Austin Holland
@auholl92.bsky.social
Human-environment geographer; private land conservation; climate change & outdoor rec tourism; Assistant Prof of Conservation Planning & Extension Specialist.
Average Hobbier: 🌻🍅🏃🌳🛵
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"I like that Big Beautiful Bill because it cuts $1.4 trillion from healthcare, education, and food assistance. I’m still socially liberal even though the bill kicks 12 million off their health insurance and 22 million families will lose SNAP benefits."
I’m Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative, Which Is Totally Not Meaningless
Remember me? I’m the guy with “Christian” and “Patriot” on my Twitter profile. My avatar is a picture of me wearing sunglasses and a baseball hat i...
buff.ly
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"I like that Big Beautiful Bill because it cuts $1.4 trillion from healthcare, education, and food assistance. I’m still socially liberal even though the bill kicks 12 million off their health insurance and 22 million families will lose SNAP benefits."
My first graduate student passed their defense today!
Kind of a bittersweet feeling, but excited to see what they do next!
Kind of a bittersweet feeling, but excited to see what they do next!
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My first graduate student passed their defense today!
Kind of a bittersweet feeling, but excited to see what they do next!
Kind of a bittersweet feeling, but excited to see what they do next!
A first for me today, a woodpecker(downy?) going to work on some mullein
August 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A first for me today, a woodpecker(downy?) going to work on some mullein
Similar to this, the rise of use of AI for meeting notes on Zoom is so funny to me. Like who is reading those? If someone wasn't there just, you know, call them and fill them in...It takes 5 minutes😅
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
n.pr
August 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Similar to this, the rise of use of AI for meeting notes on Zoom is so funny to me. Like who is reading those? If someone wasn't there just, you know, call them and fill them in...It takes 5 minutes😅
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This, from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, perfectly sums up the quandary that educators find ourselves in:
“AI hollows out the foundation of learning because it strips you, gets rid of the mistakes, it gets rid of the opportunities for serendipity.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
“AI hollows out the foundation of learning because it strips you, gets rid of the mistakes, it gets rid of the opportunities for serendipity.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
Opinion | A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This, from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, perfectly sums up the quandary that educators find ourselves in:
“AI hollows out the foundation of learning because it strips you, gets rid of the mistakes, it gets rid of the opportunities for serendipity.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
“AI hollows out the foundation of learning because it strips you, gets rid of the mistakes, it gets rid of the opportunities for serendipity.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
The flowers are finally starting to come alive this week!
August 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The flowers are finally starting to come alive this week!
Being a parent is wild ride. Like, at the beginning of this week I had no idea what a leopard gecko was and now I'm on verge of spending, according to wiki, the next 10-15 years with one.
July 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Being a parent is wild ride. Like, at the beginning of this week I had no idea what a leopard gecko was and now I'm on verge of spending, according to wiki, the next 10-15 years with one.
I keep receiving and seeing messages from various climate and environmental groups discussing the "good" in this bill, which is interesting to say the least.
July 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I keep receiving and seeing messages from various climate and environmental groups discussing the "good" in this bill, which is interesting to say the least.
Days like today really make me wish we had light rail around the state😅
March 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Days like today really make me wish we had light rail around the state😅
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Nothing to see here, just Nature advocating LLM peer review.
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Nothing to see here, just Nature advocating LLM peer review.
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
“Feed your dictated notes into an offline large language model (LLM) to clarify and organize your feedback. A simple prompt such as “Write a critical reviewer letter based on the following notes. Maintain a professional tone throughout”
Without science communication the important work of these great programs will be less impactful…which is likely the point. So sad to see.
NOAA's #GreatLakes Environmental Research Lab will be taking an "indefinite hiatus" from communications due to staff cuts. GLERL communicates critical weekly updates about the extent of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie - like the one that left my hometown of Toledo without drinking water in 2014
February 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Without science communication the important work of these great programs will be less impactful…which is likely the point. So sad to see.
Early morning ice fisherdeer out on Lake Joanis today!
February 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Early morning ice fisherdeer out on Lake Joanis today!
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It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt.
www.popsci.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
This is very funny! But you’d be surprised by how many people in my life that had no idea about these reporting/evaluation sites that were stoked to “finally” see what was being spent.
"I've long wondered where my tax dollars are going but haven’t bothered to do the five minutes of research it would take to learn that all that information is already meticulously documented and tracked in numerous publicly available reports and websites."
Finally, My Tax Dollars Are Being Used to Uncover Publicly Available Government Information
Under President Trump’s bold leadership, his administration is ushering in a new era of financial transparency in government. I’ve long wondered wh...
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is very funny! But you’d be surprised by how many people in my life that had no idea about these reporting/evaluation sites that were stoked to “finally” see what was being spent.
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The Director of the Center for Land Use Education is now open!
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Faculty and Academic Position View
- Human Resources | UWSP
www3.uwsp.edu
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Director of the Center for Land Use Education is now open!
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
The Director of the Center for Land Use Education is now open!
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Faculty and Academic Position View
- Human Resources | UWSP
www3.uwsp.edu
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Director of the Center for Land Use Education is now open!
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Please share with anyone that may be interested!
I am chairing the search, so if you have any questions about our Center or Stevens Point, feel free to reach out!
www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Page...
Our project on climate change adaptation and downhill skiing was covered in the story below.
This project is just the beginning! Our team hopes to continue to better understand local impacts and try to support place-based adaptation strategies
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
This project is just the beginning! Our team hopes to continue to better understand local impacts and try to support place-based adaptation strategies
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Climate change is warming our winters. How are Wisconsin ski hill operators adapting?
In a study earlier this year, Wisconsin ski hill operators said snowmaking is the main way they're combating more fickle winter seasons.
www.jsonline.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our project on climate change adaptation and downhill skiing was covered in the story below.
This project is just the beginning! Our team hopes to continue to better understand local impacts and try to support place-based adaptation strategies
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
This project is just the beginning! Our team hopes to continue to better understand local impacts and try to support place-based adaptation strategies
www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Wonderful view from Joanis this morning 🌅
October 28, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Wonderful view from Joanis this morning 🌅
Saturday morning with Pikachu
October 26, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Saturday morning with Pikachu
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Wait till we get to 3°C.
October 15, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Wait till we get to 3°C.
Lately I’ve been blasted with random emails for AI related to teaching and research like “Webinar for teaching with AI!” and “Enhance your research with AI!”
no thanks-why would I want to AI away the best parts of my job? When AI handles my paperwork and reporting then I’ll join your webinar lol
no thanks-why would I want to AI away the best parts of my job? When AI handles my paperwork and reporting then I’ll join your webinar lol
October 24, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Lately I’ve been blasted with random emails for AI related to teaching and research like “Webinar for teaching with AI!” and “Enhance your research with AI!”
no thanks-why would I want to AI away the best parts of my job? When AI handles my paperwork and reporting then I’ll join your webinar lol
no thanks-why would I want to AI away the best parts of my job? When AI handles my paperwork and reporting then I’ll join your webinar lol
Pretty bummed to take out the garden this weekend, but it was a pretty fun second season!
October 21, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Pretty bummed to take out the garden this weekend, but it was a pretty fun second season!