Ben Moore

Sounds far from easy unfortunately

Ah great

Isn’t skype shutting down next week or something?

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If a PhD looking at mammal nutrition and energetics on an exciting new ecological plot network along an elevational gradient in the Blue Mountains, NSW, sounds appealing, then please get in touch! WSU scholarships for Aus and NZ domestic applicants only, closing March 19 to start by March 30!

And clergy abuse!

And clergy abuse

I don’t know. There has to be some chance of poop

These scam ads are getting a bit silly… click through to learn how the PM became a zombie

Back to the futurum: how one university is countering AI with ancient examination techniques The University of South Australia is reintroducing the oral tradition of viva voce to test students’ knowledge in the age of chatbots and cheating

Great to see at least one uni trying to some new (old) approaches. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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But surely that’s a spotted dove? Tres common

surreal to see my name beside clive palmer's today.
for the record:

1. i am not a billionaire.

2. my personal contribution to community indies in 2022 was less than 1% of their fundraising.

3. @climate200.bsky.social is a crowdfunding community: 11,200 people in 2022, now about double…

I did it!

What happens tomorrow?

I understand fat-tailed dunnarts

Sounds fantastic

Rare snow falls in Saudi desert The rare snow in Saudi Arabia's Al-Jawf region surprises citizens and visitors, sparking awe and discussions on climate patterns.

Soooo it snowed in Saudi desert. Alrighty then …

wired.me/science/snow...

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Some at least. Said final goodbye to Twitter today

Not sure yet but count me in

Seems there’s at least a small learning curve

Good to hear because the other place is dismal. I’ll try to spend some time here

I’m starting to think it’s time to say goodbye to the other place. How are things here?

Great link, thanks

At the species level, Dietary specialists nearly always feed on abundant and reliable foods - surely a precondition for specialisation to evolve

This shouldn’t really be a surprise to anyone, the problem’s been recognised since Arrhenius in the 19 th century. The greenhouse effect was a recurring theme in my education from a young age and I was born in the 70s. Ignorance has never been an excuse for inaction

Mass seal deaths in southern Atlantic confirmed as bird flu Scientists warn further spread could threaten fragile ecosystem, as tests show seals died of H5N1 on South Georgia island

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia backs Cop28 renewables pledge as Chris Bowen calls for international emissions reduction p... More than 115 countries vow to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 – but not China and India

This subheading misses the point that China already has by far the greatest installed renewable capacity, and India is third place

Today’s very friendly garden visitor. The king parrots will often land on my hand or head but more unusual for a rosella to do so at mine. He landed on me before I even had any seed on offer