Ben De Groeve
@bendegroeve.bsky.social
Communication scientist 💬🕵🏻| Naturalistic philosophy 🌍🔬| Sentientist ethics ⚖️❤️| Research: trust, climate-health policy, sustainable diets & living 🕊️🌿
🌍 World Animal Day 🐄🐖🐣🐢🐰🐎
In early July, I attended the Animal Advocacy Conference of PHAIR in Edinburgh, Scotland. In celebration of World Animal Day, I want to share some insights from this year’s gathering:
bendegroeve.wordpress.com/sentience-sp...
In early July, I attended the Animal Advocacy Conference of PHAIR in Edinburgh, Scotland. In celebration of World Animal Day, I want to share some insights from this year’s gathering:
bendegroeve.wordpress.com/sentience-sp...
October 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🌍 World Animal Day 🐄🐖🐣🐢🐰🐎
In early July, I attended the Animal Advocacy Conference of PHAIR in Edinburgh, Scotland. In celebration of World Animal Day, I want to share some insights from this year’s gathering:
bendegroeve.wordpress.com/sentience-sp...
In early July, I attended the Animal Advocacy Conference of PHAIR in Edinburgh, Scotland. In celebration of World Animal Day, I want to share some insights from this year’s gathering:
bendegroeve.wordpress.com/sentience-sp...
🌍 World Environmental Health Day
The air we breathe, the food we eat, and the climate we live in all directly affect our health. Check our LinkedIn post on this year’s theme “clean air, healthy people”. 🍃💙
🔗 lnkd.in/e_z-h_k4.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-de...
The air we breathe, the food we eat, and the climate we live in all directly affect our health. Check our LinkedIn post on this year’s theme “clean air, healthy people”. 🍃💙
🔗 lnkd.in/e_z-h_k4.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-de...
Policy briefs - TRIGGER project | Ben De Groeve
🌍 World Environmental Health Day: Clean air, healthy people
The “environment” is not merely something that surrounds us; our survival and well-being depend on its condition. The air we breathe, the ...
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September 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🌍 World Environmental Health Day
The air we breathe, the food we eat, and the climate we live in all directly affect our health. Check our LinkedIn post on this year’s theme “clean air, healthy people”. 🍃💙
🔗 lnkd.in/e_z-h_k4.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-de...
The air we breathe, the food we eat, and the climate we live in all directly affect our health. Check our LinkedIn post on this year’s theme “clean air, healthy people”. 🍃💙
🔗 lnkd.in/e_z-h_k4.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-de...
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🫀Read our #PolicyBrief “Protecting Europe’s Hearts in a Changing Climate: Addressing Cardiovascular Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Temperature Changes”, where we outline how hot temperature shifts strain the body’s ability to regulate itself.
📖 Read more at project-trigger.eu/policy-briefs/
📖 Read more at project-trigger.eu/policy-briefs/
August 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🫀Read our #PolicyBrief “Protecting Europe’s Hearts in a Changing Climate: Addressing Cardiovascular Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Temperature Changes”, where we outline how hot temperature shifts strain the body’s ability to regulate itself.
📖 Read more at project-trigger.eu/policy-briefs/
📖 Read more at project-trigger.eu/policy-briefs/
Did you know that traffic accounts for up to 30% of human-caused heat in cities? 🚗🌇🥵
I just received a fact sheet on traffic-induced urban heat stress by an Austrian organization specialized in mobility (VCÖ): vcoe.at/files/vcoe/u...
I just received a fact sheet on traffic-induced urban heat stress by an Austrian organization specialized in mobility (VCÖ): vcoe.at/files/vcoe/u...
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Did you know that traffic accounts for up to 30% of human-caused heat in cities? 🚗🌇🥵
I just received a fact sheet on traffic-induced urban heat stress by an Austrian organization specialized in mobility (VCÖ): vcoe.at/files/vcoe/u...
I just received a fact sheet on traffic-induced urban heat stress by an Austrian organization specialized in mobility (VCÖ): vcoe.at/files/vcoe/u...
