Research spotlight 🔊 Leading this project was absolutely great, and we found some very interesting stuff about risk, responsibility, climate change and climate science Read more here 👇🏻 #philtech #philsky #envhum #engbio #climatechange

ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology@coesb.com.au · 3w ago

New pilot study: 22 experts in engineering biology were asked how they weigh the risks of their own research against the risks of climate inaction. Many have already decided: acting is worth the risk Our story 🔗: www.coesb.com.au/should-scien... @danfulvi.bsky.social @arc-gov-au.bsky.social

Is it responsible to use risky technologies to mitigate climate change? My latest article for Synthese highlights a notion of risk as complementary to environmental responsibility. Big thanks to my co-authors! Open access pdf here: doi.org/10.1007/s112... #philsky #philtech #envhum

Expert perspectives on framing risk in engineering biology: anticipating ethical discourse about climate change mitigation - Synthese

Given the rapid acceleration of the climate crisis, the IPCC has deemed Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies as unavoidable to sufficiently mitigate the crisis. In this context, engineering biolo...

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So apparently billionaires who donate to charities are ethical, even if they accumulated obscene amounts of wealth through systemic exploitation, while also causing climate, social, and political crises across the world. Oh, and billionaires' cheerleaders are ethical too! #philsky

First make a profit. Then make it matter

The line that there are no ethical billionaires is close to received wisdom now, and I understand the instinct.

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My entry for the Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene is finally out! It is truly amazing to have my work feature in such an important editorial project. Read more here: doi.org/10.1007/978-... #philsky #envhum #anthropocene #philosophy

Rethinking the Purpose of Philosophy

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Sydney STS Peeps 📣 Join us for a talk by Deboleena Roy (Emory University): “Stolonic Strategies: Biophilosophies and Community Building in STS.” With discussants @cwaldby.bsky.social & @jiannitien.bsky.social Chaired by @shoshohini.bsky.social 🗓 17 March | USYD | See flyer for deets

I'm very happy and proud to have received the 2025 Excellence Award as an Early Career Researcher in the School of Arts at Western Sydney University! The best way to wrap up this challenging year, and to start 2026 on the right foot #philsky #envhum #philtech #excellenceaward

ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology@coesb.com.au · 11mo ago

Congratulations to Centre researcher Dr Daniele Fulvi @danfulvi.bsky.social on being awarded the 2025 Excellence Award as an Early Career Researcher in the School of Arts at @westernsydneyu.bsky.social! 🎉

It's great to see my research published on The Conversation. If you want a jargon-free overview of how bioengineering can help us tackle climate change, you can read my short article here: theconversation.com/engineered-m... #philsky #envhum #philtech

Engineered microbes could tackle climate change – if we ensure it’s done safely

Engineering microbes to soak up more carbon, boost crop yields and restore former farmland is appealing. But synthetic biology fixes must be done thoughtfully

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The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is a far right extremist, not a "democracy advocate" 🤬 #nobel #peace #antifa

KB@bkeithb.bsky.social · last yr.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded its Peace Prize to far-right Venezuelan politician, Maria Corina Machado. A towering figure in Venezuelan politics, Machado was a leader in the U.S.-backed 2002 coup that briefly deposed President Hugo Chavez. Via mintpress.com (Telegram)

Hey #philsky #philtech #envhum people: my paper (co-authored with Kian Mintz-Woo) on Carbon Dioxide Removal and just transition is out and open access! Our point is simple: CDR can be part of a just transition, and the moral hazard framing is not conducive to more justice. 👇🏻🤓 doi.org/10.1080/2155...

Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies Through Transitional Justice: Challenging the Moral Hazard Argument

We analyze the moral aspects of Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies (CDRs) through what we call ‘transitional justice.’ Experts currently consider CDRs to be essential for mitigating climate change...

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It's crazy how the media are presenting a march organised by neo-nazis, led by neo-nazis, with neo-nazi speakers, as a neo-nazi thing. So now one can no longer be a racist and hate people of colour without being labelled a neo-nazi? This woke nonsense has to stop! #fucknazis #antifascist #noracism

Neo-Nazis and politicians among protesters at anti-immigration March for Australia rallies

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson joins gathering in Canberra while far-right figure speaks outside state parliament in Melbourne

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My paper (co-authored with @anarchangle.bsky.social) "Hubris and Humility in the Face of Climate Overshoot" is now out for Nature and Culture! Focusing on synthetic biology, we show how hubris and humility inform mitigation practices. 🔗📑👇🏻 doi.org/10.3167/nc.2... #philsky #philtech #envhum #sts

New paper out!📑🧑🏻‍🎓🎉 My article "Synthetic Biology as a Postmodern Technology of Care" is now in NanoEthics. I show how synbio is a political practice of care, creatng "docile bodies" in non-human organisms to tackle global challenges. Open access: doi.org/10.1007/s115... #philsky #philtech #bioethics

Synthetic Biology As a Postmodern Technology of Care - NanoEthics

In recent years, synthetic biology emerged as a potentially ground-breaking biotechnology, promising breakthroughs in healthcare, biodiversity conservation and bioremediation. Combining various techno...

