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Jussi T. Eronen
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Socio-ecological systems, just transition, ecology, environment, natural resources, climate, paleo, anthropology.. | Prof. & Vice-Dean at FBES @helsinki.fi | History, Fantasy & sci-fi | Hopeful for better tomorrow. He/Him. Personal account. posts ENG/FIN .. more

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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 4h
Tämä Unto Hämäläisen muistelu Kuukausiliitteessä on huikea esimerkkki suomalaisesta velkamoralismista ja velkapelottelusta. Kun löytyi huoleton nuori vuonna 2005, häntä jo lyötiin valtionvelan euroilla. Ja 20 vuotta myöhemmin vasta lyödäänkin!

Peiliinkatsomisen paikka?

#media #velka #yhteiskunta
Unto Hämäläinen HS Kuukausiliitteessä kostaa huolettomalle valtionvelan miljardeilla.

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 1d
UK is on the same path that USA is on... This is not good...

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 1d
AI is not so automated as one would think. At least this (as many other similar developments) suggest that it is another form of using cheap labour...
restofworld.org Rest of World @restofworld.org · 1d
For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers in the Philippines to monitor and support its driverless rides, which are marketed as fully autonomous.

The revelation pulls back the curtain on the manual labor still underpinning the technology www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨’𝐬 “𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬” 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers… | Rest of World
𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨’𝐬 “𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬” 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers in the Philippines to monitor and support its autonomous driv...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
UK’s research funding body warned best scientists taking posts oversees due to lack of job stability at home Hundreds of early career researchers have warned that the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and cutting edge research facilities. Scientists working in particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics have been told their grants will be cut by nearly a third, with project leaders asked to report back on how their research would fare with cuts up to 60%. Continue reading...
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 1d
For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers in the Philippines to monitor and support its driverless rides, which are marketed as fully autonomous.

The revelation pulls back the curtain on the manual labor still underpinning the technology www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨’𝐬 “𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬” 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers… | Rest of World
𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨’𝐬 “𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬” 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 For the first time, Waymo has disclosed that it employs workers in the Philippines to monitor and support its autonomous driv...
www.linkedin.com

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d
🇪🇺 The EU has told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules.
➡️ u.afp.com/S2X7

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d
Executives from X and Telegram have lashed out at Spanish prime minister over social media ban for minors.
Spain v social media giants: What's the big dispute about?
Executives from X and Telegram have lashed out at Spanish prime minister over social media ban for minors.
www.aljazeera.com

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John Morgan @johnmorgan3.bsky.social · 2d
UK is pulling its funding for Cern's Large Hadron Collider upgrade, STFC leader Michele Dougherty confirms, after news first revealed by @francesjones.bsky.social @resprofnews.bsky.social

"We simply don’t have the money to do everything."

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
‘Difficult’ two years ahead for physics, warns STFC boss - Research Professional News
Michele Dougherty confirms withdrawal from LHC upgrade and indicates scant money for new projects
www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Dutch & European Gov News @dutchgovnews.com · 2d
Province of Groningen, University of Groningen and sustainable energy producer Novar conduct a multi-year study on the ecological effects of solar parks.

Source: Province of Groningen

#provincieGroningen
#zonneparken
#biodiversiteit
New research: solar parks develop into ecosystems with unique biodiversity
Province of Groningen, University of Groningen and sustainable energy producer Novar conduct a multi-year study on the ecological effects of solar parks.
openrijk.nl

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 2d
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Dr. Salla-Maaria Laaksonen @sallamaaria.bsky.social · 3d
Kriittiset digitaaliset palvelut olisi syytä rakentaa suomalaisten ja eurooppalaisten toimijoiden varaan. Tästä on nyt käynnissä kansalaisaloite, nimeä alle siis!

digitaalinenitsenaisyys.fi
Digitaalinen itsenäisyys
Suomen arki, demokratia ja turvallisuus nojaavat yhä enemmän digitaalisiin järjestelmiin. Vaalit, sosiaaliturva, verotus ja monet muut yhteiskunnan perustoiminnot pyörivät tietojärjestelmien varassa. ...
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 3d
By 2027, 2.5 million French civil servants will stop using video conference tools from U.S. providers — including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex and GoTo Meeting — and switch to Visio, a homegrown service.
apnews.com/article/euro...
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
apnews.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 3d
Hmmm....

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 4d
The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
Map identifying the approximate regions where various Indigenous groups lived in North America in 1776.

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 4d
And here we go, again...

arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/t...
The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat
We don't need self-replicating AI models to have problems, just self-replicating prompts.
arstechnica.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 6d
This is why I like February...
acjsissons.bsky.social Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 7d
A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.

