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It did almost crush me. The only reason it didn't is because of my amazing lawyers & the generosity of 28,887 people. But here's what you don't know. The judgment is *extraordinary*. 117 pages of FACTS. About Russia, Brexit & the man who funded it. 1/ theguardian.com/uk-news/commen…

A key result of my ordbetareg paper that applies to *all* bounded response modeling: *Don't transform the outcome to avoid 0s and 1s by subtracting/dividing by a small constant!* The results change--dramatically--see "transformed beta" in my replication plot👇 (1/2) #rstats

With the OpenAI clownshow, there's been renewed media attention on the xrisk/"AI safety" nonsense. Personally, I've had a fresh wave of reporters asking me naive questions (+ some contacts from old hands who know how to handle ultra-rich man-children with god complexes). 🧵1/

Don't normally quote Hitler but fuck me what's happening to the rule of law in the UK

#Paper_Alert! Did you ever wonder why there is such a large morphological diversity in #shell-bearing #amoebae and what is the #function of shells anyway? It was long assumed shells are for #defense, well let me try to convince you that their purpose is #attack! A thread🧵👇

I suffer with SAD & this winter’s bad but I’m thankful for things that get me out for some light. Thanks Hamamelis, Daphne, Galanthus, #NewYearPlantHunt, necrobotany, ferns, swelling buds, clear skies, botany friends & knowing spring will come one day. Not resorted to birding yet

Variations in water economy traits in two #Sphagnum species across their distribution boundaries New #AJB research by Charles Campbell, Gustaf Granath & Håkan Rydin doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1… #botany #ecology Wiley Plant Science Wiley Ecology & Evolution

Parallel patterns of genetic diversity & structure in circumboreal species of the #Sphagnum capillifolium complex New #AJB research by Karn Imwattana, Blanka Aguero, Marta Nieto-Lugilde, Aaron Duffy, Juan Jaramillo-Chico et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1… #botany #moss Wiley Plant Science

Check out our new(ish) Sphagnum study. Charlie Campbell, PhD did the work.

‘Farmer co-op aims to restore England's chalk streams’ Growing numbers of farmer-clusters are leading efforts to restore soil, watercourses and nature across Britain. Society must reward them generously for doing so. farminguk.com/news/farmer-co…

Is there a classic reference for butterfly flight heights or activity for temperature? Judith Trunschke Dr Amy Parachnowitsch PhD 🌸🐝 Jeff Clavier

This should have gone to Prof. Jeff Ollerton - @[email protected] not Jeff

Just found melampyrum cristatum in my local park (#Gränby, uppsala). Doesn't look like it's been recorded hear before. Today is a good day

The hepatic mat webinar can now be seen on the Swedish Bryology YouTube channel. Also some nice little taxonomic videos including one on Andreaea rothii/rupestris - delightfully called the 'sooty mosses' in Sweden. ? something for the BBS to consider 🤔 youtube.com/@mossornasvann…

After 5 years of late mowing our lane verge has gone from flower-rich grassland to species-poor False Oat-grass with just a little Knapweed. No fertiliser used in adjacent fields but two dairies and 160000 poultry within 1km. Late mowing for flowers doesn’t work in high N areas.