Posts by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
 (DIR) Post #ASVS4TMkts0TDejAXY by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       Slightly overwhelmed by number of new followers today. Hello everyone! I'm mainly using account like I did on the birdsite: sharing things I think are fun + interesting, talking about my #science, #ClimateChange, #IceSheets + future #SeaLevelRise, plus #FOSS + #OpenScienceWhile you're here check out the #PolarPortal   http://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/ to see what's going on in #Arctic #Greenland + keep #FF @OceanIceEU  for #Antarctica updates. I also post an old school blog:http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/01/18/rules-of-thumb-about-ice-sheets-and-sea-level-rise/
       
 (DIR) Post #AaR7fU1iGxUtoC9KJU by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       How to use MastodonLots of people have asked me about mastodon, and lots of people have said they've found it difficult. SO I wrote a post, because I believe we should think carefully about where and how we engage, and who benefits.With big thanks to @feditips @micron and many others for the suggestionshttp://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/10/04/how-to-use-mastodon/
       
 (DIR) Post #B1GvvBVXVlO4JetY0G by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       The first step in the ~14,500 km journey (as the crow flies) to Wasa was a taxi to the airport. The second is a flight to Oslo*. It's masks on time. *Yes, this #fieldwork involves *a lot* of carbon. Let's hope the data is worth it...http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/11/heading-south/
       
 (DIR) Post #B450TRgC690fdhUwSm by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       Machine Learning techniques are upending multiple scientific fields. Operational 5-day forecasting of air quality in 1 minute in this paper from Chinese researchers.This is awesome work with very clear public health implications. And a very good example of how we need to get over LLM scepticism when people start talking about #AI tools https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10234-y
       
 (DIR) Post #B4BsUh8SgCMWL0WYnw by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       @precariousmind @realn2s This was exactly my point! And probably why we need to start regularly calling the chatbots LLMs rather than "AI"
       
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       "The European Union covers a largely urbanised continent, but it sometimes feels like a farming-subsidy club with a flag and a parliament. Around a third of the bloc’s budget goes to farmers". https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/01/15/europes-farmers-no-longer-rule-the-roost-unchallenged?giftId=ODY0MmMxODAtMDg2My00YzUyLThkZDgtM2Q2NWRjMDY3OTA2&utm_campaign=gifted_article
       
 (DIR) Post #B5DFpw5aod4ahYktBg by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       I had Jehovah's Witnesses round this morning (not a very common occurrence round here). Them: "Do you ever think about the future?"Me: "I'm a climate scientist, I think it about the future all the time.."
       
 (DIR) Post #B5fbsKx4zBmNoCCXEu by Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
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       Why is #Antarctica temporarily gaining mass... And why it isn't necessarily good news.. https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Space_for_our_climate/Why_is_Antarctica_s_mass_increasing