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Joanna Bagniewska@joannabagniewska.com |
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Zoologist, science communicator, π΅π± in π¬π§. Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Science at Oxford University Senior lecturer at Brunel University London I wrote a somewhat inappropriate book and you should buy it.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Not just pollinators. For the first time in my life I can keep the lights on in the evening with the windows open, because hardly any insects fly in. Depressing.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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More on hedgehog diseases for the wildlife nerds out there:
doi.org/10.1136/inp....
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A (not so) fun fact for today: hedgehogs suffer from subcutaneous emphysema, or "balloon syndrome", where gas is trapped under their skin due to an infection or injury (e.g., a kick or blow). Untreated, this condition is lethal, and balloon hedgehogs need to be deflated by a surgeon to survive. π§ͺπ¦π¦π
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Because if we, as academics, want "authentic assessments" for our students, then we'll need to acknowledge the fact that our own community uses AI for writing papers, or at least abstracts. Check out some telltale keywords (*cough* delve *cough*): arxiv.org/abs/2406.07016
#AcademicSky π§ͺ
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A neat study from Reading Uni on how difficult it is for markers to spot the use of AI in assessments: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Will this mean the end of take-home exams? I hope not; I think a push for ethical use of AI is the way forward, since it's not likely to go away. #AcademicSky π§ͺ
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Joanna Bagniewska
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And here I was thinking these are fancy cakes covered with jelly glaze.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A new, lovely book appeared recently - "Infinite Life" by @juleshoward.bsky.social. It's about eggs and the evolution of life, and if you liked "Otherlands", you'll enjoy this one as well.
I reviewed it for the Times Literary Supplement, if you need more tempting.
www.the-tls.co.uk/science-tech...
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JA Fields | NonCompliantCyborg
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Happy World Oceans Day π & Happy Pride Month! π
Want to support queer ocean art & science? π§ͺπ¦ππ‘
Iβm a Salish Sea natural historian photographing gelatinous marine inverts & trying to 3D scan them this summer.
Iβm selling my art & fundraising research costs.
linktr.ee/noncompliantcyborg
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Laura Helmuth
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There's a lot of bad news in the world, but this is nice*: researchers found the skull of a 500-pound bird species and realized it's part of the waterfowl family and named it a Giga-Goose π§ͺ www.scientificamerican.com/article/500-...
*only it went extinct shortly after humans arrived in Australia
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Here's a much better photo of the violet carpenter bee (by Guety, wikimedia commons). If you're looking at it on your phone, it's probably minimally smaller than the real deal. They're massive! π§ͺ π π
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A really cool sighting (for anyone who enjoys huge, jet-black insects): Xylocopa violacea, the violet carpenter bee. About 2.5 cm long, happily buzzing around a garden in Crete. π§ͺ π π
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Ugh, this sounds horrific. I'm sorry that you had to go through this.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Agree! Also, it's good to have something you're in control of, regardless of institutional affiliations.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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While this is often true, it's difficult to gain the real world (discipline-specific) skills if one does not show up to the lab, for instance.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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No exams = no need to retain information. This bit is the killer π
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Depressingly familiar indeed.
While I understand the pressures on students, there are fewer things more disheartening than turning up to class you've painstakingly prepared to teach only to find that nobody else did.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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My 7yo suggested giving students colouring books to make attending in person worth their time. Might give it a try in the next academic year.
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Will Yeates
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Dead monkeys fall from trees in extreme Mexico heat
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f2fd...
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Joanna Bagniewska
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It's probably just drinking the turtle's tears (many butterflies do that; with other reptiles too).
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Joanna Bagniewska
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It's #WorldTurtleDay - the ideal opportunity to remind everyone about the bum-breathing (cloacal respiration), punk-haired (algal growths), endangered (mainly due to habitat loss) Mary River turtle from Australia.
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www.edgeofexistence.org/species/mary...
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Forget-me-nots have been a symbol of remembrance, memory and (perhaps unexpectedly), freemasonry. Since 2002, Poland has been celebrating DzieΕ Niezapominajki, the Forget-me-not Day, on May 15th. Happy Cute Little Flower Day to you all! πΈ π
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Bumblebees learn to push Lego blocks as a team - and their cooperation isn't just an accumulation of individual efforts; there's active coordination involved.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Everyone, here's a book that's both beautifully written and thoroughly researched. If you've enjoyed "Otherlands", you'll love "Infinite Life".
