Alan Rogers

Alan Rogers

@alanrogers.bsky.social

Population geneticist at U of Utah studying history and adaptative evolution in humans. Author of "The Evidence for Evolution". I also dabble in evolutionary ecology.

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Bryce Anderson
@475nm.bsky.social

They keep saying that renewable energy "locks in" fossil fuels. This looks like a lockout to me.

David Roberts@volts.wtf

Another for instance! Down in Queensland, Australia, fossil gas used to provide all the peak power. Then batteries start nibbling at it. Then chomping on it. And now they've basically eaten it all up. No more gas. Look at this graphic! Glorious. reneweconomy.com.au/big-batterie...

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Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social

This is the most delightful thing I’ve ever read

RedruM@dorsalstream.bsky.social

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

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Katerina Douka
@katerinad.bsky.social

A few years ago, using palaeoproteomics, we identified a tiny hominin bone from Denisova Cave and named it Denisova 17 (D17). A rather unremarkable sliver. At the time, I wondered, could it be Denny’s sibling (the Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid we had just reported)? Well, turns out: no. 🧵1/4

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John Bistline
@bistline.bsky.social

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

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Eric Holthaus
@ericholthaus.com

Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down. This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.

Alan Rogers
@alanrogers.bsky.social

"Trump’s National Security Strategy made one thing brutally clear and that is that the United States is no longer fully shaping its own foreign policy. The document reads like parts of it were written in Moscow and stamped in Washington." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

dailykos.comBOMBSHELL: Russia Was Planning a Massive Terrorist Attack on Europe and the U.S. in 2024Shocking new story out of The Financial Times (paywalled) that supports a BBC report from last year: Russia has been conducting a terror war against the rest of Europe for years. Assassinations, acts ...
Alan Rogers
@alanrogers.bsky.social

#popgen #evbio

Angela Hancock@ahancock.bsky.social

I recently moved my lab to Purdue University and am looking for graduate students. We are working at the interface of population genomics, quantitative genetics and functional genomics to understand how plants adapt to extreme environments. Reach out if you would like to discuss potential projects.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)
@iwriteok.bsky.social

I've received some information from a local about the individual accused of being the SLC shooter (who did not fire, was shot by 'official' security who also hit and killed an unrelated person He'd done armed protesting before. Dressed more radically. Was a little awkward. no more than that

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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️
@austinmermaid.bsky.social

The Salt Lake City, Utah protest was interrupted by gunshots. One person is in critical condition and police have detained a person of interest. #Utah #NoKings www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

sltrib.comOne person ‘critically injured,’ one arrested after shooting as 10,000 march in Salt Lake City during No Kings protestNear the end of a march from Pioneer Park to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, shots were fired. Salt Lake City police said they transported one person to a hospital and arrested another.

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Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises. But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up. It's up to us to demand something better.

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Mark Cuban
@mcuban.bsky.social

Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/17/o...

ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M • Ohio Capital JournalThe Ohio Department of Medicaid department in 2022 gave powerful prescription drug middlemen the boot and created a new system. The result: Fees paid to pharmacies were boosted more than 1,200% while ...
Alan Rogers
@alanrogers.bsky.social

"The same is true for countries. Importing what you want — being able to get stuff from other countries — is the purpose of international trade. Exporting — sending stuff to other countries — is something we do so we can pay for imports."

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈
@josephpolitano.bsky.social

Replying to @josephpolitano.bsky.social

Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.