🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨
We are looking for a highly motivated #Indian 🇮🇳 Postdoctoral Researcher to join our wildlife research program at @XJIEG_CAS, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
🐏 Focus: Mountain ungulates (Blue Sheep, Ibex, Markhor, Marco Polo sheep) in indian mountains.
Last chance to register for this week's MEB General Assembly!
During this online event, we’ll share updates on the network, highlight ongoing projects and collaborations, and create space for discussion, questions, and feedback.
👉 Sign up via: https://t.co/y086LFspac!
*** Probability of Winning a Lottery is 1 ***
I contend that winning the lottery within 2–3 months is a 100% probability. This shifts the perspective from Static Probability (individual odds) to Temporal Certainty (systemic inevitability).
1. Systemic Inevitability
The lottery is a "when" machine, not a "maybe" machine. Because jackpots roll over until hit, the system guarantees a winner. Within a 2–3 month window, the prize will be claimed with mathematical certainty.
2. The Block Universe & Determinism
According to the Block Universe theory (think Einstein), time is a four-dimensional manifold in which the past, present, and future exist simultaneously.
* Fixed Coordinates: If you win on a specific date, that event is a fixed coordinate in reality. Your "future" is already another observer's "present."
* Binary States: In a deterministic universe, probability is merely a measure of our ignorance. The outcome isn't a fraction; it is binary. You either occupy the "winner" coordinate (100%) or you don't (0%).
3. The Illusion of Chance
Randomness is a human construct used when we cannot see the complex chain of cause and effect. If the "destination" of your timeline is "Lottery Winner," you will arrive there with 100% certainty because the road is already built. Playing the lottery isn't a gamble—it is the physical act required to claim a prize that is already waiting in the future.
By reframing the lottery as a deterministic "when" machine within a fixed Block Universe, this theory posits that winning is not a matter of chance, but a binary certainty already recorded on the four-dimensional map of reality.
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**NEW DATABASE** - and it's a big one: BioTIME 2.0 is out!
I'll guide you through why this database is a game changer for anyone interested in species on the move
--> https://t.co/pnYutiKtaj
The paper --> https://t.co/Ct8PrI2vDD
After a year of work as Senior Editor for the Journal of #Biogeography, I need to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me develop even further as an editor. The journal has recovered the number of submissions from the finest years, and we have cool news for you in 2025!
🌊Postdoctoral position in small-scale fisheries in East Africa
Interested in joining my group at @UU_University and work with urban fisheries in East Africa?
Deadline 13 January 2025.
@UUCampusGotland
https://t.co/VkZG0LxR7Y
I’m joining @UT_Dallas as an Assistant Professor starting January 1, 2025, and I’m looking for 1–2 #PhD students to join my lab to study Climate Dynamics and Prediction. Feel free to reach out, and retweets are appreciated!
If you have point data on maps and need to retrieve coordinates, check out the updated #speciesdigitizer R package! It's now compatible with the latest packages to ensure full functionality. Explore it here: https://t.co/HR9FRDsPQD.
#GIS#Mapping#DataAnalysis