Sabine Pahl

@sabinepahl.bsky.social

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Prof of #EnvironmentalPsychology @univienna.ac.at
@envpsyvienna.bsky.social
https://ech.univie.ac.at

#BehaviouralSciences #RiskPerception #SocialCognition #PlasticPollution #Microplastics #PFAS #Nature etc...

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands

MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life

www.theguardian.com

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 1d

😞

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

A variation on the story from the other day about how many teens think factual reporting is routinely made up:

Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 6d

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

Reposted by Julian Webb, Sabine Pahl

Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 1d

A variation on the story from the other day about how many teens think factual reporting is routinely made up:

Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 6d

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social):

As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead."

But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that"

Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Sigh. I apologize on our behalf.

Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile | Gaby Hinsliff

Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Reposted by Sabine Pahl, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Margot C. Finn

Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

Brazil is planning to create a mechanism to use oil revenues to finance the nation’s energy transition, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, as the country juggles its green ambitions against its expanding production of fossil fuels

Brazil to Use Oil Profits to Fund Energy Transition, Lula Says

bloom.bg

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 3d

♥️🇪🇺
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’

Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

www.theguardian.com

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 3d

THIS REPORT 👇

UK academic freedom vs. China

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

www.bbc.co.uk

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

nyti.ms

Reposted by Sabine Pahl, David Darmofal

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 4d

Comparing the 2021 and 2024 Virginia Gubernatorial Election results:

2021
Youngkin (R) 1,663,158 votes 50.58%
McAuliffe (D) 1,599,470 votes 48.64%

2024
Spanberger (D) 1,967,646 votes 57.5%
Earle-Sears (R) 1,453,124 votes 42.3%

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 4d

It doesn’t happen as much over here, but discourse around “do we need to only focus on CO2 or should we instead focus on methane” is wrong.

Yes, the gases behave differently in the atmosphere. But CO2 & CH4 emissions are *both* still rising. And CO2 & CH4 emissions *both* need to quickly fall.

Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 5d

Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%.

This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement.

www.unep.org/resources/em...

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A figure showing all ghg emissions rising

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 5d

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 5d

Have your relatives died? Do you miss them? Does that make you sad?
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Abigail Spanberger made history on Tuesday as the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia, winning the office by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate in the state in decades. Her campaign focused on jobs and the cost of living, while emphasizing her support for abortion rights.

Abigail Spanberger Flips Virginia, Becomes State’s First Female Governor

In her campaign, Abigail Spanberger focused on jobs and the cost of living and emphasized her support for abortion rights.

nyti.ms

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 5d

Have your relatives died? Do you miss them? Does that make you sad?
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.

Reposted by Sabine Pahl, Naazneen H. Barma, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte , and 2 more Sabine Pahl, Naazneen H. Barma, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte, Michael Larkin, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Reposted by Sabine Pahl, Scott A. Imberman, Amy W. Ando , and 4 more Sabine Pahl, Scott A. Imberman, Amy W. Ando, David J. Berri, Damian Trilling, Iñaki Aldasoro, Tom Louwerse

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 8d

Evidence that academics have been complaining about service roles for about 3000 years...

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 8d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note | Simon van Teutem

By selling hope alongside progressive patriotism, the centrist D66 party widened its appeal and beat the far right, says Dutch journalist Simon van Teutem

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Michael Wagner, Anders Levermann, Sabine Pahl , and 1 more Michael Wagner, Anders Levermann, Sabine Pahl, Stefan C. Aykut

Ingwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · 8d

Welche Produkte in 🇩🇪 mit 19% besteuert werden:

- Hafermilch
- Windeln
- Sojaschnitzel

Und Welche mit 7%:

- Kuhmilch
- Fleisch
- Froschschenkel

Und Welche überhaupt nicht:

- Flugkerosin
- Schiffsdiesel
- Int. Flugtickets

Unser Steuersystem ist völlig absurd und gehört reformiert!

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9d

“Since [Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social took] office, Paris has planted over 200K trees with a pledge to add 170K more by 2026. Urban forests are being created near landmarks like the Hôtel de Ville, Gare de Lyon, & Opéra Garnier, with plans to cover 50% of the city with planted areas by 2030.“

Anne Hidalgo: Transforming Paris into a Green Metropolis for a Sustainable Future

Pic: Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (Source: ChatGPT)

medium.com

Proton @proton.me · 10d

Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, Sabine Pahl, Aurélien Mondon , and 3 more Cathy N. Davidson, Sabine Pahl, Aurélien Mondon, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Friedemann Vogel, Esther Peeren

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10d

Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.

This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.

Immigration is the most important issue facing your country

Immigration is the 14th most important issue facing you personally

Reposted by John Kennedy, Julie L. Lockwood, Dawn J. Wright , and 2 more John Kennedy, Julie L. Lockwood, Dawn J. Wright, Juan Cole, Sabine Pahl

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11d

If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!

It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.

And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.

My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios.
This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water.
"Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 13d

uk.pcmag.com/ai/160970/tu...

Turns Out, Wikipedia Isn't That 'Woke' As Grokipedia Rips Off Most of Its Pages

Elon Musk's version of Wikipedia is scraping content from that site using a Creative Commons license and making edits to articles about more polarizing topics.

uk.pcmag.com

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Sabine Pahl

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 13d

To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 17d

🤣🤣🤣🥴🥴🥴

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wifi mattresses? Internet-connected litter boxes? Stop it! You’re making fools of us all | First Dog on the Moon

We know the internet will never be good again yet many refuse to learn

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Dr. Carolyn Görres @carolyngorres.bsky.social · 17d

Großartig! Ich feier das.

www.hessenschau.de/politik/nur-...

Nur weibliche Formen in Satzung: Gender-Zoff bei der Feuerwehr in Friedrichsdorf

Streit um geschlechtergerechte Sprache: In Friedrichsdorf sorgt eine Feuerwehr-Satzung, die nur noch weibliche Amtsbezeichnungen kennt, für reichlich Zündstoff zwischen Bürgermeister und CDU-Fraktion.

www.hessenschau.de

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Ann-Katrin Müller @akm0803.bsky.social · 19d

Gestern war es mal wieder soweit: Björn Höcke hat mich und andere als Gegner*innen markiert. Und dabei auch noch NS-Sprech benutzt. Gefährlich, ja. Aber auch gut, dass wir Björn Höcke so sehr beschäftigen, oder?

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 19d

Here's a website that helps you switch to a greener bank.

Investments should build a better future, not destroy it.

makemymoneymatter.co.uk/banks/

Reposted by Tim M. Blackburn, Karen R. Lips, Sabine Pahl , and 1 more Tim M. Blackburn, Karen R. Lips, Sabine Pahl, Daniel Huppmann

IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 21d

🌍 Applications for #YSSP2026 are open!
Spend your summer at IIASA in Austria with researchers from around the world tackling global challenges.
🧠 For advanced PhD students
🗓️ 1 Jun–28 Aug 2026
⏰ Apply by 12 Jan 2026 (midnight CET)
Build your network. Advance your research: iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...

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