Chris Wiebe
@chriswiebe.bsky.social
Husband, father, volunteer, advocate, Anglican. Prof & former Canada Research Chair at the UofW. Deputy Warden St Johns
One of the clearest descriptions of climate dynamics for laypeople that you’ll ever hear: “It will inevitably get worse. It will get worse and worse and worse.”
This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginning
This summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But we may not be waiting long for the scientists' “wor...
nationalobserver.com
George Grant in 1986: “One must never think about technological destiny without looking squarely at the justice in those hopes…our ruling classes have recognised that progress is a more complex matter than was envisaged by those who had believed that a better society would arise from technology.”
Static tension or compression can be used to deform silver gallium sulfide at the atomic level, forming a chiral structure. Researchers say the finding could see applications in catalysis. Read 👇 #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/chiral-...
Chiral phenomenon previously thought impossible discovered in metal sulfide crystal
First instance of piezochiral effect where strain induces a changes in chirality
chemistryworld.com
For those facing a paywall, here's the piece. FYI, it dropped a word at the end. It is supposed to read: "He hates ticks."
May we all enjoy the simple things in life as much as my dog likes lying in the sun. 🐶
The speed of #climate change has accelerated dramatically in the last decade, from 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015 to 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years. And politicians still fiddle while we burn. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming
Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...
sciencedaily.com
Some are surprised that I am an Anglican with the last name of Wiebe. It’s a long story. My mother’s side (Werth/Stadnyk) started going to Anglican churches being from small towns. My Dad‘s side? Also Anglican. My grandmother was an Ogilvie/Sims from Erinview, MB. Here is their church built in 1884.
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
Pretty interesting data from @ryanburge.bsky.social. An American perspective, but the Episcopal and United Churches are the most politically active. Hindu and baptists are the least politically active.
Glory to God on high. Detail of the Great West window at St John's Anglican Cathedral, Winnipeg
“A sci-fi weapon has entered the AI age. An AI tool dubbed Raygun can miniaturize or supersize a natural protein without disrupting its shape or ability to function. Raygun can modify existing proteins using some of the same steps as natural evolution” AI can alter proteins now. What are we doing?
Nature@nature.com · 4d agoA artificial-intelligence tool dubbed Raygun can miniaturize or supersize a natural protein without disrupting the protein’s shape or ability to function go.nature.com/4fFKvdT
My wife sometimes teases me that George Grant is my theology boyfriend. Dietrich Bonhoeffer has become a close second for that title.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
Climate change’s fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week’s devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe’s burning the past eight years, two new studies conclude.
Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
Climate change’s fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week’s devastating wildfires in Spain and France and has spiked Southern Europe’s burning the past eight years, two new studies conclude.
winnipegfreepress.com
Bites from this tick can give you an allergy to meat go.nature.com/4fEvB6c
Meat allergy is on the rise — what scientists want to know
The allergy is caused by ticks, but researchers have much to learn about it.
go.nature.com
“Take my advice - when you meet anything that is going to be Human and isn't yet, or used to be Human once and isn't now, or ought to be Human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet." -C.S. Lewis Government wants public input on AI www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba government wants public input on use of AI
The province says it’s taking the lead when it comes to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, but is it moving in the right direction?
winnipegfreepress.com
Tonight’s sunset stopped me in my tracks. An incredible summer evening on Lake Winnipeg.
“If I was exposed to it enough I would probably start saying that the word ‘teal’ is not doing it for me anymore,” a researcher said of olo, a new color described as the “greenest green” possible. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?
A new color called olo can be described as the “greenest green.” It can never be captured by a camera, but its development tells us a lot about how vision works.
newyorker.com
The north window at St John's Anglican Cathedral, Winnipeg, honouring Veterans and those that have served. The Cathedral is the home of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and many soldiers are buried in the cemetery on site
Gotta love articles that start with “despite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine a beam of light…” What? What timeline are we on where we are considering giant space mirrors being built that can focus light to the earth? www.cbc.ca/news/science...
ANALYSIS | U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications? | CBC News
Despite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine light roughly five kilometres wide, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given it the green light. W...
cbc.ca
Never underestimate the power of Tinkertown to raise your spirits.