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Markus Eichhorn

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Ecologist, author, tree watcher. Shill for Big Forest. Writing another textbook on biodiversity and biogeography. It's always karaoke time. More at treesinspace.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Aug 11

Had a great time at the @3dforecotech.bsky.social summer school in Oxford last week. So many attendees were overjoyed to discover that they're not alone. If you need support then we're here for you: 3dforecotech.eu

Awkward teen boy and girl at record shop from some movie I haven't seen. Text reads "I love terrestrial laser scanning..." and "Me too...".

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1h

In honour of long tradition I have made my sacrifice to the travel gods by leaving my plug converter behind in the hotel. Every time.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 11h

I would argue that her legacy is easier to defend than either of them, but comparisons like that don't teach us very much. It's possible to be both inspired by someone and still reflect critically on their life.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 11h

Completely, and I share it not because I completely agree with Mordecai but because it's a viewpoint that should also be heard.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 20h

I'd take a more nuanced line: Jane Goodall certainly obtained her status and prominence as the result of privilege, but once she was established a more pertinent question is how she used that position.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 20h

Mordecai Ogada is never afraid of challenging received opinion and always worth listening to. Before mythologising Jane Goodall we should recognise that she wasn't a hero to everyone in conservation.

Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 1d

This is from a very prominent conservationist from Kenya

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 22h

Incidentally, when you search online for Chicxulub you get a cool animation in your browser, at least on Firefox.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 22h

Geologists are all about getting within 11,000 years but I feel like Thursday is the day when terrible things normally happen. The world will end on a Thursday.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 22h

What day of the week was the Chicxulub impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? I feel like it must have been a Thursday.

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Bar Mageddon @barmageddon.bsky.social · 1d

THEM: how's it going

ME: pretty good, last month in india i only sold 61 fewer cars than tesla

THEM: wait, you sell cars?

ME: no

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Me looking into my inbox right now...

Star Wars meme.
Top panel: "My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count."
Bottom panel: "Good. Twice the pride, double the fall."

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

You're never too old, too experienced or too clever to still do something incredibly stupid. I should leave work now before I mess anything else up.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, I'm Markus, I'm 47 years old, and I just made a Reply-All blunder to a large international network 🤦‍♂️

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

Please can we all stop asking for 'highly motivated' applicants. If they've made it through the convoluted application process for your position then you can assume they're motivated.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah well chalcids are just wannabe flies.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

That's fighting talk right there

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

And the rest you just frittered.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

The ethics panel was overwhelmed. New guidance came out. "We meant real animals, not those animals!" What count as real animals? Silence. The policy was quietly scrapped.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Applications flooded in from studies by people watching pollinators on flowers. Moving crab spiders between bushes. Mapping corals on reefs. Studying movement in jellyfish. Every phyla you could think of.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Fun story. A few years ago the university I worked at had a new ethics policy requiring that all research on animals, including observations, had to go through the central ethics panel. "All animals?", we asked. "Yes, anything classified as an animal." Ok, we said. Here it comes.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

I thought that's what this place is. It's my bubble and I like it here.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Is that what we're calling Hodges Figgis these days?

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

It sounds as though arson has been discounted as a motive and they're able to open as usual. Keep supporting independent bookstores like @booksupstairs.bsky.social regardless.

Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 3d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

Oh, this one really boils my piss. I LOVE Books Upstairs — they a vast selection of affordable books. I will definitely be ordering online once I'm able to help support their remodeling costs. I invite y'all to join me. ❤️

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

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