Sam Straus

Saw an amazing talk at the McGill Open science Symposium on the launch of Diamond OA journal @WeAreSeismica by @KeepItRheol! A big takeaway: Publish or Perish + Pay to Play = Pay or Perish

@adamTford I've found the key is using soaked but uncooked chickpeas! This has never failed me

Pretty sure falafels are fake. Has anyone successfully cooked one at home? Mine just dissolve in the oil.

A thread re: response to our paper. I am glad that this paper has gotten so much attention. I’m happy to discuss the article academically and thoughtfully. 1/14 🧵 journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

Hot off the press! We used genotype-by-sequencing to assess whether kleptoparasites track the population structure of their inbred social spider host. Another PhD chapter done and dusted! @DrLAviles doi.org/10.1111/mec.16…

@gerlame Unless you're sensitive to urushiol! It's in the peel! mangoes are a gloved operation (for me😭) points lost for difficulty

@gerlame Thinking about this today as I pulled the most tragically bruised banana out of my bag

If you’d like the help of a skilled graduate intern to tidy, document, and archive your data, you should apply to host a Data Rescue Internship! Applications close November 1st, 2022, Check our website for FAQ and to apply. Please retweet! (4/4) ciee-icee.ca/ldp-internship…

Our data rescue internships can help to secure your legacy and ensure your hard-earned data will continue to benefit the field and future generations of ecologists and evolutionary biologists (3/4)

Calling all (Canadian) data custodians! Do you have eco/evo data with a broad temporal or geographic extent? Is your data of high cultural or societal value? Is your data at risk of extinction, e.g. you’re retiring soon? The Living Data Project can help! (1/4)

I'm so excited about this! For @mtsengphd's 4th year insect ecology class, students worked together to write a paper. It's now PUBLISHED, and all students are co-authors! So proud to be part of this :D doi.org/10.1111/icad.1…

Going to #CSEE2022 / #ESA2022 in Montreal and want to learn more about the practical side of data rescue? There’s still time to register for our short course! cdmcd.co/j9DBvK Join LDP postdocs @GracielleHigino, Mike Lavender and I for this fun, hands-on session!

@thepursuinglife People giving "tips" like you can just budget your way out of a failing economy

@PonderosaMstrys @CaitJGibson Fatphobia by medical professionals literally kills people. Very sorry for your loss

@CaitJGibson Last summer my mom had back pain. Her GP wouldn't give her an appt—just told her to lose weight. It continued for months, she couldn't function. Finally went to the ER in Dec.: stage 4 breast cancer. She died 9 days later. In the end, he got what he wanted. She lost the weight.

Ok, I admit it: I'm the weird neighbor.

@gerlame Thanks!! 🥳

Closed out my PhD program yesterday! It was a grueling 6+ years, and I couldn't have done it without my amazing community! I spent the afternoon today knitting and I'm beyond excited for a bit of a brain break #phdchat

@DevinKirk Thanks! 😊

@SamStraus_Ecol Wooo congrats!

@srivastavalab Thank you!! 🥳

@SamStraus_Ecol Well done Sam!