Karin Mora
@karinmora.bsky.social
Researcher @uniLeipzig.bsky.social & @rsc4earth.bsky.social
My work: #PHENOPLEXITY
= #nonlinearDynamics + #complexity + #ML
Analyses: plant #phenology & #biodiversity.
Data: #citizenscience, #remoteSensing, #sentinel2, #eddycovariance, #DataCubes, #TLS
My work: #PHENOPLEXITY
= #nonlinearDynamics + #complexity + #ML
Analyses: plant #phenology & #biodiversity.
Data: #citizenscience, #remoteSensing, #sentinel2, #eddycovariance, #DataCubes, #TLS
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Karin Mora
@karinmora.bsky.social
· Apr 2
Publication prebsky:
Inter-annual #macrophenological gradients derived using a #synchronisation #timeseries approach from #citizenscience #Floraincognita.
With Rzanny, Wäldchen, Feilhauer, Kattenborn, @gdkrmr.bsky.social, Mäder, Svidzinska, Wolf, @miguelmahecha.bsky.social
#idiv, #Breathingnature
Inter-annual #macrophenological gradients derived using a #synchronisation #timeseries approach from #citizenscience #Floraincognita.
With Rzanny, Wäldchen, Feilhauer, Kattenborn, @gdkrmr.bsky.social, Mäder, Svidzinska, Wolf, @miguelmahecha.bsky.social
#idiv, #Breathingnature
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This is so outrageous that there are hardly any words to describe the disgrace.
The EU marks a low moment for citizens' health, for science, for democracy, for biodiversity, and for farmers.
Congratulations for those who've just shown us who's the real boss in this puppet theatre.
The EU marks a low moment for citizens' health, for science, for democracy, for biodiversity, and for farmers.
Congratulations for those who've just shown us who's the real boss in this puppet theatre.
🗑️💢 @europarl.europa.eu just cleared away the few remaining environmental safeguards in EU farming policy
Two rushed rounds of so-called “simplifications” have gutted years of progress and handed #BigAgri exactly what it wanted: money to pollute with no strings attached ✂️
Here’s what we’ve lost ⬇️
Two rushed rounds of so-called “simplifications” have gutted years of progress and handed #BigAgri exactly what it wanted: money to pollute with no strings attached ✂️
Here’s what we’ve lost ⬇️
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is so outrageous that there are hardly any words to describe the disgrace.
The EU marks a low moment for citizens' health, for science, for democracy, for biodiversity, and for farmers.
Congratulations for those who've just shown us who's the real boss in this puppet theatre.
The EU marks a low moment for citizens' health, for science, for democracy, for biodiversity, and for farmers.
Congratulations for those who've just shown us who's the real boss in this puppet theatre.
Reposted by Karin Mora
The research org CNRS will end access to the Web of Science, shifting towards qualitative research assessment and open tools. It’s a strong move for #OpenScience, reducing reliance on proprietary metrics and supporting fairer, more transparent evaluation.
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
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December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The research org CNRS will end access to the Web of Science, shifting towards qualitative research assessment and open tools. It’s a strong move for #OpenScience, reducing reliance on proprietary metrics and supporting fairer, more transparent evaluation.
Reposted by Karin Mora
The DFG research training group on the Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity (ECO-N) at Leipzig University is happy to announce vacancies for another 14 doctoral researcher positions. www.eco-n.org
uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9...
@unileipzig.bsky.social
uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9...
@unileipzig.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The DFG research training group on the Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity (ECO-N) at Leipzig University is happy to announce vacancies for another 14 doctoral researcher positions. www.eco-n.org
uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9...
@unileipzig.bsky.social
uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9...
@unileipzig.bsky.social
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The obsession with “star scientists” and “attracting top talent” fundamentally misunderstands research and higher education.
Create a healthy environment that is attractive to all manner of scientists. Because that run of the mill, non-transformative, maybe slightly boring research matters, too.
