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Kate Marvel
@drkatemarvel.bsky.social
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Climate scientist and writer. Theoretical astrophysicist by training. Avowed Earth supremacist. My book HUMAN NATURE is out now https://shorturl.at/aJRYb
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · Jul 1
I went on TV to talk about my book with Rev. Al Sharpton, a sentence that I cannot believe is true
www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...
Nine ways to feel about our changing planet
Climate scientist Dr. Kate Marvel joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book 'Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet'.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d
Here's a snippet from the MIT president's letter to ED
Screenshot from link that reads: The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone. In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 1d
On the latest episode of A Matter of Degrees, we talk to @drkatemarvel.bsky.social about her amazing new book, "Human Nature." It's a story of climate science told through nine emotions. A beautiful read. Listen to the conversation wherever you get your podcasts!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 1d
I got to talk to my friends Katharine and Leah on their podcast!
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The Only Good Planet
Podcast Episode · A Matter of Degrees · 10/09/2025 · 41m
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 2d
attn fellow furloughed folks
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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 2d
Among those who could benefit: Government workers furloughed without pay in the federal shutdown that has lasted a week so far.
Unemployed New Yorkers Get Benefit Boost
After years stuck at $504 per week, the maximum unemployment insurance payout set to hit $869 on Oct. 13 — helping more than half of those currently on the rolls.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 7d
Hmm. With solar energy, the big explosions take place 93 million miles away
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d
A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 8d
Hey, folks, please check out the new Drawdown Explorer.

It’s the world’s leading resource for science-backed climate solutions. And now it provides the most up-to-date, localized, actionable intelligence to help scale these solutions out in the world.

Drawdown.org/explorer
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12d
desperately wish I had had this article to read and reference 10 or so years ago, but glad to have it now
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Iris Meredith @iris-meredith.bsky.social · 12d
Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech
This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 12d
Get a heat pump, get a job installing insulation or selling EVs, go to local council meetings in support of bike lanes or solar parks or dense housing near public transport. Run for political office, or at least vote. Recommend flight-free holiday destinations to others. (Delete as applicable).
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
no jury would convict you
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
don't give the subway dance guys any ideas please
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
i just want the subway to work, kendra
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
everybody gets to choose one climate solution they're allowed to hate as long as they 100% support policy and infrastructure to implement it. I loathe biking (because I take it personally when people try to kill me) but bring on the protected lanes and secure bike parking
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12d
My takeaways are:

1. More people should be looking at this from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social: drawdown.org/explorer

2. More people should be getting around by bike

3. NYC is the greatest city in the world
Drawdown® Explorer
We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.
drawdown.org
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
this was probably a silly thing to say on bluesky, of all places
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
people can discourse about anything they want, I'm just asking for a little electrification and infill housing
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
big fan of shallow ecology, personally
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
may we all learn the lessons of LOTR (sometimes you just need to take time for 3 pages of boring poetry about people you don't know)
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
Anyway, that, tinker tailor soldier spy, white teeth, and cold comfort farm
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 12d
I cannot believe how few people have said lord of the rings, isn’t bluesky supposed to be for nerds??
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 17d
“Everyone should read it”: Nature reviews Human Nature
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fighting climate change takes more than data — it needs wonder, love and hope
An informative and highly accessible book discusses climate change, its impacts and challenges to mitigating global warming through a compelling personal account.
www.nature.com
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 16d
Reviewer 2 will probably hate it though
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Benjamin Cook @dustybowl.bsky.social · 17d
Anyone know if ERA5 assimilates any satellite soil moisture observations? Finding some conflicting information online.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 17d
“Everyone should read it”: Nature reviews Human Nature
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fighting climate change takes more than data — it needs wonder, love and hope
An informative and highly accessible book discusses climate change, its impacts and challenges to mitigating global warming through a compelling personal account.
www.nature.com
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Climate.us @climate.us · 17d
🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
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