Carsten Damgaard
@cdamgaard.bsky.social
Research, development, hightech, and innovation => striving to accelerate solutions to societal grand challenges
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Vidste du, at ånd - ikke kun metal - kan ruste? Trods kald til åndelig oprustning er ånden ved at ruste i Danmark efter mange års politisk underprioritering og signalering om humanistiske kompetencers mindre værd. Læs vores dystopi i dagens @information.dk www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
Åndelig oprustning begynder med anerkendelsen af årtiers forsømmelse af dansk humaniora
Vi kan ikke komme den nuværende åndsrust til livs uden fra politisk side at erkende, at vi i sandhed befinder os ved en europæisk skillevej
www.information.dk
July 31, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Vidste du, at ånd - ikke kun metal - kan ruste? Trods kald til åndelig oprustning er ånden ved at ruste i Danmark efter mange års politisk underprioritering og signalering om humanistiske kompetencers mindre værd. Læs vores dystopi i dagens @information.dk www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
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💥 Whopper scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social:
Brussels is issuing burner phones & basic laptops to commissioners & senior officials travelling to the US for IMF/World Bank spring meetings next week to avoid risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for China.
www.ft.com/content/20d0...
Brussels is issuing burner phones & basic laptops to commissioners & senior officials travelling to the US for IMF/World Bank spring meetings next week to avoid risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for China.
www.ft.com/content/20d0...
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage
European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices
www.ft.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
💥 Whopper scoop from @andybounds.bsky.social:
Brussels is issuing burner phones & basic laptops to commissioners & senior officials travelling to the US for IMF/World Bank spring meetings next week to avoid risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for China.
www.ft.com/content/20d0...
Brussels is issuing burner phones & basic laptops to commissioners & senior officials travelling to the US for IMF/World Bank spring meetings next week to avoid risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for China.
www.ft.com/content/20d0...
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“When our academics fear travelling to major conferences or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
“When our academics fear travelling to major conferences or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Det er simpelthen umuligt for de akraftglade at forestille sig, at et land der i forvejen har meget sektorkobling (grundet fjernvarme), meget variabel VE og meget tilkobling til andre lande har andre forudsætninger til akraft end andre lande 🤪
finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
Hemmelige emails afslører: Betændt strid om Novo-finansierede atomkraft-rapporter
Novo Nordisk Fonden har finansieret analyser, som tegner et usædvanlig positivt billede af økonomien bag kommende atomkraftværker i Danmark. Topforskere beskylder tænketanken bag analyserne for at mal...
finans.dk
April 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Det er simpelthen umuligt for de akraftglade at forestille sig, at et land der i forvejen har meget sektorkobling (grundet fjernvarme), meget variabel VE og meget tilkobling til andre lande har andre forudsætninger til akraft end andre lande 🤪
finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
finans.dk/erhverv/ECE1...
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Only 16% of Germans trust the US.
March 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Only 16% of Germans trust the US.
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Trump keeps tariffs on table in call with Denmark on Greenland
Trump keeps tariffs on table in call with Denmark on Greenland
www.euractiv.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump keeps tariffs on table in call with Denmark on Greenland
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And for those who care, here is the same graph with a quadratic trendline. There is no question but that global sea surface temperatures are accelerating updwards.
January 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And for those who care, here is the same graph with a quadratic trendline. There is no question but that global sea surface temperatures are accelerating updwards.
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Here you have it, the five-year running mean for global sea surface temperatures, showing the impact of 5+ billion Hiroshima bombs worth of heating, and the massive rise in ocean heat content.
The five-year running mean dampens most of the impacts from ENSO and other short-term cycles.
The five-year running mean dampens most of the impacts from ENSO and other short-term cycles.
January 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Here you have it, the five-year running mean for global sea surface temperatures, showing the impact of 5+ billion Hiroshima bombs worth of heating, and the massive rise in ocean heat content.
The five-year running mean dampens most of the impacts from ENSO and other short-term cycles.
The five-year running mean dampens most of the impacts from ENSO and other short-term cycles.
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Hi pals. Today I wrote about the unsettling mismatches between what climate models say should be happening and what is actually happening. We're pushing the Earth past the limits of our physical understanding. This is a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hi pals. Today I wrote about the unsettling mismatches between what climate models say should be happening and what is actually happening. We're pushing the Earth past the limits of our physical understanding. This is a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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Here is the 36-month running mean for CO2 growth.
1) Compute the running mean level of atmospheric CO2 over 36-months.
