Irina
@irinaherzon.bsky.social
educator and avid learner, environment and empathy
Many uneasy questions
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AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Many uneasy questions
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What is life like for the children of war?
Here’s a small peek into the lives of Ukrainian children whom Oksana, my friend and psychologist colleague, works with.
We also support these children through @feeniksinkilta.bsky.social.
youtu.be/upGUFyZ5YpU?...
Here’s a small peek into the lives of Ukrainian children whom Oksana, my friend and psychologist colleague, works with.
We also support these children through @feeniksinkilta.bsky.social.
youtu.be/upGUFyZ5YpU?...
What Life Is Like for Children in Ukraine Today | Newsround | News For Kids
YouTube video by BBC Newsround
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December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What is life like for the children of war?
Here’s a small peek into the lives of Ukrainian children whom Oksana, my friend and psychologist colleague, works with.
We also support these children through @feeniksinkilta.bsky.social.
youtu.be/upGUFyZ5YpU?...
Here’s a small peek into the lives of Ukrainian children whom Oksana, my friend and psychologist colleague, works with.
We also support these children through @feeniksinkilta.bsky.social.
youtu.be/upGUFyZ5YpU?...
A brand new - ecological - certification of forests that does not compromise with industry #sustainable #forest #conservation
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EverCover
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December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A brand new - ecological - certification of forests that does not compromise with industry #sustainable #forest #conservation
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Thank you, PATHWAYS, for inviting me to discuss a much contested issue of livestock roles in food systems. A question to all: has my discussant agreed or not that we need to downsize or reduce the livestock production?
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Scientific Advocacy in Dispute: Dialogue on The Dublin Declaration - Webinar | PATHWAYS
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December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thank you, PATHWAYS, for inviting me to discuss a much contested issue of livestock roles in food systems. A question to all: has my discussant agreed or not that we need to downsize or reduce the livestock production?
youtu.be/CEAQKFZdhjA?...
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1/5 "Characterizing the Global Polycrisis: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature" - newly published in Annual Review of Env. & Resources (Rakowski & Schaan et al. 2025)!
We harvested all papers on the global polycrisis and analysed a) what it is, b) its components, c) drivers, and d) solutions.
We harvested all papers on the global polycrisis and analysed a) what it is, b) its components, c) drivers, and d) solutions.
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1/5 "Characterizing the Global Polycrisis: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature" - newly published in Annual Review of Env. & Resources (Rakowski & Schaan et al. 2025)!
We harvested all papers on the global polycrisis and analysed a) what it is, b) its components, c) drivers, and d) solutions.
We harvested all papers on the global polycrisis and analysed a) what it is, b) its components, c) drivers, and d) solutions.
Our serious game is finally published as free resource! It encourages to discuss food choices in light of sustainability without blaming or getting on defensive, or indeed polarizing it into "right" or "wrong". Well done, the whole team of SustAnimalFood- project
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our serious game is finally published as free resource! It encourages to discuss food choices in light of sustainability without blaming or getting on defensive, or indeed polarizing it into "right" or "wrong". Well done, the whole team of SustAnimalFood- project
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
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Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
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Pollinators need more space and 10% habitat is not enough says a new study just published in Science
Pollinators such as wild bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science and led by Gabriella Bishop and other scientists at Wageningen Universit…
jeffollerton.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
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Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social:
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
Author Services
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June 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social:
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
Excited to share that our review on the global polycrisis has been published in Annual Reviews!
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Excited to share that our review on the global polycrisis has been published in Annual Reviews!
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
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Learn more here doi.org/10.1080/1571...
Thanks! @cazamazac.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social #NikoRaty #KaisaKurki
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@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Thanks! @cazamazac.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social #NikoRaty #KaisaKurki
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@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
Planetary plate puzzle: a serious game for deliberating sufficient future diets
The debate around dietary change, particularly the importance of culturally acceptable changes, has become highly polarised, hindering societal transitions towards sustainability. Serious games hav...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms | University of Helsinki
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki emphasises the important role of low-intensity cattle grazing in maintaining biodiversity on modern farms.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.
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@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.
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Come join us in restoring landscape features in intensive agricultural lands: Learn more about the LAFERIA project and how you can engage!
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
September 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Come join us in restoring landscape features in intensive agricultural lands: Learn more about the LAFERIA project and how you can engage!
