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J. David Jentsch 🏳️‍🌈 @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant Professor opening in behavioral neuroscience at the University of Albany (SUNY). Join an outstanding department in one of the nation's greatest university systems.

#neurojobs

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceEarth

Looking for a bit of good news? In this interview, British data scientist Hannah Ritchie explains why she sees the world making real progress in the climate change fight, even as the U.S. loses momentum due to the current anti-science regime.

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This Data Scientist Sees Progress in the Climate Change Fight

Countries are falling short on reducing emissions, but British data scientist Hannah Ritchie looks at the numbers and sees the world making real gains on climate change. In an interview, she talks abo...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness

Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?

Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 14h

Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity,.
#PV “now the key driver of the world’s transition to clean, #renewable power”.
“UK, 50 degrees north of the equator, solar is the cheapest option for large-scale energy generation.”
www.pv-tech.org/solar-is-the...

Solar is the world’s cheapest source of electricity, research shows

Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity, according to a study from the University of Surrey, in the UK.

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Insee @insee.fr · 1d

#Prix | Entre décembre 2022 et décembre 2023, les prix des produits alimentaires augmentent de plus de 12 %. En moyenne, lorsque le prix d’un produit augmente de 1 %, les quantités vendues baissent de 0,6 %.
👉 www.insee.fr/fr/statistiq...

En 2021 et 2022, les prix des produits alimentaires augmentent fortement. En décembre 2022, les prix sont supérieurs de 12 % à leur niveau de l’année précédente. Cette hausse des prix est alimentée par la hausse des coûts des matières premières et de l’énergie. Le pouvoir d’achat est globalement préservé [Pen, Rousset, 2024], mais les différences de consommation, en particulier sur les postes de l’énergie et de l’alimentation, entraînent des écarts d’inflation supportée par les différentes catégories de ménages [Insee, 2023a].

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Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · 3d

Posted about 23 hrs ago
Credit: @btnewsroom.bsky.social

"btnewsroom: In response to the announced deployment of 200 National Guard troops & 150 🧊 agents to Portland, a group of military veterans gathered in front of City Hall, calling on service members to remember their oath to the Constitution"

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

Reform and Green party members the most ideologically removed from the average voter

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 2d

Les rédactions de Prisma Media, qui font partie du groupe Bolloré, déplorent « l’interventionnisme débridé » de leurs dirigeants

L’arrivée à la direction du groupe de presse (Capital, Femme Actuelle, Télé Loisirs) de fidèles de Vincent Bolloré, fin août, s’est immédiatement traduite par une mainmise éditoriale et une drastique chasse aux dépenses.

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AppleInsider @appleinsider.com · 2d

Apple's decision to comply with an order to remove ICEBlock from the App Store goes against its previous stance to stand for the rights of its users, former Apple execs have declared.

Ex-execs slam Tim Cook for eroding Apple's moral authority after ICEBlock pull

Apple's decision to comply with an order to remove ICEBlock from the App Store goes against its previous stance to stand for the rights of its users, former Apple employees have declared.

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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 2d

Another example of the real problem being that people like Cruz live in an alternate reality bubble. Pretty much anyone accusing orgs like Wikipedia, NPR, or PBS of liberal bias is really just showing they don't live in the objective reality.

WIRED @wired.com · 3d

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal. www.wired.com/story/ted-cr...

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal.

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 2d

Prix Nobel de physique : l’un des lauréats, John Clarke, prévient que Donald Trump « paralyse » la science aux Etats-Unis

En supposant que l’administration Trump « arrive finalement à son terme, il pourrait falloir une décennie pour revenir au niveau où nous étions il y a six mois », estime le chercheur britannique de 83 ans, s’alarmant d’un « énorme problème ».

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d

The first discovery of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK shows how climate change and global travel are helping mosquitoes that spread dengue and Zika expand northwards.

First evidence in the UK of breeding aegypti mosquito – the main spreader of dengue, chikungunya and Zika

The first discovery of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK shows how climate change and global travel are helping mosquitoes that spread dengue and Zika expand northwards.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d

Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.

How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage

Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.

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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 3d

On the Colorado River, there is no more water.

That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.

My latest:

insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News

A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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cgru.bsky.social @cgru.bsky.social · 2d

Nous sommes content de contribuer avec notre petit installation tout rikiki qui produit presque 1,2 fois notre besoin, et ça avec une voiture électrique…

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Henri Horn @henrihorn.bsky.social · 3d

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Henri Horn @henrihorn.bsky.social · 4d

It's worth reminding that incumbent energy utilities failed spectacularly to understand #renewables just 30 years ago.

