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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Despots want science that has practical results,” said Paul R. Josephson, an emeritus professor of history at Colby College and author of a book on totalitarian science. “They’re afraid that basic knowledge will expose their false claims.”

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Soil Physics Kirkham Medal was given to Bill Jury at the Kirkham Conference in Fukushima. He had an illustrious career at UC Riverside before retiring as Distinguished Professor Emeritus. #soil #soilphysics #kirkhamconference #sssa

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · May 2

It’s official, JB Milliken will be the 22nd President of the University of California system. It was a privilege to represent UC faculty interests in this search.
… he currently serves as Chancellor of the UT System, previously led the CUNY system, U of NE and was v. Pres of UNC

James B. Milliken named 22nd president of the University of California

The University of California Board of Regents today approved the appointment of James B. Milliken as the 22nd president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, six academic health centers, and t...

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Apr 29

Gardner (1991) argued that “if basic soil science did not exist, there is ample evidence that we need to invent it.” While practical applications are valuable outcomes of soil science research, they should emerge from a deep understanding of soil systems rather than define the discipline's scope.

Defining soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs

Soil science's identity emerges from studying Earth's complex living and nonliving systems across scales. Defining soil science requires balancing practical impacts with fundamental scientific explo.....

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Apr 25

📢 New pub: Defining #soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs, in Soil Science Society of America Journal doi.org/10.1002/saj2...
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Apr 21

Pope Francis’s first papal visit was to Lampedusa, where thousands have perished. There he criticized the “globalization of indifference”. He said we “have forgotten how to cry” for migrants and “take care of each other,” in his homily.

It seems the indifference is worsening everywhere.

Pope Offers Mass on Island Beacon for Refugees (Published 2013)

With a service before 10,000 people, Francis seeks to call attention to a humanitarian problem at what has become a gateway for thousands of migrants.

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Mar 28

Happy to see you here!

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Mar 10

the so-called war over California’s water is a dangerous, flawed trope that reduces certain water uses to right or wrong, and turns the Delta into a place with no local stakes. Faced with threats of drought, climate change and water scarcity, we should not reduce this place to a warring of... sides.

Opinion | What the War on California’s Water Is Really About

If we are to take seriously the threats of drought, climate change and water security, we should not reduce this place to a warring of two — or even many — sides.

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Teamrat @teamrat.bsky.social · Feb 19

@katharinehayhoe.com has great starter packs

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · Jan 31

"Thousands of highly cited scientists have at least one retraction"

"Oransky says the results throw into question the practice of ranking scientists on the basis of citations at all."

Thousands of highly cited scientists have at least one retraction

Database shows that researchers with retracted papers had higher self-citation rates and published more than those without retractions.

www.nature.com

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