Ben Moore
@bendmoore.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Nutritional and Chemical Ecology; koalas and other herbivores; eucalyptus and other plants
Formerly @Blinkybenjy at the other place
Formerly @Blinkybenjy at the other place
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Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.
February 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.
If a PhD looking at mammal nutrition and energetics on an exciting new ecological plot network along an elevational gradient in the Blue Mountains, NSW, sounds appealing, then please get in touch! WSU scholarships for Aus and NZ domestic applicants only, closing March 19 to start by March 30!
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If a PhD looking at mammal nutrition and energetics on an exciting new ecological plot network along an elevational gradient in the Blue Mountains, NSW, sounds appealing, then please get in touch! WSU scholarships for Aus and NZ domestic applicants only, closing March 19 to start by March 30!
These scam ads are getting a bit silly… click through to learn how the PM became a zombie
November 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM
These scam ads are getting a bit silly… click through to learn how the PM became a zombie
Great to see at least one uni trying to some new (old) approaches. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Back to the futurum: how one university is countering AI with ancient examination techniques
The University of South Australia is reintroducing the oral tradition of viva voce to test students’ knowledge in the age of chatbots and cheating
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Great to see at least one uni trying to some new (old) approaches. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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surreal to see my name beside clive palmer's today.
for the record:
1. i am not a billionaire.
2. my personal contribution to community indies in 2022 was less than 1% of their fundraising.
3. @climate200.bsky.social is a crowdfunding community: 11,200 people in 2022, now about double…
for the record:
1. i am not a billionaire.
2. my personal contribution to community indies in 2022 was less than 1% of their fundraising.
3. @climate200.bsky.social is a crowdfunding community: 11,200 people in 2022, now about double…
November 15, 2024 at 6:51 AM
surreal to see my name beside clive palmer's today.
for the record:
1. i am not a billionaire.
2. my personal contribution to community indies in 2022 was less than 1% of their fundraising.
3. @climate200.bsky.social is a crowdfunding community: 11,200 people in 2022, now about double…
for the record:
1. i am not a billionaire.
2. my personal contribution to community indies in 2022 was less than 1% of their fundraising.
3. @climate200.bsky.social is a crowdfunding community: 11,200 people in 2022, now about double…
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If you or someone you know are looking for an exciting funded PhD opportunity at Western Sydney University, please share or get in touch - full details here: tinyurl.com/2xfvv6h2
November 12, 2024 at 4:54 AM
If you or someone you know are looking for an exciting funded PhD opportunity at Western Sydney University, please share or get in touch - full details here: tinyurl.com/2xfvv6h2
This subheading misses the point that China already has by far the greatest installed renewable capacity, and India is third place
Australia backs Cop28 renewables pledge as Chris Bowen calls for international emissions reduction p...
More than 115 countries vow to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 – but not China and India
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2023 at 1:10 AM
This subheading misses the point that China already has by far the greatest installed renewable capacity, and India is third place
Today’s very friendly garden visitor. The king parrots will often land on my hand or head but more unusual for a rosella to do so at mine. He landed on me before I even had any seed on offer
December 2, 2023 at 10:32 AM
Today’s very friendly garden visitor. The king parrots will often land on my hand or head but more unusual for a rosella to do so at mine. He landed on me before I even had any seed on offer
No mention of the best way to avoid your cat getting paralysis tick… keep it inside
Steve forgot to do one thing, and it almost killed his cat
Vets have warned pet owners to be on the lookout for deadly paralysis ticks amid a surge in animals needing emergency treatment.
www.smh.com.au
December 2, 2023 at 9:16 AM
No mention of the best way to avoid your cat getting paralysis tick… keep it inside
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Hello folks, I wrote a response to a Sammy Roth piece in the LA Times that called for critics of large-scale renewable development to "get over it"
We are forgetting that clean energy growth must be both fast and **prolonged** over decades. Protecting nature and social cohesion = more staying power
We are forgetting that clean energy growth must be both fast and **prolonged** over decades. Protecting nature and social cohesion = more staying power
Nature and people shouldn’t be designated losers in the energy transition
A rebuttal, in which I argue that we don't have to sacrifice nature or community cohesion to build clean power
ketanjoshi.co
November 22, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Hello folks, I wrote a response to a Sammy Roth piece in the LA Times that called for critics of large-scale renewable development to "get over it"
We are forgetting that clean energy growth must be both fast and **prolonged** over decades. Protecting nature and social cohesion = more staying power
We are forgetting that clean energy growth must be both fast and **prolonged** over decades. Protecting nature and social cohesion = more staying power
Naively, it seems to me to make sense to use excess solar and wind to make green hydrogen which could be stored and used to run gas power plants later on. I presume there’s good technical or economic reasons why I never hear this proposed but what are they? @danjcass.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org
November 23, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Naively, it seems to me to make sense to use excess solar and wind to make green hydrogen which could be stored and used to run gas power plants later on. I presume there’s good technical or economic reasons why I never hear this proposed but what are they? @danjcass.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org
The scale and speed of the renewables rollout in China is extraordinary. Some cause for optimism I reckon www.smh.com.au/business/the...
