Daniel I. Avila-Ortega
@daniel-iavor.bsky.social
#IndustrialEcologist #Forestry Passionate. Disruptive by nature. Founder of the Mexican Center of Industrial Ecology. #InputOutput #Telecoupled #LandUse #Biodiversity PhD now @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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Huge congratulations to Harvard’s Naomi Oreskes for winning the Volvo prize! She is a pioneer in unmasking the financial interests and methods behind climate science denial.
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Naomi Oreskes - Volvo Environment Prize
Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned earth scientist and historian, is the laureate of the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize. She is recognized for her influential work on the history of scien...
www.environment-prize.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Huge congratulations to Harvard’s Naomi Oreskes for winning the Volvo prize! She is a pioneer in unmasking the financial interests and methods behind climate science denial.
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Is there a 'please unroll' BOT on @bsky.app already? I would love to have this thread in one go with hyperlinks and everything!
I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource
I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.
Long 🧵😊
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Is there a 'please unroll' BOT on @bsky.app already? I would love to have this thread in one go with hyperlinks and everything!
The US keeps damaging the planet, just on a different level?
Casino economy. Techno-bros. Inequity.
Tax. The. Rich.
Casino economy. Techno-bros. Inequity.
Tax. The. Rich.
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The US keeps damaging the planet, just on a different level?
Casino economy. Techno-bros. Inequity.
Tax. The. Rich.
Casino economy. Techno-bros. Inequity.
Tax. The. Rich.
What are we waiting for at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social ?
It's so demoralizing trying to teach and have the students asking everything to ChatGPT. If, by chance one asks them to put laptops away, they complain that it wasn't specified in the study guide.
It's so demoralizing trying to teach and have the students asking everything to ChatGPT. If, by chance one asks them to put laptops away, they complain that it wasn't specified in the study guide.
Fellow academics, I'm doing it. Going all in. Pulling the plug, literally.
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What are we waiting for at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social ?
It's so demoralizing trying to teach and have the students asking everything to ChatGPT. If, by chance one asks them to put laptops away, they complain that it wasn't specified in the study guide.
It's so demoralizing trying to teach and have the students asking everything to ChatGPT. If, by chance one asks them to put laptops away, they complain that it wasn't specified in the study guide.
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📢 OUT TODAY! 🚨
CMS published the most comprehensive global dugong assessment in 20+ years. Dugongs are vulnerable to extinction worldwide, some populations critically endangered. 🌊
We must map & protect seagrass, cut bycatch, restore habitats, and roll out action plans: www.cms.int/news/global-...
CMS published the most comprehensive global dugong assessment in 20+ years. Dugongs are vulnerable to extinction worldwide, some populations critically endangered. 🌊
We must map & protect seagrass, cut bycatch, restore habitats, and roll out action plans: www.cms.int/news/global-...
October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📢 OUT TODAY! 🚨
CMS published the most comprehensive global dugong assessment in 20+ years. Dugongs are vulnerable to extinction worldwide, some populations critically endangered. 🌊
We must map & protect seagrass, cut bycatch, restore habitats, and roll out action plans: www.cms.int/news/global-...
CMS published the most comprehensive global dugong assessment in 20+ years. Dugongs are vulnerable to extinction worldwide, some populations critically endangered. 🌊
We must map & protect seagrass, cut bycatch, restore habitats, and roll out action plans: www.cms.int/news/global-...
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New Realtime Techpocalypse article is out! I think you're going to find this one interesting -- it contains highlights from all the AI-related doomscrolling you've been doing since September 30. Check it out, and subscribe for more.
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-slopac...
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-slopac...
The "Slopacalypse" Is Here: AI Is an Unmitigated Disaster for Society
Sora 2, deepfakes, disinformation, and slop — plus some hilarious bloopers!
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New Realtime Techpocalypse article is out! I think you're going to find this one interesting -- it contains highlights from all the AI-related doomscrolling you've been doing since September 30. Check it out, and subscribe for more.
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-slopac...
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-slopac...
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Josu Jon Imaz explica por qué la red de recarga de Repsol es un timo...
