Julie Talbot
@julietalbot.bsky.social
Prof, directrice du département de géographie @UMontreal
| Wetland science, biogeochemistry, Anthropocene, environmental impact of research | En français and in English
| Wetland science, biogeochemistry, Anthropocene, environmental impact of research | En français and in English
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Certaines régions mayas ont vu leur population chuter sans connaître de sécheresse, ce qui remet en question les explications climatiques de ce déclin. @gwinneth.bsky.social
nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025...
nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025...
Effondrement de la civilisation maya: la sécheresse n’explique pas tout
Selon une étude de Benjamin Gwinneth, certaines régions mayas ont vu leur population chuter sans connaître de sécheresse, ce qui remet en question les explications climatiques de ce déclin.
nouvelles.umontreal.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Certaines régions mayas ont vu leur population chuter sans connaître de sécheresse, ce qui remet en question les explications climatiques de ce déclin. @gwinneth.bsky.social
nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025...
nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025...
Cheers to all of us who celebrate
today is the feast of St Catharine of Alexandria, patron of female scholars, so enjoy this painting of her shutting down a senior prof who treated her paper's question time as an opportunity to hold an impromptu paper of his own
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Cheers to all of us who celebrate
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(The year is 2077. A child and an elderly millennial are huddled around a fire, sharing a single bean from a rusty tin can.)
Child: Why did things get so bad, papa?
Papa: Well, my child, we had to warm the planet to tell the rich man that he would probably be very good at drinking urine.
Child: Why did things get so bad, papa?
Papa: Well, my child, we had to warm the planet to tell the rich man that he would probably be very good at drinking urine.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
(The year is 2077. A child and an elderly millennial are huddled around a fire, sharing a single bean from a rusty tin can.)
Child: Why did things get so bad, papa?
Papa: Well, my child, we had to warm the planet to tell the rich man that he would probably be very good at drinking urine.
Child: Why did things get so bad, papa?
Papa: Well, my child, we had to warm the planet to tell the rich man that he would probably be very good at drinking urine.
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Un rappel que les IA gen accélèrent la crise climatique, exemple 634754. «Worldwide, nearly 60% of the electricity used by data centers comes from fossil fuels including natural gas.»
Countries are struggling to meet the rising energy demands of data centers
Mexico's lagging energy grid is forcing companies, including Microsoft, to use generators.
restofworld.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Un rappel que les IA gen accélèrent la crise climatique, exemple 634754. «Worldwide, nearly 60% of the electricity used by data centers comes from fossil fuels including natural gas.»
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Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
J'ai signé cette lettre. On ne peut pas se permettre de baisser les bras face à la crise climatique. La posture politique actuelle est désespérante.
Plus de 450 chercheurs universitaires demandent à Mark Carney de faire du climat «une priorité». La lutte contre la crise climatique est essentielle pour l’avenir du Canada, affirment-ils dans une lettre. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
Plus de 450 chercheurs universitaires demandent à Mark Carney de faire du climat «une priorité»
La lutte contre la crise climatique est essentielle pour l’avenir du Canada, affirment-ils dans une lettre.
www.ledevoir.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
J'ai signé cette lettre. On ne peut pas se permettre de baisser les bras face à la crise climatique. La posture politique actuelle est désespérante.
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«La Terre ne peut plus supporter le modèle de développement basé sur l'utilisation intensive de combustibles fossiles qui a prévalu au cours des 200 dernières années», dit Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, président du Brésil, qui accueille la COP30. En octobre: www.ledevoir.com/economie/926...
Feu vert à l’exploration pétrolière au large de l’Amazonie
Le projet est poussé par le président brésilien Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, qui accueillera la COP30 en novembre à Belém.
www.ledevoir.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
«La Terre ne peut plus supporter le modèle de développement basé sur l'utilisation intensive de combustibles fossiles qui a prévalu au cours des 200 dernières années», dit Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, président du Brésil, qui accueille la COP30. En octobre: www.ledevoir.com/economie/926...
