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Jeremy S Davis

@flydrocarbon.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern. Evolution, ecology, genetics, insects, pedagogy. Formerly IU, UKy, LUC Science Policy Advocate, frisbee addict

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is how education in our society collapses. I tell my students there is a difference between knowledge and understanding. AI know things, but it generally doesn't understand them on a deep conceptual level. "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" this idea truly terrifies me
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
7 years ago I was incredibly lucky to join @hoosierflyman.bsky.social on the great #Seabattical Today, you can read in full print @genetics-gsa.bsky.social the description of a NEW SPECIES of Drosophila parasitoid and it's really unique biology. I just happened to be the guy who found it! 🐝🏝️🪰
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Mark Hibbins, Great Lakes Swashbuckler @rejectresubmit.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
I now have a document called yard_species.csv and I can only share this information with other eco/evo people. Pic for attention (shout-out Speciation Brewery)
Picture of a yard, a huge sycamore, and a hand holding a glass of Rhum Depaz 2002 in a Speciation Brewery glass
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Dave Coyle @drdavecoyle.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I love this figure in our review of sawflies of eastern North America. Shout out to @flydrocarbon.bsky.social for leading the charge and the @catherinelinnen.bsky.social lab! Check out the paper in the @entsocamerica.bsky.social Journal of Integrated Pest Management: academic.oup.com/jipm/article...
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I keep thinking about how I don't post/interact on here much anymore. I was trying to figure out why and I really think the simplest answer is that my first 2 quarters as a teaching professor have just been super busy! I will try and do a post-mortem on my experience sometime soon!
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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Take note: Northwestern hasn't had any funds disbursed from NIH since March. The research crisis isn't coming, it's already here. Call your reps.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 26/03/2025
The Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities in Somerville has been sent to a Louisiana detention facility, despite a federal judge’s order telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove her from Massachusetts without notice.
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Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities sent to Louisiana - The Boston Globe
Masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home Tuesday evening.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I am a new teaching prof with a lot on my plate rn....and all my problems seem so trivial in light of the broader attack on higher education and science in general. Its so demotivating and scary All I can do is focus on the students I have and making sure they learn something. Idk what else to do.
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Vanessa Enriquez-Rios @pt007.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Here is a call script to urge your State Congress members to act against President Trump’s actions potentially violating the Impoundment Control Act: Hello, [Representative/Senator’s Name], Find your members of Congress using your address www.congress.gov/members/find...
My name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I’m calling to express my deep concern about President Trump’s recent executive orders directing federal agencies to withhold congressionally appropriated funds. These actions appear to violate the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and undermine the Constitution’s separation of powers.

I urge you to take all necessary steps to investigate these actions, ensure transparency, and demand the release of improperly withheld funds. Please stand up for Congress’s power of the purse and protect our democracy.

Thank you for your time.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Shout-out to that one student who makes faces when they are confused 🫤 surprised 😮 interested 🙂 think I'm funny 🤣 like my example 🥰. and especially when they FINALLY understand something its taken a few lectures to sink in: They make each lecture easier. #pedagogy #professor #teachingevolution
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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
If you are ready to advocate to your representatives (or friends and families) about the economic value of NIH funded research, you can check your state at www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I got to meet Todd Young, the Republican (tea party) Senator for Indiana once. When I asked him to support increased NSF funding, he said "Of course, it's critical for helping our military stay ahead" Hard-line Rs absolutely can and will support NIH/NSF if you advocate correctly. Call them 👇
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Teaching an evolution course is having "baculum example" on a sticky note on your desk monitor for weeks before needing it, and without batting an eye once. I'm always on the lookout for charismatic examples to discuss in class.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Shout-out to Speciation brewing for the apparel assist for my tree thinking lecture today.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Happy New Year Bluesky! Question for people who have taught a 300 level Evolution course: Anyone have good papers for further reading that are somewhat accessible for those newer to Evolutionary Biology and papers in general? I want to inspire and encourage.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I'm happy to announce I am the newest Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern!! I'm excited to be teaching about evolution, genetics, and more starting this winter!
Cheesy pic of me with a college T-shirt next to a pine tree on campus
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
They saw Gattaca and thought it was an awesome story about the heroism of the genetic overclass bsky.app/profile/thel...
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Today is my last day as a postdoc. It's been a wild 4.3 years. ...and yes I scrounged leftover department food on my last day.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
...I am losing faith in the review process. I reviewed a paper with some EGREGIOUS errors. A main result was that two of the insect species diverged 1.1 BILLION ya...in the Pre-cambrian. 0.5 MYA before trees. Only 2 of 5 (!!!) rev. caught it (its a main fig) Editor: Revise and resubmit. 🤦
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
A few years ago I said on Twitter I was surprised I never got review requests when I see complaints about them all the time. Now I get dozens a year, often outside my field and have to turn many down. Ask postdocs!
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 10/06/2024
Check out our new preprint on toxin variation and herbivory in the diverse locoweed Astragalus lentifinosus This toxin is produced by a fungal endophyte and shows geographic patterns distinct from those seen in endogenous plant toxins. See what you think! ⬇️ www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4...
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Extensive local geographic variation in locoweed toxin produced by a fungal endophyte
Legumes are notorious for coevolutionary arms races where chemical defenses are employed to ward off herbivores—particularly insect seed predators. Locoweeds are a group of plants containing the...
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
I would be at least 50% less down/demotivated by the academic job search process if I didn't get ghosted by 100% of searches every year--regardless of how far I make it. yes, ik, PR rules, etc....that does not make the process easier.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
What possible reason could faculty search committees have for requiring unofficial transcripts??
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
It's telling that on exam day I don't recognize ~30% of students in my Genetics lecture I have tried to incentivize attendance all semester, but some students just will not come. Anyone have an incentive or tactic they like to improve attendance?
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
New rule: Anytime I see someone on the internet using genetics/evolution as justification for [insert something racist]... I will be logging off and channeling that rage into my "human genetics and race" lecture. Education CAN fix this.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Halloween is definitely giving Xmas vibes rn. ❄️🌨️🧊
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Are Frontiers journals predatory? I've read some good work from FEE, but also have seen info that Frontiers is predatory. Thoughts?
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
I'm teaching Genetics this semester and Exam I did not go well for a lot of them. I am grading Exam II and have a big grin because they are doing so much better! Teaching can be such a joy.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
*Phone buzzes* "Subject: FREE FOOD" ...but it's an email from your old department. Cries in postdoc.
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
Weevil friend taken on my Samsung with a macro attachment at 25x. Look at that snoot!!
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 29/09/2023
If the government shuts down, does that mean I get an extension on my NSF final report?? 🙃
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
Why do students say "thank you" to the instructor when they turn in exams?
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 14/09/2023
🔵☁️ intro: 👋 I am a Postdoc at Loyola in Chicago working in the Grillo lab. My work covers: Evolution, adaptation, speciation, pop genomics, museum work, chemical ecology, etc. especially in insects 🐛🐝! I also engage with Science Policy, DEI, and pedagogy topics. Follow me and I will follow back!
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Jeremy S Davis @flydrocarbon.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
Made it to 🔵☁️. Are we dunking on Pruitt over here too?
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