Executive Director of the @NYSAcademyWV paleontologist, & podcaster for @sciencesortof. Views my own. (He/him)
Back & forth between D.C. & WV
Joined February 2008
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I worked really hard this year to rediscover my love of reading after grad school broke it (a problem I’ve heard a lot of other folks have) but I read my yearly goal of 12 books so I’m going to punt on this question and instead write a thread on my books of the year (tomorrow)
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It’s been up all week in the Education & Outreach section but if you’re still at #2022SVP #SVP2022 today’s the day I’ll be presenting some of the work I’ve been doing w/ @nysacademywv to provide STEM summer camps to WV students. Swing by B34 from 4:30-6:30pm and say hello!
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Couldn’t find my watch this morning getting out the door for #SVP2022. I hope I tossed it in my bag when I packed last night but if not please forgive me in advance for not having a watch.
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Since I’ve gone on record as being annoyed by self righteous scientific condemnation without explanation, I guess I ought to point out that it should be venomous snakes (toxin injected via fangs, not ingested) & that scorpions are arachnids not insects. Not great but not terrible
This is a great little trail trail system. I think I’ve biked nearly every mile of it. Took the kid and dog for a long walk around Lake Artemesia the other weekend and grabbed a pint at @FranklinsBrew after. Great day out.
New BIKE 🚲🚴♀️🚴🚴♂️map! Of the Anacostia River Tributary Trail System
ALT A minimalist map of the Anacostia River Tributary Tail System, using muted shades of green and blue on a white background.
It’s crazy the degree to which being honest does one very little favors in a Capitalist society. I’d like to believe I can continue to reject cynicism, but it is sort of no great shock that bad actors thrive in the system we’ve set up for ourselves.
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Thanks for having me, @JDarowski! No great shock that JP1 is one of my all time favorites and getting to revisit it at different angles is always a ton of fun. Give it a listen!
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Was chopping an onion while listening to a podcast and the host unexpectedly started talking about a pet that had just died and so for the first time maybe ever I can quite clearly say it was not the onion. Never a bad time to give the furry friends a little extra love just cuz.
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Hmmmm, but how can I make this a project for children?
vice.com/en/article/7k87p9/w…
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Sounds like the journal is trying to make good but this is some BS gatekeeping. Literally anyone should be able to submit to a journal& be judged on their merits via peer review (I know their are major issues with that system too, don’t @ me) but what a bad look for this journal
I just had a new manuscript sent back because co-authors didn't have "institutional" email addresses. This is not fair to our Congolese co-authors whose institutions cannot afford to provide email services. It is also not fair to those who are not "affiliated" with an institution
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Please send in some good questions for us to answer!
The big POW #850 LIVE SHOW is this Friday at 6pm PT!
You have just about 36 hours to get your email in to contact AT ifanboy DOT com to get it in the rundown for
@cskilpatrick Josh Flanagan and @haupt. Anything goes!
Mark your email with 850. Deadline is Friday at noon PT.
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And honestly, even better if those questions are about the Mighty Morphin @PowerRangers because that'll really annoy the two jamokes...
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Before I die, I want to harvest some mushrooms that I can confidently identify and cook. It may be also why I die, but I would like to try.
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If they did this in DC I could quit my job and just do this full time.
Well, this is interesting:
In NYC, a new bill would invite residents to submit photos of cars blocking bike lanes, schools, and sidewalks -- and then receive 25% of each $175 ticket.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mostly ignored e-mails the past two days to focus on a few important projects. Didn't even get all of them done but it's a little crazy how much ignoring e-mails enables productivity. (And apologies to the folks who are waiting for responses, not personal, just deadlines.)
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Don’t mind me, just holding the line firm with a complete stranger talking about weird local roadkill/animal sightings that jaguars are indeed a North American cat because Mexico is quite plainly a part of North America (not to mention their historic range but whatever)
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I know this going to make me sound like an absolute city slicker but buying the supplies to build your own electric fence is surprisingly quick and easy. Who knew?
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Just a truly terrible graph. Neither axes labeled, no legend. May be accurate but who knows? Doubt it’s original to this account, may be cropped but as is it’s a low key disaster to actually communicating a point.