China’s green surge could be a watershed moment for the world
Xi Jinping was a green warrior long before it became fashionable.His big bet is set to pay off.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2023 at 8:31 AM
The scale and speed of the renewables rollout in China is extraordinary. Some cause for optimism I reckon www.smh.com.au/business/the...
Impossible to imagine this in Australia
www.theguardian.com/media/2023/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2023/n...
November 22, 2023 at 4:34 AM
Impossible to imagine this in Australia
www.theguardian.com/media/2023/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2023/n...
Good luck to all the school strikers for climate action today
November 16, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Good luck to all the school strikers for climate action today
Grotesque is about right - how can this be allowed to happen - this is MORE emissions intensive than just burning coal for electricity
HESC grotesque say Victorian locals as Japanese giants push Western Port coal-to-hydrogen - Michael ...
The jury is out on hydrogen. Yet the massive new HESC coal-to-hydrogen project planned for Victoria's Western Port Bay is moving ahead
michaelwest.com.au
November 16, 2023 at 4:58 AM
Grotesque is about right - how can this be allowed to happen - this is MORE emissions intensive than just burning coal for electricity
This looks useful!
Our R package `galah` version 2.0.0 is on our GitHub page now; feel free to give it a spin before it goes to CRAN!
Repo: github.com/AtlasOfLivin...
Docs: galah.ala.org.au/R/
Repo: github.com/AtlasOfLivin...
Docs: galah.ala.org.au/R/
November 10, 2023 at 3:57 AM
This looks useful!
Look at these wonderful dead Nothofagus leaf mimics!
Did you know that New Zealand and other land masses in the south-west Pacific are home to LEAF-VEINED SLUGS?
Unlike their omnivorous European relatives, these slugs eat only fungi. They breathe mainly through the skin of the back, which is kept moist by secretions passing along the many grooves. 🧪
Unlike their omnivorous European relatives, these slugs eat only fungi. They breathe mainly through the skin of the back, which is kept moist by secretions passing along the many grooves. 🧪
November 10, 2023 at 3:54 AM
Look at these wonderful dead Nothofagus leaf mimics!
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It's harder to get funding for basic research projects than ever before in Australia.
The @arc_gov_au Discovery Projects scheme now has the lowest “success rate” ever: 16.3%.
Only 1 in 6 grants are funded.
Why? The funding available has plummeted.
Please help, Jason Clare MP❗️
The @arc_gov_au Discovery Projects scheme now has the lowest “success rate” ever: 16.3%.
Only 1 in 6 grants are funded.
Why? The funding available has plummeted.
Please help, Jason Clare MP❗️
October 31, 2023 at 2:15 AM
It's harder to get funding for basic research projects than ever before in Australia.
The @arc_gov_au Discovery Projects scheme now has the lowest “success rate” ever: 16.3%.
Only 1 in 6 grants are funded.
Why? The funding available has plummeted.
Please help, Jason Clare MP❗️
The @arc_gov_au Discovery Projects scheme now has the lowest “success rate” ever: 16.3%.
Only 1 in 6 grants are funded.
Why? The funding available has plummeted.
Please help, Jason Clare MP❗️
A depressing but worthwhile read
I was trying to remember the name of the author on this and then I realised he emailed me many, many times when he worked at Harper's Magazine because he wanted me to do a line-by-line response to a trashy, error-ridden William Rees paper attacking renewable energy
theintercept.com/2023/10/29/w...
theintercept.com/2023/10/29/w...
When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics
How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.
theintercept.com
October 30, 2023 at 10:25 AM
A depressing but worthwhile read
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El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean mean a likely warm and dry spring and early summer for much of eastern a Australia. Update from Bureau of Met www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
www.bom.gov.au
October 24, 2023 at 10:59 PM
El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean mean a likely warm and dry spring and early summer for much of eastern a Australia. Update from Bureau of Met www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
Look at this cracking river red gum from Wonga Wetlands at Albury.
October 18, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Look at this cracking river red gum from Wonga Wetlands at Albury.
Great new publication led by Pip Beale. High temperatures don't just cause animals to eat less, but also alter what they eat - Specifically, warmer temps = lower protein intake. Real implications of global heating for nutrition. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
October 18, 2023 at 3:31 AM
Great new publication led by Pip Beale. High temperatures don't just cause animals to eat less, but also alter what they eat - Specifically, warmer temps = lower protein intake. Real implications of global heating for nutrition. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...