Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There is not a single day that passes where I don't miss the pre-GenAI world 081
Reposted by Julie TalbotProf Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your phone 📲 Most sustainable phone is the one you already own Why can we not upgrade, reuse, refurbish and recycle phones, like we do with cars! 🚗 @backmarketofficial.bsky.social Mine My Phone theconversation.com/new-mining-m...theconversation.comNew mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphoneThis new open-access tool connects global extraction sites with the ten key metals inside smartphones. 182
Reposted by Julie TalbotDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another reminder: “regenerative” grazing is *not* a real climate solution. While it might build some soil carbon, it drives far more land use and larger herd sizes than conventional beef production, which is bad enough. The better solution? Eat less, waste none. drawdown.org/insights/eig...drawdown.orgEight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendlyAn influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits. 68531
Reposted by Julie TalbotRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026O hey Reminder that in (homophobic) '94 as Dookie was blowing up, Green Day picked queercore Pansy Division to open for them + a lot of venues pressured them to drop them as openers -- Green Day told the venues they wouldn't play if PD didn't - and the venues (mostly? all?) backed down. huh. 392764640
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Il y a tellement de faussetés dans cet article que je ne sais même pas par où commencer... 020
Reposted by Julie TalbotMatthieu Dugal @matthieudugal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Une des choses importantes à faire médiatiquement quand on parle de l'IA c'est d'arrêter de donner des tribunes complaisantes aux représentants des industries. Est-ce qu'on demande aux ingénieurs de Ford leur avis sur le futur de l'urbanisme? Merci @timnitgebru.blacksky.app de le rappeler.wired.meOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is “Meant to Distract Us”Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 4234
Reposted by Julie TalbotKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 12/09/2026“these solutions are announced in a rush, leaving no time for a proper writeup, the isolation of new methods & ideas, & citing relevant previous work of others. … We are witnessing a general threat to intellectual work, with misalignment between the outcome of the use of AI and its initial purpose.” 9758176
Reposted by Julie TalbotMatthieu Dugal @matthieudugal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Alors, on accélère avec l'adoption de l'IA à l'école? «Les élèves qui utilisent l’IA pour les besoins de travaux scolaires précis, comme résumer un texte, rédiger ou mener des travaux de recherche, obtiennent en sciences des résultats plus faibles que les autres élèves.»oecd.orgRésultats du PISA 2025 (Volume I – version abrégée)Le Programme international pour le suivi des acquis des élèves (PISA) 2025 de l’OCDE évalue les connaissances et les compétences des élèves en sciences, en compréhension de l'écrit, en mathématiques e... 03426
Reposted by Julie TalbotDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 164115653179
Reposted by Julie TalbotChristian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Indigenous people's word oniatarí:io means lake of shining waters. It predates European settlement in the region. 16416
Reposted by Julie TalbotAlexandre Klein @alexandreklein.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"Tout est obscène dans la manière de nous présenter cette expansion comme un projet d’intérêt collectif alors que tout, jusqu’au nom du tournoi, rappelle son inscription dans un écosystème profondément commercial et élitiste" therover.ca/le-vrai-matc...therover.caLe vrai match qui se joue au parc Jarry est celui de la lutte des classes – The RoverL’Omnium Banque Nationale quémande des fonds publics pour agrandir son emprise sur un bien collectif. 0164
Reposted by Julie TalbotAlexandre Klein @alexandreklein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026En ce 12 août où la planète surchauffe, je ne peux que vous inviter à vous procurer notre petit opus publié aux PUM avec @julietalbot.bsky.social en mai. 64 pages pour mieux comprendre le monde dans lequel nous sommes entrés, tout en célébrant le livre québécois pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/le... 0165
Reposted by Julie TalbotThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/08/2026The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for the Arctic Report Card. Every year for the past two decades, the report has provided a checkup on the health of the region, which is heating up at several times the pace of the rest of the globe.nyti.msTrump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report CardThe top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation. 208254
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026One week away from the world on a remote trail. Here is a list of things I missed: drinks other than lukewarm water, a mattress thicker than 1 inch. That's it. That's the whole list. 0130
