Anne Weil
@cimexomys.bsky.social
Twitter refugee, #paleontologist & anatomist with a thing for #potatos.
Yes I do have opinions and no they are not those of my employer.
The Campanian is my Roman Empire.
Yes I do have opinions and no they are not those of my employer.
The Campanian is my Roman Empire.
Hi y'all! I haven't been on bsky for 6 months, so if you would like to ban me from anything please e-mail me at work. (<firstname>.<lastname>@<university>.edu)
That is likely to be legally effective.
Thanks, Anne
That is likely to be legally effective.
Thanks, Anne
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Hi y'all! I haven't been on bsky for 6 months, so if you would like to ban me from anything please e-mail me at work. (<firstname>.<lastname>@<university>.edu)
That is likely to be legally effective.
Thanks, Anne
That is likely to be legally effective.
Thanks, Anne
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Hi Everyone. This was just published on the "Conversation" website. An important discussion of "who owns history".
theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
Fossils are scientific evidence, and shouldn’t be auctioned for millions to private buyers
Dinosaur fossils are sold for millions to private collectors. These fossils are scientific evidence, and need to be accessible for research and public education.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hi Everyone. This was just published on the "Conversation" website. An important discussion of "who owns history".
theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
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This framing of "dependence" is fucking propaganda. The whole point of the federal government is to build and maintain national institutions that promote public health, education, scientific advancement, etc. The implication here is that those functions are a matter of private not public concern.
Actually. How the US benefitted from outsourcing its research interests to experts in universities.
April 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This framing of "dependence" is fucking propaganda. The whole point of the federal government is to build and maintain national institutions that promote public health, education, scientific advancement, etc. The implication here is that those functions are a matter of private not public concern.
Harvard alum at a state school seconding.
Harvard alum here to say that what happens to Univ of Maine and other public universities like it is way more important than anything financial that is happening to Columbia right now because Columbia can withstand the financial storm. and our public unis serve people Columbia wouldn’t sniff at.
March 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Harvard alum at a state school seconding.
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"We find a negative association between mitochondrial genetic diversity and speciation rate across mammalian clades globally...Our findings suggest a systematic link between micro- and macroevolutionary processes that need to be better understood..."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Negative global-scale association between genetic diversity and speciation rates in mammals - Nature Communications
Genetic diversity and speciation rate support adaptability and species richness patterns, respectively. Here, the authors find a negative association between mitochondrial genetic diversity and specia...
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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It's amazing to me how many people and orgs are ready to erase history just because someone tells them to. "No," is a whole sentence, that's what I was taught.
Of course erasing history holds a special horror if one is a paleontologist. 🫢
Of course erasing history holds a special horror if one is a paleontologist. 🫢
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's amazing to me how many people and orgs are ready to erase history just because someone tells them to. "No," is a whole sentence, that's what I was taught.
Of course erasing history holds a special horror if one is a paleontologist. 🫢
Of course erasing history holds a special horror if one is a paleontologist. 🫢
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Proud of The Paleontological Society for their commitment to diversity & inclusion, which includes a proactive diversity-inclusion committee & useful resources to help advance these causes, all to the benefit of our science & the people who do it. Their statement: www.paleosoc.org/diversity-an...
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion
www.paleosoc.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Proud of The Paleontological Society for their commitment to diversity & inclusion, which includes a proactive diversity-inclusion committee & useful resources to help advance these causes, all to the benefit of our science & the people who do it. Their statement: www.paleosoc.org/diversity-an...
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It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
February 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
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heard someone suggest 2025 might be five 2020s stacked in a trenchcoat and i can't stop thinking about it
February 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
heard someone suggest 2025 might be five 2020s stacked in a trenchcoat and i can't stop thinking about it
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Just got a story approved to run on Monday on the crisis happening at the NSF.
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order
January 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just got a story approved to run on Monday on the crisis happening at the NSF.
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
If you are an NSF-funded scientist and have been personally impacted by the funding pause this week, I'd love to hear from you.
Reach me securely on Signal: 3162958947
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I want to make this clear: diversity is extremely popular. THAT is what they’re furious about. They lost that battle in the culture and want to reverse it by force.
