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Brendon Bosworth
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Science communication specialist. Founder @ Human Element Communications. www.humanelementcommunications.com
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There is still time to apply!

#Vacancy: SSN is seeking a Knowledge Translation and Outreach Lead to provide support to the CDKN programme team.

Apply before midnight (SAST) on 28 May 2025.

Learn more and apply here: southsouthnorth.org/vacancy-cdkn...
Vacancy – CDKN Knowledge Translation and Outreach Lead – SouthSouthNorth
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May 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
When AI systems try to bridge gaps in their training data, the results can be wildly off the mark: fabrications and non sequiturs researchers call hallucinations.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Have you entered Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition? Readers are invited to share their favourite snaps from their working lives. Submissions are due March 28. #Academicsky 🧪 go.nature.com/4bDqGjo
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Curtains as suits.
Tablecloths as trousers.
Jeans as vests.

Upcycled fashion gives old fabrics new life, but the best way to #BeatWastePollution is to buy less and wear longer: bit.ly/4gymG4M
March 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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📣 Starting now, @HighCountryNews will provide free digital access to all of our reporting to any federal employee, including those who have recently lost jobs due to government layoffs. 📣
March 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Love Signal. Recently got my mom on it as well.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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After the Washington Post spiked its endorsement of Kamala Harris, the columnist Ruth Marcus made the decision to stay at the paper, where she’d worked for 40 years. Then Jeff Bezos announced that a change was coming to the paper’s Opinion section.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Want to know how your research institution can implement communication training that creates lasting change?

Tune into the latest episode of Amplifying Research, where I share practical insights for making science communication stick.

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March 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Research reveals influence of fossil fuel lobbyists at UN climate change conference 🌎

In a first of its kind study, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
researchers reveal how fossil fuel lobbyists gain access to COP and what types of events they engaged with from 2003 to 2023.

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March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence impact the environment through mining, emissions, water use, and e-waste. Yet, these effects are still under-researched.

UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Headway, a team at The New York Times that reports on progress and possibility, wants to hear about efforts to enact change in your community. What notable changes — big or small — are unfolding where you live? Tell us in this form.
What Project Is Changing Your Community?
Headway, a team at The New York Times that reports on progress and possibility, wants to hear about the efforts shaping your community. What’s working? What’s not? What should we look into?
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March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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At a time when many social-media sites have abandoned their safeguards against mis- and disinformation, Wikipedia is a bastion of transparency and accessible knowledge. So maybe it should come as no surprise that Elon Musk has been attacking it.
Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia
Lately, Musk’s beef has merged with a general conviction on the right that the site is biased against conservatives.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see
How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It's 2025. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have been producing text on command for over two years! Everyone is using them, yet many organisations still lack AI policies, creating chaos for those involved in knowledge management and creation. Why is this a problem?
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🌍 Climate Fresk workshops offer a hands-on way to engage with climate science. The interactive sessions create space and time to learn about climate change and to identify collective, equitable actions

Learn more about this impactful approach! 🌱💡

#ClimateAction #SciComm

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Climate Fresk (world) – Climate Fresk
Pay licence fees Want to help tackle climate change but don't have the time to become a climate scientist?PLAY YOUR PART IN THE CLIMATE TRANSITION BY JOINING THE CLIMATE FRESK MOVEMENT !In just 3 hour...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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To combat toxic polarization, correcting the false belief that the "other side" harbors extreme animosity is key. A group dynamics expert explains an experiment where partisans saw, in real time, how inaccurate their beliefs about opponents were: https://buff.ly/4gY2pXg #polisky #psychology
Learning your political opponents don’t actually hate you can reduce toxic polarization and antidemocratic attitudes
A new video intervention shows correcting Americans’ exaggerated views of political opponents can defuse tensions, reduce support for antidemocratic practices and promote a healthier democracy.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Expected 200 million to up to 1 billion people to migrate due to climate change until 2050. The big fires in LA in the last few weeks are a good example of why people may migrate due to climate change. #CLIMADE semina
January 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
My number one piece of advice for researchers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to communicate for impact in 2025: get on a podcast. Why? (a thread)...
January 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Forests make up one-third of the world's land area, offering clean air and water, serving as massive carbon reservoirs, and hosting a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity.

Here's how UNEP contributes to safeguarding & sustainably managing these vital ecosystems: tinyurl.com/pcz95w8w
December 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Some fear #mindfulness is a quick fix that helps sustain overburdened employees on an endless quest for more productivity, rather than transforming workplace culture.

Does your workplace offer meditation lessons? If so, are they helpful?
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#meditation #health #worklife
Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains
Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.
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December 10, 2024 at 5:35 AM
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In most places in the world, power from new renewables is now cheaper than power from new fossil fuels.

Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?

The answer: learning curves.
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Information moves quickly! To gain traction, connect your communication to current events.

Here's a master class on this communication tactic from WWF cleverly harnessing the buzz around the recent Jaguar rebrand.

What do you think about this campaign? Let me know!

Image credit: WWF
November 28, 2024 at 8:58 PM