michael catchen
@mdcatchen.bsky.social
postdoc in the Poisot Computational Ecology Research Group at Université de Montréal
species distribution models, optimal biodiversity monitoring, and network science using machine learning and hierarchical bayes
he/him
gottacatchenall.github.io
species distribution models, optimal biodiversity monitoring, and network science using machine learning and hierarchical bayes
he/him
gottacatchenall.github.io
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i do not care about "the future of the democratic party" as discussed by professional-class bozos who cannot see beyond their next client. i care about not living under a military occupation that is disappearing my neighbors
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
i do not care about "the future of the democratic party" as discussed by professional-class bozos who cannot see beyond their next client. i care about not living under a military occupation that is disappearing my neighbors
just gonna leave @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social here
A week after the arXiv was forced to tighten down on submissions because of overwhelming volumes of AI slop, bioRxiv is throwing the doors wide open.
disappointed that @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social is implicitly endorsing the use of LLMs to replace scientific thought
@richardsever.bsky.social this is a short-sighted move and a net negative for science
@richardsever.bsky.social this is a short-sighted move and a net negative for science
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
just gonna leave @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social here
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And like a brown bird nesting in a Texaco sign
I got a point of view
I got a point of view
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And like a brown bird nesting in a Texaco sign
I got a point of view
I got a point of view
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Hi all! I am seeking an ecology or applied math PhD student interested in quantitative ecology, specifically ecological theory, food web modeling, or population dynamics. If you are interested, have a look at our lab website below and reach out to me.
resiliencelab.github.io/join/
resiliencelab.github.io/join/
Join Us
resiliencelab.github.io
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hi all! I am seeking an ecology or applied math PhD student interested in quantitative ecology, specifically ecological theory, food web modeling, or population dynamics. If you are interested, have a look at our lab website below and reach out to me.
resiliencelab.github.io/join/
resiliencelab.github.io/join/
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My friends, don’t you know
that I never want this minute to end?
And then it ends.
that I never want this minute to end?
And then it ends.
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My friends, don’t you know
that I never want this minute to end?
And then it ends.
that I never want this minute to end?
And then it ends.
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Our software paper on SpeciesDistributionToolkit.jl is now published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social - peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
A Julia toolkit for species distribution data
peercommunityjournal.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our software paper on SpeciesDistributionToolkit.jl is now published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social - peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
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What kind of animal
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
What kind of animal
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
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When I go downtown, I always wear a corduroy suit,
’cause it’s made of a hundred gutters,
that the rain can run right through.
’cause it’s made of a hundred gutters,
that the rain can run right through.
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
When I go downtown, I always wear a corduroy suit,
’cause it’s made of a hundred gutters,
that the rain can run right through.
’cause it’s made of a hundred gutters,
that the rain can run right through.
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A beautiful visualization of the state space of puzzles, 11 min of joy, h/t @danlarremore.bsky.social
Adventures in State Space
YouTube video by 2swap
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A beautiful visualization of the state space of puzzles, 11 min of joy, h/t @danlarremore.bsky.social
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you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois"
repost to receive his blessing
repost to receive his blessing
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois"
repost to receive his blessing
repost to receive his blessing
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🦠🌿🐦🧪 How can biodiversity monitoring help global efforts in disease surveillance?
With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future.
🧵 A short thread!
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future.
🧵 A short thread!
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Biodiversity science and biosurveillance are fellow travelers
The failure to meet the Aichi targets to alleviate global biodiversity decline (Nature 2020) was a wake-up call to the biodiversity monitoring community (T
academic.oup.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🦠🌿🐦🧪 How can biodiversity monitoring help global efforts in disease surveillance?
With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future.
🧵 A short thread!
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future.
🧵 A short thread!
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Poor as a mouse every morning
Rich as a cat every night
Rich as a cat every night
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Poor as a mouse every morning
Rich as a cat every night
Rich as a cat every night
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An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠
June 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠
It looks like Breeding Bird Survey data has disappeared from ScienceBase. I've found a copy of the 2022 version on the Internet Archive, but I'm curious if anyone downloaded the most up to date data before the administration change?
May 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It looks like Breeding Bird Survey data has disappeared from ScienceBase. I've found a copy of the 2022 version on the Internet Archive, but I'm curious if anyone downloaded the most up to date data before the administration change?
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One week until Blitz the Gap (www.blitzthegap.org) starts - a Canada-wide event to fill biodiversity data gaps with iNaturalist! @laura-pollock.bsky.social
Blitz the Gap 2025
www.blitzthegap.org
May 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One week until Blitz the Gap (www.blitzthegap.org) starts - a Canada-wide event to fill biodiversity data gaps with iNaturalist! @laura-pollock.bsky.social
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There were no new ways to understand the world, only new days to set our understanding against.
May 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There were no new ways to understand the world, only new days to set our understanding against.
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🐾 #CSEE2025 Workshop Highlight 🐾
"Interpretable machine learning for species distribution modelling"
💻 Discover how to use reproducible ML tools to tackle diverse ecological questions!
🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/reg...
"Interpretable machine learning for species distribution modelling"
💻 Discover how to use reproducible ML tools to tackle diverse ecological questions!
🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/reg...
May 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🐾 #CSEE2025 Workshop Highlight 🐾
"Interpretable machine learning for species distribution modelling"
💻 Discover how to use reproducible ML tools to tackle diverse ecological questions!
🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/reg...
"Interpretable machine learning for species distribution modelling"
💻 Discover how to use reproducible ML tools to tackle diverse ecological questions!
🔗 Register here: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/reg...
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What kind of animal
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
What kind of animal
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
Needs to smoke a cigarette?
Grass in the pasture
Is sharper than a bayonette
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony
Sometimes a pony gets depressed
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Boy wants a car from his dad
Dad says, "First, you got to cut that hair"
Boy says, "Hey, Dad, Jesus had long hair"
And Dad says, "That's right, son, Jesus walked everywhere"
Dad says, "First, you got to cut that hair"
Boy says, "Hey, Dad, Jesus had long hair"
And Dad says, "That's right, son, Jesus walked everywhere"
April 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Boy wants a car from his dad
Dad says, "First, you got to cut that hair"
Boy says, "Hey, Dad, Jesus had long hair"
And Dad says, "That's right, son, Jesus walked everywhere"
Dad says, "First, you got to cut that hair"
Boy says, "Hey, Dad, Jesus had long hair"
And Dad says, "That's right, son, Jesus walked everywhere"
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People gotta synchronize to animal time
April 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
People gotta synchronize to animal time
learning interesting things on LinkedIn
April 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
learning interesting things on LinkedIn
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All our hardships were just yardsticks then, you know
April 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
All our hardships were just yardsticks then, you know
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Bartender says, "Hey, we don't serve robots"
And the robot says, "Oh, but someday you will"
And the robot says, "Oh, but someday you will"
April 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bartender says, "Hey, we don't serve robots"
And the robot says, "Oh, but someday you will"
And the robot says, "Oh, but someday you will"
word for math typesetting as an indicator of quality simply does not miss
This is their "methodology." ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
word for math typesetting as an indicator of quality simply does not miss
at least i don't have to care about my us credit score anymore. and at the end of the day, isn't that what counts?
April 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
at least i don't have to care about my us credit score anymore. and at the end of the day, isn't that what counts?