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Theoretical ecologist, armchair philosopher athma25.github.io

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Athma @athmanathan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
They have progressed to have truly new insights not previously seen but there is still a gap before it does theory. I really liked this take I read recently tjoresearchnotes.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/r.... Particularly the counterfactual test part.
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Reaping without sowing
If you are at all connected with academic circles it would have been hard to miss the announcement: OpenAI has just published Ten advances in mathematics, ten results in mathematics and theoretical…
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Athma @athmanathan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I liked this and then unliked it because sure theory isn't about maths. But the best way to do it is with maths even when you start at a high conceptual level. But my response to Mridul's question is that "theory is not solving problems". LLMs are still solving problems and not building theories.
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SMTPB @smtpb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The first articles for the new society-owned journal Population Biology Modeling & Theory are underway! We're accepting research articles and beyond - get in touch with us to discuss your ideas for submissions. pbmt.journals.sup.org/index.php/pbmt
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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 16/06/2026
Spent the last two years developing a new Intro to Physics course for undergrad biology majors. It features tons of examples from biology (especially Ecology & Evolution!) and requires only middle school-level math. Lecture note here shorturl.at/0PiVp Any comments or feedback are highly welcome!
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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🎉 Congratulations to ESA’s 8 new Fellows and 10 new Early Career Fellows! These honorees are advancing ecological science through research, leadership, and service. Learn more about these individuals in our full announcement: ow.ly/Ao1V50YK00I
A photo collage of ESA's 2026 class of fellows and early career fellows
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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Post Doc position alert! Come work with us on the evolution of cannibalism. Full job description in link below. Salary starts at $58k plus benefits. (Please help spread the word) emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences
Dr. Volker Rudolf’s group in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Evolution and Behavior. The ideal candidate will have strong ...
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Chris Klausmeier @chrisklausmeier.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🚨 SMTPBconnect Event: Linking Theory and Practice in Eco-evolutionary Modelling 😳 Tomorrow (Weds March 18 2-5PM Pacific Time, Thurs March 19 8-11AM Australian Eastern Time) 🤠 Sponsored by @smtpb.bsky.social, hosted by Maria Kleshnina smtpb.org/event-6562940
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Society for Modeling and Theory in Population Biology - Linking Theory and Practice in Eco-evolutionary Modelling
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Chris Klausmeier @chrisklausmeier.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Don't miss today's Dynamic Ecology interview with @clsong.com. Jeremy wasn't lying when he wrote "Reading this is going to be way more entertaining and thought-provoking than whatever you were planning to spend the next 15 minutes doing." dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/i...
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“If you keep your mind too open, your brain falls out”: interview with theoretical ecologist Chuliang Song
Welcome to our latest interview with the author of a recent(ish) interesting paper. Today’s interview is with theoretical ecologist Chuliang Song. I asked Chuliang about Song & Levine 202…
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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
iDiv and @uni-jena.de are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Trait-Based Community Ecology and Modelling. Highlights: 🔺Full-time (100%, 40 h/week) with the option to reduce to 80% 🔺Fixed-term for 2 years 🔺Salary up to E13 TV‑L 📆 Apply by: 29 March 2026 www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
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Job Openings
Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.
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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Many organisms, including humans, reshape their environments in ways that influence the conditions faced by future generations. We ask whether this can favour biological variation with @irisprigent.bsky.social in our new paper. Thanks to @dee-unil.bsky.social @snsf.ch www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Geoff Zahn @geoffzahn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Come join the TIDAL team if you like big data parasitism, growing weird fungi, or pretending to model random noise! (Also folks who are into translating ecology into policy) cdsp.wm.edu/about/news-e...
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At the Forest’s Edge: New Research Uncovers How Microbes Shape Ecosystem Resilience
Microbes are everywhere – on your skin, in your gut, in the soil beneath your feet, even floating in the air you breathe. Most people think of microbes in simple terms: some make you sick, while other...
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Sebastian Schreiber @sebastianschreiber.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow. Please repost :)
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Have thoughts for a special symposium at the Virtual Evolution meeting (May 20-22, 2026)? The @asn-amnat.bsky.social is looking for proposals! Click here to pitch your idea or find out more: www.amnat.org/announcement... #Evol2026
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Call for Symposium Proposals for Evolution 2026
<p><strong>Due January 15, 2026:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for a special symposium at Evolution 2026! Have an idea? We want to hear it!</p><br/>
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Ale Martínez Blancas @alemtzb.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Are you a recent grad interested in global change? Check out the ROADS program at UTEP: www.utep.edu/science/ramp/ I will be co-advising a student with Dr. Liz LaRue. The project will combine a water competition experiment and remote sensing at Jornada Experimental Range. Reach out with questions!
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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 27/10/2025
Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
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Rigorous validation of ecological models against empirical time series - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Validating theoretical models against empirical data presents challenges. Here the authors present an assumption-light method to validate ecological models against time series data, along with a dedic...
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Vadim Karatayev @lifenonlinear.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Interested in theory and looking for a postdoc or grad school? Come talk to me at #ESA2025! resiliencelab.github.io/join/
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Athma @athmanathan.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Is there another way? Progress happens with theory, maybe not always with mathematical theory, but some theory. Nut cracking is good and all, but don't we want the rising sea kind of solution?
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We find stable coexistence of Rüger's tropical tree demographic strategies (slow, fast, short-lived breeders, and long-lived pioneers) in a model with just competition for light and stochastic small-scale disturbances. Great work, Damla Cinoğlu! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Small disturbances and subsequent competition for light can maintain a diversity of demographic strategies in a neotropical forest: Results from model–data integration
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Athma @athmanathan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I had the exact same question earlier this year. @jmoutouama.bsky.social said it is because that was a default theme on windows 95!!!
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bob week @bweek.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
i made a new framework for modelling stochastic eco-evolutionary dynamics of multivariate traits !! doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Pamela Ferretti @pamferretti.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our article on the challenges and opportunities in studying host-microbe symbioses is now published in Cell Host & Microbe! @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Theory of host-microbe symbioses: Challenges and opportunities
Growing insight into microbial symbioses highlights the need to model these systems mathematically. We discuss three areas requiring theoretical advan…
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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Against reductionism: "Our understanding of the world is built up of innumerable layers. Each is worth exploring, as long as we do not forget that it is one of many. Knowing all there is to know about one layer (...) would not teach us much about the rest". Erwin Chargaff
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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I urge you to read this. The doubt, success, growth process hits home for countless academic trainees. I was on the mentor side of Maria's journey; She has the heart to put the journey on the table. Below are a few quotes that I believe stand out 🧵: www.science.org/content/arti...
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How I finally found my confidence as a scientist
After three postdoc positions, this researcher now sees her skills and knowledge as valuable
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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 25/03/2025
So emotional seeing my first-ever teaching evaluations! 😭 Creating all the materials from scratch was tough, but incredibly rewarding. I put a lot of thought into what students need in the AI era—sharing the complete class materials here in case they're helpful: clsong.github.io/EEB_C234/01_...
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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Just out: A geometric approach to beta diversity esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Led by the brilliant @clsong.bsky.social & Muyang Lu.
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Joanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Feb 28 deadline for junior folk to apply for travel to the annual @smtpb.bsky.social meeting on Mathematical & Theoretical Population Biology in Chicago. For those paying their own travel & accommodation (no registration!) it is March 14. Apply here: www.nitmb.org/modeling-and... @nitmb.bsky.social
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Modeling and Theory in Population Biology | NITMB
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