Lingon
@lingon.bsky.social
Mostly posting about ecology and related areas of science, with occasional cycle nerdery and cat pics. Stockholm, Sweden #Ecology, #Rstats
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I'm so glad that I wrote this post, partly because it got the idea out of my head, but mainly because I was lucky to receive thoughtful replies from the real specialists in this field. Read the comments for the actual insights 😁
How I stopped believing in the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning consensus
The E120 Biodiversity Experiment at Cedar Creek in Minnesota, from their website. It all began with the best of intentions. By the time the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was published in 2005, th…
treesinspace.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I'm so glad that I wrote this post, partly because it got the idea out of my head, but mainly because I was lucky to receive thoughtful replies from the real specialists in this field. Read the comments for the actual insights 😁
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In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.
#medievalstorytime
#medievalstorytime
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.
#medievalstorytime
#medievalstorytime
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![3-panel comic. (1) [Three small arthropods on ocean floor.] ARTHROPOD 1: Now that we’re multicellular, what are your plans? I’m gonna evolve little legs and swim around with them! ARTHROPOD 2: I’m gonna evolve sharp pincers and use them to crunch stuff! ARTHROPOD 3: I’m gonna evolve glands to make string from my butt and use it to construct elaborate geometric nets hundreds of times my size to catch other animals. (2) [Silence] (3) ARTHROPOD 1: *Dude.* ARTHROPOD 2: Can you *please* just be normal about this? ARTHROPOD 3: *What??!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia3p425asp237hjolbn5lly6g6hzm2eoygqjpkd5dii6zrwqnp7qi@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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This is part of where your APCs go when you publish in MDPI and Frontiers. They use that money to buy more influence.
Until funders, WoS, take meaningful action, they will continue to use muzzle velocity to overcome criticisms.
Until funders, WoS, take meaningful action, they will continue to use muzzle velocity to overcome criticisms.
Plus, MDPI/Frontiers spend big money to convince governments they're not just legit, but leaders. Frontiers just sponsored WEF Davos, MDPI signed a deal with German national science agency.
🇩🇪+MDPI: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/germany...
Davos: sciencehouse.frontiersin.org/event/945d08...
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🇩🇪+MDPI: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/germany...
Davos: sciencehouse.frontiersin.org/event/945d08...
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Germany faces questions over publishing agreement with MDPI
Landmark deal should raise questions about publisher’s practices on peer review, citations and special issues, say research sleuths
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This is part of where your APCs go when you publish in MDPI and Frontiers. They use that money to buy more influence.
Until funders, WoS, take meaningful action, they will continue to use muzzle velocity to overcome criticisms.
Until funders, WoS, take meaningful action, they will continue to use muzzle velocity to overcome criticisms.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Liberalerna i Stockholm ljuger. Och sluter upp med SD.
cykelmagasinet.se/l-i-stockhol...
cykelmagasinet.se/l-i-stockhol...
L i Stockholm ljuger för att skapa konflikter - Cykelmagasinet
L med Jan Jönsson i spetsen sluter nu upp bakom SD:s cykelfientliga budskap inför valet – men gör det genom att låtsas att en vanlig bilväg är en cykelbana. I en video på Facebook och Instagram försök...
cykelmagasinet.se
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Liberalerna i Stockholm ljuger. Och sluter upp med SD.
cykelmagasinet.se/l-i-stockhol...
cykelmagasinet.se/l-i-stockhol...
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I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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In 1931, German engineer Herr Richter attached 12 solid-fuel rockets to a bicycle, which were ignited by a large battery. One report says he managed to reach 88 kmh before being thrown from the bike. He wasn't seriously injured, but that's the last anyone heard of his Raketenrad.
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
In 1931, German engineer Herr Richter attached 12 solid-fuel rockets to a bicycle, which were ignited by a large battery. One report says he managed to reach 88 kmh before being thrown from the bike. He wasn't seriously injured, but that's the last anyone heard of his Raketenrad.
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This article strikes a chord with me. With mobile laser scanners and GNSS receivers I can now collect as much data in a few days as used to take weeks. Great! Except that's less time spent in the forest really looking at the trees. 🧪🌏🌲🌳 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.
www.nature.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This article strikes a chord with me. With mobile laser scanners and GNSS receivers I can now collect as much data in a few days as used to take weeks. Great! Except that's less time spent in the forest really looking at the trees. 🧪🌏🌲🌳 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
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This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
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Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
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Less than 48h left to buy an Interrail pass with 25% discount (I already have!). Buy now, activate any date in next 11 months.