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New paper out in Global Environmental Change - And I’m genuinely so thrilled to see this one published!! 🍾
@martaolazabal.bsky.social @imagineadapt.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@martaolazabal.bsky.social @imagineadapt.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New paper out in Global Environmental Change - And I’m genuinely so thrilled to see this one published!! 🍾
@martaolazabal.bsky.social @imagineadapt.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@martaolazabal.bsky.social @imagineadapt.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Follow #TRIGGER to learn more on how we can prevent and address health impacts of climate change. 🌍☀️
👋 Hello Blue Sky!
🌱 We are @trigger-project.bsky.social, a European research project funded by #HorizonEU. We aim to deepen the current understanding of the relationship between climate, health, and ecosystems.
🔗 Learn more at project-trigger.eu
#climate #health #climatechange #ecosystem
🌱 We are @trigger-project.bsky.social, a European research project funded by #HorizonEU. We aim to deepen the current understanding of the relationship between climate, health, and ecosystems.
🔗 Learn more at project-trigger.eu
#climate #health #climatechange #ecosystem
June 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Follow #TRIGGER to learn more on how we can prevent and address health impacts of climate change. 🌍☀️
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Understanding the health impacts of climate change
#climatechange effects include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and infectious diseases
New summary in the @futurehealthj.bsky.social
@uclgeography.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#climatechange effects include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and infectious diseases
New summary in the @futurehealthj.bsky.social
@uclgeography.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Understanding the health impacts of climate change
#climatechange effects include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and infectious diseases
New summary in the @futurehealthj.bsky.social
@uclgeography.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#climatechange effects include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and infectious diseases
New summary in the @futurehealthj.bsky.social
@uclgeography.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Are you a climate hothead, easily angered and caught up in heated debates and protests about climate change? 🥵
Oilwell.app helps you let go, tune out, and live a mindless, carefree life on a fully realized Hothouse Earth. 💥🌎
Oilwell.app helps you let go, tune out, and live a mindless, carefree life on a fully realized Hothouse Earth. 💥🌎
May 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Are you a climate hothead, easily angered and caught up in heated debates and protests about climate change? 🥵
Oilwell.app helps you let go, tune out, and live a mindless, carefree life on a fully realized Hothouse Earth. 💥🌎
Oilwell.app helps you let go, tune out, and live a mindless, carefree life on a fully realized Hothouse Earth. 💥🌎
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1. This is a thread about why Food Waste is so often, and wrongly, identified as the major problem with the food system. Yes, it's an issue, but in the rich world, it's far smaller than many others. It’s massively over-emphasised, while other, far more important problems, are ignored and avoided. 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
1. This is a thread about why Food Waste is so often, and wrongly, identified as the major problem with the food system. Yes, it's an issue, but in the rich world, it's far smaller than many others. It’s massively over-emphasised, while other, far more important problems, are ignored and avoided. 🧵
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1. There has been a major effort by that old combination – big business and the far right – to diss foods derived from plants. The meat lobby invests big time in misinformation. And the far right hates “soyboys”, while associating itself with red meat-eating. It's a match made in hell. 🧵
April 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1. There has been a major effort by that old combination – big business and the far right – to diss foods derived from plants. The meat lobby invests big time in misinformation. And the far right hates “soyboys”, while associating itself with red meat-eating. It's a match made in hell. 🧵
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New paper from @fdabl.bsky.social @maiensachis.bsky.social & @swaziadam.bsky.social. They find that scientists can engage in protest without compromising their credibility - good news. However, we must temper expectations that such actions have the desired impact either. Social change is difficult.
🎉 Effects of climate protests by scientists paper published!
Our findings suggest that scientists can engage in public protest without compromising their credibility, but that such actions alone may have less impact than one would like to believe: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Our findings suggest that scientists can engage in public protest without compromising their credibility, but that such actions alone may have less impact than one would like to believe: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
April 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New paper from @fdabl.bsky.social @maiensachis.bsky.social & @swaziadam.bsky.social. They find that scientists can engage in protest without compromising their credibility - good news. However, we must temper expectations that such actions have the desired impact either. Social change is difficult.
Most people enjoy meat—but rarely think about the animals behind it.
So what happens when they do make that connection?
🐖 If you're curious, check out our new study:
"‘Meating’ the animal and moral emotions"
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
🧵👇 (1/10)
#MoralPsychology #MeatParadox #AnimalCruelty
So what happens when they do make that connection?
🐖 If you're curious, check out our new study:
"‘Meating’ the animal and moral emotions"
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
🧵👇 (1/10)
#MoralPsychology #MeatParadox #AnimalCruelty
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Most people enjoy meat—but rarely think about the animals behind it.
So what happens when they do make that connection?
🐖 If you're curious, check out our new study:
"‘Meating’ the animal and moral emotions"
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
🧵👇 (1/10)
#MoralPsychology #MeatParadox #AnimalCruelty
So what happens when they do make that connection?
🐖 If you're curious, check out our new study:
"‘Meating’ the animal and moral emotions"
🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
🧵👇 (1/10)
#MoralPsychology #MeatParadox #AnimalCruelty
Technology could play an important role in environmental protection, but this is not the way. The same with investing resources in terraforming Mars, while making Earth less liveable.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump team cites wolf ‘de-extinction’ as it seeks to cut endangered species list
The interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Technology could play an important role in environmental protection, but this is not the way. The same with investing resources in terraforming Mars, while making Earth less liveable.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Did you know that 40% of Europe is covered by forests? 🌳 🌲 Yet, these vital ecosystems don’t get the attention they deserve. On this International Day of Forests, let’s take a moment to appreciate the lungs of nature & all the invaluable benefits they provide.
#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestsDay
#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestsDay
March 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Did you know that 40% of Europe is covered by forests? 🌳 🌲 Yet, these vital ecosystems don’t get the attention they deserve. On this International Day of Forests, let’s take a moment to appreciate the lungs of nature & all the invaluable benefits they provide.
#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestsDay
#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestsDay
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📢Share a story about your actions for the environment! We’re today launching an initiative called 🌱 #OurEnvironmentOurFutureEU 🌱 asking EU citizens to tell us about actions you take to make a positive difference for you and those around you: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
#EuropesEnvironment2025
April 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📢Share a story about your actions for the environment! We’re today launching an initiative called 🌱 #OurEnvironmentOurFutureEU 🌱 asking EU citizens to tell us about actions you take to make a positive difference for you and those around you: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
#EuropesEnvironment2025
#EuropesEnvironment2025
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A healthy plant-based diet:
❤️ Lowers risk of diabetes, heart disease & metabolic issues
🌿 Counters inflammation
💪 Rich in antioxidants, micronutrients & fiber
🦠 Improves gut microbiome diversity
🧠 Supports cognitive function & well-being
🔎
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A healthy plant-based diet:
❤️ Lowers risk of diabetes, heart disease & metabolic issues
🌿 Counters inflammation
💪 Rich in antioxidants, micronutrients & fiber
🦠 Improves gut microbiome diversity
🧠 Supports cognitive function & well-being
🔎
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🍏🍊🍇🍌🥦🌶️🥬🧅🧄🥕🍆🥜🥗🥘
A healthy plant-based diet:
❤️ Lowers risk of diabetes, heart disease & metabolic issues
🌿 Counters inflammation
💪 Rich in antioxidants, micronutrients & fiber
🦠 Improves gut microbiome diversity
🧠 Supports cognitive function & well-being
🔎
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A healthy plant-based diet:
❤️ Lowers risk of diabetes, heart disease & metabolic issues
🌿 Counters inflammation
💪 Rich in antioxidants, micronutrients & fiber
🦠 Improves gut microbiome diversity
🧠 Supports cognitive function & well-being
🔎
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Despite progress, 94% of EU urban residents are still exposed to harmful PM2.5 levels above WHO guidelines. 😷 Many areas meet the 2030 EU air quality targets, but more action is needed, especially in cities, to protect public health. 🏙️💚 #AirQuality #EUenvironment
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
Air quality status report 2025
Air pollution has reduced steadily across Europe over recent decades, yet it remains the region’s largest environmental health risk, causing diseases, lowering quality of life and leading to preventab...
www.eea.europa.eu
April 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Despite progress, 94% of EU urban residents are still exposed to harmful PM2.5 levels above WHO guidelines. 😷 Many areas meet the 2030 EU air quality targets, but more action is needed, especially in cities, to protect public health. 🏙️💚 #AirQuality #EUenvironment
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...
"While the event horizon of a black hole shields the observer outside the hole from the violence of the singularity, the big bang singularity lies within our cosmological horizon. An expanding universe is like a black hole turned inside out and upside down."