Reposted by Julie TalbotKevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This is important - Honest Brokers (TM) and their echo chamber will often point to the decreasing global wildfire, but that reflects changing human land use practices. In temperate and boreal forests, climate's role is more clear. See this paper by Cunningham et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIncreasing frequency and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth - Nature Ecology & EvolutionAnalysis of fire radiative power derived from satellite data finds that the frequency of extreme fire events increased 2.2-fold from 2003 to 2023 and that these increases were mostly driven by extreme... 38041
Reposted by Julie TalbotGeo: Geography and Environment @geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 28/07/2026⛰️New in Geo⛰️ '(Re)Defining ecosystems: A case study of the Colombian Páramo delimitations and shifting boundaries' by Alejandra Uribe-Albornoz & @julietalbot.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... 044
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Still one of my favorite community science projects ever! 💚🌿 131
Reposted by Julie TalbotDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Important new study out at Nature Climate Action showing that individual climate actions do not stop people from participating in collective climate action. Instead, they were associated with greater collective engagement and somewhat stronger policy support. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comPersonal climate actions do not crowd out collective action and policy support: longitudinal evidence - npj Climate Actionnpj Climate Action - Personal climate actions do not crowd out collective action and policy support: longitudinal evidence 312764
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Le "gaz renouvelable" est une supercherie - la même quantité de gaz à effet de serre est émise lors de sa combustion que le gaz traditionnel. C'est une réduction radicale de la consommation de gaz qu'il faut viser. 0168
Reposted by Julie TalbotMickaël Correia @mickacorreia.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Je repense à cette Une de Valeurs Actuelles de 2019. 311126441
Reposted by Julie TalbotMickaël Correia @mickacorreia.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Je repense à cette Une du Figaro Magazine de mai 2026. 42893343
Reposted by Julie TalbotAuke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 24/07/2026Welcome to the Anthropocene 🔥 22742252
Reposted by Julie TalbotCÉRIUM @cerium-udem.bsky.social · 23/07/2026☕ Avec votre café, un article d'UdeM Nouvelles sur le livre de Julie Talbot et Alexandre Klein, Le monde en Anthropocène, de notre collection Le Monde en poche, publiée par Les Presses @umontreal.ca ! 🤳 nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2026... @fasudem.bsky.social @geographieudem.bsky.socialnouvelles.umontreal.caL’Anthropocène décortiquéUn nouveau livre, cosigné par la professeure Julie Talbot, propose une réflexion sur l’Anthropocène. 096
Reposted by Julie TalbotKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/07/2026Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math. The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.nowtoronto.comOntario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW TorontoA new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent. 20582296
Reposted by Julie TalbotDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Are you a kick-ass designer who can help make scientific information about climate change and climate solutions come to life? If so, we’re hiring! drawdown.org/careers/seni...drawdown.orgSenior Digital Designer, Climate ScienceOur mission is to help the world stop climate change as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. 46773
Reposted by Julie TalbotAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Residents of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, otherwise known as Collins from northern Ontario are still in shock after their community was destroyed by wildfires. They have arrived safely in Thunder Bay as long-term accommodations for the evacuees begin.youtu.beResidents still in shock as community was lost to wildfires in northern Ontario | APTN NewsResidents of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, otherwise known as Collins from northern Ontario are still in shock after their community was destroyed by wildfires. They have arrived safely in Thunder… 04222
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Field season is a challenging but rewarding time of year (I have a very complex love/hate relationship with field work). But yesterday was a productive day spent collecting peat and tree cores in a suburban peatland where trees are taking over due to water stress🌲🌿🧪 090
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Une autre prise de parole importante du Collectif de scientifiques pour l'action environnementale, dont je fais partie. L'avenir énergétique du Canada ne devrait jamais passer par le développement de l'industrie fossile ! www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...ledevoir.comCet été, pensons notre avenir énergétiqueIl existe déjà des solutions justes et équitables pour répondre aux besoins énergétiques croissants. 0189
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 13/07/2026New paper! I was happy to co-author this month the wonderful work of first author and PhD student Alejandra Uribe-Albornoz in @geoopenaccess.bsky.social - in this work we discuss how the delimitation of ecosystems changes over time and why, using the the Colombian páramos as a case study 🧪 042
