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Worried about the role of science in a world on fire and under rising fascism? Then come to my lunch talk tomorrow, Jan 21 at 12 PM CET, with @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social on Researcher's Desk, where we'll talk about my new book Science in Resistance. Open to all! us02web.zoom.us/j/6639856178
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Worried about the role of science in a world on fire and under rising fascism? Then come to my lunch talk tomorrow, Jan 21 at 12 PM CET, with @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social on Researcher's Desk, where we'll talk about my new book Science in Resistance. Open to all! us02web.zoom.us/j/6639856178
Many students and academics have risen in resistance in Uganda and Tanzania against the EACOP pipeline, many suffering violence & arrest in prisons where cholera is widespread. 10/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Many students and academics have risen in resistance in Uganda and Tanzania against the EACOP pipeline, many suffering violence & arrest in prisons where cholera is widespread. 10/n
But students & academics are fighting back. Erasmus was host to a climate occupation back in 2023: management responded by calling for the arrest of their own students. 9/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
But students & academics are fighting back. Erasmus was host to a climate occupation back in 2023: management responded by calling for the arrest of their own students. 9/n
Ayo Fola is a Nigerian academic I interviewed, witnessing similar university donations to cover up Shell's pollution in the Niger delta. As he says: "They are taking advantage of poverty. They use money to close people's eyes." 8/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Ayo Fola is a Nigerian academic I interviewed, witnessing similar university donations to cover up Shell's pollution in the Niger delta. As he says: "They are taking advantage of poverty. They use money to close people's eyes." 8/n
Total sponsors PhD programs in Makerere University in Uganda, even as it builds the EACOP pipeline on that same territory, destroying people's livelihoods and ecosystems at a massive scale, to be able to daily pump as much oil out of the continent as Finland consumes in a day. 7/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Total sponsors PhD programs in Makerere University in Uganda, even as it builds the EACOP pipeline on that same territory, destroying people's livelihoods and ecosystems at a massive scale, to be able to daily pump as much oil out of the continent as Finland consumes in a day. 7/n
And in the University of Cambridge, generous donations from oil corporations have resulted in a "BP professorship", a "Shell professorship" and a local branch of the Schlumberger company, all while claiming to be a "green university" 5/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
And in the University of Cambridge, generous donations from oil corporations have resulted in a "BP professorship", a "Shell professorship" and a local branch of the Schlumberger company, all while claiming to be a "green university" 5/n
Another example is Erasmus University Rotterdam, which secretly received hundreds of thousands of dollars for oil giant Shell to have a say in its curriculum, as well as power to decide who could be allowed in the university, and featured spots in campus career fairs. 4/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Another example is Erasmus University Rotterdam, which secretly received hundreds of thousands of dollars for oil giant Shell to have a say in its curriculum, as well as power to decide who could be allowed in the university, and featured spots in campus career fairs. 4/n
A classic example of this is the Danish Technical University, which has signed several multi-million kroner contracts with oil company Total, to build research centers to extract and burn more fossil fuels, like the DTU Center for Oil and Gas, recently rebranded to DTU Offshore: offshore.dtu.dk 3/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A classic example of this is the Danish Technical University, which has signed several multi-million kroner contracts with oil company Total, to build research centers to extract and burn more fossil fuels, like the DTU Center for Oil and Gas, recently rebranded to DTU Offshore: offshore.dtu.dk 3/n
In Chapter 6 of the book, I explore how extractive industries have infiltrated academia, to influence curricula and research agendas, and greenwash their own image. 2/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
In Chapter 6 of the book, I explore how extractive industries have infiltrated academia, to influence curricula and research agendas, and greenwash their own image. 2/n
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧: 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥
We often think of universities as sites of knowledge creation & critical thinking. And in a (decreasing) number of ways, they are still so. But as I explain in my new book Science in Resistance, they are also pillars of the fossil economy 1/n
We often think of universities as sites of knowledge creation & critical thinking. And in a (decreasing) number of ways, they are still so. But as I explain in my new book Science in Resistance, they are also pillars of the fossil economy 1/n
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧: 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥
We often think of universities as sites of knowledge creation & critical thinking. And in a (decreasing) number of ways, they are still so. But as I explain in my new book Science in Resistance, they are also pillars of the fossil economy 1/n
We often think of universities as sites of knowledge creation & critical thinking. And in a (decreasing) number of ways, they are still so. But as I explain in my new book Science in Resistance, they are also pillars of the fossil economy 1/n
My university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to detect plagiarism."