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It's not too late to wish everyone a happy #pridemonth #ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Good on Australia for rejecting Temu Trump and his nuclear Ponzi scheme #australia #auspolls #ausvotes amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...

Australia election results: Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party retains power in vote seen as test of anti-Trump sentiment | CNN

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals, as voters chose stability over change against a backdrop of global tu...

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Partigiani sempre! Forever partisans! ✊🏻🇮🇹 #liberazione #liberationday #25aprile #antifascistisempre #antifascist

The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · 2y ago

80 years since the Italian Resistance rose against fascism and ended Nazi occupation. Liberation Day marks the fall of fascism in Italy—a powerful reminder of what organized people can achieve. The fight against fascism matters—then and now.

An absolutely brilliant, must-read article by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, to better understand the dominant ideology of our times - and fight back more effectively. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

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Better a woke than a fascist! #antifascism #staywoke #fuckthefarright

Drop Site@dropsitenews.com · 2y ago

“Not being a damn fascist is ‘woke.’” — Gabriel Rufián, Spanish politician and member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), explains the far-right’s “anti-woke” position. (Video shared from David Adler’s X account)

Went to the amazing Magritte exhibition in Sydney today. Rather than recalling a transcendent realm of forms that escapes human interpretation, his art captures the creative tension between signifier and signified, subverting dominant canons of knowledge #philsky #magritte #surrealism #structuralism

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese calls Trump's plan of removing Palestinians from Gaza and US ownership for what it is: "unlawful, immoral and completely irresponsible" #freePalestine #endtheoccupation #stopTrump #isolation youtu.be/ZAAHHH_BFVo?...

Francesca Albanese calls for US isolation over Gaza takeover proposal

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Australia Day is just Invasion day

Sandro Pertini, former Italian President, partisan and socialist, once said: “All ideas must be respected, except fascism. Fascism is not an idea, it is the death of all ideas”. We're failing those who gave their life to liberate the world from nazi-fascism. #inauguration #elonmusk #trump #antifa

A "free thinker" is usually just someone too dumb to know where they got their ideas from.

My essay, "Philosophy & the Climate Crisis," won 3rd in the Daily Philosophy Global Essay Contest! 🏆 Read how we need clear thinking, and NOT hope or moral education, to drive informed climate action daily-philosophy.com/daniele-fulv... #philsky #envhum #climatechange #philosophy

Philosophy and the Climate Crisis

Philosophy and the Climate Crisis. Shortlisted entry for the Daily Philosophy Global Essay Contest 2024.

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I agree with Prof. Williams: universities are a public good, not a corporation. It is important to ensure that our institutions remain dedicated to critical thinking and empowering our communities. #education #university #criticalthinking #philsky westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/n...

This is not good news. Carbon credits are just ineffective and perpetuate the status quo. We desperately need carbon removal to mitigate the climate crisis. However, these should not be a substitute of, but rather complementary to more drastic emissions reduction. #climatechange #envhum #cop29

The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 2y ago

The new system may essentially give countries and companies permission to keep polluting.

Happy #WorldPhilosophyDay! This year's theme is "Philosophy for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future". What a great opportunity to delve into Val Plumwood's ecofeminist critique of Western philosophical anthropocentrism! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #philsky #philosophy #envhum

Philosophy and the Natural World - Val Plumwood - ABC listen

How do our ideas about the nature of thought and the nature of the human mind affect our view of the environment and of the other beings with whom we share it? This week we ponder on these issues in a...

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Please consider adding your name to the list of educators standing against scholasticide in Palestine, and sharing this letter with your network! overland.org.au/2024/11/end-...

End scholasticide in Palestine: an open statement - Overland literary journal

We, the undersigned who represent the diverse education community across the continent of Australia, demand an end to the complicity of the Australian education sector’s leaders in the systematic dest...

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Can tiny microbes save us from climate change? 🦠🤔 My new article in Futures (with Josh Wodak) explores the imaginaries and promises of this idea! Dive in here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #climatechange #philtech #envhum

Planetary scale climatic change through bioengineering the microbial world. A technofix imaginary

This article critically analyses the imaginary that is emerging from attempts to mitigate planetary scale climatic change through bioengineering the m…

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