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Forrest Fleischman

@forrestf.bsky.social
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Associate professor of environmental policy at the University of Minnesota. Forest governance, Restoration Social Science, South Asia, Central America, Environmental justice, urban ecosystems, NEPA, homegardens, etc.

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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
My son was fiddling around with chatgpt yesterday, and chatgpt *offered* to create a numberline that would demonstrate that 1+1=2, and this is what it produced. The new AI driven industrial revolution looks pretty grim to me.
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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Some countries understand soft power (photo from a newly built highway in Malawi)
Bus stop with sign advertising aid from China
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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
This is a photo of abundance. Abundance is created through avoiding building things that lead to less abundance (e.g. pavement) and building things that create abundance (e.g. habitat). Regulation can be helpful as one tool to get there.
Bumblebee feeding on a purple allium flower
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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Seen in a 3rd grade classroom. Need to teach my college students this too. Also about half the scientific papers I get for peer review.
Thesis Statement: Your Opinion - the main idea of your essay.
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