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Michael Paul Nelson
@michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social
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philosopher, writer, thinker, professor. environmental and climate ethics, forests and wildlife, concepts, reason, arguments. undisciplined. oregon state university 🦫 www.michaelpnelson.com

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Michael Nelson is an American political scientist, noted for his work on the Presidency and elections. He is a Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 8h
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 5d
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Sweden: The country 'prescribed' by doctors
A cheeky new ad campaign claims that visiting the Nordic nation and embracing Swedish culture can improve your wellbeing – and it's turning to medical experts to make its case.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 6d
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Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 6d
Right? Not even Doucheophales, Wankerphrates, or Pieceofcrapostotle were this bad!
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 10d
Last installment of short films from the Arachne Project. What a nice series!

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The Arachne Project - YouTube
A changing world and a changing vision of the role of humans in the world invite a radical reimagining of conservation. What emerging visions and values shou...
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 18d
Go buy THEY KNEW. It holds up even in the stupidest situations. In fact, the stupider the situation, the better it holds up!
Book THEY KNEW published 2022
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 18d
We have a cool new post-doc appointment available at Oregon State, with secure private foundation funding!

Help us help organizations who aspire to "nature-centrism" become more "nature-centric."

#naturecentrism #sustainability #conservation #ecocentrism

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Postdoctoral Research: Mainstreaming nature-centric thinking in organizations | Office of University Human Resources
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 19d
Ursula Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 20d
“I think scientists like me have a moral duty to let their panic about climate change be seen by the public. I don't understand how to be an engaged researcher while being expected to ignore the fact that I conduct my fieldwork in temperatures unsafe for a human body.”

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FIRST PERSON | I study climate change. This summer, it got too hot for me to do my field work | CBC News
Kathryn McRuer-Nicol was studying how Quebec salt marshes might hold answers to understanding and coping with the impacts of climate change. When she and her team started experiencing extreme heat and...
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 22d
Idioms are fun.

Thin skinned - “The term originated from the literal sense of having a delicate skin,…later…used to describe someone who is easily hurt emotionally.”

Cry baby - “adult, overly sensitive, complains excessively, and cries easily over trivial matters, similar to how a baby behaves.”

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 22d
Mood, indeed!

To fellow forestry folks, name that chainsaw.
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Bad Atheist @badatheist.bsky.social · 22d
Mood
Painting of a woman dancing with a chainsaw.

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Bad Atheist @badatheist.bsky.social · 22d
Mood
Painting of a woman dancing with a chainsaw.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 22d
It’s true!

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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · 23d
Nice piece featuring the work of colleague Mark Harmon.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24d
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24d
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found
Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Sep 6
"Scientists and modelers have not merely warned of the #ClimateCrisis - they have also, often unwittingly, contributed to it by reinforcing an uncritical faith in technological salvation & sidelining more structural social transformations"

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In tech we trust: A history of technophilia in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) climate mitigation expertise
This article examines the technocentric bias that characterizes climate mitigation literature, focusing on the reports of the IPCC's Working Group III…
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Sep 5
Alongside Tribal partners, we raised the flags of the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations on the Capitol Mall.
 
With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Sep 2
“The European Union estimates there are now some 60 national and regional campaigns underway to attract non-European researchers”

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Europe wants to attract American scientists - The World from PRX
In the wake of federal funding cuts that threaten scientists’ jobs in the US, programs have emerged across Europe to attract those worried American scientists. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from a ...
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Aug 25
Yes!

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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · Aug 16
Could all matter in the universe be conscious? | iai.tv/video/the-co...

Join as Professor of Philosophy @philipgoff.bsky.social argues that panpsychism is real and solves the deep problems of materialism and dualism that have plagued philosophy for centuries.

#consky #philsci #philsky
The consciousness puzzle
Could all matter in the universe be conscious? Professor of Philosophy Philip Goff argues that panpyschism is real and solves the deep problems of materialism and dualism that have plagued philosophy…
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Aug 7
“I used to be frustrated by people’s lack of imagination…
Imagination is nothing to take for granted. It is one of the main qualities that fascist regimes attempt to outlaw. But they do not need to outlaw what is surrendered.”

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Soul Stripping
Against AI, again.
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Aug 4
Just devoured four @sarahkendzior.bsky.social books in a row - wonderful writing, impressive research, deep feeling, hard truths. I highly recommend the set!
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Aug 2
“History is best told as a story of organised crime”

Better to know.

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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse — Guardian US
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Michael Paul Nelson @michaelpaulnelson.bsky.social · Jul 28
New paper, led by undergrad Laura Jost. One finding: "As years in nat. res. mangmt. increases, sense of belonging decreases for women and remains constant for men...[and] perceived public support increases for men and remains constant for women."
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Jarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · Jul 25
Why I'm not interested in AI: substack.com/home/post/p-...
My Turn: Why I'm Not Interested in AI for Writing
Ok, software and websites.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 13
Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · Mar 15
Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?

Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.

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NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · Apr 8
'Tenure-track faculty also “received the lowest salary increase of all employee categories” for the third year in a row last academic year, according to a CUPA-HR news release.'

#AcademicSky
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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · Apr 8
"Adjusting for inflation, tenure-track faculty are now paid 10.2 % less than before Covid... While 'median pay increases for most higher education employees in 2024–25 remained strong, they have dropped...” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t... #edsky #highered
Most Higher Ed Workers Still Paid Less Than Before Pandemic
Although raises for most higher education employees last academic year beat inflation, most are still effectively earning less than they were in 2019–20, according to new salary survey data released M...
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