Anthropologist; animal advocate; science writer, next book coming on cats; caretaker of aging cats. Books include How Animals Grieve; Animals' Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals; see www.barbarajking.com for more.
Barbara J. King
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So right, a needless and disruptive change for NSF grant review. #highered #NSF #science #sciencefunding
Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social, pres-elect of @nationalacademies.org talks w/ @carlzimmer.com- 'We’re living in an extraordinary time of disconnect. We rely on science and the advice that comes from #science, yet the whole apparatus that enables us to do that is under unique challenges.'
No one should be surprised that ICE carries out intrusive surveillance on protesters. The information in here is still revealing and important to understand. #ICE #surveillance #surveillancestate #protest #ICEout
And I could not resist purchasing from a local art vendor....octopus pillows! #octopus
I live one town over from Yorktown, Virginia. Great Sailfest going on this weekend, history and art on the water. #history #tallships #YorktownVA #community #VA250
Whale necropolis with carcasses 'teeming with life' found at 7km depth in Indian Ocean. Extraordinary! #whales #whalefall #ocean #nature #ecology #marinebiology
Whale necropolis with carcasses 'teeming with life' found at 7km depth in Indian Ocean. Extraordinary! #whales #whalefall #ocean #nature #ecology #marinebiology
Take that, Martha’s Vineyard.
Two spotted towhees enjoying the water dish this morning. With the hot temperatures we're having, multiple water sources are important for the birds and insects to use.
Water = Life ❤️
#birds
Barbara J. King
In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly-departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.
Time to get a little Gothic this evening and a life tick for me ✅ - Barn Owl high in a church belfry, South Wales - a very lucky encounter as took this photo just before 10pm last week with little to no light left 😎😍 🪶🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography #owl
Barbara J. King
Barbara J. King
Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science
www.theguardian.com
Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science
Another handful of sand in the gears:
Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient.
This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
Hugo Dabas
Researchers say changes could further burden the understaffed agency
