Andrew Styan
@andrewstyan.bsky.social
Media artist, PhD in whole earth system thinking, wonderer, ex metallurgist. Schenberg arts fellow.
Awabakal land, Newcastle, Australia
https://andrewstyan.com/you-are-here/
“in the spaciousness of uncertainty there is room to act” Rebecca Solnit
Awabakal land, Newcastle, Australia
https://andrewstyan.com/you-are-here/
“in the spaciousness of uncertainty there is room to act” Rebecca Solnit
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Andrew Styan
@andrewstyan.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Recently added some letters to my name for research into an immersive artwork that encourages system thinking. The world and its challenges are complex. We need a system-based mindset and language to navigate uncertainty and develop holistic solutions.
Intro paper here: arc.net/l/quote/nivi...
Intro paper here: arc.net/l/quote/nivi...
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We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
We knew from the moment we heard it that “social cohesion” would be one of those Orwellian terms which would be used to cover all manner of state sanctioned abuse and deprivation of civic freedoms.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
It fuels the very unrest it pretends to seek to quell.
YES. We need to amplify the signal and turn down the noise. True for so many issues. Aussie cartoonist Cathy Wilcox sums it up with:
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
YES. We need to amplify the signal and turn down the noise. True for so many issues. Aussie cartoonist Cathy Wilcox sums it up with:
If Albo wanted to show some leadership he could expand the RC terms of reference.
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
If Albo wanted to show some leadership he could expand the RC terms of reference.
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Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
The world is bigger than Iowa. 50C (120F) in parts of Australia today.
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The world is bigger than Iowa. 50C (120F) in parts of Australia today.
Sometimes good to just enjoy the moment without reaching for the camera (colour me guilty on that).
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Sometimes good to just enjoy the moment without reaching for the camera (colour me guilty on that).
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“Nobel Peace Prize” as a tangible object (concrete) vs. an institutional designation (abstract): good moment for teaching the ubiquitous linguistic phenomenon of polysemy
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“Nobel Peace Prize” as a tangible object (concrete) vs. an institutional designation (abstract): good moment for teaching the ubiquitous linguistic phenomenon of polysemy
(enjoy your posts from the other side of the Pacific - we had 42C/109C over Christmas, not a record)
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
(enjoy your posts from the other side of the Pacific - we had 42C/109C over Christmas, not a record)
Interested to know whether a US based climate scientist has to consciously convert between “ and mm or F and C or your brain just ‘knows’ the equivalence. Like fluency in multiple languages. In Aus we went metric in the 60s when I was 10. I’m still fluent in inches but not F.
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Interested to know whether a US based climate scientist has to consciously convert between “ and mm or F and C or your brain just ‘knows’ the equivalence. Like fluency in multiple languages. In Aus we went metric in the 60s when I was 10. I’m still fluent in inches but not F.
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BREAKING
Day 1 programme for the 2026 Adelaide Righters Festival revealed
Day 1 programme for the 2026 Adelaide Righters Festival revealed
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
BREAKING
Day 1 programme for the 2026 Adelaide Righters Festival revealed
Day 1 programme for the 2026 Adelaide Righters Festival revealed
Difficult to judge what the general aussie attitude is - echo chambers etc. Have there been any broad population surveys ? I really want to believe you.
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Difficult to judge what the general aussie attitude is - echo chambers etc. Have there been any broad population surveys ? I really want to believe you.
Just to put that in terms we can relate to, 300 zetajoules is enough to bring 380,000,000,000 olympic swimming pools to the boil. eeek.
Published today in "Ocean Heat Content Sets Another Record in 2025", by Pan et al.
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Just to put that in terms we can relate to, 300 zetajoules is enough to bring 380,000,000,000 olympic swimming pools to the boil. eeek.
I live alongside the world’s largest coal export port, ~2,000 ships pa, responsible for about 1% of global emissions. Hard to conceive of any process that can put all that shit back in the ground, let alone scale it up to 10%, 20% (who knows) of our emissions. andrewstyan.com/portfolio/on...
One Percent
The invisible ships of the largest coal exporting port in the world.
andrewstyan.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I live alongside the world’s largest coal export port, ~2,000 ships pa, responsible for about 1% of global emissions. Hard to conceive of any process that can put all that shit back in the ground, let alone scale it up to 10%, 20% (who knows) of our emissions. andrewstyan.com/portfolio/on...
Someone should ask him, but given his Party he may use the ‘please explain’ defence.
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Someone should ask him, but given his Party he may use the ‘please explain’ defence.
200 years of energy imperialism is finally coming to an end.
I mean, people have gone to war over anything and everything, including guano, aka bird shit, but renewables don't bring the geopolitical strife fossil fuel does.
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
200 years of energy imperialism is finally coming to an end.
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"David Ho of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in the United States warned: 'We have to cut emissions as if CDR wasn't an option at all. Emissions reduction has to do roughly 90% of the work. If we don't do that, forget CDR - nothing will save us.'"
Africa maps a path for responsible carbon removal
Scientists in southern Africa sketch a negative-emissions industry guided by local evidence, social justice and ecological limits.
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
"David Ho of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in the United States warned: 'We have to cut emissions as if CDR wasn't an option at all. Emissions reduction has to do roughly 90% of the work. If we don't do that, forget CDR - nothing will save us.'"
Excellent data visualisation.
solar won't work here, it's only useful in really sunny areas of the world like Britain
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Excellent data visualisation.
Australian Values ?
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Australian Values ?
Hiroshi Sugimoto www.sugimotohiroshi.com/seascapes-1
Seascapes — Hiroshi Sugimoto
www.sugimotohiroshi.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hiroshi Sugimoto www.sugimotohiroshi.com/seascapes-1
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Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
perhaps get it renamed as Trump Centre for Atmospheric Research. Wouldn’t get closed then.
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
perhaps get it renamed as Trump Centre for Atmospheric Research. Wouldn’t get closed then.
Quite clear which end of the retail politician to statesman scale that Howard stands on. The gun laws always seemed to be an anomaly in his legacy.
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Quite clear which end of the retail politician to statesman scale that Howard stands on. The gun laws always seemed to be an anomaly in his legacy.
I’m so happy for you … I think
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I’m so happy for you … I think
At this time of year they take over our side path. At night. My wife enjoys my 'walked into a web in the dark' dance.
December 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
At this time of year they take over our side path. At night. My wife enjoys my 'walked into a web in the dark' dance.