Julia Wester, PhD
@drjuliawester.bsky.social
4.3K followers 1.3K following 190 posts
Interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, educator, organizer | Field School and UMiami | Unironically loves Florida, even when it hurts me
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
"Organizing" is just "Did I do anything to help out with organizing efforts today?" And it, like most of the categories, isn't binary—I give myself more points for that day if what I did was more significant, or took more time.
Would also love to know what breaking down “organizing” looks like for you in terms of regular achievable tasks on a daily-weekly scale to-do list. I’ve added stuff on the month scale like “attend meetings” and “check off that thing I promised to contribute at the last meeting”
Would also love to know what breaking down “organizing” looks like for you in terms of regular achievable tasks on a daily-weekly scale to-do list. I’ve added stuff on the month scale like “attend meetings” and “check off that thing I promised to contribute at the last meeting”
Any Miami folks, especially near the Coral Way/Shenandoah area: we’re meeting up to travel together to the protest if anyone wants to join this Saturday @coralwaydems.bsky.social
oh is this every trader joe's?? I just assumed it was Miami's fun the little twist on the experience.
Interestingly I found this action to be a real beautiful example of solidarity across orgs, movements and causes. Too often things are structured in ways that keep us fighting for “our issue” in silos, but all our fates are intertwined. Always have been, but now could not be more obvious.
Look I get that it's not sexy that the Florida facility was closed via an environmental lawsuit but Al Capone got taken down by tax evasion. Not everything is sexy!
been dealing with some brain fog more lately and as someone with a parent with early onset dementia I can't determine if this is just HOW IT STARTS or if its my mind reacting to everything being too much right now.
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true
I went to a conference in Portland a couple years ago and got a similar response from FL fox-viewing step sister: (worried, serious) “omg what was it like?” Me (breezy, oblivious) “oh Portland rules, the food was so good. Loved just walking around!” She looked genuinely baffled and disconcerted.
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
I think my favorite part of this is when the toddler gets on the golden retriever like injured Aragorn getting on his horse in that one part of Two Towers
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
Say it often, say it loud:

"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education
Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...
nepc.colorado.edu
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
How your email finds me:
my daughter really captured my essence in this portrait of me “at work”
a bald stick figure in a chair with his arms out in front like he’s typing on a keyboard, and he’s got the biggest angry frown imaginable and eyebrows that express frustrated bemusement
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
CHOTINER: And when was that?
MY CAT: I mean at least 14 hours ago
CHOTINER: Well hold on. You're telling me you haven't been fed at all today but if I look in your bowl here I see a-
MY CAT: An untouched serving, I know, but if you'd let me finish-
CHOTINER: Yeah, of course.
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
this is a very cool story but also part of a wider and incredible resurgence of the Eurasian beaver, which dropped to approximately 1,200 survivors in the early 20th century and is now up to 1.5 million. Beavers were reintroduced to the UK this March.
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Reposted by Julia Wester, PhD
for your consideration…….donate to my fundraiser
Every year this event is an expression of sheer joy and community. Science is for everyone.
Good things happening alert: Field School is running our 5th annual Drag n’ Tag event (drag queens+shark research). We run this event to raise funds for local LGBTQ+ youth org Pridelines. Enjoy these photos and donate to support their work here! donate.misselasmo.org/event/drag-n...
Drag show on the back of Research Vessel Garvin Our research team secures a shark for one of our lovely queens to measure Miss Toto and Jake secure a nurse shark while a participant takes a measurement. Pure joy.