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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · 21d

A productive use of my time:

The 'oh my God Karen' meme from Mean Girls, except with the text 'Oh my God ScienceDirect. You can't just ask someone if they're a robot' underneath a screen capture of a science direct 'are you a robot?' captcha

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Aug 21

My test cases pass. Time for a coffee.

My test cases don't pass. Time for a coffee.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Aug 6

May the typographers who make fonts with I and 1 indistinguishable and the people who select those fonts as appropriate for a journal have an unpleasant night.

Those who make ρ and p too similar, consider yourself on notice.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jul 31

I get to do the "I'm pleased to announce" thing!

Durham University has offered me the the position of Assistant Professor in Theoretical Biological (Microbiome) Modelling with the SMART soils lab to help create healthier soils across many environments and spanning multiple disciplines!

Soil - Durham University

www.durham.ac.uk

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is an indication of learning and progressing. You're doing great!

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jul 24

Even if your code is "messy". Even if it doesn't run fully. Making it easily available helps understanding the nitty gritty details that don't even get put into SI.

Emma Ganley @emmaganley.bsky.social · Jul 24

Love this "All protocols, sequence data and analysis codes .. available in OA repositories" Should be 'norm' for research with all linked in the DAS as from Brooke Benz, Eglantina Lopez Echartea & @barneygeddes.bsky.social in @microbiologysociety.org 👏 🌟
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Image shows a screenshot of the data availability statement from this Microbiology Society article in which it notes that the protocols, data and code have all been made publicly available in open access repositories with the relevant links provided

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jul 24

a man is talking to another man with the words i know that feel breh above him .

ALT: a man is talking to another man with the words i know that feel breh above him .

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jul 21

Gettin' REAL tired of bubble charts using diameter to indicate p-value when the chart ends up being panel Q of a 3x3 inch figure.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jun 17

In my current project, I'm tracking my lower and upper task estimates and qualitative 'uncertainty'. I've been tackling the uncertain tasks as soon as possible and updating the upper/lower bounds. It's very fun watching the overall project upper/lower ETA converge.

Did I just become a Bayesian?

Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jun 5

Me when one of 'my' proteins shows up in Thobela's keynote and #MEWE11:

a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jun 2

Kind of blown away that *98%* of U.S. deaths from waterborne illness are specifically from biofilm associated pathogens. #MEWE11

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jun 2

Every time I fly west. "Gosh is this what being a morning person is like? I hate* morning people."

* Am deeply envious of.

#MEWE11

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Jun 2

Decades of flying and probably dozens of times through ATL. I think this may be the first time I've ever seen the outside of the airport. #MEWE11

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 31

The reality is setting in, getting bags packed for #MEWE11

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 28

I saw a version of this talk at the Microbiology Society earlier this year. It was fascinating stuff!

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 28

Just me rewriting to remove em dashes in my proposal to avoid the latest generative AI witch hunt.

Keeping my 'moreovers' though.

Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 22

Lots of writers I admire have advice which boils down to 'be consistent, don't wait until the mood hits you'.

I have had great success using the 'task inertia' of my personality. Not in the mood to write? OK, just set a timer and make an honest effort for 15 mins. An hour later...still writing.

Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 8

We'll also go over nuts and bolts stuff, like how to get in contact with our colleagues in middle and high schools (hint: talk to them early!), how to bridge the languages secondary and higher education, how to navigate ethics approval, and how to disseminate the lesson plans widely.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 8

At the end of the workshop you'll have at least one 'nugget' for the core of a lesson plan or outreach activity, aligned to educational standards, which uses your real-world research as an engagement hook.

We'll support interested participants in continuing to flesh things out to a full activity.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · May 8

Did you ever want to use your research to hook secondary school students on microbes and poo water?
I'm running a workshop at the upcoming #MeWe11 conference on finding relevant curriculum standards, combine them with your research to create learning objectives, and develop content around all that.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Apr 14

Yet again, the email I'd been putting off all day took about 5 mins and had zero negative consequences.

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Apr 3

One of those cool little conference things. I was chatting with Marcel during my poster session, but hadn’t caught his name. Now I know why he seemed to get excited when I mentioned I was getting interested in bacterial Interactions with AMF!

#Microbio25

Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Apr 2

And consulting with bioethicists to make sure that's ok? #Microbio25

a man and a woman are dancing in an office and the man says let 's get ethical ! ethical !

Alt: a man and a woman are dancing in an office and the man says let 's get ethical ! ethical !

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Apr 2

Antibiotics by synthesizing proteins from extinct giant ground sloths?! #Microbio25

a man wearing a beanie and a black jacket is smiling and holding a piece of food .

Alt: The yeah science meme from breaking bad

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Joe Weaver @joeeweaver.bsky.social · Apr 2

Emily Radford, "Model strains are not always the best [at the trait you want to use]", music to my enviro. micro. Ears! #Microbio25