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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.

We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.

Vlad K. @porcupunk.bsky.social · 6d

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 6d

We have reached the first climate tipping point🚨
To prevent further tipping points we must do everything we can to rapidly reduce heating and “𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁”.

Those were the words of Lena Höglund Isaksson @iiasa.ac.at, keynote speaker at a #MethaneMatters coalition conference held today.

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 7d

NC grassroots groups are laying the groundwork for reclaiming the state from the GOP political takeover of the 2010s.
Chris Murphy will open the event, making the case for supporting the coalition that's doing the hard work of organizing. Then we hear from one of those groups - Down Home NC.

Early Intensive Rural Organizing · Swing Blue Alliance

Thank you for your donation to support year-round rural organizing!** Your support for Down Home North Carolina and deep base-building is an investment in a better future for North Carolina -- the st...

www.mobilize.us

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 10d

Could some reporter address the cost to the federal budget of these layoff-rehiring fiascos?

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joe vallino ∫🦠dxdt ≻∫🔥dxdt @mepjoe.bsky.social · 13d

Fantastic news! Julie Huber @julesdeep.bsky.social was just awarded the prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by @agu.org! Not only well deserved, but also a fitting tribute. Rachel Carson was one of Julie’s childhood heroes that guided her path. Congratulations Julie!! 🎉🙌 www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the American Geophysical Union

WHOI’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the AGU

www.whoi.edu

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations! Crucial topic— and IIASA is the right place to define the issues and explore solutions.

IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 19d

🎬 And that’s a wrap on the #OvershootConference!

A huge thank you to our Scientific Steering Committee, Organizing Committee, and every single speaker and participant whose insights, questions, and collaboration made this event such a success.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 20d

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, the pioneering conservationist, champion for wildlife, and unwavering voice for the planet.

This photo from our 2021 Annual Meeting honored her extraordinary impact. Her legacy will continue to inspire.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 21d

🌍 The first international #OvershootConference kicked off at IIASA today with an inspiring plenary session that set the tone for an important week of dialogue on pathways beyond overshoot.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28d

Sometimes it's weird to live in a country where the govt can just ... do good things.

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 28d

The Irish government has released a report on the benefits of the pilot for a Basic Income for the Arts, and in a total shocker, it seems like it was good for the country as well as the artists.

Nobody could have seen this coming.

#SpeirGorm #UBI

www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Basic Income for the Arts pilot produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits

www.gov.ie

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Sep 20

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.

“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · Sep 18

US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar research - new article posted today by @cuboulder. The icebreaker is critical for researchers who study the changes on the edges of Antarctic glaciers and how they relate to climate change and sea level rise. buff.ly/oMAElHY #antarctica #glaciers

A ship with a red hull used for icebreaking in the Arctic. Blue sea with icebergs, glaciers, and mountains.

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · Sep 17

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Sep 18

What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · Sep 16

I just saw that today's date (9/16/25 in America, 16.9.25 in the civilized world) is a series of squares: 3x3/4x4/5x5

Everything is terrible, but that's something cool about today that we can all enjoy for a moment. Math is a language of the Universe. I love when I hear it like this.

#numbernerd

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · Sep 16

A little bit of good news for you. And a reminder that we *can* solve big, global problems--when we want to. 🧪

(by @meghanbartels.bsky.social)

The Ozone Hole Is Steadily Shrinking because of Global Efforts

After nearly 40 years of global efforts, the ozone hole over Antarctica is continuing to heal

www.scientificamerican.com

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Sep 14

Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:

• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

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Mary Elizabeth Sutherland @meharpist.bsky.social · Sep 16

Did you know that people who move to more walkable cities in the US end up walking more? This seems obvious, but is quite solid evidence for the influence of the built environment on human activity and well-being. Read more in the @nature.com paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature

By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...

www.nature.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 16

You need to know what might be coming.

Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · Sep 12

Glad to learn I'm not alone in having Smothers Brothers songs on immediate recall.

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · Sep 12

If you get an outfit you can be a cowboy too.

Smothers Brothers - "The Streets of Laredo"

YouTube video by Jody Dean

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · Sep 11

Despite the centrality of equity in the Paris Agreement, no framework exists to allocate responsibilities for carbon dioxide removals among countries.

A new paper, co-authored by Imperial's Professor @joerirogelj.bsky.social, presents a framework for allocating CDR globally 🧵

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Sep 11

🌍🤝 IIASA and @lshtm.bsky.social have signed a five-year MoU to tackle global health and climate challenges.

Together we will advance One Health, integrate health into IIASA models, explore climate-nature-health links, and build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

More 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · Sep 10

Evidence from US studies on the value and trade offs of beavers for ecosystems comes down strongly pro-beaver.

How reintroducing beavers can enhance ecological health

Utilizing high-resolution aerial imagery to map beaver dams, researchers aim to assist managers in restoring wetlands and boosting biodiversity.

news.stanford.edu

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M. Goud Collins @sciencecooperation.bsky.social · Sep 6

She posted this her own self, on her own account. Some staffer extracted this clip. And nobody noticed.

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