Assistant professor at University of Alberta. Forest ecology + tree physiology. he/ilhttps://bsky.app/profile/shankothari.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shankothari.bsky.social/post/3mfpogqu6r22tecology and evolution folks! what are your favorite recent-ish, accessible papers on trait evolution?25 Feb 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:55owff5m4q3eaho2i4iburms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpogqu6r22thttps://bsky.app/profile/shankothari.bsky.social/post/3mfavh2jvnk2zfriends don't let friends use X [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:55owff5m4q3eaho2i4iburms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfavh2jvnk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shankothari.bsky.social/post/3mfaf53zcqk2pA lot of AI rollouts assume that humans or other AIs won't interact adversarially with the product, when "any system deployed in the real world with real stakes will eventually get attacked" is one of the few real constants in life [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:55owff5m4q3eaho2i4iburms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaf53zcqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shankothari.bsky.social/post/3mf3m2kxops2zand people say Alberta has no culture! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:55owff5m4q3eaho2i4iburms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3m2kxops2z