Gavin Lamb
@gavinlamb.org
sociolinguist: conservation, tourism, environmental communication, climate knowledge networks, sea turtles & seals🐢🦭| Associate Professor @NHH | Researcher @NORCE | PhD @uhmanoa | new book: multispecies discourse analysis
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Happy to have published two out of this year's top ten most read posts on Language on the Move.
Listening to all the podcast episodes has also been a highlight of my year. Check them out!
Listening to all the podcast episodes has also been a highlight of my year. Check them out!
End-of-year greetings and good wishes from the Language-on-the-Move Team, along with our 2025 annual report 🤗
Check out most-read posts, most-downloaded podcasts, and other highlights 🤩
www.languageonthemove.com/language-on-...
Check out most-read posts, most-downloaded podcasts, and other highlights 🤩
www.languageonthemove.com/language-on-...
Language on the Move 2025
Unbelievably, another year has passed and it’s time to write another annual report. 2025 has been incredibly busy for us. Apart from everything we do in the real world, we’ve published 64 blog post…
www.languageonthemove.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy to have published two out of this year's top ten most read posts on Language on the Move.
Listening to all the podcast episodes has also been a highlight of my year. Check them out!
Listening to all the podcast episodes has also been a highlight of my year. Check them out!
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So happy that my paper with Philip Leifeld, “Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates,” is included in this issue. The topic is particularly relevant now www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates | Article | Politics and Governance
Philip Leifeld, Dana R. Fisher
www.cogitatiopress.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
So happy that my paper with Philip Leifeld, “Up and Down With… Polarisation? Intrinsic and Instrumental Polarisation Dynamics in US Climate Policy Debates,” is included in this issue. The topic is particularly relevant now www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
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🐬 Can friendship slow ageing?
In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing.
@liviagerber.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing.
@liviagerber.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins - Communications Biology
Across 40 years of behavioural and epigenetic data, male dolphins with stronger social relationships show lower epigenetic ages and therefore appear to age slower compared to those with weaker social ...
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🐬 Can friendship slow ageing?
In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing.
@liviagerber.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing.
@liviagerber.bsky.social
#ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Good starter packs circulating here on science and environment
We’re getting lots of new Bluesky friends!
Please share your favorite science and conservation starter packs as a reply here and I’ll share them. Let’s get our science and conservation friends lots of followers! 🧪🌎🦑
Please share your favorite science and conservation starter packs as a reply here and I’ll share them. Let’s get our science and conservation friends lots of followers! 🧪🌎🦑
December 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Good starter packs circulating here on science and environment
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Open PhD position in Political Science with specialization in political economy and political behavior at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Details below:
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/10...
Details below:
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/10...
Doctoral student in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior
Doctoral position in Political Science, specialization in political economy and political behavior
The Department of Political Science
web103.reachmee.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Open PhD position in Political Science with specialization in political economy and political behavior at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Details below:
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/10...
Details below:
web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/10...
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Hard to overstate how concerning this is. There are over 46,000 people, a school, and a hospital in the flash flood warning area. Washington communities have been bracing for levee failures as another round of atmospheric rivers arrives to full rivers and saturated soils.
December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hard to overstate how concerning this is. There are over 46,000 people, a school, and a hospital in the flash flood warning area. Washington communities have been bracing for levee failures as another round of atmospheric rivers arrives to full rivers and saturated soils.
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what's in a meow?? 🐈
New from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social!
1. "we examined meows and purrs to establish how individual identity is encoded"
2. stronger individual signature in purrs than in meows
3. domestic cat meows more variable than those of wild felids
#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬
#neuroskyence
New from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social!
1. "we examined meows and purrs to establish how individual identity is encoded"
2. stronger individual signature in purrs than in meows
3. domestic cat meows more variable than those of wild felids
#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬
#neuroskyence
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
what's in a meow?? 🐈
New from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social!
1. "we examined meows and purrs to establish how individual identity is encoded"
2. stronger individual signature in purrs than in meows
3. domestic cat meows more variable than those of wild felids
#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬
#neuroskyence
New from @berlinbatlab.bsky.social!
1. "we examined meows and purrs to establish how individual identity is encoded"
2. stronger individual signature in purrs than in meows
3. domestic cat meows more variable than those of wild felids
#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬
#neuroskyence
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Working on #CriticalDiscourseStudies?
⌛The deadline for abstract submission to #CADAAD2026 is fast approaching!
