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Sabine Pahl

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Prof of #EnvironmentalPsychology @univienna.ac.at @envpsyvienna.bsky.social https://ech.univie.ac.at #BehaviouralSciences #RiskPerception #SocialCognition #PlasticPollution #Microplastics #PFAS #Nature etc...

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 3h

A few impressions from our recent #Environment and #Climate Research Hub Retreat @univie.ac.at
ech.univie.ac.at/story/connec...

Connecting the Dots – Highlights from the ECH Research Retreat 2025

From 2 - 3 October 2025, members of the Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH) gathered at the College Garden Hotel in Bad Vöslau for their annual research retreat – two days dedicated to what defines the Hub’s mission: connecting the dots across disciplines, methods, and perspectives.

ech.univie.ac.at

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 10h

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The group also criticised male journalists who attended Friday's conference for not standing up for their female colleagues. "In moments like these, silence can be seen as complicity in normalising gender discrimination," the statement said."

Amir Khan Muttaqi: Taliban minister meets Indian female journalists after outrage

Female reporters were invited after being excluded from Taliban minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's first event in Delhi.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 1d

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www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK small businesses and charities say nuclear levy could add thousands to bills

Charge from next month expected to have disproportionate impact after energy-intensive industries given exemption

www.theguardian.com

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 1d

America’s continuing descent into once unimaginable chaos. My family, my friends, my neighbors are all affected by this madness. Pressure and stress is mounting. At some stage, matters will erupt or implode, spectacularly badly either way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says

Vice-president calls crime ‘out of control’ in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces

www.theguardian.com

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 1d

Da schau her.

#Hamburg #Zukunftsentscheid

295.818 gegen 261.079 - Hamburger Zukunftsentscheid für mehr sozial gerechten Klimaschutz gewinnt in Volksentscheid

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 2d

Hazardous chemicals & waste don’t just harm the planet — they affect our health too.

The Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm Conventions work together to protect people and the environment from these dangers.

Explore more on how these Conventions are making a difference: https://www.brsmeas.org/

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Max Boykoff @maxboykoff.bsky.social · 2d

We're hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Dept of Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder with expertise in energy & environmental policy, and emphases on sustainability & decarbonization. The job ad is here, apply by the Nov 14 deadline! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies

jobs.colorado.edu

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 3d

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A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 3d

“In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. [...] Kornbluth wrote. “Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.”

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: MIT rejects an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration's education agenda, the first university to do so.

MIT is 1st school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: MIT rejects an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration's education agenda, the first university to do so.

MIT is 1st school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

nbcnews.to

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Ann-Katrin Müller @akm0803.bsky.social · 4d

AfD-Bundesvorstand und MdB Stephan Brandner hatte mich auf X ja mehrfach als „Faschistin“ bezeichnet. Ein Gericht verbot ihm das, doch er wiederholte die Beleidigung und versprach sogar eine großzügige Belohnung, wenn es ihm andere nachtun. Danach erstatteten wir Strafanzeige.

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 5d

Super review @derstandard.at 🤣🤣🤣

Z.B. "Er machte einst auch Werbung für Coca-Cola, kennt sich also mit den in Tron: Ares vorherrschenden Rot- und Schwarztönen bestens aus."

www.derstandard.at/story/310000...

Der Kino-Blockbuster "Tron: Ares": Männer, die auf Displays starren

Der dritte Teil der einst richtungsweisenden Videogame-Saga bringt Geschöpfe aus dem Internet in die reale Welt. Geballert und sinnlos zerstört wird dort wie da

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 5d

The Philippines just protected 200 square miles of ocean to safeguard “super reefs” that can withstand heat and bleaching. WHOI’s Anne Cohen says such protected areas not only save existing reefs, but also help new ones develop.

📲 Learn more from insideclimatenews.org: go.whoi.edu/icn-superreef

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Hahrie Han @hahrie.bsky.social · 5d

Totally, completely flabbergasted. #MacFellow

hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/08/h...

Johns Hopkins political scientist Hahrie Han receives MacArthur genius grant

Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 6d

Freedom to love. Freedom to be.

Today, we've adopted our new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030, focusing on protecting people from violence, ensuring equal rights, and advancing equality for all.

Because equality and freedom are at the heart of Europe.

More ↓
link.europa.eu/dDRf4r

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 9d

Sounds utterly ridiculous how the federal state Hessen in Germany enforces new language rules against gender-neutral language in its schools. Clearly it is the most important issue in 2025 whether people say LehrerIn or not.

