Reposted by Julie TalbotStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 22hOne thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6654531180
Reposted by Julie TalbotRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Quebec politics right now is like “haha, the right wing party is projected to win no seats 😀 But also the right wing party is projected to win☹️ The centre right wing party is in second 😐 the unhinged right wing party is in third 🤔” Is Quebec 17 right wing parties in a trench coat⁉️ 2937164
Reposted by Julie TalbotAstropierre @astropierre.com · 03/10/2026L'escalade des violences policières lors de la répression de manifestations ces 15 dernières années n'est pas juste une question d'opinion ou de bord politique. Il existe, ici aussi, tout un corpus de recherche qui suit, recense et analyse l'évolution, en France, de la "gestion de l'ordre public". 301287887
Reposted by Julie TalbotAndrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's insane how many ppl even entertain the idea of data fabrication as being good for research. 311240
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is unbelievably depressing. It makes no sense environmentally or even economically, as taxpayers will be funding almost entirely both the pipeline and the snake oil carbon capture scheme that is supposed to make it more acceptable 0144
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There is not a single day that passes where I don't miss the pre-GenAI world 091
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. 1147
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I have so many regrets about publishing in STOTEN (it was back in 2018 but still) 😔 130
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. 382763640
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.” 9758177
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. 164115623175
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
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026They would get culled after one year in a university science program, but where they had to pay tuition. The issue is not the system, it's the fact that cegeps are full and underfunded. 100
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Cegep means one less year paying full university tuition or having to move away from home and one more year to figure out what we really want in life. For people coming from a difficult socio-economic background like I was, it meant the world. 110
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. 208154
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 🔥 22742251
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
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Salle plus que comble pour la protection du parc ! 010
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
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Pour les montréalais.e.s qui souhaitent lutter contre la privatisation des espaces publics, il y aura mobilisation au parc Jarry demain ! (détails sur la page fb de la Coalition des amis du parc Jarry) 122
Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Norway has one of the best school systems in the world and they just imposed a near ban on ai because of its cognitive impacts: www.reuters.com/technology/n...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... 093
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