Tristan Katz
@tristankatz.bsky.social
PhD student at Uni Fribourg studying environmental ethics / animal ethics
I also have a separated account where I post photos: @tristan-katz-photo
I also have a separated account where I post photos: @tristan-katz-photo
I want to quit Instagram, because I don't want to support an app that's designed to be addictive. But I like taking photos and want to 'put' them somewhere. What should I do?
April 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I want to quit Instagram, because I don't want to support an app that's designed to be addictive. But I like taking photos and want to 'put' them somewhere. What should I do?
It was great to share my PhD research with others and celebrate after my public defense last week. In Fribourg it's tradition for colleagues to build a graduation hat - I'm pretty happy with what they came up with!
April 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It was great to share my PhD research with others and celebrate after my public defense last week. In Fribourg it's tradition for colleagues to build a graduation hat - I'm pretty happy with what they came up with!
I have a new #Flashes account - the bluesky app for photos. Follow me there for non-academic photos of me hiking and stuff 🙂
I'm slowly trying to re-post my old Instagram photos, it's a long process.
@tristan-katz-photo.bsky.social
I'm slowly trying to re-post my old Instagram photos, it's a long process.
@tristan-katz-photo.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I have a new #Flashes account - the bluesky app for photos. Follow me there for non-academic photos of me hiking and stuff 🙂
I'm slowly trying to re-post my old Instagram photos, it's a long process.
@tristan-katz-photo.bsky.social
I'm slowly trying to re-post my old Instagram photos, it's a long process.
@tristan-katz-photo.bsky.social
Happy to announce that I passed my PhD defence 😁
The topic is: how should wildlife managers respond to the prevalence of suffering in nature?
I'll be giving a public presentation for it on Thursday, 27th March at 10-11am CET. It's possible to attend in person (Fribourg) or online - details below!
The topic is: how should wildlife managers respond to the prevalence of suffering in nature?
I'll be giving a public presentation for it on Thursday, 27th March at 10-11am CET. It's possible to attend in person (Fribourg) or online - details below!
March 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Happy to announce that I passed my PhD defence 😁
The topic is: how should wildlife managers respond to the prevalence of suffering in nature?
I'll be giving a public presentation for it on Thursday, 27th March at 10-11am CET. It's possible to attend in person (Fribourg) or online - details below!
The topic is: how should wildlife managers respond to the prevalence of suffering in nature?
I'll be giving a public presentation for it on Thursday, 27th March at 10-11am CET. It's possible to attend in person (Fribourg) or online - details below!
Who's heard the statement "wildlife populations have decreased by 73%"? It seems to be everywhere.
This fantastic @ourworldindata.org article explains why it's so misleading.
ourworldindata.org/2024-living-...
This fantastic @ourworldindata.org article explains why it's so misleading.
ourworldindata.org/2024-living-...
ourworldindata.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who's heard the statement "wildlife populations have decreased by 73%"? It seems to be everywhere.
This fantastic @ourworldindata.org article explains why it's so misleading.
ourworldindata.org/2024-living-...
This fantastic @ourworldindata.org article explains why it's so misleading.
ourworldindata.org/2024-living-...
Reposted by Tristan Katz
For many land animals, life is short and painful. Recent estimates indicate that globally, most animals are raised on factory farms. In the US, where better data and research are available, 99% of livestock is factory-farmed.
(This Daily Data Insight was written by @simonvanteutem.bsky.social.)
(This Daily Data Insight was written by @simonvanteutem.bsky.social.)
February 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For many land animals, life is short and painful. Recent estimates indicate that globally, most animals are raised on factory farms. In the US, where better data and research are available, 99% of livestock is factory-farmed.
(This Daily Data Insight was written by @simonvanteutem.bsky.social.)
(This Daily Data Insight was written by @simonvanteutem.bsky.social.)
Pretty shocked by this: "In Obama's first three years in office, around 1.18 million people were deported, while around 800,000 deportations took place under Trump in his three years of presidency."
And no, this didn't change in the fourth year. Seems like an inconvenient truth for both sides...
And no, this didn't change in the fourth year. Seems like an inconvenient truth for both sides...
January 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Pretty shocked by this: "In Obama's first three years in office, around 1.18 million people were deported, while around 800,000 deportations took place under Trump in his three years of presidency."
And no, this didn't change in the fourth year. Seems like an inconvenient truth for both sides...
And no, this didn't change in the fourth year. Seems like an inconvenient truth for both sides...
Reposted by Tristan Katz
Last chance! Only 3 more days to apply to be a board member at WAI. Give it a shot :)
Reminder that we are looking for new board members, and that the first info session is next Friday, January 10th. Come ask our ED lots of questions!
We’re looking for new board members
@wildanimalinitv.bsky.social !
If you have experience with nonprofit leadership and are committed to wild animal welfare, check out this volunteer opportunity: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/board-member
@wildanimalinitv.bsky.social !
If you have experience with nonprofit leadership and are committed to wild animal welfare, check out this volunteer opportunity: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/board-member
January 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last chance! Only 3 more days to apply to be a board member at WAI. Give it a shot :)
Reposted by Tristan Katz
Looking for a list of the most prominent criticism of effective altruism?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
January 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Looking for a list of the most prominent criticism of effective altruism?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
Me and my PhD thesis 🫨
January 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Me and my PhD thesis 🫨
I knew that the ability to feel pain in infants was denied at the start of the 20th century. But I just found out that it was denied up until *1987*, following a campaign by a mother whose baby underwent open heart surgery without any anaesthesia.
