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Rebecca Williams
@volcanologist.bsky.social
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Professor of Volcanology. Waffle about volcanoes, HigherEd, tea and occasional running. SFHEA & STEM ambassador. She/her.

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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · Aug 2
It's about time I announced a project that I've been working on in the last year... I wrote a book!

'Volcanoes: 10 things you should know' published by @orionbooks.bsky.social Seven Dials will be out in September. It's available to pre-order now. Links: linktr.ee/volcanologist
A graphic of a book. The cover is a deep red and had a good line illustration of an erupting volcano.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 12 more

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 23h
As a criminal lawyer, it is wild to see so many obviously prosecutable offences committed by a single individual over a short period of time with such apparent impunity.
yeomans.bsky.social Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 1d
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics.

A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

Reposted by Tim Bale, Rebecca Williams

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Alastair Harper @alastairharper.bsky.social · 1d
Thomas Edison in 1910. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this net zero business, lads
Someday some fellow will invent a way of concentrating and storing sunshine to use instead of this old, absurd Prometheus scheme of fire. I'll do the trick myself if someone doesn't get at it.... This scheme of combustion in order to get power makes me sick to think of—it is so wasteful.... We should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. Do we use them? Oh no; we burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel. We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property. There must surely come a time when heat and power will be stored in unlimited quantities in every community, all gathered by natural forces. Electricity ought to be as cheap as oxygen, for it cannot be destroyed. Now, I am not sure but that my new storage battery is the thing. 167

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Nandita Sharma, Richard S.J. Tol , and 20 more

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 1d
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics.

A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 2d
How about, and here's a wild idea, we do our own research and write our own papers? And stand by the verification of our work because it's ours?

Reposted by Rebecca Williams, Margot C. Finn, Christine Kooi

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 2d
AI saves scientists time but adds ‘verification tax’, paper finds.

Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”.

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AI saves scientists time but adds ‘verification tax’, paper finds - Research Professional News
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”
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