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📦 The {BayesFR} package is now on CRAN! It allows fitting functional responses by providing dynamical prediction models for use in #brms. Includes many trophic interaction models, and now also multi-species models. #Rstats (1/3)
Benjamin Rosenbaum
@benrosenbaum.bsky.social
Quantitative ecology | Statistics | Species interactions | Population dynamics iDiv Leipzig, Germany https://www.idiv.de/staff/benjamin-rosenbaum/
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📦 The {BayesFR} package is now on CRAN! It allows fitting functional responses by providing dynamical prediction models for use in #brms. Includes many trophic interaction models, and now also multi-species models. #Rstats (1/3)
Are you a postdoc in Germany? Take part in the postdoc survey! #WissZeitVG #IchBinHanna
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Hochschule Darmstadt: Stellen für Promovierende werden ab 2027 auf 30% reduziert‼️ Diese existenzbedrohenden #Kürzungen verstoßen gegen selbst gesetzte Mindeststandards für Gute Arbeit in der #Wissenschaft, verschärfen das Armutsrisiko und verdrängen sozial Benachteiligte aus der Wissenschaft #nocuts
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Systems Ecology, a new journal launched today, "run by researchers, for researchers, and is free to read and free to publish, with no article processing charges" systems-ecology.org/index.php/se...
I was doing Applied Math in my undergrads and my PhD, working on computational fluid dynamics. Recent events on the Navier-Stokes equations are certainly both exciting and controversial. Here are two brilliant and quite accessible videos on the topic: First one, Quanta Magazine always delivers:
Second one, Numberphile with the classic pen-and-paper math vibes:
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A wonderful review by Stefano on 100 years of Lotka–Volterra models. Don’t miss the incredibly detailed Supplement, truly the “War and Peace” of LV models. I really wish it had existed when I was a grad student! doi.org/10.1146/annu...
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80 % der Wissenschaftler*innen ohne Professur haben keinen unbefristeten Vertrag. Der Regierungsentwurf schreibt das WissZeitVG fest. 16 Organisationen fordern: aus damit. Jetzt unterschreiben: campact.org/dauerbefristung
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Last year, I publicly complained multiple times (see e.g. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...) that the open access movement had been captured by publishers, and we are now worse off than before open access. Well people got mad at me for saying it. But I think things are still getting worse.
🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm
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If you teach power analysis to undergrads or your grad students need a review, this widget may help. Includes a description and visualizations of power analyses for multiple tests, high-resolution OC charts, and sample code for #MATLAB, #Rstats, and #Python. #stats tpavlic.github.io/asu-simulati...
@gew.de @social.verdi.de @ngawiss.bsky.social #IchBinHanna
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Wissenschaft: Dauerbefristung abschaffen! 🧪🎓 weact.campact.de/petitions/st... @campact.de
Bündnis aus Studi-Orgas und Gewerkschaften hat eine Petition zum sächsischen Doppelhaushalt 2027/2028 erstellt, bitte mitzeichnen:
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Unsere Kritik hat immerhin den Nonsens der Bestrafung schnellerer Promotionen abgeräumt. Aber es bleibt dabei: Die Pläne für die Novelle des #WissZeitVG sind lächerlich. Postdoc-Phase bleibt prekär wie gehabt. Anti-Werbung für Wissenschaft als Beruf in D. Da muss sich noch viel ändern! #IchBinHanna
Entschieden, aber vorläufig Wissenschaftspolitischer Hochbetrieb im Hochsommer: Das Kabinett bringt die WissZeitVG-Novelle auf den Weg, der Bund verteilt die Fusionshubs. Beide Entscheidungen schaffen Klarheit – und verschieben einige Konflikte nur. Im Wiarda-Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/07...
Really good summary on metabolic scaling. One question remains: How did they know what's the safe dose of LSD for cats?? 😡😡😡 youtu.be/tL9Lw250spc?...
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If you are attending NSO-GfÖ 2026, you can now register for my 0.5-day workshop "Nonlinear curve fitting in R with brms". Think of growth models, thermal performance, species interactions, mechanistical models, ... #NSO2026 #GfOe2026 #NSO‑GfÖ‑conference #brms #RStats (1/2)
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Published today in @nature.com, our study shows that the #foodweb trophic structure is critical for #ecosystemfunctioning. Read it here: rdcu.be/frxEl This has been an incredibly rewarding collaboration with many amazing scientists! 🌐🧪🦑🍁🌱 @waikatouniversity.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social
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📦 The {BayesFR} package is now on CRAN! It allows fitting functional responses by providing dynamical prediction models for use in #brms. Includes many trophic interaction models, and now also multi-species models. #Rstats (1/3)
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🌿 Early‑bird registration is now open! You can now register for the joint NSO–GfÖ 2026 conference at the early‑bird rate from 15 June-17 July. After this, the full fee applies until 16 Aug 2026. 🔗 Website: vist.ly/57ri8 #NSO2026 #GfOe2026 #NSO‑GfÖ‑conference
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new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)
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Was das BMFTR mit dem #WissZeitVG vorhat, ist galaxienweit davon entfernt, die Bezeichnung "Reform" zu verdienen. Mehr dazu in der Stellungnahme von @drkeichhorn.bsky.social, @kubon.bsky.social & mir, heut exklusiv vorab (1 Tag vor Hannas 5. Geburtstag 🥹) im #ArbeitInDerWiss Newsletter! #IchBinHanna