Forrest Fleischman
@forrestf.bsky.social
Associate professor of environmental policy at the University of Minnesota. Forest governance, Restoration Social Science, South Asia, Central America, Environmental justice, urban ecosystems, NEPA, homegardens, etc.
My son was fiddling around with chatgpt yesterday, and chatgpt *offered* to create a numberline that would demonstrate that 1+1=2, and this is what it produced. The new AI driven industrial revolution looks pretty grim to me.
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My son was fiddling around with chatgpt yesterday, and chatgpt *offered* to create a numberline that would demonstrate that 1+1=2, and this is what it produced. The new AI driven industrial revolution looks pretty grim to me.
Some countries understand soft power (photo from a newly built highway in Malawi)
July 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Some countries understand soft power (photo from a newly built highway in Malawi)
This is a photo of abundance. Abundance is created through avoiding building things that lead to less abundance (e.g. pavement) and building things that create abundance (e.g. habitat). Regulation can be helpful as one tool to get there.
June 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is a photo of abundance. Abundance is created through avoiding building things that lead to less abundance (e.g. pavement) and building things that create abundance (e.g. habitat). Regulation can be helpful as one tool to get there.
Seen in a 3rd grade classroom. Need to teach my college students this too. Also about half the scientific papers I get for peer review.
January 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Seen in a 3rd grade classroom. Need to teach my college students this too. Also about half the scientific papers I get for peer review.