Marielle Papin
@mariellepm.bsky.social
Political Science Asst Prof | Canada Research Chair & Director, Research Institute for Urban Wellness @MacEwan University
Cities, networks, climate governance and urban wellness
I talk a lot about motherhood (in academia)
Cities, networks, climate governance and urban wellness
I talk a lot about motherhood (in academia)
@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social makes an interesting argument on Bill Gates’ position shift on climate change in @theconversation.com:
as climate politics is so sensitive to framing, how should we, as scientists, frame our message?
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
as climate politics is so sensitive to framing, how should we, as scientists, frame our message?
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
Gates recently called for a ‘strategic pivot’ in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social makes an interesting argument on Bill Gates’ position shift on climate change in @theconversation.com:
as climate politics is so sensitive to framing, how should we, as scientists, frame our message?
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
as climate politics is so sensitive to framing, how should we, as scientists, frame our message?
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
A question for social scientists 😉
This is insane. 🤦♂️
Why do tech giants like Elon Musk and Bill Gates keep on saying such dumb things about climate change?
They have access to the best possible experts, who could actually teach them something, if they would only ask and listen…
Why do tech giants like Elon Musk and Bill Gates keep on saying such dumb things about climate change?
They have access to the best possible experts, who could actually teach them something, if they would only ask and listen…
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A question for social scientists 😉
Reposted by Marielle Papin
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Billionaires talk about climate change and climate action. We need scientists and social scientists to understand what they say, what they mean by it and what it means for us.
Confused or curious about the Bill Gates climate memo? I've got you covered! TOMORROW at 1:30pm PT, I'm talking with 4 great scientists. Sign up for an important convo w/ @katharinehayhoe.com @kimcobb.bsky.social @hausfath.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social: coveringclimatenow.org/event/the-bi...
The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency — Covering Climate Now
Ahead of this month’s COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that effort to reducing emissions a...
coveringclimatenow.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Billionaires talk about climate change and climate action. We need scientists and social scientists to understand what they say, what they mean by it and what it means for us.
Say what you want, as long as AI calls me Mary Poppins, I won‘t think it’s smarter than me.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Say what you want, as long as AI calls me Mary Poppins, I won‘t think it’s smarter than me.
Any tips on coming back from medical leave to 500 unread emails?
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Any tips on coming back from medical leave to 500 unread emails?
My day started at 4.30 am because my kid was done sleeping. On the one day I’m allowed to “sleep in“. I’d argue this is less exciting than a trip to Manitoba, although I must say I’ve never been.
It is impossible for me to reconcile the kind of histrionics that some people exhibit about moving the clocks by one hour for Daylight Saving Time, when many of those same people routinely go on trips to other time zones.
November 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My day started at 4.30 am because my kid was done sleeping. On the one day I’m allowed to “sleep in“. I’d argue this is less exciting than a trip to Manitoba, although I must say I’ve never been.
Hello, it’s 4.39 am and they day had begun for parents of young children who do not appreciate winter time.
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hello, it’s 4.39 am and they day had begun for parents of young children who do not appreciate winter time.
One sign that I am becoming more Canadian by the day is how mad I am at our provincial government right now.
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One sign that I am becoming more Canadian by the day is how mad I am at our provincial government right now.
Yes! Also, being recognized at a smaller institution might offer students more support than being just another student at a prestigious university. Eventually that support might be more helpful than the name of the prestigious university.
When we push students to always choose the highest-ranked programs, we make it easier for those programs (or their faculty) to get away with treating students badly. Since that push sends the message that students should just be grateful to be there, no matter the cost.
There's some good advice in this thread, but I'm going to offer another take on #6 here:
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Yes! Also, being recognized at a smaller institution might offer students more support than being just another student at a prestigious university. Eventually that support might be more helpful than the name of the prestigious university.
Everybody agrees we have big global problems to solve, meanwhile BigTech is selling us AI glasses to help us figure out what to wear if it’s chilly outside. Because ultimately that‘s what most tech does: marginally improve our day-to-day and distract us from what could improve it significantly.
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Everybody agrees we have big global problems to solve, meanwhile BigTech is selling us AI glasses to help us figure out what to wear if it’s chilly outside. Because ultimately that‘s what most tech does: marginally improve our day-to-day and distract us from what could improve it significantly.
open.spotify.com/episode/7I0I...
LSD sur la transition énergétique; très intéressant de penser la transition actuelle comme une multiplication de nombreuses sources d’énergie plutôt qu’une réorientation vers des énergies “vertes”. Une transition durable ne peut exister sans sobriété.
LSD sur la transition énergétique; très intéressant de penser la transition actuelle comme une multiplication de nombreuses sources d’énergie plutôt qu’une réorientation vers des énergies “vertes”. Une transition durable ne peut exister sans sobriété.
Spotify – Web Player
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October 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/7I0I...
LSD sur la transition énergétique; très intéressant de penser la transition actuelle comme une multiplication de nombreuses sources d’énergie plutôt qu’une réorientation vers des énergies “vertes”. Une transition durable ne peut exister sans sobriété.
LSD sur la transition énergétique; très intéressant de penser la transition actuelle comme une multiplication de nombreuses sources d’énergie plutôt qu’une réorientation vers des énergies “vertes”. Une transition durable ne peut exister sans sobriété.