Create a healthy environment that is attractive to all manner of scientists. Because that run of the mill, non-transformative, maybe slightly boring research matters, too.
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The obsession with “star scientists” and “attracting top talent” fundamentally misunderstands research and higher education.
Create a healthy environment that is attractive to all manner of scientists. Because that run of the mill, non-transformative, maybe slightly boring research matters, too.
Create a healthy environment that is attractive to all manner of scientists. Because that run of the mill, non-transformative, maybe slightly boring research matters, too.
#PatternFormation in the real world. This looks like spiral waves which can be modelled by the reaction–diffusion system of Fitzhugh–Nagumo type
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At first glance, looks like a Gray–Scott reaction-diffusion
But it’s a fertilized starfish 🥚: proteins self-organizing into spiral waves across the membrane
Same dynamics seen in ❤️/🧠/🌊, even quantum fluids. Universality in action!
#ComplexSystems
news.mit.edu/2020/growth-...
But it’s a fertilized starfish 🥚: proteins self-organizing into spiral waves across the membrane
Same dynamics seen in ❤️/🧠/🌊, even quantum fluids. Universality in action!
#ComplexSystems
news.mit.edu/2020/growth-...
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#PatternFormation in the real world. This looks like spiral waves which can be modelled by the reaction–diffusion system of Fitzhugh–Nagumo type
🤓🤩
🤓🤩
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🚨New blog post: Replicators, rejoice! Episode 1 of the new series is out: “A New README.” A practical guide to transforming messy project folders into clear, well-structured documentation that strengthens transparency and reproducibility.
See more at
i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
See more at
i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
Don’t Panic: A Researcher’s Guide to Replication Packages
Episode 1: A New README Who Needs a README? Imagine coming across a really cool paper in a top journal. The kind of paper you wish you wrote yourself; the…
i4replication.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨New blog post: Replicators, rejoice! Episode 1 of the new series is out: “A New README.” A practical guide to transforming messy project folders into clear, well-structured documentation that strengthens transparency and reproducibility.
See more at
i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
See more at
i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
Origin of the Universe and Comics
🤓❤️🧐
🤓❤️🧐
The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
December 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Origin of the Universe and Comics
🤓❤️🧐
🤓❤️🧐
🌊Watch out for the AI slop flood 🌊
“I don’t find this a compelling argument for putting your name on 100 papers that you could not have possibly meaningfully contributed to”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“I don’t find this a compelling argument for putting your name on 100 papers that you could not have possibly meaningfully contributed to”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🌊Watch out for the AI slop flood 🌊
“I don’t find this a compelling argument for putting your name on 100 papers that you could not have possibly meaningfully contributed to”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“I don’t find this a compelling argument for putting your name on 100 papers that you could not have possibly meaningfully contributed to”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
🌺🌸🌼 Flowers are still around.
I spotted these freeze-hardy species on my walk in Leipzig
Hoary alyssum/Berteroa incana
Black horehound/Ballota nigra
Shepherd's purse/Capsella bursa-pastoris
With the help of #FloraIncognita.
I spotted these freeze-hardy species on my walk in Leipzig
Hoary alyssum/Berteroa incana
Black horehound/Ballota nigra
Shepherd's purse/Capsella bursa-pastoris
With the help of #FloraIncognita.
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌺🌸🌼 Flowers are still around.
I spotted these freeze-hardy species on my walk in Leipzig
Hoary alyssum/Berteroa incana
Black horehound/Ballota nigra
Shepherd's purse/Capsella bursa-pastoris
With the help of #FloraIncognita.
I spotted these freeze-hardy species on my walk in Leipzig
Hoary alyssum/Berteroa incana
Black horehound/Ballota nigra
Shepherd's purse/Capsella bursa-pastoris
With the help of #FloraIncognita.
Really nice visualisation of tree evolution, physiology, and processes! Great for teaching. Thanks for sharing!
