mcsiple.bsky.social
@mcsiple.bsky.social
🐟Fisheries scientist
📈 🎨 data viz enthusiast
🎵 oboe player
Opinions are my own
📈 🎨 data viz enthusiast
🎵 oboe player
Opinions are my own
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I honestly think that many people don't know what their public libraries offer besides books. I think that everyone should go on a public library treasure hunt in 2026. Go explore what your library systems offer at no cost to you. Report back to me :)
“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I honestly think that many people don't know what their public libraries offer besides books. I think that everyone should go on a public library treasure hunt in 2026. Go explore what your library systems offer at no cost to you. Report back to me :)
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This article would have been better if it had been able to quote NOAA staff. 😭
Beyond disrupting the ocean’s food web and fisheries, the underwater heat wave, known as "The Blob," can alter weather on land thousands of miles away.
Return of The Blob: Heat wave spans Pacific Ocean
A massive heat wave is hitting the Pacific Ocean from Kamchatka to California.
www.kuow.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This article would have been better if it had been able to quote NOAA staff. 😭
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WHEEWWWWWWWWWW:
"When we use generative AI, we consent to the appropriation of our intellectual property by data scrapers . . . We agree that we would rather deplete our natural resources than make our own art or think our own thoughts."
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
"When we use generative AI, we consent to the appropriation of our intellectual property by data scrapers . . . We agree that we would rather deplete our natural resources than make our own art or think our own thoughts."
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
WHEEWWWWWWWWWW:
"When we use generative AI, we consent to the appropriation of our intellectual property by data scrapers . . . We agree that we would rather deplete our natural resources than make our own art or think our own thoughts."
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
"When we use generative AI, we consent to the appropriation of our intellectual property by data scrapers . . . We agree that we would rather deplete our natural resources than make our own art or think our own thoughts."
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
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An excellent thought-provoking read about what we as humans should be contemplating before we resist or resign ourselves to the GenAI revolution. Just one of several great quotes:
“Promote and produce original work of value, work that’s cliché-resistant and unreplicable, work that tries”
“Promote and produce original work of value, work that’s cliché-resistant and unreplicable, work that tries”
YES! THIS on GenAI!
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An excellent thought-provoking read about what we as humans should be contemplating before we resist or resign ourselves to the GenAI revolution. Just one of several great quotes:
“Promote and produce original work of value, work that’s cliché-resistant and unreplicable, work that tries”
“Promote and produce original work of value, work that’s cliché-resistant and unreplicable, work that tries”
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I know so many dedicated and brilliant scientists who work (and I guess now worked) at EPA. The loss of expertise and ability to make science-informed decisions will have lasting damage for our health. Academics and advocates will have to try to fill the gap.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I know so many dedicated and brilliant scientists who work (and I guess now worked) at EPA. The loss of expertise and ability to make science-informed decisions will have lasting damage for our health. Academics and advocates will have to try to fill the gap.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
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When you live somewhere and disaster strikes, it makes no sense to pretend it isn’t personal. For me, there’s no other way to process terrible things than to make journalism. To my friends from home who went to Camp Mystic and Heart O' the Hills — this is for you.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/05/c...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/05/c...
‘Goodnight, Camp Mystic. We Love You.’: A 100-Year-Old Community Honors Its Missing & Dead Girls
Fifteen children are dead and 27 girls are still missing amid devastating floods in Texas. “I’m holding onto the love and light that Mystic gave us, even in the darkest night,” one former camper said....
thebarbedwire.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
When you live somewhere and disaster strikes, it makes no sense to pretend it isn’t personal. For me, there’s no other way to process terrible things than to make journalism. To my friends from home who went to Camp Mystic and Heart O' the Hills — this is for you.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/05/c...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/05/c...
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STEM loves the myth of meritocracy—but the truth? It's built on unpaid labor, generational wealth, and financial sacrifice. For many, the cost of “doing science” is simply too high. This isn't a pipeline issue. It's a financial barrier. #HigherEd #EquityInSTEM
June 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
STEM loves the myth of meritocracy—but the truth? It's built on unpaid labor, generational wealth, and financial sacrifice. For many, the cost of “doing science” is simply too high. This isn't a pipeline issue. It's a financial barrier. #HigherEd #EquityInSTEM
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
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A pleasure to work with Eileen Sullivan on this story about the widening impact of federal job cuts, which have cascaded into the private sector as contracts are yanked. Entire fields are contracting dramatically, leaving many with nowhere to go. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A pleasure to work with Eileen Sullivan on this story about the widening impact of federal job cuts, which have cascaded into the private sector as contracts are yanked. Entire fields are contracting dramatically, leaving many with nowhere to go. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
We often assume fish biomass is lognormally distributed - but is that a safe assumption? We tested it! I am proud to have contributed to this [IMO great] paper ☺️📈🧮🐟
url:https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/5/fsaf071/8151269
url:https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/5/fsaf071/8151269
May 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We often assume fish biomass is lognormally distributed - but is that a safe assumption? We tested it! I am proud to have contributed to this [IMO great] paper ☺️📈🧮🐟
url:https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/5/fsaf071/8151269
url:https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/82/5/fsaf071/8151269
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I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
lithub.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
It’s Seattle indie bookstore week this week! A lot of the bookstores have special events. This is how I found two of my local faves, Ridgecrest Books (wonderfully curated) and Eagle Harbor Book Co (great selection of surprise books wrapped in paper). www.seattlebookstoreday.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s Seattle indie bookstore week this week! A lot of the bookstores have special events. This is how I found two of my local faves, Ridgecrest Books (wonderfully curated) and Eagle Harbor Book Co (great selection of surprise books wrapped in paper). www.seattlebookstoreday.com
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This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.
