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Gregor Kalinkat

@gkalinkat.bsky.social
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science educator & communicator | biodiversity scientist | animal ecologist | guest scientist at @igb-berlin.de posts in EN and DE, occassionally in ES linktr.ee/gkalinkat

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Bissiges Mäuschen 🐭 @bmauschen.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
Okay, in Russland gab es einen Laborunfall mit Pesterregern, in dessen Folge eine Mitarbeiterin gestorben ist und 200 Kontaktpersonen unter Quarantäne gestellt wurden. Viel ist offenbar noch nicht bekannt, aber ein paar Dinge kann man zur Einordnung sicher schonmal anmerken: 1) Der Erreger der >
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Russland Laborantin im ostsibirischen Irkutsk an Pest gestorben
In der russischen Region Irkutsk in Ostsibirien ist eine Frau an den Folgen einer Pesterkrankung gestorben.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
‚Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light(!) of evolution‘ — T. Dobzhansky
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
‚Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light(!) of evolution‘ — T. Dobzhansky
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There are people who think there’s nothing to celebrate on this National Day of Reunification here in 🇩🇪 particularly concerning recent political developments. I disagree hardly: being reminded that the peaceful end of an authoritarian regime is possible is more valuable today than ever before
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‚ @davidho.bsky.social a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, responded to our request for comment on the paper by saying he was not interested in reading it. “I’m sorry, but I’d rather keep my brain cells,” he said.‘
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What an abysmally dumb idea *insert a mash up emoji of a facepalming robot here
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's my birthday, & I have a massive discount on the paid version of my science newsletter - so, huge apologies, but I'm resharing my sciencey threads that did well, in the hope a few of you click through out of curiosity! (I can't believe I just wrote that paragraph. Oh well.) First, THE BONGS!
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guess it was only a matter of time. Another threat just added to European agricultural production f24.my/CB87 🧪🐛
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Hungary detects invasive spotted lanternfly for first time in EU
An invasive insect linked to major agricultural losses in the US has been detected in the European Union for the first time, Hungary's food safety agency said Thursday.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I guess it was only a matter of time. Another threat just added to European agricultural production f24.my/CB87 🧪🐛
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Hungary detects invasive spotted lanternfly for first time in EU
An invasive insect linked to major agricultural losses in the US has been detected in the European Union for the first time, Hungary's food safety agency said Thursday.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you missed it last week, we published the largest ever study on emerging infectious diseases. Not really in vogue right now, but the next pandemic will come sooner than you think. Key lessons: nature-based solutions where you can, health system strengthening always. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reinhard et al (2026) Citizen science reveals temporally structured insect attraction and mitigation efficacy under artificial light at night 🧪💡🦋🔓 @igb-berlin.de Great project with huge sampling effort by the involved high school students 👏
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reinhard et al (2026) Citizen science reveals temporally structured insect attraction and mitigation efficacy under artificial light at night 🧪💡🦋🔓 @igb-berlin.de Great project with huge sampling effort by the involved high school students 👏
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Big election night in Germany. I think the continuing rise of the far right is more than worrying, but I want to highlight another aspect: from now on two out of 16 federal states here will be led by children of Turkish immigrants. Congratulations to Elif Eralp #berlinwahl 🗳️
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Scientists for Future Berlin-Brandenburg @s4f-bebb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fakten zur #Berlin Wahl. So stehen die Parteien zum Weiterbau der Stadtautobahn #A100. Der Weiterbau der A100 soll mit Kosten über 1 Mrd. Euro die teuerste Autobahn Deutschlands werden. Dafür sollen Wohngebäude und Clubs abgerissen werden. Quelle der Partei-Positionen: Wahl-O-Mat von @bpb.de.
Fakten zur Berlin-Wahl.

So stehen die Parteien zum Weiterbau der Stadtautobahn A100. Der Weiterbau der A100 soll mit Kosten über 1 Mrd. Euro die teuerste Autobahn Deutschlands werden.

Dafür sollen Wohngebäude und Orte der Berliner Club-Kultur abgerissen werden.

Dabei ist bewiesen: mehr Straßen führen zu mehr Verkehr, eine Entlastung der Wohngebiete ist fraglich.

