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Devyani🍃
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Conservation social scientist | PhD Clemson University | Community | Tourism | Conservation conflict 🌱
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Human behavior happens at a surprisingly slow 10 bits/second or so, even though our sensory systems gather 8 orders of magnitude more data. Plus, we can only think about one thing at a time. We don’t know why

(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
December 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Are we supposed to go about our day normally after learning we’re crossing important tipping points? Asking for a friend. #ClimateCrisis
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
The state of the Arctic: High temperatures, melting ice, fires and unprecedented emissions
The Arctic tundra has switched from a carbon sink to a source of emissions, according to a NOAA report.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame
Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Five years today! #DefenseAnniversary
December 3, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Okay, finally overcoming my first post pressure. Hi! I’m Devyani. I’m a conservation social scientist. Interested in all things science and society. Love a good story and collecting random information.
December 3, 2024 at 1:26 PM