Manuel Lerdau
@mlerdau.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Environmental Scientist, @UVA
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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𝐵𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑁𝐸𝑊𝑆
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
January 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
𝐵𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑁𝐸𝑊𝑆
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
Garrett Epps has a remarkably clear explanation of the issues surrounding Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship. Even this plant physiologist could follow it.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/27/t...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/27/t...
Trump’s Flaming Turd of an Argument for Ending Birthright Citizenship | Washington Monthly
A federal judge gently hints that Trump’s lawyer might consider a change of location and extinguishes the dung—for now.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Garrett Epps has a remarkably clear explanation of the issues surrounding Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship. Even this plant physiologist could follow it.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/27/t...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/27/t...
Query to sciencey folks: We noticed yesterday that NSF moved its Bio Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Program web page from <active> to <archived>. Have they paused/ended the program? Was this planned? Is it in response to an directive from on high, or is NSF leadership showing initiative?
January 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Query to sciencey folks: We noticed yesterday that NSF moved its Bio Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Program web page from <active> to <archived>. Have they paused/ended the program? Was this planned? Is it in response to an directive from on high, or is NSF leadership showing initiative?
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“Post-mortem studies of human brains provide direct evidence that numerous pollutants — including nanoparticles and toxic metals — accumulate in brain tissue.”
Interesting article by @liamdrew.bsky.social as an overview of PM pollution & growing research on brain effects like tau tangles, etc.
Interesting article by @liamdrew.bsky.social as an overview of PM pollution & growing research on brain effects like tau tangles, etc.
January 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Post-mortem studies of human brains provide direct evidence that numerous pollutants — including nanoparticles and toxic metals — accumulate in brain tissue.”
Interesting article by @liamdrew.bsky.social as an overview of PM pollution & growing research on brain effects like tau tangles, etc.
Interesting article by @liamdrew.bsky.social as an overview of PM pollution & growing research on brain effects like tau tangles, etc.
Just received news that we had a paper rejected. The reviewers found a potentially important error. They suggested that once we fix the mistake we should consider resubmitting. The Editor's letter was critical but constructive
Sometimes peer-review works.
Sometimes peer-review works.
January 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Just received news that we had a paper rejected. The reviewers found a potentially important error. They suggested that once we fix the mistake we should consider resubmitting. The Editor's letter was critical but constructive
Sometimes peer-review works.
Sometimes peer-review works.
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"If you stop doing something bad for the environment, but it has a warming effect on the climate, are you geoengineering?"
Read @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on what happens when cleaning up pollution means more warming, feat. @danvisioni.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social:
Read @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on what happens when cleaning up pollution means more warming, feat. @danvisioni.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social:
The Shipping Industry May Have Accidentally Done Some Geoengineering
One possible explanation for the extremely hot temperatures of recent years: removing the sulfur dioxide from shipping fuels.
heatmap.news
December 6, 2024 at 10:10 PM
"If you stop doing something bad for the environment, but it has a warming effect on the climate, are you geoengineering?"
Read @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on what happens when cleaning up pollution means more warming, feat. @danvisioni.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social:
Read @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on what happens when cleaning up pollution means more warming, feat. @danvisioni.bsky.social and @hausfath.bsky.social:
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We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74.
Go on girl. 😍
Go on girl. 😍
December 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74.
Go on girl. 😍
Go on girl. 😍
18 years ago this month I left the Ecology&Evolution Dept. at SUNY-StonyBrook to move to UVA. Today, my eldest child pointed out that I still have not returned Doug Futuyma's pliers. Good thing his initials are on them; otherwise I wouldn't know whom they belonged to
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 AM
18 years ago this month I left the Ecology&Evolution Dept. at SUNY-StonyBrook to move to UVA. Today, my eldest child pointed out that I still have not returned Doug Futuyma's pliers. Good thing his initials are on them; otherwise I wouldn't know whom they belonged to
You can support Cville Tulips by going to soundjusticelab.org/cville-tulips and clicking the DONATE button. Your donation will be greatly appreciated.
December 3, 2024 at 4:52 PM
You can support Cville Tulips by going to soundjusticelab.org/cville-tulips and clicking the DONATE button. Your donation will be greatly appreciated.