This one is for the peatland nerds:
We are organizing a session on 💧water in peatlands 🌿 at the ASLO conference in Montreal May 12-16 2026 - join us! Deadline for abstract submission Nov 25, more info here www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
We are organizing a session on 💧water in peatlands 🌿 at the ASLO conference in Montreal May 12-16 2026 - join us! Deadline for abstract submission Nov 25, more info here www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This one is for the peatland nerds:
We are organizing a session on 💧water in peatlands 🌿 at the ASLO conference in Montreal May 12-16 2026 - join us! Deadline for abstract submission Nov 25, more info here www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
We are organizing a session on 💧water in peatlands 🌿 at the ASLO conference in Montreal May 12-16 2026 - join us! Deadline for abstract submission Nov 25, more info here www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
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it’s funny seeing canadian media present zohran as a “democratic socialist” like it’s some shocking thing and not just the left flank of the ndp
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
it’s funny seeing canadian media present zohran as a “democratic socialist” like it’s some shocking thing and not just the left flank of the ndp
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
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As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
docs.google.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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Please help share and sign this letter with your colleagues before November 4th. If you have applied for Tri-Council funding in the last 25 years, all of your data is at risk of being included and sent to an unnamed researcher and MPs on the committee.
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Please help share and sign this letter with your colleagues before November 4th. If you have applied for Tri-Council funding in the last 25 years, all of your data is at risk of being included and sent to an unnamed researcher and MPs on the committee.
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We're concerned about the SRSR motion requesting 25 years of disaggregated tri-council data. While we understand the data is intended to be anonymized, this wasn't explicitly stated in the motion – and the specific information requested could still enable re-identification when linked together.
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We're concerned about the SRSR motion requesting 25 years of disaggregated tri-council data. While we understand the data is intended to be anonymized, this wasn't explicitly stated in the motion – and the specific information requested could still enable re-identification when linked together.
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The Hallowe'en Slimate Gnashboard: the most terrifying dashboard you will see tonight or any night. Enter at your peril.
www.jkclimate.fr/Halloween/da...
www.jkclimate.fr/Halloween/da...
Hallowe'en Slimate Gnashboard
Spooky slimate data exuded from a seasonal gnashboard presented in lurid horrifying colours. You have been warned. Enter at your own peril. (or somebody else's)
www.jkclimate.fr
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Hallowe'en Slimate Gnashboard: the most terrifying dashboard you will see tonight or any night. Enter at your peril.
www.jkclimate.fr/Halloween/da...
www.jkclimate.fr/Halloween/da...
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Un long format extrêmement éclairant sur l'extractivisme des IA génératives du point de vue de la quantité phénoménale d'eau et d'énergie que ces dernières demandent aux États-Unis: pollution, GES, gaspillage d'eau et explosion des tarifs. Pour quels usages?
Data Drain: The Land and Water Impacts of the AI Boom - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Communities across the US are wooing data centers with tax breaks and other incentives. But data centers are resource-ravenous, creating demands for land, water, and power that many host communities a...
www.lincolninst.edu
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Un long format extrêmement éclairant sur l'extractivisme des IA génératives du point de vue de la quantité phénoménale d'eau et d'énergie que ces dernières demandent aux États-Unis: pollution, GES, gaspillage d'eau et explosion des tarifs. Pour quels usages?
That's the most relevant question I've read in a while
What's the best use of rocks as a climate solution?
Is it grinding them up and spreading them on fields, or is it throwing them at billionaires? Let's go to this meeting and decide.
Is it grinding them up and spreading them on fields, or is it throwing them at billionaires? Let's go to this meeting and decide.
Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
That's the most relevant question I've read in a while
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I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
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Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Toujours pas d'évolution en France sur l'utilisation du terme "amérindien" ?
L’extraordinaire découverte de nombreux vestiges amérindiens à Sainte-Anne, en Martinique, questionne l’approche de l’histoire des civilisations dans les Antilles françaises, façonnées par la colonisation.
Par Amandine Ascensio
Par Amandine Ascensio
Antilles françaises : l’archéologie trouble le récit colonial
L’extraordinaire découverte de nombreux vestiges amérindiens à Sainte-Anne, en Martinique, questionne l’approche de l’histoire des civilisations dans les Antilles françaises, façonnées par la colonisation.
l.mediapart.fr
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Toujours pas d'évolution en France sur l'utilisation du terme "amérindien" ?
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Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school