2) For any given date's 36-month running mean of CO2, subtract the running mean from 36 months earlier and plot that point.
3) Freak out that CO2 growth is increasing again!
1) Compute the running mean level of atmospheric CO2 over 36-months.
2) For any given date's 36-month running mean of CO2, subtract the running mean from 36 months earlier and plot that point.
3) Freak out that CO2 growth is increasing again!
January 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Here is the 36-month running mean for CO2 growth.
1) Compute the running mean level of atmospheric CO2 over 36-months.
2) For any given date's 36-month running mean of CO2, subtract the running mean from 36 months earlier and plot that point.
3) Freak out that CO2 growth is increasing again!
1) Compute the running mean level of atmospheric CO2 over 36-months.
2) For any given date's 36-month running mean of CO2, subtract the running mean from 36 months earlier and plot that point.
3) Freak out that CO2 growth is increasing again!
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🚨 Last year's average #Antarctic sea ice extent was the 2nd lowest on record (after 2023)...
Data averaged from January to December (NSIDC; nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
Data averaged from January to December (NSIDC; nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
January 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨 Last year's average #Antarctic sea ice extent was the 2nd lowest on record (after 2023)...
Data averaged from January to December (NSIDC; nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
Data averaged from January to December (NSIDC; nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
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Another new record daily low for Arctic sea-ice extent yesterday. Extent is now over 300,000 square kilometers below the previous record low for the day.
That's five-for-five in '25!
That's five-for-five in '25!
January 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another new record daily low for Arctic sea-ice extent yesterday. Extent is now over 300,000 square kilometers below the previous record low for the day.
That's five-for-five in '25!
That's five-for-five in '25!
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Sorry - a not so very good Sunday ice update. #Arctic sea ice extent is easily the *lowest* on record to kick off a new year (JAXA data)... 🌊
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sorry - a not so very good Sunday ice update. #Arctic sea ice extent is easily the *lowest* on record to kick off a new year (JAXA data)... 🌊
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 610,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 2,160,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional long-term sea ice graphs: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Ukrainian forces kicked off a new counterattack deep into Russian territory on Sunday, sparking a spate of fierce battles along the front lines.
Ukraine doubles down on Kursk with new offensive into Russia
According to Kyiv, Russian and North Korean troops have taken heavy losses in the Kursk region.
www.politico.eu
January 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ukrainian forces kicked off a new counterattack deep into Russian territory on Sunday, sparking a spate of fierce battles along the front lines.
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Brazil adds it’s name to an ever growing list.
Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.
www.france24.com
January 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Brazil adds it’s name to an ever growing list.
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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Elon Musk stormed further into British politics, calling for Nigel Farage to stand aside as leader of the right-wing Reform UK party.
Musk savages Farage, calls for new Reform UK leader
In his latest intervention into British politics, the tech billionaire says Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.”
www.politico.eu
January 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Elon Musk stormed further into British politics, calling for Nigel Farage to stand aside as leader of the right-wing Reform UK party.
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PBS Terra has a new documentary about the risk that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) is heading for collapse. 🌊
Well worth watching!
I do have a few quibbles, though. 1/6
youtu.be/5R-PeI6wI3s?...
Well worth watching!
I do have a few quibbles, though. 1/6
youtu.be/5R-PeI6wI3s?...
The AMOC Might Be WAY More Unstable Than We Thought...Here's Why
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
January 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
PBS Terra has a new documentary about the risk that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) is heading for collapse. 🌊
Well worth watching!
I do have a few quibbles, though. 1/6
youtu.be/5R-PeI6wI3s?...
Well worth watching!
I do have a few quibbles, though. 1/6
youtu.be/5R-PeI6wI3s?...
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Did you know that 2/3 of all energy we use ends up as waste heat because of how inefficient our energy system is?
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
January 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Did you know that 2/3 of all energy we use ends up as waste heat because of how inefficient our energy system is?
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
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Atomkraft, som den er til rådighed i dag, har samme affaldsproblem som tidligere, lyder det fra eksperter i begge lejre.
Eksperter sætter spørgsmålstegn ved Mona Juuls atomkraft-optimisme | Ingeniøren
Atomkraft, som den er til rådighed i dag, har samme affaldsproblem som tidligere, lyder det fra eksperter i begge lejre. Udmeldningen kommer efter konservatives formand Mona Juul ønsker et forbud mod…
buff.ly
December 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Atomkraft, som den er til rådighed i dag, har samme affaldsproblem som tidligere, lyder det fra eksperter i begge lejre.