Vivien Badaut
@vivienbadaut.bsky.social
Innovation and partnerships at the University of Leeds | Innovate UK specialist |
Climate education & climate actions | Degrowth | Solarpunk |
Learning to collaborate for collective action | b. 341 ppm
Climate education & climate actions | Degrowth | Solarpunk |
Learning to collaborate for collective action | b. 341 ppm
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Thus the need and desire for Solarpunk. To show how we can use technology to create the world we Actually want to live in rather than putting so much energy into world building the shitty worlds we're already stuck with.
It's to inspire people to fight FOR something rather than just Against.
It's to inspire people to fight FOR something rather than just Against.
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thus the need and desire for Solarpunk. To show how we can use technology to create the world we Actually want to live in rather than putting so much energy into world building the shitty worlds we're already stuck with.
It's to inspire people to fight FOR something rather than just Against.
It's to inspire people to fight FOR something rather than just Against.
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Today we are in #Bradford celebrating the multitude of individuals, communities & organisations who are driving positive change across Y&H.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Today we are in #Bradford celebrating the multitude of individuals, communities & organisations who are driving positive change across Y&H.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
At this year’s gathering, we're delighted to be joined by other climate groups & commissions – to connect with each other and build on our shared ambitions.
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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Apple will compare their synthetic data to recent samples of “user emails within the iPhone, iPad and Mac email app. By using actual emails to check the fake inputs, Apple can then determine which items within its synthetic dataset are most in line with real-world messages.”
Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology
Apple Inc. will begin analyzing data on customers’ devices in a bid to improve its artificial intelligence platform, a move designed to safeguard user information while still helping it catch up with ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Apple will compare their synthetic data to recent samples of “user emails within the iPhone, iPad and Mac email app. By using actual emails to check the fake inputs, Apple can then determine which items within its synthetic dataset are most in line with real-world messages.”
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In the Bay Area, pedestrian cross-walk signal voices were hacked to imitate Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, and not in a good way. Here’s a sample in Redwood City:
April 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
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Europe must step up and provide asylum for political refugees fleeing this regime
April 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Europe must step up and provide asylum for political refugees fleeing this regime
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WOW, these baskets are about 9,500 years old! 🤯
Look like they were made yesterday rather than by hunter-gatherers during the Mesolithic!
Made of esparto grass, they were found inside the Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Cave of bats), Spain.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Look like they were made yesterday rather than by hunter-gatherers during the Mesolithic!
Made of esparto grass, they were found inside the Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Cave of bats), Spain.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me
#Archaeology
April 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
WOW, these baskets are about 9,500 years old! 🤯
Look like they were made yesterday rather than by hunter-gatherers during the Mesolithic!
Made of esparto grass, they were found inside the Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Cave of bats), Spain.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Look like they were made yesterday rather than by hunter-gatherers during the Mesolithic!
Made of esparto grass, they were found inside the Cueva de Los Murciélagos (Cave of bats), Spain.
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Taking stock here:
1. To re-share wildly this study and its conclusions
2. To name and shame the PR agency Red Flag as well as the Animal Agriculture Alliance for organised harassment
3. And to reduce meat consumption drastically of course
1. To re-share wildly this study and its conclusions
2. To name and shame the PR agency Red Flag as well as the Animal Agriculture Alliance for organised harassment
3. And to reduce meat consumption drastically of course
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Taking stock here:
1. To re-share wildly this study and its conclusions
2. To name and shame the PR agency Red Flag as well as the Animal Agriculture Alliance for organised harassment
3. And to reduce meat consumption drastically of course
1. To re-share wildly this study and its conclusions
2. To name and shame the PR agency Red Flag as well as the Animal Agriculture Alliance for organised harassment
3. And to reduce meat consumption drastically of course
On an unrelated topic, I recently got into Lemmy - the federated answer to Reddit - and it is very good indeed.