Each year, I teach "Evolution of Plant Form and Function" to undergraduates - I've struggled to find good synthetic out-of-class materials - until recently. This is such a superb overview of the functional and physiological overview of land plant evolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSch... 🧪🌾🌐 #botany
Trees Are So Weird
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Really nice visualisation of tree evolution, physiology, and processes! Great for teaching. Thanks for sharing!
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Today #WorldSoilDay we’re shining a light on the most hidden and underrated part of plants:
🌱 ROOTS 🌱
But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
🌱 ROOTS 🌱
But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Today #WorldSoilDay we’re shining a light on the most hidden and underrated part of plants:
🌱 ROOTS 🌱
But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
🌱 ROOTS 🌱
But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
Excited 😄 & tired 😴 after my last talk for this year 🎉 @ Inst. of Environmental Systems Research, Uni Osnabrück.
Thanks Frank Hilkert for being such a welcoming host! Thanks to all who joined for Q&A 😊 Andreas Focks & all
I thoroughly enjoyed discussing ML, maths modelling & bifurcation analysis
Thanks Frank Hilkert for being such a welcoming host! Thanks to all who joined for Q&A 😊 Andreas Focks & all
I thoroughly enjoyed discussing ML, maths modelling & bifurcation analysis
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Excited 😄 & tired 😴 after my last talk for this year 🎉 @ Inst. of Environmental Systems Research, Uni Osnabrück.
Thanks Frank Hilkert for being such a welcoming host! Thanks to all who joined for Q&A 😊 Andreas Focks & all
I thoroughly enjoyed discussing ML, maths modelling & bifurcation analysis
Thanks Frank Hilkert for being such a welcoming host! Thanks to all who joined for Q&A 😊 Andreas Focks & all
I thoroughly enjoyed discussing ML, maths modelling & bifurcation analysis
“Choosing to write is also choosing to make meaning. Studies suggest that having a sense of agency is both a prerequisite for, and an outcome of, writing.”
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
Writing doesn't just help you process your thoughts.
Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
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Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
buff.ly/8PdXnTT
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#knowledgeSlavery is a very fitting term!
Honestly, when will unis and other research orgs collectively say enough is enough, and invoice them for all our unpaid labour that drives publishers MASSIVE profits?
The Money in Scientific Publishing danielroelfs.com/posts/the-mo... @danielroelfs.com
#KnowledgeSlavery
The Money in Scientific Publishing danielroelfs.com/posts/the-mo... @danielroelfs.com
#KnowledgeSlavery
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#knowledgeSlavery is a very fitting term!
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As someone who has begun changing his wardrobe to match his classes and science (and because I love it), I approve this message. www.science.org/content/arti...
Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner
Humor has helped this professor connect with students and colleagues—and remain resilient during hard times
www.science.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As someone who has begun changing his wardrobe to match his classes and science (and because I love it), I approve this message. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Traditional clustering methods aim to group unlabelled data points based on their similarity to each other. However, clustering, in the absence of additional information, is an ill-posed problem as there may be many different, yet equally valid, ways to partition a dataset.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Traditional clustering methods aim to group unlabelled data points based on their similarity to each other. However, clustering, in the absence of additional information, is an ill-posed problem as there may be many different, yet equally valid, ways to partition a dataset.
“Info overload &misinformation get a lot of attention. Meanwhile, the people who work to the standards of science to uncover reliable information & share knowledge & protect public’s access to it-s.a.librarians,editors,research integrity officers & specialist journalists-are overlooked & undermined”
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Info overload &misinformation get a lot of attention. Meanwhile, the people who work to the standards of science to uncover reliable information & share knowledge & protect public’s access to it-s.a.librarians,editors,research integrity officers & specialist journalists-are overlooked & undermined”
New preprint for the #DeepFeatures project:
Why choose between spatial detail and temporal fidelity in #EO data?
