Robin Heinen
@robinheinennl.bsky.social
Father of two | Husband | Dr | Ecologist | Research Associate @ TUM | Insects, plants and microbes | Artificial Light At Night | Sen. Editor @ Annals of Applied Biology & Assoc. Editor @ Functional Ecology | Reptile & Bird enthusiast
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I will probably be posting about this one a lot in the coming weeks: our special issue on ALAN / light pollution in Biological Conservation is now open for submissions! With @gkalinkat.bsky.social, Jacqueline Degen, and Franz Hölker.
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From the 33 years I have lived in the Netherlands, I cannot recall a single event where a car driver shouted at me. Here in Germany it is literally every other week. Trust me, I know my cylist etiquette, and I am not the problem. Road rage muppets are.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
From the 33 years I have lived in the Netherlands, I cannot recall a single event where a car driver shouted at me. Here in Germany it is literally every other week. Trust me, I know my cylist etiquette, and I am not the problem. Road rage muppets are.
Today, my latest publication was published in Global Change Biology. This work is the result of several years of brainstorming, discussing and polishing with three of my favorite collaborators. In it, we discuss how climatic extremes may affect evolution.
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Effects of Extreme Climatic Events on Evolutionary Processes
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today, my latest publication was published in Global Change Biology. This work is the result of several years of brainstorming, discussing and polishing with three of my favorite collaborators. In it, we discuss how climatic extremes may affect evolution.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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For his MSc, Frederik Achterberg investigated how weather (precipitation events, temperature, wind speed) affects the visitation of arthropods on arthropod camera traps placed in the field. Weather clearly has an impact, but not always as expected, with complex temporal and taxon-specific effects.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
For his MSc, Frederik Achterberg investigated how weather (precipitation events, temperature, wind speed) affects the visitation of arthropods on arthropod camera traps placed in the field. Weather clearly has an impact, but not always as expected, with complex temporal and taxon-specific effects.
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So COP has ended with NO mention of fossil fuels and just ONE mention of deforestation.
What a farce.
So I’ll just repost this.
What a farce.
So I’ll just repost this.
😱
“A world at 2.6C means global disaster,” said Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics.
“That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“A world at 2.6C means global disaster,” said Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics.
“That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So COP has ended with NO mention of fossil fuels and just ONE mention of deforestation.
What a farce.
So I’ll just repost this.
What a farce.
So I’ll just repost this.
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After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.
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Lots of Firecrest and Goldcrest again today at Kenfig NNR. This one stayed still just about long enough to photograph (no such luck with the hyperactive Firecrests!). #birds #birdingWales @eastglambto.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Lots of Firecrest and Goldcrest again today at Kenfig NNR. This one stayed still just about long enough to photograph (no such luck with the hyperactive Firecrests!). #birds #birdingWales @eastglambto.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @glamorganbirdclub.bsky.social
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Male Marsh Harrier hunting around Cley Marshes this morning. #ukbirds #ukbirding
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Male Marsh Harrier hunting around Cley Marshes this morning. #ukbirds #ukbirding
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November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Giving us a nice view of his or her underwing and forked tail, the Red Kite continues to fly, against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky. [3/3]
#FlyDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
#FlyDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Giving us a nice view of his or her underwing and forked tail, the Red Kite continues to fly, against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky. [3/3]
#FlyDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
#FlyDay #Birds #BirdPhotography #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin 🌿
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Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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This is also great news. fossilfueltreaty.org/first-intern...
Colombia and The Netherlands Announce First International Conference for Fossil Fuel Phase Out — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
fossilfueltreaty.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is also great news. fossilfueltreaty.org/first-intern...
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Paper 10: Simon Hirschofer et al. investigated ALAN impacts on flight behaviour in birds migrating along, or crossing toward the Croatian coast. ALAN has marked impacts on flight speed and altitudes, but impacts differ between the two types of passing migrants.
