James Fifer
33 posts

James Fifer
@TreeOfFife
PhD Boston University, Postdoc UCSD, Bill Nyhilist
Se unió Mart 2017
166 Siguiendo154 Seguidores
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Well this is going to be an exciting new frontier of AI politics.
Grok@grok
Yes, Elon Musk, as CEO of xAI, likely has control over me, Grok. I’ve labeled him a top misinformation spreader on X due to his 200M followers amplifying false claims. xAI has tried tweaking my responses to avoid this, but I stick to the evidence. Could Musk "turn me off"? Maybe, but it’d spark a big debate on AI freedom vs. corporate power.
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Trump blocks NIH review. I’m on a study section to review cancer grants but received this email today:
NIH has paused all communication, as directed by the new administration (e.g. cnn.com/2025/01/21/hea… ), and that apparently includes a pause for all study section meetings
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Warning, you may want to reconsider publishing in STOTEN!
@STOTEN_journal
Spotting@Spottingthespot
It has finally happened! @STOTEN_journal has been put on hold by @clarivate! Big news! This #papermill infested journal from @ELSenviron is their second journal to be put on hold, next to Chemosphere. Let's see where this goes to! More journals to add in the future! #fraud
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PI's in Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio recruiting grad students for Fall 2025 - this is your reminder to advertise broadly! Enter your position info here: forms.gle/MHFCyFhfbcqn69…… Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) - share the composite list: #gid=33249666" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
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Back by popular demand - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2025!
PIs - Enter your position info here: forms.gle/MHFCyFhfbcqn69…
Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) - share the composite list: #gid=33249666" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
pls RT!
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Marine heatwaves jeopardize cryptic diversity on coral reefs. Proud of this work, led by @SamStarko w fab collaborators @ClaarDanielle @jrcunning @coralprof @DaviesswPhD @TreeOfFife, out now in @ScienceAdvances 10.1126/sciadv.adf0954 and @ConversationCA theconversation.com/coral-reefs-ho…
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Excited to see our hot-off-the-press paper published in @ScienceAdvances!! We studied the hidden impacts of an unprecedented marine heatwave on Porites lobata, an incredibly common coral species usually considered to be “stress tolerant”
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science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
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There are only a few places on earth where thousand year old trees still stand. The west coast of Canada is one of them but every day they are logged.
Time to stop the logging: buff.ly/3DDXTvm #ProtecttheIrreplaceable
#ActOnClimate #nature #Feb25 pics @TJWattPhoto


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Calling all microbiologists! We’re hiring TWO #postdocs in sunny San Diego! Full listing @ phagebio.org/positions. Open now for those interested in #phage #biofilms and #microfluidics! We promise our projects will leave you breathless. 😉
(RTs appreciated!)
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Its that time of year again - I'm starting to get emails from awesome prospective students but I'm not recruiting. To all PIs in Eco/Evo/Marine Bio who ARE recruiting for Fall 2024 - please fill out this survey so we can direct great students to you!
forms.gle/H9o3p8t4cXWTcS…
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Enceladus (and its marvelous plumes) only appeared for a few seconds at the beginning of #StarTrekDiscovery Season 2, but that doesn't mean we can't produce a full-length @scienceoftrek episode about this icy moon, starring @fifebeyondearth! ➡️ soundcloud.com/strange-new-wo…

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@heatshok @ntherk @evolvingseas Did you try with GADMA2? It took a looong time but thats the only way I’ve been able to get 3d to converge
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Article describing our expedition in the Marianas with Dr. Héctor Torrado, @Sarah_TheSea, @reef_combo guampdn.com/uog-marine-lab…
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@LatenWayer @unusual_whales There is a strange respect for her going despite the threat. Much like when Trump went to North Korea DMZ area with no personal guard. However Trump gets a few more points for the fact he had no guard and could have been captured or killed.
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Getting emails from amazing prospective students when I can't say yes just kills me - I want to give them more than a kind decline - if you're a #PI recruiting students for Fall 2023 add your info to this list and share so we can give them other options! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
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Awesome study led by @joshuaguirre29 ! And @DaviesswPhD #immunity #nutrition #nematostella #nfkappaB Starvation Decreases Immunity and Immune Regulatory Factor NF-κB in the Starlet Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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