Lo Berg
@dreaminventor.bsky.social
Author. Pushcart Prize nominee 2021. BS/MS in Biology.
Combining GIS with bioinformatics, healthcare, and history. Occasionally throw in other geospatial statistical research.
Combining GIS with bioinformatics, healthcare, and history. Occasionally throw in other geospatial statistical research.
Pinned
Writing ArcPy and realizing that having \n in a filepath creates a new line during parsing, which means you have to rename all files to not start with "n" because who decided filenames contained within quotes should be parsed that way???
October 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Writing ArcPy and realizing that having \n in a filepath creates a new line during parsing, which means you have to rename all files to not start with "n" because who decided filenames contained within quotes should be parsed that way???
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From the data we've collected from fired State employees, here's what was lost on 7/11:
—20 Chinese speakers
—17 Russian/Ukrainian speakers
—14 Arabic speakers
—4 Farsi speakers
—4 Korean speakers
And that’s only a partial list.
At a time of shifting alliances, we've traded expertise for chaos.
—20 Chinese speakers
—17 Russian/Ukrainian speakers
—14 Arabic speakers
—4 Farsi speakers
—4 Korean speakers
And that’s only a partial list.
At a time of shifting alliances, we've traded expertise for chaos.
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From the data we've collected from fired State employees, here's what was lost on 7/11:
—20 Chinese speakers
—17 Russian/Ukrainian speakers
—14 Arabic speakers
—4 Farsi speakers
—4 Korean speakers
And that’s only a partial list.
At a time of shifting alliances, we've traded expertise for chaos.
—20 Chinese speakers
—17 Russian/Ukrainian speakers
—14 Arabic speakers
—4 Farsi speakers
—4 Korean speakers
And that’s only a partial list.
At a time of shifting alliances, we've traded expertise for chaos.
For the first time in 24 years I am "migraine free" (average <1/month).
I used to average 3-4 per week.
The worst part? What works is a medication I tried as a teenager that I know works, but was too expensive to continue at the time.
At least I'm migraine free now.
I used to average 3-4 per week.
The worst part? What works is a medication I tried as a teenager that I know works, but was too expensive to continue at the time.
At least I'm migraine free now.
August 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For the first time in 24 years I am "migraine free" (average <1/month).
I used to average 3-4 per week.
The worst part? What works is a medication I tried as a teenager that I know works, but was too expensive to continue at the time.
At least I'm migraine free now.
I used to average 3-4 per week.
The worst part? What works is a medication I tried as a teenager that I know works, but was too expensive to continue at the time.
At least I'm migraine free now.
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💡Apply for AGU travel grants, travel fellowships and research grants!
📚 These programs provide support for students, helping cover costs and educational expenses associated with attending #AGU25 or participating in early career-building activities.
➡️ Apply by 13 August: buff.ly/RWwTRvl
📚 These programs provide support for students, helping cover costs and educational expenses associated with attending #AGU25 or participating in early career-building activities.
➡️ Apply by 13 August: buff.ly/RWwTRvl
August 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
💡Apply for AGU travel grants, travel fellowships and research grants!
📚 These programs provide support for students, helping cover costs and educational expenses associated with attending #AGU25 or participating in early career-building activities.
➡️ Apply by 13 August: buff.ly/RWwTRvl
📚 These programs provide support for students, helping cover costs and educational expenses associated with attending #AGU25 or participating in early career-building activities.
➡️ Apply by 13 August: buff.ly/RWwTRvl
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Wow
A Quebec fisherman who was fishing 15 kilometers north of the US border was essentially kidnapped by US Border Patrol, who capsized his boat and dragged him to an American prison cell.
In any normal time this'd be quite the international incident, y'know?
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
In any normal time this'd be quite the international incident, y'know?
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Wow
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If you like endangered species staying alive, fisheries not collapsing, public lands not being clear cut, diseases not spreading wildly, snd egg prices not increasing, contact your local representatives to stress the importance of funding science in this country. Or run for office yourself!
USGS cuts would jeopardize leading wildlife research - The Wildlife Society
The loss of personnel and entire research arms would affect our ability to monitor wildlife populations
wildlife.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If you like endangered species staying alive, fisheries not collapsing, public lands not being clear cut, diseases not spreading wildly, snd egg prices not increasing, contact your local representatives to stress the importance of funding science in this country. Or run for office yourself!
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The ECMWF #AIWeatherQuest – an international machine learning competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social is now underway.
Join the 7 May webinars to learn more about the Testing Period!
