Michael Bom Frost
@michaelbomfrost.bsky.social
I eat, drink, read and write. Day job is Associate Professor of Food Sensory Innovation, University of Copenhagen
Work interrupts my reading today. But I gave the summer a run for its money - 6 new books and 3 revisits. One physical, one digital and 7 audios. Even one that is not listed on Goodreads. Those dog walking hours are precious book consumption periods.
Most governments find the loss of entire world regions to uninhabitable climate scenarios and the untold suffering of humans - and animals - easier to imagine, than the transition away from oil and gas. As Amitav Gosh said, the climate crisis is a crisis of our imagination.
Prize Hog Drops Out Of Great American State Fair Due To Event’s Political Nature https://theonion.com/prize-hog-drops-out-of-great-american-state-fair-due-to-events-political-nature/
Irony being fried in the heatwave. A London Climate Action Week event on adaptation to extreme heat was cancelled because of... extreme heat. The venue didn't have any AC. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Extreme heat cancels London climate change event on adapting to extreme heat
Climate experts say it demonstrates the need to ‘take climate change seriously and learn from what is happening around the world’
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Keystone species! Also in cities.
Dr. Prakash Kashwan@pkashwan.bsky.social · 2mo agoAn unexpected group of engineers - beavers - has solved the flooding issue affecting northwest London residents’ homes, streets, & the local Tube station since the 1970s. London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan championed the reintroduction of beavers. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
And this is why Gary Snyder’s collected poems has its permanent position at my bedside and is dusted of regularly.
Tom Gauld@tomgauld.bsky.social · 3mo agoAlmost reading the greats. (my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books)
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Close a bar, gain a far-right voter
Going to your local bar might be about more than having a drink. According to a recent study of France's iconic bar-tabacs, it may also play a small r
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He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.
The most profound change that requires effort but little investment at individual level is increased consumption of all types of plant-origin food. That will also reduce societal perception of what type of food is normal, which again makes it less risky for policymakers to implement larger changes.
Richard Waite@waiterich.bsky.social · 5mo agoBehavioral science tells us we need to make more sustainable and low-carbon choices more affordable, convenient, and desirable. And that’s on policymakers not individuals. Yes individuals should do what we can. But we need to push for those systemic solutions to really change consumption patterns.
A record 814GW of new solar and wind capacity was installed globally in 2025, representing a 17% increase on the 696GW deployed in 2024 www.businessgreen.com/news/4527230...
'Unlike anything seen before': Record 814GW of new solar and wind installed globally in 2025
Almost 4GW of new solar added globally for every 1GW of wind, as think tank Ember declares renewables on track to become the 'backbone' of global electricity system
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We need to conserve forests to manage global food risks. On International Day of Forests, we highlight the work of Agnes Pranindita, who recently defended her PhD thesis on moisture recycling in forest–agricultural systems. Learn more about one of the studies in her thesis: buff.ly/9YWd2NQ
Wholesale electricity was nearly free overnight because of wind power. Why isn't that headline news on #r4today?
Besøgte en gammel ven for at blive opfrisket på utilpassede eksistensers tanker og bekymringer. Helt fantastisk
Bright and strong women leading the change towards a sustainable future
IngerAndersen.bsky.social@ingerandersen.bsky.social · 5mo agoAgency. Equality under the law. Opportunities. This is the foundation of a gender-equal, sustainable future. For #InternationalWomensDay I answered a few quick questions from the @unep.org team. My advice? Don’t be intimidated. Make your voice heard. What advice would you share? Who inspires you?
Agency. Equality under the law. Opportunities. This is the foundation of a gender-equal, sustainable future. For #InternationalWomensDay I answered a few quick questions from the @unep.org team. My advice? Don’t be intimidated. Make your voice heard. What advice would you share? Who inspires you?
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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The new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) will provide the world with the science and data we need to: ✅ Prevent pollution ✅ Ensure the sound management of chemicals ✅ Manage waste better Understand more as #ISPCWP1 continues: www.unep.org/isp-cwp
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.
We can either invest into nature’s destruction or power its recovery. The new @unep.org State of Finance for Nature report shows that for every $1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends $30 destroying it. Find out more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
A coordinated release of global climate data in the face of political attacks on science allows the measurements to speak for themselves and define the reality of a rapidly warming planet.
New Climate Reports Show ‘Unprecedented Run of Global Heat’ - Inside Climate News
Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.
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