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Mikey Tabak

@mikeytabak.bsky.social
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• Outdoor adventurer in the UP of Michigan • Using science and math to protect the planet • Ultramarathoner and snack artist (he/him)

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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beautiful autumn colors on the trails today! Went for a run along Lake Superior and then a brief swim. #RunningPunks
A colorful forest from above. With Strava stats: 17.01 km, 600 m vert, 2h 40mA colorful forest from above with lake in the middleA lake with colorful trees in the other sideA forest of colorful trees from above
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m slowly recovering from my hundred miler, but I couldn’t wait any longer to run trails. We’re having a very colorful autumn. No pictures can show how amazing it is to be surrounded by such beauty. (But I tried) #RunningPunks
Beautiful fall colors along a lake with Strava stats: 14.91 km, 400 m elevation gain, 2h20 minutes
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The view from my office today: #AutmnColors
Beautiful autumn trees
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy Equinox from the UP!
Trees, green and red, on the other side of a lake. The trees are also reflected in the lake
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📖 New paper Sex-specific responses to warming: A longitudinal study linking life-history variation to telomere dynamics, telomerase expression and oxidative stress 🧬 🔆 🌍 🔎 Read more: buff.ly/foZRPGN
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I finished the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race! This was a Quest! I’ve battled injuries all year, was nursing a sprained ankle, dealt with heavy rain and mud on one of the hardest 100 mile race courses in the country I had to take it slow and be patient. It was my 2nd hundred ever. #RunningPunks
A picture of me running in a ridge over a forest with Lake Superior in the background. 
Strava stats: 179 km, 5.211 m vert,35 hours
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/09/2026
feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions. one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
lady presenting about saerbecks climate curriculum
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I sprained my ankle a couple weeks ago and today was my first time back on the trails. I’ve got 2 weeks before running a really hard 100 mile race: Superior 100. Hoping to be fully recovered by then. #RunningPunks #OnTheMend
A Strava image of me on the trails giving a thumb up. 4.12 km, 32m8s, 79 m vert
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I love Tomato Season! Today’s harvest:
A strainer full of tomatoes they are red and perfectly ripe and delicious
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Solar is about to overtake wind. Generation is set to rise ~600 TWh in 2026, matching last year's record, putting it second only to hydro among renewables. And renewables together are on track to out-generate coal this year.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Human body unable to adapt as Scientists detect a big shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises Blood bicarbonate levels have climbed about 7% since 1999, while calcium and phosphorus have declined—changes that closely track increasing atmospheric CO2 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises
Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels h...
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Joshua Báez has become the first MLB player in history to hit 3 HR in his MLB debut. HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE AT WRIGLEY THIS DAY! #STLCards
Joshua Baez looking cool with sunglasses
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My last running streak ended at 1,231 days because I had brain surgery. I had to start over. My current running streak just hit 1,232 days, so I’m now on my longest streak ever! #RunningPunks #DailyRunning
A Strava screen with a map and stats. 11.47 km, 1h25m time, 277m elevation gain
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Beautiful day for a long run along Lake Superior. I ran 51 km and got over a mile of vert! Finished with a dip in the Lake #RunningPunks
Lake Superior from the hills with Strava stats: 51.45 km. 8h2m. 1,845m elevation gain
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/08/2026
Fantastic news! The FDA has approved the first mRNA flu vaccine. Using mRNA technology will make it easier to update each season’s flu vaccine to keep up with new variants.
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine (Gift Article)
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I got up at 3 am and ran hill repeats for a few hours. Caught a beautiful sunrise in the woods. #RunningPunks #WorkLifeBalance
A Strava image with the sunrise coming through the trees. Stats: distance 25 km time 4h. Elevation gain925m
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I got some great hill training today. 20 miles with almost a mile of vertical gain. It was a hot one and we finished in Lake Superior #RunningPunks
Sunrise over Lake Superior with Strava stats: 32.47 km. 4h56m. 1,511m of vert
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Batteries based on sodium promise to be cheaper, safer and much more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion cells. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world
Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A pollinator visits Wild Bergamot in our yard this morning. #Wildflowers
A bee hanging on the petals of a Wild Bergamot flower.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our air quality was finally healthy today! I got back on the trails and ran some hills. Found a half mile of vert out there. #RunningPunks
A Strava map of a run called Luge Hill Repeats. 25.76 km. 812 m vert. 4h13m time
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Nature @nature.com · 17/07/2026
Scientists have discovered a rocky planet that is likely to have an atmosphere — and could be a host for life go.nature.com/3TqmwGF
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Found: a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere — could it host life?
Astronomers have spotted helium escaping from LHS 1140b, an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s ‘habitable zone’.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Our Air Quality Index is off the chart: 623! This is what Climate Change looks like. We made it unsafe to go outside :(
Air quality reporting from AirNow.gov. The reading is 623, 'Hazardous'. The scale goes from 0-350, so 623, is off the scale.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I’ve been injured since my 24 hour race in May and can’t run how I want to. But I can train for my 100 miler by hike/running loops on hard hills. Today was 25 km and over 1/2 mile of vert. #RunningPunks
A Strava map with my stats: 25 km distance; 867 m elevation gain; 4h16m time
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It’s Blueberry Season! My favorite time of year
A wild blueberry bush with several blueberries in various stages of ripeness
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Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
