Nikolaj Bichel
@nikolaj-bi.bsky.social
PhD and research on hunting, environmental ethics, conservation. Author of the 2023 British Ecological Society book of the year. Open to remote work.
Despite unprecedented heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the UK, not only is it business as usual for Drax, UK's biggest carbon emitter, they're planning to build a hyperscale data centre powered by burning trees. Watch full film here👉 youtu.be/V5ZfbMYi2y8the @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
Natalie Harp seems like the type of obsessed where she's one rejection away from stabbing Trump to a bloody pulp with a pen, and then they'll find her covered in his blood, cradling his broken head, and singing a lullaby to him. A man can hope.
New Paper: Ornaments evolve faster than weapons Combining a new theoretical model of sexually selected trait evolution with comparative analyses across ten clades, we suggest that drift in female preferences accelerates the rate of ornament evolution. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Ornaments evolve faster than weapons
Abstract. We investigate the evolutionary dynamics of sexually selected traits using both a mathematical model and comparative analyses, focusing on the re
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"UK universities are trying to recruit more women. I look at how that's going."
I'm seeing what I think are some horrendously low academic plagiarism standards being defended these last few weeks. Quoting and paraphrasing correctly without plagiarizing is so easy and should be second nature by the time you're PhD'ing. I don't even see they grey area. (1/4)
I'm seeing what I think are some horrendously low academic plagiarism standards being defended these last few weeks. Quoting and paraphrasing correctly without plagiarizing is so easy and should be second nature by the time you're PhD'ing. I don't even see they grey area. (1/4)
"Arday was fetishized in his ascendancy by white liberals, for whom he served as a mirror in which they could see their own goodness. And he was fetishized... www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Truths That Failed Jason Arday
Systemic, ritualized dishonesty undid the Cambridge professor.
theatlantic.com
Det er fuldstændig ubegribeligt, at Viborg Kommune nægter at følge indstillingen fra sin egen forvaltning om at stoppe Tangeværket. Spærringen ved Tangeværket blokerer Gudenåen og er i direkte strid med naturbeskyttelseslovgivningen. #dkpol #dknatur politiken.dk/klima/art109...
Viborgs politikere bryder EU-lov for at beholde omstridt sø
Et flertal i Viborg Kommune vil give tilladelse til, at et 100 år gammelt vandkraftværk kan lede vand for at undgå at tømme Danmarks største kunstige sø, selv om det er i strid med to EU-direktiver.
politiken.dk
I know article authors dont write headlines - but I would hope BBC Wildlife would have a bit more care than to use such a hyperbolic headline given intersections between biodiversity heath and human health. Not to mention sensitivity to the many people currently affected in eastern DRC....
Amazon self-publishing is suddenly absolutely flooded with stay-at-home moms who "finally had time" to write their own book. Gee, I wonder why.
Alberta Minister wants a G-bear hunt, pretends it's about public safety. He wants to let people hunt B-bears with dogs, pretends it's about saving caribou. Sustainable hunts, data-based, are just fine, but this minister ignores biologists and spreads misinformation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta says hunting bears with dogs will protect caribou. The province's former caribou manager disagrees | CBC News
Letting hunters use dogs to hunt black bears is a move the Alberta government says will help caribou conservation efforts, but wildlife biologists aren't convinced.
cbc.ca
Does my memory deceive me or aren't these the same people who have pushed the baseless claim for decades that videogames are what turn boys into school shooters? But they're fine with them controlling air traffic?
History professors when they're tired of living.
Jim Clifford@jimclifford.bsky.social · last wk.Are we ready for machine written history? When given access to a well structured large historical dataset, Claude’s Fable 5 can identify a topic, complete the research and write a strong and original draft research paper. This has the potential to break peer review, graduate school, & job searches.
Giving difficult and demanding live animals as gifts to other nations and global institutions is the global politics equivalent of giving your friend's toddler child water guns and noisy toys.
Why five Indian peacocks are strutting on the UN grounds in Geneva
While a peacock continued to be spotted here over the years, in 1981, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent a breeding pair of Indian peafowl from Delhi Zoo as a gift from India, where the national b...
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I get so annoyed whenever I read comments about karma. You all need to stop hoping that whatever magic Karma is supposed to be is just going to do the hard work for you. That's a comforting fantasy. In reality, bad people do not get punished unless good people make an effort to punish them.
It has become apparent to me that the boomers who often do hunting advocacy and head up hunting orgs absolutely love AI-slop. They put it in everything, and they really need to stop it. They don't know how many people who care about conservation they're alienating by using AI-imagery everywhere.
A Texas oil company called "Greenland Energy" (The nerve!?) is bringing drilling equipment to Greenland without permission, even as Greenland for environmental reasons does not allow drilling, and Dr. Phil, yes, that Dr. Phil, is supposed to make a documentary about drilling for oil in Greenland. 😵💫
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
theguardian.com
This is hands down the best opinion piece you will read on the Arday case. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The takedown of Jason Arday has overjoyed the right, and must be a wake-up call for the left | Jason Okundaye
The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye
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'Danish teenagers will have to make an oral defence of their written essays to combat AI cheating, the government has announced.' Piloting this for 2nd year undergraduate research essays this year, though NB it's not just policing: also develops key oral skills. 1/2
Danish pupils will have to orally defend essays in attempt to combat AI cheating
Government introduces several measures, including monitoring of computers, for pupils aged 16 to 19
theguardian.com
The chapter in our trophy hunting book about the effect of hunting on horn-, antler-, and body sizes, which @marcofesta.bsky.social was nice enough to give helpful comments for, was one of the most interesting to write, and I wish I could have gone much deeper. Here are some of the articles that do.
Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦@marcofesta.bsky.social · 4w agoColtman www.nature.com/articles/nat... just passed 1000 cites GoogleScholar. Brought to the fore that selective hunting can lead to evolutionary change, leading to much debate, gnashing of teeth. Pigeon et al's update answered stats objections, is better paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Coltman www.nature.com/articles/nat... just passed 1000 cites GoogleScholar. Brought to the fore that selective hunting can lead to evolutionary change, leading to much debate, gnashing of teeth. Pigeon et al's update answered stats objections, is better paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮 During a hearing, Blumenthal made Trump nominees squirm by asking them who won the 2020 election -- a question they refuse to answer -- but then Schiff upped the ante by asking them *who won the 2016 election.* Here's a supercut:
😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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Available for pre-order. I wrote chapter 6 in this book, edited by @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social, about the intersection of fair chase hunting and animal welfare. Hope it'll be of interest to someone.
The Welfare of Wildlife - 5m Books
Learn more about this exploration of the ethical questions and welfare challenges facing wild animals today.
5mbooks.com
Available for pre-order. I wrote chapter 6 in this book, edited by @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social, about the intersection of fair chase hunting and animal welfare. Hope it'll be of interest to someone.
The Welfare of Wildlife - 5m Books
Learn more about this exploration of the ethical questions and welfare challenges facing wild animals today.
5mbooks.com
Infantino’s FIFA has crossed the threshold from a sports story involving money and power to a money and power story involving sports. The scandals of his tenure, while draped in a distinctive soccer-like gloss, have concerned the kinds of mergers that have disrupted seemingly every other sector.
The Kushner-backed FIFA takeover tearing the soccer world apart
It’s the story of everything, all over again.
motherjones.com
UEFA standing up to FIFA at last. Now go a step further and demand Infantino's resignation.
Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
uefa.com
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
When it comes to elephant management, one crucial question must be asked
From contraception to culling, no single tool offers a risk-free fix for elephant management. True conservation requires clear objectives, site-specific evidence, and understanding the root causes of ...
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