In 1993 the #nuclear power operators in Germany published this joint statement that solar, wind & hydro can't provide over 4% of electricity demand in 🇩🇪.

Even in the long term.

Advertisement in Germany from 16.6.1993 that says:
"He who asks critical questions is not a nuclear power opponent."
"Many young people see nuclear power as a threat. We, the German power suppliers do not take that lightly. We ask ourselves the same questions.
Can Germany phase out nuclear power? Yes, but that will lead to higher emissions from coal power. Because renewable sources like solar wind and water can not provide more than 4% of our electricity, even in the long term.
Can we justify such a measure? No, because the energy needs of developing countries require that rich countries reduce their emissions.
Can we achieve that without nuclear, just by saving energy? No. Nuclear provides 34% of electricity in Germany and avoids 160 million tonnes of emissions, with world class safety standards.
So: climate change or nuclear power? That is the question.
Many young people ask critical questions. So do we. Because we are our own thoughest critics.

Your electricity suppliers

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Bayernwerk München
EVS Stuttgart
PreussenElectra Hannover
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Insee @insee.fr · 3d

#Démographie | En 2024, la part des personnes étrangères dans la population en France est inférieure à la moyenne des pays de l’UE
👉 www.insee.fr/fr/statistiq...

En 2024, les personnes étrangères représentent 8,8 % de la population vivant en France. Cette part est inférieure à la moyenne de l’Union européenne (9,6 %) ainsi qu’à celle des pays frontaliers de la France.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 3d

The quantum tunnelling effect is where a particle can pass through a barrier and appear on the other side.

Nobel physics prize awarded for pioneering experiments that paved the way for quantum computers

The quantum tunnelling effect is where a particle can pass through a barrier and appear on the other side.

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 3d

Interdiction des réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans : le Danemark mène l’offensive contre les écrans

Dans un pays où les outils numériques se sont imposés à l’école plus que n’importe où ailleurs, le gouvernement prône désormais un retour au manuel scolaire et veut limiter le temps passé par les enfants devant leur téléphone.

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cgru.bsky.social @cgru.bsky.social · 3d

George Clooney has said that his decision to base himself in France was informed by the desire to give his children a better start in life than if they had remained in the US.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

George Clooney says his children have a ‘much better life’ being raised in France than LA

The actor said that life on their French farm will be free of paparazzi, teach them self sufficiency and let them see his handyman skills, such as fixing the coffee machine

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cgru.bsky.social @cgru.bsky.social · 3d

L’enquête sur les surfacturations présumées du Rassemblement national s’intensifie. Des saisies pénales d’un million d’euros ont été effectuées chez des imprimeurs liés au parti.
www.lindependant.fr/2025/10/07/c...

Campagnes électorales du RN : de l’argent saisi chez des imprimeurs du parti soupçonnés de surfacturations pour atteindre le maximum du remboursement de l’État

L’enquête sur les surfacturations présumées du Rassemblement national s’intensifie. Des saisies pénales d’un million d’euros ont été effectuées chez des imprimeurs liés au parti.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 3d

Are you an ERC-funded researcher who is ready to inspire the next generation of scientists?

Apply now to showcase your research in fun, creative ways at the #ScienceisWonderful exhibition! 👉 link.europa.eu/vgTTr4

📅 18–20 March 2026

📍Brussels

⏳Apply until 20 October

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cgru.bsky.social @cgru.bsky.social · 3d

Für Trumps geliebte Kohle bieten Unternehmen nicht mal einen Cent pro Tonne www.focus.de/finanzen/fue...

Für Trumps geliebte Kohle bieten Unternehmen nicht mal einen Cent pro Tonne: Auktion endet mit Spottgebot

Bei der größten US-Kohleauktion seit Jahren gab es nur ein einziges Gebot – und das fiel mit gerade einmal 160.000 Euro für 167 Millionen Tonnen Kohle extrem niedrig aus. Setzt Trump auf eine Industri...

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cgru.bsky.social @cgru.bsky.social · 3d

A la suite de l’incursion de drones russes au-dessus du ciel polonais, une attaque de désinformation sans précédent www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

A la suite de l’incursion de drones russes au-dessus du ciel polonais, une attaque de désinformation sans précédent

La provocation du 10 septembre a entraîné en Pologne une vague de messages sur les réseaux sociaux en provenance de comptes russes et biélorusses attribuant pour partie la responsabilité de l’incident...

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