Emily Gardner
@emfurd.bsky.social
Associate editor @eos.org. Usually worrying. Often baking cookies.
Kim does it all!
Well, I didn't think I'd say this again 8 years after leaving academia but...it's #PaperDay! 🧪🔭🧬
Last year I participated in a workshop about communicating the search for life and then I helped write a report about our discussions. You can read it here:
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Last year I participated in a workshop about communicating the search for life and then I helped write a report about our discussions. You can read it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Kim does it all!
"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. If Stephen Glass, Jayson Blair and the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige and power that came with journalism in that moment, then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage..."
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. If Stephen Glass, Jayson Blair and the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige and power that came with journalism in that moment, then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage..."
"The artistry was celebrated as pushing boundaries when, in actuality, stormwater doesn’t know any."
Some incredible analysis here.
Some incredible analysis here.
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"The artistry was celebrated as pushing boundaries when, in actuality, stormwater doesn’t know any."
Some incredible analysis here.
Some incredible analysis here.
"This article shouldn’t stop you from buying things. Nor should it stop you from returning things that don’t work for you.
Done in excess, however — that’s how you get thousands upon thousands of pallets packed with untold numbers of undelivered, unsold, and unloved things."
Done in excess, however — that’s how you get thousands upon thousands of pallets packed with untold numbers of undelivered, unsold, and unloved things."
What happens to all the stuff you return? Wirecutter bought 450 pounds of mystery products at a liquidation warehouse to learn more about the return cycle — and where all the stuff no one wants ends up. “What I got was a whole heap of sadness.” nyti.ms/4rm5c2e
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"This article shouldn’t stop you from buying things. Nor should it stop you from returning things that don’t work for you.
Done in excess, however — that’s how you get thousands upon thousands of pallets packed with untold numbers of undelivered, unsold, and unloved things."
Done in excess, however — that’s how you get thousands upon thousands of pallets packed with untold numbers of undelivered, unsold, and unloved things."
I think often of my favorite philosophy professor from college, who was named (most unfortunately) Jeffrey Epstein. I hope he's doing okay out there teaching 19-year-olds about normative ethics.
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I think often of my favorite philosophy professor from college, who was named (most unfortunately) Jeffrey Epstein. I hope he's doing okay out there teaching 19-year-olds about normative ethics.
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Really cool audio story on our recent ditch paper by @emfurd.bsky.social. Let's all pay more attention to our ditches...
Justice for ditches! Researchers are seeking to raise the profile of research into canals, dikes, moats, conduits, and gutters, also known as ditches. eos.org/articles/the... 🧪
The Role of a Ditch in the Matrix - Eos
These constructed waterways are often a “no-man’s-land” between terrestrial scientists and limnologists. But ditches’ role in transport, agriculture, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and even a...
eos.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Really cool audio story on our recent ditch paper by @emfurd.bsky.social. Let's all pay more attention to our ditches...
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Meta PR has been challenging us to philosophical debates about the difference between its AI glasses harassment machine and an iPhone, this is my answer www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Meta PR has been challenging us to philosophical debates about the difference between its AI glasses harassment machine and an iPhone, this is my answer www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
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Déjà vu: Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA….again. 🧪🔭
For a space drama, this saga is pretty wild. Here’s what’s happened:
🧵👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
For a space drama, this saga is pretty wild. Here’s what’s happened:
🧵👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
Trump Again Names Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA After Pulling His Nomination
The nomination of the billionaire entrepreneur, private astronaut and Elon Musk ally was before the floor of the Senate when the president abruptly withdrew it in June.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Déjà vu: Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA….again. 🧪🔭
For a space drama, this saga is pretty wild. Here’s what’s happened:
🧵👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
For a space drama, this saga is pretty wild. Here’s what’s happened:
🧵👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
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Repeating the Curtis Rule of Media Reporting:
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Repeating the Curtis Rule of Media Reporting:
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
When they call your outlet "storied," that means something really bad is happening. www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
New audio story in Eos today! Ditches and moats are subbing in for witches and ghosts this Halloween. 🧙♀️👻
Justice for ditches! Researchers are seeking to raise the profile of research into canals, dikes, moats, conduits, and gutters, also known as ditches. eos.org/articles/the... 🧪
The Role of a Ditch in the Matrix - Eos
These constructed waterways are often a “no-man’s-land” between terrestrial scientists and limnologists. But ditches’ role in transport, agriculture, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and even a...
eos.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New audio story in Eos today! Ditches and moats are subbing in for witches and ghosts this Halloween. 🧙♀️👻
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Winners of the @rmets.org Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition are out! Running around announcing this like Paul Revere because they are so beautiful!📣📣📣
PCs:
Alex Cruz
Geshuang Chen, Shuchang Dong
Jonah Lange
Kyaw Zay Yar Lin
Learn more: www.rmets.org/standard-cha...
