Alexandre de Menezes
@abmmicro.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist. Science and nature. https://www.demenezeslab.com/
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Irish academic appointed chief scientist at the UN www.irishpost.com/news/irish-a...
Professor Charles Spillane will take up the role of Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, it was confirmed this month.
Professor Charles Spillane will take up the role of Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, it was confirmed this month.
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Irish academic appointed chief scientist at the UN www.irishpost.com/news/irish-a...
Professor Charles Spillane will take up the role of Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, it was confirmed this month.
Professor Charles Spillane will take up the role of Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, it was confirmed this month.
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Some really interesting findings for all of us later bloomers who struggled to connect across fields and build a base of broad knowledge:
"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Some really interesting findings for all of us later bloomers who struggled to connect across fields and build a base of broad knowledge:
"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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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 ...
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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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a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐
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Brazilian activist Thiago Avilla reports six explosions on different boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Brazilian activist Thiago Avilla reports six explosions on different boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Oh, what the fuck?!? All my published academic papers are in here. Somehow when I heard, “authors,” I forgot about myself and academic work.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oh, what the fuck?!? All my published academic papers are in here. Somehow when I heard, “authors,” I forgot about myself and academic work.
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Researchers discover evidence for West African ancestry in Anglo Saxon England, revealing the diverse, cosmopolitan nature of early medieval Britain 🏺 #Archaeology
Read the original research articles in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Read the original research articles in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
August 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Researchers discover evidence for West African ancestry in Anglo Saxon England, revealing the diverse, cosmopolitan nature of early medieval Britain 🏺 #Archaeology
Read the original research articles in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Read the original research articles in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
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#Perspective
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Applying ecological principles to microbiome engineering - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses the application of ecological principles of macro-ecosystems to microbiome engineering. The authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of th...
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August 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Perspective
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.
August 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Reading in journal club
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected - Nature
Machine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots a...
www.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Reading in journal club
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sun ejecting Plasma, as captured by the Parker Solar Probe.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sun ejecting Plasma, as captured by the Parker Solar Probe.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
RIP Ozzy Osbourne 🤘
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
RIP Ozzy Osbourne 🤘
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"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God." --U.S. founding father Thomas Jefferson
July 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God." --U.S. founding father Thomas Jefferson
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Latest update for changes in land ice mass as observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right).
This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far 🌊
Graphic can be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far 🌊
Graphic can be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
July 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Latest update for changes in land ice mass as observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right).
This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far 🌊
Graphic can be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far 🌊
Graphic can be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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This important paper passed under the media radar. It analyses a key indicator of the stability of the Atlantic overturning #AMOC, in measured ocean data. It finds that most climate models get this wrong, and thus have an #AMOC that is too stable. 🌊
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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June 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This important paper passed under the media radar. It analyses a key indicator of the stability of the Atlantic overturning #AMOC, in measured ocean data. It finds that most climate models get this wrong, and thus have an #AMOC that is too stable. 🌊
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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“These findings suggest climate change might well accelerate in the coming years. Worse still, this worrying imbalance is emerging even as funding uncertainty in the United States threatens our ability to track the flows of heat.”
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That’s a real problem.
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June 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“These findings suggest climate change might well accelerate in the coming years. Worse still, this worrying imbalance is emerging even as funding uncertainty in the United States threatens our ability to track the flows of heat.”
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
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