April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 5hWell, to be fair, a lot of journals are licensing their paywalled content, too. They’re going to profit no matter what, people might as well be able to read it for free, too. 020
Reposted by April WrightBritish Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 7hAnother exciting announcement for BSPS Open: they've released their fifth book, The Science of Lost Worlds by Adrian Currie! Get your OA copy here: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... BSPS Open is our monograph series. If you're writing a phil sci monograph, get in touch! www.thebsps.org/bsps-open/press.ucalgary.caScience of Lost WorldsAdrian Mitchell Currie and the fantastical professor Ichthyosaurus explore the epistemology of the historical sciences with a focus on strategic perspectivalism. 1168
Reposted by April WrightAdrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Max Dresow has done wonderful stuff with Extinct! His problematica series has been unfailingly fascinating, historically-informed and brilliantly written #philsci www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2026...extinctblog.orgProblematica x50 — ExtinctIn which Max has compiled all 50 of his “Problematica” essays for your long-reading enjoyment 0136
Reposted by April WrightJosef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New preprint led by grad student Caleb Charpentier that I'm very excited about! This is a hefty review & perspective on how we can close the gap in trust between new "Deep comparative methods", and the biological meaning & inferences that systematists want. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgOn the Promise (and Practice) of Deep Comparative Methods: Expressivity, Limitations, and Design 21713
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Continually shocked that my search bar doesn’t default to Google Scholar. Just shocked. 250
Reposted by April Wrightrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026it's so bad that the only translation of the Red Book of Westmarch is garbage. what do you mean you changed Bilba Labingi's name to "Bilbo Baggins." who authorized you to do that 1319038
Reposted by April WrightLaura Mulvey @lauramulvey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🟢 Great start to the week with an intro into stratigraphy from the one and only Mark Patzkowsky 🪨📉✨ @thepalass.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social 0106
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yeah, poor me, “stranded” in Manhattan. The tears, they flow. It was very lovely. 030
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do they like it more than $10 shot and beer in Manhattan? 100
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026No, dude, the dive bar on 53rd! You know me better than that ... 110
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I got stranded in NYC last night, and it was a really fun night to wander around Manhattan. So many people having a great time before being rained in for the weekend 2141
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Something else I think we need to think about is what this short-sightedness means for our fundamental stem resources. A narrow focus on ROI impacts basic science facilities, which take a long time to build and not much time to destroy www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...newsobserver.comUNC just inherited a great collection. Will it build a great program? | OpinionDuke University and UNC-Chapel Hill merged their plant collections to create the third-largest university herbarium in the country. | Opinion 0115
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At this point, doesn’t Landry just appoint presidents? 120
Reposted by April Wrightkeholsinger.bsky.social @keholsinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kathleen Pryer on the future of the Duke Herbarium after it moves to UNCshare.googleUNC just inherited a great collection. Will it build a great program? | OpinionDuke University and UNC-Chapel Hill merged their plant collections to create the third-largest university herbarium in the country. | Opinion 042
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There not always a huge financial cost to new minors or certificate programs; often pulled together out of extant courses. But there is a cost to serially starving the humanities and communicating a lack of care and respect for those disciplines to students 0112
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The highlighted quote is fantastic. There’s a real desire among admin to capitalize on something that is fundamentally very difficult to predict: a future job market Fundamental skills - critical thinking, strong oral and written communication, and ability to learn - are always in style 1136
Reposted by April WrightBrittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've worked for a natural history museum for 11 years at this point (man, yikes) and while it is sad, it isn't surprising to see two major institutions facing closure this year. 36833
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gonna have to pack a travel bowl of holy trinity to get that (Yes, I portion off a little when I make etoufée to eat on its own) 110
Reposted by April WrightEmma Dunne @emmadnn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Love to see ecology and conservation being combined with local languages 🏴🦪 Really highlights the importance of including languages beyond English in our research! www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comLost oyster beds rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots languageScientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast. 02913
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Is it his day with the braincell? No. Will tomorrow be the day? No. Can he wear that backpack? Also no. 0121
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Discovered on our ride to the train station that she can work the windows 050
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And as you do more service, it’s easier to miss those emails. I recently had every manuscript I was handling come back in with their revisions. Like a third of my inbox was from Manuscript Central. I’m sure I missed review invites because my eyes were glazed over 020
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comOverjoyed Kenneth Parcell LaughsALT: Overjoyed Kenneth Parcell Laughs 110
