Sharif Islam🐧🎸
@sharifx.bsky.social
Data Architect@Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Biodiversity Informatics | FAIR data | Research Data Management | Distributed Systems| Open Source | Open Science 🐧
https://sharifislam.com
Biodiversity Informatics | FAIR data | Research Data Management | Distributed Systems| Open Source | Open Science 🐧
https://sharifislam.com
bmd-project.eu/news/new-sur... The @bmd-project.eu is inviting Europe’s natural site managers to take part in a survey on the monitoring and analysis needs of protected and restored natural sites. #Biodiversity #Natura2000 @eea.europa.eu
A BMD survey gathers input to guide the design of project's online toolbox
The BMD project is inviting Europe’s natural site managers to take part in a survey on the monitoring and analysis needs of protected and restored natural sites. The survey seeks input on biodive...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
bmd-project.eu/news/new-sur... The @bmd-project.eu is inviting Europe’s natural site managers to take part in a survey on the monitoring and analysis needs of protected and restored natural sites. #Biodiversity #Natura2000 @eea.europa.eu
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
Jamaica set for post-Melissa payout but experts warn of limits to hurricane insurance.
Catastrophe bonds are giving Jamaica a lifeline after Hurricane Melissa, but they also expose deeper injustices in global climate finance. buff.ly/UYQ7OuW
November 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Jamaica set for post-Melissa payout but experts warn of limits to hurricane insurance.
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The #Python Software Foundation recently had to pass on a US$1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation for PyPI maintenance. One condition of the funding was that the they drop any DEI efforts. My thoughts on this.
The #Python Software Foundation recently had to pass on a US$1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation for PyPI maintenance. One condition of the funding was that the they drop any DEI efforts. My thoughts on this.
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
sadnewsletter.substack.com/p/when-neutr...
The #Python Software Foundation recently had to pass on a US$1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation for PyPI maintenance. One condition of the funding was that the they drop any DEI efforts. My thoughts on this.
The #Python Software Foundation recently had to pass on a US$1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation for PyPI maintenance. One condition of the funding was that the they drop any DEI efforts. My thoughts on this.
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
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👻 Enter if you dare....explore the terrifying world of GBIF where you can find some truly creepy curiosities! 👀
#Halloween
Drop your biodiversity nightmare below 👇
#Halloween
Drop your biodiversity nightmare below 👇
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
👻 Enter if you dare....explore the terrifying world of GBIF where you can find some truly creepy curiosities! 👀
#Halloween
Drop your biodiversity nightmare below 👇
#Halloween
Drop your biodiversity nightmare below 👇
Interesting study: the role of media and climate anxiety. Even though #biodiversity crisis has not been covered by the media the same way, I wonder how does this apply apply to understanding environmental issues in general? How can biodiversity research take into account the role of media/anxiety? 🌎
Strikingly, these mechanisms showed remarkable consistency across 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇳🇵🇰🇧🇷🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪.
The takeaway? Emotional responses & media trust are critical often more so than exposure alone.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1177/1940...
Couldn't have done without amazing @marysanford.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social
The takeaway? Emotional responses & media trust are critical often more so than exposure alone.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1177/1940...
Couldn't have done without amazing @marysanford.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social
How News Media, Climate Anxiety, and Trust Shape Pro-Climate Behaviour Across Eight Countries - Waqas Ejaz, Mary Sanford, Richard Fletcher, 2025
Despite the importance of climate news in shaping public engagement, little is known about how different types of media – mainstream and non-mainstream – relate...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Interesting study: the role of media and climate anxiety. Even though #biodiversity crisis has not been covered by the media the same way, I wonder how does this apply apply to understanding environmental issues in general? How can biodiversity research take into account the role of media/anxiety? 🌎
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honestly probably good for society
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
honestly probably good for society
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Our Wouter Addink at #LivingData2025 presenting the roadmap for @dissco.bsky.social's #digitalspecimen enrollment. His message: Join the future of #naturalhistory collections by getting onboard with DiSSCo. Deadline getting close! Free pre-registration 👉 dissco.eu/ds-enrollment/
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Our Wouter Addink at #LivingData2025 presenting the roadmap for @dissco.bsky.social's #digitalspecimen enrollment. His message: Join the future of #naturalhistory collections by getting onboard with DiSSCo. Deadline getting close! Free pre-registration 👉 dissco.eu/ds-enrollment/
#Biodiversity data should not disappear when projects end but too often, it does. #LivingData2025 session talking about how we can properly ensure knowledge transfer and maintain continuity across research projects. 🧪🌏📚🧬
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#Biodiversity data should not disappear when projects end but too often, it does. #LivingData2025 session talking about how we can properly ensure knowledge transfer and maintain continuity across research projects. 🧪🌏📚🧬
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Thank goodness I can rewatch this keynote by Rudolf Meier. His hugely data rich presentation points out how much knowledge we lack. #LivingData2025
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank goodness I can rewatch this keynote by Rudolf Meier. His hugely data rich presentation points out how much knowledge we lack. #LivingData2025
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My slides for the talk “One vision for building the ‘bibliography of life’” are on @figshare.com doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... from the Disentis symposium #livingdata2025
One vision for building the “bibliography of life”
The task of making the taxonomic literature discoverable and accessible faces several challenges. We lack a complete list of all taxonomic publications: instead we have multiple lists in various forma...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My slides for the talk “One vision for building the ‘bibliography of life’” are on @figshare.com doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... from the Disentis symposium #livingdata2025
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You're invited to the second day of our #LivingData2025 symposium - it starts at 10:45!
