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James Holland Jones
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Anthropologist in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability studying human adaptation, infectious disease dynamics, and climate fiction.

https://heeh.stanford.edu
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Finally reading Hyperion.
Cover of the Dan Simmons novel, Hyperion. Shows a broad grass plain at sunrise/sunset with mushroom-like trees in the distance and a windwagon moving toward the foreground. In the immediate foreground on the left is the Shrike, a tall humanoid made of metal and covered with blades and thorns.
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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The murdered man in Minneapolis this morning was an RN who worked at the VA.

Saw this on reddit.

www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
Screencap of a social media post with two pictures of Alex Pretti (one full length, the other zoomed in to frame his face). The text reads: "On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care."
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Hmmm...
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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I wish I had more pics from Downing’s. So many lovely people there always happy to help anyone learn how to lift well.
White vinyl sign hung on the wall reading “Downings World Famous Gym“ a picture of a red, highly loaded barbell in the middle. A shot of the interior of Downing’s gym in Corvallis, Oregon showing the tangle of funky old equipment used by the grunting mutants.
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Shoutout to my favorite den of grunting mutants, the place where I learned how to squat and deadlift: Downing's Gym in Corvallis, Oregon.

Video of my then-18-year-old son learning to deadlift on the aforementioned plywood platforms with funky mismatched plates.
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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I'm afraid it's exactly what the name suggests. I take the perspective of a conservation biologist thinking about a vulnerable critter. Primary focus on climate change. We make math/computer models of population decline and extinction and read mostly novels/essays. Critical of Longtermism.
Screen cap of an outline slide with a collection of images to the right. The title of the slide is "Outline of the Course" and the outline includes the following topics: The Human Organism Population Biology of Extinction Climate Change Complex Systems Rationality, Risk, and Uncertainty Eschatology Sustainability, Actually
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Unfortunately, the first premise is simply false. Emissions were at a record high last year. The "current pathway" is really wishful thinking and contingent on a lot of things happening that are seeming less likely given our current context.
Screenshot of press release from the World Meteorological Organization reading, "Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024"
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Et tu, Rande?
Screen shot of a paper entitled, "Global Catastrophic Risk Assessment" in the Rand Research Reports series. Instead of a link to the paper, it reads "This product has been temporarily withdrawn." Below this are listed the topics in the report: Artificial Intelligence Emergency Preparedness Global Climate Change Global Health Global Security Natural Hazards Nuclear Weapons and Warfare Public Health Preparedness Space Science and Technology
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Black-and-white screen shot from the Andy Griffith Show of Don Knotts in the foreground, bug-eyed, with Andy Griffith in the background.
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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It's wild to look back at these artifacts. The people we had participating is just amazing. This doesn't even include everyone who actually participated, though some of them may have come to the more biodemography-focused workshops: Ken Wachter, Noreen Goldman, Jane Menken...
Flyer advertising the 2005 Stanford Workshop in Formal Demography. The listed faculty includes many luminaries from the field of demography including: Shripad Tuljapurkar Joel E. Cohen Marcus W. Feldman Joshua Goldstein Shiro Horiuchi Hans-Peter Kohler Ronald D. Lee Nan Li Robert D. Mare Thomas Pullum Robert Schoen Anatoli Yashin John Wilmoth Flyer advertising the 2006 Stanford Workshop in Formal Demography. The listed faculty includes many luminaries from the field of demography including: Shripad Tuljapurkar John Bongaarts Elizabeth Bruch Marcia Castro Marcus Feldman Joshua Goldstein Steven Goodreau Michel Guillot Mark Hayward Hans-Peter Kohler Ronald Lee Robert Mare Samuel Preston David Staeinsaltz John Wilmoth
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Well, this is a reassuring plot 😬

Concentration index of the S&P 500: average market value of top 10% of stocks compared with the median stock. Now at record highs, comparable to the Great Depression and Dot-com bubble peak.

www.ft.com/content/d5d4...
Time series plot ranging from 1926-2025 showing the concentration index for the S&P 500. There are 3 notable peaks in the 100-year span: the Great depression trough, Dot-com bubble peak, and the current value, which hasn't yet peaked and is already equal to or greater than the previous peaks.
October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Well, this fills me with confidence in their algorithms!

I'm no AI researcher, but "James P. Hughes" doesn't even seem very close to "James H. Jones".
Screenshot of an author page from Clarivate's Web of Science with the main heading "Hughes, James P" and text immediately under it warning that "This is an algorithmically generated author record" followed by a line that reads "(Jones, James H.) Stanford University - STANFORD, CA, USA". The next line is "Published names" which is a mix of my name and variants on J.P. Hughes, followed by a list of organizations where I (and presumably Hughes) have been affiliated, and a bunch of subject categories, mostly related to infectious disease, and then "Anthropology". One wonders how an algorithm could mistake James H. Jones (me) James P. Hughes (some other dude, possibly at the Hutch).
September 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Hell, yeah. Possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen at the Stanford Shopping Center. Admittedly, a low bar, but this was actually cool.
August 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability seeks assistant professor in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).

Home dept is open. Happy to talk to anyone interested in ESoS.

#EHBEA #HBES #BioAnth #CultEvo #anthrosky 🌍

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
We seek applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (also referred to as Indigenous and local knowledge, Indigenous science, Native science, and other similar terms) and its relevance to social and environmental sustainability. Topical research areas of interest include, but are not limited to: the role of fire and other aspects of Indigenous land stewardship in the changing climate; establishment and management of natural protected areas; conservation and application of the wild relatives of crops and animals; the ethical and responsible collection and use of socio-ecological data; environmental governance; the role of tribal food and land sovereignty and cultural revitalization for environmental sustainability; and two-eyed seeing, the multicultural approach to understanding the natural world using both Indigenous and Western sciences as independent, but complementary, ways of knowing. The range of expertise and facilities across Stanford University’s main campus, as well as Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) and Hopkins Marine Station, provide opportunities to develop a research program that bridges Indigenous and Western knowledge systems. Application materials should be submitted online at this LINK. The application deadline is September 30, 2025, 11:00pm PST. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must include: 1. Cover letter 2. Curriculum vitae 3. Contact information for three reference letter writers 4. Research statement (maximum 2 pages) 5. Teaching statement (maximum 1 page) The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements … based on factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs. For questions regarding this position, please contact Haley Mees at hmees@stanford.edu.
August 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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July 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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The heat index is 106F today in Baltimore and IKEA is running on auxiliary power. V post-apocalyptic welcome for us.
July 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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America, I am confusion! Seen in Baltimore.
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Doing the sensible, patriotic thing this Independence Day: getting tacos. It’s a family tradition.
Colorful plate of salsa-drenched soft tacos, with lime wedges, radish, and a pickled jalapeño
July 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Truly inspirational stuff for this year's West Point grads 🫡

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
June 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Yeah, that's right (I just remember talking to Brian and Kim about it). There's also this.

doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
June 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Serious question: was this actually "law enforcement" or were these simply Noem's security (even if they work for a law-enforcement agency). The distinction seems like it matters. For example, what law did Senator Padilla break that warranted the man-handling and hand-cuffing?
June 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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OK, I had to quickly make a visit to the former bird site to grab a screencap of this gem!
June 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Quite pleased with the outcome of a couple weeks' coding and banging my head against the desk. Now I just need to re-submit the damn paper.
May 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM