Laura J. Wilkinson @ljw@social.cleverlibre.org

Every year more boys than girls are born, but sometimes the ratio gets even more out of whack. It's been called 'the returning soldier effect'. What causes it? Professor Hannah Fry investigates, on BBC Sounds.

https://bbc.in/3Q2UnBC

#BirthRate #sex #gender #childbirth #statistics

So numerous brands are giving up on Threads by Instagram, allegedly due to lack of engagement 😂 BBC Gives Up On Threads (By Instagram), Sticks With Mastodon https://darnell.day/bbc-gives-up-on-threads-by-instagram-sticks-with-mastodon

#intro #présentation

Je suis chercheuse en #Economie du #ChangementClimatique au centre-cired.fr. Je travaille sur les impacts du changement climatique et sur les trajectoires et politiques d'atténuation du CC, en me concentrant souvent sur les liens avec les #inégalités.

J'ai participé au rapport du #GIEC sur l'atténuation, et je suis membre du Haut conseil pour le climat.

Je parlerai ici de #recherche, #enseignement, #interdisciplinarité, #transformations pour notre avenir commun.

If you haven’t heard, we're launching a completely reimagined open-access repository in 2024. It’s currently under heavy construction. 🚜🚧🦺

In the newest Building the Commons blog, Ian Scott, our developer leading the project, shows why the new repository is vital to the life of the Commons! https://building.hcommons.org/2023/09/26/what-is-a-repository-for/

Just seen a new favourite response to AI text. "Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"

It can happen to the best of us.
#academia #research #science #scifi

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La V1 de Matilda est en ligne.
Matilda, c'est un outil de recherche et de veille de la littérature scientifique, une alternative ouverte à Google Scholar, développé par le Centre de sociologie de l'innovation et @huma_num

C'est accessible ici : https://matilda.huma-num.fr

I've been quiet this week, but have had a really interesting few days in Stockholm at the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority talking about preservation challenges relating to nuclear waste records - both what we should keep, and how. The value of these records and the incredibly long timescales are what makes this topic particularly interesting.

What would drive someone to do this to an iconic tree?

This kind of vandalism combined with very potent power tools feels far more scary to me than graffiti.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040

PRISM & Peer Review Week: building trust in OA books through transparency of peer review procedures
https://www.doabooks.org/blog/?link=https%3A%2F%2Foapen.hypotheses.org%2F690
#OpenAccess #ScholComm #PeerReview #OABooks #books

This is a horrendous decision: Rosebank, the largest untapped oilfield in UK waters, has been approved by the UK government. This comes via the regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority, which is in severe need of reform.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been working on a podcast series about the structure and ownership of the UK oil sector, because this is essential understanding for dismantling it. It’s been eye-opening, but empowering. It’ll be out in 2-3 weeks.

#Rosebank #oil #climate

The British Library is looking for a Director of Digital. https://www.ma-appointments.co.uk/blf-dod/

Great to hear that per Rachael Lammey of @crossref the @NISOInfo recommended practice on retractions should publish in a month or so - such an important piece of work (see http://www.niso.org/standards-committees/crec)

Project manager: "What's technical debt? Explain it to me like I'm 6 years old"

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