The Democrats' big climate law created over 500 factories across the country. 9 in 10 of them are still moving forward, under a president who promised to kill them. Plus they gave the Democrats 2.5 million more votes. The climate law worked. Read more on substack. electricnotes.news/p/no-the-dem...

Really important thoughts in this, not least because we - @foresighters.bsky.social - hope to contribute to the insititutionlising of some of the processes that will help!

Academy of Social Sciences@acadsocsciences.bsky.social · yesterday

Have you read this blog✍️ by @sarahdavidson.bsky.social, which explores what lies “beyond GDP” (e.g. prioritising wellbeing) & suggests that devolution offers opportunities for UK Government to learn from experiences in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland? Read now➡️ acss.org.uk/from-measuri...

Have you read this blog✍️ by @sarahdavidson.bsky.social, which explores what lies “beyond GDP” (e.g. prioritising wellbeing) & suggests that devolution offers opportunities for UK Government to learn from experiences in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland? Read now➡️ acss.org.uk/from-measuri...

This is going to be a massive bubble...

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2d ago

Analysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...

@ketanjoshi.co

Adolfo Neto@adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com · 2d ago

"This AI hype cycle’s impact seems even worse than the ones that came before. With a devastating ecological footprint and the exploitation of hidden labour, hyped-AI serves to amplify discrimination and other social, economic and environmental injustices. ++ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

“The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before." bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 3d ago

Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia It's been a year & people tell me they've changed their mind, feel safer now to sign, etc. So I'm sharing it again for them. We're almost at 2k & anybody from anywhere can add their names. openletter.earth/open-letter-...

Enjoyed every word of this, even though it meant I disturbed a lot of Ollie's sniffing because I was glued to my phone when I should have been paying attention to the exciting aromas on the road we walk along every day!

Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW | A corrective to the gushing tributes… LIDDLE TO BE CELEBRATED An honest obituary for Rod Liddle, dead at 66, dead inside for many years before that. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/liddle-to-...

Individual & systemic change are 2 sides of same coin. “…We suggest that social change arises from individuals’ agency within their roles in societal systems, and that this agency should be actively leveraged to achieve meaningful climate change mitigation.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Leveraging agency for climate change mitigation - Nature Climate Change

Climate debates often frame individual behaviour and systems change as distinct pathways to action. We suggest that social change arises from individuals’ agency within their roles in societal systems...

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More detail with links to evidence and a nice chart in my substack post 12/12 christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...

We are learning the wrong lesson from Covid school closures

A response to yesterday's News Agents podcast...

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This entire thread is a great example of why you need experts (and not tabloid click merchants who only want to understand things as 1 or 0) to advise and shape policy and governance. I know who I would trust more with my life.

Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · 7d ago

And covid was not harmless to children. Being at lower risk than adults does not mean harmless. There was acute illness needing hospital, late onset rare but serious inflammatory disease, Long Covid and 13,000 UK children who lost a parent. (more details in substack post at end) 8/12

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

Just FYI, the call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships is now open. As a reminder, if you plan to apply or know someone who is about to, @nvogtvincent.co.uk and Rita García Seoane wrote a great (unofficial) application guide. #AcademicSky

Noam Vogt-Vincent@nvogtvincent.co.uk · last yr.

Dr Rita García Seoane and I (with valuable input from other colleagues) have put together a little (unofficial) applicants' guide to applying for EU Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships! We hope that this guide will make the process a little less overwhelming for other first-time applicants.

🤠 youtu.be/BuiEVOSTbN4

Google kills AlphaFold. So much for AI curing cancer

YouTube video by Pivot to AI

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 2mo ago

If you're anti AI & making claims that some of the models under the AI umbrella are ok because they seem to be serving scientific goals, then you fell for a type of hype. One from the 2010s; stats models aren't blessed by their use in science and they can erode our thinking. bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Every company that has interns should do this. Excellent work, @neorsd.org !

