As product bans progress, this is the business model of the future (no pun intended). Prediction as a Delivery Service? PaaDS?

Main findings of a review on celebrity endorsement in environmental campaigns conducted with the support of National Geographic Wildlife Trade. EJ Milner-Gulland Dan Challender Linh Bao Nguyen @Ana__Nuno martin @LauraThoWal Yifu Wang diogoverissimo.bsky.social Oxford Martin School Oxford Biology MPLSOxford

What an unbelievable level of censorship! Can we #RepealCDA230 now?

This visualization tool for species might be of interest to Save the Rhino International and IntlRhinoFoundation 🦏. Each dot represents an individual animal. Hence, the picture represents the population. h/t Randy Olson reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…

Well, that only took The New York Times about three-fourths of a year to figure out.

I have concerns about this campaign as it appears to promote rarity. WildAid analogizes the loss of rhinos to the loss of the letter 'R,' but vowels are scarce on Wheel of Fortune. That's why you buy them! Has this campaign been expert-reviewed? cc diogoverissimo.bsky.social, Alegria

Can the introduction of synthetic or faux substitute wildlife products to consumer markets displace consumer demand for the real thing and help to protect species? Here's a theoretical analysis that goes some way to answering this question: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Not great?" More like atrocious. #RepealCDA230

I try to keep my Twitter feed policy-oriented and nonpartisan. However, when others, Twitter in this case, try to determine what I can read or share, I feel it's necessary to take a stand. Here's the URL they were blocking: nypost.com/2020/10/14/ema… #RepealCDA230

I cannot handle any more top scientists or journals telling me that they're against a presidential candidate who doesn't listen to science when they themselves don't listen to science.

Remember, freedom isn't the chance to choose your rulers.

Wow, finally off Ubuntu after running it in one form or another for over a decade. It's a good Linux distro, but it's time for a change!

Why Donald J. Trump should pardon Edward Snowden & #Assange: 1. It will take the edge off his pardons for his family & loyalists by being unselfish and not self-serving. And at the least, confound his many critics -- as well as future historians.

Who won? cc Alina Chan “A bioterror or bioerror will lead to one million casualties in a single event within a six month period starting no later than Dec 31 02020.” longbets.org/9/

I want to be a Border Collie when I grow up. youtu.be/UfD7err3Mb0

This prompts the question: Why couldn't USAID directly fund SANParks? Doesn't SANParks know what it needs to purchase to fight wildlife crime more than the planners at WWF South Africa? For all we know, these kits could be a complete waste of resources. #disintermediate

For years, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses to be stronger, deadlier, and more transmissible. The bet was that their work would help prevent a global pandemic. But what if it caused one? Nicholson Baker reports nym.ag/3pJcQCU

Huh. What if there was a mechanism whereby supply and demand are balanced? Maybe rhymes with 'anarchic?' Perhaps, one day, the central planners will rediscover this mechanism and then realize they're an impediment. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9… cc Jerome Adams

Remember when companies delivered services instead of sermons?

Twitter infantilizes you. I am an adult. I can use my mind to read and interpret any content I choose. After 10+ years I'm leaving this platform and returning to a censorship-resistant technology: RSS. I won't be back. Goodbye.