Since I tend toward being narrow-minded and ignorant, I often do not know of cool things beyond my wheelhouse. For example, I just learned of this blog, which has become my favorite blog by a scientist. She is smart, interesting, and writes in a way that even naifs can enjoy. deevybee.blogspot.com
BishopBlog
Ramblings on academic-related matters.
For information on my research see
https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/research/oxford-study-of-children-s-communication-impairments.
Twin analysis blog: http://dbtemp.blo...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Since I tend toward being narrow-minded and ignorant, I often do not know of cool things beyond my wheelhouse. For example, I just learned of this blog, which has become my favorite blog by a scientist. She is smart, interesting, and writes in a way that even naifs can enjoy. deevybee.blogspot.com
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I just had an ENTIRE 6th GRADE CLASS email me with questions about ancient Egypt because their teacher *assigned them to do it.* What in the actual fresh hell? Teachers, there is this magical place called a LIBRARY, full of BOOKS, which have WORDS and KNOWLEDGE. Do your job. Mine ain't this.
November 27, 2024 at 6:02 AM
I just had an ENTIRE 6th GRADE CLASS email me with questions about ancient Egypt because their teacher *assigned them to do it.* What in the actual fresh hell? Teachers, there is this magical place called a LIBRARY, full of BOOKS, which have WORDS and KNOWLEDGE. Do your job. Mine ain't this.
unalloyed good news to start your holiday: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/11/wolf...
Wolf Pack Spotted In Lassen Volcanic National Park For First Time
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have confirmed wolves have been recorded in Lassen Volcanic National Park for the first time ever.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 26, 2024 at 6:12 PM
unalloyed good news to start your holiday: www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/11/wolf...
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Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air
An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...
news.mit.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
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Dorothy Bishop explains why Elon Musk’s membership in the Royal Society devalues the entire organization.
November 25, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Dorothy Bishop explains why Elon Musk’s membership in the Royal Society devalues the entire organization.
Many of my sciency friends are posting about today, 11-24, as esp. important because 165b years ago today The Origin of Species... was published. here's a brief, very personal, comment
November 24, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Many of my sciency friends are posting about today, 11-24, as esp. important because 165b years ago today The Origin of Species... was published. here's a brief, very personal, comment
The interwebz appears to agrees that leopard face-eating appeared first in October of 2015 thanks to Adrian Bott. What did people say before then to express this idea?
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
The interwebz appears to agrees that leopard face-eating appeared first in October of 2015 thanks to Adrian Bott. What did people say before then to express this idea?
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Reuters: Trump's pro-Israel cabinet picks upset Muslims who voted for him
“Trump won because of us and we're not happy with his secretary of state pick and others,” says one anti-Harris “Muslims For Trump” co-founder in PA
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
“Trump won because of us and we're not happy with his secretary of state pick and others,” says one anti-Harris “Muslims For Trump” co-founder in PA
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks
U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Reuters: Trump's pro-Israel cabinet picks upset Muslims who voted for him
“Trump won because of us and we're not happy with his secretary of state pick and others,” says one anti-Harris “Muslims For Trump” co-founder in PA
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
“Trump won because of us and we're not happy with his secretary of state pick and others,” says one anti-Harris “Muslims For Trump” co-founder in PA
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Just in case you were looking for more things to worry about and haven't been keeping up with my research interests, here's one from earlier this year on how climate change will ruin coastal agriculture (and more): tinyurl.com/Lerdau-SWI
Manuel Lerdau
tinyurl.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Just in case you were looking for more things to worry about and haven't been keeping up with my research interests, here's one from earlier this year on how climate change will ruin coastal agriculture (and more): tinyurl.com/Lerdau-SWI
This new paper describes how to make amino acids (building blocks of life) without biology in a way that actually makes sense, given what else we know about Earth's history. What we learned about NH3 & lightning is based on bad geochemistry
I think full paper paywalled :(
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
I think full paper paywalled :(
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org
November 11, 2024 at 7:48 PM
This new paper describes how to make amino acids (building blocks of life) without biology in a way that actually makes sense, given what else we know about Earth's history. What we learned about NH3 & lightning is based on bad geochemistry
I think full paper paywalled :(
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
I think full paper paywalled :(
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...