🔽
www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
@cadaad.bsky.social @cadaad-journal.bsky.social
⌛The deadline for abstract submission to #CADAAD2026 is fast approaching!
🔽
www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
@cadaad.bsky.social @cadaad-journal.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Working on #CriticalDiscourseStudies?
⌛The deadline for abstract submission to #CADAAD2026 is fast approaching!
🔽
www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
@cadaad.bsky.social @cadaad-journal.bsky.social
⌛The deadline for abstract submission to #CADAAD2026 is fast approaching!
🔽
www.cadaad2026.com/138021/detai...
@cadaad.bsky.social @cadaad-journal.bsky.social
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Nice one for teaching. Can also recommend an excellent interview on the book with @greenprofgreen.bsky.social on @trashfuture.bsky.social (the pod that rarely misses)!🔥
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Nice one for teaching. Can also recommend an excellent interview on the book with @greenprofgreen.bsky.social on @trashfuture.bsky.social (the pod that rarely misses)!🔥
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in case you weren't aware of r/petswithbuttons!🐈 "My cat has started to use 'vacuum' as a curse word": "For example, he will ask for "snackie” when we JUST got done with snackie and I will say “snackie all done” and then he will go spam the vacuum button."
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72193...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72193...
Language Log » Pets with buttons
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
in case you weren't aware of r/petswithbuttons!🐈 "My cat has started to use 'vacuum' as a curse word": "For example, he will ask for "snackie” when we JUST got done with snackie and I will say “snackie all done” and then he will go spam the vacuum button."
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72193...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72193...
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Oh, seeing now that Kai Erikson passed away last month. “Everything in its Path” was really formative to me early on in grad school, and when I decided to study Paradise after the Camp Fire. It’s probably become more relevant than even he could have imagined…an important legacy to leave behind.
Kai Erikson, Sociologist Who Probed Invisible Scars of Disasters, Dies at 94
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Oh, seeing now that Kai Erikson passed away last month. “Everything in its Path” was really formative to me early on in grad school, and when I decided to study Paradise after the Camp Fire. It’s probably become more relevant than even he could have imagined…an important legacy to leave behind.
New report from Eurocities "While most cities rely on municipal revenue (87%) and EU funding (83%) for climate adaptation, only around 50% have or are developing a dedicated financing strategy. Alarmingly, 28% said national or local regulations prevent them from accessing certain types of funding."
European cities warn: without more support, urban climate resilience plans risk collapse - Eurocities
A new Eurocities Pulse survey of 54 cities from 17 European countries reveals that cities face growing climate threats, but limited funding, staffing shortages, and fragmented governance are holding b...
eurocities.eu
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New report from Eurocities "While most cities rely on municipal revenue (87%) and EU funding (83%) for climate adaptation, only around 50% have or are developing a dedicated financing strategy. Alarmingly, 28% said national or local regulations prevent them from accessing certain types of funding."
Interesting new free course in ecolinguistics & environmental communication from UN SDG:Learn!🌿: The Search for New Stories to Live By: Econarrative and Ethical Leadership
www.unsdglearn.org/courses/the-...
www.unsdglearn.org/courses/the-...
The Search for New Stories to Live By: Econarrative and Ethical Leadership
This course is for anyone who is aware of the trajectory of society towards collapse under ever-growing inequality and environmental destruction, and who wants change at the only level that can make a...
www.unsdglearn.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Interesting new free course in ecolinguistics & environmental communication from UN SDG:Learn!🌿: The Search for New Stories to Live By: Econarrative and Ethical Leadership
www.unsdglearn.org/courses/the-...
www.unsdglearn.org/courses/the-...
"Deborah Cameron, former professor of language and communication at Oxford university, said using terms for staff that are “so out of step with what most people think your business is” risked attracting “incomprehension or ridicule”.
www.ft.com/content/6689...
www.ft.com/content/6689...
Accenture dubs its 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ as it adapts to AI
Move follows in footsteps of Disney’s ‘imagineers’ and Amazon’s ‘ninja coders’
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Deborah Cameron, former professor of language and communication at Oxford university, said using terms for staff that are “so out of step with what most people think your business is” risked attracting “incomprehension or ridicule”.
www.ft.com/content/6689...
www.ft.com/content/6689...
