Love this idea - 'Creature Connect', using digital technologies to create opportunities for mutually rewarding human-animal interactions in the zoo
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it is truly outrageous how often I see "claim 1, and claim 2 (citation)" in a scientific paper, and the citation only supports one or neither of the claims.

Congrats!!!

Interesting idea: get scientists to forecast when big things will happen in their fields.

"Your forecasts and the reasoning behind them will feed directly into that work, helping quantify uncertainty and inform where ARIA focuses next."

Here's an easy-to-read blog post about the songbird trap that @verntasco.bsky.social and I designed (in case you don't want to read the journal article!).

Conservation X Labs is hiring a program associate to work on out: jobs.gusto.com/postings/con...

Request for Proposals: Humane Fish Slaughter Research/Prototypes

Exciting funding opportunity for those working to develop human slaughter techniques for fish
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Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

The principles of experimental design in ecology and evolution has 20k downloads, but unfortunately I still have to reject ~20% of papers without review because they lack replication at the right level. More discussion among mentors and mentees please.
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WAI is hiring! If you know anyone who's great at building communities, coordinating programs, & supporting researchers—but doesn't want to be a PI themselves—send them our way. Remote, mission-driven, & a chance to help build a growing scientific field.

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I like this paper for a lot of reasons, but I'll highlight that the introduction to problems in ecology that motivates the need for more replications was particularly clear/concise.

Don't be put off by the ad saying "UK Students only" - a limited number of scholarships are available for international candidates. So please apply!

🎓Training School: Phylogenetic Study of Affective States Across Species

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the NYU WILD Lab is hiring a new postdoc, to work on bird-window collision research and other wild animal welfare topics in the urban context. Feel free to contact me with questions. apply.interfolio.com/180942

the NYU WILD Lab is hiring a new postdoc, to work on bird-window collision research and other wild animal welfare topics in the urban context. Feel free to contact me with questions. apply.interfolio.com/180942

Staff Entomologist — Insect Welfare Research Society Work with Us

The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖

Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.

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I'm stoked to have just published the final paper from my PhD in the Journal of Applied Philosophy!

"Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention"

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Can't wait to see this!

Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes Abstract. Current environmental changes are often considered as negatively impacting the affective state of animals. Yet, the interplay between environment

🧪📣 New paper!

How might welfare affect the way wild animals respond to changes in their environment?

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Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...

Cool paper suggesting that naturally higher body T˚ in birds leads to flu viruses originating in birds being pre-adapted to resist mammalian fever as a defence mechanism...

Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.

I was just venting over thanksgiving that I want self-driving cars ASAP for public health reasons, but of course a neurosurgeon said it much better: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

And clearly someone else agrees -- a group of scientists are suing a bunch of publishers over this + other anti-competitive practices. Interested to see where this goes. www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/ac...

the argument is usually that peer reviewers aren't working *for* journals, but rather for the community/their university. But this feels very suss to me.

I honestly don't even understand how volunteer peer-review is legal. For profit companies aren't usually allowed to accept volunteer labor.

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The final day to submit an EOI for a Wild Animal Initiative #grant is this Friday, November 14.

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I set out to write a story about the practical ills of salmon farming (and I did), but also found an even bigger story kinda hidden in plain sight: How humanity is speedrunning the domestication of hundreds of aquatic species, and what it means for them.

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Calling all insect researchers! 🐛

The Barrett Lab at Indiana University Indianapolis is hiring for a 2-year position, laboratory research specialist, in insect neuroscience and welfare. Interested applicants should apply as soon as possible; the position is open until filled:

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Biological Recorder 3Rs Innovation Award — Insect Welfare Research Society "Amateur" entomologists, arachnologists, and others contribute significant knowledge through their biological recording and collections work, recording species occurrences, range shifts, and…

Know an amateur entomologist or invertebrate recorder? 🦋 We're offering up to $2,000 to help test and refine biological recording methods using 3Rs approaches. Need 2+ years experience. Deadline: Dec 1.

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New post on poker, decision-support tools and why people conflate epidemic scenarios with forecasts: kucharski.substack.com/p/why-do-peo...

SCÉLÉRATS La BD de vulgarisation scientifique qui va vous faire aimer les rats !

A l'heure actuelle, le livre est quasiment terminé mais la campagne de financement peine vraiment à se lancer, alors si vous voulez rejoindre l'aventure, n'hésitez pas à partager, participer, voire on peut possiblement discuter de sponsoring avec des structures :)
Merci!
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