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District@neorsd.org · last wk.

for an intern's POV, we decided to ask AI: Actual interns.

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Artefacts/contradictions of home life 1/2 I "borrowed" these signs from (I think) a Youth Hostel and a university library in the 80s/90s. 40+ years later, one is framed (not by me) and both hang, ignored, in the family dining room...

We recently curated a JEPP Collection of articles addressing the governance of extreme heat events. All articles are free to access for a short time. www.tandfonline.com/journals/cjo...

Governance of extreme heat events

Explore the article collection: Governance of extreme heat events. Published in Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning.

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This also seems as bad/good a time as any to promote our collection of articles on extreme heat governance: bsky.app/profile/jrle...

Laurie Laybourn@laurielaybourn.bsky.social · last wk.

"Governments develop worst case scenarios to inform planning. In some instances, the heatwaves and wildfires are going beyond these This should be a moment of profound alarm and reflection for governments" Some thoughts on @ajenglish.bsky.social about the Euro-fires www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSx...

Apparently a gov.co.uk petition has been launched lobbying to save #JodrellBank. It's currently awaiting formal approval. If and when this is given, I will re-post it to everyone!

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · last wk.

We, allegedly, can't afford to look after vulnerable people. Now, it seems, we can't afford to 'do' science, or to teach our people about the universe we live in. Should we all just go and live in a cave? Or ask those who can afford it to contribute a bit more in tax? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Last week, Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world. I'm writing this week's newsletter under those same smoke-filled skies. See the full newsletter for much more info, including where to check the air quality near you, and share it with someone else who needs to know.

Living under smoke-filled skies | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe

Free daytime energy, Canada's fire crisis, and how to stay safe within the smoke Listen to this edition of Talking Climate on your favorite

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Volume 28, Issue 4, August 2026 is now available online, featuring one critical review and 9 articles, and covering topics such as European #bioeconomy, #LakeEcosystem governance, #wildfire governance, #WasteManagement, and more. See full issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjoe20/2...

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

Volume 28, Issue 4 of Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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Haven't read the book, but there's a lot of Zoe William's summary that made sense (to me) in framing the times we're living in. The comments BTL are consummate Bluesky to save you some time, and ignore the hyperbole about being devoured by "the left"...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left

🔺 Psychology Job 🔺 Assistant Prof in Psychology (Grade 8) at Durham Uni to support our new MSc Psychology (Conversion) You should use computational approaches (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence) Closing date 30th Aug Please share! #Psychology #AcademicSky #PhDSky More info 👇

This explains so much recent behaviour by (human) government officials near and far... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed

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This is such incredibly good news. www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.

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Any chance Spain could edit him out of all of these scenes, too? #Glory-Hog-In-Chief

A participatory workshop from Una Europa Future University Lab on the trade-offs and values shaping higher education. 18 Sept, 9:30 AM–12:00 PM, in person event at EFI. Register: https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/when-universities-decide-from-collective-inquiry-to-public-consequence/

🧵 (self-immolation comes to mind, and the UK isn't that far behind)

Philip N Cohen@philipncohen.com · 5mo ago

America will continue punching itself in the face until morale improves.

@olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social A horse with blinkers has a wider perspective than this 😞 www.weforum.org/stories/arti...

"Thank you to the women in my discipline who have fought for better science, often within a discipline that was itself at war with them." ❤️‍🔥 doi.org/10.1177/0891...

Come join us in Salt Lake City for a workshop on the promises and pitfalls of public scholarship. Applications due by 8/15. Workshop is October 10, part of the CSCW conference. Should be a fun and meaningful conversation!

Dr. Casey Fiesler@cfiesler.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're attending the CSCW conference this Fall in Salt Lake City: I am co-organizing a workshop on public scholarship! The application process is very lightweight (just a form, no papers required). Please share with folks interested in this topic! Deadline 8/15. sites.google.com/cornell.edu/...