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My advisee Milo Watson just had his essay published by ISLE as an advance article! It’s a great piece on field guides: how they traditionally worked as a genre and how the genre is changing to address ongoing ecological catastrophe. Currently open access—check it out! #envhum
Is the Field Guide Sustainable? Rethinking Genre in the Face of Ecological Catastrophe
In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson’s Field Guide to Birds became an unexpectedly hot commodity. Booksellers blazed through Houghton Mifflin’s cautious initial re
academic.oup.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My advisee Milo Watson just had his essay published by ISLE as an advance article! It’s a great piece on field guides: how they traditionally worked as a genre and how the genre is changing to address ongoing ecological catastrophe. Currently open access—check it out! #envhum
"During the next year AI LEARN will be hiring approximately 25 PhD, Postdoc, and Researcher positions in a variety of fields at locations: NTNU (Trondheim, Norway), University of Bergen (Bergen, Norway), University of Oslo (Oslo, Norway), and the University of Murcia (Murcia Spain)."
AI LEARN
AI LEARN Landing Page
ailearn.no
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"During the next year AI LEARN will be hiring approximately 25 PhD, Postdoc, and Researcher positions in a variety of fields at locations: NTNU (Trondheim, Norway), University of Bergen (Bergen, Norway), University of Oslo (Oslo, Norway), and the University of Murcia (Murcia Spain)."
Scientists explore underwater calls of Hawaiian monk seals: “We found that wild Hawaiian monk seals are producing lots of vocalizations all of the time,” said Kirby Parnell, a PhD candidate with the Marine Mammal Research Program."
Scientists explore underwater calls of Hawaiian monk seals
When Hawaiian monk seals vocalize underwater, they’re not just making random noise.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Scientists explore underwater calls of Hawaiian monk seals: “We found that wild Hawaiian monk seals are producing lots of vocalizations all of the time,” said Kirby Parnell, a PhD candidate with the Marine Mammal Research Program."
Reading today!📚 "In River Life and the Upspring of Nature Naveeda Khan examines the relationship between nature and culture through the study of the everyday existence of chauras, the people who live on the chars (sandbars) within the Jamuna River in Bangladesh." #ethnography
River Life and the Upspring of Nature
www.dukeupress.edu
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reading today!📚 "In River Life and the Upspring of Nature Naveeda Khan examines the relationship between nature and culture through the study of the everyday existence of chauras, the people who live on the chars (sandbars) within the Jamuna River in Bangladesh." #ethnography
"when subsequently forming advice on the topic based on their search, those who learn from LLM syntheses (vs. traditional web links) feel less invested in forming their advice, and, more importantly, create advice that is sparser, less original and ultimately less likely to be adopted by recipients"
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"when subsequently forming advice on the topic based on their search, those who learn from LLM syntheses (vs. traditional web links) feel less invested in forming their advice, and, more importantly, create advice that is sparser, less original and ultimately less likely to be adopted by recipients"
"Can AI translate Native languages in times of disaster?
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty."
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty."
Can AI translate Native languages in times of disaster? - High Country News
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty.
www.hcn.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Can AI translate Native languages in times of disaster?
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty."
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty."
"Experts have attributed the rise in attacks partly to climate change, with storms wreaking havoc on vegetation like beech trees, which produce the nuts that bears depend on. Bears have grown increasingly brazen in their quest for calories, venturing into urban centers in search of scraps."
The Hunt Is On for Bears in Japan After Deadly Attacks
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Experts have attributed the rise in attacks partly to climate change, with storms wreaking havoc on vegetation like beech trees, which produce the nuts that bears depend on. Bears have grown increasingly brazen in their quest for calories, venturing into urban centers in search of scraps."
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My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
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LMU Munich offers a funded PhD position for three years at the Graduate School of Language & Literature. The deadline for applications is 7 December 2025:
www.en.lipp.uni-muenchen.de/application/...
www.en.lipp.uni-muenchen.de/application/...
Application - Class of Language - LMU Munich
www.en.lipp.uni-muenchen.de
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
LMU Munich offers a funded PhD position for three years at the Graduate School of Language & Literature. The deadline for applications is 7 December 2025:
www.en.lipp.uni-muenchen.de/application/...
www.en.lipp.uni-muenchen.de/application/...
Job!📣 "The Script Encoding Initiative (SEI) in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral scholar position. The postdoc will contribute to an NSF-funded project on the politics of digitizing newly-invented writing systems"
Postdoctoral Scholar - Script Encoding Initiative - Linguistics Department
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Job!📣 "The Script Encoding Initiative (SEI) in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral scholar position. The postdoc will contribute to an NSF-funded project on the politics of digitizing newly-invented writing systems"