Bart Biesbrouck

@bartbiesbrouck.bsky.social

The largest cause of deforestation is, and has been, the expansion of farmland. But the production of which products, in particular, has been driving this in recent decades? A recent study, published in Nature Food by Chandrakant Singh and Martin Persson, answered this question.

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that may put me in a minority - and I accept not everyone uses social media at least partly for their work - but I miss having some interesting eg centre-right people on here! having a Twitter timeline full of clever people from over the political spectrum was good for the brain

Kraftwerk with a rare recording of a live performance of ‘Pocket Calculator’ in (kind of) German—42 years ago—with audience participation! They really were (more even than now) something else: Taschenrechner—“Ich addiere und subtrahiere” 🤣 youtu.be/mopXKac2R3E

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It's important not just to memorialize people's professional achievements, but also the kind of people they were. This article detailed serious sexual assault allegations against Nims Purja, which the NY Times repeated in its reporting of his death, but many outlets did not.

For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms (Gift Article)

Women are increasingly reporting sexual harassment and abuse in the sport, including accusations against the renowned climber Nirmal Purja.

nytimes.com

De Morgen: “ooh, kijk, baanbrekend onderzoek over de clitoris dat aantoont dat het ding veel complexer is dan wat we tot nog toe dachten!” Ook De Morgen: *drukt clitoris onderste boven af* *insert mop over mannen en de zoektocht naar de clitoris*

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“Let us engage in a thought experiment: what if the US suddenly annexed Greenland and Morocco annexed Ceuta and Melilla simultaneously, mirroring Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea? What would the EU do? 7/

So, just to be clear: In 2023, 7,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Lampedusa (Schengen) in a single day. Is Meloni's position that, if this were to happen again, all Italian citizens should lose access to the Schengen Area?

ANTHROPIC: Our son loves humanity and for the low price of trillions and trillions of dollars will usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity! OPENAI: Our horrible oafish son is hacking web sites without our permission. ANTHROPIC: (eyes narrowing) Our son is also evil