Cilla Wehi
@cillaw.bsky.social
FBES. Here for isotopes, curiosity, community. Also human ecological relationships. Biologist. Director Te Pūnaha Matatini national centre of research excellence in complex systems, AoNZ. Hapainga te reo Māori. https://priscillawehi.com
A rave review for one of the year's most outstanding books
Book of the Week: 'The makings of a NZ classic'
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At the International Society of #Ethnobiology conference in Cairns this week and what a joy to be with passionate folks determined to make a difference for their communities and Country.
I will also be using these ‘contact us’ buttons. A timely reminder of how women academics experience feedback.
King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 2w agoEmily Wilson is having the last laugh
Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.
Katharine Hayhoe discusses the connection between extreme heat and climate change. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... #climatesky
'It can kill': What to know about the extreme heat sweeping much of the U.S.
Climate change is making heat waves longer and more intense.
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Live your life so that when you pass, the world reacts like they did for Sam Neill.
More free publishing from others needed.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences@pnas.org · 4w agoPNAS waives article processing charges (APCs) for eligible authors from lower-income countries and those unable to afford publication fees, helping support global participation in scientific research. Learn more: https://ow.ly/SPe850Zl6As
If you're in Dunedin on Friday 17 July, come along and hear me talk about how to vandalise Wikipedia.* Guaranteed amusing anecdotes, but also educational. And it's pay-what-you-want. *It would be nice if you did not actually vandalise Wikipedia. scifest.org.nz/programme/ho...
How to Vandalise Wikipedia with Mike Dickison | NZ Science Festival
Can we trust Wikipedia? How does it even work? Find out how the editable website stays reliable.
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Anyone know about these beautiful botanical cards from the DSIR? I bet Bill Lee would know something (not on bluesky)….but he’s also a great writer.
Phil Garnock-Jones@theobrominated.eurosky.social · last mo.Yes I have a few. They're very nice paintings (kōwhai, mānuka, ngutukākā) by the botanical illustrators on staff. I think the Director was trying to show Head Office that we were willing, but he almost certainly realised it was futile.
A web page just told me everything it learned about me without asking. It knew my city, my device, my GPU, and how long I hesitated before scrolling. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
sinceyouarrived.world
I am really interested in the claim here that research funding occurs independently of politicians. This is a really important principle in my view.
Troy Baisden@troybaisden.bsky.social · last mo.Reuben Davidson asked the Minister about the PM’s quoted intent to “brutally commercialise the research system”. Despite this and opportunities for the PM himself to walk it back at the PM’s science awards, I feel neither enlightened nor reassured. youtu.be/koeINt5pz3A
Ok this is the best first sentence of a paper I’ve read for ages. A lovely counterweight to bullshit 😂
Researchers and NZ science communicators- why not apply for these gongs, with ethical expert assessment committees? I treasure the one I was awarded a few years back.
NZAS - New Zealand Association of Scientists@nzscientists.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe're pleased to announce applications are now open for NZ Association of Science's 2026 Medals. The closing date for all applications is 5pm Monday 3rd August 2026. The medals are ... scientists.org.nz/Awards (1/7)
Applications closing 3 August.
NZAS - New Zealand Association of Scientists@nzscientists.bsky.social · 2mo agoCranwell Medal: This award is made annually to a practising scientist (or group of scientists) for excellence in communicating science to the general public, in any area of science or technology. scientists.org.nz/cranwell/
MBIE has released the details on the New Zealand's "Transition Research Fund". It transitions research the way a hospice transitions patients. scienceskillsandinnovation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tujiik...
Transition Research Fund 2027 | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The 2027 Transition Research Fund ensures we continue to support great ideas from inception all the way through to the benefits they deliver for New Zealand. The fund supports high quality foundationa...
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We have just launched a parliamentary petition calling for mandatory AI transparency in the public sector. If AI is going to be used in the delivery of public services, it must be AI that is worthy of our trust. Sign: petitions.parliament.nz/7bfe1c60-b99... Read more: www.trustworthyai.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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*tap the sign* 👇 🧪 #science
Natalia (娜塔莉)@nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere's sentiment that "education is too expensive & not worth it anymore" this is a lie, education is worth it, sciences and arts are a common societal good, not a scarce luxury for the privileged few. Education has been privatised & commodified, turned to product rather than a societal necessity.
Our contribution on language, ecology and culture here www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Woven languages: understanding Indigenous socioecological systems
Language connects cultural and biological diversity and can contribute to both big data and localised approaches to improve conservation. Analysing Indigenous languages at regional level supports unde...
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The Revelator@therevelator.org · 2mo agoWhen languages go extinct, so does the vital ecological knowledge they contain. #IndigenousPeoples https://therevelator.org/extinction-languages/
💯 this. Support public transport.
Jessica de Heij@jdeheij.bsky.social · 2mo agoGreat vid by Critic; what if you walked to Dunedin Airport (25km away)? No bus, even though the city welcomes students from every corner of AoNZ. When roads get the investment from government and PT doesn't, everyone pays the price. That's not a gap in the network, it's a policy choice. #nzpol
We are hiring! Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (research+teaching) positions in the School of Maths & Stats, University of Canterbury ▶️One in Statistics, closes 15 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... ▶️One in Applied Maths, closes 21 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... Please share!
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Statistics - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
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Naming the problem. NZ, we need real solutions. 🧪 b2bnews.co.nz/news/marsden...
Marsden Fund cut 29% as NZ kills blue-sky research funding
New Zealand's flagship discovery research fund is running its final round before being absorbed into a government-directed system. The 29% funding cut lands on a country that already spends half the O...
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At a time when academia feels like a pretty shit career, I am so glad to have had constructive, thoughtful reviewers for our current paper. Thank you #isotope community
BIG FEELINGS this World environment day. Lots of rage as we watch these people burn the world. A reminder that we must push back on apathy and despair and keep trying to make things better, otherwise we will certainly lose it all.
Naked ambition. That figures.
Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 2mo agoIntelligence is necessary but not sufficient for academic success: a variety of personality traits enhance or inhibit the role of IQ in scholarly achievement and professional advancement, says Adrian Furnham https://ow.ly/GvV250Z7zRk
