Some interesting #sustainability programming going on in our neighboring town, around the other side of Candlewood Lake. I guess I need to get over to New Milford more often. #experientialEd sullivanfarm.org

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.

Our #science #research ecosystem drives #innovation and economic development - one more thing the Trump administration is taking a wrecking ball to. It will not be easy to rebuild. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Cool milestone, over 6000 confirmed #exoplanets and more in the wings to be confirmed! So many worlds to explore, even though that will have to be remotely for now. www.nasa.gov/universe/exo...

Great interview on the why, what, and how of space. #Space #policy and #science. #NASA #explorations youtu.be/373Ddzq66iw?...

No deep thoughts. Just liked this perspective...

Recent paper apparently used #AI to call into question the #Navier #Stokes equations. If this holds up with the full equations, it could be a big deal, given all the cases that the NS eqns relate to youtube.com/shorts/2gtg3...

Like Phoenix rising from the ashes. Restoring access to #climate data, resources, and teaching materials. And providing new services. #Resist www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No surprise here arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Sometimes knowing the actual physics is more useful than just a massive-scale statistical analysis #climate #modeling #AI news.mit.edu/2025/simpler...

Good, we need to see more fighting back! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

We will have so much rebuilding that we need to do once we can get rid of the destructive administration currently in the White House. #SaveOurScience #ScienceAsAPublicGood www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A great example of hands-on #activism to deal with #ClimateAnxiety and make a difference. #GreenCrew www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/c...

Studying other #planets helps us understand the #Earth, and vice versa. #Climate #ComparativePlanetology #atmosphere www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Interesting and difficult question. #bioethics #ecoethics #biodiversity #malaria www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Actions of the current administration are not only decimating current fed workforce, but also destroying career paths for recent graduates. #Climate #STEM #sustainability hechingerreport.org/so-much-for-...

We should be doing more to promote these types of projects, not gutting the programs that support our switch to #CleanEnergy www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

NASA science faces cuts that will turn off current missions that have years of productive work left, cancel new missions that are built and ready to fly, and decimate science and engineering workforce needed for our innovation economy. Please sign: www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...

Well, we're probably already past the point where #ClimateChange will lead to ice caps melting and catastrophic sea level rise. Definitely need #CleanEnergy now. But I'm guessing we're also going to need some #geoengineering down the road www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Ask Your Senators to Sign the Letter Supporting #NASA #Science www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...

Seismic evidence (slow shear waves) for #Mars #aquifer - but 5.4-8 km down. Not going to be easy to get at, but maybe a refuge for life? #astrobiology #NASA #InSight theconversation.com/meteorites-a...

It is going to take forever to recover from the damage being done to our country by the current administration.

This report looks at #AILiteracy not just from a student perspective, but also what faculty (section 5) and staff (section 6) need to know. www.educause.edu/content/2024...

Overview of a report on understanding & addressing #misinformation in #science. With the current administration telling #NSF to shut down research on misinformation, we may not be seeing any new reports like this one for a while. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/12...

#OER #climate course. "solutions-based, offering a fresh perspective on climate change by focusing on what can be done. Students will evaluate adaptation and mitigation strategies, empowering them to take on the challenges of climate change." #sustainability blog.khanacademy.org/new-oer-clim...

Good questions to ask about the recent announcement of finding #dimethylslfide on #K2-18b and its potential #astrobiology implications. Is it really a #hycean world? And is it dimethylsulfide? Still a fascinating possibility! arstechnica.com/science/2025...

The stupidity of this administration goes on and on. It's up to Congress now to save #NASA #science arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

Discussion of a recent EDUCAUSE quick poll on #sustainability in #HigherEd. "Higher education has a tremendous opportunity to innovate around climate-friendly systems and solutions." er.educause.edu/podcasts/edu...

Switching to #cleanEnergy to reduce the impacts of #climateChange is good business, basic risk management. That's not some woke, liberal agenda, that's the perspective you hear from executives at major insurance companies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking forward to the Martian Moons eXploration #MMX mission taking off next year, exploring #Deimos and #Phobos to help determine the origin of the moons of #Mars, returning samples from Phobos, and helping us to understand the origins of our solar system. youtu.be/-a0e8AKOWg0?...

Important for students to use #AI to support meeting #LearningOutcomes, rather than undercutting learning. #AILiteracy involves student critical evaluation of AI use, and documenting & #reflecting on AI tools www.chronicle.com/article/make...

This is seriously cool. Open the photo and expand the upper right corner to see a crescent #Phobos with #Earth as a dot nearby

Here's the #FireflyAerospace #BlueGhost 1 mission page, if you want to watch the landing live early tomorrow morning: fireflyspace.com/missions/blu...

More evidence of ancient #oceans on #Mars. Radar profiles from the #Zhurong rover found #foreshore profiles indicating a beach environment. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Damn @sanders.senate.gov. Just when I compliment you, I looked for info on the event. NONE HERE. But multiple posts on X. WTF. You obviously don’t care to engage. Just look at the quality of replies you get over there.

Homemade apple pie this evening. Looks like it turned out ok.

I'm playing with Notebook LM for the Lumen Circles cohort on #AI that I'm participating in this spring. Created a notebook on #Titan #Astrobiology, uploaded a few resources from that topic from my class, and generated this podcast overview. Not too bad. notebooklm.google.com/notebook/dec...

When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s. Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.

As a member of the #SUNY #Sustainability Advisory Council, it's always good to see what other universities are doing on #climate, like #UMN sustainable.umn.edu/cap

It seems like every article I see bemoaning the state of #LiberalArts equates Liberal Arts with #humanities. And maybe #sociology and #FineArts. #NaturalSciences and #mathematics are and always have been part of the Liberal Arts. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

If birds and mammals took different genetic and developmental pathways to higher #cognition, through #ConvergentEvolution, it bodes well that similar environmental and social pressures on #exoplanets might lead to intelligent life there, if complex organisms arise. www.earth.com/news/rethink...

Peter & Rosemary Grant were at #UniversityMichigan when I was there. Conscientious scholars & great colleagues, I'm happy to promote their work! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Recent talk given by one of our #EnvStudies faculty at #PurchaseCollege, understanding what's involved with #EcoAnxiety and how to develop coping strategies docs.google.com/presentation...

Making the lives of your voters significantly worse to own the libs

Will rising home insurance costs (driven by #ClimateChange risks) reduce development in risk-prone areas and bring more rationality to the housing market? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

You have to wonder why so many Republicans are trying to shut down a bipartisan site that uses objective metrics to evaluate #disinformation and #misinformation in online news and "news" sites. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Lots of controversy around #Geoengineering approaches to #ClimateChange, but #CarbonCapture and CO2 removal from the atmosphere is easy to grasp. Is the #CarbonMarket up to the task? Is it a distraction from efforts to #decarbonize the grid? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/c...

Chapters organized into Restraint, Respect, and Reverence sections sunypress.edu/Books/C/Coha...

"The Higher Ed Climate Action Plan provides a roadmap to support comprehensive action across higher education and outlines recommendations for different stakeholders to catalyze and scale these efforts across the country." #climate #sustainability www.thisisplaneted.org/resources/hi...