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mastodon 4.7.2Trained ecological scientist (B.Sc., MPhil), dyslexic thinker, blogger, bicycle rider, sometimes driver, ex ADI, bla-de-bla-de-blaa...
I have a tendency to head off down cyber rabbit holes, follow if you want to see where I go ;-)
#Science #cycling #ActiveTravel #Nature #Environment #Tech #Scotland #ClimateChange #politics #ScottishPolitics #EdFoC #Life #Edinburgh #CargoBikes #Random #BikeToot #searchable
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/
The media’s coverage of the academic’s life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right
https://theconversation.com/noise-exposure-is-linked-to-chronic-stress-and-heart-disease-its-time-to-make-peace-and-quiet-a-public-health-right-289995
Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.
#FuckCars
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"I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me"
https://www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-action-filton-24-charlotte-head-rajiv-menon-kc-contempt-of-court-judge-johnson/
Lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity.
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A French trial found that tilting solar panels flat over nectarine trees on nights when frost is forecast warmed the flower buds by up to 1.7 degrees Celsius, and during the frost that caused damage, flower injury fell from 35 percent to under 10 percent
https://scienceblog.com/n-french-nectarine-trial-tests-tilting-solar-panels-as-a-frost-shield/
As climate change brings unpredictable frosts, French farmers are discovering an unexpected ally: solar panels that double as frost shields, protecting delicate fruit blossoms while generating power.
Dirty air is killing Europeans and costing trillions. These cities prove change is possible
https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/dirty-air-is-killing-europeans-and-costing-trillions-these-cities-prove-change-is-possible
The major source of air pollution in cities is cars, ban cars and improve everyone's health, it is not rocket science...
#FuckCars
Frankfurt issues malaria warning after two new cases
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/17/after-two-deaths-malaria-warning-in-frankfurt
Since July 2026, eight people in Germany have contracted malaria, two fatally. Frankfurt now urges residents with such symptoms to consider malaria and consult a doctor.
RE: https://climatejustice.global/@parents4future/116980741830411021
The problem is that they already have, and now they want people to believe that it is normal... Just keep driving cars, everything will be OK... 😱
London cops handed victim's new address and number to her stalker, watchdog says
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/05/london-cops-handed-victims-new-address-and-number-to-her-stalker-watchdog-says/5283382
The UK's data protection regulator has criticized London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) after its officers handed a victim's stalker details about her new phone number and home address, among other failures.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today issued the MPS with an enforcement notice and a reprimand over the two incidents, which occurred in 2024.
Replying to
It is interesting to note that the ObjectNow website that which generates objection letters to planning applications with the help of AI, is aimed at people who are objecting to renewable energy projects...
Looks like fossil fuel lobbyists new way of astroturfing....
Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction Reveals Chilling Parallels to Today's World
https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-mass-extinction-reveals-chilling-parallels-to-todays-world
Original research paper here https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2533086123
But who listens to scientists anyway...?
I am always amazed when North Americans (some of whom claim Nordic ancestry) claim that you can't go outside in winter. In the Nordic countries, cycling year round is considered normal
https://theurbanactivist.com/mobility/why-arctic-conditions-dont-stop-cycling-in-oulu-finland/
Finland it the most famous, but other examples exist 😉
The Income Needed to Be Happy Around the World
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-income-needed-to-be-happy-by-country/
• Slovenia is the only country where the average wage exceeds the estimated “price of happiness”, the point beyond which additional income no longer improves life evaluation scores.
• Luxembourg, Estonia, and Singapore are the next closest, with average wages reaching about 90% of the income level where well-being plateaus.
• In the United States, the average wage covers just 55.8% of the country’s happiness threshold
RE: https://fediscience.org/@eumbot/117036890361105281
Isn't this beautiful? Just a reminder that it is the only one we have, so we should protect it from damaging climate change and biodiversity loss...
Odd how people seem to think that ebikes are dangerous because they have lithium-ion batteries, but are happy to use Samsung phones and travel in e-cars, as if these things have no history of catching fire...
