Many scientists "are joining campaigning organizations such as Scientists for Future 🇩🇪, Researchers Desk, Union of Concerned Scientists, Science For The People podcast & Scientists for Global Responsibility. Scientists can choose a level & type of involvement that is appropriate to their personal circumstances" royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Me on the criminalisation of protest in the UK in light of the Just Stop Oil sentences, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Forcibly removing the politics of climate change from the highly political trials of climate activists is bad for democracy & climate thebulletin.org/2024/07/in-the…

I'm really excited to share a pre-print I'm so proud of... Introducing the Deep Computational Text Analyser (DECOTA)✨ 📰 osf.io/preprints/psya… The first open-access tool to automatically analyse free-text data! When compared against human analysis... (🧵1/6)

So in summary, there is now a massive transphobic hate campaign against an Olympic boxers who is not trans, and who has been defeated by other women in other fights. Just incredible stuff.

We developed scenarios of how UK society could change over the coming decades In SSP1, a sustainable future is driven by environmental action & increasing equity In SSP3, hatred & inequality contribute to societal breakdown Let’s be activists for SSP1

Really important point here on the far right riots taking place around the UK currently.

Words that we would be wise to follow - as true now as when the late, great, John Hume said them.

Must read for (environmental / climate) scientists to reflect on over summer holidays - if you ask me.

📢 Our study on climate change engagement of scientists is now out in NatureClimate 🥳 We surveyed 9,220 scientists on their beliefs about climate change, their engagement beyond research, and the barriers they face to getting more engaged 1/6 🧵 nature.com/articles/s4155…

Great explainer by Clifford Stott on BBC News (UK) on why these are not protests and why they should not be referred to as such. It's a shame many media organisations are not heeding the knowledge of experts. #RiotsNotProtests

"Céad Míle Fáilte not Céad Míle Fascists". Maith an fear, tá an póstaer agóide ar fheabhas. Best anti-fascist sign I've seen yet.

Interesting PhD opportunity at Uni Southern Denmark focusing on #behavioral science insights for nature-based solutions🏞️ The PhD is part of an interdisciplinary EU Horizon project called ARCADIA. Deadline is September 16. …sd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

We just submitted a Preprint! The Wins of the Grassroots Climate Movement in the University of California: Never Doubt that A Small Group of the Committed Can Change the World osf.io/preprints/psya… via Center for Open Science James Dyke Campus Climate Network Scientist Rebellion Rebecca Solnit/joy is a strategy