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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Anche Erik Viotti, il Prof di Montagna, supporta @MindTheClimate ! Aiutaci anche tu: 🇮🇹 ideaginger.it/sostieni-4114.html 🇬🇧 www.ideaginger.it/news/mind-the-cli… [Brief English translation in the Alt […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

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Daniele Micci 🇪🇺 @grimjfoot.mastodon.uno.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Margaret Hamilton, whose pioneering software played a critical role in the first moon landing, died on Sept. 30, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Wednesday. She was 90 years old […]

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Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @elenlefoll.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I take serious issue with the @guardian's reporting on data showing increased cancer rates among young people "prompting warnings about lifestyle choices". It is completely inappropriate to suggest that cancer patients and survivors might have avoided their […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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Headline: Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds

Subtitle: Experts looking at UK, US and Dutch data found ‘significant increases’ in early onset cases of seven cancers, prompting warnings about lifestyle choices

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

We spent the weekend in lovely Mönichwald, #Austria for the 30th Young Statisticians Meeting ( #ysm ). We presented and listened to very cool #science and #statistics, but we also found the time to follow our own suggestions for a better #MentalHeath and enjoyed a short hike in the #Alps

A young white man (Matteo Bracco) presenting the first results of his PhD project in a room whose wall were covered with long wood tiles

Sevel people walking in a gravel path in the mountains. In the background there are several trees

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: mstdn.science/@MindTheClimate/11736… This year, I took part in #EuropeanResearchersNight for a very important project: raising funds to support the development of an app that will help us better understand the impact of #climatechange on #mentalhealth. You, too, can […]

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far! We’ve reached 1/3 of our funding goal, and we couldn’t have done it without you 🙏 However, there’s still a long way to go: help us understand the impact of #ClimateChange on #MentalHeath. Support our […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

#ClimateChange impacts the world we live in, but how does it affect our #MentalHealth? To explore this question, we want to create a participatory observatory using a #CitizenScience approach. To make this happen, however, we need YOU! We’ve decided to turn to […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Slide with a light blue background and a black text. The title reads "Our idea", followed by: "We want to develop an app to collect data on users’ mental wellbeing through regular, anonymous questionnaires. We will then combine these responses with climate and environmental data, to better understand the link between mental health and climate change". In the bottom, there is a pictogram depicting a boy holding a notebook. A lightbulb is near his head. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light blue background and a black text. The title reads "Your support", followed by: "To make all of this happen, we need YOU! To develop the app, we’ve decided to turn to crowdfunding. The campaign launches today, and every contribution you make will be invaluable". At the bottom, there is a pictogram depicting a large jar containing several coins. There are also two girls, one of whom is standing on a ladder and dropping coins into the jar. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light blue background and a black text. The title reads "Why crowdfunding?", followed by: "We’ve chosen crowdfunding as a way to put ourselves out there and build something together with you, from the very beginning. You will always be at the heart of the project: helping to develop the app and, later, using it!". At the bottom, there is a pictogram depicting an hand whose index finger points to three people. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light blue background and a black text. The title reads "Would you like to help?", followed by two QR codes. Above one, there is a Union Jack, while above the other there is an Italian flag. In the bottom, a pictogram depicts four people are giving each other high-fives.

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

holy shit lmao: «OpenAI's VP of Research explained: "We train our networks to memorize the training data — that's their objective."» :neofox_facepalm:

