I study diversification, species delimitation, trait evolution & similar questions, often using new methods. Also random coding projects. College prof living in Oak Ridge, TN, USA. Opinions my own. He/Him
Brian O'Meara
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And here’s the thing: closed loop water systems are 100% possible. They just require a bit more investment.
Similarly, powering data centers off clean energy is also 100% possible. In some cases, it’s even cheaper!
This disastrous overconsumption is not a technological failure: it’s a policy one.
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.
Three weeks left to apply to our postdoc position on alpine plant resilience!
Us: Three years of funding, an awesome collaborative team, a gorgeous study system, blueberry pie, unionized postdocs.
You: A PhD and experience in ancient DNA, paleoecology, and/or plant genetics and genomics.
I've been keeping this quiet for a while, but now's as good a time as any to announce:
I have a book contract for a new textbook, Applied Evolutionary Medicine, with Princeton Univ Press.
Core theme: "What, if anything, do medical practitioners do differently when they understand evolution"?
Still all quiet on the #NSF front. No new awards in the past week.
REMINDER: We still are hearing of trickles of terminations, suspensions, and money being held back from grantees, which NSF isn't reporting. We need your help - please report! 🧪
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
25 minutes of Photuris tremulans fireflies in Tennessee's smoky mountains.