January 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I want to make this clear: diversity is extremely popular. THAT is what they’re furious about. They lost that battle in the culture and want to reverse it by force.
#FossilFriday #ostracod 3D printed at 100x. When I screenwash for mammal teeth I find a huge variety of fossils, including this one. It's the best way to learn about the whole ecosystem.
January 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#FossilFriday #ostracod 3D printed at 100x. When I screenwash for mammal teeth I find a huge variety of fossils, including this one. It's the best way to learn about the whole ecosystem.
J of P is far from the only journal with the problem of disappearing Supp. Info. It makes me nervous about electronic-only publications in general; how available will they be in a decade?
Here we have one of the top reasons to stop publishing anything as Supp Info to be hosted on the journal's site (it is a bad practice for many other reasons: no DOI, unclear copyright, no clear retention/preservation = not considered FAIR). Everything should be in a repository!
What happened to the supplemental files for Journal of Paleontology papers from 2010-2016 that were originally hosted at "www.journalofpaleontology.org" ? The URL is dead, and I can't seem to find any new home for those supplemental files, not on Paleo Society website, or Cambridge, or DataDryad
January 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
J of P is far from the only journal with the problem of disappearing Supp. Info. It makes me nervous about electronic-only publications in general; how available will they be in a decade?
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If people want to write their senators this site has info on how much economic impact NIH has in each state:
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
January 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
If people want to write their senators this site has info on how much economic impact NIH has in each state:
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
That's it, I'm not even lurking on Twitter any more. Account closed. I'm done. Nobody pulls out that "Roman" salute and has my account lending to their cred.
January 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
That's it, I'm not even lurking on Twitter any more. Account closed. I'm done. Nobody pulls out that "Roman" salute and has my account lending to their cred.
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People will underestimate the importance of this moment. A quickly growing Woman's hockey league and the first female NHL coach in history.
The @thepwhl.com is here to stay.
The @thepwhl.com is here to stay.
January 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
People will underestimate the importance of this moment. A quickly growing Woman's hockey league and the first female NHL coach in history.
The @thepwhl.com is here to stay.
The @thepwhl.com is here to stay.
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The soothing sights and sounds of hydrogen peroxide reacting with clay-rich matrix...Here's hoping this will save some time on finding microfossils! #FossilFriday
November 22, 2024 at 1:38 PM
The soothing sights and sounds of hydrogen peroxide reacting with clay-rich matrix...Here's hoping this will save some time on finding microfossils! #FossilFriday
Anatomists! How do y'all pronounce "occiput" and "buccinator"?
I pronounce with "k","s" as in "accept" or "accent." One colleague says "ossiput" and another says "bukkinator." (I'm just glad these aren't the same people.)
I realize that _in English_ we might all be correct.
I pronounce with "k","s" as in "accept" or "accent." One colleague says "ossiput" and another says "bukkinator." (I'm just glad these aren't the same people.)
I realize that _in English_ we might all be correct.
November 22, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Anatomists! How do y'all pronounce "occiput" and "buccinator"?
I pronounce with "k","s" as in "accept" or "accent." One colleague says "ossiput" and another says "bukkinator." (I'm just glad these aren't the same people.)
I realize that _in English_ we might all be correct.
I pronounce with "k","s" as in "accept" or "accent." One colleague says "ossiput" and another says "bukkinator." (I'm just glad these aren't the same people.)
I realize that _in English_ we might all be correct.
I leave the Internet for a couple of hours to commit some paleontology, and ... Aw s***, are we playing THIS again?
the words global thermonuclear war are displayed on a black screen
ALT: the words global thermonuclear war are displayed on a black screen
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I leave the Internet for a couple of hours to commit some paleontology, and ... Aw s***, are we playing THIS again?
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
Dang. I know we all want to be immortal, but I feel kind of sorry for Ea-Nasir.
Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Dang. I know we all want to be immortal, but I feel kind of sorry for Ea-Nasir.
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I liked "I dissent" and the call on the public to dissent. Can we all march on July 4th with placards that say "With fear for our democracy, I dissent"?
July 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
I liked "I dissent" and the call on the public to dissent. Can we all march on July 4th with placards that say "With fear for our democracy, I dissent"?
Yup, it's me, I'm running for something.
June 1, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Yup, it's me, I'm running for something.