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
December 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Less than 48h left to buy an Interrail pass with 25% discount (I already have!). Buy now, activate any date in next 11 months.
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
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New paper: Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union
Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union - Nature Communications
An EU-wide analysis shows that drained peatlands are major, underreported sources of greenhouse gases. By mapping emission hotspots, the study provides guidance for targeted rewetting and strengthens ...
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New paper: Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Aaaand it's happening! Bookings for the "Aurora" Basel-Malmö just went live a minute ago! Tickets are both available now at
shop.sbb.ch
and
shop.oebbtickets.at/
With nightjet.com also being an outlet, this will follow in probably a few minutes. Tickets and categories are the same as in classic NJ.
shop.sbb.ch
and
shop.oebbtickets.at/
With nightjet.com also being an outlet, this will follow in probably a few minutes. Tickets and categories are the same as in classic NJ.
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Aaaand it's happening! Bookings for the "Aurora" Basel-Malmö just went live a minute ago! Tickets are both available now at
shop.sbb.ch
and
shop.oebbtickets.at/
With nightjet.com also being an outlet, this will follow in probably a few minutes. Tickets and categories are the same as in classic NJ.
shop.sbb.ch
and
shop.oebbtickets.at/
With nightjet.com also being an outlet, this will follow in probably a few minutes. Tickets and categories are the same as in classic NJ.
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❗️Our next workshop will be on Oct 30, 2 pm CEST titled Data Literacy in Julia for Rtists by
@dwinkl.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
@dwinkl.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
❗️Our next workshop will be on Oct 30, 2 pm CEST titled Data Literacy in Julia for Rtists by
@dwinkl.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
@dwinkl.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
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![Comic. [two connected spacecraft hovering in space above the Earth] Houston, the view is superb. We can see the continents spread out below us, right where they’ve been since the Earth formed. [caption] I still can’t believe we developed spaceflight before we figured out that the continents moved.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicp2ka5asjgkmgfdfj33vnjb5bbvk3vnyao6ju5kipxcdc23pqasm@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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With all due respect, when did the US ever
"lead the charge" on confronting climate change, even rhetorically, let alone in terms of actual energy policy?
"lead the charge" on confronting climate change, even rhetorically, let alone in terms of actual energy policy?
"As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void" | New op-ed by Benjamin Horton & myself for the @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
As Trump abdicates U.S. leadership on climate change, Asia is filling the void
OPINION: The U.S. once led the charge in confronting the planet’s most pressing challenges. But today, that leadership is eroding. Nowhere is this loss more visible than in climate science.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
With all due respect, when did the US ever
"lead the charge" on confronting climate change, even rhetorically, let alone in terms of actual energy policy?
"lead the charge" on confronting climate change, even rhetorically, let alone in terms of actual energy policy?
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The popular night train from Stockholm to Berlin via Hamburg that started in 2022 is being cancelled from September next year as the current government refuses to support it when the current contract runs out. Depressing... jarnvagar.nu/sj-staller-i... @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
SJ ställer in nattågen till Berlin – Järnvägar.nu
SJ ställer in nattågen mellan Stockholm och Berlin sedan regeringen föreslagit att det särskilda anslaget till trafiken ska upphöra. 31 augusti nästa år körs det sista tåget.
jarnvagar.nu
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The popular night train from Stockholm to Berlin via Hamburg that started in 2022 is being cancelled from September next year as the current government refuses to support it when the current contract runs out. Depressing... jarnvagar.nu/sj-staller-i... @seatsixtyone.bsky.social
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Reconstructing animals from their fossilized remains requires meticulous artistry and scientific rigour.
What was done to bones partly of a woolly rhinoceros discovered in Germany in 1663 arguably involved neither.
Behold the 'Magdeburg Unicorn' in all its tea-spitting glory.
(Yes, it's real.)
What was done to bones partly of a woolly rhinoceros discovered in Germany in 1663 arguably involved neither.
Behold the 'Magdeburg Unicorn' in all its tea-spitting glory.
(Yes, it's real.)
June 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Reconstructing animals from their fossilized remains requires meticulous artistry and scientific rigour.
What was done to bones partly of a woolly rhinoceros discovered in Germany in 1663 arguably involved neither.
Behold the 'Magdeburg Unicorn' in all its tea-spitting glory.
(Yes, it's real.)
What was done to bones partly of a woolly rhinoceros discovered in Germany in 1663 arguably involved neither.
Behold the 'Magdeburg Unicorn' in all its tea-spitting glory.
(Yes, it's real.)