Gustavo Ogasawara @gojonnes@qoto.org

Do you care about undescribed biodiversity?

Feel like more and more new plant species are already threatened with extinction?

Need a reminder of why taxonomy continues to play a key role in science?

Check out our new paper, where we show that a whopping 75% of plants described after 2020 are threatened 🌿

If you're describing new species, assume they're threatened and, if poss, assess them straight away!

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19214

#plantscience #conservation #newphytologist #extinctionrisk

The Fungi-Mad Ladies of Long Ago - JSTOR Daily
https://daily.jstor.org/the-fungi-mad-ladies-of-long-ago/
In mycology’s early days, botanical drawing was, for some women, a calling. Their mushroom renderings were key to establishing this new field.

@PlantTeaching I like the chronological timeline and decentralized aspect of it. I wish more of our community were here.

Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0

Interesting article about scientists leaving Twitter.

"The most popular alternative social-media site that respondents mentioned opening accounts with was the free, open-source software platform Mastodon."

#science
#scientists
#twitterexodus
#mastodon

#introduction Hi, I’m new here, but I’m giving this Mastodon thing a try! I’m an ecologist by training, currently teaching intro bio to undergrads. I’m an #insect enthusiast with particular love for #bees, #wasps and other garden critters. I have a chaotic good #vegetablegarden and plant lots of #nativeplants for the yard critters. I’m also a #twinmom and #vegetarian #cook. Don’t have a #dog yet but I love to see photos of your #dogs. What are you #reading right now?

🌱 Can unexpected changes happen in the process of plant domestication?
https://botany.one/2023/08/can-unexpected-changes-happen-in-the-process-of-plant-domestication/
#Botany #PlantScience

Nature is so cool sometimes - this is a common weed #photography #nature

Is there any list of journalists and reporters that have (active) accounts on the #Mastodon universe? I don't think there's plenty but with all these multiple instances I find it really to locate even those few.

Data Scientist / Bioinformatician for Skin Cancer Research in full- or
Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/data-scientist-bioinformatician-for-skin-cancer-research-in-full-or/?feed_id=54661

#ScienceJobs #hiring #research
Heidelberg #Germany #Bioinformatician #Researcher #Scientist
https://jobrxiv.org/job/data-scientist-bioinformatician-for-skin-cancer-research-in-full-or/?feed_id=54661

Research technician

University of Manitoba

Are you interested in using novel single cell technologies to understand the inner ear? Come join our team!

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-manitoba-27778-research-technician/?feed_id=54539

#ScienceJobs #hiring #research #singlecellsequencing #genomics @um_bmg
Winnipeg #Canada #ResearchTechnician
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-manitoba-27778-research-technician/?feed_id=54539

An observation on how #Mastodon is growing 👀

Over the past month, multiple journalists from top outlets have contacted me related to content I’ve shared.

While this was not uncommon on #Twitter when I was active there, it’s relatively new for me in the #fediverse. I suspect this suggests professional news outlets are becoming more comfortable here & posts have increasing impact. Good.

Hi, looking for library twitter folk, working across critical librarianship and digital fluencies at a regional university.

#scinews
"Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into neraly limitless batteries
Energy stored building materials could make on-demand power from renewables affordable worldwide"
https://www.science.org/content/article/electrified-cement-could-turn-houses-and-roads-nearly-limitless-batteries

@dMjolnir96 I like to add a "view results" placeholder option to my polls, so that people who are not addressed in them don't end up tilting the results.

Hopefully Mastodon will add a way to show results without having to vote, that would be very useful, and I think some fediverse platforms might even have it already.

Question for #blind #VisuallyImpaired folks, what kind of image descriptions do you prefer?

Question for those of you who develop #software professionally. Do you use #ChatGPT or similar tools for #development?

Please #boost.