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Chickenpox sweeps Gaza camps as thousands of cases emerge in two weeks
https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/26/chickenpox-sweeps-gaza-camps-as-thousands-of-cases-emerge-in-two-weeks
Doctors say the real scale of the outbreak is likely far larger, as overcrowding makes isolation impossible, and families of six or more share tents of a few square metres. Thousands of children born during the war could not complete their vaccination, leaving the most vulnerable without protection.
AI-found bugs aren't proving any easier to exploit despite the hype
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/28/ai-found-bugs-arent-proving-any-easier-to-exploit-despite-the-hype/5279637
VulnCheck says fewer than 2% of AI-assisted vulnerability discoveries have been weaponized, casting doubt on claims frontier models are handing attackers a major advantage
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@TuutW@mastodon.nl Post Brexshit there was jokes going around that London wasn't going to be Singapore on the Thames, more Pyongyang on the Thames. Now it looks like it is coming true...
Wildfires up 57% across Europe in four years
https://news.cision.com/who-regional-office-for-europe/r/wildfires-up-57--across-europe-in-four-years,c4377470
As climate change drives a warming world, we need to prepare for more frequent and intense wildfires.
#ClimateChange #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCrisisIsNow
UK faces ‘worst food security crisis in decades’ due to repeated heatwaves
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-food-security-crisis-heatwave-drought-farmers-nfu-b3030874.html
But just carry on driving everywhere, everything is just fine, nothing to worry about... 😱
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChangeIsReal
Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m high voltage power cable to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/harry-potter-dobby-grave-beach-pembrokeshire-wales-energy-b3029927.html
Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport electricity from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted.
Environmental Groups Want US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Reverse Plans for Space Mirror Satellite
https://uk.pcmag.com/topic-3/166595/environmental-groups-want-fcc-to-reverse-plans-for-space-mirror-satellite
The FCC has approved a plan from Reflect Orbital to launch its Earendil-1 satellite, which features a 60-by-60-foot mirror. Earthjustice claims it could disrupt wildlife, blind people, and more.
Green spills: Peer effects in pro-environmental behaviours
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272726001581
A study by researchers from the Universities of Passau and Lausanne shows that when a household installs a solar PV system, neighbouring households respond as well – and not only by installing solar panels themselves.
"I Test Portable Power Stations for a Living. This FCC Ruling Could Kill Off-Grid Energy"
https://uk.pcmag.com/batteries-power/166501/i-test-portable-power-stations-for-a-living-this-fcc-ruling-could-kill-off-grid-energy
The ban on robot vacuums is getting all the attention, but the FCC's decision targeting connected power inverters could reshape the future of home batteries and residential solar across the US.
An interesting and thoughtful read...
Met Police set new record and seize 2,500+ illegal eBikes and escooters
https://cyclingindustry.news/met-police-set-new-record-and-seize-2500-illegal-ebikes-and-escooters/
Note, these are genuinely illegal...
This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02293-y
Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.
2026 "These wildfires are crazy"
2027 "Hold my beer, I ain't seen nothing yet..."
Government invests £7m in electric aircraft for future flying taxis
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/government-funding-flying-taxis-zero-emission-flights-b3022350.html
Funding will help eight British companies develop infrastructure for green flights.
£7m for pie in the sky...
Heat alerts issued ahead of busy travel weekend
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-07-24/heat-alerts-issued-ahead-of-busy-travel-weekend
With pictures of a major driver of climate change, total cognitive dissonance...
#Motonormativity #ClimateCrisisIsNow #ClimateChange #FuckCars
Palestine protester found not guilty of criminal damage
https://goodlawproject.org/win-palestine-protester-found-not-guilty-of-criminal-damage/
Paula Akpan should never have been hit with a harsh charge for direct action opposing Israel’s genocide – two years later the court has cleared her name
The tangled financial web at the heart of Deform UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/01/tangled-financial-web-reform-uk-nigel-farage
Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationships.
Burnham's spanner in the works leaves UK government tech scattered across Whitehall
https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/29/burnhams-spanner-in-the-works-leaves-uk-government-tech-scattered-across-whitehall/5279437
Splitting up responsibility for digital transformation and procurement while AI gets a seat at Cabinet risks incoherency
Microsoft's solution to AI security: more AI and more acronyms
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/27/microsofts-solution-to-ai-security-more-ai-and-more-acronyms/5279140
MDASH stuffed with MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and a side of GPT-5.4
Such is the Microslop way...