This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Chart by Neil Kaye showing the lengthening and shortening of daylight hours in southern Britain each week through the year. Each bar represents how much daylight is gained or lost each week. The line is roughly a sine curve (head blown emoji), with the fastest daylight gains in Feb, March and April, and the fastest losses in Aug, Sep and October.

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 6d
Your great news of the day
Toxin Stops Colon Cancer Growth, Without Harming Healthy Tissue
Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have uncovered an unexpected anti-cancer effect from a molecule produced by the bacteria responsible for cholera. In a new study from Umeå University, resea
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 7d
A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.

This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Chart by Neil Kaye showing the lengthening and shortening of daylight hours in southern Britain each week through the year. Each bar represents how much daylight is gained or lost each week. The line is roughly a sine curve (head blown emoji), with the fastest daylight gains in Feb, March and April, and the fastest losses in Aug, Sep and October.

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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 7d
“Rather than viewing technological innovation as unidirectional, developed by researchers to benefit the public, we should reimagine it as a collective enterprise grounded in community”—my take on how we might repair public trust in science, in @science.org 👇🏽
Repairing trust in science requires a more inclusive understanding of innovation
These are extraordinarily challenging times for university researchers across the United States. After decades of government largess based on the idea that a large and well-financed research ecosystem...
www.science.org

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 10d
Ping @fishcongen.bsky.social

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Sami Moisio ja Hannu Vartiainen: Yliopistojen rahoitusmalli vaarantaa inhimillisen pääoman karttumisen
Rahoitusmallin logiikan ei pitäisi ole ristiriidassa Suomen kasvustrategian kanssa, kirjoittavat professorit Sami Moisio ja Hannu Vartiainen.
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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 10d
Wow. Excellent.
brucespringsteen.net Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 10d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 10d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 10d
Ummm.... what?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?

RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding

SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?

RUBIO: Yes

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 10d
Yeah. "Treat yourself ", and never sleep again. No wonder @beebrookshire.bsky.social calls this insomniac anatomy... (and yeah really a wonderful thread going strong since 2023.. check out if your interested. And don't want to sleep. Ever. Or have peace of mind...)
bittelmethis.bsky.social Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 10d
Every time @beebrookshire.bsky.social starts posting on this thread again, it triggers a deep dive on all the weirdness I've missed.

Go ahead. Treat yo'self. 🧪
beebrookshire.bsky.social Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 10d
Don’t pop your zits, it’ll scar, don’t pop your zits it’ll make it worse. No no don’t pop your zits you can get a BACTERIAL INFECTION IN YOUR BRAIN.

Infections from the veins of the face can spread to the blood sinuses surrounding your brain.

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Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 10d
Every time @beebrookshire.bsky.social starts posting on this thread again, it triggers a deep dive on all the weirdness I've missed.

Go ahead. Treat yo'self. 🧪
beebrookshire.bsky.social Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 10d
Don’t pop your zits, it’ll scar, don’t pop your zits it’ll make it worse. No no don’t pop your zits you can get a BACTERIAL INFECTION IN YOUR BRAIN.

Infections from the veins of the face can spread to the blood sinuses surrounding your brain.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?

RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding

SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?

RUBIO: Yes

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11d
one of the least-appreciated own-goals happening right now is the deliberate sabotage of our knowledge/research sector www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Texas Halts Hiring of H-1B Workers at State Colleges, Agencies
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state agencies and public universities to immediately freeze new H-1B visa petitions, curtailing a program that has also been overhauled by President Donald Trump.
www.bloomberg.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · 11d
"In Polar War, journalist Kenneth R. Rosen brings urgency and vivid storytelling to a region undergoing rapid environmental and geopolitical change."

Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/49PJgUW
The book cover of Polar War

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 11d
A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon we're talking about real money.

www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/22/a...
‘Agrivoltaics is not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges’
Scientists have conducted a six-sphere literature analysis of agrivoltaics, considering sustainability, soil–crop productivity, socioeconomic resilience, solar power generation, spatial efficiency, an...
www.pv-magazine.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 11d
Excellent reading!
johnhawks.net John Hawks @johnhawks.net · 11d
This is a deep dive into the details of how Neanderthal ancestry is patterned across ancient genomes of modern people. A wave of mixture starting in the Near East kept mixing as long as the expanding group kept meeting Neanderthals, from France to Central Asia.

www.johnhawks.net/p/tracing-th...
Tracing the wave of Neanderthal-modern interactions
A rapid expansion of modern people ran into Neanderthals and mixed with them nearly to the ends of their range.
www.johnhawks.net