Tal Beery
@talbeery.bsky.social
Executive Director of Wright-Ingraham Institute: wright-ingraham.org/
interdisciplinary ed and research at the interface of nature+culture
artist / curator / father / experimenter with AI tools
Check me out at talbeery.com
interdisciplinary ed and research at the interface of nature+culture
artist / curator / father / experimenter with AI tools
Check me out at talbeery.com
A thoughtful and convincing take on selfie culture here from two smart people I’ve been following for a verrry long time: www.nytimes.com/card/2025/04...
Opinion | There’s More to Selfies Than Meets the Eye
Is a selfie embarrassing? It depends on how you think about it.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A thoughtful and convincing take on selfie culture here from two smart people I’ve been following for a verrry long time: www.nytimes.com/card/2025/04...
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The tragic irony of nearly 2000 scientists, members of the National Academies, coming together to write a letter condemning the attacks on science: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...
And then today: Mass cuts to federal health www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...
And then today: Mass cuts to federal health www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...
docs.google.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The tragic irony of nearly 2000 scientists, members of the National Academies, coming together to write a letter condemning the attacks on science: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...
And then today: Mass cuts to federal health www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...
And then today: Mass cuts to federal health www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
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A very informative Story Map on the State of the Climate 2024, for multiple audiences. Important sections on
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
State of the Global Climate 2024
The global climate system is complex. In order to unpack such complexity, the WMO State of the Global Climate uses seven Climate Indicators to describe the changing climate. The following site aims to...
storymaps.arcgis.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A very informative Story Map on the State of the Climate 2024, for multiple audiences. Important sections on
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
"Atmosphere"
"Land"
"Ocean"
"Cryosphere"
"Extreme Events"
"Risks & Impacts" and
"What can we do?"
Well done @WMO!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9...
🧪 cc @katharinehayhoe.com
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Shocking and depressing to read about this @Wageningen University Research how war in Ukraine is damaging its fertile soil with long-term impacts on its potential agricultural productivity www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/...
Bombs, mines and chemicals: how agricultural soils in Ukraine have been ravaged by war
After the war in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of hectares will have to be surveyed and demined and countless craters will have to be refilled. A recent study by Wageningen University & Research…
www.wur.nl
March 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Shocking and depressing to read about this @Wageningen University Research how war in Ukraine is damaging its fertile soil with long-term impacts on its potential agricultural productivity www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/...
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Kudos to the Albany @timesunion.com for this excellent story about how New York's forests will respond to #climatechange. #TreeMigration www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
New York’s forests are migrating. Here’s what the future might bring.
Forest migration, when tree species move to cooler temperatures as their historical habitats become too hot, is hitting New York.
www.timesunion.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Kudos to the Albany @timesunion.com for this excellent story about how New York's forests will respond to #climatechange. #TreeMigration www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
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They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
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An unpopular opinion, based on my time at CEA updating the social cost of carbon, is that Democrats should work with Trump to get rid of it, as called for in this EO, while demanding an alternative.
Counterintuitively, this could be a win for both sides.
Here’s why: (1/x)
Counterintuitively, this could be a win for both sides.
Here’s why: (1/x)
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
An unpopular opinion, based on my time at CEA updating the social cost of carbon, is that Democrats should work with Trump to get rid of it, as called for in this EO, while demanding an alternative.
Counterintuitively, this could be a win for both sides.
Here’s why: (1/x)
Counterintuitively, this could be a win for both sides.
Here’s why: (1/x)
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I was mad about this, but then it hit me: this is the kind of thing that happens at the top of a bubble. The nice round numbers, the stolen sci-fi name, the needless intertwining with politics, the lack of any clear purpose for it.
Props to CNN for mentioning Foxconn. 😂
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/t...
Props to CNN for mentioning Foxconn. 😂
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/t...
January 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I was mad about this, but then it hit me: this is the kind of thing that happens at the top of a bubble. The nice round numbers, the stolen sci-fi name, the needless intertwining with politics, the lack of any clear purpose for it.
Props to CNN for mentioning Foxconn. 😂
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/t...
Props to CNN for mentioning Foxconn. 😂
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/t...
YSK Turkey is using the current political instability and drought in Syria to step up attacks against the Kurds. Clearly articulated ethnic cleansing intensions from Turkish leaders. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding and we should all pay attention.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people
The attacks have added to a humanitarian crisis in a region reeling from civil war and extreme drought.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
YSK Turkey is using the current political instability and drought in Syria to step up attacks against the Kurds. Clearly articulated ethnic cleansing intensions from Turkish leaders. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding and we should all pay attention.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This Elon Musk nazi salute thing makes me feel nuts and scared. I mean what the hell. And now the ADL is arguing it's not what it is. They are tell us to "give one another a bit of grace." Gaslighting 101.
AND THIS IS JUST DAY 2. We've got so much more of this nonsense to come. Ok Ok. Breathe.
AND THIS IS JUST DAY 2. We've got so much more of this nonsense to come. Ok Ok. Breathe.
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This Elon Musk nazi salute thing makes me feel nuts and scared. I mean what the hell. And now the ADL is arguing it's not what it is. They are tell us to "give one another a bit of grace." Gaslighting 101.
AND THIS IS JUST DAY 2. We've got so much more of this nonsense to come. Ok Ok. Breathe.
AND THIS IS JUST DAY 2. We've got so much more of this nonsense to come. Ok Ok. Breathe.
Great thread
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Great thread
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Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
January 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
So this is STILL happening??
Research finds signs of “coordinated climate obstruction efforts” among oil, plastics, and agrichemical industries in social media messaging by @sharonkelly.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/01/15/p...