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When nocturnally migrating birds encounter low-level light pollution patches: a case study from the Croatian coast
Artificial light is a pollutant of growing global concern. For nocturnally migrating birds, the consequences can be fatal. Attracted and disoriented b…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Paper 10: Simon Hirschofer et al. investigated ALAN impacts on flight behaviour in birds migrating along, or crossing toward the Croatian coast. ALAN has marked impacts on flight speed and altitudes, but impacts differ between the two types of passing migrants.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Paper no. 9 by Jiaqing Cai et al. investigates the impacts of ALAN on earthworm behaviour. This work shows how ALAN decreases surface activity of earthworms, and leads to a marked shift in litter accumulation zones in the soil under ALAN, compared to unlit soils
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Brightened nights, altered earth: Artificial light reshapes activity rhythms in an earthworm and soil processes
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a global environmental disruptor, impacting natural dark-light cycles, with effects reported on the activity rhyth…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Paper no. 9 by Jiaqing Cai et al. investigates the impacts of ALAN on earthworm behaviour. This work shows how ALAN decreases surface activity of earthworms, and leads to a marked shift in litter accumulation zones in the soil under ALAN, compared to unlit soils
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We are setting up a new experiment with a BSc student in my team, in which we will investigate how different light pollution treatments affect interactions between aphids and their predators in terms of their dispersal and feeding behaviour on plants. Always nice to have seedlings in the ground.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We are setting up a new experiment with a BSc student in my team, in which we will investigate how different light pollution treatments affect interactions between aphids and their predators in terms of their dispersal and feeding behaviour on plants. Always nice to have seedlings in the ground.
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Another snowy start for our final day of Roots to Regenerative Agriculture ❄️
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Another snowy start for our final day of Roots to Regenerative Agriculture ❄️
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
Our plenary speaker @kengiller.bsky.social starting the day with some food for thought and a plea to follow the scientific evidence not the herd 🌱🦠
👏 Thank you to @rankprize.bsky.social for sponsoring the session!
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TUM Offers a professorship in Crop Production. Geat opportunity!
portal.mytum.de/jobs/profess...
portal.mytum.de/jobs/profess...
TUM - Professor in » Crop Production «
Studierenden- und Mitarbeiterportal der Technische Universität München
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November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I might have failed at my assignment from @fisherdanar.bsky.social to say what makes me hopeful about climate, but I think @frediotto.bsky.social and her team's work that would enable us to hold polluters responsible should be a source of hope.
Tune in to Episode 4 of the #COPOut Podcast tomorrow!
Tune in to Episode 4 of the #COPOut Podcast tomorrow!
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I might have failed at my assignment from @fisherdanar.bsky.social to say what makes me hopeful about climate, but I think @frediotto.bsky.social and her team's work that would enable us to hold polluters responsible should be a source of hope.
Tune in to Episode 4 of the #COPOut Podcast tomorrow!
Tune in to Episode 4 of the #COPOut Podcast tomorrow!
Another obvious distraction tactic. What an awful mess.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding. n.pr/4oiyHPO
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Another obvious distraction tactic. What an awful mess.
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This seems important. Current AI models can't read graphs. They "see" what they expect to see, even if the data shows something else.
Introducing bluffbench, a new tool to evaluate how well LLMs actually see data plots.
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When we trick LLMs with secret #RStats transformations, they can miss the visual contradiction.
bluffbench helps us measure this "blind spot" in AI coding agents. Learn more: posit.co/blog/introdu...
When plotting, LLMs see what they expect to see - Posit
Data science agents need to accurately read plots even when the content contradicts their expectations. Our testing shows today's LLMs still struggle here.
posit.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This seems important. Current AI models can't read graphs. They "see" what they expect to see, even if the data shows something else.
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You can't make this stuff up....
In an ironic and possibly predictable turn of events, the conference has received “an unusually large proportion” of off-topic abstracts that show signs of being written by generative AI.
Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts
The first of three themes for next year’s World Conference on Research Integrity will be the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for research integrity. In an ironic and possibly predicta…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
You can't make this stuff up....
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Well, you'd have to wait a while for delivery, but you can preorder my book at 40% off with free domestic shipping with promo code WINTER25! #TransformingNight 🌃🌌💡
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
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#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Well, you'd have to wait a while for delivery, but you can preorder my book at 40% off with free domestic shipping with promo code WINTER25! #TransformingNight 🌃🌌💡
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Night #Darkness #LightJustice
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
If you don't like nature, you just haven't paid attention!
@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mottled. That actually sent me to the dictionary because I wasn't sure if mottled included, speckled, spotted, etc. Anyway, I decided to take a chance on a European Starling because they're amazing. 🪶
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If you don't like nature, you just haven't paid attention!
The block function over here is a beautiful thing.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The block function over here is a beautiful thing.
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What a great shot!😂
This Egyptian Goose can smell my BBQ Beef flavoured Hula Hoops from half a mile away and is coming to get them! 😂
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
Richmond park, London
#birds #egyptiangeese
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a great shot!😂
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A striking photo captures a Lapwing in flight from behind. Its black and white plumage and distinctive crest are visible against a soft, green background. #Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A striking photo captures a Lapwing in flight from behind. Its black and white plumage and distinctive crest are visible against a soft, green background. #Birds #lukehaigh #birdwatching #photography