CLEAR lab
@clear-lab.bsky.social
We're a feminist, anti-colonial laboratory, which means our methods foreground values of humility, accountability, and good land relations.
We’re working to do research differently.
Memorial University
https://civiclaboratory.nl/
We’re working to do research differently.
Memorial University
https://civiclaboratory.nl/
A quick intro to the person behind this week's postings.
I'm Paul (he/him), a white settler researcher working with CLEAR on the Nunatsiavut Plastics research. I'm based in Old Crow, Yukon, the traditional and self-governing territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
I'm Paul (he/him), a white settler researcher working with CLEAR on the Nunatsiavut Plastics research. I'm based in Old Crow, Yukon, the traditional and self-governing territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A quick intro to the person behind this week's postings.
I'm Paul (he/him), a white settler researcher working with CLEAR on the Nunatsiavut Plastics research. I'm based in Old Crow, Yukon, the traditional and self-governing territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
I'm Paul (he/him), a white settler researcher working with CLEAR on the Nunatsiavut Plastics research. I'm based in Old Crow, Yukon, the traditional and self-governing territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
In June this year, a group of us from the CLEAR Lab and the Natural History Museum went to Rigolet, Nunatsiavut to hold an on-the-land workshop to discuss plastics research. We also ran eBird to gather observations of a huge variety of seabirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds during a day on the ocean.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In June this year, a group of us from the CLEAR Lab and the Natural History Museum went to Rigolet, Nunatsiavut to hold an on-the-land workshop to discuss plastics research. We also ran eBird to gather observations of a huge variety of seabirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds during a day on the ocean.
I (@paulmccarney.bsky.social) am listening to @biidaasamose.bsky.social & Robin Maynard narrate their powerful book "Rehearsals for Living," which highlights Indigenous and Black feminist struggles for justice & liberation & discusses the colonial & patriarchal foundations of policing in Canada!
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I (@paulmccarney.bsky.social) am listening to @biidaasamose.bsky.social & Robin Maynard narrate their powerful book "Rehearsals for Living," which highlights Indigenous and Black feminist struggles for justice & liberation & discusses the colonial & patriarchal foundations of policing in Canada!
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If you're in London in February and want to get your geek on with me:
"This presentation outlines the rocky efforts of 2 Indigenous researchers to collaborate through an extremely relational form of Western knowledge: statistics."
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
"This presentation outlines the rocky efforts of 2 Indigenous researchers to collaborate through an extremely relational form of Western knowledge: statistics."
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Counting across worlds (or, how to love a zero)
This presentation outlines the rocky efforts of two Indigenous researchers to collaborate across incommensurability through an extremely relational form of Western knowledge: statistics.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you're in London in February and want to get your geek on with me:
"This presentation outlines the rocky efforts of 2 Indigenous researchers to collaborate through an extremely relational form of Western knowledge: statistics."
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
"This presentation outlines the rocky efforts of 2 Indigenous researchers to collaborate through an extremely relational form of Western knowledge: statistics."
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
This week we’re continuing to wake up our social media presence with… ME! 🌊
Hi everyone, I’m Riley Cotter. Right now, I'm a Research Specialist and MSc student (almost finished!) at CLEAR.
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Hi everyone, I’m Riley Cotter. Right now, I'm a Research Specialist and MSc student (almost finished!) at CLEAR.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This week we’re continuing to wake up our social media presence with… ME! 🌊
Hi everyone, I’m Riley Cotter. Right now, I'm a Research Specialist and MSc student (almost finished!) at CLEAR.
⬇️
Hi everyone, I’m Riley Cotter. Right now, I'm a Research Specialist and MSc student (almost finished!) at CLEAR.
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The Weekly Read is "Fear of a Dead White Planet," by the More Worlds Collective (Joseph Masco, Tim Choy, Jake Kosek, and M. Murphy), which asks: How does one study when the planet is on fire? Read this book now for free! buff.ly/86Bikuh
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Weekly Read is "Fear of a Dead White Planet," by the More Worlds Collective (Joseph Masco, Tim Choy, Jake Kosek, and M. Murphy), which asks: How does one study when the planet is on fire? Read this book now for free! buff.ly/86Bikuh
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Apply for this free PhD course on Energy Humanities in Stavanger, Norway!