Reposted by Julie TalbotBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Good morning. Today is the LAST DAY to comment on the proposed OMB rule that will, honestly, destroy science in the US. And it will do FAR MORE THAN THAT. www.theverge.com/science/9576...theverge.comThe war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’ 13566489
Reposted by Julie TalbotElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Up is down; black is white; and habitat destruction doesn't hurt endangered species.washingtonpost.comTrump rule says habitat destruction does not harm endangered speciesA new rule rescinds the definition of what it means to “harm” a plant or animal under the Endangered Species Act and could lead to more habitat destruction. 1012943
Reposted by Julie TalbotWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Most governments find the loss of entire world regions to uninhabitable climate scenarios and the untold suffering of humans - and animals - easier to imagine, than the transition away from oil and gas. As Amitav Gosh said, the climate crisis is a crisis of our imagination. 720677
Reposted by Julie TalbotKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Actually, MORE white people need to be saying and speaking on these things! Numerically, we literally need y'all to do so. 523939
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026So another pipeline funded with taxpayer money. This is a terrible decision by Carney to cater to the province that is responsible for almost 40% of Canada's GHG emissions. Carney's total disregard for climate science is incredibly depressing. And being a scientist these days is also depressing. 0223
Reposted by Julie TalbotKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g... 4426571472
Reposted by Julie TalbotMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Rapid increase in #wildfires across Canada in recent days resulting in vast amounts of smoke with plumes transported to the Arctic & across the North Atlantic in the #CopernicusAtmosphere AOD 30 June 00 UTC forecast atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int 25433
Reposted by Julie TalbotJason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We have more than enough capacity (labour, factories, technology) to address the climate crisis, but as long as capital controls investment and production we are prevented from doing it. We are trapped by the capitalist law of value, living in a miserable shadow of the world we could have. 29829
Reposted by Julie TalbotMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026As philosophy rushes to claim expertise on AI, AI companies rush to control the philosophical narrative. Unlike other disciplines, philosophy has no standards for reporting conflicts of interest. This petition endeavors to change that: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen Letter about Industry Funding and Disclosure in Philosophy*For full list of signatories, updated every few hours, please click here.* In recent years, philosophical writing on areas such as climate change, technology, misinformation, and artificial intellige... 416678
Reposted by Julie TalbotErle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Another geologist discovers the Anthropocene... aeon.co/essays/the-s... @aeon.co 1164
Reposted by Julie TalbotKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/06/2026Shout out to the European Data Centre Association for saying out loud what they're working towards 16590287
Reposted by Julie TalbotEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 26/06/2026What is the future of summers in England? Our choices matter. A high-emissions future will commit our children and grandchildren to live in a world where the summers of 1976 & 2025 are cold. A global net-zero emissions future means that we can stabilise the climate & those summers will be normal. 517690
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 26/06/2026La privatisation des espaces publics à grands coups de subventions (comme le parc Jean-Drapeau pour le Grand-Prix) est un scandale dont on ne parle pas assez. Le parc Jarry est un des rares espaces verts disponibles pour la population de Parc-Extension, le 2e quartier le plus pauvre de Mtl 1144
Reposted by Julie TalbotKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/06/2026MPDI publishes climate denial. For more on this recurring cast of characters, who have previously submitted papers under pseudonyms, see: physicstoday.aip.org/news/climate... 1013142
Reposted by Julie TalbotIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 19/06/2026What a surprise ….. “Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comIs AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not goodReliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show. 19927448
Reposted by Julie TalbotHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19/06/2026But I was told it was inevitable.reuters.comNorway imposes near ban on AI in elementary schoolNorway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learni... 282878754
Reposted by Julie TalbotEric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 17/06/2026and all of them are senior university administrators 161307267