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Lukas Kohl

@lko.bsky.social

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Isotope biogeochemist at University of Eastern Finland. Currently working on methane and nitrogen cycles.

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Aug 6

But people did this before, so I haven't given up hope.

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes, and we can reasonably wait 1-2 days until samples freeze :/

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hi bubble, Can anyone recommend a US customs broker for handling samples shipped on dry ice (non-commercial)? We're sending RNA to JGI for sequencing and they recommend working with with a brokers so the shipment does not get held up in customs. Any experiences?

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Jul 29

I love the origin of this name.. It's such a Newfoundland story where you realize how deep the history of that place goes :)

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Jul 29

They're called Lakka in southern Finland (and apparently Hilla in the north). It's probably the most popular jam here, especially with Leipäjuustoa (bread cheese or Finnish squeaky cheese: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_c...). It's delicious.

Bread cheese - Wikipedia

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Jul 29

I don't think they taste anything alike..

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Jul 29

Local lore is that "The origin of the common name bakeapple has long been reported in NL to be an anglicized version of the French phrase "baie qu'appelle?", which translates as "What is this berry called?""

Source: newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/flora/dview/...

Flora Database - Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador

newfoundland-labradorflora.ca

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · Feb 10

JOIN CANADA

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 18

Naja, Wahlverhalten und approval sind aber jetzt schon zwei unterschiedliche Sachen die nicht so eins-zu-eins vergleichbar sind. Sonntagsfrage (also, eigentlich Dienstagsfrage) Daten gibt's keine, oder?

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 13

Ok, I looked it up now, 3000 tons, not 30 000 tons.

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 13

Dann halt kontaminiert? Versteht halt keiner.

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 13

Still waiting for someone to write '30 000 tons of stolen maple syrup'.

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 13

If that's true, how does one achieve a left-of-center majority? Also, doesn't that contradict the history of SD voters to far right parties? I'm not for wooing far right voters, but this seems somewhat defeatist to me ('we will never have a majority sprouting SD ideas')..

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Apr 7

Nah. If God wanted us to understand the phosphorus cycle she would have given it a second isotope.

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Apr 1

Exploring microscale heterogeneity as a driver of biogeochemical transformations and gas transport in peat
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Exploring microscale heterogeneity as a driver of biogeochemical transformations and gas transport in peat

Abstract. Peat pore network architecture is a key determinant of water retention and gas transport properties and has therefore been hypothesized to control redox conditions in and greenhouse gas emis...

bg.copernicus.org

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Mar 22

#nottheonion

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · Mar 9

Post doc in Europe? 🇪🇺🔬💡
It’s open to anyone in the 🌍
Call open 9 April 25
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Mar 6

Maybe we should just program our editorial systems to auto-correct 'native speaker' to 'language expert' in all reviews? (or straight to 'writing is crap'?)

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Mar 6

Pretty much. I think this typically comes from a non-native reviewer, and in their local context this might be the nicer thing to say.

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Mar 6

That's all they had to say? That's some seriously bad / old-fashioned sci writing advice even before they take about native speakers..

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 27

My monk too.

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Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry @weareagc.bsky.social · Feb 19

How to publish in AGC?
Find us at https://buff.ly/41jkwBx

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 21

I guess we have to update our historical comparisons from Munich Betrayal to Division of Poland :/

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Nina Buchmann @nbuchmann.bsky.social · Feb 21

Tearing down federal funding in so many areas of science in the USA will have long-lasting effects. Read a great article linked below🧪

Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · Feb 21

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled

Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come

www.technologyreview.com

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Julie Libarkin @holdingupthesky.bsky.social · Feb 18

I want to see the American Geophysical Union (AGU) continue its awesome work on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. This thread is a call to AGU and AGU members. 1/

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 17

Coming back to AGU, does anyone know when and by who the decisions for future meeting locations are made? Sure, AGU locations seem to be locked in until 2028, but that just means it's tine to start campaign to move meetings after that year.

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 14

Can we call it Ermächtigtungsgesetz? (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...)

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 14

Literally nothing. Can you explain why that's relevant?

Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 14

Sorry, I don't get it. Where's the incitement part here?

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Lukas Kohl @lko.bsky.social · Feb 12

Times New Roman (what else :p )

IIRC fonts with serifs like TNR are easier to read/follow in a wall of text, like in a proposal.