iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Vitalism was never debunked. It was replaced by biochemistry. Miasma theory was never debunked. It was replaced by germ theory. When an idea is big enough, falsification is not enough.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Anatomists discovered that bird wings are modified arms, 304 years before Darwin explained why. This images is by Pierre Belon, 1555

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This paper changed the world. It's one page long and starts timidly with "We wish to suggest a structure"

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

People keep asking why this flagella model looks like ramen noodles. Here's why: @smartereveryday.bsky.social

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Co-evolution is a beautiful thing! See more in the full video here: youtu.be/fguLh2deMz0

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Irina Bezsonova @irinabezsonova.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is the third of the 3-piece art project of de novo enzymes I’ve recently finished.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I didn't know you liked Brian Ford so much 😜

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It's noise. I predict that his next videos will perform just fine, maybe even better than usual because of fighting in the comments about AI. Fights will fade over next 5 videos or so. Cancel culture is almost completely fake. Hank does great work. He will continue to do great work.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ask and ye shall receive: New Q&A responding to anti-evolution questions about the bacterial flagellum: youtu.be/fguLh2deMz0 Thanks to @smartereveryday.bsky.social for initiating this series. There's one more main episode to go, and then I hope to get Destin on for the final Q&A.

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Were Scientists Wrong About Intelligent Design?

YouTube video by Stated Clearly

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Jordan Collver @jordancollver.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Gary the gharial all painted up and ready for varnishing tomorrow.

Figurine of a green crocodilian with a small brown hatchling sittting the end of its long slender snout.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I once tried to fix my bicycle but found it to be a really hard problem. At first I was frustrated but then I realized that if someone as smart as me can’t figure out bicycleness, that must mean the entire universe IS bicycle! #Panbicyclism.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The animation I'm working on shows how flagella work and assemble. I'm very excited!

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A School of Juvenile Striped Eel Catfish.

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Jordan Collver @jordancollver.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Stayed up too late painting again. Raising my army...

Row of three painted cassowary sculptures.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It even brings to mind the pleasantly subtle smell of freshly stamped ink.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Ha! Yes. That's a good idea ;) Also, the book is displayed in my living room and everyone loves going through it.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

does anyone here have email for @barthvanrossum.bsky.social? I'm trying to get hold of him about using a clip from an animation he made with Chris Spronk. Check it out, it's amazing! Best video on protein folding: youtu.be/2dV5s6v2v8Q?...

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Scientific animation: protein production and folding

YouTube video by Spronk Studio

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I just want you to know that when I got my @dragonsofwales.bsky.social book, I was so excited I cut myself opening the package! Worth it! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Drag...

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It's on track to be published April 6th. See the teaser now: www.patreon.com/posts/teaser...

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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Been watching music theory videos lately and a musician suggested that if you trained AI models on all the music before 1980 it would never come up with 80’s hip hop. That’s how unique it is. It got me thinking what could be next that breaks the mold? Well, check this out. youtu.be/Te1HkBx7rDw?...

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Angine de Poitrine - Mata Zyklek (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Sometimes. But other times it's so good it hurts to look at!

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Is radon overblown? I see it listed as second biggest cause of lung cancer but I think that includes people exposed to dust with radon, vs radon gas that might show up in your basement.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Any papers or simulations published on this yet? Or is it still being researched?

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is really cool! Why not just publish on your website? It seems people take you seriously enough that someone might pick up the project and put it through a funded research program.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Is that THE @craigreynolds.bsky.social? Ha! When researching this and realizing how important you were to the field, I wanted to interview you but we were too far along in production. I'm a huge fan of what you did there!

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

But luckily, Kevin Bacon managed to stayed 6 degrees away.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My 9-year-old-watching-Animal-Planet self can't help raising his hand to point out that amphipods are not shrimp.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Some critters from this year's #EvoTour in the Amazon Jungle with @scibugs.bsky.social (she can do custom tours for you or your group too on scibugs.wetravel.com) Can you name all the species, or at least the genera?

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I have hundreds of photos to share from this year's Evolution Tour in the Amazon jungle, but first, shout-out to @scibugs.bsky.social for finding us a neon pink Jesus bus! I love that this exists!

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The Last GenXer @lastgenxer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My son & I just completed the incredible Evolution Tour 2025 hosted and led by the amazing @scibugs.bsky.social and @statedclearly.bsky.social. We experienced and learned a ton, met some awesome new friends, and got to play a small part in protecting our precious Amazon rainforest. #EvoTour2025 🪲🐜🐛

A black butterfly with faint iridescent blue near the wing edges and small red-orange spots rests on a green plant bud, its wings partially open against a softly blurred forest background.

A small beetle with a shiny black body marked by pale yellow spots and a yellow-orange thorax stands on the edge of a bright green leaf, with fine antennae extending forward.

A white, fuzzy, oval-shaped caterpillar hangs vertically from a thin green stem, surrounded by large green leaves and dark forest ground beneath.

A peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) with wings spread wide displays large, eye-like patterns in pink, black, and turquoise tones, standing on leaf litter on the forest floor, the rear of its body facing the camera.

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Is the genetic code a real code? This debate will not die. Hopefully this helps: youtu.be/1dqvxP6DoU0?...

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Is the 'Genetic Code' Really a Code?

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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Great video, covering a lot of non-trivial stuff very nicely!

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Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Now with convenient chapters for easy navigation through the topics, just in case anyone doesn’t have a full hour spare to listen to me and @statedclearly.bsky.social talking about social insects 🐜

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

And here it is, my interview with @juliet-turner.bsky.social youtu.be/v_46GqZDZCk?... We saved the twitter slop for the end so trolls might learn something as they desperately wait to see if she mentions them. Also, shoutout to @alexwild.bsky.social for letting her use his photos in this!

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Dr. Juliet Turner - The Evolution of Cooperation and Division of Labour in Insects

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Jon from Stated Clearly @statedclearly.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Nice! I suggest birding for the next 20.

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