Marci Baranski
@ecomarci.bsky.social
🛰️Methane, agriculture, science policy @ UNEP's IMEO
📖Author of The Globalization of Wheat: A Critical History of the Green Revolution 🌾
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📖Author of The Globalization of Wheat: A Critical History of the Green Revolution 🌾
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Marci Baranski
@ecomarci.bsky.social
· Oct 19
I wrote The Globalization of Wheat: A Critical History of the Green Revolution. It's about how narratives shape science and international development, science policy, and how good intentions can still lead to injustices.
upittpress.org/books/978082...
upittpress.org/books/978082...
Last day working in downtown DC, for now anyway. Offering my house as co-working space for my friends. Free coffee + emotional support cats.
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Last day working in downtown DC, for now anyway. Offering my house as co-working space for my friends. Free coffee + emotional support cats.
Draft Thanksgiving menu for party of 3, one vegetarian and two Germans (and one German-American baby). No turkey but tried to keep the rest more traditional.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Draft Thanksgiving menu for party of 3, one vegetarian and two Germans (and one German-American baby). No turkey but tried to keep the rest more traditional.
Baby tasted peanut butter for the first time today and I've never seen her more excited 😂
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Baby tasted peanut butter for the first time today and I've never seen her more excited 😂
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Full report here! www.unep.org/resources/re...
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Full report here! www.unep.org/resources/re...
Starting NOW!!! UNEP: Launch of the Global Methane Status Report. unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_109514...
UNFCCC
unfccc-events.azureedge.net
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Starting NOW!!! UNEP: Launch of the Global Methane Status Report. unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP30_109514...
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“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
e360.yale.edu
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“COP30 in Belém may well be remembered as the moment that the world accepted the leading role of China in addressing humanity’s most important challenge.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
“China is helping enable the energy transition, while the U.S. tries to force countries to buy U.S. oil and gas. Global trends favor China.”
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If you love chickens (and eggs) you can thank a Thai person for it, 'cos they're the geniuses who first appear to have domesticated the birds nearly 4,000 years ago.
[shout out to Thailand -- i knew i liked you.]
[shout out to Thailand -- i knew i liked you.]
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you love chickens (and eggs) you can thank a Thai person for it, 'cos they're the geniuses who first appear to have domesticated the birds nearly 4,000 years ago.
[shout out to Thailand -- i knew i liked you.]
[shout out to Thailand -- i knew i liked you.]
Leftover carrot purée also got added to breakfast tacos. No food waste in this house 😅
Baby is eating purées now and she didn't like Asian pear. Thankfully frozen Asian pear purée is a nice dessert for mama 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Leftover carrot purée also got added to breakfast tacos. No food waste in this house 😅
Baby is eating purées now and she didn't like Asian pear. Thankfully frozen Asian pear purée is a nice dessert for mama 🤣
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Baby is eating purées now and she didn't like Asian pear. Thankfully frozen Asian pear purée is a nice dessert for mama 🤣
Reposted by Marci Baranski
This is such a common dynamic and it absolutely does immense harm to women’s careers. We do not need to tolerate this shit anymore.
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is such a common dynamic and it absolutely does immense harm to women’s careers. We do not need to tolerate this shit anymore.
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America @250: Redesigning the Scientific Enterprise — an expert and public consultation
ASU center committed to advancing New American University’s model for science funding in US news.asu.edu/b/20251114-a...
ASU center committed to advancing New American University’s model for science funding in US news.asu.edu/b/20251114-a...
ASU center committed to advancing New American University’s model for science funding in US | ASU News
In Washington, D.C., a new movement is taking shape — one aimed at reimagining how America funds its scientific future.At the forefront is Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy and...
news.asu.edu
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
America @250: Redesigning the Scientific Enterprise — an expert and public consultation
ASU center committed to advancing New American University’s model for science funding in US news.asu.edu/b/20251114-a...
ASU center committed to advancing New American University’s model for science funding in US news.asu.edu/b/20251114-a...
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Colombia is in the midst of their energy transition.
Is the story a happy one?
We spoke to more than a dozen Colombian energy folks - from renewable developers to ministers to coal lawyers to oil company execs.
Here's what they think went right, and what went wrong.
Listen and read on NPR 📻🎧🇨🇴⬇️
Is the story a happy one?
We spoke to more than a dozen Colombian energy folks - from renewable developers to ministers to coal lawyers to oil company execs.
Here's what they think went right, and what went wrong.
Listen and read on NPR 📻🎧🇨🇴⬇️
This oil-producing country is moving away from oil. Here's how it's going
Two years ago Colombia pledged to stop exploring for new oil, gas and coal. On the world stage, this was a big deal. Here's what's happened since.
www.npr.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Colombia is in the midst of their energy transition.
Is the story a happy one?
We spoke to more than a dozen Colombian energy folks - from renewable developers to ministers to coal lawyers to oil company execs.
Here's what they think went right, and what went wrong.
Listen and read on NPR 📻🎧🇨🇴⬇️
Is the story a happy one?
We spoke to more than a dozen Colombian energy folks - from renewable developers to ministers to coal lawyers to oil company execs.
Here's what they think went right, and what went wrong.
Listen and read on NPR 📻🎧🇨🇴⬇️
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is such a sad story. In Saudi Arabia, where an unmarried mother can be jailed for an “illegal pregnancy,” migrant workers who give birth cannot leave the country with their kids if they do not have identification documents, which are often impossible to obtain.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is such a sad story. In Saudi Arabia, where an unmarried mother can be jailed for an “illegal pregnancy,” migrant workers who give birth cannot leave the country with their kids if they do not have identification documents, which are often impossible to obtain.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Question for historians - what are some archives/libraries in DC related to international politics that are not government-run? Someone I know is here for research next week but many of the places he planned to go are closed.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Question for historians - what are some archives/libraries in DC related to international politics that are not government-run? Someone I know is here for research next week but many of the places he planned to go are closed.
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If the world were a just place either changing sheets and duvet cover wouldn't be such an odious job or sleeping in clean sheets wouldn't be such an exquisite feeling. Alas the cycle continues as the cruel wheel of time turns.
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If the world were a just place either changing sheets and duvet cover wouldn't be such an odious job or sleeping in clean sheets wouldn't be such an exquisite feeling. Alas the cycle continues as the cruel wheel of time turns.
So maybe that 2pm latte was a mistake 🫥
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
So maybe that 2pm latte was a mistake 🫥
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Omfg yo holy shit look at this shot. Taken 34 minutes ago. I got some decent video I'll edit once I get to a hotel after catching the milky way...so..3 hours? 🪶
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Omfg yo holy shit look at this shot. Taken 34 minutes ago. I got some decent video I'll edit once I get to a hotel after catching the milky way...so..3 hours? 🪶
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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lmao this is incredible, strong contender for one of the least useful charts ever made
you could do this with anything, draw a straight trend line plus one exponentially up and one exponentially down
average baseball fastball pitch speed in 2050:
0mph, 105mph, or 1000000mph
you could do this with anything, draw a straight trend line plus one exponentially up and one exponentially down
average baseball fastball pitch speed in 2050:
0mph, 105mph, or 1000000mph
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
lmao this is incredible, strong contender for one of the least useful charts ever made
you could do this with anything, draw a straight trend line plus one exponentially up and one exponentially down
average baseball fastball pitch speed in 2050:
0mph, 105mph, or 1000000mph
you could do this with anything, draw a straight trend line plus one exponentially up and one exponentially down
average baseball fastball pitch speed in 2050:
0mph, 105mph, or 1000000mph