Crazy shit.
Crazy shit.
January 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I knew that the ability to feel pain in infants was denied at the start of the 20th century. But I just found out that it was denied up until *1987*, following a campaign by a mother whose baby underwent open heart surgery without any anaesthesia.
Crazy shit.
Crazy shit.
I see a lot of hate here for AI, especially among academics. But honestly, I'm finding new ways to use GPT in my work by the *day*.
January 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I see a lot of hate here for AI, especially among academics. But honestly, I'm finding new ways to use GPT in my work by the *day*.
In many countries, the ability for all individuals to be able to own a house is a goal across the political spectrum.
But why? Countries considered successful in many ways (GDP being just one of them) don't always have high rates of home ownership. Note Switzerland marked with the red X.
But why? Countries considered successful in many ways (GDP being just one of them) don't always have high rates of home ownership. Note Switzerland marked with the red X.
December 28, 2024 at 9:53 PM
In many countries, the ability for all individuals to be able to own a house is a goal across the political spectrum.
But why? Countries considered successful in many ways (GDP being just one of them) don't always have high rates of home ownership. Note Switzerland marked with the red X.
But why? Countries considered successful in many ways (GDP being just one of them) don't always have high rates of home ownership. Note Switzerland marked with the red X.
Reposted by Tristan Katz
People love hating on the humanities.
What they should hate on is a system where the public has almost no say in what is being researched on its dime.
If people have a problem with "olfactory ethics", it's not that they can't understand the jargon – it's that they don't care.
What they should hate on is a system where the public has almost no say in what is being researched on its dime.
If people have a problem with "olfactory ethics", it's not that they can't understand the jargon – it's that they don't care.
December 28, 2024 at 9:48 AM
People love hating on the humanities.
What they should hate on is a system where the public has almost no say in what is being researched on its dime.
If people have a problem with "olfactory ethics", it's not that they can't understand the jargon – it's that they don't care.
What they should hate on is a system where the public has almost no say in what is being researched on its dime.
If people have a problem with "olfactory ethics", it's not that they can't understand the jargon – it's that they don't care.
Reposted by Tristan Katz
New existential risk just dropped.
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections
World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
New existential risk just dropped.
In other news, I had a very pleasant stop in Hong Kong today. Only scratched the surface of the city, but I had a great first impression: not least because of the abundance of free, clean public restrooms! A highly undervalued aspect of most cities!
December 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
In other news, I had a very pleasant stop in Hong Kong today. Only scratched the surface of the city, but I had a great first impression: not least because of the abundance of free, clean public restrooms! A highly undervalued aspect of most cities!
I've asked it before and I'll ask it again: who are all these people who stand up to queue 20 minutes before boarding, and as soon as the plane has landed?? When you're spending 11 hours on a plane, I cannot understand this sense of urgency.
December 25, 2024 at 1:18 PM
I've asked it before and I'll ask it again: who are all these people who stand up to queue 20 minutes before boarding, and as soon as the plane has landed?? When you're spending 11 hours on a plane, I cannot understand this sense of urgency.
If you your death was suddenly imminent, but the doctors told you that they had some way to keep you alive for another five years in a state of perpetual sleep (such that you would spend those five year only experiencing your dreams)... what would you choose?
December 21, 2024 at 12:30 PM
If you your death was suddenly imminent, but the doctors told you that they had some way to keep you alive for another five years in a state of perpetual sleep (such that you would spend those five year only experiencing your dreams)... what would you choose?
So you've gotten an orange cat by mistake, and regretting your choices? Regret no longer! Now you can transform your cat into a leaner, more monochrome feline. This is a patented Tristan device, offers and investments welcome 😌
December 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
So you've gotten an orange cat by mistake, and regretting your choices? Regret no longer! Now you can transform your cat into a leaner, more monochrome feline. This is a patented Tristan device, offers and investments welcome 😌
Surely I deserve some kind of reward for getting the wordcount of my abstract to match a CFP exactly?!
December 18, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Surely I deserve some kind of reward for getting the wordcount of my abstract to match a CFP exactly?!
I was asked to present my thesis at the end-of-year event for the geosciences department. Despite them having a 'vegan' option, I've now been told that since only five people ticked it there will be only one vegetable platter, and we should bring our own food to avoid being hungry...
December 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I was asked to present my thesis at the end-of-year event for the geosciences department. Despite them having a 'vegan' option, I've now been told that since only five people ticked it there will be only one vegetable platter, and we should bring our own food to avoid being hungry...
Only got a week until my thesis submission deadline. I should be stressed. Fortunately, I've found some pretty effective stress-relief 😄
December 15, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Only got a week until my thesis submission deadline. I should be stressed. Fortunately, I've found some pretty effective stress-relief 😄
Great news for dogs in NZ!
Watch: Greyhound racing to be banned in New Zealand, Winston Peters announces
Advocates says it's the "end of an era of exploitation" as Winston Peters announces the closure of the industry over "unacceptably high" injury rates.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Great news for dogs in NZ!
Reposted by Tristan Katz
This is such a powerful graphic (from Our World in Data).
December 7, 2024 at 8:18 AM
This is such a powerful graphic (from Our World in Data).
No apparent relationship between healthcare expenditure and life expectancy found. Clearly, healthcare is a scam and should be abolished!
December 6, 2024 at 10:16 AM
No apparent relationship between healthcare expenditure and life expectancy found. Clearly, healthcare is a scam and should be abolished!