💪Cada coche eléctrico es una batalla ganada a la mafia del petróleo
👀Vigilemos qué hace la mafia del petróleo con nuestros políticos: Hay altísimo riesgo de soborno directo o chantaje electoral indirecto apoyando populismos
💪Cada coche eléctrico es una batalla ganada a la mafia del petróleo
👀Vigilemos qué hace la mafia del petróleo con nuestros políticos: Hay altísimo riesgo de soborno directo o chantaje electoral indirecto apoyando populismos
El CEO de Repsol quiere que España siga siendo un país diésel.
Josu Jon Imaz ha lanzado duras críticas contra la política ambiental europea,
a la que acusa de estar guiada más por ideología que por criterios técnicos o de sostenibilidad real.
coches-electricos.org/noticias/el-...
Josu Jon Imaz ha lanzado duras críticas contra la política ambiental europea,
a la que acusa de estar guiada más por ideología que por criterios técnicos o de sostenibilidad real.
coches-electricos.org/noticias/el-...
El CEO de Repsol quiere que España siga siendo un país diésel
Josu Jon Imaz, consejero delegado de Repsol, ha lanzado duras críticas contra la política ambiental europea, a la que acusa de estar guiada más por ideología
coches-electricos.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Josu Jon Imaz explica por qué la red de recarga de Repsol es un timo...
💪Cada coche eléctrico es una batalla ganada a la mafia del petróleo
👀Vigilemos qué hace la mafia del petróleo con nuestros políticos: Hay altísimo riesgo de soborno directo o chantaje electoral indirecto apoyando populismos
💪Cada coche eléctrico es una batalla ganada a la mafia del petróleo
👀Vigilemos qué hace la mafia del petróleo con nuestros políticos: Hay altísimo riesgo de soborno directo o chantaje electoral indirecto apoyando populismos
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Congratulations to Dr. Frida Bengtsson
orcid.org/0000-0003-49...
newest Sustainability Science PhD
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
orcid.org/0000-0003-49...
newest Sustainability Science PhD
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Frida Bengtsson defending her PhD in sustainability science - Charting for Change on collective action for sustainable industrial fisheries
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Frida Bengtsson
orcid.org/0000-0003-49...
newest Sustainability Science PhD
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
orcid.org/0000-0003-49...
newest Sustainability Science PhD
@sthlmresilience.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
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Extremely happy to announce that @iiasa.ac.at will host the first author meeting of the @ipbes.net Spatial Planning and Connectivity assessment.
iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...
iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...
IIASA to host first author meeting of IPBES Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment
IIASA will host the first author meeting of the upcoming Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment in Laxenb...
iiasa.ac.at
September 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Extremely happy to announce that @iiasa.ac.at will host the first author meeting of the @ipbes.net Spatial Planning and Connectivity assessment.
iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...
iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...
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Time to boycot Hungarian products and destinations?
Elections this coming April.
Elections this coming April.
Scum government. Hungary refused to back an EU statement condemning Russia’s massive August 28 strike on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, which killed dozens of civilians. The declaration was supported by all 26 other EU member states.
August 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Time to boycot Hungarian products and destinations?
Elections this coming April.
Elections this coming April.
1/2 for those experts on #DataScience and manipulation. I have some data in zarr format, the original data comes from MatLab. With this data I need to do some linear algebra (matrix multiplication) but the zarr breaks at 3.6 Gb.
What other data structures do you recommend?
#PhDlife #AcademicChatter
What other data structures do you recommend?
#PhDlife #AcademicChatter
August 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/2 for those experts on #DataScience and manipulation. I have some data in zarr format, the original data comes from MatLab. With this data I need to do some linear algebra (matrix multiplication) but the zarr breaks at 3.6 Gb.
What other data structures do you recommend?
#PhDlife #AcademicChatter
What other data structures do you recommend?
#PhDlife #AcademicChatter
Well... This could be any kidnap scene from modern Mexico, in which cartel hitmen arrive dressed like police officers, even their cars.
The ONLY difference is that cartels wouldn't let you film.
The ONLY difference is that cartels wouldn't let you film.
Just thinking about that old saw: what if this were happening in another country— where the leader of the nation deployed military and paramilitary and wannabe military onto the streets of its capital to lawlessly detain citizens—how would our leading press cover it?
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
August 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Well... This could be any kidnap scene from modern Mexico, in which cartel hitmen arrive dressed like police officers, even their cars.