For the first time ever, from April 2025 to April 2026, solar energy outproduced ‘natural gas’ in Asia. First coal, now ‘natural gas’… the fossil fuel dominos are falling… and they said it cant be done…
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 30/06/2026
This is HUGE: In 2025, renewables were the LARGEST source of global energy supply growth, with solar delivering 71% of that rise. The energy system is tilting towards clean power. Now governments need to double down and turn this surge into a real break‑up with fossil fuels.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Moldmap is live on Product Hunt. I’m proud to be building this app. We’re still early, but we’re working toward an ambitious goal: helping people find healthier places to live, stay, and travel. Your feedback would help us out. #BuildInPublic #Travel #PublicHealth
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Solstice from UP North!
The sun sits just over the horizon across a calm lake. Fluffy clouds are beautifully reflected in the lake
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I just put away the snow shovels, so I take full responsibility for the snowstorm tomorrow #906Life
A pile of snow shovels laying in the grass
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I just launched my first public mobile app! Moldmap is a community-based platform to help people find healthier places to live and stay. Try a Quick Report and let us know how your air feels. Available for iOS and Android.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
proelectrica.substack.com
Elite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy Disruption
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
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Moldmap @moldmap.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Moldmap is now on Bluesky! We’re building tools to help people find healthier places to stay and live, using community observations, environmental data, and statistical insights for hotels, rentals, and apartments. Follow along as we build: moldmap.io #HealthyTravel #MoldAwareness #IndoorAir
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Moldmap - Find Places Where You'll Feel Great
Find hotels, vacation rentals, and apartments with verified air quality data. Moldmap uses crowdsourced reviews and AI-powered insights to help you find places where you'll feel great.
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026
President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I got 2nd place in my 24 hour race in the Keweenaw! It was a tough one. Falling on my knee slowed me down. Heavy rain and fog overnight made lots of folks quit early. I gritted it out and ran the whole time. And I ate 9 donuts, a new PR for me. #RunningPunks #906Life
A Strava image of me running in the woods. About halfway into a 24 hour run and I look like it. Distance: 143.25 km
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I’m in the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula for a 24 hour race tomorrow! It’s gonna be cold and wet but I’m not worried about how far I go. My goals: - keep going for all 24 hours - eat at least 6 donuts #RunningPunks #906Life
Brockway Mountain with Lake Superior in the distance. Grass and forest in the foreground and cloudy skies with a little sun poking through
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
For years, the biggest criticism of renewables was simple: “What happens when the sun isn’t shining?” The answer is increasingly: battery storage. 24/7 solar power is no longer theoretical. In some places, it is becoming economic reality.
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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The largest non-colonial invertebrate known to us- 'At approximately 19m in length, it’s not only the largest octopus that ever lived, but perhaps the largest underwater predator from the Late Cretaceous.' #octopus #fossil #paleontology #cephalpod #nature #deepsea
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It's been conformed – the kraken monster really did exist, 100 million years ago... | Discover Wildlife
This giant cephalopod dwarfed mosasaurs and other massive marine reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs…
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Our “mountain” trails are runnable again! I ran 23 km on the trails by Lake Superior. I felt strong going in, but there’s nothing like running over mountains to make you feel weak. #RunningPunks
A Strava output of my run 23.9 km Elev Gain 810 m. Time 3 h 18 m. The picture is of a mountain beside Lake Superior
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Climate Change Solutions @climatechange.solutions · 07/05/2026
Hey friends! Did you hear? Solar and wind with batteries are now cheaper than fossil fuels in some places! Firm solar costs are as low as $54/MWh. Looks like the sun and wind are winning! 🌞💨 Check it out: www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/firm…
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“Oh no, not again” -4 year old seeing snow this morning Hoping it’s our last bit of snow this season 🤞 #906Life #PureMichigan
Tulip leaves covered in a dusting of snow
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I ran an ultramarathon today! 50 km on early season trails: snow, ice, down timber, flooded rivers. It was hard going, but I feel ready for my 24 hour race next month. #RunningPunks #906Life #SISU
A Strava image from my run. A beautiful flooded river and starts: 50.17 km, elevation 1,261 m, 7hours
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Trail season begins in the UP! There’s still a lot of snow and even more mud, but we got a solid 20k on trails today. It’s so much harder and more fun than the flat stuff #RunningPunks #906Life
Landscape picture with forest and hills. Strava stats are on the page: 20km 2h42 minutes. 648m elevation
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day from Lake Superior! The Big Lake is one of my favorite places on this special planet. I went for a 25 km run on her shores today and got this nice shot of a flooded river flowing into Superior. #RunningPunks #906Life #PureMichigan
A river flows into Lake Superior. There are trees on the shore and it’s a blue sky
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Our snow is melting off and it will soon be trail season in the UP! Saw these river rapid in a part of the run that is usually dry, but flooded in the thaw. 17 km run today searching for dry trails. #RunningPunks #906Life #PureMichigan
A forested hillside with water flowing down it. There are some snow patches higher up the hill
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I shaved off the winter beard and kept a mustache for the day to celebrate the beginning of Spring. Ran a marathon in the sunshine as an extra celebration. The trails are still very snowy, so it was a mix of snow and pavement running today. #RunningPunks #906Life
A Strava printout of my run. It’s called Moustache Day Marathon. Distance: 42.4 km. Time: 4h 17m. Pace: 6:04/ km. 

There’s a selfie of me with an awesome mustache with Lake Superior behind me.
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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
In the Midwest, we say you’ve *Made It* when you can buy name brand Ranch. I’m proud to announce that, as of this moment, I have MADE IT!
A container of Ranch Dressing from Hidden Valley. The Original!
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