Prof. Felipe Gusmão
@fgusmao.bsky.social
"A minor marginalised philosopher writing in the early twenty-first century"
Professor of Conservation at UNIFESP
I was once suspended from Twitter for defending animal rights...
Ⓐ 🇦🇺 🇧🇷
and I love cats...
Professor of Conservation at UNIFESP
I was once suspended from Twitter for defending animal rights...
Ⓐ 🇦🇺 🇧🇷
and I love cats...
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Denial didn’t vanish. It learned how to look reasonable.
Today it sounds nuanced, balanced, even thoughtful….especially when amplified by Grok.
My new article explores how human denial of environmental issues has evolved into something far more sophisticated.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
Today it sounds nuanced, balanced, even thoughtful….especially when amplified by Grok.
My new article explores how human denial of environmental issues has evolved into something far more sophisticated.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
Grok and the Evolution of Reasonable Denial
How techno-optimism became the softest form of ecological dishonesty
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Denial didn’t vanish. It learned how to look reasonable.
Today it sounds nuanced, balanced, even thoughtful….especially when amplified by Grok.
My new article explores how human denial of environmental issues has evolved into something far more sophisticated.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
Today it sounds nuanced, balanced, even thoughtful….especially when amplified by Grok.
My new article explores how human denial of environmental issues has evolved into something far more sophisticated.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
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Ornitólogos dizem que descobriram na amazônia uma ave parecida com o dodô (Raphus cucullatus), extinto no século 17: o sururina-da-serra (Tinamus resonans).
📲 Leia mais na #Folha: folha.com/ciencia
📝 Joe Trezza/The New York Times
🎦 Morais et al, Zootaxa (2025)
📲 Leia mais na #Folha: folha.com/ciencia
📝 Joe Trezza/The New York Times
🎦 Morais et al, Zootaxa (2025)
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ornitólogos dizem que descobriram na amazônia uma ave parecida com o dodô (Raphus cucullatus), extinto no século 17: o sururina-da-serra (Tinamus resonans).
📲 Leia mais na #Folha: folha.com/ciencia
📝 Joe Trezza/The New York Times
🎦 Morais et al, Zootaxa (2025)
📲 Leia mais na #Folha: folha.com/ciencia
📝 Joe Trezza/The New York Times
🎦 Morais et al, Zootaxa (2025)
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Scientists call for urgent measures to protect underwater forests in a new global Marine Animal Forests Manifesto
A team of scientists led by ICTA-UAB researchers are calling for action to restore, and manage one of the ocean’s least known yet most important ecosystems
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
A team of scientists led by ICTA-UAB researchers are calling for action to restore, and manage one of the ocean’s least known yet most important ecosystems
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Scientists call for urgent measures to protect underwater forests in a new global Marine Animal Forests Manifesto
Scientists from around the world are calling for urgent action to protect, restore, and sustainably manage one of the ocean’s least known yet...
www.uab.cat
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Scientists call for urgent measures to protect underwater forests in a new global Marine Animal Forests Manifesto
A team of scientists led by ICTA-UAB researchers are calling for action to restore, and manage one of the ocean’s least known yet most important ecosystems
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
A team of scientists led by ICTA-UAB researchers are calling for action to restore, and manage one of the ocean’s least known yet most important ecosystems
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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Hey Murdoch fake-news media! The study you report on here
1. Predicts nothing but is about the past.
2. Is not about Gulf Stream but #AMOC.
3. An AMOC collapse wouldn’t cause an Ice Age.
Incompetence or intent to confuse?
The study by Ren et al shows AMOC has weakened: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
1. Predicts nothing but is about the past.
2. Is not about Gulf Stream but #AMOC.
3. An AMOC collapse wouldn’t cause an Ice Age.
Incompetence or intent to confuse?
The study by Ren et al shows AMOC has weakened: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hey Murdoch fake-news media! The study you report on here
1. Predicts nothing but is about the past.
2. Is not about Gulf Stream but #AMOC.
3. An AMOC collapse wouldn’t cause an Ice Age.
Incompetence or intent to confuse?
The study by Ren et al shows AMOC has weakened: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
1. Predicts nothing but is about the past.
2. Is not about Gulf Stream but #AMOC.
3. An AMOC collapse wouldn’t cause an Ice Age.
Incompetence or intent to confuse?
The study by Ren et al shows AMOC has weakened: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
A big day for nature
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...
www.foe.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here are a range of responses to the EPBC announcement.
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
The old laws were decades out of date. A new playing field will strengthen the hand of the groups campaigning against new fossil fuel protects & in support of enviro protection. That’s where the work continues.
www.foe.org.au/a_big_day_fo...
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"Can I have a relationship with these animals alive? Or is the killing, the eating, that magical bridging, a crucial part of my love, part of my relationship with these animals, with the world?"
Gretchen Legler ponders hunting, intimacy, and how food shapes our relationship with the natural world.
Gretchen Legler ponders hunting, intimacy, and how food shapes our relationship with the natural world.
Gooseberry Marsh
On love and hunting ducks
orionmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Can I have a relationship with these animals alive? Or is the killing, the eating, that magical bridging, a crucial part of my love, part of my relationship with these animals, with the world?"
Gretchen Legler ponders hunting, intimacy, and how food shapes our relationship with the natural world.
Gretchen Legler ponders hunting, intimacy, and how food shapes our relationship with the natural world.
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💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Thrilling news from BP: they found even more oil off Brazil. Climate crisis? Melting planet? Relax, BP’s got barrels to fill!
