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Argentière Glacier front
June 2025
Overview of a dying (former) ice front of one of major Alpine glaciers during last June crazy heatwave! 🧊🔥
The dead ice lowest point is ~1650 m and the ice cliff at the background - which hardly feeds it anymore - is ~2200 m asl 😨
June 2025
Overview of a dying (former) ice front of one of major Alpine glaciers during last June crazy heatwave! 🧊🔥
The dead ice lowest point is ~1650 m and the ice cliff at the background - which hardly feeds it anymore - is ~2200 m asl 😨
December 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Argentière Glacier front
June 2025
Overview of a dying (former) ice front of one of major Alpine glaciers during last June crazy heatwave! 🧊🔥
The dead ice lowest point is ~1650 m and the ice cliff at the background - which hardly feeds it anymore - is ~2200 m asl 😨
June 2025
Overview of a dying (former) ice front of one of major Alpine glaciers during last June crazy heatwave! 🧊🔥
The dead ice lowest point is ~1650 m and the ice cliff at the background - which hardly feeds it anymore - is ~2200 m asl 😨
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A new PNAS paper finds that polarization increased immediately after the release of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and the advent of the late-2000s electro-pop era, which both appeared around the same year, 2008.
A new PNAS paper finds that polarization increased immediately after the invention of smartphones and the advent of social media, which both appeared around the same year, 2008.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A new PNAS paper finds that polarization increased immediately after the release of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and the advent of the late-2000s electro-pop era, which both appeared around the same year, 2008.
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The inevitable final step of a dying party… electorally, ideologically, and morally.
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The inevitable final step of a dying party… electorally, ideologically, and morally.
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This is still relevant I guess:
'For our elite, the far right acts as a distraction away from the inability of our current system to bring justice to the many, something which would require radical change'
medium.com/@aurelmondon...
'For our elite, the far right acts as a distraction away from the inability of our current system to bring justice to the many, something which would require radical change'
medium.com/@aurelmondon...
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is still relevant I guess:
'For our elite, the far right acts as a distraction away from the inability of our current system to bring justice to the many, something which would require radical change'
medium.com/@aurelmondon...
'For our elite, the far right acts as a distraction away from the inability of our current system to bring justice to the many, something which would require radical change'
medium.com/@aurelmondon...
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Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
netzpolitik.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Scoop: We obtained vast amounts of European mobile phone location data from data brokers. It was allegedly collected for advertising purposes only, but can be used to spy on high-ranking EU officials & NATO staff in Brussels. The Commission is 'concerned' & issued new security guidance to its staff.
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Les États-Unis de l’après-Charlie Kirk, ou l’apogée de la polarisation affective
Les États-Unis de l’après-Charlie Kirk, ou l’apogée de la polarisation affective
La notion de polarisation affective, établie par des chercheurs en psychologie sociale, est d’une grande utilité pour appréhender l’état de la société états-unienne d’aujourd’hui.
theconversation.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Les États-Unis de l’après-Charlie Kirk, ou l’apogée de la polarisation affective
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Some thoughts on the racist 'protests' in the UK
We must challenge the mainstream narrative that 'the people' with 'legitimate concerns' are to be found amongst a handful of racists, while the many more fighting for a better future are ignored
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
We must challenge the mainstream narrative that 'the people' with 'legitimate concerns' are to be found amongst a handful of racists, while the many more fighting for a better future are ignored
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
‘The people’, ‘legitimate concerns’ and the far-right ‘protests’
Our understanding of the world, beyond the most direct elements in our personal life, is always mediated. In today’s information landscape…
aurelmondon.medium.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Some thoughts on the racist 'protests' in the UK
We must challenge the mainstream narrative that 'the people' with 'legitimate concerns' are to be found amongst a handful of racists, while the many more fighting for a better future are ignored
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
We must challenge the mainstream narrative that 'the people' with 'legitimate concerns' are to be found amongst a handful of racists, while the many more fighting for a better future are ignored
aurelmondon.medium.com/the-people-l...
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'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
August 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
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“To generate knowledge in the context of hunger is to think through pain.”
Truly harrowing account of life in Gaza, which is being deliberately starved by Israel.
Truly harrowing account of life in Gaza, which is being deliberately starved by Israel.
‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza
It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“To generate knowledge in the context of hunger is to think through pain.”
Truly harrowing account of life in Gaza, which is being deliberately starved by Israel.
Truly harrowing account of life in Gaza, which is being deliberately starved by Israel.
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📢 New Publication 📢
📄 Review article in Nature Climate Change
It examines how resistance to climate policy is reshaping politics & why populist right parties are the main beneficiaries?
(with Valentina Bosseti, Italo Colantone & Giorgio Musto)
Short 🧵
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄 Review article in Nature Climate Change
It examines how resistance to climate policy is reshaping politics & why populist right parties are the main beneficiaries?
