Luke Thompson 🌱
@LukeThompson
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Marine scientist, research professor, and thinker finding light in the darkness. Opinions are strictly my own.
Miami, FL
Joined August 2008
PSA: If you missed my course "Python for Data Analysis" (selected by @Scripps_Ocean students for the 2018-19 Graduate Teaching Award), you can still find all the lectures on YouTube and the course materials on GitHub. https://t.co/SQcZRmcRvu
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An introduction to data science using Python and Pandas with Jupyter notebooks - cuttlefishh/python-for-data-analysis
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TRENDING: Indiana superstar quarterback Fernando Mendoza's post-game interview has gone viral across social media. One of the all-time great interviews you will ever see. 😭😭😭
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Our 2025 Person of the Year is Jane Goodall. The renowned primate expert, vegan, & animal advocate devoted her life to reshaping how humans perceive other animals and inspired so many to care for others. Honor her life by being vegan, just like Jane 🤍
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Animal rights doesn't mean cows should vote. It means if it's wrong to torture and exploit your dog, it's also wrong to commodify and exploit chickens, cows, fish, and pigs. It's about moral consistency and rejecting speciesism. Pic: main hallway of MIT
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1/ The first time I saw a red error message, I thought I broke everything. Turns out—it was just the computer trying to help me.
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My group at NOAA/Miami is hiring a postdoc to lead a marine eDNA biodiversity effort (Bio-GO-SHIP). You'll develop and deploy high-throughput metabarcoding assays for ocean DNA. Help make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring!
explore.msujobs.msstate.edu
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We’re heartbroken by the passing of Loretta Swit—Emmy-winning star of M*A*S*H and a tireless champion for animals of all species. She was a devoted vegan, a fierce advocate for spay & neuter, & a voice for animals in shelters, labs, & in nature. Her work will live on forever 🤍
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Our eDNA/'omics lab at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami is hiring a lab manager. Come join our team!
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It is not fair that a small number of careless people can disturb the peace of thousands of peaceful residents. When is Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami going to enforce the law and stop those who explode these illegal and terrifying fireworks?
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In addition to these exploding fireworks being illegal, they cause great stress to our veterans who have served in war, disrupt sleep of the elderly, children, and workers, lead to significant trauma to pets and pets running away, and death to wildlife.
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Section 14-67 of the Miami-Dade law prohibits the use (without a permit) of any fireworks that propel themselves through the air, detonate, or explode. Penalties for violating this law include a fine of $1000 and up to 1 year in jail.
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Dear @JoeCarolloNow, @Manolo4Miami, @MayorDaniella, @FrancisSuarez, @MiamiPD, @MiamiDadePD, @MiamiDadeCounty & @CityofMiami: The residents of Shenandoah are fed up with the illegal fireworks exploding every Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and Fourth of July.
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and National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy. https://t.co/DYBlvaV8Aa
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The data scientist will support our ongoing efforts to mobilize biodiversity data to better inform environmental decision making, directly contributing to the NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring Organization, NOAA 'Omics Program, National Aquatic eDNA Strategy,
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This position will be leading efforts to synthesize and integrate hydrographic, remote sensing, and biodiversity datasets from Arctic and U.S. West Coast research cruises.
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NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory is hiring an Arctic Data Scientist at UW CICOES to work with both the Ocean Molecular Ecology lab and Science Data Integration Groups.
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Announcement for Supervisory Research Physical Scientist, ZP-1301-5, located in Miami, FL, will open 10/9/2024 and close on 10/23/2024. Job Announcement # OAR AOML-25-12571348-DH https://t.co/mG3UxCifdI
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... to aid in conservation and management of marine ecosystems, and to predict changes to these valuable resources. Scientists with expertise in fields including oceanography, chemistry, and ecology are encouraged to apply.
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NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, FL is seeking a new Director of our Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division to lead a team of scientists working to support NOAA's mission to understand oceans and coasts ...
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