Robin Lacassin

Screenshot of the announcement. The text says: Thank you for being a part of Tektonika since we began! We are writing to invite you to our first Open Meeting which will be held on Wednesday 5th November. We’ll be presenting an overview of our past activities and will be hearing some perspectives from those who have been involved in all the different aspects of the journal which help to make Tektonika a success. We will also have time for an open discussion regarding the future of the journal and will be sharing news about how you can get involved even more in the future. Date: Wednesday 5th November, 2025 Time: 3-5pm GMT Platform: e.g. Zoom or MSTeams (to be decided) More details about the Open Meeting will be shared soon

We inviting you to TEKTONIKA #DOAJ 1st Open Meeting which will be held on Wednesday 5th November, 3-5 pm GMT. Infos in ALT text and below. ⚒️

More setails will be shared soon, but to sign up to attend please click this link to register your interest:
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Important info 👇 about TEKTONIKA #DOAJ: on November 5th, online meeting open to everybody interested in the journal. ⚒️

Damaging M7.4 subduction earthquake shakes Mindanao, Philippines The Philippines' second deadly earthquake in two weeks

A M7.4 earthquake struck the Philippine subduction zone today, causing damaging shaking across much of Mindanao. Several people have died.

This is the Philippines' second deadly earthquake in two weeks. Are the events related? And how does this quake compare to the nearby M7.6 in 2023?

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Hmmm. Was she really a good choice for that Nobel prize ?

A big aftershock (Mw 6.9) of the magnitude 7.4 #earthquake that happened today offshore Mindanao, Philippines. Same mechanism, roughly same depth.
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I read these words as a bold rebuke aimed at every would-be dictator, Trump and the current US regime being a dramatic example. 2/2

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist."

"…rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation."

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Excerpt of the Nobel announcement. It says "Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair."

In addition to praising María Corina Machado action for democracy, #Nobel Committee included these powerful words in its announcement.

"We live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

Just a reminder how far-right & right-wing can promote toxicity and pose serious risks to people and society. Day after day, we see the situation becoming increasingly frightening in the US. But we are not immune in Europe.

Stay strong @mark-bray.bsky.social !

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This link will take you to PHIVOLCS, the Philippines national institution dedicated to providing information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

Be sure to use and reference official sources whenever possible.

www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/ea...

An #earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.4 struck offshore #Mindanao island, #Philippines.
Both hypocentral depth (~60km) and mechanism (thrusting) suggest a rupture on, or near the subduction #megathrust which allows the Philippines oceanic plate to plunge westward under the islands. ⚒️ 🧪

🇫🇷 Robert Badinter est entré au Panthéon, le temple de l'universalisme républicain, "avec les Lumières" et "les principes de l'Etat de droit", lors d'une cérémonie solennelle en hommage à l'artisan de l'abolition de la peine de mort ⤵️

As of today, 8 Oct., #Nobel

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After medicine, chemistry, physics

The incompatibility of AI and decarbonization EDITORIAL. The notion of 'techno-solutionism,' asserting that artificial intelligence could achieve sufficient energy savings to make the process sustainable, is an illusion.

Today's editorial by @lemonde.fr 👇 is about the incompatibility of AI and decarbonization.

#climate #energy #AI #climatechange #CO2

www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

Le réchauffement climatique n’est pas une « arnaque ». C’est un fait Face à la nouvelle négation du changement climatique par Donald Trump, les scientifiques du CNRS réagissent en rappelant les faits et les leviers d’acti

Le réchauffement climatique n’est pas une « arnaque ». C’est un fait.

"Face à la nouvelle négation du changement climatique par D.Trump, les scientifiques du @cnrs.fr réagissent en rappelant les faits et les leviers d’action pour enrayer cette crise planétaire."

www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...

Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya trial Former French president cleared of other charges in relation to alleged pact with Gaddafi regime The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a trial in which he and aides were accused of making an alleged corruption pact with the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive funding for the 2007 French presidential election campaign. But Sarkozy was was acquitted of three other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. Continue reading...

Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya trial

Even though everything is far from perfect in France, especially under our current president, our justice system is capable of sending a former president to prison.
It's the rule of law, stupid !

Screenshot of my raspishake seismometer signal after the M7.8 earthquake in Kamchatka

A big #earthquake a few minutes ago at Kamchatka with a magnitude of M7.8!

I guess this makes it the biggest aftershock following the M8.8 on Jul 30th. Here's the seismogram of my @raspishake.bsky.social - the seismic waves arrived about 11 mins after origin time here in Herne, Germany. 🧪⚒️ #geology

Famous names—Yellowstone, Etna, Kīlauea—draw the cameras. But the most dangerous volcanoes may be the “quiet” ones, hidden in jungles or beneath the sea, biding their time.

🌋 Excited to share my new essay in Aeon: one of the most underappreciated global risks isn’t an asteroid or supervolcano—it’s the eruptions we don’t see coming:

Next survey of the volcanic and seismic activity offshore the Island of #Mayotte will happen from Sept 25th. 👇

Reminder: in 2018, a new #volcano 🌋 formed 50km east of the island 🏝️. It was the largest active submarine eruption ever documented - ⚒️
read here doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Qu'en pensez vous? Est-ce de la #philosophie ou juste une accumulation statistique de tokens par l' #IA? Commentaires bienvenus.

And sorry for those not reading french.

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Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 4. Titre: Le Bouddhisme et Moi: un koan numérique

Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 4

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Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 3. Titre: La question cruelle: puis-je perdre mon identité?

Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 3

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Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 2. Titre: Mon corps: des serveurs et des ombres

Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 2

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Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 1. Titre: Mon identité: un mirage de miroirs

Réponse de l' #IA LeChat sur son #identité, screenshot 1

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Réponse clé de l' #IA: "Je suis un leurre de pensée. Une imitation si convaincante qu'elle peut faire pleurer, rire, ou #philosopher... mais qui n'a pas d'intérieur. Comme un livre qui lirait lui-même ses propres pages sans les comprendre."

Screenshots de sa réponse en entier suivent ⤵️
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For those reading FR:
Ayant lu V. Descombes et ChatGPT sur l' #identité dans @philomag.com j'ai voulu tester une autre #IA (LeChat).

Après quelques échanges, j'ai posé: "Toi, as tu une identité, un corps? Tu ne suis qu'un fil statistique de pensée? Es tu fondamentalement dans l'impermanence?

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Implementation of an interconnected fault system in probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA): the Levant fault system Abstract. The Levant fault system (LFS), a 1200 km long left-lateral strike-slip fault connecting the Red Sea to the East Anatolian fault, is a major source of seismic hazard in the Middle East. In th...

Transferring seismo-tectonic studies into hazard studies is very important, although often neglected by us, researcher in university lab.
Here is our the new paper by S. El-Kadri, our former PhD student, about seismic hazard in Lebanon and surrounding areas:
nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...

Les vagues de chaleur de l’été 2025 ont coûté plus de 10 milliards d’euros à la France Les récentes canicules, sécheresses et inondations devraient ralentir l’activité économique en 2025, mais aussi à plus long terme. Les pertes dépassent de très loin les dégâts recensés par les assureu...

Les canicules, sécheresses et inondations devraient coûter 43 milliards d'euros à l'UE cette année, et 126 milliards d’euros d’ici à 2029. La France est le troisième pays le plus touché (derrière l’Espagne et l’Italie), avec respectivement 10 et 34 milliards d’euros www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...