Robert-Jan Wille

@RobertJanW
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Historian of science/politics/environment |
@UniUtrecht | 'Mannen va de Microscoop'
(lab biology and empire) #histodon #HistSTM atmospheric physics
Robert-Jan WilleFeb 19, 2024
CFP for a #atmospherichumanities conference on the island of Aegina, November 1-3. #histodons #histstm https://meteohistory.org/2024/insular-weathers-global-atmospheres-exploring-the-aerial-histories-of-islands/#more-1399
Insular weathers, global atmospheres: Exploring the aerial histories of islands – International Commission on the History of Meteorology

Show threadRobert-Jan WilleJan 10, 2024
@RoosVonk if you change the order to 1-3-2, it could be a story. I already imagine the three page picture book.
Robert-Jan WilleJan 10, 2024
Published my essay review on the global history of meteorology in the German-speaking world here! And on balloons, obviously. See: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00048-023-00373-y #histodons #histscience #hps #historyofmeteorology #historyofclimatescience
Absent Balloons? How a Global Germany Contributed to a European Physics of the Atmosphere - NTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin

SpringerLink
Robert-Jan WilleJul 19, 2023
jd 🔆 Account moved March 22 2026 to ottawa.placeJul 15, 2023
Just in case anyone thought those off-the-chart ocean temperatures were just a brief blip, they weren’t.
(Data via climatereanalyzer .org)
#ClimateChange #Climate
Robert-Jan WilleJul 11, 2023
"Waar de kern van Mark Rutte zat, en wat erin zit, is voor later, voor historici." https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-ba75bea1
#histodons
Opinie: Mark Rutte, een weergaloze acrobaat die geen ontroering bracht, geen verhaal had en geen beroep deed op ons betere ik

Mark Rutte was een premier voor de mensen die nooit last hebben van de overheid, die nooit domweg pech hebben in het leven. Met de kompas- en anker...

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Robert-Jan WilleJul 6, 2023
"A spokesperson for the Dutch government told the Guardian no decision on the return of the Java man remains had been made: “Nothing has been declined, but some things take longer than others." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/netherlands-to-return-treasures-looted-from-indonesia-and-sri-lanka-in-colonial-era #histodons #hisstm
Netherlands to return treasures looted from Indonesia and Sri Lanka in colonial era

Artefacts taken from Balinese royal palace among items being returned – but do not include prehistoric ‘Java man’

The Guardian
Robert-Jan WilleJul 5, 2023
“Chances are that the month of July will be the warmest ever, and with it the hottest month ever … ‘ever’ meaning since the Eemian, which is indeed some 120,000 years ago.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/05/tuesday-was-worlds-hottest-day-on-record-breaking-mondays-record
Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record

Average global temperature hits 17.18C and experts expect record to be broken again very soon

The Guardian
Robert-Jan WilleJul 3, 2023
Utrecht Hist & Phil of ScienceJun 26, 2023
Not one but two PostDoc positions at Utrecht University @utrechtuniversity on the history and philosophy of physics or science, within Guido Bacciagaluppi's ERC project "Niels Bohr for the 21st century". There are less than two weeks left to apply.
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/two-postdoc-positions-in-history-and-philosophy-of-physics-or-science-08-10-fte
#HPS #history #historyofscience #histsci #philosophyofphysics #philsci
Two postdoc positions in History and Philosophy of Physics or Science (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)

An exciting opportunity to be part of an ERC project on Niels Bohr, his legacy and contemporary relevance, and to collaborate with the Niels Bohr Archive.

Utrecht University
Robert-Jan WilleJul 3, 2023
Show threadUtrecht Hist & Phil of ScienceJun 26, 2023
For some further information about the project, see the following press announcement: https://www.uu.nl/nieuws/erc-advanced-grants-voor-guido-bacciagaluppi-en-rebecca-bryant
ERC Advanced Grants voor Guido Bacciagaluppi en Rebecca Bryant

Universitair hoofddocent Guido Bacciagaluppi en hoogleraar Rebecca Bryant ontvangen allebei een ERC Advanced Grant.

Universiteit Utrecht
Robert-Jan WilleJun 27, 2023
Liever kaboutersocialist dan Mordorliberaal! Fijn dat de directeur van het CPB in deze tijd fanatiek voor de vrijheid van automobilisten hun eigen auto te kiezen gaat liggen, verlangend naar de 'rust, reinheid en regelmaat' van de jaren tachtig. Lekker preken voor eigen parochie, de degrowth-beweging belachelijk makend in de grot van het vakblad voor sigarenrokende villabewoners. Prioriteiten! https://www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b87c7587
De economie doen krimpen om het klimaat te redden? ‘Kaboutersocialisme’, vindt CPB-directeur Pieter Hasekamp

We zitten op een onhoudbaar pad als het gaat om uitputting van grondstoffen, aantasting van biodiversiteit en klimaatverandering, erkent Pieter Has...

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