Statistics, lizards, computers, (macro)evolution, comparative methods, stochastic processes. Jazz, saxophone, Zen #rstats #julialang (she/her) 🏳️⚧️
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined March 2009
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Simone Blomberg retweeted
My last PhD chapter is now out there ready to be criticized - and cited, hopefully for good reasons! 🤞
An evaluation of performance and an attempt to "reconciliate" linear and geometrics morphometrics and their treatment of size and allometry.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Sometimes, it can be hard to know what resources you should read if you are just joining the #JuliaLang community, so this article covers 10 you might want to read 📚:
juliazoid.com/the-10-best-ju…
Simone Blomberg retweeted
I profoundly disagree with the smearing of the journal @ASNAmNat by @RichardDawkins and @Evolutionistrue: I am a (proud) long-term member of the editorial board of American Naturalist which is still one of our most important journals in evolutionary biology 1/n
American Naturalist used to be a great journal. Very sad. How could they sink so low?
whyevolutionistrue.com/2022/…
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I got laid off from Twitter this morning with no notice. I was the lead paleontologist responsible for promoting content about placing fossils in phylogenetic trees every time someone tweeted a paper featuring macroevolutionary analysis of extant species alone.
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That's a wrap!
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Paper comparing methods to estimate population density
#cameratraps VS live trapping VS genetic
Differences in precision, cost, and effort
▶️#Cameratrapping least effort
▶️#Genetics most expensive & most precise
▶️#Livetrapping cheapest, most time-cons & less precise
Simone Blomberg retweeted
I think 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins has done untold damage to so many people's understanding of evolutionary biology. It teaches hyper-adaptionist thinking and completely wrong ideas (e.g. "genes = units of selection"). Possibly the most damaging popsci book of all time
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Short but interesting and informative Obituary in @sse_evolution about Dick Lewontin's enormous influence on philosophy of biology, and as mentor for prominent philosophers like Elliott Sober, @pgodfreysmith, William Whimsatt, Elizabeth Lloyd and others:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… – at Lund, Sverige
Simone Blomberg retweeted
fantastic post-doc opportunity for a vertebrate paleontologist.
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The US Supreme Court has made an ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🇺🇸
✨ feat. @pixelsmixel
👉 We're on Patreon: patreon.com/thejuicemedia
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@NTEUNational has clauses condemning islamophobia, racism etc.
The general secretary claims condemning institutional transphobia would gag important debate. No. There is no debate about the legitimacy of trans lives.
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It is with profound sadness I relate the news that I just heard. Richard Lewontin died this morning. He was in poor health and passed away three days after his wife of many years, Mary Jane. He left an indelible mark on the field and will be remembered with deep admiration.
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A rarely seen clip of the original Saints live on Australian tv in April of 1977. btw I'm launching my new youtube channel this Friday 31st at 7.30pm .We have the proverbial swag of rare clips lined up...youtube.com/watch?v=P9pZZzff…
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The ultimate test of your knowledge is your ability to convey it to another.
If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it yourself. If you want to master something, teach it. Teaching is the best tool for learning. 🧠
Simone Blomberg retweeted
If the number 666 is considered evil, then technically, 25.8069758 is the root of all evil.
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Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
Cladistics considers parsimony the only method to infer phylogenetic relationships.
Thus, all cladists are Sith.
Discuss.
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Why does this not play in a continuous loop!!!
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Schrödinger's Plates:
The plates are both broken and not broken until you open the door.
Simone Blomberg retweeted
Saluti, you can read it here: Thread by @ProfAishaAhmad: Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity".… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1…. See you soon. 🤖