PCs:
Alex Cruz
Geshuang Chen, Shuchang Dong
Jonah Lange
Kyaw Zay Yar Lin
Learn more: www.rmets.org/standard-cha...
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Winners of the @rmets.org Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition are out! Running around announcing this like Paul Revere because they are so beautiful!📣📣📣
PCs:
Alex Cruz
Geshuang Chen, Shuchang Dong
Jonah Lange
Kyaw Zay Yar Lin
Learn more: www.rmets.org/standard-cha...
PCs:
Alex Cruz
Geshuang Chen, Shuchang Dong
Jonah Lange
Kyaw Zay Yar Lin
Learn more: www.rmets.org/standard-cha...
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The EPA is picking and choosing who gets to work during the shutdown: "virtually everyone who is working to undo marquee Biden-era regulations for air pollution, climate change and
water quality is still on the job."
This is, to put it mildly, not normal.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
water quality is still on the job."
This is, to put it mildly, not normal.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
EPA flush with cash for ‘priority’ staff
The agency is taking an unprecedented approach to furloughs during this latest government shutdown.
www.eenews.net
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The EPA is picking and choosing who gets to work during the shutdown: "virtually everyone who is working to undo marquee Biden-era regulations for air pollution, climate change and
water quality is still on the job."
This is, to put it mildly, not normal.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
water quality is still on the job."
This is, to put it mildly, not normal.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
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A 2025 “State of the Climate” report shows Earth’s vital signs are crashing, requiring humanity to “rethink the way we live,” says @williamripple.bsky.social. eos.org/research-and...
2025 State of the Climate Report: Our Planet's Vital Signs are Crashing - Eos
A yearly analysis of climate change’s progress and effects shows a “planet on the brink” of ecological breakdown and widespread crisis and suggests that only rapid climate mitigation able to avoid the...
eos.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A 2025 “State of the Climate” report shows Earth’s vital signs are crashing, requiring humanity to “rethink the way we live,” says @williamripple.bsky.social. eos.org/research-and...
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![Comic. [two connected spacecraft hovering in space above the Earth] Houston, the view is superb. We can see the continents spread out below us, right where they’ve been since the Earth formed. [caption] I still can’t believe we developed spaceflight before we figured out that the continents moved.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicp2ka5asjgkmgfdfj33vnjb5bbvk3vnyao6ju5kipxcdc23pqasm@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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god, i love the sky. every now and then you'll just be going about your day and then WHUMF whole lake gets dropped on you. fantastic stuff
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
god, i love the sky. every now and then you'll just be going about your day and then WHUMF whole lake gets dropped on you. fantastic stuff
The subject line for today's @tanglenews.bsky.social newsletter 🫠
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The subject line for today's @tanglenews.bsky.social newsletter 🫠
This is bad news for people who are afraid of anteaters (e.g. me).
As one paleontologist, Thomas Vida, succinctly put it:
“Things keep evolving into anteaters.”
“Things keep evolving into anteaters.”
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is bad news for people who are afraid of anteaters (e.g. me).
Really great explanation from @gvd.bsky.social of the funding deal Trump is offering to universities (and why, so far, none have accepted but several have refused).
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Universities Reject Trump Funding Deal - Eos
The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” developed by the Trump administration and sent to nine universities, proposes that the institutions agree to a series of criteria in exchange...
eos.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Really great explanation from @gvd.bsky.social of the funding deal Trump is offering to universities (and why, so far, none have accepted but several have refused).
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
One Redditor raved, "The bar is on the floor but I guess he's fine."
Neil Jacobs, who first joined @noaa.gov during Trump’s first presidency, made waves for his ties to an incident in which the president shared a hurricane map altered with a marker. The meteorologist and atmospheric scientist is now the top official at the agency. 🧪
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Sharpiegate Scientist Takes the Helm at NOAA - Eos
Meteorologist and atmospheric scientist Neil Jacobs was confirmed as the new leader of NOAA on Tuesday evening.
eos.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One Redditor raved, "The bar is on the floor but I guess he's fine."
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We’re on Capitol Hill with 225 Earth & space scientists — including @aas.org and @planetarysociety.bsky.social — urging Congress to reopen the government and protect NASA science. 🚀🌍
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re on Capitol Hill with 225 Earth & space scientists — including @aas.org and @planetarysociety.bsky.social — urging Congress to reopen the government and protect NASA science. 🚀🌍
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU