Chris Lowery

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me

Not saying Texas is cooked but my dad just called him Arch Milton

That’s right

🚨Job alert🚨
The Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a tech to operate/maintain lab instrumentation, process samples, train scientists, contribute to the development and improvement of analytical tools, techniques, and software.
This is a sailing position!
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now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

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Not only is it potentially dangerous, there’s also no upside.

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

“95% of organizations found zero return despite enterprise investment of $30 billion to $40 billion into GenAI, the study says.”

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True! I will continue to monitor the situation

😔no😔

Oh man are we going to get four excellent baseball games today??

maybe next time

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

Say it often, say it loud:

"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

I’m looking for a PhD student to join my lab @ NC State starting Fall 2026!

Lots of room to develop projects, esp. around paleoceanography, ocean deoxygenation & foraminiferal ecology. Field, lab & computational angles all possible.

Please share with anyone who might be a good fit!

the fact that so many people frame autism as “a problem that needs to be solved” is a constant reminder that being “not normal” isn’t acceptable to a large amount of the world. it’s the same reason there’s a trans panic right now too. they think people are defective

This left wing political correctness is getting out of control. bsky.app/profile/pete...

I’ve been saying for years that it should be illegal to email me

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."

Senior Paleontologist Company Description: Work with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming s...

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Paleontologist to join our Cultural Resouces team.

This is a full-time, hybrid role that will report to our California teams and candidate should be Southern California based.

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Though the man’s killing had been filmed, a fact checker is obliged to seek comment from any party alleged to have committed a crime. I called the soldier’s lawyer. He picked up from a café, where I could hear trance music blasting in the background. The lawyer told me that while, yes, his client did shoot the man picking olives, and yes, the man did die, the Israeli military court found his client not guilty of murder because the man picking olives was a terrorist who was throwing stones. Even though the video did not show the Palestinian man throwing stones, the court said that he was, so he was. QED, his client did not murder anyone, and it would be slanderous for us to say so.

if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
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This is the beauty of this analogy: some paragraphs are laminated, or cross bedded. Some are massive, disturbed, cemented, or folded

If the ideas aren’t coming you’ve gotta go for a walk.

I haven’t thought about this at all until reading this post 10 seconds ago but I now feel very strongly that a paragraph is a bed.

I don't want to give the lady making fun of Alabama and acting superior about it any more engagement than she deserves. But if you think your state that votes 53% D is full of compassionate brain geniuses and another state that votes 47% D is full of evil morons, you are extremely incorrect.

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

An open door leading to the reefer of the Gulf Coast Repository with core sections stacked in shelves.

🚨Job alert
Want to know what’s behind these doors? TAMU’s Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a Curatorial Specialist to support the GCR on shore & who will be sailing on expeditions operated by the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordinating Office (SODCO).
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