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Michael Orr
@mcorr.bsky.social
Stuttgart Naturkundemuseum. Bee Systematics, Natural History, and everything in between. Focused on Anthophorinae (Apidae). He/Him.
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#SavetheDate Tue | July 8th | 4PM | zoom & twitch

Research Colloquium:
Diversification for biodiversity-friendly agriculture
Prof. Dr. Ingo Grass, @unihohenheim.bsky.social

Join us via zoom or on twitch (@naturkundemuseum)!
www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/besuch/veran...
July 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.

A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The global online authority for #bees research DiscoverLife.org has been up and down the last few months due to rampant AI bot webscraping. Learn more in our quick new @nature.com Correspondence here: rdcu.be/emMOw
DiscoverLife.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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🦤🧬🧑‍🔬 Junior Group Leader in Conservation Genomics Wanted! 🪲🌿🔬
Help bridge gaps between evolutionary genetics & conservation with museum and monitoring collections.

🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/biodivgen
⏰ Deadline: June 15th
📩 Contact me!

🚀 Excited to explore new horizons!
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April 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM