Dom Pates
@dompates.bsky.social
Educational Technologist, in HE. Father/husband. Writer. Brightonian/ex-Tokyoite. DJ/podcaster. European. Transitionist. (Occasional) Musician. Not necessarily in that order?
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Dom Pates
@dompates.bsky.social
· May 20
If #NetZero is the simple but complex slogan to define the story of where we want to get to with #ClimateChange - where the carbon cycle is brought back into balance - what’s the equivalent story slogan for sustainability? #CircularEconomy? #NaturePositive? Or is it too complex to reduce like that?
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The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
Times New Roman is an imported font, developed for London newspaper The Times in 1931. You know what American-designed font cooked up in 1994 would be perfect for this regime? Comic Sans.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
Kinda feel like it’s not too early to suggest holding a complete moratorium on solar geoengineering. Trump’s unlikely to be around long enough for this technology to flourish, but his carbon-soaked successors might be. We need to bring the Oil Age to an end, not prolong it.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
Editorial: Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Kinda feel like it’s not too early to suggest holding a complete moratorium on solar geoengineering. Trump’s unlikely to be around long enough for this technology to flourish, but his carbon-soaked successors might be. We need to bring the Oil Age to an end, not prolong it.
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
So now the EPA website essentially states that climates changed for natural causes up until the Industrial Revolution but then something else happened (we just can’t say what it was). How bizarre…
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So now the EPA website essentially states that climates changed for natural causes up until the Industrial Revolution but then something else happened (we just can’t say what it was). How bizarre…
Well, I was today years old when I discovered that ‘Pablo Picasso’ off Bowie’s ‘Reality’ album is *actually* a Modern Lovers cover. How about that?
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Well, I was today years old when I discovered that ‘Pablo Picasso’ off Bowie’s ‘Reality’ album is *actually* a Modern Lovers cover. How about that?
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#prehistoricplanet behind the scenes! what a great approach! youtu.be/9a5TL30Ug2s?...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3: Puppet Behind The Scenes | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#prehistoricplanet behind the scenes! what a great approach! youtu.be/9a5TL30Ug2s?...
Finished watching ‘#PrehistoricPlanet - Ice Age’ today, a fascinating selection of tales largely of the mammalian megafauna that roamed the planet before the rise of Homo Sapiens.
So many fabulous beasts, all told in the distinctive ‘wildlife documentary’ style.
tv.apple.com/gb/show/preh...
So many fabulous beasts, all told in the distinctive ‘wildlife documentary’ style.
tv.apple.com/gb/show/preh...
Watch Prehistoric Planet - Apple TV
Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back to a time wh…
tv.apple.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Finished watching ‘#PrehistoricPlanet - Ice Age’ today, a fascinating selection of tales largely of the mammalian megafauna that roamed the planet before the rise of Homo Sapiens.
So many fabulous beasts, all told in the distinctive ‘wildlife documentary’ style.
tv.apple.com/gb/show/preh...
So many fabulous beasts, all told in the distinctive ‘wildlife documentary’ style.
tv.apple.com/gb/show/preh...
There may just be a social place in hell reserved for the person that came up with the idea of combining airports with luxury shopping centres. Bah humbug!
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
There may just be a social place in hell reserved for the person that came up with the idea of combining airports with luxury shopping centres. Bah humbug!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology? We've been doing some thinking at Kinship Works with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and co at Careful Industries - what it would take for 2026 to see public interest/civic tech to reach its full potential? Some ideas:
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology?
Yes — if funders step up
medium.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology? We've been doing some thinking at Kinship Works with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and co at Careful Industries - what it would take for 2026 to see public interest/civic tech to reach its full potential? Some ideas:
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
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A mega-thread by @torstenbell.bsky.social, author of "Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back" (& Government Minister who hopefully will rise further), on how the government's economic policies are, methodically, focusing on improving productivity & economic growth. Worth reading the whole thing.
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A mega-thread by @torstenbell.bsky.social, author of "Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back" (& Government Minister who hopefully will rise further), on how the government's economic policies are, methodically, focusing on improving productivity & economic growth. Worth reading the whole thing.
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As someone who criticised the government back in January for not having a clear growth strategy it is good to see Torsten set out in plain language what the govt’s strategy is and how it hangs together. This is much better and clearer communication.
That is a lot of tweets. If you got this far you deserve a prize. Reasonable people will debate this growth strategy. But claiming there isn’t one is lazy nonsense. Higher growth matters because rising living standards are the goal, and higher investment is a key tool.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As someone who criticised the government back in January for not having a clear growth strategy it is good to see Torsten set out in plain language what the govt’s strategy is and how it hangs together. This is much better and clearer communication.
If you ever needed a glimpse of a possible great use case for #AI beyond filling the human Internet with neoliberal fascist slop, then enabling interspecies communication (such as between whales and humans) is a very solid one. Fascinating article.
