Garance Barbier

@garant-b.bsky.social

Myrmecologist | Accidental bioacoustician | Behavioural ecologist | PhD student @ https://bsky.app/profile/umeauniversitet.bsky.social | Despite pfp I'm a parrot fan too :] Pfp by Hélène Bézin--Chaingy Studied at Sorbonne Nord @leec-uspn.bsky.social

companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

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Who on here has ever heard of soil acoustics? That was one of the most common comment today: "Oh, nice. I never heard about this." Do I have to make a thread about the fact that you can stick microphones into the soil and listen in to the action?

The University of Lincoln is recruiting for a funded two-year MPhil who will develop, test, and validate behavioral and physiological indicators of wild insect welfare, in the lab and in the field. The stipend is £20,780/year plus home fees. Applications close August 2. Open to UK students.

Developing, Testing and Validating Indicators of Wild Insect Welfare at University of Lincoln on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Developing, Testing and Validating Indicators of Wild Insect Welfare at University of Lincoln, listed on FindAPhD.com

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If you've installed any apps from sources other than Google Play on your Android device, you might find it more difficult to do so soon as Google pushes an update that locks down Android devices. This may not affect you, but if you want autonomy over the device you own, see keepandroidopen.org

Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

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¿Vos sabeis que se dicen los loros entre sí? Me encanta que esta semana voy a hablar sobre la ciencia detrás de la comunicación acústica de los Psitácidos para la ACPP 🦜 📅 Viernes 29 de mayo | 🕖 19:00 hs Inscripciones en el link: forms.gle/qZCotksLBxpD... #Bioacústica #Psitácidos #Bioacoustics

Charlas por el Día Mundial del Loro 2026

¡Gracias por tu interés en participar de las charlas organizadas por la ACPP! Los días 26, 27 y 29 de mayo, compartiremos tres encuentros virtuales sobre temas clave para la conservación de los psitác...

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