Dr Michelle Cain
@civiltalker.bsky.social
climate scientist by day. culture consumer by night. bowie fan at all times. my brain hurts like a warehouse, it has no room to spare (she/her)
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
July 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere
-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire
-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that
-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*
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It's already #ShowYourStripes day in many places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
June 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's already #ShowYourStripes day in many places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
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Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
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This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
www.404media.co
June 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
I'm sorry, but WHAT are the photos illustrating this article supposed to illustrate? They are completely unhinged. Send help.
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-pr...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-pr...
Are private colleges dragging down the reputation of UK HE?
The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the for...
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I'm sorry, but WHAT are the photos illustrating this article supposed to illustrate? They are completely unhinged. Send help.
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-pr...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-pr...
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Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
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🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Geologists, what are your top tips for visiting Skye? For people who like looking at rocks and fossils?
March 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Geologists, what are your top tips for visiting Skye? For people who like looking at rocks and fossils?
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The new official poverty stats came out at 930
Astonishingly bad numbers confirm the UK is in the grip of a building crisis of penury
www.gov.uk/government/s...
1.
The new official poverty stats came out at 930
Astonishingly bad numbers confirm the UK is in the grip of a building crisis of penury
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2024
www.gov.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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1.
The new official poverty stats came out at 930
Astonishingly bad numbers confirm the UK is in the grip of a building crisis of penury
www.gov.uk/government/s...
1.
The new official poverty stats came out at 930
Astonishingly bad numbers confirm the UK is in the grip of a building crisis of penury
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Glad that the Guardian picked up our report on diversity in science for a shorter oped :)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump’s ‘war on woke’ is fast becoming a war on science. That’s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel
Contrary to claims by the US president, we have found that diversity initiatives result in better scientists and greater progress, says Christina Pagel, a member of Independent Sage
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Glad that the Guardian picked up our report on diversity in science for a shorter oped :)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Fitness doesn’t prevent Long COVID: 10% Long COVID rate in elite aquatic athletes: Juhász et al, "Retrospective study of COVID-19 experiences in elite multinational aquatic athletes", Scientific Reports (2023), www.nature.com/articles/s41... 22/33
Retrospective study of COVID-19 experiences in elite multinational aquatic athletes - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Retrospective study of COVID-19 experiences in elite multinational aquatic athletes
www.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fitness doesn’t prevent Long COVID: 10% Long COVID rate in elite aquatic athletes: Juhász et al, "Retrospective study of COVID-19 experiences in elite multinational aquatic athletes", Scientific Reports (2023), www.nature.com/articles/s41... 22/33
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Important data when people trot out the line that young people were not at risk from Covid infection.
Especially in that 1st year, when everyone was meeting the virus for the first time without vax, Long Covid rates were very high.
Imperial REACT study estimated 23% of all infections in 2020.
Especially in that 1st year, when everyone was meeting the virus for the first time without vax, Long Covid rates were very high.
Imperial REACT study estimated 23% of all infections in 2020.
Nearly a quarter of US Marine recruits infected with COVID in 2020 developed Long COVID: Porter et al, “Clinical and functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae among young marines – a panel study”, The Lancet Regional Health (2024), www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 23/33
Clinical and functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae among young marines – a panel study
In this population of healthy young adult US Marines with mostly either asymptomatic
or mild acute COVID-19, one fourth reported physical, cognitive, or psychiatric long-term
sequelae of infection. Th...
www.thelancet.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Important data when people trot out the line that young people were not at risk from Covid infection.
Especially in that 1st year, when everyone was meeting the virus for the first time without vax, Long Covid rates were very high.
Imperial REACT study estimated 23% of all infections in 2020.
Especially in that 1st year, when everyone was meeting the virus for the first time without vax, Long Covid rates were very high.
Imperial REACT study estimated 23% of all infections in 2020.
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The proposals will decimate the lives of people who are unable to work EVER because of illness/ disability.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The proposals will decimate the lives of people who are unable to work EVER because of illness/ disability.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
Hi @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social not sure if you saw this article, but it might help you up-skill regarding net zero.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050
Tory leader provides no evidence to support position that flies in face of expert reports and her own words
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Hi @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social not sure if you saw this article, but it might help you up-skill regarding net zero.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Anyone met a scientist who isn’t critical of the huge cuts to US science?
“French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers… searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers… searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Anyone met a scientist who isn’t critical of the huge cuts to US science?
“French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers… searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers… searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The 10 largest contributors to historical CO2 emissions*
*fossil emissions only, not including land use.
From one of our data insights this week: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
*fossil emissions only, not including land use.
From one of our data insights this week: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
March 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The 10 largest contributors to historical CO2 emissions*
*fossil emissions only, not including land use.
From one of our data insights this week: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
*fossil emissions only, not including land use.
From one of our data insights this week: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
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“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
March 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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The USA are going backwards on academic freedom, vaccine policy and reopening needless research that has been done before on vaccines and autism - supporting vaccine uptake now is clearly not something they will enable www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The USA are going backwards on academic freedom, vaccine policy and reopening needless research that has been done before on vaccines and autism - supporting vaccine uptake now is clearly not something they will enable www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Meanwhile, in the land of the free...
Federal government agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, including clean energy, climate crisis, climate science, environmental quality, and pollution.
These words literally refer to the quality of our life support system on Earth.
These words literally refer to the quality of our life support system on Earth.
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Meanwhile, in the land of the free...
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“With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its Super Bowl defeat.”
Sit up and take note. TB kills more people globally than any other infectious disease - the world’s longest enduring pandemic.
theconversation.com/...
Sit up and take note. TB kills more people globally than any other infectious disease - the world’s longest enduring pandemic.
theconversation.com/...
Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
England is at risk of losing its ‘low TB incidence’ status.
theconversation.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its Super Bowl defeat.”
Sit up and take note. TB kills more people globally than any other infectious disease - the world’s longest enduring pandemic.
theconversation.com/...
Sit up and take note. TB kills more people globally than any other infectious disease - the world’s longest enduring pandemic.
theconversation.com/...