• 08:00–09:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/469/
• 14:00–15:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/470/
Join the 7 May webinars to learn more about the Testing Period!
• 08:00–09:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/469/
• 14:00–15:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/470/
April 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The ECMWF #AIWeatherQuest – an international machine learning competition endorsed by the @wmo-global.bsky.social is now underway.
Join the 7 May webinars to learn more about the Testing Period!
• 08:00–09:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/469/
• 14:00–15:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/470/
Join the 7 May webinars to learn more about the Testing Period!
• 08:00–09:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/469/
• 14:00–15:00 UTC: events.ecmwf.int/event/470/
What the World Needs Now Is Love (Instrumental Version)
YouTube video by Steven C. - Topic
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The patterns of temperature anomalies across the #Arctic region over the last 12 months...
Data using @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis with a 1981-2010 reference period.
Data using @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis with a 1981-2010 reference period.
April 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The patterns of temperature anomalies across the #Arctic region over the last 12 months...
Data using @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis with a 1981-2010 reference period.
Data using @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis with a 1981-2010 reference period.
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Policy change starts with scientists like you.
Join #AGUDaysofAction Summer Congressional Visits in Washington, D.C. this 3–4 June for two days of training, networking, and direct meetings with lawmakers.
Apply by 9 May.
buff.ly/pji8XEE
Join #AGUDaysofAction Summer Congressional Visits in Washington, D.C. this 3–4 June for two days of training, networking, and direct meetings with lawmakers.
Apply by 9 May.
buff.ly/pji8XEE
April 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Policy change starts with scientists like you.
Join #AGUDaysofAction Summer Congressional Visits in Washington, D.C. this 3–4 June for two days of training, networking, and direct meetings with lawmakers.
Apply by 9 May.
buff.ly/pji8XEE
Join #AGUDaysofAction Summer Congressional Visits in Washington, D.C. this 3–4 June for two days of training, networking, and direct meetings with lawmakers.
Apply by 9 May.
buff.ly/pji8XEE
How uninformed does someone have to be to assume everyone with the same last name is a direct relative of the other?
Last names, especially post immigration from non-English speaking countries, are complicated and people are apparently very very very ignorant.
Last names, especially post immigration from non-English speaking countries, are complicated and people are apparently very very very ignorant.
April 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How uninformed does someone have to be to assume everyone with the same last name is a direct relative of the other?
Last names, especially post immigration from non-English speaking countries, are complicated and people are apparently very very very ignorant.
Last names, especially post immigration from non-English speaking countries, are complicated and people are apparently very very very ignorant.
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👩🌾 The flow of aid towards women’s empowerment in agrifood systems has plateaued.
Learn how we can turn the tide on this trend:
▶️ gender bonds
▶️ climate finance
▶️ enhanced tracking
▶️ collaboration
📘 bit.ly/4lJEZb4
#CommitToGrowEquality
Learn how we can turn the tide on this trend:
▶️ gender bonds
▶️ climate finance
▶️ enhanced tracking
▶️ collaboration
📘 bit.ly/4lJEZb4
#CommitToGrowEquality
April 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
👩🌾 The flow of aid towards women’s empowerment in agrifood systems has plateaued.
Learn how we can turn the tide on this trend:
▶️ gender bonds
▶️ climate finance
▶️ enhanced tracking
▶️ collaboration
📘 bit.ly/4lJEZb4
#CommitToGrowEquality
Learn how we can turn the tide on this trend:
▶️ gender bonds
▶️ climate finance
▶️ enhanced tracking
▶️ collaboration
📘 bit.ly/4lJEZb4
#CommitToGrowEquality
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Eruption of Dukono volcano in Indonesia.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on April 14, 2025.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on April 14, 2025.
April 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Eruption of Dukono volcano in Indonesia.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on April 14, 2025.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on April 14, 2025.
My heart is broken for the United States and the world.
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My heart is broken for the United States and the world.
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News literacy is part of scientific literacy, so the staff of C&EN want to give you a short primer on how we tend to structure our articles. cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky🧪 #scicomm
Editorial: How to read science news
Trustworthy science coverage is more than facts, think about how a news outlet writes its stories and its promises to you
cen.acs.org
April 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
News literacy is part of scientific literacy, so the staff of C&EN want to give you a short primer on how we tend to structure our articles. cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky🧪 #scicomm
Here's a belated #EarthDay2025 puzzle. I had trouble posting it on Tuesday for some reason. Can you find what the two symbol sets have in common? What do the symbols mean?