The ONLY difference is that cartels wouldn't let you film.
The ONLY difference is that cartels wouldn't let you film.
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BREAKING: The Justice Department charges five cartel leaders and enforcers, the latest move against major Mexican drug operations.
A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation
Justice Department indictments have been unsealed against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of Mexico's United Cartels.
bit.ly
August 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
BREAKING: The Justice Department charges five cartel leaders and enforcers, the latest move against major Mexican drug operations.
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I ran the numbers on the UK government's recommendation to delete old photos and emails to save water in data centers andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the...
August 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I ran the numbers on the UK government's recommendation to delete old photos and emails to save water in data centers andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the...
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Recommended read: As the AI race intensifies, @financialtimes.com investigated if data centers can “ever truly be green”.
Inside the AI race: can data centres ever truly be green?
Energy demand for training machines and running apps is driving a surge of investment into fossil fuels
buff.ly
August 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Recommended read: As the AI race intensifies, @financialtimes.com investigated if data centers can “ever truly be green”.
"Countries signed these loser deals because they offer the illusion of stability. But Trump doesn’t want stability. When he lacks leverage, he creates it by knocking his opponent off-balance. In Trump’s gangster economics, you never shake down a mark just once: You keep coming back."
August 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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There was an article that came out recently about a study that found that LLMs that can search the web are less accurate than those that can't, and now I can't find it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Am *I* hallucinating its existence?
August 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
There was an article that came out recently about a study that found that LLMs that can search the web are less accurate than those that can't, and now I can't find it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Am *I* hallucinating its existence?
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In response to feedback from other scientists, the authors of the paper “The economic commitment of climate change” at PIK have revised their analysis and are making it open access for the wider scientific community to engage with.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Nature study on economic damages from climate change revised
06. 08. 2025 - In response to feedback from other scientists, the authors of the paper “The economic commitment of climate change” at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have revis...
www.pik-potsdam.de
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In response to feedback from other scientists, the authors of the paper “The economic commitment of climate change” at PIK have revised their analysis and are making it open access for the wider scientific community to engage with.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
August 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
August 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
August 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
#AcademicChatter #PhDLife
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
#education
I am looking for board games around resources, corporations, competition, and economic systems.
If you happen to know one, please share it along! I will appreciate it a lot :)
August 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The most persistent delusion is that Ru can be satisfied w a partial win in Ukr (territory and/or forced Ukr neutrality) and then cooperation can restart. Ru wants the West’s destruction. It’s not powerful enough to achieve it but it won’t stop trying if the West were to become more accommodating.
August 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The most persistent delusion is that Ru can be satisfied w a partial win in Ukr (territory and/or forced Ukr neutrality) and then cooperation can restart. Ru wants the West’s destruction. It’s not powerful enough to achieve it but it won’t stop trying if the West were to become more accommodating.
No one can stop SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk. I don't say this with pride, on the contrary it worries me massively that they will get away with damaging the environment and 'invading' Mexico territory without any repercussions whatsoever.
🔺Un buque de la Semar patrulla las aguas frente a Playa Bagdad, en Tamaulipas, para impedir el ingreso de embarcaciones vinculadas con SpaceX que intentaron recuperar restos del cohete Starship 8 sin autorización. La operación obedece a un mandato presidencial derivado de denuncias ambientales.
Marina vigila a SpaceX en las costas de Tamaulipas; Sheinbaum advierte proceso legal por daños ambientales
www.animalpolitico.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
No one can stop SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk. I don't say this with pride, on the contrary it worries me massively that they will get away with damaging the environment and 'invading' Mexico territory without any repercussions whatsoever.
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1,600 Israeli passengers on
the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking when 100s of demonstrators on the Greek isle of Syros made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Setting an example to us all.
#BDS #Israel #Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking when 100s of demonstrators on the Greek isle of Syros made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Setting an example to us all.
#BDS #Israel #Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest
Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarking
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
1,600 Israeli passengers on
the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking when 100s of demonstrators on the Greek isle of Syros made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Setting an example to us all.
#BDS #Israel #Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking when 100s of demonstrators on the Greek isle of Syros made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Setting an example to us all.
#BDS #Israel #Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...