(with Valentina Bosseti, Italo Colantone & Giorgio Musto)
Short 🧵
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Green backlash and right-wing populism - Nature Climate Change
This Review considers research on the politics of climate policies. Climate policies, through their economic and cultural repercussions, impact public climate attitudes and voting behaviour, which in ...
www.nature.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📢 New Publication 📢
📄 Review article in Nature Climate Change
It examines how resistance to climate policy is reshaping politics & why populist right parties are the main beneficiaries?
(with Valentina Bosseti, Italo Colantone & Giorgio Musto)
Short 🧵
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄 Review article in Nature Climate Change
It examines how resistance to climate policy is reshaping politics & why populist right parties are the main beneficiaries?
(with Valentina Bosseti, Italo Colantone & Giorgio Musto)
Short 🧵
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I understand why people want the APA to do this, as academics we have extremely little ability to do anything and so we want to do *something*.
But I think this is a bad idea. When speaking *as* *experts* (which is what our professional organizations do), we need to limit ourselves to our expertise
But I think this is a bad idea. When speaking *as* *experts* (which is what our professional organizations do), we need to limit ourselves to our expertise
Philosophers are petitioning the APA to issue a statement to "condemn the ongoing atrocities and war crimes against Palestinians" and "express solidarity with Palestinian scholars, intellectuals, and students"
Philosophers Petition APA to Issue Statement on Gaza - Daily Nous
"We, the undersigned members of the APA and the wider philosophical community, write to express our dismay and deep disappointment regarding the APA's conspicuous silence concerning the genocide unfol...
dailynous.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I understand why people want the APA to do this, as academics we have extremely little ability to do anything and so we want to do *something*.
But I think this is a bad idea. When speaking *as* *experts* (which is what our professional organizations do), we need to limit ourselves to our expertise
But I think this is a bad idea. When speaking *as* *experts* (which is what our professional organizations do), we need to limit ourselves to our expertise
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Génocide de Srebrenica : en Bosnie-Herzégovine, trente ans après, des milliers de personnes commémorent la mémoire des victimes
Génocide de Srebrenica : en Bosnie-Herzégovine, trente ans après, des milliers de personnes commémorent la mémoire des victimes
En juillet 1995, en plein conflit intercommunautaire, les forces serbes du général Mladic ont massacré 8 000 Bosniaques. Des familles continuent d’attendre la découverte des restes de leurs proches, tandis que le déni persiste chez les Serbes.
www.lemonde.fr
July 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Génocide de Srebrenica : en Bosnie-Herzégovine, trente ans après, des milliers de personnes commémorent la mémoire des victimes
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George Orwell warned: bad writing leads to bad thinking.
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
Why Clarity Feels Dangerous (Especially If You’re an Academic)
The Hardest Work in Writing Is Saying What You Really Mean
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
George Orwell warned: bad writing leads to bad thinking.
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
Academia trains us to write for journals, not the public.
Clarity feels risky, because it exposes us.
But clear communication is essential for democracy.
So how do we do it?
🧵
New post 👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-clarit...
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The Starfish Barometer, launched on World Ocean Day 2025, offers an accessible, science-based annual snapshot of the Ocean’s state and its vital connection with humanity
www.starfishbarometer.org/content/over...
www.starfishbarometer.org/content/over...
June 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Starfish Barometer, launched on World Ocean Day 2025, offers an accessible, science-based annual snapshot of the Ocean’s state and its vital connection with humanity
www.starfishbarometer.org/content/over...
www.starfishbarometer.org/content/over...
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South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
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Interesting take. I’ll add an additional wrinkle: the proliferation of higher education might have made this worse, not better. You don’t feel status anxiety over positional goods that seem impossible to get: you feel status anxiety over ones that near-peers have that you don’t. 1/3rd have a degree…
May 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Interesting take. I’ll add an additional wrinkle: the proliferation of higher education might have made this worse, not better. You don’t feel status anxiety over positional goods that seem impossible to get: you feel status anxiety over ones that near-peers have that you don’t. 1/3rd have a degree…
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Je reposte ce fil suite à des questions sur changement climatique et risques dans les régions de montagne
🚨Risques liés au réchauffement climatique dans les régions de montagne 🏔️: que disent les récents rapports du #GIEC?
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May 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Je reposte ce fil suite à des questions sur changement climatique et risques dans les régions de montagne
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NEW RESEARCH about Bluesky on Bluesky:
pewrsr.ch/4mDKCrx
- 43% of the news influencers we studied last year are now on Bluesky - but most are also on X (Twitter)
- 69% of left-leaning influencers; 15% of right-leaning ones
- rate of posting increased in 2025
pewrsr.ch/4mDKCrx
- 43% of the news influencers we studied last year are now on Bluesky - but most are also on X (Twitter)
- 69% of left-leaning influencers; 15% of right-leaning ones
- rate of posting increased in 2025
Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular
The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.
pewrsr.ch
May 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEW RESEARCH about Bluesky on Bluesky:
pewrsr.ch/4mDKCrx
- 43% of the news influencers we studied last year are now on Bluesky - but most are also on X (Twitter)
- 69% of left-leaning influencers; 15% of right-leaning ones
- rate of posting increased in 2025
pewrsr.ch/4mDKCrx
- 43% of the news influencers we studied last year are now on Bluesky - but most are also on X (Twitter)
- 69% of left-leaning influencers; 15% of right-leaning ones
- rate of posting increased in 2025
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Dans ce gros travail de @tomsallembien.bsky.social @francoisquinton.bsky.social et @camillepettineo.bsky.social, je relève notamment que lors de ces deux épisodes de déstabilisation, CNews a marginalisé les informations qui remettaient en cause sa lecture (fautive) des événements.