First trimester of pregnancy is extremely hard because: you may feel physically terrible every day for weeks; the anxiety of miscarrying is all-consuming; and you feel alone, even when you’re not.
Time has never gone so slow.
Yet, because it’s so common, you’re expected to just push through.
Time has never gone so slow.
Yet, because it’s so common, you’re expected to just push through.
October 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
First trimester of pregnancy is extremely hard because: you may feel physically terrible every day for weeks; the anxiety of miscarrying is all-consuming; and you feel alone, even when you’re not.
Time has never gone so slow.
Yet, because it’s so common, you’re expected to just push through.
Time has never gone so slow.
Yet, because it’s so common, you’re expected to just push through.
Case in point: my 4 yo is excited to have my mum visit because he thinks she can make any dish that has butter in it and apparently I’m “still learning”.
I won’t tell him that my grandma used a lot more butter than does my mum.
I won’t tell him that my grandma used a lot more butter than does my mum.
I’ve been cooking like a grandma, adding more butter, cream and/or salt to everything and I must say, there’s a reason why grandmas’ cooking is so popular.
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Case in point: my 4 yo is excited to have my mum visit because he thinks she can make any dish that has butter in it and apparently I’m “still learning”.
I won’t tell him that my grandma used a lot more butter than does my mum.
I won’t tell him that my grandma used a lot more butter than does my mum.
I’ve been cooking like a grandma, adding more butter, cream and/or salt to everything and I must say, there’s a reason why grandmas’ cooking is so popular.
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’ve been cooking like a grandma, adding more butter, cream and/or salt to everything and I must say, there’s a reason why grandmas’ cooking is so popular.
Reposted by Marielle Papin
About twenty leading scholars came together at ENAP to reflect on the future of AI and emerging technologies governance. Here’s what it looks like when they answer my questions for you (in French and English). 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6s...
Gouverner l'IA et les nouvelles technologies | Guillaume Beaumier et invité·es | Rétroaction
YouTube video by ENAPtv
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October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
About twenty leading scholars came together at ENAP to reflect on the future of AI and emerging technologies governance. Here’s what it looks like when they answer my questions for you (in French and English). 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6s...
Reposted by Marielle Papin
Our collaborative piece, "Supporting the Next Generation of Global Environmental Politics Research: A Call to Dialogue and Action," has been accepted at Global Environmental Politics!
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our collaborative piece, "Supporting the Next Generation of Global Environmental Politics Research: A Call to Dialogue and Action," has been accepted at Global Environmental Politics!
"How is your day going?"
"You know, just another day in academia spent cutting 15 words to get everything fit under 4 pages, not 4.05 pages."
"You know, just another day in academia spent cutting 15 words to get everything fit under 4 pages, not 4.05 pages."
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"How is your day going?"
"You know, just another day in academia spent cutting 15 words to get everything fit under 4 pages, not 4.05 pages."
"You know, just another day in academia spent cutting 15 words to get everything fit under 4 pages, not 4.05 pages."
In Edmonton, the IKEA cafeteria has switched from reusable dinnerware to compostable ones and Starbucks no longer accepts my reusable mug for health safety reasons. Are businesses regressing on sustainability because there’s not enough pressure?
September 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In Edmonton, the IKEA cafeteria has switched from reusable dinnerware to compostable ones and Starbucks no longer accepts my reusable mug for health safety reasons. Are businesses regressing on sustainability because there’s not enough pressure?
This summer, I have had to write several reports on my work over the last three years. While tedious, it’s also allowed to pause and realize I have accomplished a lot. As I am currently wrapping up one of those reports, my eyes linger on the breast pump still sitting in my office,…
August 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This summer, I have had to write several reports on my work over the last three years. While tedious, it’s also allowed to pause and realize I have accomplished a lot. As I am currently wrapping up one of those reports, my eyes linger on the breast pump still sitting in my office,…
I have had issues of short-term memory loss for a few years (thanks, kiddos), but I am 99% sure I have never written this paper.
I guess thanks for thinking of me, chatGPT.
I guess thanks for thinking of me, chatGPT.
August 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have had issues of short-term memory loss for a few years (thanks, kiddos), but I am 99% sure I have never written this paper.
I guess thanks for thinking of me, chatGPT.
I guess thanks for thinking of me, chatGPT.
Someone posting how sometime research is slow sounds like a useful post… Until they end up listing the three article manuscripts and two book chapters they submitted over the summer.
August 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Someone posting how sometime research is slow sounds like a useful post… Until they end up listing the three article manuscripts and two book chapters they submitted over the summer.
Congratulations Dr. @devoncantwell.bsky.social for a fantastic defence!
Devon is doing excellent work in the field of global urban climate governance, follow her and her research!
Devon is doing excellent work in the field of global urban climate governance, follow her and her research!
Congrats to @devoncantwell.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD dissertation, “Who leads and who follows? A study of norms in global city climate governance”! (Also my first PhD student to defend).
August 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Congratulations Dr. @devoncantwell.bsky.social for a fantastic defence!
Devon is doing excellent work in the field of global urban climate governance, follow her and her research!
Devon is doing excellent work in the field of global urban climate governance, follow her and her research!
A pool in our back yard. Officially living the North American dream 🤩
July 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A pool in our back yard. Officially living the North American dream 🤩
One thing that always makes me feel good is visiting a public library.
July 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One thing that always makes me feel good is visiting a public library.