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you ever needed a glimpse of a possible great use case for #AI beyond filling the human Internet with neoliberal fascist slop, then enabling interspecies communication (such as between whales and humans) is a very solid one. Fascinating article.
So often the story on climate leaves us in despair.
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But for Prof Jules Pretty, there's plenty of good news after COP30. Solar costs are plunging, EV adoption is soaring and countries choosing renewables are saving billions. The story is turning. Read the good news here ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
After COP30, what now? It’s actually good news
It’s the shape of story across all ages and human cultures. You’re in a hole. Then you get out
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
And post-Mamdani campaigning has arrived in your feed. Interesting…
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
And post-Mamdani campaigning has arrived in your feed. Interesting…
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At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
Tonight on The Thursday Night Show, the Nighthawks make our third outing at the African Diner for our series that explores the music of the continent. Join Dom and John at the virtual diner counter from 23:00 (UK time) for more samples of Africa’s finest.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tonight on The Thursday Night Show, the Nighthawks make our third outing at the African Diner for our series that explores the music of the continent. Join Dom and John at the virtual diner counter from 23:00 (UK time) for more samples of Africa’s finest.
This week, I’ve had the pleasure of being on the assessment panel for 2026’s London Student Sustainability Conference. With the darkening talk I often hear from older generations about the pace of addressing the climate crisis, there’s a younger generation rolling up their sleeves. So impressed.
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This week, I’ve had the pleasure of being on the assessment panel for 2026’s London Student Sustainability Conference. With the darkening talk I often hear from older generations about the pace of addressing the climate crisis, there’s a younger generation rolling up their sleeves. So impressed.
Listening to the remastered Beatles Anthology Collection. Amazed at the sound quality already from just The Quarrymen covering ‘That’ll Be The Day’ in what must have been something like 1960. Doesn’t sound like a home recording on an old Grundig tape recording.
open.spotify.com/album/5Crr1G...
open.spotify.com/album/5Crr1G...
Anthology Collection - Album by The Beatles | Spotify
The Beatles · album · 2025 · 191 songs
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Listening to the remastered Beatles Anthology Collection. Amazed at the sound quality already from just The Quarrymen covering ‘That’ll Be The Day’ in what must have been something like 1960. Doesn’t sound like a home recording on an old Grundig tape recording.
open.spotify.com/album/5Crr1G...
open.spotify.com/album/5Crr1G...
RIP Jimmy Cliff ☹️
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff ☹️
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If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
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World on fire buff.ly/8rigvF1
World on fire
And the global climate talks, too
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
World on fire buff.ly/8rigvF1
RIP Mani and thank you for the music - it soundtracked so much of my youth. Saw him at Spike Island and a couple of times with the Scream. Such good grooves.
‘Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Stone Roses | The Guardian’
‘Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Stone Roses | The Guardian’
Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Alexis Petridis
His love of ‘good northern soul and funk’ was always in evidence and had a lasting impact on alternative music
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
RIP Mani and thank you for the music - it soundtracked so much of my youth. Saw him at Spike Island and a couple of times with the Scream. Such good grooves.
‘Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Stone Roses | The Guardian’
‘Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Stone Roses | The Guardian’
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If you are free tomorrow night I’m chairing this rather good panel on what we can do to respond to environmental crisis vs the role of government or business. If you are in London you can come in person. If not (or if it’s too cold) you can tune in online
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
Ask the Experts: Can people power drive environmental action?
Environmental breakdown can impact our lives in immediate and personal ways, yet many feel powerless to act and find the solutions out of reach. This is your opportunity to put questions to our expert...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you are free tomorrow night I’m chairing this rather good panel on what we can do to respond to environmental crisis vs the role of government or business. If you are in London you can come in person. If not (or if it’s too cold) you can tune in online
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
Super excited to be speaking at the @oebconference.bsky.social 2025 in Berlin for the first time - with 270+ other speakers!
Join me on Dec 5th and help me explore how to scale sustainabilty & climate curricula across borders.
#ESD #ClimateCrisis #OEB25 #GreenTheCurriculum
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Join me on Dec 5th and help me explore how to scale sustainabilty & climate curricula across borders.
#ESD #ClimateCrisis #OEB25 #GreenTheCurriculum
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I'm speaking at the #OEB25 | 3 - 5 Dec 2025 in Berlin | Join me!
Register today
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November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Super excited to be speaking at the @oebconference.bsky.social 2025 in Berlin for the first time - with 270+ other speakers!
Join me on Dec 5th and help me explore how to scale sustainabilty & climate curricula across borders.
#ESD #ClimateCrisis #OEB25 #GreenTheCurriculum
invt.io/1bxbdgf3znl
Join me on Dec 5th and help me explore how to scale sustainabilty & climate curricula across borders.
#ESD #ClimateCrisis #OEB25 #GreenTheCurriculum
invt.io/1bxbdgf3znl