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Today, we'll present young people's anger and distrust toward the various actors involved in managing #climateChange Indeed, young people feel more betrayed than reassured by their governments, and citizens’ distrust is more strongly related to perceptions of […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "Some data", followed by: "A survey of 10,000 young adults aged 16 to 25 shows that young people feel more betrayed than reassured by the actions of their governments". In the bottom, a stoked bar plot shows the answer to the question "does your government’s response to climate change make you feel?". Guilt receives a score of 2.7 out of 4, while reassurance receives a score of 2.22 out of 4. These are the average responses from 10,000 young people (aged 16–25) across 10 countries, on a scale of 1 to 4. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "Why this distrust?", followed by: "A 2021 study found that citizens’ distrust of governments and other actors is more strongly related to perceptions of their integrity than their competence.". In the bottom, a histogram shows the answer to the question "Who do citizens trust? How much?". The answer are National government: 38% competence, 21% integrity; Provincial government: 32% competence, 20% integrity; Environmental groups: 51% competence, 39% integrity; car manufacturers: 48% competence, 15% integrity, and scientists: 79% competence, 57% integrity. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "Why this distrust?", followed by: "An OECD survey found that 4 in 10 citizens trust their country’s ability to reduce emissions, but only 3 in 10 trust the government to maintain its integrity in the face of pressure from large corporations". In the bottom, a pictogram shows the answer to the question "My government is actiNG to...". The answer are 4/10 for gas emission and 3/10 for public interest. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "Possible Solutions", followed by: "Giving citizens a voice and involving them in climate-related decisions can help build a relationship of trust with institutions. One example is the Permanent Citizens’ Assembly on Climate, established in Milan in 2022.". In the bottom, three pictograms show a government building, two hands assembling a jigsaw, and 6 people

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Alberto Cottica @alberto-cottica.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

If you care about #housing and are a EU citizen, you could consider signing the brand new European Citizen Initiative on the right to housing. Collection starts today. I know some of the people involved, and I can vouch for them […]

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

In the next few weeks, we'll share some facts about #MentalHealth and #ClimateChange. In 2021, a survey of 10,000 people aged 16–25 across 10 countries found that 59% were very concerned about it, while 75% feared the future. Over 60% reported feeling sad […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "A global Survey", followed by: "In 2021, a large global survey of 10,000 teenagers and young adults aged 16–25 across 10 countries and 5 continents examined the relationship between climate change and mental health". In the bottom, a map shows the 10 countries involved (Australia, Brazil, Finland, France, India, Nigeria, Philippines, Portugal, the UK, and the USA). There is also a pictogram which shows three silhouettes of young people's torso, with "16-25 years old" written underneath. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "The findings", followed by: "59% reported being very concerned about climate change, while 75% said they were very afraid of the future.”. Two basic donut plots show one 59% with a label reading “Concerned”, while the other shows 75 %with a label reading “Afraid”. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "The findings", followed by: "More than 60% of young people reported feeling sad, worried, and anxious about climate change. Indifference and optimism were the least commonly reported emotions". In the bottom there is a bar plot showing the number of individuals reporting a given feeling, that is Sad=6669, Helpless=5095, Anxious=6181, Worried=6743, Guilty=5020, Powerless=5598, Angry=5685, Indifferent=2902, Optimistic=3089. A dashed line indicates half of the participants (n=5000). An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a magenta background and a black text. The title reads "The Conclusions", followed by: "The survey suggests that climate change negatively affects young people’s emotions, increasing feelings of worry, anger, and uncertainty about the future". A pictogram shows a young person sitting on the floor, holding their head in their hands, with a solid black speech bubble exiting from their mouth.

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Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Shocker, the deskilling machine successfully deskills school kids - to the tune of them being a full year behind their peers who are "left behind" by *checks notes* actually learning! Students who don’t use AI are ahead on every measure […]

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Last word is #doomscrolling , the excessive consumption of (negative) digital content. News on #climateChange, which often focus on disaster or extreme events, may trigger a sense of uncertainty. This, in turn, may increase doomscrolling. How do we break this […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "A definition", followed by: "Doomscrolling refers to the excessive consumption of digital content that elicits negative emotions.". In the bottom, a pictogram shows a girl looking at her smartphone. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "Doomscrolling and Climate Change", followed by: "News about climate change often focuses on disasters or extreme events, conveying a strong sense of uncertainty about the future. This may increase repetitive news consumption, particularly on social media”. A pictogram depicts a tablet displaying a “Breaking News” label, a TV anchor holding a microphone, and images of a flood. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "How to limit it?", followed by: "When constant exposure to the news starts to leave us feeling exhausted and distressed, we can follow these six tips from the Mental Health Foundation ". A pictogram shows a man sitting at a desk in front of an open laptop, while another man stands beside him and places a friendly hand on his shoulder. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shu… "In a world where allegations are disconnected from reality, we can only expect repression to be increasingly disproportionate. [...] Now turn off your PCs, get out of your homes, struggle, hug each other and keep on smiling. We are […]

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/pictur...