If you are into #Solarpunk there is a great community on slrpnk.net - lots to learn and to discuss with people who are actually educated on the topic! Felt like I found a digital home
If you are into #Solarpunk there is a great community on slrpnk.net - lots to learn and to discuss with people who are actually educated on the topic! Felt like I found a digital home
Making sure you're not a bot!
slrpnk.net
April 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
On an unrelated topic, I recently got into Lemmy - the federated answer to Reddit - and it is very good indeed.
If you are into #Solarpunk there is a great community on slrpnk.net - lots to learn and to discuss with people who are actually educated on the topic! Felt like I found a digital home
If you are into #Solarpunk there is a great community on slrpnk.net - lots to learn and to discuss with people who are actually educated on the topic! Felt like I found a digital home
“Radical reading” event tonight at #Leftbank #leeds on “unlocking sustainable cities” with a bunch of great panellist and a talk by @paulchatterton.bsky.social
Excellent to hear about the interplay between climate emergency, integration of minorities, and developing agency in communities.
Excellent to hear about the interplay between climate emergency, integration of minorities, and developing agency in communities.
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“Radical reading” event tonight at #Leftbank #leeds on “unlocking sustainable cities” with a bunch of great panellist and a talk by @paulchatterton.bsky.social
Excellent to hear about the interplay between climate emergency, integration of minorities, and developing agency in communities.
Excellent to hear about the interplay between climate emergency, integration of minorities, and developing agency in communities.
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China built 100s of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends
www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1...
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends
www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1...
China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends.
www.technologyreview.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
China built 100s of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends
www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1...
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends
www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1...
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.
After finishing reading Mindf*ck by Christopher Wylie yesterday, I think that ban should in fact be immediately extended to the whole of the UK (and the EU) for security reasons.
Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for social media ban for under-16s
Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for social media ban for under-16s
Esther Ghey describes social media as ‘absolute cesspit’ at screening of film exploring teenage daughter’s murder
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said the under-16s should be banned from social media, describing it as “an absolute cesspit”.
Esther Ghey was speaking at a screening of an ITV documentary that explores the murder of her 16-year-old daughter by two schoolchildren. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
After finishing reading Mindf*ck by Christopher Wylie yesterday, I think that ban should in fact be immediately extended to the whole of the UK (and the EU) for security reasons.
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I'm used to all the silly responses. That people won't stand for that degree of change, that it is unrealistic.
No, what is totally unrealistic, is in delusionally believing that our totally unsustainable system, will persist for much longer.
Change is coming, whether you like it or not.
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No, what is totally unrealistic, is in delusionally believing that our totally unsustainable system, will persist for much longer.
Change is coming, whether you like it or not.
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March 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'm used to all the silly responses. That people won't stand for that degree of change, that it is unrealistic.
No, what is totally unrealistic, is in delusionally believing that our totally unsustainable system, will persist for much longer.
Change is coming, whether you like it or not.
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No, what is totally unrealistic, is in delusionally believing that our totally unsustainable system, will persist for much longer.
Change is coming, whether you like it or not.
17/
If there’s ONE thing to share today it’s this.
March 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If there’s ONE thing to share today it’s this.
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Some solid advice we need to listen to and share
November 15, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Some solid advice we need to listen to and share
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Closing on Wednesday! We are recruiting a university academic fellow in bioaerosol science. This is a fantastic tenure track role where you will have autonomy to lead new experimental bioaerosol research aligned to the national Biodetection Technologies Hub jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: University Academic Fellow in Bioaerosol Science
This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you an academic with proven ab...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
March 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Closing on Wednesday! We are recruiting a university academic fellow in bioaerosol science. This is a fantastic tenure track role where you will have autonomy to lead new experimental bioaerosol research aligned to the national Biodetection Technologies Hub jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Share this link widely! It's tracks every single objective of Project 2025 - www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
March 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Share this link widely! It's tracks every single objective of Project 2025 - www.project2025.observer
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Next time Starmer and Reeves say there's too much regulation, remember this.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Next time Starmer and Reeves say there's too much regulation, remember this.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.
This is what a deregulated economy looks like, and we all pay for it, with our health, our ecosystems and, eventually - when the massive clean-up / land abandonment bill can no longer be avoided - our wallets.