Dr. Dawn Wright

Sorry, to clarify this 2005 Cooper that I refer to is not a BMW type Mini. It was built completely in Oxford, England in a Mini factory

Photo of Dawn’s 2021 Mini Cooper SE (electric)

Photo of Dawn’s 2005 Mini Cooper

Well, my 1st gen 2021 ELECTRIC Mini Cooper SE is essentially a BMW with a Mini “shell”. And I still own my mom’s 2005 Mini Cooper with the fun cup holder 😉

"Zeldin and EPA doing ‘opposite’ of protecting Americans from environmental threats with rollbacks"
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I donate to my local @npr.org and @pbs.org affiliates 😉…

Picture of said cup holder

Wired Magazine: “What makes a car lovable? It’s not the tech, it’s the cup holders”

I’ll say, especially in a classic Mini Cooper. Mine used to have a slash over a martini 🍸 symbol for “don’t drink and drive” 😆

www.wired.com/story/cup-ho...

NEW: The Smithsonian says it will restore Trump's two impeachments to the museum's Presidency Exhibit "in the coming weeks."

Awesome article! Congrats @drwendyrocks.bsky.social!!!
⚒️🧪🌊 #scicomm

Hey @davidho.bsky.social I just started my vacation and look what arrived in the mail to start the fun? 😉Good omen for my vacation pizza parties (and it’s made by @parktool.com)!

Yes, it has. The museum has a contact form on its website. I encourage anyone who cares about this issue to write them directly. IMHO, a history museum that erases an important piece of history (even if only "temporarily") has no credibility. Here's the link. americanhistory.si.edu/about/contac...

Yes, a glitch with a problematic video file, but you get to see a fishing intensity map of Iceland 😉

Photograph of current cohort of the NAS New Voices Program

Applications are now open for @nationalacademies.org New Voices Program 2026–2028, which brings together exceptional mid-career leaders based in the US to address some of the most pressing national and global challenges.
www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/new...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bills | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Glimmer of hope: the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee just voted, 26 to 3, to reject the administration’s proposed cuts & instead recommend a $400 million increase to the NIH budget. The House LHHS Subcommittee convenes in September
www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minorit...
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Explore a 3D App of the Ocean In this 10-minute tutorial, learn how 3D scenes and interactive controls allow for greater data exploration with the 3D Ocean Explorer app.

Hope you enjoy exploring this cool 3D app of the ocean focusing on NOAA World Ocean Atlas water column measurements of temp, salinity, dissolved O2, and nutrients!
#voxels #EcologicalMarineUnits

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🌊 🦑 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat #geogchat #geogsky

🐟🌊 Explore the hidden lives of marine species — from baby fish in surface slicks to migrating turtles and iconic predators.

And discover how mapping and GIS tools help us safeguard these vital ocean ecosystems. ow.ly/Slia30sOxnO

🌊 🦑 #gischat #geogchat #geogsky 🌎 🌍 🌏

NSF and NIH suspend grants to UCLA Move follows Trump administration finding that school didn’t effectively combat antisemitism

"The suspended NSF grants, a list of which Science obtained from an agency source, span work from computer science and plasma physics to the measurement of volatile compounds created by this year’s Los Angeles fires." By @dangaristo.bsky.social in @science.org 🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...

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Speaking of, did you know WA state just released its most accurate tsunami risk assessment to date? It concluded that a Cascadia Subduction Zone tsunami could cause 50,000–65,000+ casualties within the first hour. That's JUST from the tsunami.

Find more info & data here: mil.wa.gov/tsunami-reso...

YouTube video by Democracy Now! Trump's EPA Is Gutting "The Main Tool We Have to Reduce Carbon Emissions"

"As Climate Disasters Worsen, Trump Admin Guts Environmental Rules" | A conversation between @democracynow.org's AmyGoodman, @nrdc.org's @daviddoniger.bsky.social & yours truly. Please watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fz...

It might be the British English too 😉

Agreed!

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The Powers That Were American institutions, for all their flaws, have protected our people. Now the institutions need our help.

Absolutely a MUST READ, in my view, from @jfallows.bsky.social ...

"The Powers That WERE"

"American institutions, for all their flaws, have protected our people. Now the institutions need our help" (and here's how to do it)

open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...

The climate needs a politics of the possible To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope

"The climate needs a politics of the possible"

"To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope," says @theeconomiser.bsky.social

www.economist.com/interactive/...

cc @katharinehayhoe.com

Kudos to the Chinese deep diving submersible Fendouzhe and team (which have also been to Challenger Deep where we didn't see anything like these creatures)!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

And so it has come to this ...

"Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum"

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The Columbia deal is a tragic wake-up call Last week, Columbia University entered an agreement with the US government to restore federal funding for research in exchange for actions by the university to address complaints by the Trump administ...

"In the aftermath of its negotiation, scientists at Columbia should have compassion for colleagues who will bear the brunt of the agreement’s terms... [and] the threat it poses to the core purpose of higher education—preparing future generations for the public good." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

CHE article on why students are using AI, many students use it to study more efficiently.

#AcademicSky

@chronicle.com

IMO, learning isn't really about efficiencies, akin to how going to the gym isn't about finding efficiencies.

It's about doing the hard work yourself, to grow, change yourself. Introspection & metacognition are skills to develop.

www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...

Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat Climate change is exacerbating extreme heat waves across the country, burdening families, putting Americans’ health at risk, driving up utility bills, straining ecosystems, and deepening inequality.

If you need some talking points about why Extreme Heat is bad for America -- we got you

www.americanprogress.org/article/clim...

“Our fish are not your marine biodiversity”: tensions in integrating fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - “Our fish are not your marine biodiversity”: tensions in integrating fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement

"Our fish are not your marine biodiversity"

This open-access paper examines how spatial, technological, institutional, and philosophical tensions have complicated efforts to integrate fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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OUCH!