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Celebrate by reading The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by the great @andreawulf.bsky.social. A fascinating portrait.

Thank you so much

Paperback edition of Das Nomadische Jahrhundert! With sehr generous endorsements from the best people! Do get yours! @andreawulf.bsky.social #NomadCentury

I'm excited that “Invention of Nature” is part of @johnmurrays classic series (with Jane Austen & David Attenborough). A new edition with a brilliant foreword by the even more brilliant @MerlinSheldrake

De Van der Leeuw-Lezing wordt dit jaar gegeven door @andreawulf.bsky.social en Theunis Piersma @globalflyway.bsky.social Ontzettend blij met deze twee fantastische sprekers/onderzoekers! vanderleeuwlezing.nl

Thanks for writing this book. It changed my life too--it inspired me to develop research projects with fantastic colleagues in Ecuador, and now it's fun to be on sabbatical here in Germany as a Humboldt fellow (named after AvH!). I even have a print of the naturgemälde on my office wall :).

Today, 166 years ago Alexander von Humboldt died (he was 89 years). He changed the way we think about nature (describing it as a web of life) & predicted climate change. Can't believe it's been 10 years since I published 'Invention of Nature'. It's change my life. In so many ways.

Good to be reminded, on this sunny morning, that the naturalist and 'father of environmentalism' Alexander von Humboldt was "fueled by his love for nature and science but also by large amounts of coffee which he called 'concentrated sunshine'" - according to @andreawulf.bsky.social

Here is my first little outing of the man I’ve spent the last 4 years with … www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...

Reading many books at once, I hardly finish any. But this one was a joy; I wished it'd been longer. "Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self" by @andreawulf.bsky.social is the story of a literary 'set' and a place. But most of all it is a homage to Caroline Schelling.

1 weekend, 5 plays, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg … Anthropolis-Marathon ... best theatre l've seen in a long time. Very topical those ancient Greeks.

Last photos … goodbye Polynesia. Loved following George Forster’s footsteps #research

A day off, snorkelling and a visit of a baby reef shark … definitely not research #GeorgeForster #FrenchPolynesia

Raiatea is the sacred homeland of Polynesians and Taputapuatea marae is where it all began. Hobbled through it with my twisted ankle but so glad I finally saw it #research

Hello beautiful Raiatea & Taha’a … and then I twisted my ankle.

Tauahi’ura - Huahine's mountains that look like silhouette of a pregnant woman on her back in profile (head, nose, chine, breasts, belly). George Forster saw exactly the same view 250 years ago #research #GeorgeForster #Huahine

Polynesian navigation #fa’afaite #Tahiti #research #GeorgeForster

Our ride out of Dusky Sound … rain, clouds & lots of mountains. Not my favourite combination 😂

Pretty small & big things #DuskySound #NZ #GeorgeForster

Two images ... 250 years apart... this is the tree the Resolution used as their gangway in Pickersgill Harbour in Dusky Sound NZ in March & April 1773. Time portal to George Forster #research

Hunkering down before the thunderstorm ... magical & eerie ... in Wet Jacket Arm, an inlet in Dusky Sound that was named by the Resolution crew after Forster and a few men got stuck here in a storm. So it feels very appropriate #research #GeorgeForster

I‘m in love with this wild place #DuskySound #research #GeorgeForster

Dusky Sound … where George Forster first encountered the Māori and New Zealand #research

Hiked at Lake Tekapo today … #NewZealand #research

Just hiked 92km in 4 days. This is the best place to forget about Trump & German election for a little moment. #NewZealand #research #GeorgeForster

That was worth the 27km hike. Queen Charlotte Sound where George Forster came 3 times in 1773 & 1774 with Cook‘s Resolution.

Patterns #NewZealand

Queen Charlotte Sound NZ … it started with a downpour … and then it was glorious… following George Forster‘s footsteps who came here in 1773 #research

Lake Taupo NZ (almost research)

Bloody marvellous … one of the best novels I’ve read in a while.

Delighted to have played a tiny part in Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition on Casper David Friedrich (for the audio guide) www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...

View from my office @sfiscience.bsky.social … perfect for writing. It’s heaven here.

Would love some recommendations for books on explorers & scientists for 4 & 7 year olds. Asking for my family.

Something incredibly satisfying about sawing old branches from the garden for next winter. Wood that warms you twice - today and then in the fireplace.

Hallelujah!

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

Hurrah, the most magnificent biscuits have arrived here. I’m always blown away by @ellamchawk.bsky.social creations.

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

“South Sea Pavillon" at Wörlitz - built in 18th century to house objects Forsters brought back from Resolution voyage #booktours #research #GeorgeForster #Tonga

There's lots of buzz about scientists on #bluesky! Don't forget to make room for the medical and science historians, too! Here's my #starterpack of some awesome people (and institutes). From medieval astrolabes to Victorian corsets, radium soap, and beyond! I got you covered. go.bsky.app/3DuVT6Z

Hello Jena … always lovely to see you. Home to ‘my’ “Magnificent Rebels”. #booktours #MagnificentRebels #Humboldt

Remember this picture every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses.

Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.

German friends ... I'm doing a talk about "Invention of Nature" in German in Jena next week (Friday 22 November) at 7pm. www.lndw-jena.de/index.php/pr...

Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to #COP29Baku, says report - Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thank you for this. Great article

Love this thread on paper and writing.

My books of the year. Richard Powers, Martin Goodman & Maggie O’Farrell. www.spectator.co.uk/article/book...

I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m a writer of non–fiction books incl. “Founding Gardeners”, “Invention of Nature” & “Magnificent Rebels”. I’m currently writing a book about George Forster (explorer in search of our common humanity). Love the 18th century.