Henning Ernst Mueller @ermu.bsky.social · 9d

Rechte Sprachpolizei extrem. www.hessenschau.de/politik/gend...

Genderverbot an Schulen in Hessen wird scharf kontrolliert - Kritik an "Entgender-Wahn"

Ist im Instagram-Kanal einer Schule noch irgendwo ein Binnen-I versteckt? Hessens CDU-geführtes Kultusministerium treibt das "härteste Genderverbot Deutschlands" mit großem Eifer voran - selbst bei äl...

www.hessenschau.de

Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 9d

"dann sagt der eine, er wollte jüdische Geschichte bewahren, der andere, er wollte Palästina befreien. Aber das funktioniert nicht, indem man Unschuldige tötet."

Danke für dieses Fünkchen #Hoffnung und #Menschlichkeit

Tanja Kinkel @tanjakinkel.bsky.social · 9d

Was derzeit überall in der Welt geschieht, macht es leicht, zynisch hinsichtlich unserer Spezies zu sein oder werden. Und dann kommen zwei, die zeigen, was es wirklich heißt, menschlich zu sein:

www.zeit.de/familie/2025...

Rami Elhanan und Bassam Aramin: "Ich kann mir mein Leben nicht mehr ohne diesen Feind vorstellen"

Beide verloren ihre Tochter im Nahostkonflikt, der eine ist Israeli, der andere Palästinenser. Ihre unwahrscheinliche Freundschaft entstand aus überwältigendem Schmerz.

www.zeit.de

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 9d

🎓 Happy #WorldTeachersDay! At #univie we ask this semester’s big question (#Semesterfrage):❓ What should we learn when everything is changing? Join our researchers explore how schools & lifelong learning can prepare us for the future 👉 https://rudolphina.univie.ac.at/lernen-im-wandel

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Tanja Kinkel @tanjakinkel.bsky.social · 9d

Rami Elhanan und Bassam Aramin: "Ich kann mir mein Leben nicht mehr ohne diesen Feind vorstellen"

Beide verloren ihre Tochter im Nahostkonflikt, der eine ist Israeli, der andere Palästinenser. Ihre unwahrscheinliche Freundschaft entstand aus überwältigendem Schmerz.

www.zeit.de

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Henning Ernst Mueller @ermu.bsky.social · 9d

Rechte Sprachpolizei extrem. www.hessenschau.de/politik/gend...

Genderverbot an Schulen in Hessen wird scharf kontrolliert - Kritik an "Entgender-Wahn"

www.hessenschau.de

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 9d

Happening tomorrow!
Join me for Christian Aid's Annual Lecture, 'Directing Economic Growth: A Common Good Approach’. I’ll explore how govts can combat our challenges on climate, health & biodiversity, if informed by a new economics of the common good.

Mon 6 Oct | 19:00 | caid.org.uk/AnnualLecture

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 11d

This year’s Horizon Europe #RESONATE Annual Meeting took place in Padua 🇮🇹 and brought together leading experts in the field of Nature-based Therapy ( #NbT ) research from around the globe. 🌍

🌐 You can learn more about the #RESONATE project on our website: resonate-horizon.eu

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 13d

Isolde Gottwald has been awarded the DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences to pursue her doctoral project focusing on strategies for climate- & environmental communication in entertainment media. 📺

Welcome to the team! 🙌

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Psychologists / Psychotherapists for Future e.V. @psy4f.bsky.social · 15d

Wie alt wirst du im Jahr 2050 sein?
Falls du jetzt zwischen 13 und 21 bist, wirst du dann in der Mitte des Lebens sein. Warnungen vor katastrophalen 5 bis 6°C mehr bei uns treffen dich besonders hart.
Du fühlst dich damit allein? Tausch dich in unserer Online-Gesprächsrunde am 9.10. mit anderen aus!

Einladung offene online-Gesprächsrunde mit den Psychologists for Future am 9. Oktober, von 18:30 Uhr bis 20 Uhr für Menschen von 13 bis 21 Jahren

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Sabine Pahl @sabinepahl.bsky.social · 15d

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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 15d

Great result in Moldova's parliamentary election - comfortable win for pro-EU PAS who will likely hold onto absolute majority of seats

Complete failure for Russia's massive interference and disinformation

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15d

'a study published in Science Advances in July estimated that at least 13.5 per cent of 2024 abstracts showed signs of large language model (LLM) use, with some subfields nearing 40 per cent.' 1/2

We must set the rules for AI use in scientific writing and peer review

Clear policies, transparent disclosure and shared accountability are essential to protect the integrity of research, says George Chalhoub

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 15d

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