@desmog.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/01/15/p...
@desmog.bsky.social
New Study Shows How Fossil Fuel Sectors Create a Climate Denial Echo Chamber on Social Media
Research finds signs of “coordinated climate obstruction efforts” among oil, plastics, and agrichemical industries in social media messaging.
www.desmog.com
January 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So this is STILL happening??
I’m really feeling it today, folks. The hegseth stuff, the fires… it’s overwhelming. I think I need to quit the internet and focus on real stuff like pottery and blankets.
January 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I’m really feeling it today, folks. The hegseth stuff, the fires… it’s overwhelming. I think I need to quit the internet and focus on real stuff like pottery and blankets.
🤕 “While being off by an order of magnitude seems like a significant error, the authors don't seem to think it changes anything… The corrected study still ends by saying that the flame retardants "significantly contaminate" the plastic products, which have "high exposure potential."”
Feel like this little saga deserves at least a chapter or two in the "death of expertise part II" books that will appear over the next 1-3 years
December 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
🤕 “While being off by an order of magnitude seems like a significant error, the authors don't seem to think it changes anything… The corrected study still ends by saying that the flame retardants "significantly contaminate" the plastic products, which have "high exposure potential."”
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Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
December 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
Most interesting thread of the day by far!
In 1890, the X and Y chromosomes were discovered. It was found that the men who were tested had 46 chromosomes, including an X and a Y, while women who were tested also had 46 chromosomes, including 2 X chromosomes.
So obviously the conclusion was that the Y chromosome defined masculinity.
So obviously the conclusion was that the Y chromosome defined masculinity.
December 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Most interesting thread of the day by far!
I’m officially a fan of @edzitron.com and Better Offline. I’m also a fan of @caseynewton.bsky.social and Hard Fork. They don’t represent polar opposite positions, but contrasting views that are *super* important for understanding this moment.
Listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/2yiX...
Listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/2yiX...
The Coming Generative AIPocalypse
Better Offline · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
I’m officially a fan of @edzitron.com and Better Offline. I’m also a fan of @caseynewton.bsky.social and Hard Fork. They don’t represent polar opposite positions, but contrasting views that are *super* important for understanding this moment.
Listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/2yiX...
Listen to this:
open.spotify.com/episode/2yiX...
😢
Judge blocks The Onion's winning bid for Alex Jones' Infowars, citing concerns with the auction process
Judge blocks The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars | CNN Business
A bankruptcy judge has blocked The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars conspiracy platform, citing concerns with the auction process which he says left money on the table.
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:39 AM
😢
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California's lead Colorado River negotiator accuses Upper Basin states of seeking to build "pipelines to more golf courses." Wyoming's lead negotiator calls those kinds of claims "bullshit." Things are not going well in Las Vegas: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... via @brandonloomis.bsky.social
Colorado River states fear a long legal battle as talks falter over shortage rules
States agree that climate change is making the Colorado River less reliable, but at a water conference, they did not meet to talk.
www.azcentral.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:43 AM
California's lead Colorado River negotiator accuses Upper Basin states of seeking to build "pipelines to more golf courses." Wyoming's lead negotiator calls those kinds of claims "bullshit." Things are not going well in Las Vegas: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l... via @brandonloomis.bsky.social
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There’s some good news to all the news bout me this week. We helping raise some real money for the Bowery Mission and helping feed and house so many people in need. Thankx to the team at SONIA HEALTH for their generous $2000 donation. Thankx to GoFundMe for matching all donations 👍🏾👍🏾
t.co/x1oXRIBgpW
t.co/x1oXRIBgpW
December 6, 2024 at 10:09 PM
There’s some good news to all the news bout me this week. We helping raise some real money for the Bowery Mission and helping feed and house so many people in need. Thankx to the team at SONIA HEALTH for their generous $2000 donation. Thankx to GoFundMe for matching all donations 👍🏾👍🏾
t.co/x1oXRIBgpW
t.co/x1oXRIBgpW
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The construction cost problem blows my mind. Much less transit for much more money. This should be an emergency second only to the housing crisis for city living.
But there’s little “mainstream” awareness. Federal/provincial politicians don’t talk about it. Regular people certainly aren’t aware.
But there’s little “mainstream” awareness. Federal/provincial politicians don’t talk about it. Regular people certainly aren’t aware.
This alarming trend of cost escalation is echoed throughout Canada, and the English-speaking world.
Meanwhile, in other developed nations, transit construction costs have stayed lockstep with the rate of inflation - a clear sign that project delivery practices are at fault.
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Meanwhile, in other developed nations, transit construction costs have stayed lockstep with the rate of inflation - a clear sign that project delivery practices are at fault.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The construction cost problem blows my mind. Much less transit for much more money. This should be an emergency second only to the housing crisis for city living.
But there’s little “mainstream” awareness. Federal/provincial politicians don’t talk about it. Regular people certainly aren’t aware.
But there’s little “mainstream” awareness. Federal/provincial politicians don’t talk about it. Regular people certainly aren’t aware.
Call me old fashioned, but it’s clear to me that we should consider ways to discourage AI impersonations of any kind. AI should be a tool, not a friend…
…even if that’s what people want.
Just something so dark about companies making money off falling in love with robots.
…even if that’s what people want.
Just something so dark about companies making money off falling in love with robots.
December 5, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Call me old fashioned, but it’s clear to me that we should consider ways to discourage AI impersonations of any kind. AI should be a tool, not a friend…
…even if that’s what people want.
Just something so dark about companies making money off falling in love with robots.
…even if that’s what people want.
Just something so dark about companies making money off falling in love with robots.