I investigate how insects are so good at crashing into things. 🐝Insect Biomechanist, 🏒Pond Hockeyologist, 📸Photographer-ish, Dad, Mainer, Biology prof at Bates College
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$300 billlion. That's almost $1,000 for every American citizen.
Super cool that our economy is deeply intertwined with a system that has all the sophistication of Charlie Brown kicking Lucy’s football.
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Male pigeons would rather rely on their superparamagnetic macrophages than admit they’re lost and ask for directions. 🧪
10th year of @batescollege.bsky.social Commencement. Never gets old.
As an educator, this is my biggest concern with AI. Writing is a skill. Thinking is a skill. Being creative is a skill. The more we outsource these essential brain activities to a computer, the more our skills degrade. 🧪
The perpetual hours-long line for Red’s Eats in Wiscasset blows my mind. It’s just two ingredients, folks! And one of them is a Hannafords hot dog bun!
In a new experimental study, bees unable to reach a nectar reward above them in a confined space (and therefore unable to fly) solved the problem by rolling a ball underneath it and climbing onto top of it. 🤯🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Well well well. Looks like I serve a real purpose, according to science. 😎
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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Research confirms that the more skilled professionals like doctors and software engineers rely on AI, the more their skills degrade.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research suggests that humor may play a meaningful role in parenting, and parents, particularly fathers, who use humor report stronger attachments and social bonding with their children.
Trump is manipulating the stock market again, shocker
Maine Maple Sunday is kinda meh. Wherever you go is mudville and packed with people, and maple syrup production is frankly not THAT interesting. I suspect the main reason it’s so popular is because Mainers are desperate to turn the page from winter to spring.
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Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation.
https://scim.ag/4nTQ3nq
