David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social
UBC sociology professor. Environment, social networks, social movements. Tweets on environment, climate change, social and political issues, & some satire.
Here's a butterfly I saw today. Claude says it is a fritillary.
@avigoldberg.bsky.social A photo of my local DQ from 1972. I don't know if it has since been rebuilt ... but it still looks more or less the same.
@danielbeland.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The Great Urban Shift is here, and our urban ecosystems will never be the same
Urban ecologists have discovered over the past couple of decades that cities, long derided as ‘biological deserts,’ are often more biodiverse than the areas that surround them
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Sounds like B.C. made the wrong decision: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/s...
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
nytimes.com
@lauraknelson.bsky.social @stecklov.bsky.social @somardrawoh.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0293a3e...
Canada’s new AI data centres could be obsolete before they open
Environmental concerns are at the forefront, but the growth of small-language models that run on laptops should also give governments pause
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Keiichi Satoh and I having a Hydration Break tm at the Globalizing Political Economy Conference 2026
Bone saws, nuclear weapons, what could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
Trump Administration Is Said to Reach Broad Nuclear Deal With Saudis
Some U.S. lawmakers from both parties and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to eventually develop nuclear weapon...
nytimes.com
How Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot ahead of Lionel Messi at the 2026 World Cup www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...
How Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot ahead of Lionel Messi at the 2026 World Cup
nytimes.com