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
And again, the same results, no matter how many times and in what context analysed: it is not enough to have "better" beef, we need to have less of it (and much less) phys.org/news/2025-03...
April 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
And again, the same results, no matter how many times and in what context analysed: it is not enough to have "better" beef, we need to have less of it (and much less) phys.org/news/2025-03...
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A 30 year study showed that the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) came top of eight healthy dietary patterns studied: developed by Harvard, the AHEI prioritizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and healthy fats.
#plantbased #sustainable
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#plantbased #sustainable
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A 30-Year Study May Have Found The Single Best Diet For Healthy Aging
Would you add a few more vegetables and whole grains to your diet in return for a healthy old age? A new study has broken down in detail the food groups that increase the likelihood of healthy aging –...
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March 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A 30 year study showed that the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) came top of eight healthy dietary patterns studied: developed by Harvard, the AHEI prioritizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and healthy fats.
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
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Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
www.nature.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
An excellent response: youtu.be/k10gHRbFK9E?... #Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations
#Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations | Feb 24, 2024
YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK
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March 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
An excellent response: youtu.be/k10gHRbFK9E?... #Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations
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Suomalaiset syövät yhä enemmän broileria. Se ei ole ympäristön näkökulmasta pelkästään hyvä asia, saatikka huoltovarmuuden. #KariKoppelmäki nostaa tärkeitä seikkoja esiin broilerintuotannosta.
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Ruoka | Tutkijan mukaan Suomessa nauta voi olla usein parempi valinta kuin broileri
Broilerintuotanto on vähiten yhteydessä kotitilan peltoihin. ”Kaikkein teollisin tuotantomuoto”, tutkija sanoo. Hänen mukaansa Suomessa nauta voi olla jopa parempi valinta luonnon kannalta.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Suomalaiset syövät yhä enemmän broileria. Se ei ole ympäristön näkökulmasta pelkästään hyvä asia, saatikka huoltovarmuuden. #KariKoppelmäki nostaa tärkeitä seikkoja esiin broilerintuotannosta.
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They use internet - our common resource (courtesy of Timothy John Berners-Lee), as well as results of everyone's creativity deposited online and our personal data. Fair commercialize is possible only if everyone who ever posted anything on internet is paid a dividend!
Protect OpenAI's non-profit mission
Elon Musk is basically running the US (into the ground). Mark Zuckerberg's net worth went up by $5.8 billion in a single day this week and his company Meta is a hotbed of lies and hate that is poisoni
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March 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
They use internet - our common resource (courtesy of Timothy John Berners-Lee), as well as results of everyone's creativity deposited online and our personal data. Fair commercialize is possible only if everyone who ever posted anything on internet is paid a dividend!
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"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
On this month's #ClimateLens: Canadian #climate champion #TzeporahBerman (@tzeporah.bsky.social) on Alberta's zombie coal problem, #TradeWar, #LAWildfires, ACTIVATING the global climate majority & so much more!
www.podcastics.com/episode/3478... #abpoli #StopCoal #GrassyMountain #Activism #yyc
www.podcastics.com/episode/3478... #abpoli #StopCoal #GrassyMountain #Activism #yyc
Tzeporah Berman: Hope is Something We Create
Finding Common Ground in the Energy Transition
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March 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
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"Climate advocates should emphasize the feasibility and scientific support for dietary change as a form of individual action and reclaim earlier, more ambitious dietary change goals that were diminished in part due to industry opposition."
Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. See Loredana Loy & CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet's article in @climate-policy.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
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March 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Climate advocates should emphasize the feasibility and scientific support for dietary change as a form of individual action and reclaim earlier, more ambitious dietary change goals that were diminished in part due to industry opposition."
Across the US, total butterfly abundance fell by 22% between 2000 and 2020
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Across the US, total butterfly abundance fell by 22% between 2000 and 2020
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
The Women's Day I spent in company of amazing women from across the world (some online) in Oxford. I have received something called Suffrage Science Award. Happy, honored, empowered, humbled… www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/anno...
Announcing the 2025 Suffrage Science Awardees in Engineering and Physical Sciences
The Suffrage Science Awards honour pioneering women in science, with the March 2025 awards focusing on Engineering and the Physical Sciences
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March 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Women's Day I spent in company of amazing women from across the world (some online) in Oxford. I have received something called Suffrage Science Award. Happy, honored, empowered, humbled… www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/anno...
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