Stats watchdog prescribes stronger caveats for NHS Palantir claims
https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/23/stats-watchdog-prescribes-stronger-caveats-for-nhs-palantir-claims/5276900
Health service told to ensure ministers don't mistake before-and-after comparisons for cause and effect
VPN Provider Fights Microsoft's Hidden Windows Device Tracking
https://uk.pcmag.com/vpn/166426/vpn-provider-fights-microsofts-hidden-windows-device-tracking
Windscribe VPN creates an experimental computer script that removes the mysterious Global Device ID (GDID) from a Windows PC, though it does break some functionality.
TotalEnergies to buy Shell's wind and solar businesses in Europe
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/04/totalenergies-to-buy-shells-wind-and-solar-business-in-europe
French energy giant TotalEnergies said that it had signed a deal with Shell to buy its European onshore renewable energy businesses for an undisclosed amount.
UK wants datacentres to pay a fee for grid connection requests
https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/31/uk-wants-datacenters-to-pay-a-fee-for-grid-connection-requests/5281248
Refundable charge intended to discourage time wasters from filing applications that will never be realized
EU's competition chief Ribera slams climate deniers as fires rage: 'They are lying'
https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/30/they-are-lying-teresa-ribera-slams-climate-deniers-as-fires-rage-in-euronews-interview
In an interview, Ribera took aim at 'dangerous and stupid' European politicians who cast doubt on climate science and dismiss environmental policies as ideological rather than grounded in evidence.
At last!!!
80‑million‑year‑old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering
https://theconversation.com/80-million-year-old-snake-fossil-sheds-light-on-why-lizards-lost-their-limbs-and-started-slithering-287291
Full research paper here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10809-9
Texas Residents Are Fed Up With Amazon Drone Delivery Noise
https://uk.pcmag.com/drones/167539/texas-residents-are-fed-up-with-amazon-drone-delivery-noise
Texas deliveries are drawing widespread complaints about noise that residents liken to a lawn mower, rather than the home cooling fan that Amazon has described.
A problem coming to Darlington soon https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07lv3er1v1o
Train passengers left without toilets on five-hour Scotland to London journeys
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/lumo-train-toilets-trains-london-scotland-b3029298.html
Lumo services have been making extended stops at stations to allow passengers to use platform facilities.
Don't travel Lumo...
Middle Meadow Walk: the thread about Edinburgh’s original traffic-free thoroughfare
https://threadinburgh.scot/2023/07/16/the-thread-about-middle-meadow-walk-how-and-why-it-has-remained-a-traffic-free-route-despite-over-a-century-of-attempts-to-open-it-up/
How polarised is European politics? Here’s how your generation, gender and where you live affect what you believe
https://theconversation.com/how-polarised-is-european-politics-heres-how-your-generation-gender-and-where-you-live-affect-what-you-believe-289071
The tax-evading Princes Street shops costing taxpayers thousands
https://www.edinburghminute.com/tax-evading-princes-street-shops/
Dodgy dealings at former Debenhams.
Sadly there is a lot of it about...
Up in Smoke: the thread about Princes Street’s fiery history
https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/23/up-in-smoke-the-thread-about-princes-streets-fiery-history/
From @threadina
Using past, present, and future genetic knowledge to inform the conservation and management of plant biodiversity around the globe
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/138/1/1/8719694
Polio will come roaring back if the task of eradicating it isn’t finished soon
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02308-8
Eliminating polio is within reach — if countries see it as an essential public-health priority.
Ignorant Tangerine Tyrant blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice
https://theconversation.com/donald-trump-blames-canada-for-wildfire-smoke-but-global-warming-is-loading-the-wildfire-dice-288167
United States President Donut tRump has accused Canada of “wilful negligence” over wildfires, blaming its forest management, threatening tariffs and floating demands for compensation. His argument is absurd.
How Europe’s drought exposes ‘weakness of fossil fuels’ as Poland forced to shut down coal plants
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/how-europes-drought-exposes-weakness-of-fossil-fuels-as-poland-forced-to-shut-down-coal-pl
Oh, the irony...
Pining for diversity: Does greater tree species diversity enhance the resilience of associated biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in Pinus sylvestris forests?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112725008205