Clif @Clif@qoto.org

Today, 24th November 2022, is publication day of 'Escape From Model Land' by Erica Thompson.
If your work involves creating or using mathematical models, or taking decisions that are influenced by models, whether in science, finance, business, healthcare or other fields, then you probably need to know about this new book. Find out more here: https://biffvernon.blogspot.com/2022/11/escape-from-model-land-erica-thompson.html
(Published in North America 6th December.)

Calling all UK-based early career woman scientists! Please apply for the L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowship. The deadline is 02/12, the application is super short (500 words!!) and the £15k is flexible. Happy to help talk through your proposal/ personal statement. Please email me! https://www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/show/58 #WomenInSTEM #ChemToots #ChemMastodon #ScienceMastodon

#Introduction

I am a commentator in print and social media on the politics of the climate crisis and focus on challenging climate denialism.

I have authored a book "Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol" and working on another "CLIMATE BRAWL: Climate Denialism in American Politics."

I have a Ph.D. in chemistry and am an elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

To starts things off, I am sharing the warming stripes for the world.

🔔📢 The CLIMATE BRAWL you have been waiting for live on YouTube Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 1PM (ET). 🕐

👉 https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qmev8btSm68 -

The debate between myself and the noted climate denier Tony Heller.

#ClimateBrawl #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

Hey friends! https://ottawa.place is now open for signups 🎉🇨🇦❤️

@andrew and I built it as a hosted-in-Canada, capital-region-focused (but open to all Canadians) instance.

Please boost so folks can find us! 👀

#fediverse #twittermigration #canada #ontario #ottawa #canpoli

Great "how it started / how its going" metaphor here from @waiterich on the decline of Twitter. Coral bleaching happens when the coral expel the algae because they are heat stressed. Hate speech and bad actors have a similar effect, making the environment hostile to the vibrant diverse voices we'd all come to enjoy there.

Apropos of nothing…

Fediscience Mastodonians:

My #introduction toot as I migrate from lovely mastodon.green

I am a #scientist trained in #physics with a #research history in #astrophysics. After a stint as Chief Scientist for #australia, I have spent all my professional time on #ClimateChange, at the interface of #science and clear communication. Currently writing independent expert reports for decision makers in #policy, #development and #law. Associated with #ANU.

Listen more than I toot.
Glad to be here.

Thinking about #ClimateChange and the latest #IPCC reports, this came to mind:

It is clear that it has begun. It is just as clear that how it ends is up to us.

#ClimateAction

Green Peace
RT from https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/Greenpeace/status/1597101863023046656

We know that #climatechange is making storms and droughts more severe, and as a result it's unearthing other decades or century old finds https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-exposed-dozens-unusual-and-unsettling-finds-in-2022?r=US&IR=T

#climatechange #climate
cc @greenpeace

As an unusual 2022 Atlantic #hurricane season officially ends this week, #climate records suggest we may be significantly underestimating future risks of storms.

Even recent years of record storms like 2020 and 2021 were far less stormy than periods centuries ago, according to studies of sediment cores.

And #ClimateChange is accelerating the conditions for storm growth, while rising seas make even weaker storms more dangerous.
https://theconversation.com/were-decoding-ancient-hurricanes-traces-on-the-sea-floor-and-evidence-from-millennia-of-atlantic-storms-is-not-good-for-the-coast-186899 #weather (via @TheConversationUS)

Large scale carbon removal is like an unconvincing plot mechanism where the writers should have tried harder to come up with a plausible exit strategy for a situation where everyone is definitely screwed.

Discovery of the first #Exoplanet Candidate outside our Home #Galaxy #milkyway |. Discovery of the first exoplanet candidate in X-ray #binary M51-ULS-1 in the #spiral galaxy #Messier 51 (M51), also called the #WhirlpoolGalaxy using transit technique by observing dips in brightness at X-ray wavelengths....

https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/space/discovery-of-the-first-exoplanet-candidate-outside-our-home-galaxy-milky-way/

Hello to friends in the fediverse, and an #introduction! The Open Notebook is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to help #science #journalists improve their skills. We've published 500+ articles, and a book, on the craft of science writing, and we offer mentoring programs, free online courses, workshops, a database of almost 300 successful pitch letters, and more.

I also addressed the “what about antifa?” trope that is commonly used to deflect from discussions of far-right extremism & to try to make extremist violence seem like it’s a matter of two unruly sides “clashing” with each other. But the depiction of antifa put forth by the far-right (and the former POTUS) is largely detached from reality & has become a catch-all term for any/all left-wing activists or just perceived opposition, and is commonly used to identify targets for harassment or worse.

.@mmasnick lays down the obvious truth: the “social media is bad for teens (and therefore we should regulate it (and also spy on everyone))” narrative is garbage that ignores how, for the vast majority of kids and teens, social media is a net positive in their lives.

RT Twitter/@techdirt

Contrary To Popular Opinion, Most Teens Get Real Value Out Of Social Media https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/28/contrary-to-popular-opinion-most-teens-get-real-value-out-of-social-media/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/techdirt/status/1597278464444223489

Scientists are interested in how star clusters form and evolve. Some disperse and spread out over time, while others remain tightly bound together by gravity. The different types of stars in clusters also have various life spans, so they change and die off as a cluster ages. 5/6
#NASAUniverse

I'm proud and excited to announce that Mastodon Canada has partnered with @cira to help develop our community!

Thank you to @spencer for all of your help in securing this incredible opportunity.

Read more: https://news.mstdn.ca/cira-teams-up-with-mastodon-canada-to-support-canadian-digital-communities/

#cira #mstdnca #partnership

Oh no biggie, just a two page spread in The Guardian today. Thanks for the wonderful welcome, Great Britain!
Tickets: https://Allegiancemusical.com