Some balm…https://music.apple.com/gb/album/echo45-sound-system/1834785609 @ebonyteach.blacksky.app

One of the world’s top vampires has been destroyed after exposure to the Sun. An example from 2025 where good appeared to have prevailed over evil.

AEC session with Trimble, Autodesk and of course Esri. GeoBIM in this case… Next, our Education session and we hope universities will teach AEC-oriented GIS.

Is the nation dumbing down? These are real answers to real questions on real quiz shows, all from Private Eye's Dumb Britain column. From ‘Private Eye - The Year In Review 2025’. Available to watch in full on the Eye’s YouTube: youtu.be/AQ5Xxj2EwGQ

🚨 Aurora alert! 🚨 A geomagnetic storm is expected over the next 48 hours due to the expected arrival of a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on 18th January. View the full forecast: geomag.bgs.ac.uk/data_service... 📷 Aurora borealis over Aviemore - credit: J Orsi

GET OUTSIDE IF YOU HAVE CLEAR SKIES - DATA INCREDIBLY SUGGESTIVE OF FURTHER GROWTH. BZ DOWN TO -43

STARTING SOON! January 15, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET Join us for a virtual meeting exploring how advances in multi-physics modeling, data-intensive methods & digital infrastructure are reshaping computational geoscience & accelerating discovery. events.nationalacademies.org/45906_12-202...

Forget the Traitors and read LivingGeography Substack #54 instead - now published open.substack.com/pub/livingge...

🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW This week: On thin ICE Why does the USA now have masked militias roaming its streets with almost no oversight? Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy explore. Listen: pod.fo/e/377d64 YouTube: youtu.be/V59br2CBgJ0

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗙𝗣𝘀. About 3.5 years ago, I walked out of my classroom for the last time. Today, I get to teach developers as part of my work at Esri. Really proud of this: Top 3% Most Active Speakers (2025) 🎤 #Esri #devrel #conference #careerswitch

I love contact sports, played rugby and boxed a little. This story from one of the best boxers, Prince Naseem Hamed is worth a read…”the person I am today is the person I’ve always wanted to be.” www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

#ClimateEmergency and #GreenSkills #STEM #Education theconversation.com/climate-educ...

Spectacular footage of pyroclastic flows at Semeru Volcano in Indonesia in November: ⚒️ youtu.be/rybUgYtvVFM?...

Last year Liz Truss attempted to use legal action to defend her reputation. Private Eye has obtained a transcript of her meeting with lawyers. From ‘Private Eye - The Year In Review 2025’. Available to watch in full on the Eye’s YouTube: youtu.be/AQ5Xxj2EwGQ

We're hiring! Senior position in the learning sciences. "We seek a scholar whose research has focused on the development & application of learning technologies to achieve just & equitable educational learning opportunities, teaching practices, policies, & systems." careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽 🌏 Build a 3D shadow sampler: hover to sample, click to pin, and use AI to explain the results. youtu.be/ooj5--3vlNI #ArcGIS #AI #3D #GIS

‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app

Build a mood-based weather scene with ArcGIS + AI. Text in, sentiment out, and the 3D sky updates automatically. 🌨️ Watch: youtu.be/ylrdwtKNymk #ArcGIS #GIS #maps #AI

One of my favourite Christmas albums. Low Christmas open.spotify.com/album/1SITmI...

The Art of Loving album by Olivia Dean. I know everyone's heard it, but it's been a breath of fresh air during this hellscape of a fall.

The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.

Are you a GIS instructor in need of new material? Check out the free Guide to the Geographic Approach, a workflow-based curriculum that teaches applied problem solving & GeoAI. Use a whole module or just grab a video or the snippets on ethics or AI! www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com #GISchat

Still keen to collect your musical memories for my new blog starting in 2026 worldlymusic.blogspot.com - share them with me here

He cited Audre Lorde in his resignation letter. This is a good quote on silence: “My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” Related: ““When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision—then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid”

The Infinite Monkey Cage/BBC resignation letter of @robinince.bsky.social has now simply got me thinking about all the people who don’t use their platform and privilege to support those lacking both… 👀

#gischat 🌎🌍🌏

Computer Science Education Week 2025 starts today 👩‍💻 I will be posting quick videos with web dev analogies and small, friendly tips so HTML, CSS, and JavaScript feel easier to understand. Happy coding! youtube.com/shorts/9o9CC...

Code your own AI compass 🧭 Learn how to build a 3D ArcGIS scene, grab the view, and send that context to AI so it will describe the region in front of you. Full tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pJA... #ArcGIS #GIS #AI #maps

👋 Meet Anjana Khatwa , the author of the new #geoscience book ‘The Whispers of Rock’, and an award-winning Earth Scientist, science communicator, writer, presenter and advocate for diversity in natural heritage spaces. 🧵 Continue reading here in our #GeoTalk: egu.eu/7NKGCM

🎓 Considering your career options post graduation? Join us for an inspiring lunchtime webinar featuring geography professionals who are making a meaningful impact at the local level. 🗓️ Wednesday, 10 December ⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm Book your free place 👇 https://ow.ly/qxEl50WR8Kq

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I updated my spaghetti magnitude video. 🍝 What magnitude is your appetite? 😆

Did you know that scientist don’t really use the Richter scale anymore? The most common magnitude scale used these days is called the “Moment Magnitude” scale. Here’s more info 🧪

Another great explainer by @drwendyrocks.bsky.social ! ⚒️

Join us at the Ocean and Weather Symposium at Esri #FedGIS2026. So excited to have Dr. Leslie Smith, Director of the @deepoceanobs.bsky.social, a @unoceandecade.bsky.social program, speak about solving critical ocean challenges via science and collaboration. ow.ly/jnmN50Xyecy 🌊 🦑 🧪 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️

LivingGeography Substack #47 now published livinggeography.substack.com/p/livinggeog...

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Some hope and optimism for a Tuesday morning…young people making a difference, again www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just reupping this #Mani

Yes, you CAN go back in time! This StoryMap allows readers to experience several hundred million years of Earth history in just minutes with a scroll-driven animation. Happy GIS Day too! ow.ly/ZjFV50XsVbc Want to know how the team did it? ow.ly/gC3k50XsVQY ⚒️ 🧪 #gischat #geogsky #geogchat 🌎 🌍 🌏

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript + a bit of AI = a fun playful combo 😊 Check out my full tutorial: youtu.be/9lS6Z-WuRRI #ArcGIS #AI #JavaScript #maps #OpenAI

Day 2 of my 5-day mini series for Geography Awareness Week is up. 🎨 Today I walk through how to use the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor quick edit options to create your own custom basemap and apply it right in your ArcGIS JS SDK map. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gV3... #ArcGIS #GIS #Esri #JavaScript

A #GISDay teaser for some new National Geographic MapMaker resources that we have been working on: edprojects.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant... Part of a new collection of World Cultures and Geography Guided Lessons - a beautiful Storymap, the MapMaker app, student activities and support materials.

Happy Geography Awareness Week!!! #geogsky #geogchat 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️