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is a *lot* of 30 Rock quoting among NSF folks 110
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For those of you very uncool: Tamriel Rebuilt just did their big Morrowind mainland revamp www.tamriel-rebuilt.org/content/pois... Nothing says sequined pants, gloves, and a longline sports bra like sailing above the mainland casting bears from your wrists because the pants have constant Powerwelltamriel-rebuilt.org 020
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For those of you reasonably cool: different items can hold different levels of enchantment in Morrowind, so you end up having items from different armor sets, according to their ability to enchant them and your inventory of gems That shirt is clearly +7% charisma and drain personality 9% on cast 120
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My Morrowind character when I’m done leveling enchanting 1213
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Everyone in my life gives me shit for running in the rain (and consequently taking the occasional spill on wet leaves), but how else are you going to see a splendid post rain boxie? 0160
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What an incredible labor of love for science overall 0256
Reposted by April WrightWayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Tree of Life web project is back! A phylogenetic view of biodiversity way ahead of its time (ca. 1995!), conceived and led by David Maddison, collaborative & human-curated, widely used in teaching. Defunct technology had doomed it until Travis, Danny, and Andrew revived it. 🥳🎉 🧪 #evolbiol 010250
Reposted by April WrightSandra Álvarez @sabifo4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Keen on learning how to use Bayesian model selection to test different hypotheses of diversification? 🦴🧬🕰️ Check our latest work in Molecular Biology and Evolution! academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... With @zihengyang.bsky.social, @phil-donoghue.bsky.social, and @mariodosreis.bsky.social 💫 (1/2)academic.oup.comOn the origin of animals and placental mammals: a critique of literalist readings of the fossil recordAbstract. The fossil record is incomplete, as evidenced by the pervasive presence of ghost lineages throughout the Tree of Life. For example, across placen 13923
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Just finished the Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta. Has a bit of a Piranesi feeling, but goes in a very different direction. It is a shortlister for the 2026 Award, and you have plenty of time to read it before the winners are announced! www.tashanmehta.com/madsistersof...tashanmehta.comMad Sisters of EsiForthcoming from HarperCollins India, Winter 2023: Myung and Laleh are keepers of the whale of babel. They roam within its cosmic chambers, speak fables of themselves, and pray to an enigmatic figur... 010
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Do they think we haven’t noticed we’re alone? What information do they feel they’re contributing? I’ve never been able to work it out. Yes, I know I’m applying logic to a thing logic didn’t get them into 150
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I’m so glad I’m not the only freak who has thought this when hearing this song on a run 110
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Skipping lunch to read because nothing has changed since middle school. Everyone is twelve theory undefeated (shockingly, not derogatory … this time) 000
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Oldie but a goodie: www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...pnas.org 100
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Bought a lighted helmet on a whim, and it is a complete revelation. I can’t believe I’ve cycle commuted so long without one. 040
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Watching the 1995 Pride and Predjudice on Hulu and boy was it not made for smash cuts to American commercials 010
Reposted by April WrightPaleontological Society @paleosoc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026🚨 PS SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT GSA 2026 October 10th (location TBD) A primer for researchers of all stages interested in trait-based paleoecology and deep time vegetation-climate interactions. Description in comment below! 12316
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Reading something I wrote yesterday and I’m beginning to think I’m on a slide into curmudgeondomstatic.klipy.comBuffy Summers: Ready To DieAlt: Buffy Summers jumping into a grave 280
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Kicking off my morning unsocketing my arm as Splash decides to stop when I’m at full speed 010
Reposted by April WrightThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 20/08/2026Okay I'm gonna start a thread for my thoughts about AI. Will add to it occasionally as thoughts come to me. (Via my organic brain!) First, "AI" is a marketing term. Silicon Valley uses it because it sounds cooler than "machine learning" or "enhanced algorithms." 820329
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Kicking off my research and development day by handling the wrong manuscriptstatic.klipy.comHomer Simpson: I Am So SmartALT: Homer Simpson: I Am So Smart 091
April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 12/08/2026There is nothing worse than making a good pace despite the heat and then seeing the high school girls cross country team come up behind you 050
Reposted by April WrightRudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Five years back in Berlin #4a: Finding the small and mighty Most species are <5 mm. But small ≠ unimportant: ants outweigh all wild birds + mammals and spiders eat as much prey as humans meat/fish: ~400–800 Mt per /lyear. Meet EntoSieve for size sorting onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 02713
Reposted by April WrightBruno do Rosario Petrucci @brpetrucci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Hope to see you all on August 27th at 15:00UTC (10:00AM Central) for my @palaeoverse.bsky.social lecture! Details on how to register here: palaeoverse.org/events/ I'll be talking about inferring and dealing with budding phylogenetic trees, including a full tutorial!! Hope to see you all there!palaeoverse.orgPalaeoverseA community-driven initiative advancing open science in palaeontology through shared tools, training, and resources. 023