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Markus Eichhorn

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Ecologist, author, tree watcher. Shill for Big Forest. Writing another textbook on biodiversity and biogeography. It's always karaoke time. More at treesinspace.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Aug 11

Had a great time at the @3dforecotech.bsky.social summer school in Oxford last week. So many attendees were overjoyed to discover that they're not alone. If you need support then we're here for you: 3dforecotech.eu

Awkward teen boy and girl at record shop from some movie I haven't seen. Text reads "I love terrestrial laser scanning..." and "Me too...".

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 17h

Please can we all stop asking for 'highly motivated' applicants. If they've made it through the convoluted application process for your position then you can assume they're motivated.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah well chalcids are just wannabe flies.

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

Roberta Cowell (1918 - 2011) was a fighter pilot during the Second World War.

She was the first known British trans woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery in 1951.

TRANS WILL WIN.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

That's fighting talk right there

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

And the rest you just frittered.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

The ethics panel was overwhelmed. New guidance came out. "We meant real animals, not those animals!" What count as real animals? Silence. The policy was quietly scrapped.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Applications flooded in from studies by people watching pollinators on flowers. Moving crab spiders between bushes. Mapping corals on reefs. Studying movement in jellyfish. Every phyla you could think of.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Fun story. A few years ago the university I worked at had a new ethics policy requiring that all research on animals, including observations, had to go through the central ethics panel. "All animals?", we asked. "Yes, anything classified as an animal." Ok, we said. Here it comes.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

I thought that's what this place is. It's my bubble and I like it here.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Is that what we're calling Hodges Figgis these days?

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

It sounds as though arson has been discounted as a motive and they're able to open as usual. Keep supporting independent bookstores like @booksupstairs.bsky.social regardless.

Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 1d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 1d

Oh, this one really boils my piss. I LOVE Books Upstairs — they a vast selection of affordable books. I will definitely be ordering online once I'm able to help support their remodeling costs. I invite y'all to join me. ❤️

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Lisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 1d

What kind of absolute ghoul sets fire to a bookshop? Glad to hear the damage was largely only to the outside but fucksake.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair, the company statement on this is spot on: an emphasis on the number of hectares restored, and on the need for emission reductions first. Lessons learnt, at great expense.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a strong supporter of forest restoration and realise that we need industry support to make it happen at scale. My wish is that the carbon off-setting claims could be taken out of it.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

The number of trees planted is always misleading. If a forest reaches full stature you expect 50-90% of the trees to die naturally (depending on species and spacing), and that's if things go *right*.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not a fan of Brewdog, particularly their founders, but on this one issue I get the sense that they wanted to do the right thing, but ended up making a hash of it.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

This complete shambles is a useful reminder of why companies who say "Don't worry about the carbon, we're planting trees for that" should be treated with scepticism.

BrewDog sells Lost Forest after series of tree-planting controversies

Brewdog has announced it has sold its “Lost Forest” after 250,000 of the trees it planted on the Scottish estate died ...

www.forestryjournal.co.uk

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 2d

Cricket disrupted by insects, delighting fans of entomological wordplay.

India vs Pakistan LIVE: Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 score, radio, highlights & updates

India face Pakistan in the ICC Women's World Cup - follow live scores, video highlights, radio commentary and updates.

www.bbc.com

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Alix Weasel @alixwzl.bsky.social · 3d

I used to buy the 'not perfect but better than the alternative' and 'lesser of two evils' perspectives but we're now at the end of Animal Farm.

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Not again! Hope you're back on your feet again soon.

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 4d

Oh that's interesting. I guess things have moved on so fast that the moment has probably passed by now, but I'd be interested to see if later versions are any better.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 4d

Hyperfocus is getting so caught up in preparing everything for the afternoon meeting that you forget to attend the afternoon meeting.

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