Also my university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to plagiarize as much as you can, while burning the planet in the process"
Also my university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to plagiarize as much as you can, while burning the planet in the process"
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to detect plagiarism."
Also my university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to plagiarize as much as you can, while burning the planet in the process"
Also my university's management: "Hurray! We're providing you with new tools to plagiarize as much as you can, while burning the planet in the process"
Abolishing the Fossil Regime - Ext. Deadline (15/12). We have a few spots in our Nordic Summer Univ circle on exnovation! How do we free ourselves from domination by extractive industries & authoritarian elites? We'll learn, discuss and work towards fossil liberation: www.nsuweb.org/circle-9-deg...
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Abolishing the Fossil Regime - Ext. Deadline (15/12). We have a few spots in our Nordic Summer Univ circle on exnovation! How do we free ourselves from domination by extractive industries & authoritarian elites? We'll learn, discuss and work towards fossil liberation: www.nsuweb.org/circle-9-deg...
Today's the day! Science in Resistance is officially out!
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
Thanks as usual to all @scientistrebellion.bsky.social members who lent their courageous voices to the book and to @ucpress.bsky.social for the support from the start!
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
Thanks as usual to all @scientistrebellion.bsky.social members who lent their courageous voices to the book and to @ucpress.bsky.social for the support from the start!
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today's the day! Science in Resistance is officially out!
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
Thanks as usual to all @scientistrebellion.bsky.social members who lent their courageous voices to the book and to @ucpress.bsky.social for the support from the start!
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
Thanks as usual to all @scientistrebellion.bsky.social members who lent their courageous voices to the book and to @ucpress.bsky.social for the support from the start!
Towards a humbler, braver and kinder science.
My new blog post @ucpress.bsky.social about my upcoming book Science in Resistance, coming out Oct 28th:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
@scientistrebellion.bsky.social
@ucpress.bsky.social
My new blog post @ucpress.bsky.social about my upcoming book Science in Resistance, coming out Oct 28th:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
@scientistrebellion.bsky.social
@ucpress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Towards a humbler, braver and kinder science.
My new blog post @ucpress.bsky.social about my upcoming book Science in Resistance, coming out Oct 28th:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
@scientistrebellion.bsky.social
@ucpress.bsky.social
My new blog post @ucpress.bsky.social about my upcoming book Science in Resistance, coming out Oct 28th:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
@scientistrebellion.bsky.social
@ucpress.bsky.social
𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. But resistance is mounting. 1 hour west of Copenhagen, the collective Skovmagt are building houses in the trees, to resist the advance of Denmark's largest motorway project. Join or support here: linktr.ee/skovmagtdk @scientistrebellion.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. But resistance is mounting. 1 hour west of Copenhagen, the collective Skovmagt are building houses in the trees, to resist the advance of Denmark's largest motorway project. Join or support here: linktr.ee/skovmagtdk @scientistrebellion.bsky.social
Thanks a lot Max! A small preview here citing your work :)
September 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thanks a lot Max! A small preview here citing your work :)
Special thanks to the members of @scientistrebellion.bsky.social who I interviewed, and to the wonderful people who have reviewed the book: @jksteinberger.bsky.social @charliejgardner.bsky.social @wolfgangcramer.net @jenniecstephens.bsky.social @farhanasultana.com @lauralohorn.bsky.social n/n
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Special thanks to the members of @scientistrebellion.bsky.social who I interviewed, and to the wonderful people who have reviewed the book: @jksteinberger.bsky.social @charliejgardner.bsky.social @wolfgangcramer.net @jenniecstephens.bsky.social @farhanasultana.com @lauralohorn.bsky.social n/n
It is also an exploration of the many ways in which academic institutions today are complicit in colonial and capitalist systems of oppression, and of how academia could be transformed to become an environment that fosters socio-ecological transformation. 4/n
September 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It is also an exploration of the many ways in which academic institutions today are complicit in colonial and capitalist systems of oppression, and of how academia could be transformed to become an environment that fosters socio-ecological transformation. 4/n
