemberger.bsky.social · Aug 27

Interviewing children about a trauma of this magnitude is un fucking conscionable. Fuck all the news agencies that thought this is appropriate or magnify it. Interview the fuckwads who endlessly defend guns over children and make them answer for this absurdity and upside down work we live in

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 27

"My friend Victor like saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit."

10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.

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Simon Tierney @biol-si.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fresh global-analysis admirably lead by @eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social (+ @oliviabernauer.bsky.social PhD data) indicates native bee pollination services leads to higher-quality apples = improved weight & seed set.

How do you like them apples? 🍎

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Global synthesis of apple pollination research highlights general pollen limitation and positive contributions of wild bees compared to honeybees

Our study highlights that pollen limitation is common in this global crop. While managed honeybees are dominant pollinators, a diverse community of wild bees contributes significantly to apple pollin...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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beepalooza.bsky.social @beepalooza.bsky.social · Aug 26

We want to thank our logo designer Jeremy @jhemberger.bsky.social for this awesome logo! We hope you all joined our neighborhood this weekend. 🐝

Check out more of his work here: jhemberger.github.io/graphic_art/

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 21

Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a new study in Science.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Uz7vzP

A figure showing that light pollution prolongs avian vocal activity by nearly an hour. (A) Most diurnal bird species show bimodal vocalization patterns with peaks in the morning and evening; in light-polluted landscapes (yellow shading), the first vocalizations occur earlier in the morning and the last vocalizations occur later in the evening. (B) Globally—averaged across species, space, and season—onset of morning vocalization shifted 18 min earlier in the brightest landscapes versus the darkest landscapes. (C) Similarly, evening cessation was delayed by an average of 32 min. In (B) and (C), lines are means and shaded regions are 95% confidence intervals (CI) of model predictions.

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Gavin Simpson @gsimpson.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚀 gratia 0.11.0 is out!

Now has a paper in JOSS — please cite 📄 doi.org/10.21105/jos...

Experimental parallel processing ⚡

New assemble() for building plots 🎨

Better support for complex families + new diagnostics 🧪

Lots of bug fixes + polish ✨

👉 gavinsimpson.github.io/gratia/

#Rstats

An R package for working with generalized additive models

Graceful 'ggplot'-based graphics and utility functions for working with generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted using the 'mgcv' package.

gavinsimpson.github.io

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

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Jeremy Hemberger @jhemberger.bsky.social · Aug 13

🐞 🐝 I'm recruiting students to join my lab at the University of Minnesota! Hoping to bring on 2-3 MS or PhD students (MS a pre-req for PhD students). Take a peek at the opportunities available and feel free to reach out with questions. Please share widely!

jhemberger.github.io/ibug_lab_web...

Opportunities – UMN iBUG Lab

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erin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · Aug 8

From weather balloons to radar to satellites in space, we broke down all the ways data gets collected and turned into the forecast on your phone’s weather app www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Leger-Felicite SCARElax 👻🇵🇸 @segatape.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is absolutely the thing we should reorient the entire economy to focus on

radams @radamssmash.bsky.social · Aug 8

My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.

A shitty map created by ChatGPT5. it purports to be US States with an R in their name, but it's wrong and dumb and worthless just like LLMs.

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · Aug 8

The best hour of news on American television. Support public media.

PBS News Hour | Season 2025 | August 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

August 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

pbs.org

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Aug 6

A meta-analysis found that high-density managed honeybee populations can:

👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!

Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Dr Manu Saunders @manusaunders.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's unethical how AI is being forced into our lives without real understanding or informed consent. Last year I saw a specialist who used a similar tool. He just asked if he could record our appointment, I didn't know it was via an AI tool when I said yes.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

This GP uses AI with almost every patient he meets

Some GPs are now relying on artificial intelligence to take notes during patient consultations. So, how safe is our sensitive information?

www.abc.net.au

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Nick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · Aug 4

More bad news for butterflies. Our new paper led by Wendy Leuenberger shows common species are declining even more rapidly than rare ones. @ZipkinLab

Three decades of declines restructure butterfly communities in the Midwestern United States | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501340122

Three decades of declines restructure butterfly communities in the Midwestern United States | PNAS

Insects are declining worldwide. These declines have been documented across taxonomic groups and are worrisome given ecosystem services provided by...

www.pnas.org

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · Aug 4

Please, please, please-submit to good journals (society + reputed publishers), respect peer review, and do your reviews with integrity. So important. Thanks to all of you who do. @steve-carpenter.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social #Ecosystems

Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 4

A new study, based on an analysis of thousands of publications and their authors and editors, shows paper mills are just part of a complex, interconnected system that includes publishers, journals, and brokers. scim.ag/3H9kwwQ

Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds

Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

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The Onion @theonion.com · Aug 1

Researchers Determine Coelacanth Faked Own Extinction To Escape Massive Gambling Debt theonion.com/researc...

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Gates Dupont @gates.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 First PhD chapter is out! My work thus far, with @andy2dobson.bsky.social

We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.

📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species

Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.

www.science.org

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