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Christopher Lyon

@christophlyon.bsky.social
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Academic. Personal. Posts about research (work), life, and societal issues. CW: some posts about euthanasia/assisted suicide. scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user…

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Jonny Gordon @jonathan-gdon.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Are narratives of total biosphere collapse helpful? Is ecological 'novelty' necessarily bad? What can the past tell us about the human capacity to mould and adapt to future conditions? Red more in our new paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org Phil Trans B: doi.org/10.1098/rstb... 🌏🧪🌐
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Life on New Earth: biodiversity change and humanity in a novel future
Abstract. Accounting for ecological novelty, gains and past human experiences through social–ecological–technological systems (SETS) can help society navig
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Inês Martins @inesismartins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Is the future of Earth purely dystopian?🌍 🚨Our new paper in Phil Trans B(@royalsociety.org) argues it is not! The path forward? Adapting through social-ecological-technological systems 🌿🏙️ Led by colleagues at @anthropocenebio.bsky.social #Anthropocene #Biodiversity #Ecology doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
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Life on New Earth: biodiversity change and humanity in a novel future
Abstract. Accounting for ecological novelty, gains and past human experiences through social–ecological–technological systems (SETS) can help society navig
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Molly Brown @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
My first PhD paper is out today in Conservation Biology! @society4conbio.bsky.social Freely available to read here: doi.org/10.1111/cobi... Tldr 🧵 below!
An African savanna elephant using its trunk to pull branches towards its mouth.
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
How do we live on a "New Earth"? 🌎🦎 A new paper led by @christophlyon.bsky.social asks this question. The core message? If we can’t fully stop the changes to our planet, how do we make sure the future is still fair + thriving? Read the full paper: buff.ly/mR3qhyA @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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Life on New Earth: biodiversity change and humanity in a novel future
Abstract. Accounting for ecological novelty, gains and past human experiences through social–ecological–technological systems (SETS) can help society navig
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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · 24/11/2025
🌍 Open Call: 2026 Bath Conference @esgproject.bsky.social is accepting submissions for its global gathering in Bath, UK – 8–10 Sept 2026. Theme: Building Just & Sustainable Futures for Planetary Integrity 📅 Submission deadline: 15 Jan 2026 🔗 Learn more: earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/ca...
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Call for Papers
Call for Papers | Earth System Governance
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Looks like an excellent session and resonates closely with a conversation I have just been having!
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Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity @anthropocenebio.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Huge congratulations to @rob-marchant.bsky.social & team, including LCAB Director Lindsey Gillson & Fellow @christophlyon.bsky.social, on their new ERC-funded project examining how East African mountain ecosystems & the communities who rely on them interact & evolve. www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
There are no words for this. My heart goes out to his family and my colleagues at Glasgow. Scottish geography is a small world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glasgow student took his own life after 'tragic' university error
Ethan Brown, 23, of Coatbridge, was told he didn't have the grades to graduate in December 2024.
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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
JUST PUBLISHED – How vulnerable is the UK’s food system? By @aledjonesgsi.bsky.social, @christophlyon.bsky.social, & Elta Smith
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How vulnerable is the UK’s food system? - Economics Observatory
In an age of trade wars, armed conflict, pandemics and climate change, too little attention is being paid to the vulnerability of the global food system. The UK is not immune to the risks, which…
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
When I was a student, I wondered why academics struggled to respond to emails. Now I understand. The firehose of emails, texts, and other comms can be hard to track. Stuff gets missed. Humans haven't evolved to constantly divide our attention across a bombardment of info on multiple screens.
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and political apathy put humanity at grave risk, threatens human lives, livelihoods globally. In may seem challenging, but a great article outlines six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis @anthropocenebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Do not miss the chance to submit a session proposal for the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology that takes place at the University of Passau, Germany, from 23-27 February 2026 with the motto “Species – Ecosystems – People” gtoe2026-passau.de/call-for-ses...
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Call for Sessions
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 04/06/2025
We are reviewing the current state of scientific publishing, and we want to hear from researchers on their perceptions of publishing in the current context and how it might develop in future. Complete our short survey now:
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The Future of Scientific Publishing - survey
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Steve Paikin @spaikin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Historica Canada has just released another Heritage Minute, this one on the first ever Jewish Chief Justice of Canada, Bora Laskin. He's played by Victor Garber. www.historicacanada.ca/productions/...
