Dr Joseph Pierce
@joepierce.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Human Geographer. Place, housing, mobilities, justice. Sometimes photos. Head of Department, Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen. Scotland!
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I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]
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Happy #worldphotographyday !
This is one of my favourite images from last autumn in Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. In the dark of morning, I hiked up this pathless steep sided hill to gain a view over the magnificent glen beyond and was treated to an […]
[Original post on mas.to]
This is one of my favourite images from last autumn in Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. In the dark of morning, I hiked up this pathless steep sided hill to gain a view over the magnificent glen beyond and was treated to an […]
[Original post on mas.to]
August 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy #worldphotographyday !
This is one of my favourite images from last autumn in Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. In the dark of morning, I hiked up this pathless steep sided hill to gain a view over the magnificent glen beyond and was treated to an […]
[Original post on mas.to]
This is one of my favourite images from last autumn in Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. In the dark of morning, I hiked up this pathless steep sided hill to gain a view over the magnificent glen beyond and was treated to an […]
[Original post on mas.to]
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#writing is the evil twin of thinking
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html
July 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#writing is the evil twin of thinking
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opinion/smartphones-literacy-inequality-democracy.html
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What a terrific graph!
Not just that solar is now producing more power in California than from burning fossil fuels, but that the amount of power they are getting from methane is steadily decreasing unlike in so many other states.
Why does this success story get so little attention?
Not just that solar is now producing more power in California than from burning fossil fuels, but that the amount of power they are getting from methane is steadily decreasing unlike in so many other states.
Why does this success story get so little attention?
July 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What a terrific graph!
Not just that solar is now producing more power in California than from burning fossil fuels, but that the amount of power they are getting from methane is steadily decreasing unlike in so many other states.
Why does this success story get so little attention?
Not just that solar is now producing more power in California than from burning fossil fuels, but that the amount of power they are getting from methane is steadily decreasing unlike in so many other states.
Why does this success story get so little attention?
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Driverless cars are surveillance machines. https://www.404media.co/lapd-publishes-crime-footage-it-got-from-a-waymo-driverless-car/
June 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Driverless cars are surveillance machines. https://www.404media.co/lapd-publishes-crime-footage-it-got-from-a-waymo-driverless-car/
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
The care expectation gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
"We found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week – most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 […]
"We found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week – most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 […]
Original post on datasci.social
datasci.social
June 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The care expectation gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
"We found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week – most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 […]
"We found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week – most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 […]
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
May 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
Last year, Pakistan installed an incredible 22GW of solar—more than Canada has ever built!
Pakistan initially committed to slash emissions 20% by 2030. But in 2021, it upped that commitment to 50%, as it's a win-win: switching to clean energy addresses poverty too.
Read more:
Pakistan initially committed to slash emissions 20% by 2030. But in 2021, it upped that commitment to 50%, as it's a win-win: switching to clean energy addresses poverty too.
Read more:
Break the climate silence!
Pakistan scales up solar, the world loses a climate champion, and conversations spark action
www.talkingclimate.ca
May 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Last year, Pakistan installed an incredible 22GW of solar—more than Canada has ever built!
Pakistan initially committed to slash emissions 20% by 2030. But in 2021, it upped that commitment to 50%, as it's a win-win: switching to clean energy addresses poverty too.
Read more:
Pakistan initially committed to slash emissions 20% by 2030. But in 2021, it upped that commitment to 50%, as it's a win-win: switching to clean energy addresses poverty too.
Read more:
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When a person tries to make an image, most of the time the result is bad.
It could be technically incompetent, incomprehensible. AI has technical competence and is comprehensible in a general way. A drawing of a dog looks like a dog. The fur looks like fur. And everyone is so impressed with […]
It could be technically incompetent, incomprehensible. AI has technical competence and is comprehensible in a general way. A drawing of a dog looks like a dog. The fur looks like fur. And everyone is so impressed with […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
April 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When a person tries to make an image, most of the time the result is bad.
It could be technically incompetent, incomprehensible. AI has technical competence and is comprehensible in a general way. A drawing of a dog looks like a dog. The fur looks like fur. And everyone is so impressed with […]
It could be technically incompetent, incomprehensible. AI has technical competence and is comprehensible in a general way. A drawing of a dog looks like a dog. The fur looks like fur. And everyone is so impressed with […]
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Population and Planet
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions
Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Population and Planet
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Population and Planet
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/h...
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
'Gallus Glasgow'
Wonderful old map of Glasgow from the 1860s with interactive data layers on old and new buildings.
Love to see how the city developed over the last 150 years.
https://gallusglasgow.glasgowheritage.org.uk/
#glasgow #scotland #maps #cartography
Wonderful old map of Glasgow from the 1860s with interactive data layers on old and new buildings.
Love to see how the city developed over the last 150 years.
https://gallusglasgow.glasgowheritage.org.uk/
#glasgow #scotland #maps #cartography
Gallus Glasgow
Discover Glasgow’s Victorian heritage with Gallus Glasgow, featuring an illustrated 1864 map and celebrating the city’s rich artistic and industrial history.
gallusglasgow.glasgowheritage.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
'Gallus Glasgow'
Wonderful old map of Glasgow from the 1860s with interactive data layers on old and new buildings.
Love to see how the city developed over the last 150 years.
https://gallusglasgow.glasgowheritage.org.uk/
#glasgow #scotland #maps #cartography
Wonderful old map of Glasgow from the 1860s with interactive data layers on old and new buildings.
