Mastodawn

Anna Sharman Dec 19, 2024

Ross Mounce Dec 19, 2024

Really great to see the continued growth at Rogue Scholar ( @rogue_scholar )

@StephenCurry 's blog "Reciprocal Space" is now part of the Rogue Scholar community too.

Which means among other things, the super famous "Sick of Impact Factors" blog post now has its own DOI: 10.59350/xqrv5-7bv94

#ResearchBlogging #ImpactFactors

https://blog.front-matter.io/posts/joining-rogue-scholar-december-2024/

Blogs joining Rogue Scholar in December 2024

December has seen good growth in the number of blogs participating in the Rogue Scholar science blog archive, with 10 blogs joining in the last three weeks. Here you can find all Rogue Scholar blogs, sorted by join date, and the December 2024 additions are listed below. The newly participating

Front Matter

Anna Sharman Dec 19, 2024

Science | The Guardian Dec 19, 2024

Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/19/toadstool-with-teeth-ghost-palm-plant-finds-2024 #Biodiversity #Conservation #Environment #KewGardens #Wildlife #Science #Biology #Plants #UKnews #Fungi

Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024

Scientists race to discover new species before destruction of natural world drives them to extinction

The Guardian

Anna Sharman Dec 13, 2024

El Duvelle Dec 13, 2024

Here's an interesting initiative to encourage people to leave #Twitter: https://helloquitx.com/

If anyone is still on twitter would you share it over there? And also: leave twitter! (On the 20th of Jan if you want :) )

#SocialMedia #HelloQuitX

HelloQuitteX - Let's Quit X together]

Anna Sharman Dec 11, 2024

Mike Prior-Jones Dec 10, 2024

A quick note to anyone thinking of travelling by train to any conferences, meetings or holidays during 2025: Interrail have a 25% discount sale until Tuesday 17th. The passes are valid for 11 months so buy now and use later. I'm planning to get one for travelling to @EuroGeosciences 2025 in Vienna in April. https://www.interrail.eu/en/ni/journeys-that-make-a-difference

Journeys that make a difference | Interrail.eu

Save 25% on your next train trip with Interrail and give back to organizations that empower communities across Europe.

Interrail

Anna Sharman Dec 11, 2024

I've joined Bluesky and Bridgyfed, which means you can follow my Bsky account without leaving the fediverse at @annasharmanrd.bsky.social. I may be posting there more than here, because at the moment there are more people there than here.

Anna Sharman Dec 10, 2024

Larry Garfield Dec 9, 2024

This is the kind of HR diversity training we need.

(From https://sourcedumal.tumblr.com/post/135594640141/guapet-so-my-brother-was-telling-me-about-this, HT @nev )

Get to the Source

I need this to be force taught at all companies

Tumblr

Anna Sharman Dec 10, 2024

Spencer LaVere Smith Dec 10, 2024

What would you change about academia life?

There’s a discussion on bsky about saying “no” to service requests. But really, why is it even such an issue? A healthy institution or community should be able to spread the load. This is a strange job.

Anna Sharman Dec 9, 2024

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Dec 9, 2024

Every time you use #ChatGPT, half a litre of #water goes to waste
#GenerativeAI already uses as much energy as a small country and is predicted to rival that of Japan within a year. Such searches use 10 times the energy of a normal web search. “We’re wasting a lot of water with these systems, and very few people realise that it’s a major problem. That’s why I think personally the No.1 priority for the sector should be #sustainability. Not the #AI race.”
https://www.smh.com.au/technology/every-time-you-use-chatgpt-half-a-cup-of-water-goes-to-waste-20241128-p5kubq.html

Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste

Tech giants including OpenAI, Meta and Google are being urged to tackle AI’s dirty secret – its massive power problem.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anna Sharman Dec 9, 2024

FediFollows Dec 8, 2024

#GIS & #Geospatial picks of the day:

➡️ @openstreetmap - Official account of OpenStreetMap

➡️ @qgis - Free open source GIS software

➡️ @osgeo - Non-profit promoting open geospatial tech

➡️ @CaGIS - US org promoting research, education, use of GIS

➡️ @BKG - German federal agency for topographic data, cartography, geodetic reference systems (in German)

➡️ @geonews - Website highlighting GIS, geospatial, geodata news

➡️ @sotm - Annual OSM Foundation conference

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Anna Sharman Dec 8, 2024

Helen Czerski Dec 8, 2024

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