Projects like @bioagora.eu, @forsaid.eu, @wildposh.eu, and @ip4os.eu will be presented
Projects like @bioagora.eu, @forsaid.eu, @wildposh.eu, and @ip4os.eu will be presented
Don't miss our symposium at #LivingData2025, which starts in less than two hours, featuring presentations from @bmd-project.eu , @b-cubed.eu , and @onestop-project.eu today!
WHAT: talks on knowledge transfer and continuity across research projects
WHERE: Caldas room
WHEN: 10:45
WHAT: talks on knowledge transfer and continuity across research projects
WHERE: Caldas room
WHEN: 10:45
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
You're invited to the second day of our #LivingData2025 symposium - it starts at 10:45!
Projects like @bioagora.eu, @forsaid.eu, @wildposh.eu, and @ip4os.eu will be presented
Projects like @bioagora.eu, @forsaid.eu, @wildposh.eu, and @ip4os.eu will be presented
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Most scientists are not great at communicating their science, says Dean Pentcheff #LivingData2025. #ScienceCommunication is effective when we use narratives. Tell your story. Then you’ll get into people’s hearts. #JaneGoodall
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Most scientists are not great at communicating their science, says Dean Pentcheff #LivingData2025. #ScienceCommunication is effective when we use narratives. Tell your story. Then you’ll get into people’s hearts. #JaneGoodall
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Really interesting presentation on the importance of the @gbif.org #GRSciColl database by Marie Grosjean. scientific-collections.gbif.org Here is the "how to" if you want to contribute! scientific-collections.gbif.org/how-to #LivingData2025
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Really interesting presentation on the importance of the @gbif.org #GRSciColl database by Marie Grosjean. scientific-collections.gbif.org Here is the "how to" if you want to contribute! scientific-collections.gbif.org/how-to #LivingData2025
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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social spoke at #LivingData2025 today about the critical role BHL plays in making the publications of small organizations freely accessible. This is a title BHL Australia digitized and uploaded this week, which before now was available nowhere else online. #OpenAccess 🧪📖
New this week! Have you ever wondered limnologists get up to? We’ve got answers!
We’re welcoming our newest contributor! We’re pleased to be digitising the bulletins of the Australian Freshwater Sciences Society starting with combined Bulletin No 1 & 2.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/65164158
We’re welcoming our newest contributor! We’re pleased to be digitising the bulletins of the Australian Freshwater Sciences Society starting with combined Bulletin No 1 & 2.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/65164158
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social spoke at #LivingData2025 today about the critical role BHL plays in making the publications of small organizations freely accessible. This is a title BHL Australia digitized and uploaded this week, which before now was available nowhere else online. #OpenAccess 🧪📖
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Interesting and thought provoking suggestions from @rdmpage.bsky.social on what the biodiversity literature community should consider doing. #LivingData2025
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Interesting and thought provoking suggestions from @rdmpage.bsky.social on what the biodiversity literature community should consider doing. #LivingData2025
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The amazing Nicky Nicolson presenting on "Developing an open and participatory literature data extraction workflow using Zotero and Large Language Models". #LivingData2025
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The amazing Nicky Nicolson presenting on "Developing an open and participatory literature data extraction workflow using Zotero and Large Language Models". #LivingData2025
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Presenting our #arthropod trait text-mining @snsf.ch project at Disentis Roadmap session at #LivingData2025 a use-case on the importance of liberating data from publications
October 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Presenting our #arthropod trait text-mining @snsf.ch project at Disentis Roadmap session at #LivingData2025 a use-case on the importance of liberating data from publications
ontributions to biodiversity data in the Global South by Cristiana Serejo. #LivingData2025 "Nearly three thousand entomological type material images captured in the SiBBr Project were crucial for the digital preservation[...] since almost all physical specimens were destroyed in the 2018 fire."
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ontributions to biodiversity data in the Global South by Cristiana Serejo. #LivingData2025 "Nearly three thousand entomological type material images captured in the SiBBr Project were crucial for the digital preservation[...] since almost all physical specimens were destroyed in the 2018 fire."
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Mountain #biodiversity assessment efforts require extraction of information from many publications in several languages at #LivingData2025
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mountain #biodiversity assessment efforts require extraction of information from many publications in several languages at #LivingData2025
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Britt Andermann talks about the importance of archival materials (field notes, journals, registers, and excursion reports) as critical sources of biodiversity data, and shares a process for extracting this data and making it accessible & discoverable @gbif.org. #LivingData2025 🧪📚
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Britt Andermann talks about the importance of archival materials (field notes, journals, registers, and excursion reports) as critical sources of biodiversity data, and shares a process for extracting this data and making it accessible & discoverable @gbif.org. #LivingData2025 🧪📚
Mathias Dillen from Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium talking about "MIDS in practice": Minimum Information about a Digital Specimen www.tdwg.org/community/cd... @dissco.bsky.social @tdwg.org #LivingData2025. 🧪🌏
October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Mathias Dillen from Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium talking about "MIDS in practice": Minimum Information about a Digital Specimen www.tdwg.org/community/cd... @dissco.bsky.social @tdwg.org #LivingData2025. 🧪🌏