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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D.

@ktcapuchin.bsky.social
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Anthropologist/Primatologist🐒; Professor at Saint Louis University; Alumna of U.C. Berkeley & Univ. of Alberta; inspired by nature 🌿, travel 🗺️, music 🎶, food 🍲 www.researchgate.net/profile/Kather…

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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Great idea - reminds me of this cool project: “Academic Phylogeny of Biological Anthropology” created by some awesome folks at UT Austin! (and that we’re both in!)👇#academia #anthropology www.bioanthtree.org
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Academic Phylogeny of Biological Anthropology
Tracing the academic lineages of Biological Anthropology PhDs.
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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rice University invites applications for multiple tenured and tenure-track positions at the senior and junior levels in #EnvironmentalHealth. Join our team! apply.interfolio.com/193813
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤩💙🌍
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congrats on the film festival-ing and promoting the new project, Duncan! 📽️🎉🎬💥🎞️
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I love this new journal---https://journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jls/index
journaloflostspecies.org
The Journal of Lost Species
A peer-reviewed record of the contemporary biodiversity crisis.
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
😍
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So cool 👇
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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
‼️ Here's another great Early Career opportunity within our cluster: ‼️ Come work with us as an Independent Junior Research Group Lead in the field of Archeo- and Paleoproteomics! #paleosky 🏺 uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/...
uni-tuebingen.de
Job advertisment: Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, 100 %)
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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Birds' fall migration is picking up. Here's the forecast for tonight. Note the precipitation scale on right: birds can sense and avoid storms. Also on right, a scale indicating migration intensity. 178M #birds expected to fly tonight.
Bird migration forecasts show predicted nocturnal migration approximately 3 hours after local sunset and are updated every 6 hours. Note, the models predict the migration intensity for birds in active flight; these are not predictions of the numbers of birds on the ground.

For more information: https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/migration-forecast-maps/.

Bird Migration Forecast Map courtesy of University of Illinois, Purdue University, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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Dan Feldman @danfeldman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley is hiring an Asst Professor in Computational Neuro. All areas of computational/theoretical neuro are welcome. Deadline Oct 30. Join our neuroscience community! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05446 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #NeuroJobs
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Assistant Professor - Computational Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#AmphibiaWeb is an invaluable resource for students, conservation biologists, and all #amphibian enthusiasts! Spread the word, buy a cool t-shirt, and help them reach their goal this year. Donate if you can! 🐸 👍 💚 www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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AmphibiaWeb celebrates 9000 amphibians, Supporting Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
AmphibiaWeb connects people around the world by synthesizing and sharing information about amphibians to enable research, education, and conservation. We do this work with volunteer experts and enthus...
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A male, grey morph, of the dimorphic jumping spider ( #Maevia inclemens) - this species has two diff male forms, that do diff courtship behaviors (!), yet both are equally successful in mating & equally represented in the pop. #spiders #Salticidae 💚🕷️💚 (also posted in @inaturalist.bsky.social)
A small and beautiful jumping spider on a green leaf; the spider is a male of the species and this morph has black-and-white stripes all over and orange fuzzy pedipalps in front.
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Always keep asking the relevant questions! Thank you, Crystal, for posting this thread:
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is so cool! Go #Billikens! ✈️ 💙 💪 "A team of pilots from Saint Louis University will compete June 23-26 in the Air Race Classic, an annual all-woman, daylight-only race held each June." @slu-official.bsky.social #SLU #Aviation www.slu.edu/news/2026/ju...
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SLU Students Set to Compete in Air Race Classic
A team of pilots from Saint Louis University will compete June 23-26 in the Air Race Classic, an annual all-woman, daylight-only race held each June. The SLU team includes Jocelyn Ciotti and Sydney Ni...
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Interesting (as always) post by @johnhawks.net on the new East Asian #hominin dental proteomics data - you know when John says, "But I have a different take"...that you should sit up and take note! 👇 💀 💥 🧬 🦷 🔬
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Get a copy of my friend’s book! 👇👇👇
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/04/2026
Scientists have found one of the world’s largest cold-water coral reefs deep off Argentina. Home to dozens of species new to science, the reef already shows signs damage. Researchers are now testing "artificial corals" to help restore this fragile ecosystem. @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports.
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One of the world’s largest deep-sea coral reefs discovered off Argentina
Biologist Erik Cordes has spent much of his career studying cold-water reefs — coral systems typically found in chilly, dark waters far below the ocean’s surface. But his latest project took him by…
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Fantastic, Duncan! This looks great, can’t wait! 💥👏🎥🎞️ @manmademoon.bsky.social
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Oh Holly - thank you for doing this, it is greatly appreciated and I look forward to each installment. ✍️📑💀📚📖👀👇
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The “firsts” in these images will be coming fast and furious now - just mind blowing. 💥🚀🌘🤩
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Needed
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
🐾❤️
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Anne Stone @acstone.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Once again it is time to contract your representatives: The FY27 budget request for NSF (see nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...) would get rid of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. In FY 2027, NSF will close-out this directorate. Continuing grants that align with Administration priorities, such as in behavioral and cognitive science, and all impacted employees will be transferred to other parts of the agency. The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics will operate independently of the directorates and continue to be supported through the R&RA appropriation.
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I thought the same! 🌶️🔥👇
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Great explanation of all the components of that stunning image - thank you, @astrokatie.com! 🚀🌔🌍🤩
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🤩🚀🌍🌔🎉
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Good morning from orbit. That's us. That's home.
A view of the Earth from NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the Artemis II test flight. Earth is a crescent on the right and the Orion spacecraft's aft thrusters are visible on the left.
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Same. 🚀🎉🤞🌖
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Noooooo! That was a particularly gnarly and disgusting scene. 🤢 🐊 I’m out - poor honey badger. 😭🦡 👎 #2026MMM (I’m a bit behind because I broke my leg over the weekend - this result did not help my mood! 😩)
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#2026MMM 💥 #TeamHoneyBadger 🍯 🦡 #Mustelidae
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is such a glorious #2026MMM visual mashup:
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s a good one!
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
… that study was so amazing! 🤩#2026MMM
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
👍🤞 #2026MMM #TeamHoneyBadger #Mustelidae
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Ugh. 👎 😩 #2026MMM
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
(I also know someone who was hospitalized after being bitten by one 😱, so I approach opportunities like that with the upmost focused/deliberate intent and reverence. They are also really slow lol.)
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
… and to make it worse, those were two separate years… the first one where you see me holding the gila, and then the next two closeup shots are my hands, but another time, another gila. 🥰 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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a woman in a sequined jacket is smiling and making a peace sign with her finger .
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
😂
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I was with herpetologist friends! I’ve also kept snakes, lizards, and arachnids most of my life (currently don’t have any). Let’s just say I’m comfortable and know how to handle them. 😉🦎🐍🕷️🦂
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Yessssssss! #2026MMM
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a close up of a lizard 's head with usgs written on the bottom
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Don’t try this at home, kids. Go gila! ❤️ #2026MMM
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I went to Baltimore and LA too, just skipped a couple years before that. My first AABA? (AAPA) 1996 Oakland. 😱😲🤩
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It was! I’ll have some pics up soon. 🎉
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
NOOOOOOOO #2026MMM
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patrick star from spongebob squarepants is crying with tears coming out of his eyes
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#2026MMM
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Yes! #2026MMM 🐬
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hooray! (Logging in late! 😬) #TeamHoneyBadger #2026MMM
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Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D. @ktcapuchin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I’ve been at a conference and missed some #2026MMM so I’m THRILLED to see Honey Badger made it through! 🎉
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