Due to the nature of the puzzle, I'll need to design accessible accommodations on a case by case basis based on needs
Due to the nature of the puzzle, I'll need to design accessible accommodations on a case by case basis based on needs
April 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here's a belated #EarthDay2025 puzzle. I had trouble posting it on Tuesday for some reason. Can you find what the two symbol sets have in common? What do the symbols mean?
Due to the nature of the puzzle, I'll need to design accessible accommodations on a case by case basis based on needs
Due to the nature of the puzzle, I'll need to design accessible accommodations on a case by case basis based on needs
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MGEL researchers co-authored the first global assessment of Preferential Access Areas—a critical but overlooked spatial tool to secure ocean space for small-scale fisheries
📖 Read the study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#SmallScaleFisheries #OceanGovernance #BlueEconomy
📖 Read the study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#SmallScaleFisheries #OceanGovernance #BlueEconomy
A global assessment of preferential access areas for small-scale fisheries - npj Ocean Sustainability
npj Ocean Sustainability - A global assessment of preferential access areas for small-scale fisheries
www.nature.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
MGEL researchers co-authored the first global assessment of Preferential Access Areas—a critical but overlooked spatial tool to secure ocean space for small-scale fisheries
📖 Read the study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#SmallScaleFisheries #OceanGovernance #BlueEconomy
📖 Read the study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#SmallScaleFisheries #OceanGovernance #BlueEconomy
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From NASA to NOAA. The scientists and science that were and may never be. What an embarrassing, unnecessary, and harmful loss for the country.
April 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From NASA to NOAA. The scientists and science that were and may never be. What an embarrassing, unnecessary, and harmful loss for the country.
Especially if it means creating a pipeline of people trained in geospatial technologies! @geographers.bsky.social
I will die on the hill that a modern version of the “triple C” (Civilian Conservation Corps) would go a very long way to solving a lot of our problems. 🇺🇸
April 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Especially if it means creating a pipeline of people trained in geospatial technologies! @geographers.bsky.social
Huge win!
BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its...
www.bloomberg.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Huge win!
I'm salty about anything and everything that threatens our oceans.
We as an entire planet cannot afford, economically, to engage in deep sea mining. The repercussions are too costly for all nations to allow any one nation or entity to engage in deep sea mining again.
We as an entire planet cannot afford, economically, to engage in deep sea mining. The repercussions are too costly for all nations to allow any one nation or entity to engage in deep sea mining again.
April 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I'm salty about anything and everything that threatens our oceans.
We as an entire planet cannot afford, economically, to engage in deep sea mining. The repercussions are too costly for all nations to allow any one nation or entity to engage in deep sea mining again.
We as an entire planet cannot afford, economically, to engage in deep sea mining. The repercussions are too costly for all nations to allow any one nation or entity to engage in deep sea mining again.
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~WHO ARE YOU IF YOU DON'T THINK THE MORAL CHARACTER OF OUR COUNTRY IS BEING TESTED?~
@booker.senate.gov
אם לא עכשיו אימתי
@booker.senate.gov
אם לא עכשיו אימתי
April 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
~WHO ARE YOU IF YOU DON'T THINK THE MORAL CHARACTER OF OUR COUNTRY IS BEING TESTED?~
@booker.senate.gov
אם לא עכשיו אימתי
@booker.senate.gov
אם לא עכשיו אימתי
I'm not normally one to solicit attention on social media. Seriously.
I need words of encouragment related to continuing my passions in laboratory and field research after ~10 years in tech (still a gradual transition) and continuing to serve the medical and arts communities. I love all of you.
I need words of encouragment related to continuing my passions in laboratory and field research after ~10 years in tech (still a gradual transition) and continuing to serve the medical and arts communities. I love all of you.
March 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I'm not normally one to solicit attention on social media. Seriously.
I need words of encouragment related to continuing my passions in laboratory and field research after ~10 years in tech (still a gradual transition) and continuing to serve the medical and arts communities. I love all of you.
I need words of encouragment related to continuing my passions in laboratory and field research after ~10 years in tech (still a gradual transition) and continuing to serve the medical and arts communities. I love all of you.
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At #ACSSpring2025, Ed Griffen of MedChemica disclosed the structure of a pancoronavirus antiviral that targets the main protease of the two different coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19. cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs... 🧪
Antiviral unveiled that goes after multiple coronaviruses
Open-science consortium discloses its lead candidate to fight SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
cen.acs.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
At #ACSSpring2025, Ed Griffen of MedChemica disclosed the structure of a pancoronavirus antiviral that targets the main protease of the two different coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and COVID-19. cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs... 🧪