We are here: What 129 degrees feels like - The Atlantic apple.news/A43bPM70QQJKeM…

Earth just likely set its hottest day on record in thousands of years - Axios apple.news/As0O46R1RRx-SD…

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) will be participating as a Platinum Sponsor at the upcoming RIC 2024 Conference! 🌍📊 ric2024.rcmrd.org

This is a serious issue; as the author writes: "...slow down and spend more time thinking, to focus on maintaining and improving quality in their work". I often feel I need more time to THINK. Science must protect thinking time in a world of instant comm nature.com/articles/d4158…

A mindmap for PhD students struggling with their thesis structure

I know where I don’t want to go: a state that bans books! I’ve read some of these books; what are they scared will happen when these books are read? Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume, Sarah J. Maas, and others in first statewide ban of its kind The Guardian apple.news/AdDFKoG8fQB2LP…

Excellent letter from my colleague Natalie Bennett - we urgently need a robust UN Plastics Treaty & immediate end to single-use plastic in retail 👇

Neighborhoods w/ <biodiversity have worse human health outcomes; worse envtal qual; heavier poll burden, >water contam & noise poll; >lead, >noise levels; warmer, less veg cover…Redlining neighborhoods Science Sessions | PNAS pnas.org/post/podcast/r…

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I like this essay about development of this center of excellence, the role of its leader, issues of decolonization he is dealing w/, importance of research institutions in Africa led by Africans, and how important good leadership is to change-making:science.org/content/articl…

PhD opportunity here:

Great article showing the impacts of loss of species for society - in this case loss of vulture species in India papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and one of the world's most renowned climate scientists: r.sib.wedonthavetime.org/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6…

I am embarrassed to admit how many times I’ve watched this remix.

Visualizing Science! I'm holding a series of free, online workshops, thanks to Johns Hopkins University. All are welcome! I plan to have fun with Danielle VanBrabant, Damond Kyllo, and Amey Zhang to introduce visualization topics and challenges. No art experience is necessary.

We know bees are important for our food: their pollinating servs supp agr. Here is why we do need to be concerned about the warming that is happening on our planet; one more story about the negative impact of temperature increases.science.org/content/articl…

Here is a very cool story about the benefits of intercropping: science.org/content/articl…