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Bora Laskin
One of Canada’s greatest legal scholars, Bora Laskin overcame antisemitism to become the first Jewish Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Okay, let's do this: AMA about the "dire" wolf study. Note: I wasn't involved in the project and have no ties to Colossal. I'm a paleoecologist with expertise on Pleistocene extinctions and their impacts, and the role ice age megafauna played in their ecosystems. I also research rewilding.
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Banki Chunwate Thomas on his work researching Historical #forest changes in Nigeria The Future of #Nigeria’s Forests: #Conservation, Community Impact, and Policy @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social youtu.be/pSKgJVTU35o
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The Future of Nigeria’s Forests: Conservation, Community Impact, and Policy
YouTube video by Africa Research Network
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Some things I'm up to....
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Many UK #peatlands are degraded due to historical drainage, reduced #biodiversity, #carbon and water storage. New findings show testate amoebae as #bioindicators for tracking habitat peatland and #restoration @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/c/1krTD8g13f...
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Magical things here. 👇 www.cam.ac.uk/stories/merl...
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Modern magic unlocks Merlin's medieval secrets
Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from the 1200s discovered and digitised in a ground-breaking three-year project at Cambridge University Library.
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If you work on social-ecological systems, resilience, etc. and you *don't* know about SocSES, you do now. Launch even tomorrow. socses.org
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SocSES – Society For Social-Ecological Systems
Save the date! SocSES is Launching! We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES). Join us to celebrate and learn abo
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Tobias Plieninger @plieningerlab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
How to motivate farmers to participate in cooperative agrienvironmental schemes? - Offer adequate financial compensation - Communicate environmental advances - Invest in building social relationships - Create cooperative governance structures J. Huber et al. #bpbv. doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
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Farmer motivation to participate in cooperative agri‐environmental and climate measures
Agri-environmental and climate measures (AECM) have been designed to promote biodiversity and ecosystem services but have thus far been unable to reverse the strong declines of farmland species. To e...
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
4 scenarios for Canada’s future in a Trumpian world theconversation.com/getting-read... "Canadians ...may be confronted with colossal costs where Canada’s options may be limited to a choosing between Cuban or Belarussian outcomes." [I'd like more scenarios than these 4]
2x2 scenario matrix
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Wild. “We are a very research-intensive university—far more research-intensive than most of our size and scale—and achieving a balance to cross-subsidise and support that research intensity has been a challenge for quite a few years,” he said. “We have to address that now.”
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 12/03/2025
New essay from me, @lisgilmore.bsky.social and Rachael Shwom, in the @thebulletin.org's special issue on tipping points: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Accepted manuscript (w/o paywall): www.bobkopp.net/assets/pdf/K...
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Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray
With the world already experiencing dangerous climate change, decarbonization and climate adaptation are urgent challenges. The potential for even more rapid and irreversible changes augments this ...
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Alison Creekside @alisoncreekside.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Canadian metasearch engine platform with no ads, no tracking and no AI. Very clean look with only relevant results. Gear is hosted in Canada. As well as All, Images, News, etc, it also has a subheading just for social media results. #cdnpoli
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SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine
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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
PDRA textile archaeology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME456/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Textile Archaeology) at University of York
Recruiting now: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Textile Archaeology) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Excited to be working on a new project exploring the entwined nature of landscapes, lakescapes and societies. Iconic landscapes, such as the Lake District, have been shaped, and will be shaped, by interactions between land, people and animals. @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Correct link (I am becoming such a typo-poster; if you knew my father it won't surprise you for a minute) for the article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather - Nature Communications
Unprecedented weather events are increasingly impacting societies worldwide. This Perspective explores methods to anticipate such hazards, and it highlights the role of transformative, incremental, an...
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Looking forward to this conversation with @kamalkapadia.bsky.social from @terradotdo.bsky.social tomorrow about how apocalyptic optimism can help us process the current moment and channeling our anxiety and outrage into action. For details and to register: www.terra.do/events/Apoca...
