Reposted by Andrew JacksonMike Fowler @theorecol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Very excited to announce applications now open for @redileep.bsky.social PhD position with me, Dan Eastwood & Dan Jones. "Response Diversity in the pre- and post-management ecological restoration of co-invading alien plant species in post-industrial landscapes" 🧪🌍 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...swansea.ac.ukMSCA PhD: Response Diversity in the pre- and post-management ecological restoration of co-invading alien plant species in post-industrial landscapesRecruiting a PhD candidate as part of the international ReDiLeep Doctoral Network, investigating co-invasion of non-native plant species 11010
Reposted by Andrew JacksonAshkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... 02840
Reposted by Andrew JacksonKevin A. Scott, PhD @sculpturatus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026found at ucsf 9555117
Reposted by Andrew JacksonRoyal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 02/09/2026The RIA is delighted to announce the continuation of the Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Network Grants, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. All details of the scheme are available here: www.ria.ie/grants/irela... 1109
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Haha. Zero. Maybe it’s a very N America list? 000
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMike Fowler @theorecol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is one of the big successes of the last few years for me. Working with a wonderful, global group of researchers on a topic that fascinates me! Now's the chance for you (or your students) to get involved. It's MSCA, so there must be mobility. Will be a fantastic opportunity for those who can! 042
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMigration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Free PhD positions!!! Cluster of Excellence NaviSense -> Sensory Basis, Mechanisms, and Impacts of Animal Navigation -> is looking for curious and motivated individuals from resource constrained countries to join NaviSense as Doctoral Researchers. #NaviSense #ornithology uol.de/en/job/docto... 02227
Reposted by Andrew JacksonHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Rather cool - researchers at the University of Exeter describe how estate agents in the 19thC used ‘cosmoramas’ to give immersive views of high end properties. Large paintings with special lighting had to be viewed through peep show style convex lenses www.thetimes.com/article/1318...thetimes.com‘Victorian Rightmove’ offered immersive peepshows of lavish homesEstate agents in the 19th century created elaborate displays of homes for prospective buyers long before the video walkthrough, researchers have found 14013
Reposted by Andrew JacksonQuentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/20261/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found: 12502183
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 17/07/2026As if we needed another reason to tear down academic publishing houses 000
Reposted by Andrew JacksonAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 03/07/20261000 evaluators given identical resumes & told candidate used AI. Only difference on resumes was candidate’s name: Emily vs James. Study found women using AI are evaluated as less competent than men who use AI...To evaluators, women’s AI use signaled inability, while men’s AI use signaled initiative 522110993
Reposted by Andrew JacksonFaisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities. 45170486110
Reposted by Andrew JacksonCEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Sorry we're late, we're in a different time zone at the moment, one where it's 1996 (SOB, TAKE US BACK). Ahem. Sorry about that. 517542
Reposted by Andrew JacksonSchera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines 242125066544
Reposted by Andrew JacksonNigel Monaghan @nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026One of three rare opportunities to work on natural history collections with a great team at National Museums Northern Ireland. Curator for vertebrates, closing 21 June, £37,694 to £38,990 per annum #museumjobs #curator #vertebrates #zoology ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...ce0568li.webitrent.comJob profile 2117
Reposted by Andrew JacksonAlex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK 6085401916199
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Shoutout to the very senior professor in HCI who gave a talk last month about how AI can do qualitative data analysis better than people now. 11387187
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 17/05/2026It's strange how just a little information like this makes a tragedy of long ago seem so much more tangible. 095
Reposted by Andrew JacksonDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This is one of those "wait for it" things: simulation of the #TracyArm landslide tsunami by Pat Lynett for our paper that came out this week in @science.org. This one is from the vantage point of a jetski at sea level. 🧪⚒️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 721278
Reposted by Andrew JacksonTim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 07/05/2026106 years ago today, on May 7th, an undergraduate at Christchurch College, Oxford, drank a glass of port then left through the main gates for a walk. I've been thinking about him, & his walk, for years now. It's taken a long time for me to figure out why - why I've kept returning, near obsessed. 16810299
Reposted by Andrew JacksonSteffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026NEW PhD studentship in #ornithology to calculate how much power #birds need to fly, and how power varies among species and speeds: buff.ly/oS56wm1 02621