We developed a #ContextAware #multimodalAI framework that unifies satellite data ( #Sentinel1 & #Sentinel2) into a single, high-resolution view of land surface properties.
#AI4Science
Why choose between spatial detail and temporal fidelity in #EO data?
We developed a #ContextAware #multimodalAI framework that unifies satellite data ( #Sentinel1 & #Sentinel2) into a single, high-resolution view of land surface properties.
#AI4Science
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New preprint for the #DeepFeatures project:
Why choose between spatial detail and temporal fidelity in #EO data?
We developed a #ContextAware #multimodalAI framework that unifies satellite data ( #Sentinel1 & #Sentinel2) into a single, high-resolution view of land surface properties.
#AI4Science
Why choose between spatial detail and temporal fidelity in #EO data?
We developed a #ContextAware #multimodalAI framework that unifies satellite data ( #Sentinel1 & #Sentinel2) into a single, high-resolution view of land surface properties.
#AI4Science
Reposted by Karin Mora
Academia has a problem in elevating terrible people into positions of power. "Sure, this person is a narcissist and sociopath, but they get things done! That's a bargain I'm willing to make."
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Academia has a problem in elevating terrible people into positions of power. "Sure, this person is a narcissist and sociopath, but they get things done! That's a bargain I'm willing to make."
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
“Originally a “computer” was a person ...”
“Credited or not, these pioneering women & their contributions have been mostly forgotten, & only in recent decades have their roles come to light again. But why were they obscured by history in the first place?”
physicsworld.com/a/the-forgot...
“Credited or not, these pioneering women & their contributions have been mostly forgotten, & only in recent decades have their roles come to light again. But why were they obscured by history in the first place?”
physicsworld.com/a/the-forgot...
The forgotten pioneers of computational physics – Physics World
Iulia Georgescu highlights the forgotten pioneers of computational physics and calls for a wider appreciation of research software engineers
physicsworld.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Originally a “computer” was a person ...”
“Credited or not, these pioneering women & their contributions have been mostly forgotten, & only in recent decades have their roles come to light again. But why were they obscured by history in the first place?”
physicsworld.com/a/the-forgot...
“Credited or not, these pioneering women & their contributions have been mostly forgotten, & only in recent decades have their roles come to light again. But why were they obscured by history in the first place?”
physicsworld.com/a/the-forgot...
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
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Read more about the projects: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-at...
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social @ikeririsarri.bsky.social
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social @ikeririsarri.bsky.social
ERGA at the BioHackathon Europe 2025
Are you interested in bioinformatics and eager to connect with peers worldwide while working on projects with direct applications for the life sciences? Join this year’s BioHackathon Europe between 3–...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Read more about the projects: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-at...
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social @ikeririsarri.bsky.social
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social @ikeririsarri.bsky.social
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Over 2,600🌳 #trees during the 2018–2020 #drought :
• Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought
• Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own
🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
• Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought
• Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own
🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hydro‐Functional Traits and Their Dissimilarity to the Neighbourhood Buffer Tree Growth Against the 2018–2020 Central European Drought
Climate change is putting forests at risk. Our research shows that a tree's water-use strategy largely determines its growth across years: whereas one strategy performs better in normal years, the ot....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Over 2,600🌳 #trees during the 2018–2020 #drought :
• Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought
• Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own
🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
• Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought
• Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own
🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"We’re looking at four more years of #deregulation [#simplification 💩]. They have accepted that rolling back much of the green deal is their mandate, and when you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail” #Weber #EPP
EU conservatives join far-right to gut green rules
EU conservatives join far-right to gut green rules
The European Parliament’s biggest political group, the centre-right European People’s Party, has teamed up with the far right to roll back major parts of the EU’s green corporate rulebook.
euobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"We’re looking at four more years of #deregulation [#simplification 💩]. They have accepted that rolling back much of the green deal is their mandate, and when you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail” #Weber #EPP