Michiel Kolman PhD 🌈
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More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
www.euronews.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
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The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book makes the argument that society’s best and brightest should be focused on making the world a better place instead of making money. Read or listen to more on The Interview. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/m...
May 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book makes the argument that society’s best and brightest should be focused on making the world a better place instead of making money. Read or listen to more on The Interview. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/m...
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
Exciting news from La Scala!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/a...
La Scala Taps South Korean Maestro as Music Director
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Exciting news from La Scala!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/a...
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Here’s what to know about the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected on Thursday. He is the first American pope and will be known as Leo XIV. nyti.ms/43kapNM
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Here’s what to know about the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected on Thursday. He is the first American pope and will be known as Leo XIV. nyti.ms/43kapNM
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Screeningswet gaat universiteiten tientallen miljoenen kosten
Screeningswet gaat universiteiten tientallen miljoenen kosten
De screeningswet moet ‘lekken’ van gevoelige technologie naar Iran, Rusland en China voorkomen. Deze maatregel gaat Nederlandse kennisinstellingen tientallen miljoenen euro’s kosten.
www.nrc.nl
April 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Screeningswet gaat universiteiten tientallen miljoenen kosten
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Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
March 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Well done ABP!
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Well done ABP!
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Just reached 290,000 followers here on Bluesky, and, well: Wow. Thank you for being part of my experience here. To celebrate this really cool milestone, I've donated to Black Girls Do STEM, because we need diversity in STEM fields more than ever these days. Onward!
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February 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Just reached 290,000 followers here on Bluesky, and, well: Wow. Thank you for being part of my experience here. To celebrate this really cool milestone, I've donated to Black Girls Do STEM, because we need diversity in STEM fields more than ever these days. Onward!
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“Accessibility was always seen as an afterthought.” On the future of accessibility-related research in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/s...
Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences (Gift Article)
Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s executive order.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Accessibility was always seen as an afterthought.” On the future of accessibility-related research in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/s...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Nothing like inspecting a palace during my Catania lunch break!
February 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Nothing like inspecting a palace during my Catania lunch break!
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Just add “Fox News is my Bible” and the set is complete.
February 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Just add “Fox News is my Bible” and the set is complete.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Well done BMJ to be outspoken about the role and response of medical journal editors during interference and pressure by political decrees!
Well done BMJ to be outspoken about the role and response of medical journal editors during interference and pressure by political decrees!
www.bmj.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Well done BMJ to be outspoken about the role and response of medical journal editors during interference and pressure by political decrees!
Well done BMJ to be outspoken about the role and response of medical journal editors during interference and pressure by political decrees!
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Time to ban the book bans! Great that the leading US publishers join the fight against censorship!
Time to ban the book bans! Great that the leading US publishers join the fight against censorship!
US Publishers Sue State of Idaho, Alleging Book Banning
A lawsuit filed against the US state of Idaho alleges discriminatory book-banning provisions in House Bill 710…
publishingperspectives.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
publishingperspectives.com/2025/02/us-p...
Time to ban the book bans! Great that the leading US publishers join the fight against censorship!
Time to ban the book bans! Great that the leading US publishers join the fight against censorship!
Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play
Finally! Kids pls come home excited, exhausted and with some minor cuts & bruises!
Finally! Kids pls come home excited, exhausted and with some minor cuts & bruises!
February 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play
Finally! Kids pls come home excited, exhausted and with some minor cuts & bruises!
Finally! Kids pls come home excited, exhausted and with some minor cuts & bruises!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/t...
OpenAI moves into the world of research. For a small monthly fee. And no guarantees on trust or reliability as the hallucinations will be there!
OpenAI moves into the world of research. For a small monthly fee. And no guarantees on trust or reliability as the hallucinations will be there!
OpenAI Unveils New A.I. Agent for Research
The tool, called Deep Research, arrives days after OpenAI released another one, which shops for groceries and books restaurant reservations.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/t...
OpenAI moves into the world of research. For a small monthly fee. And no guarantees on trust or reliability as the hallucinations will be there!
OpenAI moves into the world of research. For a small monthly fee. And no guarantees on trust or reliability as the hallucinations will be there!
True Colors last Sunday organized by COC was such an amazing celebration of LGBTQ+ pride with participants from across The Netherlands! So happy to attend with husband, friends and colleagues from Elsevier @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Pride
February 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
True Colors last Sunday organized by COC was such an amazing celebration of LGBTQ+ pride with participants from across The Netherlands! So happy to attend with husband, friends and colleagues from Elsevier @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Pride