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"The South Carolina disaster is the latest high-profile example of compound weather, or two or more concurrent events that collectively yield a result worse than if each had occurred on its own. It’s a global phenomenon ..." www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
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Cascading extreme weather events unleash billions in damages globally
Compound weather, when two or more concurrent events that collectively yield a result worse than if each had occurred on its own, are occurring more frequently.
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for United States (USEPUINDXD) fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1EfVX The daily news-based Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is based on newspapers in the United States
The daily news-based Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is based on newspapers in the United States.
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Europe (EUEPUINDXM) fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EUEPU... News-based index for 5 European economies (Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain).
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Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Europe
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Europe
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Canada's foreign minister @melaniejoly.bsky.social is a consistently excellent media communicator on our neighbour's actions and Canada's response. #cdnpoli youtu.be/k68QJaK8lpk?...
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Mélanie Joly on talks with Marco Rubio, Trump’s executive orders, and world trade
YouTube video by Toronto Star
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@ipcc.bsky.social is calling for nominations for authors for the AR7. Find out who your country's focal point is, or if necessary, see whether your institutions can support your nomination. Deadline is 17.4 You can find out more here: www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/...
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IPCC Nominations - Authors
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Prof. Ian Mell @ianmell.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We’ve got a really cool new job going in nature recovery to help support a new masters in that area (and environment more broadly). Details below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...
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Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) at The University of Manchester
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“We must be prepared to defend our sovereignty-not just with military spending, but with a population that is engaged, trained and ready.” Great piece by @petermacleod.bsky.social about how Canada needs a Civil Defence Force where every Canadian has a role to play. 🇨🇦💪 thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee
Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
New paper! Multi-year controlled #SciComm experiment finds that tweeting about published papers does NOT lead to an increase in citations of those papers. Led by @TrevorABranch journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i…
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Anything is possible at this stage. What is NATO if the US is increasingly open about its alignment with Russia?
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Kean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
My new piece: "What if Generative AI Signals Decline and Stagnation, Not a Productivity Boost?" in TheFutureEconomy.ca thefutureeconomy.ca/op-eds/what-...
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What if Generative AI Signals Decline and Stagnation, Not a Productivity Boost? - TheFutureEconomy.ca
Kean D. Birch from York University argues that generative AI signals economic stagnation rather than a productivity boost.
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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
"Science fiction lends itself readily to imaginative subversion of any status quo. Bureaucrats and politicians, who can't afford to cultivate their imaginations, tend to assume it's all ray-guns and nonsense, good for children." - Ursula K. Le Guin (2012) [Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
This research centre at the University of Dundee is an asset to Scotland, the UK, and the world. SURELY, the UK or Scottish Governments can find funds... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure
All 24 jobs at Dundee University’s Leverhulme research centre could be axed because of £30m budget deficit
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
"After helping more than a dozen cities prepare for the challenges of climate change, members of the Urban Resilience to Extremes (UREx) sustainability research network will share what they've learned about scenario planning in an uncertain century."
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The Death Studies Podcast @deathstudiespod.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Exciting new book coming out soon co-edited by Beth and ft. a chapter by @drrenskevisser.bsky.social !
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Department of Environment and Geography @uoyenvironment.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Hope for the future: Sustainability Network Panel Discussion is coming up next month 🌍 Join an online panel of experts in ecology, green technology and #climatejustice to explore why there's still hope for the future: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hope-for-t... #York #sustainability
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Hope for the future: Sustainability Network Panel Discussion
Join an online panel of experts in ecology, green technology and climate justice to discuss why there's still hope for the future.
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Polar Observer @polarobs.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea @csic.es phys.org/news/2025-02...
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Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) in Antarctica. The first r...
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
He's given him the login password to NATO too, hasn't he?
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I'm reminded of the BBC mini-series '37 Days' for some reason. Historians may differ, though. youtu.be/4B08zSvOJvk?...
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37 Days | Official Trailer BBC
YouTube video by Documentary Films Trailer | Cosmos Documentaries
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Christopher Lyon @christophlyon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Even a 'hothouse Earth' is far more habitable than Mars. We'd be most excited if we found one near a distant star. And spacecraft safety under the gutted and politicised FAA and NASA? Good luck with that.
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