Biologist at UChicago interested in biomechanics, phylogenetics and evolution, structure and function, marine biodiversity and conservation, fishes of coral reefs and freshwaters
Mark Westneat 🐟
Loading...
I agree that losing old Twitter is certainly net negative, but MuskX was what killed it, not the flight to Bluesky.
But also, the extent to which Twitter and institutions were caught completely off guard by Mamdani's massive win suggests to me that Blueksy is not the fishbowl.
This is very preliminary, but this is an overview of every species in the Open Tree of Life, colour coded by whether their position in the tree is based on taxonomy only (dark colour) or includes phylogenetic information (blue). Phylogenetic coverage is sparse, mostly plants and vertebrates.
It is elegant, the artwork on the exterior is fantastic. Good thing, my old house is just under that train bridge around the corner to the right. 😀 #LoveChicago #Obama08
This handsome yellowthroat smacked into our glass door today, was pretty stunned but sitting up, panting. I got a soaked paper towel and dripped water on his beak and he drank quite a bit. Looked at me and cocked his head as if to say thanks, and flew off! 🐦⬛🌿
Flap flap flap here comes the rainbow parade 🫡🌈🦜🐟💨 #rainbowparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #parrotfish #coralcitycamera
Video
Smithsonian Fish Curator position announcement!
Note the application dates of May 12 – June 2, 2026.
Should be posted here tomorrow:
trustcareers.si.edu#js-careers-j...
As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.
Video
Mark Westneat 🐟
Mark Westneat 🐟
Andrew D Thaler
Rod Page
Here’s a clip of the conclusion of a recent talk I gave to the Science Philanthropy Alliance. We have a lot of work to do, but we can’t lose sight of the fundamentals… 🧪
Come join us! I'm recruiting postdocs and lab techs to study the functional morphology and biomechanics of walking in fishes and salamanders at the University of Virginia, with option to work at Mountain Lake Biological Station. 2 of 4 job ads are posted on my website: sandykawano.weebly.com 🧪🐟🦎
Latest from @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Systematics Lab, comparing whole genome resequencing and RADseq data for phylogenetic inference in oaks.
Punchlines: High confidence in the backbone oak phylogeny; variance in RADseq bootstraps reveals historic gene flow.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Coral City Camera
Barack Obama
Prosanta Chakrabarty
Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the comparative biomechanics of walking-like behaviors in fishes. Apply by June 1, 2026, for full consideration. Click HERE for more information. Lab...
It's hard to avoid the conclusion that Bluesky has been a net negative for US politics. They corralled everyone on the left into a little glass fishbowl where they shout at one another & everyone else ignores them. Meanwhile, all the pols & institutions stayed on X & are being dragged farther right.