CDU, AfD, FDP, BSW: Ja
SPD, Grüne, Linke, Tierschutzpartei: Nein
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Frau Nora @fraunora.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Heute ist #Weltkindertag. Nicht nur die Geschichte ist interessant mit dem Ursprung des Kindertages in der DDR, sondern auch der Inhalt der UN-Konvention: "Die Unterzeichnerstaaten wurden beispielsweise dazu verpflichtet, jedes Kind vor Hunger und Armut, physischer und psychischer Gewalt,
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1. Juni und 20. September: Warum Deutschland zwei Kindertage feiert
Heute ist Weltkindertag, am 1. Juni war bereits Internationaler Kindertag. Gefeiert werden hier beide - aus historischen Gründen.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🧪💡🐟🔓
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our lab is hiring a long-term Postdoc in marine animal physiology (5 years). Great chance to work with us phenotyping mussels & to develop your own research program on questions of choice. Excellent lab and aquaristics facilities and easy access to European seas: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-...
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Postdoc marine evolutionary physiology (University Assistant)
Postdoc marine evolutionary physiology (University Assistant)
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“…abhängig von dem Staat, den er angeblich verachtet, extrem feindselig gegenüber den Arbeitern, die es benötigt, um alles am Laufen zu halten, und finanziell sowie politisch engagiert für rechtsextreme Bewegungen, die seine Macht weltweit stärken.”
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On the train early this morning travelling towards the Tesla Gigafactory and thinking about what a massive piece of 💩 Elno Muks is. While he’s openly supporting the far right in Germany here he’s profiting massively from immigrant workers at his factories 🫩 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled
The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Biodiversity news I didn’t expect 🧪🐆
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They're acting as if knowledge about climate and weather forecasting is not relevant for national security and defense. Even if you dislike science and scientist, this is stuff you really should fund if you want to win again on the battlefield 🧪
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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 15/09/2026
god, i was born in the wrong era. imagine being around in the Cambrian period. you could just evolve something simple like shell or legs that nobody had thought of before and coast on that your whole life
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another iconic symbol of overfishing: bluefin tuna (think million dollar Japanese auctions), is returning to British waters and all populations are rebuilding or doing well. So much better of a story than 10 or 15 years ago.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The administration infamous for renaming their Department of Defence to Department of War will probably announce the creation of an Environmental Pollution Agency any day now (Gift link 🎁) 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is he (indirectly) calling for his own removal from office now? 😳
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„President Trump rebuffed calls for new regulations on AI saying the only guardrail needed is a ‚high I Q‘ president“
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The administration infamous for renaming their Department of Defence to Department of War will probably announce the creation of an Environmental Pollution Agency any day now (Gift link 🎁) 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Stéphane De Greef captured this video in 2014 near Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia, part of a study on 'blue ants' in genus Leptogenys. The ants hunted this Thyropygus millipede as a group, paralyzed it with venom & are forming chains to haul it back to their nest. 🧪 (📷: Stéphane De Greef)
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
'the highly publicized achievement will be “extremely damaging to mathematics; it convinces decision makers that human mathematicians are obsolete, and it convinces young people that their passion for mathematics has no future.”' 🧪🤖
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Between the PRs of (largely likely stolen) math breakthroughs, claims of "rogue AI" (actually cybercrimes by companies, but whatevs), and doomerist "whistleblowers", it feels like we've been subjected to a gish gallop of hype recently. >>
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
„… solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. Forgetting this in the world of AI may turn the tool against the primary goal.“ Urging everyone to read and share this
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just in time for Earth Night 2026 ✨ New Lighting at Train Stations Reduces Light Stress for Insects 🧪💡🦋 @leibnizlib.bsky.social leibniz-lib.de/en/news/1109...
A small train station at night with differently coloured lights
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just in time for Earth Night 2026 ✨ New Lighting at Train Stations Reduces Light Stress for Insects 🧪💡🦋 @leibnizlib.bsky.social leibniz-lib.de/en/news/1109...
A small train station at night with differently coloured lights
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"the push by AI companies to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics, and to the mathematical community. [...] We see these as part of broader alignment issues impacting other scientific and creative professions, as well as the whole of society."
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Mispagel & Seifert (2025) Biographical analysis of 32 pharmacologists persecuted under the Nazi regime: scientific careers between persecution, emigration, and new beginnings
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nachtrag zur #ltwsa Ich finde es bemerkenswert, dass in der Berichterstattung zum Wahlkampf niemand auf die Idee gekommen ist zu hinterfragen, bzw durchzurechnen, was -20 Mio volkswirtschaftlich bedeuten würden. Klar, der Rassismus der in dieser Aussage steckt macht fassungslos & wütend, aber ...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No, you can’t. The line on immigration is exactly what fuels the fascists. The line is ‘immigrants are bad’. That’s a fascist line.
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 01/09/2026
It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Putins biggest win in a long time
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#ltwsa 😱
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Perfect timeline cleanse on this election night. You're welcome 🤘
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
„Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" — George Santayana (1863-1952)
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Deception, scapegoats and lies. That's how fascism rises - no matter if it was hundred years ago or today #ltwsa
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Deception, scapegoats and lies. That's how fascism rises - no matter if it was hundred years ago or today #ltwsa
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Mika @mikagratzke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today is a good day to be angry and sad. Tomorrow will be a good day to support people and organisations in civil society. ‘German far-right set for big win eastern state - exit polls’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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German far-right set for big win in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt - exit polls
Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44.5% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.5%.
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Zielgruppenoptimierte Dating-Apps, aufkommende AIDS-Prophylaxe und zunehmende Antiobiotika-Reseistenzen haben in der vergangenen Dekade zu einem bemerkenswerten Comeback vieler Geschlechtskrankheiten geführt. Guter DLF Podcast 🎧🧪 www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/sex-syphilis...
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Sex, Syphilis, Superkeime - Die neue Wirklichkeit der Geschlechtskrankheiten
Dating-Apps, sexuelle Freiheit und moderne Aids-Prävention verändern den Umgang mit Sex: Die Zahl der Geschlechtskrankheiten steigt. Das ist nicht nur schlecht.
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New survey results show the harm done by Trump policies to US science capacity, research, training future scientists www.firsthandaccounts.org/home Led by @drk-lo.bsky.social on behalf of @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social and other organismal biol societies.
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Impacts on Science
This website hosts information about the impacts of federal and state policies since January 20, 2025 on the fields of ecology, evolution, marine science, and environmental science in the USA. Partici...
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