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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social |
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I am a marine conservation biologist studying sharks and a science writer. He/him
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Every once in a while I check in on notable blocks to see if they’re still awful and they always are
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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I recently learned that it is possible to block someone on LinkedIn 🙃
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Look ma I’m on the marquee! Speaking tonight at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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I like how these shitweasels think they’re that memorable. Nope there are lots of awful people and once I block them I try to never think about them again
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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Today is the only day you can repost this
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Biodiversity Pics
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Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires,. A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50095087
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Andrew D Thaler
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In spite of everything, Donald Trump is still facing the worst electoral map of his political career. He is weak. The RNC is weak. He's is facing an incumbent who beat him once already. America is furious about Roe. He could win, but it is so, so far from a forgone conclusion.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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One reason I’m not super worried about AI taking over the world is I mentioned “I don’t especially care about the NBA” on Facebook and now my algorithmic newsfeed is half “this NBA player who you’ve never heard of is now making a bajillion dollars after signing a new deal”
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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A thing I’m working on is taking a breath and calming down before responding to an infuriating email in a way that I might regret. This is me doing that.
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Dr Lauren Smith
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Commonly known as the #seagooseberry , Pleurobrachia pileus is a #combjelly that has longitudinal combs with rows of hairs. As the hairs move in wave like motions the shimmering colourful effect is produced!
The Moray Firth is absolutely full of them just now!
#marinelife #underwater
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People Person
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Yeah, 3's my threshold too (physics prof, here). Unless it's an actual error on my part of course, then I send something out to everyone as soon as one person points it out (or I catch it myself).
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Dr. Fade
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One of my policies as well! (In small classes, my email/announcement threshold gets as low as 2, or sometimes even 1 if I realize upon seeing the question that I made a mistake/left something out.) It's one of the ways to help students who are too anxious/busy to ask the questions they have.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Here’s an element of my teaching philosophy. If one student has a question, maybe just they didn’t understand the topic. If several students ask the same question, it probably means I didn’t explain it well enough. If I get the same question from 3+ students, I email the answer to everyone.
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Dr. Fade
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<adds a stamp to the "said no" stampcard on your behalf> Nine more, and you get to spend the time that would have gone to such a project on something you want instead!
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Chris Baraniuk
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NEW: It's really hard to decarbonise shipping - but if ships just slow down a bit, their emissions fall. Perhaps by as much as 20% or so, case-by-case. 🚢
I wrote about a consortium trying to change an industry largely stuck in its ways: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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In fisheries management policy we use the phrase “necessary but not sufficient” a lot.
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Katie Mack
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Keeping Trump out of the White House isn’t the only thing that needs doing and it isn’t enough to solve all problems facing the country & world but if it isn’t done then all those problems get exponentially worse in ways I don’t even know how to express and it scares me when people pretend otherwise
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John Sexton
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
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I just said “no” to an optional work thing I don’t really have time for Please clap I need immediate positive reinforcement
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Eva Amsen
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Ugh, hi, it's me again, literally only dropping into Bluesky to promote my stuff. Anyway, the ebook for "Hey, There's Science In This" is only 0.99 this entire month, so if you haven't read it yet, this is your cheap chance to catch up on a fun casual science read. 🧪 www.amazon.com/Hey-Theres-S...
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Katie Mack
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Part of a good thread that illustrates why I don’t hang out on Twitter/X anymore
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joeymaier 🌊
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New Jersey's Atlantic Shores wind farm has gotten approval from U.S. Interior Department
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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There is only one. When you’re ready, it appears in your closet.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Today is the only day you can repost this
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Reminder from a Pittsburgher who was at one point Mr. Rogers neighbor: “Look for the helpers” was intended to be advice for his usual audience, children. We’re grown ups now. We’re supposed to be the helpers.
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Richard Waite
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Sometimes I feel about democracy the way folks in my replies talk about climate...if they aren't working on it directly, they feel powerless/hopeless. The only reason I feel decent about climate is because I work on it w other people who care. Guessing that might work for other important stuff too.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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I, a person who loves dogs and normal political candidates, have been traveling all day and not reading the news Let’s just check and see how oh no
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Thanks!
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Katharine Hayhoe
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I already invite people on X to join us here weekly. But thanks to this analysis, I've decided to re-create my "scientists who do climate" list here this summer, and manually invite each of the 3,000 members on X to join us. If you're still on X, pls consider inviting your followers to join us too!
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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That sounds most yummy
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Say more
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Texas folks, What does one order at “What a burger?”
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Dr. Dawn Wright
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Please enjoy this fun PREVIEW of "Mapping the Deep," a free flipbook of NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan's foreword + Chapter 1 + weblinks to pre-order + access to companion web site at mappingthedeep.com, already chock full of amazing resources!
Go to: esriurl.com/deeppreview
🧪🦑
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Katie Mack
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I kinda feel like now that the Supreme Court has declared it legal for a president to straight-up murder people they don't like, it's probably even more important to not elect people who seem extremely inclined to murder people they don't like
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Just had dinner in a haunted brothel/saloon Welcome to Texas!
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Martha Smith
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The GOAT of my industry
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Zen Faulkes
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@whysharksmatter.bsky.social I know I can’t be the first to show you this. But I share regardless.
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Andrew D Thaler
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The next deep-sea mining meeting is happening in 2 weeks in Jamaica. So, just to pre-empt the almost certain dominant line we'll hear from the mining companies: There is absolutely no serious projection for deep-sea mining that contributes meaningfully to climate mitigation before 2050.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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We Stan a legend
www.wired.com/story/oklaho...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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Excellent
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Andrew D Thaler
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Not for nothing, but NOAA Corps. is one of the eight uniformed services. Biden has unlimited power to direct NOAA to regulate fisheries through imperial fiat. Caesar Americana.
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Kara G
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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On the old site, I’d often spend a lot of time trying to figure out what someone I kinda sorta know was upset about Here I just keep scrolling. I hope it works out for everyone, beyond that not really my concern.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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The Confederacy lasted for just over 4 years. Shark Week is currently in its 36th year.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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So ends the stupidest science news cycle of the year.
Another year where the most-shared shark news story is about a thing that didn’t actually happen
www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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I don’t care I want to be clear that “I don’t care” includes “I am not sure,” but also contains more information than that 😂
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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There ain’t no party like a party of taxonomists nitpicking suggested taxonomic changes because a party of taxonomists nitpicking suggested taxonomic changes don’t stop
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Andrew D Thaler
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The thing about Tractor Supply is that it's recent growth is driven almost entirely by chicken sales, to the tune of 11 million chickens a quarter. Chickens, famously, are pretty good at making more chickens. Lowes, which has a pretty good DEI record, now sells chicken feed and supplies.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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