Love to see how the city developed over the last 150 years.
https://gallusglasgow.glasgowheritage.org.uk/
#glasgow #scotland #maps #cartography
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For those of you interested in purchasing art - a group of my #photographer friends have launched a #fundraiser for the #nationalparkservice staff that were laid off this week without warning with all profits going to help those affected.
These are all […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
These are all […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
March 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
For those of you interested in purchasing art - a group of my #photographer friends have launched a #fundraiser for the #nationalparkservice staff that were laid off this week without warning with all profits going to help those affected.
These are all […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
These are all […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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11. El Abrazo by Jota López in Madrid, Spain. 🎭💜
A mesmerizing fusion of past and present through color and form.
More here: https://streetartutopia.com/2025/02/22/new-street-art-3/
A mesmerizing fusion of past and present through color and form.
More here: https://streetartutopia.com/2025/02/22/new-street-art-3/
February 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
11. El Abrazo by Jota López in Madrid, Spain. 🎭💜
A mesmerizing fusion of past and present through color and form.
More here: https://streetartutopia.com/2025/02/22/new-street-art-3/
A mesmerizing fusion of past and present through color and form.
More here: https://streetartutopia.com/2025/02/22/new-street-art-3/
"The study of English involves more than reading. It includes written expression and the cultivation of an authentic voice. But the comprehension of literature, on which the study of English is based, is rooted in the pleasure of reading. Sometimes there will be a beam of light that falls on a […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
February 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"The study of English involves more than reading. It includes written expression and the cultivation of an authentic voice. But the comprehension of literature, on which the study of English is based, is rooted in the pleasure of reading. Sometimes there will be a beam of light that falls on a […]
"My first thought was: What a mess. Is this how “grotesque” fonts got their name? Then, the second thought: I kind of like it."
I love love loved this very long walk to a definitive history of a typeface you've definitely seen but probably never noticed […]
I love love loved this very long walk to a definitive history of a typeface you've definitely seen but probably never noticed […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
February 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"My first thought was: What a mess. Is this how “grotesque” fonts got their name? Then, the second thought: I kind of like it."
I love love loved this very long walk to a definitive history of a typeface you've definitely seen but probably never noticed […]
I love love loved this very long walk to a definitive history of a typeface you've definitely seen but probably never noticed […]
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
Bridge in the Mist
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #architecture #urban #sydney
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #architecture #urban #sydney
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Bridge in the Mist
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #architecture #urban #sydney
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #architecture #urban #sydney
Really good/nerdy deep dive on post-covid U.S. commuting data from Ray Delahanty. The most interesting takeaway for me is that increase in working from home has *increased* vehicle miles traveled.
He doesn't quite say it this way, but trip-chaining--the thing where you go to the grocery and […]
He doesn't quite say it this way, but trip-chaining--the thing where you go to the grocery and […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
January 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Really good/nerdy deep dive on post-covid U.S. commuting data from Ray Delahanty. The most interesting takeaway for me is that increase in working from home has *increased* vehicle miles traveled.
He doesn't quite say it this way, but trip-chaining--the thing where you go to the grocery and […]
He doesn't quite say it this way, but trip-chaining--the thing where you go to the grocery and […]
No one in the UK thinks that the NHS is sufficiently funded or healthy--it's creaking under the weight of community need and unfunded mandates.
But I never think back to the US and think that overall, health provision was better there. Look at the funding […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
But I never think back to the US and think that overall, health provision was better there. Look at the funding […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
December 7, 2024 at 8:32 AM
No one in the UK thinks that the NHS is sufficiently funded or healthy--it's creaking under the weight of community need and unfunded mandates.
But I never think back to the US and think that overall, health provision was better there. Look at the funding […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
But I never think back to the US and think that overall, health provision was better there. Look at the funding […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
"Stop using generative AI as a search engine" - an article, clear as can be, from Liz Lopatto at The Verge. "Maybe there is a way to make generative AI useful, but in its current state, I feel tremendously sorry for anyone gullible enough to use it as a research tool."
She shows her work and […]
She shows her work and […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 6, 2024 at 7:43 AM
"Stop using generative AI as a search engine" - an article, clear as can be, from Liz Lopatto at The Verge. "Maybe there is a way to make generative AI useful, but in its current state, I feel tremendously sorry for anyone gullible enough to use it as a research tool."
She shows her work and […]
She shows her work and […]
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IPCC scenarios are projections, not predictions.
"The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
We get to decide what the world will look like in 2100.
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
"The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
We get to decide what the world will look like in 2100.
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
November 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM
IPCC scenarios are projections, not predictions.
"The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
We get to decide what the world will look like in 2100.
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
"The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
We get to decide what the world will look like in 2100.
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
Reposted by Dr Joseph Pierce
Rystad projects Germany reaching ~80% non-fossil power generation by 2030
We only celebrate once it actually happens but man was it unthinkable a major analytical firm like Rystad could even publish a projection like this, merely years ago
www.rystadenergy.com/news/german-...
We only celebrate once it actually happens but man was it unthinkable a major analytical firm like Rystad could even publish a projection like this, merely years ago
www.rystadenergy.com/news/german-...
September 11, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Rystad projects Germany reaching ~80% non-fossil power generation by 2030
We only celebrate once it actually happens but man was it unthinkable a major analytical firm like Rystad could even publish a projection like this, merely years ago
www.rystadenergy.com/news/german-...
We only celebrate once it actually happens but man was it unthinkable a major analytical firm like Rystad could even publish a projection like this, merely years ago
www.rystadenergy.com/news/german-...