Pass it on!
Pass it on!
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.
Pass it on!
Pass it on!
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“Don’t trust everything you read on the internet.”
AI search results: what if I did tho
AI search results: what if I did tho
May 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM
“Don’t trust everything you read on the internet.”
AI search results: what if I did tho
AI search results: what if I did tho
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Your occasional reminder that eels are the most smuggled animal on earth; there's a $4-$5 billion per year black market trade in eels.
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
A French court sentenced eight people for smuggling eel larvae in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.
8 people sentenced to prison for smuggling endangered eels in $2 million operation
A French court sentenced eight people for smuggling eel larvae in a scheme worth over $2 million that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.
cbsn.ws
April 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Your occasional reminder that eels are the most smuggled animal on earth; there's a $4-$5 billion per year black market trade in eels.
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
INTERPOL has called the trafficking of European elvers to Asia "Europe's ivory trade."
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Sometimes joy is just another chance.
March 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sometimes joy is just another chance.
Every time you earnestly cite Worm et al 2006 in your piece about the state of the world's fisheries, one thread of a fisheries scientist's psyche is slowly tugged free.
April 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Every time you earnestly cite Worm et al 2006 in your piece about the state of the world's fisheries, one thread of a fisheries scientist's psyche is slowly tugged free.
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This is such a great contribution to understanding Pygmy blue whales and their unique songs.. and showcasing the incredible diversity of life in the oceans that we still know so little about. #science #whales #BlueWhale
Published! Our huge effort to obtain catch series for each of five overlapping populations of pygmy blue whales. Big collaboration with 30+ coauthors using spatial patterns of blue whale song (unique to each population) to figure out where each resides 1/n
March 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is such a great contribution to understanding Pygmy blue whales and their unique songs.. and showcasing the incredible diversity of life in the oceans that we still know so little about. #science #whales #BlueWhale
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Please get in touch if you are up for chatting with recent U.S. fed employees about career paths!
@rOpenSci and @openscapes plan to host a networking event for US scientists and others affected by recent layoffs.
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
We are looking for co-hosts who
- transitioned from government to other sectors
- are in fields adjacent to statistics/data science/research software engineering
- are willing to […]
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hachyderm.io
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Please get in touch if you are up for chatting with recent U.S. fed employees about career paths!
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Great article on the ongoing impacts of the Trump administration on fisheries in the NE Pacific, and the people whose livelihoods both support and depend on them. alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/10/f...
Firings prompt concerns that science supporting Alaska seafood industry could be undermined • Alaska Beacon
NOAA Fisheries has declined to release numbers on the scope of the cutback, which has left officials scrambling to track the force reductions.
alaskabeacon.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Great article on the ongoing impacts of the Trump administration on fisheries in the NE Pacific, and the people whose livelihoods both support and depend on them. alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/10/f...
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the feminine urge to
Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'
Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.
mashable.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
the feminine urge to
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"In 2023, Miller was awarded NOAA Fisheries employee of the year...and in March 2024, she was promoted.
On Thursday afternoon, while on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job."
www.kuow.org/stories/noaa...
On Thursday afternoon, while on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job."
www.kuow.org/stories/noaa...
NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year
Until Thursday afternoon, Hanna Miller focused on protecting whales from oil spills, ship strikes, and fishing gear. While on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her per...
www.kuow.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"In 2023, Miller was awarded NOAA Fisheries employee of the year...and in March 2024, she was promoted.
On Thursday afternoon, while on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job."
www.kuow.org/stories/noaa...
On Thursday afternoon, while on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job."
www.kuow.org/stories/noaa...
When I was developing an app to help stakeholders assess the long-term impacts of bycatch on marine mammal populations, I used 18F’s great published materials to improve the app’s UI and make our science as accessible as possible.
18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership.
March 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When I was developing an app to help stakeholders assess the long-term impacts of bycatch on marine mammal populations, I used 18F’s great published materials to improve the app’s UI and make our science as accessible as possible.
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A source just told me over the phone that layoffs are happening right now at NOAA. Axios is also reporting this. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A source just told me over the phone that layoffs are happening right now at NOAA. Axios is also reporting this. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...