Please pass the opportunity on to students you know. Students from anywhere are welcome.
#envhum #envhist
Please pass the opportunity on to students you know. Students from anywhere are welcome.
#envhum #envhist
I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!
Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.
Applications are welcome until 24 October.
#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.
Applications are welcome until 24 October.
#envhum #envhist #energyhistory
October 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I (Max) highly recommend this book. The ethnography is beautiful. The methods of an activist/researcher are exceptional. The theories of change are poetic and grounded. The case study is holy shit.
Among October's many exciting new titles is "Homesick," by Nicholas Shapiro. Check out all of our #newbooks coming out this month on the blog! buff.ly/oH4sMaj
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I (Max) highly recommend this book. The ethnography is beautiful. The methods of an activist/researcher are exceptional. The theories of change are poetic and grounded. The case study is holy shit.
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In my latest 🧪⚛️ column for @newscientist.com for subscribers (including libraries): beautiful non-binary mesons!
"the particles oscillate between being mesons and antimesons. In other words, neutral B mesons are spontaneously non-binary."
🏳️⚧️🥰
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
"the particles oscillate between being mesons and antimesons. In other words, neutral B mesons are spontaneously non-binary."
🏳️⚧️🥰
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Why 'beauty factories' could solve two massive cosmological mysteries
Facilities that make particles called B mesons may seem obscure, but they could help explain why there is more matter than antimatter and what dark matter is, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
www.newscientist.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In my latest 🧪⚛️ column for @newscientist.com for subscribers (including libraries): beautiful non-binary mesons!
"the particles oscillate between being mesons and antimesons. In other words, neutral B mesons are spontaneously non-binary."
🏳️⚧️🥰
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
"the particles oscillate between being mesons and antimesons. In other words, neutral B mesons are spontaneously non-binary."
🏳️⚧️🥰
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute read.
Celebrated Conservationist and Chimpanzee Expert Jane Goodall Is Dead at 91
“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”
www.teenvogue.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute read.
We’re waking up our social media presence!🌱Every week, a different CLEAR member will share what life looks like in the lab, from wet lab work to community authorship. Each perspective is unique, showing the diff ways we think about what we do and *how* we do it. Stay tuned! 1/8
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We’re waking up our social media presence!🌱Every week, a different CLEAR member will share what life looks like in the lab, from wet lab work to community authorship. Each perspective is unique, showing the diff ways we think about what we do and *how* we do it. Stay tuned! 1/8
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My piece echos Lynn Jacobs', but focuses on how even the best version of the Treaty includes Indigenous knowledge, but not Indigenous Peoples. Meaning, it's not a rights-based model like the one outlined by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My piece echos Lynn Jacobs', but focuses on how even the best version of the Treaty includes Indigenous knowledge, but not Indigenous Peoples. Meaning, it's not a rights-based model like the one outlined by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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.@konwaiatanonwes.bsky.social (Lynn Jacobs) has a great piece on "Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty" that details how Indigenous Peoples have been systematically blocked in the creation process
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
.@konwaiatanonwes.bsky.social (Lynn Jacobs) has a great piece on "Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty" that details how Indigenous Peoples have been systematically blocked in the creation process
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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"The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty" identifies a bloc of petrostates, industry & their allies to ferret out disingenuous rhetoric and identify potential counter-alliances.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty" identifies a bloc of petrostates, industry & their allies to ferret out disingenuous rhetoric and identify potential counter-alliances.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Call for bold action at upcoming Global Plastics Treaty Talks (INC-5.2)
As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly...
www.eurekalert.org
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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You can still register for tomorrow & Wednesday's workshops on promotion & tenure files for community-based research. Day 1 is CVs & Day 2 are dossiers. The team includes @arnkeeling.bsky.social @rosiealegado.bsky.social & Letitia Henville
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CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
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July 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
You can still register for tomorrow & Wednesday's workshops on promotion & tenure files for community-based research. Day 1 is CVs & Day 2 are dossiers. The team includes @arnkeeling.bsky.social @rosiealegado.bsky.social & Letitia Henville
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A short blog post with @maxliboiron.bsky.social for @clear-lab.bsky.social on the ethics of summary stats and why choice matters. It might seem obvious, but these problems still appear in papers when summarizing plastics data
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology
The Problem With Averages: What Plastic in Birds Teaches Us About Statistical Ethics - CLEAR - Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research
By Max Liboiron and Alex Bond
civiclaboratory.nl
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A short blog post with @maxliboiron.bsky.social for @clear-lab.bsky.social on the ethics of summary stats and why choice matters. It might seem obvious, but these problems still appear in papers when summarizing plastics data
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology
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This piece by Alex Flynn is brilliant! Very happy to work with him and @clear-lab.bsky.social to bring more attention to it.