Title: Methods for Encouraging a Reluctant Young Reader

Panel 1
Caption: Read Together
Image: A small child sits on a sofa, face buried in a book, between two adults doing the same.

Panel 2
Caption: Bribery
Image: The small child sits on a treasure chest wearing a crown, face buried in a book, in a room full of coins, jewels and precious items.

Panel 3
Caption: Element of danger
Image: The small child sits, face buried in a book, precariously balanced on a thin branch in a tall tree.

Panel 4
Caption: Reverse Psychology
Image: The small child sits, face buried in a book, beside a huge bookshelf and a sign that reads “Adults Only”

Panel 5
Caption: Pulleys and Pistons
Image: The small child sits, face buried in a book, amidst a complicated mechanism that provides endless new books.

Panel 6
Caption: Rituals and Incantations
Image: The small child sits, face buried in a book, in a circle of candles amidst clouds of smoke and mysterious phrases.

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Mind The Climate @mindtheclimate.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

The next word is #resilience! It means adapting to change while protecting our wellbeing and social connections. From #climateShelters offering refuge during heatwaves to stronger social networks, building resilience starts by listening. Mind the Climate wants […] [Original post on mstdn.science]

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "A definition", followed by: "Resilience is the ability to cope with change and difficulties by adapting and finding new resources, without losing one’s essential functions". A pictogram shows a person wearing boxing gloves, with an unusual-looking head and a determined expression. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "Climate and resilience", followed by: "A community that is resilient to climate change is able to adapt and respond to its impacts while maintaining mental wellbeing and social relationships". A pictogram shows an handshake. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

Slide with a light green background and a black text. The title reads "Community resilience", followed by: "How can we help build more resilient communities? One example is the climate shelters developed in Emilia-Romagna and elsewhere. Open to everyone, they provide a safe place for the most vulnerable to escape heatwaves and take part in social and educational activities". A pictogram shows three elderly men sitting on a bench, talking. An arrow in the bottom right suggests to move to the next image.

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RE: mstdn.science/@MindTheClimate/11716… Do you remember the filming I was involved in a few weeks ago? Here are a few more hints...

We are in a park. In the background, there are two tree trunks (probably pine trees?) and a building (possibly a garage). In the center of the image, there is a white man dressed entirely in ski gear. Facing him is a white woman wearing pants and a tank top. The two appear to be talking to each other. It's clearly summer.

We are on a steep grassy slope. In the background, there are several tree trunks, probably pine trees. In the center of the image, there is a white young woman with a video camera mounted on a tripod and a young white man, smiling. Behind them, there is another (white) woman. They all look in the same direction, to something that is happening outside the image.

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

On #caturday , hikers may get a complimentary cat. Subject to availability.

A calico cat on the border of an asphalt road. There is grass on the street edge.

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Yeah, #CouchSurfing, you fucked up. Now, don't expect me to save what you thought could be your business. It was our community, which you murdered. If you want to surf my couch, you can find me on @bewelcome

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

Reminder, social media bans for kids are nothing to do with protecting kids, and everything to do with removing anonymity from the web.

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

Yours truly, and a bunch of other cool researchers, has been working on something in the last few months... It’s still a little too early to share all the details, but stay tuned: we’ll be dropping a few hints over the coming weeks! #ClimateChange #MentalHealth #accademicChatter

We are on a steep grassy slope. In the background, there are several tree trunks, probably pine trees. In the center of the image, there is a white man dressed entirely in ski gear. Next to him, a white woman is fanning him with a small electric fan. The woman is wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

We are on a terrace by a river. In the center of the image, there is a white man and a white woman lying on two lounge chairs. The woman is holding a ball. In front of them, there are some children's beach toys. In the foreground, we see a young white woman with a video camera mounted on a tripod, while a second young white woman, almost out of the frame, is holding a microphone.

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Moritz Negwer @moritz-negwer.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Totally how we've been writing grants since ancient times: "Esteemed council of village elders, Boring food has long been recognized as a threat to wellbeing, especially when there isn't enough of it [everyone, that really long winter]. However, our hunters are too busy chasing herds through […]

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

I've received an invitation to join the SciPinion scientific community. Does anyone know much about them? According to Wikipedia, they've been around since 2014, but I'd never heard of them before and their email looks borderline scam/spam #AcademicChatter #scipion

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 29/06/2026

This is a great example of what's called "pluralistic ignorance" -- the phenomenon whereby most people share a particular view, but they *don't think other people share it*. In this case: most people are concerned about climate change but think others aren't.

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Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same

That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll....

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Thomas Fricke (he/his) @thomasfricke.23.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

"The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, suggests that these vast AI data centers can increase local land surface temperatures by an average of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2C), with some extreme cases ... up to 16.4 degrees Fahrenheit (9.1C). This localized warming effect is […]

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Omar Antolín @oantolin.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

A student who puts their name in the file name of a PDF they send me instead of just calling it thesis.pdf is clearly a genius and I almost don't need to read the thesis. 😛 #AcademicChatter

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

www.science.org/content/article/ami… Reading this while attending an astrophysics conference full of students is... intense, to say the least. Wow. It makes me sad that nobody quoted in the article talked at all about […]

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Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

«“Untalented people love bragging about using AI to help them draft their speeches, and their scripts, and their podcasts, and their promo videos for UFC fights at the White House,” Chieng said. “What they're missing is this: the creating is the fun part.”» Ronny Chieng Tells Harvard to […]

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

Can anyone suggest an alternative to #LanguageTool? They are making their browser extension available to Premium users only due to the cost of #genAI (languagetool.org/webextension/premi…) It seems not having the bloody […]

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

Paris has transformed more than 300 streets outside schools into pedestrian-only “garden streets,” replacing traffic and parking with trees, benches and light-coloured paving. Researchers found the redesigned streets were on average 5°C cooler than nearby roads during summer heat. The projects […]

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Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026

RE: fediscience.org/@petersuber/1164713… It's why I keep arguing for banning the use of "AI" for submissions in manuscripts/grants/applications/any writing whenever I can – and plead for people to please submit their own writing without "AI polishing" where I can't. I'd much […]

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Dr. Victoria Grinberg @vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

It's fun how, even as a pretty senior person, you end up in research projects with PhD candidates or postdocs who assume you an expert while you panicky try to read up on what you are working on and at least understand the basics enough to be able to follow and usefully contribute. In other […]

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tomate 🍅 @jascha.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

Don't anthropomorphize LLMs, language is important. Say "the bot generated some text" not "the AI replied". Use "this document contains machine-generated text" not "this work is AI-assisted". See how people squirm when you call their slop out this way.

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

Early career researchers tend to think that an editor's rejection (or a revision request they can't accommodate), means they have to give up and submit elsewhere. In my experience, explaining your side to the editor (in a polite and reasonable tone) can sometimes make them reconsider. It's often […]

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

I think the most masterful writing seems simple and plain-spoken, but still manages to use interesting, obscure words, whilst always neatly framing these oddballs in a little tableau with other words so the meaning is perfectly clear. This is kind of the opposite of how most jargon are applied […]

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

I need to prepare a 3-hour tutorial, which has to be ready by the end of next week. Therefore, I’ve spent about two hours selecting the best colour scheme for the terminal. Am I doing this right? #higerEd #academicChatter #teaching

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Alessia Visconti @alesssia.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026

I'm preparing a list of #MachineLearning papers with subtle and not-so-subtle errors (e.g., data leakage, non-independent training/testing set, lack of both internal and external validation, ...) to share with students. Does anyone have any favourite of their to share? Any must have? #ml #ai […]

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