A word of warning though - there's not a single egg pun in the entire, otherwise eggselent, book.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Well, seven years ago.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Here's a reminder that there's a species of gibbon called the Skywalker (Hoolock tianxing). Yes, it's named after Star Wars.
#StarWarsDay #Maythe4thbewithyou
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www.sci.news/biology/new-...
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Happy #StarWarsDay!
A poem by Brian Bilston.
#MayTheFourth
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#DYK it is rumored that the character design for Yoda was inspired by tarsiers?
The resemblance is uncanny!
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Happy #StarWarsDay, and May the 4th (of nature) be with you.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Change your bluesky profile description? Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A) congrats, doctor! B) totally normal to be a bit shell-shocked for a while C) next step will be to write "Dr" on absolutely anything that needs a title.
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Joanna Bagniewska
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A marvelous observation: the first record of self-medication by a wild orangutan for a facial wound. π§ͺπ¦π
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Karyn Murphy π
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Springtime in the intertidal means finding lots of eggs and juveniles. This little urchin was one of many. π¦ (Kachemak Bay, Alaska)
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Joanna Bagniewska
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I thought I was added to this, but apparently not - and I want in, please!
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Laura Helmuth
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Happy cicada silly season! Here's advice from a chef, a veterinarian and a couple of anthropologists about whether they're safe for people or pets & how to eat them π§ͺ www.scientificamerican.com/article/cica... by @meghanbartels.bsky.social on Scientific American
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Joanna Bagniewska
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I just learnt it's Hug An Australian Day today - but maybe don't hug these particular Aussies. π π¦πΊ
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Unni Eikeseth
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Great news on a Friday: Concervation action helps to fight biodiversity loss! π phys.org/news/2024-04... π§ͺπππ¦π¦
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Hello! Small mammals and science communication at this joint. π§ͺ π¦
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Really cool study from Australia about the evolutionary arms race between snakes (venom) and lizards (resistance to it, or lack thereof, depending on size, habitat and lifestyle).
Plus, "goanna" rhymes with my name.
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www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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The Conversation U.S.
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Get ready for the distinctive whistling, buzzing and chirping mating calls of cicadas. Theyβre about to emerge in 17 states, as two large broods emerge at the same time (the last time this happened was 1803) π§ͺ π³
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Wood frogs have evolved rapidly (just 25 years, ten generations) in response to road salts, developing higher salt tolerance then their ancestors.
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phys.org/news/2024-04...
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Joanna Bagniewska
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It's dissertation time once more...
#academicsky
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Ele Willoughby
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For the #InsertAnInvert2024 prompt βnot long, not limblessβ the truly ornate Elvis worm! π§ͺπ‘πͺ± In 2020, scientists discovered 4 types of scale worms, with shimmering lavender, blue, & orange exoskeletons, which looked like they were wearing sequined jumpsuits like Elvis Presley! π§΅1/n
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Joanna Bagniewska
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It's National Mammal Week in the UK - the perfect time to join the Mammal Society or one of its local chapters (obviously Oxon Mammals are the best).
Here are other ideas on how to get involved:
www.mammalsociety.org.uk/national-mam...
... and a water shrew to grab your attention.
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Peergos
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Hot off the press! π° We are now a recommended encrypted cloud storage service on @privacy_guides www.privacyguides.org/en/cloud/#pe...
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Also for #InternationalBeaverDay, a poem (about a beaver hat):
"Cock up your Beaver"
Robert Burns
Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush!
We'll over the border and gie them a brush:
There's somebody there we'll teach better behavior -
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver!
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Joanna Bagniewska
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In the 1930s, with beavers almost wiped from Finland, 7 individuals got introduced from North America. Turns out they're two different species and don't even have the same no. of chromosomes.
Now, there are 10K+ Canadian beavers in Finland.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#IntlBeaverDay π¦ π§ͺπ
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Joanna Bagniewska
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DziΔkujΔ!
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Today's my first day as Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Science at Oxford's Dept for Continuing Education. I'm the Co-Director of the PG Cert in Ecological Survey Techniques, so if you want to find out how to count mammals or do a vegetation survey, hit me up. Excited!
ππ¦πͺΆπ§ͺ #academicsky
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Joanna Bagniewska
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Spring has sprung, so here is a very appropriate cartoon by Kasia Babis. Except robins don't have dicks to send pics of. [This sentence will make sense once you read the cartoon] πͺΆπ
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Joanna Bagniewska
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I don't think so; just email him.
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