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Running is awesome. No human is limited. Just finished my first half marathon at the 2025 Hobart Airport Marathon.
Hobart, you know how to throw a good party.
Till next time.
#hobart #hobartmarathon 2025
@cityofhobarttas @tasmania â at Hobart, Tasmania
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New research from Barnes et al shows that social networks can both catalyse and inhibit perceptions of effective power over adaptation decisions, with important implications for achieving just adaptation.
đRead more #OpenAccess in GEC: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.âŚ
In 2025, You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. / â at Hobart, Tasmania
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Why do some qualitative studies generate groundbreaking insights while others barely scratch the surface?
The secret is not in the data collected, but in matching your methodology to your research goals.
This flowchart might be useful.
ALT Flowchart of qualitative research approaches.
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Progress doesnât come from waiting for our circumstances to change. It comes from changing our circumstances.
We donât need confidence to take a leap. We gain confidence by taking the leap.
Itâs never too soon to start pursuing a dream. The best time is not somedayâitâs today.
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To mark James Baldwin's centenary, I wrote a short essay for @TheLancet. On what he's taught me about responding to pushbacks.
To beware of "strategic ignorance" and "the imaginary line of selective judgment".
James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice - thelancet.com/journals/lanceâŚ
No basis for claim that 80% of biodiversity is found in Indigenous territories.
A much-cited statistic about how much of the worldâs biodiversity is under Indigenous stewardship is unsupported â and could harm the cause it is meant to support.
Interesting new paper stating that the much-cited claim that 80% of the worldâs biodiversity is found in the territories of Indigenous Peoples is wrong & is harmful to Indigenous conservation efforts
nature.com/articles/d41586-0âŚ
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Interesting new paper stating that the much-cited claim that 80% of the worldâs biodiversity is found in the territories of Indigenous Peoples is wrong & is harmful to Indigenous conservation efforts
nature.com/articles/d41586-0âŚ
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âSometimes you donât survive whole, you just survive in part. But the grandeur of life is that attempt. Itâs not about that solution. It is about being as fearless as one can, and behaving as beautifully as one can, under completely impossible circumstances.â â Toni Morrisonâ¨â¤ď¸
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đŁđŁ New publication âźď¸đ¨
Our latest study advances critical insights into biophysical traits for economically sustainable Pacific oyster production and sales outcomes in Australia. Published by @FrontiersIn Sustainable Food Systems (Aquatic Foods).
frontiersin.org/journals/susâŚ
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Simone Biles taught a valuable lesson at the Olympics:
Overcoming adversity takes time. Resilience is not about how quickly you bounce backâitâs about how fully you recover.
You canât judge peopleâs strength when they fall. Their fortitude is visible when they rise again.
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1. Being able to give & receive strong criticism is essential for the progress of science. If you believe something is wrong & can back it up with data or facts it is one's duty to say so. Even if it feels terrible to give & receive such criticism, scientists after all are human.
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đ¨Just PublishedđŻ: Very excited to share our work in @NatureClimate We examine #assumptions on #public #engagement that might perpetuate rather than dismantle systems that reproduce #social #inequality and #climate #injustices.
@IMASUTAS @CMS_UTas
here: rdcu.be/du8Sf
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đ¨NEW PAPER ALERTđ¨ What drives scientists to #engage (or not) the public on environmental change. đŻ @GEC_Journal We found that 19 factors (individual, organizational & systemic) affect how #scientists talk with the #Public. @IMASUTAS
Read more here. tinyurl.com/bdd3427b
đ¨NEW PAPER ALERTđ¨ What drives scientists to #engage (or not) the public on environmental change. đŻ @GEC_Journal We found that 19 factors (individual, organizational & systemic) affect how #scientists talk with the #Public. @IMASUTAS
Read more here. tinyurl.com/bdd3427b
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This South African man, Ayanda Msweli builds houses for people through his foundation.
People gift him money whenever they see him to contribute to his charitable works.
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Science is a career full of rejection & self doubt. Most scientists don't go around collecting awards & kudos but sit there wondering if anyone reads our papers. Telling a scientist whose work you like that you value & appreciate what they do is a small & very meaningful gesture.
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Sunday is World Kiswahili Language Day.
Follow @UmojaWaMataifa for updates on the UN's work in Kiswahili, a language spoken by 200+ million people around the world. un.org/sw/get-involved/sociaâŚâŚ
