Eric R. Scott

Just received an angry e-mail from someone demanding to know why I charge $35 to read one of my peer-reviewed published articles. Y'all know that 0% of that money goes to the scientists who wrote it & 100% goes to the publisher, right? Ask me for a copy, I'm happy to send one.

#Academia is brutal if you have anxiety &/or depression. I doubt I'm the only one falling apart at the end of a long year Solidarity to everyone struggling with the remorseless criticism, crippling workload & systemic bullying. Hope you have a long & healing rest over Christmas

how can i ecology indoors

I'm not even clicking on this o/ptimal die/t f/or hu/mans trend because I already know it's going to be racist and a half. Humans have adapted (in the sense of evolution) to so many different environments, that no, there is no one-size-fits-all "best" option.

Finals suck, and university is absolutely not worth your life or long term well being. Remember you can: - ask for extensions or deferrals - get a late withdraw from a course(s) - take a failing grade No shame. Get through, don't hurt yourself for school.

Ecological theories represented by their #dnd alignments: a thread.

I don't think white ppl realise that if their black friend tells them "hey, this was racist", it's a sign that their black friend cares about them and is trying (hard) to save the relationship.

Hi science twitter. Does anyone know of any small grants you can apply for if you are *not* currently affiliated with a university? I've got a collaborator who is not currently a student and I want to try and find some funding.

transformative low-hanging fruit

Cannabis sativa is wind-pollinated but honey bees often collect pollen from wind-pollinated plants particularly when alternatives are scarce. Typically, pollen from wind-pollinated plants (e.g., corn) isn't optimal nutritionally but neither is starving for want of any protein.https://twitter.com/mdykesufl/status/1074659098292092928 …

We talk about needing a science literate society but I wonder if a social science literate society would have even better outcomes. Obviously it's not an either/or scenario but scientists and the public would benefit a lot from social science literacy.

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The most fun part of explaining academia to others is when I get to tell that we refer to non-academia as "the real world", as if we live in some kind of magical fairy world where the rivers are made of coffee and the air of perpetual stress.