Étoiles bleues, mains rouges : les télévisions et radios françaises instrumentalisées par la Russie
Il aura suffi de quelques milliers d’euros pour semer le trouble en France. Des centaines d’étoiles de David bleues et de mains rouges, taguées dans un contexte explosif, cachaient en réalité des camp...
larevuedesmedias.ina.fr
May 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Dans ce gros travail de @tomsallembien.bsky.social @francoisquinton.bsky.social et @camillepettineo.bsky.social, je relève notamment que lors de ces deux épisodes de déstabilisation, CNews a marginalisé les informations qui remettaient en cause sa lecture (fautive) des événements.
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A propos des liens entre science et société, selon le Edelman Trust Barometer, le problème n'est pas que les scientifiques n'ont pas la confiance des citoyens, mais plutôt que leur voix est noyée dans une multitude d'informations concurrentes.
Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust
Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.
www.nature.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A propos des liens entre science et société, selon le Edelman Trust Barometer, le problème n'est pas que les scientifiques n'ont pas la confiance des citoyens, mais plutôt que leur voix est noyée dans une multitude d'informations concurrentes.
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Je suis obligé d'être en désaccord avec Viktorovitch ici. Si la conclusion c'est que certaines personnes sont juste abruties, ce n'est pas la peine de faire des SHS. Ici, S. Primas développe un point de vue dont il faut chercher la cohérence interne (c'est ce que j'étais en train de faire à côté).
April 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Je suis obligé d'être en désaccord avec Viktorovitch ici. Si la conclusion c'est que certaines personnes sont juste abruties, ce n'est pas la peine de faire des SHS. Ici, S. Primas développe un point de vue dont il faut chercher la cohérence interne (c'est ce que j'étais en train de faire à côté).
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La France. Quand des procureurs requièrent une condamnation dans un dossier de corruption, une grande chaîne de télévision fait une émission pour se demander si les juges font de la politique, avec, pour en débattre, le fils du mis en cause qui est aussi le filleul du propriétaire de la chaîne.
March 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
La France. Quand des procureurs requièrent une condamnation dans un dossier de corruption, une grande chaîne de télévision fait une émission pour se demander si les juges font de la politique, avec, pour en débattre, le fils du mis en cause qui est aussi le filleul du propriétaire de la chaîne.
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Excellent tips from @matthewfacciani.bsky.social for scientists on how to communicate more effectively & build trust over time. A good time for *all* academics to lean in to this!
open.substack.com/pub/matthewf...? #scicomm
open.substack.com/pub/matthewf...? #scicomm
Communicating Science in a Distracted World: Practical Tips for Scientists
Trust, Social Media, and How to Use AI Without Sounding Like a Robot
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Excellent tips from @matthewfacciani.bsky.social for scientists on how to communicate more effectively & build trust over time. A good time for *all* academics to lean in to this!
open.substack.com/pub/matthewf...? #scicomm
open.substack.com/pub/matthewf...? #scicomm
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🌭🐆📈NEW POST ON FADFO 📈🐆🌭
Wait, what's FADFO? A sneaky attempt to coin a neologism & a response to the memes you see in the emojis: hotdog suit guy, leopards eating faces party, and the FAFO graph. What happens when you F#$% Around but you Don't Find Out? 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/fadfo
Wait, what's FADFO? A sneaky attempt to coin a neologism & a response to the memes you see in the emojis: hotdog suit guy, leopards eating faces party, and the FAFO graph. What happens when you F#$% Around but you Don't Find Out? 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/fadfo
FADFO
A lot of people have a 'need for chaos', as long as there's no chaos
benansell.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🌭🐆📈NEW POST ON FADFO 📈🐆🌭
Wait, what's FADFO? A sneaky attempt to coin a neologism & a response to the memes you see in the emojis: hotdog suit guy, leopards eating faces party, and the FAFO graph. What happens when you F#$% Around but you Don't Find Out? 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/fadfo
Wait, what's FADFO? A sneaky attempt to coin a neologism & a response to the memes you see in the emojis: hotdog suit guy, leopards eating faces party, and the FAFO graph. What happens when you F#$% Around but you Don't Find Out? 1/n
benansell.substack.com/p/fadfo
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Significant shares of teenagers say that girls have advantages over boys — that they get better grades, have more leadership roles and speak up more in class, according to two Pew Research Center surveys published Thursday.
Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead
Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Significant shares of teenagers say that girls have advantages over boys — that they get better grades, have more leadership roles and speak up more in class, according to two Pew Research Center surveys published Thursday.