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 30/04/2026TIL there are venomous flies. And they are beautiful. 010
Reposted by Andrew JacksonSiobhán M @nocontextsiobhan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026My brother shared this in the family whatsapp so coming to a work place near you the best email ever 961018314
Reposted by Andrew JacksonKevin Healy @healyke.bsky.social · 28/04/2026New paper led by @keithlnotions.bsky.social showing that the ability of a venom to paralysis prey scales isometrically with its ability to kill prey in spiders www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comParalysis efficiency (PD50) scales linearly with lethality (LD50) in spider venomsHistorically, venom potencies have been assessed using measures of lethality, such as the median lethal dose (LD50). However, venoms may be selected p… 032
Reposted by Andrew JacksonGraham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Snipe update! Lots more tagged Snipe have flown from Ireland to Iceland Please read linked thread. Data from @tomasgunnarsson.bsky.social @joseaalves.bsky.social #ornithology 111025
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 18/04/2026In which life imitates not just art, but Bob Mortimer art youtu.be/-MjWcBX3A8w?...youtu.beDid Bob Mortimer install a toilet in place of one of his car seats?YouTube video by COVID Eddie 040
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 18/04/2026www.rte.ie/news/newslen...rte.ieChinese company patents voice activated in-car toiletA Chinese automaker has patented a toilet concealed beneath a sliding car seat that can be operated using voice commands, according to a government database. 010
Reposted by Andrew JacksonRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 03/04/2026Few are brave enough to acknowledge the truth. 111319428
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This is the great WWF / WWE cop-out clause that lets you get away with steroids and lies. Exactly the same. 020
Reposted by Andrew JacksonDaniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 30/03/2026PLEASE SHARE. PhD Opportunity with me, Ben Raymond and Jan Engelstaedter and Andrew Letten at University of Queensland. Experimentally testing mechanisms of how temperature may change selection and spread of AMR in E. coli. Coupled with some advanced modelling and sequencing. 🧪🦠 #microsky 11828
Reposted by Andrew Jackson🍺Donald Clarke 🎥 @donaldclarke.bsky.social · 27/03/2026This is interesting (if confusing). 1142
Andrew Jackson @yodacomplex.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Some amazing wildlife photos in the mix www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWeek in wildlife: a flying rodent, a duty-free possum and an emerald viperThis week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world 010
Reposted by Andrew JacksonNatalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke usnhcooper123.github.ioPhylogenetic Comparative MethodsPhylogenetic Comparative Methods 9288182
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMagdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 20/03/2026what if I told you that if you went blind, a doctor could pull out your tooth, drill a hole in it, and stick it in your eye to help you see again? Yes your actual tooth. In your actual eye. Don't believe me? 914650
Reposted by Andrew JacksonHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 09/03/2026It's impossible to explain how something so daft was so enjoyable. 1021619
Reposted by Andrew Jackson LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 03/03/2026💥New post | The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X ✍️ @andytattersall.bsky.social #AcademicSky #X #AcademicSocialMediablogs.lse.ac.ukThe majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X - LSE ImpactFor the first time, more UK universities and associated organisations are inactive on X than active. 212149
Reposted by Andrew JacksonMuseum of Natural History, University of Oxford @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026HIRING: CMS Manager You will provide systems management and user support for the Collections Management System (EMu) used by the Museum of Natural History and the History of Science Museum. Learn more: oumnh.web.ox.ac.uk/cms-manager-0 0910
Reposted by Andrew JacksonThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 25/02/2026It's no exaggeration to say that this, the news that stinkbug eggs look exactly like a hape of creamy pints, is one of the most impactful things that's ever happened in the history of Irish posting. A dazzling event. A nuclear level revelation. 947693
Reposted by Andrew JacksonKevin Healy @healyke.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Our new paper is now out showing how time perception in animals is linked to their ecology. Using data from 237 species we show temporal perception is faster in species that fly and pursuit predators www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐nature.comPace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdomNature Ecology & Evolution - Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal... 314060
Reposted by Andrew JacksonJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 16/02/2026Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding: Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere. samf.substack.com/p/build-the-... 451023369
Reposted by Andrew JacksonSK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system. 7549671784
Reposted by Andrew JacksonDeirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026“Nobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comGovernment bodies need to get off X, nowNobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed, writes Clare O'Donoghue Velikic 210853
