Judith Krauss

A bright new day in Barcelona and #POLLEN2026 has moved on a stage. Of nearly 2000 (!) submissions, panel convenors have chosen nearly 1400. Registration is open. Given the demand we will begin with presenters first. Many thanks to all for their incredible efforts in making this happen.

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Why local journalism matters and why you should subscribe to @manchestermill.bsky.social

Ja. Und rechtsextreme „Positionen zugänglich machen“ kann man, ohne Rechtsextremen 1 Bühne zu geben. Man bespricht diese Positionen. Mit Expert*innen, die sich auskennen.

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

Ein Foto von seinem Gesicht und seinem Oberkörper. Er hat ein massiges Gesicht, trägt eine Brille, die oben einen sehr dunklen Rand hat, und schaut konzentriert ins irgendwo.

"Die Forderung, daß Auschwitz nicht noch einmal sei, ist die allererste an Erziehung. Sie geht so sehr jeglicher anderen voran, daß ich weder glaube, sie begründen zu müssen noch zu sollen."
Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno


🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero

1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!

1/10

Ach übrigens... wusstet ihr, dass in ganz Deutschland die Blutkonserven so knapp sind, dass nur noch in absoluten Ausnahmefällen transfundiert werden darf, so dass wir elektive OPs absagen müssen, die eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit der Transfusionspflichtigkeit haben?

GEHT BLUT SPENDEN BITTE 🙏

FINAL DAY TO ENTER
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#ukscience #blueacademy #skyscience #massspec #womeninstem

ME/CFS In der neuen Staffel MAITHINK X werden wir über ME/CFS sprechen. Dafür suchen wir Betroffene oder auch Angehörige von Betroffenen, die mit uns über ihren Alltag und Schwierigkeiten sprechen wollen. Schickt uns einfach eine DM. Dazu ein Bild von Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, die auf den Text zeigt.

Wir zeichnen ganz bald die neue Staffel MAITHINK X für euch auf und wollen dieses Mal über das sehr wichtige Thema ME/CFS sprechen. Hier ein Aufruf, dem ihr gerne folgen könnt, wenn ihr das mögt. Oder markiert einfach Personen, von denen ihr wisst, dass sie etwas dazu zu sagen haben. Danke euch! 🙏

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!

Merry Christmas 🎄
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula): The "Robin Redbreast" was given its nickname long before a distinction was made in the English language between "Red" & "Orange". Superb photo taken by Martina Olivia of this fluffy Robin taken in the UK.

So the US administration considers hate speech and disinformation “American viewpoints“? 🙄
HateAid is an organization that also helps climate scientists to defend themselves against online abuse and threats.
Its founder was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 this year.

This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

BREAKING: Michel Friedman fordert ein Verbot der rechtsextremen AfD. Und er spricht über die Notwendigkeit der völligen Abschottung vom Faschismus: Weil die Demokratie durch jede Berührung mit ihm stirbt!

Eben.

Diese Bilder aus #Gießen kannst du keinem Opfer rechter Gewalt, weder den Familien in Halle & Hanau, noch den Angehörigen der Opfer des NSU oder der Familie Walter Lübckes noch irgendwie erklären! Wir sollten uns als Politik unsrer Verantwortung endlich stellen & das #AfDVerbotsverfahren freigeben!

This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands

And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is

Excited that our session — 'Cyborg rivers and riverhood movements: potentials of re-imagining, re-politicizing and re-commoning relations between rivers, nonhumans and people' — was accepted for #POLLEN2026. Call for papers is open until 5th December! 🦦

pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/

Fieldwork can be a unique opportunity, but it can also be a very significant challenge to well-being. My colleagues have developed this interactive reflection tool to help manage well-being whilst on fieldwork, preparing to fieldwork, and when you get back
inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/wellbeing/

Carrie Fisher was the blueprint.
Protect your people. Call out the predators.
#RESIST

Call PhD Proposals related to Political Ecologies of Conservation, Infectious Animal and Zoonotic Diseases, One Health, and Wildlife Trade
#politicalecology #humanenvironmentgeography

Please share and pass on to potentially interested people.

@pollenetwork.bsky.social
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Mit Nazis reden. (Heute vor 80 Jahren war Prozessbeginn.)

Calling all White Rose ECRs in the humanities and social sciences! Join us for the launch of the British Academy ECR Network Yorkshire and Humber cluster in January - featuring panels, interactive sessions and networking.
👉 whiterose.ac.uk/event/ba-erc...

Festive graphic for the YESI Community Christmas Celebration, featuring an upside-down Santa wrapped in lights, a cheerful elf with a present, and event details: The Treehouse, Berrick Saul Building, Campus West, Wednesday 10 December, 12–2 pm.

🎄✨ Join #YESI for a relaxed, drop-in festive get-together.

Mince pies, good company + space to unwind with others passionate about environmental sustainability. 🔗 buff.ly/2a8xXVG

👋 ECR Hour – come share your ideas for future YESI ECR activities.

Festive attire optional but encouraged!

“How many refugees have been granted asylum in the UK?”

Most people overestimate the number - by a lot. With far-right figures spreading misinformation, it’s hard for the public to know the truth.

Watch the video to see just how wide the gap is between perception and reality.

The Drain of Scientific Publishing The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...

Profits from scientific publishing are eye-watering, costing us billions. In ‘The Drain of Scientific Publishing’ (arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820), (building on ‘The Strain of Scientific Publishing’ doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00327) we show how it is harmful – and unnecessary.

After journeying for weeks from a glacier in the Andes to Brazil’s tropical coast, a boat carrying dozens of Indigenous leaders docked in Belem to attend the COP30 climate summit.

I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.

And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.

What does OpenAI offer the world?