Today we are sharing "Catching an Authentic Lake Trout: Knowledge Legitimization in Academia" by Alexander Flynn
Flynn is a research assistant with @clear-lab.bsky.social, and this piece was originally published on their website.
niche-canada.org/2025/06/12/c...
#indigenous #scicomm #academia
Flynn is a research assistant with @clear-lab.bsky.social, and this piece was originally published on their website.
niche-canada.org/2025/06/12/c...
#indigenous #scicomm #academia
Catching an Authentic Lake Trout: Knowledge Legitimization in Academia
Drawing from my lived experience with Lake Trout as a member of NunatuKavut who grew up in southern Labrador and a student at a colonial university, I discuss how citation practices are used to influe...
niche-canada.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This piece by Alex Flynn is brilliant! Very happy to work with him and @clear-lab.bsky.social to bring more attention to it.
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See the handy-dandy chart that converts articles in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to articles in the draft Global Plastics Treaty. This chart and the paper are open access.
June 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
See the handy-dandy chart that converts articles in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to articles in the draft Global Plastics Treaty. This chart and the paper are open access.
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The draft Plastics Treaty has 3 sets of “Principles & Approaches, only 1 of which includes “knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Even then, it includes Indigenous *knowledge* to the marked exclusion of Indigenous *Peoples*. A better way starts with Indigenous rights.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3
www.cambridge.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The draft Plastics Treaty has 3 sets of “Principles & Approaches, only 1 of which includes “knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Even then, it includes Indigenous *knowledge* to the marked exclusion of Indigenous *Peoples*. A better way starts with Indigenous rights.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A story of Indigenous researchers across the US-Canadian border moving our data so it's safer.
www.theverge.com/features/664...
www.theverge.com/features/664...
Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture
They’re worried about the loss of their research.
www.theverge.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A story of Indigenous researchers across the US-Canadian border moving our data so it's safer.
www.theverge.com/features/664...
www.theverge.com/features/664...
CLEAR member Bridget Kakooza shared results about plastics in Ringed seals from around Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. While some seals ate plastics, the plastics were tiny and easily passed through the animals: "we are not worried about the negative impacts of plastics in them."
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
CLEAR member Bridget Kakooza shared results about plastics in Ringed seals from around Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. While some seals ate plastics, the plastics were tiny and easily passed through the animals: "we are not worried about the negative impacts of plastics in them."
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Congratulations to all the authors of "Fragilities: Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair," published yesterday, open access!
Our chapter is a choose-your-own-adventure through lab training at CLEAR.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
Our chapter is a choose-your-own-adventure through lab training at CLEAR.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
Contamination Chores
CC BY-NC-NDThe open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding and support from MIT Press Direct to Open
direct.mit.edu
April 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations to all the authors of "Fragilities: Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair," published yesterday, open access!
Our chapter is a choose-your-own-adventure through lab training at CLEAR.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
Our chapter is a choose-your-own-adventure through lab training at CLEAR.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
Join us for a two-day workshop this July on crafting your promotion and tenure file for community-based research.
www.indigelabnetwork.com/test-worksho...
www.indigelabnetwork.com/test-worksho...
IN Workshop: Promotion and Tenure packages for community-based research
July 16-17, 2025
www.indigelabnetwork.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Join us for a two-day workshop this July on crafting your promotion and tenure file for community-based research.
www.indigelabnetwork.com/test-worksho...
www.indigelabnetwork.com/test-worksho...
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Yes!!!
Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.
No to anticipatory compliance.
Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.
mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...
Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.
No to anticipatory compliance.
Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.
mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...
DEI will Continue at the Stamps School
mailchi.mp
March 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yes!!!
Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.
No to anticipatory compliance.
Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.
mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...
Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.
No to anticipatory compliance.
Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.
mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...