- Thomas Hertog
youtu.be/6akmv1bsz1M?...
- Thomas Hertog
youtu.be/6akmv1bsz1M?...
April 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"While the event horizon of a black hole shields the observer outside the hole from the violence of the singularity, the big bang singularity lies within our cosmological horizon. An expanding universe is like a black hole turned inside out and upside down."
- Thomas Hertog
youtu.be/6akmv1bsz1M?...
- Thomas Hertog
youtu.be/6akmv1bsz1M?...
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Here's my plan to save animals on YouTube 👇
youtu.be/dYT2QY37F4k
youtu.be/dYT2QY37F4k
How To Save Animals On YouTube
YouTube video by Chris Bryant, PhD.
youtu.be
March 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Here's my plan to save animals on YouTube 👇
youtu.be/dYT2QY37F4k
youtu.be/dYT2QY37F4k
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Ik zou hier toch weer eens voorzichtig willen opperen dat het wellicht beter is geen vis meer te eten mensen. Je doet gewoon mee met ecocide
It's hard to comprehend the scale at which supertrawlers are murdering life in the oceans.
March 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ik zou hier toch weer eens voorzichtig willen opperen dat het wellicht beter is geen vis meer te eten mensen. Je doet gewoon mee met ecocide
"De academische gemeenschap moet tonen waar zij voor staat: objectieve feiten en ethische integriteit zonder politieke inmenging."
www.demorgen.be/meningen/de-...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/de-...
De academische gemeenschap moet tonen waar zij voor staat: objectieve feiten en ethische integriteit zonder politieke inmenging
Piet Hoebeke is decaan van de faculteit geneeskunde en gezondheidswetenschappen aan de Universiteit Gent, samen met decanen van VUB, UA, UHasselt en KU Leuven. Hij houdt een pleidooi om de wetenschapp...
www.demorgen.be
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"De academische gemeenschap moet tonen waar zij voor staat: objectieve feiten en ethische integriteit zonder politieke inmenging."
www.demorgen.be/meningen/de-...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/de-...
Just watched a video in which paradoxes were ranked from least to most paradoxical.
I was thinking: what about the meat paradox, i.e. caring about animals, but eating meat. How paradoxical is it?
youtu.be/1vJsWKg2o1w?...
I was thinking: what about the meat paradox, i.e. caring about animals, but eating meat. How paradoxical is it?
youtu.be/1vJsWKg2o1w?...
Ranking Paradoxes, From Least to Most Paradoxical
YouTube video by Chalk Talk
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Just watched a video in which paradoxes were ranked from least to most paradoxical.
I was thinking: what about the meat paradox, i.e. caring about animals, but eating meat. How paradoxical is it?
youtu.be/1vJsWKg2o1w?...
I was thinking: what about the meat paradox, i.e. caring about animals, but eating meat. How paradoxical is it?
youtu.be/1vJsWKg2o1w?...
What is "energy"? 🤔
It may seem unreal because it's not a concrete thing that can be measured directly. Instead, it represents a combination of properties of a system in one quantity that is somehow conserved, and therefore practically useful. I think vm.tiktok.com/ZNeod8veC/ explains it well.
It may seem unreal because it's not a concrete thing that can be measured directly. Instead, it represents a combination of properties of a system in one quantity that is somehow conserved, and therefore practically useful. I think vm.tiktok.com/ZNeod8veC/ explains it well.
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
What is "energy"? 🤔
It may seem unreal because it's not a concrete thing that can be measured directly. Instead, it represents a combination of properties of a system in one quantity that is somehow conserved, and therefore practically useful. I think vm.tiktok.com/ZNeod8veC/ explains it well.
It may seem unreal because it's not a concrete thing that can be measured directly. Instead, it represents a combination of properties of a system in one quantity that is somehow conserved, and therefore practically useful. I think vm.tiktok.com/ZNeod8veC/ explains it well.
Extension until 6th of February. Looking forward to it!
Reminder! 🚨
You have until 30th January to submit a proposal for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 🗓️
For further information and to submit a proposal: phair2025.co.uk
You have until 30th January to submit a proposal for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 🗓️
For further information and to submit a proposal: phair2025.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Extension until 6th of February. Looking forward to it!