Luke Thompson 🌱

PSA: If you missed my course "Python for Data Analysis" (selected by @Scripps_Ocean students for the 2018-19 Graduate Teaching Award), you can still find all the lectures on YouTube and the course materials on GitHub. github.com/cuttlefishh/py…

Hear me out. Ice dancing, but with Raygun.

@waynehhsiung I submitted a response. Thank you for sharing this!

Here's the link, that the folks at Anima have kindly pre-filled out for you. It literally takes 1 min or less, and it could have an effect on hundreds of millions of animals. The animals need you! act.animainternational.org

Every year, 7 billion baby birds are ground up alive in macerators… punishment for being born male in the egg industry, where boys have no worth. The EU may ban this brutal practice, and EVERYONE (even non-EU folks) has a say. But only until this Friday. Take 1 min to help! 👇

TRENDING: Indiana superstar quarterback Fernando Mendoza's post-game interview has gone viral across social media. One of the all-time great interviews you will ever see. 😭😭😭

Our 2025 Person of the Year is Jane Goodall. The renowned primate expert, vegan, & animal advocate devoted her life to reshaping how humans perceive other animals and inspired so many to care for others. Honor her life by being vegan, just like Jane 🤍

@MaxVelocityWX @_HeartofGrace_ It’s fun to see auroras, but the weakening of the Earth’s magnetic field could set us up for some dangerous solar effects going forward.

GOOD NEWS CONTINUES... Northern Lights have been spotted by the naked eye as far south as Kentucky, with cameras picking up on them down into South Carolina and Alabama now! This isn't anything compared to last night yet, but we are still EARLY into the night. If you have reports, comment below! :)

Animal rights doesn't mean cows should vote. It means if it's wrong to torture and exploit your dog, it's also wrong to commodify and exploit chickens, cows, fish, and pigs. It's about moral consistency and rejecting speciesism. Pic: main hallway of MIT

1/ The first time I saw a red error message, I thought I broke everything. Turns out—it was just the computer trying to help me.

My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring! explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/5…

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We’re heartbroken by the passing of Loretta Swit—Emmy-winning star of M*A*S*H and a tireless champion for animals of all species. She was a devoted vegan, a fierce advocate for spay & neuter, & a voice for animals in shelters, labs, & in nature. Her work will live on forever 🤍

Our eDNA/'omics lab at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami is hiring a lab manager. Come join our team! careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R100…

It is not fair that a small number of careless people can disturb the peace of thousands of peaceful residents. When is Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami going to enforce the law and stop those who explode these illegal and terrifying fireworks?

In addition to these exploding fireworks being illegal, they cause great stress to our veterans who have served in war, disrupt sleep of the elderly, children, and workers, lead to significant trauma to pets and pets running away, and death to wildlife.

Dear @JoeCarolloNow, @Manolo4Miami, @MayorDaniella, @FrancisSuarez, @MiamiPD, @MiamiDadePD, @MiamiDadeCounty & @CityofMiami: The residents of Shenandoah are fed up with the illegal fireworks exploding every Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and Fourth of July.

@Timcast Yes, but only with permanent Standard Time! Permanent Daylight Saving Time is worse than clock change. #DitchDST #SaveStandardTime #MAHA #DOGE @elonmusk

and National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy. uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidates…

The data scientist will support our ongoing efforts to mobilize biodiversity data to better inform environmental decision making, directly contributing to the NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring Organization, NOAA 'Omics Program, National Aquatic eDNA Strategy,

NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory is hiring an Arctic Data Scientist at UW CICOES to work with both the Ocean Molecular Ecology lab and Science Data Integration Groups.