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good question. i think my positive nature is way of BRAIN WIRING first, but also i have realized that art and expression thrives on gratitude AS WELL AS supports and grows gratitude in a feedback loop. once you start using it as fuel it will build, and i have been tapping into it for many years

submitted 31 days ago • 3 comments

Trump’s latest EO opens 250M acres of protected waters to industrial fishing. Feeling outraged? @taotaotasi.bsky.social suggests 5 actions you can take to defend our ocean www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-you...

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

During his first term, Donald Trump was the first president in history to un-protect a protected area, allowing fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Monument. A fishermen spoke at the event and said "we don't even really fish there, but we're angry that we're not allowed to fish there!"

submitted 53 days ago • 3 comments

I have a PhD in copyright. I hate the current state of copyright law. We should burn it to the ground and start from scratch. This is not an uncommon view. But the "start from scratch" matters - what we have is broken, but nothing would be worse. Because of parasites like Jack and Elon.

submitted 58 days ago • 14 comments

I am beyond honored to announce that our paper (academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...) revealing a molecular mechanism of evolutionary stasis has won the @sse-evolution.bsky.social President's Award This work would have been impossible w/o my colleagues @tjnear.bsky.social lab and beyond!

submitted 60 days ago • 3 comments

Here's the Philly events rundown for the rest of April! This Friday: All Shell Breaks Loose! Ocean-themed burlesque (I'm vending!) April 15: I need help packing up native seed packets! HELP! April 18: Drink and Draw 😎 April 26: Bioblitz at the Woodlands Get RSVP links & details in this thread 👀

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

Adorable. The Boston ducks have protest signs #handsoff

submitted 66 days ago • 67 comments

Everything is profoundly stupid. Like. So stupid, oh my god. So, here's my proposal. Come have a beer with me tomorrow at tattooed mom's and make some street art about it. We'll be focusing on climate change action messaging! I have SO many paint pens. Come paint with me. RSVP: lu.ma/zgq45ht1

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

submitted 66 days ago • 1021 comments

The Environmental Protection Agency is now in the business of protecting Big Oil's profits instead of the environment

submitted 85 days ago • 9 comments

Trump’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s a Paddlefish youngster, probably about a year old (caught & released during @garlab.bsky.social fieldwork). Their bodies are primarily cartilage; coupled with their filter-feeding they’re basically freshwater Basking Sharks!

submitted 88 days ago • 7 comments

If Dems were unwilling to fight over cabinet nominees and unwilling to fight over the budget/shutdown, it’s safe to assume they’re not going to fight over anything.

submitted 88 days ago • 345 comments

Been having a blast putting together a guide for others at my lab looking to do some larval fish identification. It is very specific to the species we get. I’ve also done a 22 year data pull to give folks an idea of the historic species presence.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

So far today has involved enormous blueberry pancakes, a gathering of scientists (and their supporters) angry enough to leave the lab and get loud 💜, and the acquisition of a salmon head for $1.50 to try oxidation skeleton articulation on. And the day isn’t even over yet!

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

🌎 Science Leadership Academy at Center City is looking for speakers and organizers for a climate workshop! They're hosting an Earth Day event to educate and inspire students to take action for the planet. Want to get involved? Reach out! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

“Thinking about the event in the U.S. capital started about a month ago, when five scientists, nearly all of them graduate and Ph.D. students, bonded on Bluesky over their concerns about the impact of Trump’s executive orders on science.” 🧪

submitted 95 days ago • 3 comments

I LOVE #rewilding. My news to me good news for Mar 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Stand Up, Fight Back! #standupforscience #standupforscience2025 #standupforsciencephilly Holy smokes I suck at hashtags.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 118 days ago • 294 comments

Approaching 700 people RSVP’d for this which is more people than I have ever convinced to go to anything. Wild. Ran slides past 2 other street artists and they gave it the stamp of approval. We call that peer review.

submitted 99 days ago • 11 comments

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

submitted 99 days ago • 67 comments

What’s my day been like? (Laugh-cries in fishy phylogeny) For real though…I love it.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

At least 3 former students were included among the firings at NOAA. Probably more. These were smart, passionate young people who wanted to help save the ocean that we all depend on. They deserve better. The American public deserves better.

submitted 102 days ago • 6 comments

I am a highly trained and extremely skilled communicator. I have absolutely no idea how to talk to someone who believes that a 27 year old with $75,000 of student loans working to make sure drinking water is safe is an out of touch elite, but Elon Musk is fighting for them.

submitted 102 days ago • 12 comments

Do I know anyone going to #ECCC2025 who would be willing to get up to a little mischief on behalf of science?

submitted 102 days ago • 5 comments

“The Environmental Protection Agency will move to reverse its 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare” Listen someone needs to tell Lee Zeldin that the cat’s outta the bag on this one.

submitted 104 days ago • 8 comments

Truly, if you've never participated in the charity battle over at Wild Green Memes for Ecological Friends, you should. 💕 #wgmfef #wgf #charitybattle #ecology #atleast74practicingsharkresearchers

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

submitted 104 days ago • 626 comments

We've got a good one for you today! This is the skull of an Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin that we caught in Okinawa. This particular fish is special because it is both the largest fish that I've ever collected, and ever scanned. S/O to @jaimiagray.bsky.social for helping out with the scan!

submitted 116 days ago • 5 comments

Could talk about head morphology and maxilla size and reach relative to the eye…which I did. But…there are other ways… #teamfish

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Wednesday vibes. Open mouth. Scream into void.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

That time when your breakfast looked a lot like your lab sample…

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Public Statement on Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Sincerely, the Executive Board of the ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) #TeamFish #TeamHerps #ASIH www.asih.org/2025-asih-ex...

submitted 119 days ago • 2 comments

www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

I have just discovered Eumecichthys fiski 😍. Does anyone on #teamfish have photos they could share?

submitted 132 days ago • 0 comments

Have a Northern pipefish, Syngnathus fuscus. By the way, the fish aren’t really bright pink. That’s the dye used in processing samples, making it easier for us to see. #teamfish

submitted 132 days ago • 0 comments

What hashtags do I need to find the professional fish nerds? #ichthyology #ichthyoplankton #fish #bloop I don’t know. I need more fish nerds in my life.

submitted 133 days ago • 0 comments