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卢昌海 @luchanghai.bsky.social · Aug 20

著名数学家陶哲轩刚刚发表了一篇评论，批评特朗普政府对美国科学界的全面攻击。评论的副标题是：The "Mozart of Math" tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research。——大意是：数学神童不想惹政治，政治却向他的研究开了刀 (让我联想起昔日中国 “白专典范” 的遭遇，特朗普的美国倒退得多远，由此可见一斑)。最近一段时间，除美国外，时不时也听到其他国家右翼得势的消息，相应的政治人物则被称为 “某国的特朗普”…… 字数超标，全文请到我主页阅读：
www.changhai.org/articles/mis...

微言小义 (2025.07 - 2025.08)

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · Jun 30

This is theft, plain and simple. They stole this from you. Every deletion, every erasure, every website that goes dark is a crime against the American public

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jun 30

The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.

The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.

Text from the 1990 global change research act (see link above).

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Jun 24

It’s hot!

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Jun 2

Just released. My Nature piece:

"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...

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More US scientists must speak out

Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · May 31

from Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Technical Supplement (page 132 of 462, ES-3)

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · May 31

"NASA will transition the core modeling capabilities of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (e.g., GISS Model-E and GISS Impact) to the virtual institute while activities begun in FY 2025 to discontinue the physical presence of GISS in New York City are completed."

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · May 31

Last day at the GISS building (Wed. May 28th). 🥲

Photo of the a large group of GISS employees/colleagues in front of Toms Restaurant with a prominent street sign saying "112th St" taken from the middle of Broadway. Credit: Tricia Baron.

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · May 5

Dive into our latest issue!🌊
www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...

On the cover:Yangtze porpoises in troubled waters🐬 by Yaoyao Zhang and colleagues www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 1

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

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Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · Apr 28

🚀 Global Ecology feed Digest #16, April 21-28, 42 posts !

✨For the lazy (yes we are) & friends who don't like social media (yes they can) but might benefit from Global Ecology feed, here’s a online DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share ! 🌈

👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...

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bluesky Global Ecology Feed Digest #16

Curated digest of the bluesky Global Ecology feed on biodiversity, ecosystems & conservation at large scales. Terrestrial, freswater & marine realms.

globalecologybs.github.io

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Apr 26

A lovely place. We will move out soon.

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Apr 25

Happy to be part of this! It’s promising to improve land modeling with EEO.

LEMONTREE @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social · Apr 24

🚨 New blog! 🌱🌍
What happens when 18 scientists gather in a medieval hall to rethink Land Surface Models using Eco-Evolutionary Optimality?
Find out 👉 research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/si...
#EEO #LandSurfaceModels #LEMONTREE

Simpler, Smarter, Stronger: Workshop on Incorporating EEO into Land Surface Models - Lemontree

The LEMONTREE team and invited guests recently met at Dartington Hall to explore how Eco-Evolutionary Optimality theory can simplify and strengthen Land Surface Models.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 27

On the migration of the scientific community to Bluesky:
www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

www.nature.com

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Dec 10

Thanks!

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LEAP-STC @leapstc.bsky.social · Dec 10

TUES AM: LEAP posters at #AGU24 include "A21D-1721: Data-driven Multiscale Modeling of Flow in Plant Canopies" (Jaeyoung Jung, @wengensheng.bsky.social, Dave Lawrence, Marco Giomeetto) Check it out in Hall B-C:
agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

#AGU24 #NSF #CUSEAS @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @agu.org

Data-driven multiscale modeling of flow in plant canopies

The interaction of airflow with plant canopies governs the exchanges of heat, m...

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Dec 6

Add me please. Thanks!

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 27

Correction: it should be 11160/2=5,580.

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UK Earth System Model @ukesm.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hello bluesky! We'll be posting updates on the UK Earth system model developments, how we are using it, papers and how we collaborate with EU and international partners. If you have any questions, I'll try to field them😅
go.bsky.app/HyHzfYJ

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 27

I made 11,160 model runs with our BiomeE in this paper. It was done for many times, with different model settings to test model assumptions and parameterization. Eventually, we only chose one set of the runs in the results. Toy models are useful!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Effects of water limitation and competition on tree carbon allocation in an Earth system modelling framework

A key challenge for Earth system models is improving the representation of plant functional diversity. Experiments with vegetation demographic models show that water limitation leads to divergence be...

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 16

Add me please. Thanks!

Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 16

Add me please!

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BSA-ecophys @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social · Nov 9

Here is a working Starter Pack for Plant Ecophysiologists! Please let us know if you want to be added to this list in a comment or DM. #botany #plantecophys #PhysFam

go.bsky.app/Pbq39H7

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 12

I'd like to be added. Thanks!

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi, Brian, could you please add me in? Thanks!

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Nov 10

Here is a starter pack for scientists and others interested in trait-based ecology and evolution. Still trying to find everyone here. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list! go.bsky.app/PThMXeX 🧪🌎🌾

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Ensheng Weng @wengensheng.bsky.social · Nov 11

Alpha Fold3 is open finally

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now open source

The code underlying the Nobel-prize-winning tool for modelling protein structures can now be downloaded by academics.

www.nature.com

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