Russia should be on the agenda of Ivy League students way ahead of Israel!

Dnes nám s kolegou Janem Zrzavým vycházejí dvě knihy sloupků o vědě, životě a tak vůbec. Nakladatelství Dokořán. kosmas.cz/knihy/538354/j…

The University of South Bohemia (Czechia) offers a research-focused 2-yr Master's programme in Ecology. Applications deadline on 19 May 2024. See prf.jcu.cz/ecology, questions Petr Blažek: [email protected].

PhD opportunity in entomology (ambrosia beetle systematics) with Jiri Hulcr (my former PhD student) at the University of Florida, highly recommended. pitchtube.org/phd-degree-in-…

Two postdocs on the Amazonian biodiversity with my highly esteemed colleague Hana Tuomisto, known for her highly interesting work in the Amazon (plus Finland has been declared the world's happiest country): ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkijat… bio.au.dk/om-instituttet… #postdoc #biodiversity

MIT eliminated diversity statements because "compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don’t work." We in the post-communist countries have always known this, but I guess colleagues in US had to try and find out for themselves. nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/…

Reorganization of bird communities along a rainforest elevation gradient during a strong El Niño event in Papua New Guinea. New from Katerina Sam, Vojtech Novotny et al: buff.ly/3UK8BrR #ornithology

I support this. No more "decolonization" nonsense for scientific names, the world's taxonomist have more important task - to finish the description of all planet's species, the job they have completed from 10-20% (it is even unclear how far we have progressed), after 250 years.

Ironically, the history may remember Mr Biden as the one who destroyed American democracy rather than Mr Trump - because of the two, he is supposed to be the adult in the room who knows when it is time to leave that room and leave the space for somebody else.

Toto je rekl bych nejhnusnejsi politicky akt v porevolucni ere nasi zeme.

Biden’s campaign: flogging a dead horse.

Viktor Orbán does not represent our or EU interests in Moscow. Nor does he have any mandate to negotiate on our behalf. The Czech position is clear: Putin is the aggressor, we stand with Ukraine.

More of my tax money to Ukraine!

Botanists failed to name 1/3 of tree species in Amazon and take average >10 years to name a new species since it was collected, but they spend time on whether to rename "offensive" species (Hibbertia - o horror!) Where are the adults in the herbarium room? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Highly recommended!

Methods as written in the paper vs Methods as carried out in reality

Pokud to nepůjde řešit jinak tak navrhuji zrušit ČOV protože studentské olympiády jsou pro naši zemi mnohem důležitější než OH.

New and very useful methodological paper on the analysis of rewiring in interaction webs from ecological communities, comparing the Poisot's and the Novotny's method; I recommend the Novotny's method. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/20…

A nice article on Mongabay on the XPrize Rainforest competition in the Amazon to advance biodiversity survey tools. I am one of the judges - we now have to decide which of the six finalist teams will collect the USD 5 milion prize in November... news.mongabay.com/2024/08/xprize…