The heart of it is an in-depth look at what it means for scientists to leave the comfort of the ivory tower, and step out into the streets. In other words, how scientist-activists come to change themselves even as they attempt to change the world around them. 3/n
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The heart of it is an in-depth look at what it means for scientists to leave the comfort of the ivory tower, and step out into the streets. In other words, how scientist-activists come to change themselves even as they attempt to change the world around them. 3/n
The book comes out Oct 28th. And from mid-Nov to mid-Dec I'll be participating in book events across Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and France. I'm so excited to talk about the book with people interested in learning more about scientist activism. 2/n
September 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The book comes out Oct 28th. And from mid-Nov to mid-Dec I'll be participating in book events across Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and France. I'm so excited to talk about the book with people interested in learning more about scientist activism. 2/n
Welp, it's here! Advanced copies of Science in Resistance have just arrived. Thanks a lot to the team at @ucpress.bsky.social for sending them.
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
And related news: I'll soon be going on a train tour to give talks and readings of this book - more info below 1/
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
And related news: I'll soon be going on a train tour to give talks and readings of this book - more info below 1/
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Welp, it's here! Advanced copies of Science in Resistance have just arrived. Thanks a lot to the team at @ucpress.bsky.social for sending them.
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
And related news: I'll soon be going on a train tour to give talks and readings of this book - more info below 1/
www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
And related news: I'll soon be going on a train tour to give talks and readings of this book - more info below 1/
Do you wonder what a radically abundant university could look like? And how could we get there?
Then check out our paper "Degrowth and decolonisation in academia: Intersecting strategies towards transformation"
Now out in the community-run #Degrowth Journal: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
Then check out our paper "Degrowth and decolonisation in academia: Intersecting strategies towards transformation"
Now out in the community-run #Degrowth Journal: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
July 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Do you wonder what a radically abundant university could look like? And how could we get there?
Then check out our paper "Degrowth and decolonisation in academia: Intersecting strategies towards transformation"
Now out in the community-run #Degrowth Journal: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
Then check out our paper "Degrowth and decolonisation in academia: Intersecting strategies towards transformation"
Now out in the community-run #Degrowth Journal: www.degrowthjournal.org/publications...
How did @scientistrebellion.bsky.social emerge & spread so quickly? My new book @ucpress.bsky.social, documenting the evolution of this movement, will be out in Oct & includes interviews with SR members from around the world. Half the proceeds go to SR & allied groups www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
April 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
How did @scientistrebellion.bsky.social emerge & spread so quickly? My new book @ucpress.bsky.social, documenting the evolution of this movement, will be out in Oct & includes interviews with SR members from around the world. Half the proceeds go to SR & allied groups www.ucpress.edu/books/scienc...
Jeppe also gave us an account of the evolution of DGUB and an inside look into his publishing house and the cooperative eco-farm Muld, where he lives. Thanks to both Mikkel and Jeppe for an engaging and mind-opening session! 4/n
March 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Jeppe also gave us an account of the evolution of DGUB and an inside look into his publishing house and the cooperative eco-farm Muld, where he lives. Thanks to both Mikkel and Jeppe for an engaging and mind-opening session! 4/n
The lecture was centered around discussion of the 2015 article “Imaginaries of Hope: The Utopianism of Degrowth” byKallis and March, as well as Le Guin’s essay “A Non-Euclidean View of California as a Cold Place to Be”: cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.ucsc.e... 3/n
March 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The lecture was centered around discussion of the 2015 article “Imaginaries of Hope: The Utopianism of Degrowth” byKallis and March, as well as Le Guin’s essay “A Non-Euclidean View of California as a Cold Place to Be”: cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.ucsc.e... 3/n