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
BP sheds light on ‘extremely encouraging’ potential of Brazil discovery
Head of production Gordon Birrell says supermajor confidence ‘has increased’ following first Bumerangue dataset, but appraisal work not expected before 2027
www.upstreamonline.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Thrilling news from BP: they found even more oil off Brazil. Climate crisis? Melting planet? Relax, BP’s got barrels to fill!
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/...
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Who're the parties that'll be served by the @albomp.bsky.social govt ramming regressive EPBC laws thru parliament by year's end, & why do they feature in the Business Council of Australia-led 'Alliance of 26 industry groups'❓
Also, why TF is the Group of 8 universities amongst them❓
Also, why TF is the Group of 8 universities amongst them❓
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Who're the parties that'll be served by the @albomp.bsky.social govt ramming regressive EPBC laws thru parliament by year's end, & why do they feature in the Business Council of Australia-led 'Alliance of 26 industry groups'❓
Also, why TF is the Group of 8 universities amongst them❓
Also, why TF is the Group of 8 universities amongst them❓
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En tentant d’intégrer la sortie des énergies fossiles dans l’accord de la COP30, l’UE s'est présentée comme le « chevalier blanc de la transition », explique le chercheur Édouard Morena, qui dénonce « l’hypocrisie » de l’Europe.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/t6a
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/t6a
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
En tentant d’intégrer la sortie des énergies fossiles dans l’accord de la COP30, l’UE s'est présentée comme le « chevalier blanc de la transition », explique le chercheur Édouard Morena, qui dénonce « l’hypocrisie » de l’Europe.
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/t6a
Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/t6a
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Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions
The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the Senate
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Fixed the headline… “Labor pledges to pass some kind of #nature laws as Greens demand laws actually protect nature rather than providing a free pass for #eco- #climate- & #water-destructive mining” #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The IUCN calls the extinction crisis a mix of “hope and concern.” But hope thrives in the absence of honesty. Humanity would rather lie to itself about endless growth than face the reality of limits.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The IUCN calls the extinction crisis a mix of “hope and concern.” But hope thrives in the absence of honesty. Humanity would rather lie to itself about endless growth than face the reality of limits.
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É extremamente frustrante perceber que nosso editorial sobre o fracasso da COP29 pode ser integralmente usado para a #COP30, apenas mudando os números.
COP29: fracasso esperado expõe crise climática global www.ecodebate.com.br/2024/11/23/c...
COP29: fracasso esperado expõe crise climática global www.ecodebate.com.br/2024/11/23/c...
COP29: fracasso esperado expõe crise climática global
COP29, em Baku, fracassa: conferência climática repete inação global. Falta de metas realistas e de ações efetivas e mensuráveis agravam o caos ambiental
www.ecodebate.com.br
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
É extremamente frustrante perceber que nosso editorial sobre o fracasso da COP29 pode ser integralmente usado para a #COP30, apenas mudando os números.
COP29: fracasso esperado expõe crise climática global www.ecodebate.com.br/2024/11/23/c...
COP29: fracasso esperado expõe crise climática global www.ecodebate.com.br/2024/11/23/c...
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Kissing Has Existed for at Least 16 Million Years, Scientists Say. And humans are far from the only species locking lips. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
Kissing Has Existed for at Least 16 Million Years, Scientists Say
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kissing Has Existed for at Least 16 Million Years, Scientists Say. And humans are far from the only species locking lips. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/s...
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Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife
'If ecosystems go, we go'
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife
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Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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In an ideal society the leaders would be the wisest and most virtuous of people.
In a less than ideal society they would be chosen more or less at random, as by chance.
In our actual society, they are... well I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but let's just say we are "totally fucked".
In a less than ideal society they would be chosen more or less at random, as by chance.
In our actual society, they are... well I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but let's just say we are "totally fucked".
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In an ideal society the leaders would be the wisest and most virtuous of people.
In a less than ideal society they would be chosen more or less at random, as by chance.
In our actual society, they are... well I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but let's just say we are "totally fucked".
In a less than ideal society they would be chosen more or less at random, as by chance.
In our actual society, they are... well I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but let's just say we are "totally fucked".
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By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social:
COP30 Brazil — the hypocrisy of promoting climate leadership while pushing highways, oil projects, and deregulation that threaten the Amazon.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
COP30 Brazil — the hypocrisy of promoting climate leadership while pushing highways, oil projects, and deregulation that threaten the Amazon.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
COP30 Brazil: a climate summit tainted by oil and deforestation
COP30 Brazil — the hypocrisy of promoting climate leadership while pushing highways, oil projects, and deregulation that threaten the Amazon
www.thecanary.co
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
By me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social:
COP30 Brazil — the hypocrisy of promoting climate leadership while pushing highways, oil projects, and deregulation that threaten the Amazon.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
COP30 Brazil — the hypocrisy of promoting climate leadership while pushing highways, oil projects, and deregulation that threaten the Amazon.
www.thecanary.co/discovery/en...
The US should not be allowed to make Australia complicit in nuclear war. 50 years ago Whitlam believed that and he was right.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
It’s time to end AUKUS. Close Pine Gap.
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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If only the public understood what Brazil’s agribusiness, the “ruralistas”, really stands for: profits for the elite, industrial-scale farming that crushes small farmers, destroys the environment, and serves exports over people.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If only the public understood what Brazil’s agribusiness, the “ruralistas”, really stands for: profits for the elite, industrial-scale farming that crushes small farmers, destroys the environment, and serves exports over people.
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Teaching an octopus to play piano
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Teaching an octopus to play piano
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
#animal #sentience #philsci #philsky #science
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...