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When thinking about what will happen to #math we can take a look at the sciences. Take biology, for example.
Who does #biology for fun and without technology? And if you do that, what level can you reach?
How many people below the level of say MPI Director do original research?
What’s the group size, ie ratio of professor to non-professor researcher?
What is the role of PhD students in a big biology lab?
Do the labs/groips cooperate or compete?

On The Hunt For Earth’s First Complex Life - Universe Today #biology

I wish that iNaturalist offered an easy way for an observer to disclose that they have blindly/optimistically accepted the suggested identification even though they have absolutely no idea what the organism actually is. Would be a huge help to people who fix all those incorrect IDs, plus make it easier to craft helpful comments to the observer. A simple tick-box on the upload window would work. #inaturalist #identification #nature #taxonomy #biology

The #GreatLakes Are Hiding a Secret Underworld of Tardigrades and Rock-Eating Fungi
#Science #biology #tardigrade

The Great Lakes Are Hiding a Secret Underworld of Tardigrades and Rock-Eating Fungi
Scientists have discovered an almost entirely hidden world of living organisms hundreds of feet below Earth's surface.

Was hoping this article in the New York Times would be about bats eating mosquitoes but I was wrong. Headline and a single sentence in the article were there to make bats seem like friends (they are, but not because of how many mosquitoes they eat, which is very few). Digital version [follow gift link] has a different headline. #bats #chiroptera #mosquitoes #nyc #newyork #insects #nature #biology #journalism #nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/nyregion/bats-nyc-highline-prospect-park.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zFA.CO8C.VYStaJ_P2guq&smid=url-share

It's the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Celebrate by decorating a mosquito-killing bucket and gifting it to a friend. I guarantee you they will be surprised. If you don't live in the United States just seek out the Mosquito Dunks equivalent. #MosquitoDunks #bti #bacteria #mosquitoes #nature #biology #diptera

In case useful for teachers starting the semester, my blog has gratuitous advice on lab notebooks, conference posters, oral presentations, lab write-ups, and plagiarism. Pitched for undergraduates but hopefully useful for all ages. #conferences #posters #academics #teaching #college #plagiarism #education #teachers #blog #school #biology #science #undergraduate https://colinpurrington.com/

A Spanish ecologist, Pedro Romero-Vidal, was looking at a 1611 painting by Jan Brueghel and noticed what is likely a greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) snacking on a bird while in flight. So cool. #ArtHistory #bats #art #brueghel #birds #biology #chiroptera https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2536525123