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Deep roots. We think of as a relatively young scientific enterprise - it didn’t have an organized professional society until the mid 1980s. But George Perkins Marsh wrote about the in his 1864 book and When he described humans as a “new geographical force.” Ray Dasmann, over 50 years ago, was talking about ”environmental conservation based on ecological knowledge and social understanding is required.” Know your !

I taught my first in person class since Winter 2018. I wore my earrings made by my dear friend for luck. You’ll have to ask the how it went. I somehow had no difficulty filling the time and winging it when the Online learning platform had login issues 😒. But I was mainly keeping an eye on my . went from 500 at the start of the lecture to 800 by the end. Glad we’re the first class in there in the mornings!

This year, we came up with 10 New Year's Resolutions that we'd like to do better at.

#4 Focus on Health

(Stay tuned for the other 6😁)
+ check the previous ones in 🧵below


@OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

Storm song
Rumbled warning
Percussive thunder roar
Majestic clouds cower in wrath
Tempest.

#Cinquain #Poetry
Image is by Southern Plains Photography

These are two brothers, Naolin born in 2013 and Odakota born in 2014, from the Pryor Mustang Herd. Their affection for each other was evident. A year after this photo was taken, Odakota was taken off the mountain but luckily ended up in the Mustang Ambassador program in Colorado. Naolin remained on the mountain. As a Pryor Mustang, the mustangs are highly sought after, but this is not true for all mustangs.belinda-greb.pixels.com/featur #wildhorses #mustangs #Ayearforart

In 99% of the sampled sites in the Borneo rainforest, ecosystems have been found to act as a net source of carbon for at least 10 years when deforestation is very intense and the ecosystem is degraded. This is the opposite of what has been observed in previous work and is due to the high decomposition rates of the organic matter generated.

#Deforestation

📰 carbonbrief.org/logged-tropica

🔗 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2214

A key thing I've learned about Mastodon: When you find people you know and want to keep up with, don't just follow them — add them to a list!

Merely following is not enough, b/c their posts may not show up in your feed at a time you're logged on. Unlike FB or Twitter, Mastodon has no algorithm to resurface your friends' posts from hours or days ago.

So create a list called "Friends" and check it when you're on. This will ensure that you see what they posted while you were away.

Failed dictators who plot coups are more welcome in Florida than gay kids.

“BREAKING 🇧🇷: Federal deputy Erika Hilton has officially submitted a request to the Foreign Ministry to initiate the extradition of Jair Bolsonaro from the United States.”
David Adler

Imagine if we relied on “personal responsibility” instead of the law to combat other public health issues like drunk driving. No rules--just “you do you”. If you're comfortable driving drunk and wish to take the risk, go ahead and do it--why worry yourself with harming anyone else?

Wait, that doesn't work? Then why do maskless conferences, flights, and events work at a time when we know #COVID19 risks are rising. Don't take personal responsibility; take public responsibility. #WearAMask

I went to my office for the first time in ages and on-boarded our new . It was a chaotic day and tomorrow I will be in person for the first time since Winter 2018. Bit out of practice. Hoping I’m not too rusty. Watching videos on and trying not to think about it. 🫣

@girls_can Response might not have been published. No research rabbit but I've played around with other sites like inciteful.xyz/ and connectedpapers.com/

I've seen an author-based (rather than publication-based) network analysis from GWF papers. After $78-million the figures wasn't that insightful 🤷🏽‍♂️​

From @mrcippy on hosting his own instance on a #RaspberryPi:

"After three weeks of having my own #Mastodon server, complete with a custom domain name, I have no regrets. There's something liberating about knowing that I own the entire experience, including all of my data -- and it's all stored in my basement."

cc: @Raspberry_Pi

zdnet.com/article/im-running-m

Without meaningful repercussion, a failed coup attempt is just a training exercise.

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The fascist fuckery of Trump et al does not stop at the US border

Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s presidential palace and supreme court theguardian.com/world/2023/jan

we went to the area and explored the - it was and also to crack the giant plates of .
Out on the mudflats of the drained reservoir.
Important to appreciate local natural areas.

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