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Michal Ben-Israel

@geombi.bsky.social

Geomorphologist, dog lover, big fan of coffee. I study how microbes 🦠 and mountains πŸ”οΈ shape each other. Helmholtz Global Fellow @GFZ Potsdam (starting Dec 25).

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Have you heard about the Night Science Podcast, where we talk about the actual creative process of doing science? We explore this with discussions with brilliant scientists & also philosophers and artists, to figure out the tricks of the creative scientific trade.
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24.08.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Interdisciplinary research is often encouraged as a concept, but it turns out pivoting comes with a real measurable cost.

01.06.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated.

Scientists called the collapse of the glacier β€œunprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.

29.05.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8372    πŸ” 2825    πŸ’¬ 500    πŸ“Œ 434
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We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study nearshore active faults with bathymetric surveys from an autonomous kayak!

The main site will be the Kefalonia Transform Fault Zone πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·
All the info in the πŸ”— below.

www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...

26.05.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post-doc opportunity in Biodiversity and Geomorphology at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs

28.02.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Landscapes Live Landscapes Live is a weekly online seminar series freely accessible to the international scientific community interested in various aspects of geomorphology. Our talks take place on Zoom every Thursda...

Hello Bluesky! πŸ¦‹πŸžοΈ
We are organizing weekly seminars for scientists to present their research in and around geomorphology.
Affiliated with @eurogeosciences.bsky.social GM
More information on our website: www.landscapeslive.org

23.02.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Science and the Decline of the American Academy The American academy is in crisis, and the symptoms are clear to anyone with eyes to see: relentlessly rising costs, administrative bloat, and a declining 18- to 24-year-old cohort of potential tuitio...

If anyone is wondering where this is coming from, don’t look too far - here’s a (maddeningly spurious) Heritage Foundation opinion piece saying how the amazing progress in science in the US is since WW2 is actually a bad thing.

www.heritage.org/science-poli...

07.02.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

As well as our poster session today 8:30-12:20 1414-1446

13.12.2024 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To all ye who have yet to abandon all hope (and #AGU24), please consider joining us for the last block of the meeting to hear about life and landscapes across scales. EP54B
Friday, 4pm, 146C.

13.12.2024 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Author information for Session B11H, Poster 1429 at AGU24.

Author information for Session B11H, Poster 1429 at AGU24.

If you’re at #AGU24 next week and interested in enhanced rock weathering, let’s chat at my Monday morning poster! I’ll be sharing some lessons learned from our field trials over the last 5 years and exciting new work going on in California.

06.12.2024 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect timing for an earthquake geomorph paper πŸ˜‰

05.12.2024 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An AI-generated image of mountains, biology, rivers and lakes and some generic icons representing the geo- and hydro-sphere

An AI-generated image of mountains, biology, rivers and lakes and some generic icons representing the geo- and hydro-sphere

#AGU2024
Last session on the last day
#EP54B
- Support students and sign up to serve as an OSPA judge. πŸ™ - DM me if ya need more info. Please reskeet.

πŸŒ²πŸŒπŸžπŸ”οΈβ›ˆοΈEcohydrology and Biogeomorphology: How Biotic and Abiotic Interactions Can Shape Landscapes and Ecosystems Across Scales

01.12.2024 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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GEMS - Home The Geoscience Education Mentorship and support (GEMS) program provides mentorship support for undergraduate and early-stage graduate students in the geosciences. We match students with faculty, postd...

Hi geo folks, I’m mentoring a really great student through the GEMS program who’s interested in applying for undergrad fellowships (both in the U.S. and abroad). Any recommendations?

BTW, GEMS is an amazing program!
Check it out here if you’re unfamiliar:
gems-program.org

12.11.2024 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like many others I've migrated here from X/twitter.
Hoping to rebuild the Earth Sciences/Geomorphology science community here...

11.11.2024 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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