Dr H!A! Passmore
@hapassmore.bsky.social
Director of the Nature-Meaning in Life Research Lab, Associate Professor & Department Chair - Psychology, Concordia University of Edmonton. Researching nature, meaning in life, ecoanxiety.
website at https://nmil.ca
website at https://nmil.ca
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The rapid proliferation of services powered by artificial intelligence, ranging from the genuinely useful to the frivolous to the unnecessary, has a common element: the need for vast amounts of electricity and water for the data centers that make them possible.
The Unsustainable Strain Of AI’s Insatiable Power Needs
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how electric cars could get much cheaper and Rivian’s RJ Scaringe on China’s EV price advantage
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The rapid proliferation of services powered by artificial intelligence, ranging from the genuinely useful to the frivolous to the unnecessary, has a common element: the need for vast amounts of electricity and water for the data centers that make them possible.
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Nature Relatedness Usefully Links Well-Being, the Environment, and Sustainability.
The title says it all.
Check our our new brief review in Current Directions in Psychological Science (free to access).
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The title says it all.
Check our our new brief review in Current Directions in Psychological Science (free to access).
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August 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nature Relatedness Usefully Links Well-Being, the Environment, and Sustainability.
The title says it all.
Check our our new brief review in Current Directions in Psychological Science (free to access).
@hapassmore.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The title says it all.
Check our our new brief review in Current Directions in Psychological Science (free to access).
@hapassmore.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
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Two new RCT articles out testing nature-based wellbeing interventions against the most popular Positive Psychology Intervention: 3 Good Things. In both studies, nature-based interventions boosted wb without spending more time in nature, & boosted unique aspects of wb.
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Dr H!A! Passmore : Publications
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October 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two new RCT articles out testing nature-based wellbeing interventions against the most popular Positive Psychology Intervention: 3 Good Things. In both studies, nature-based interventions boosted wb without spending more time in nature, & boosted unique aspects of wb.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Looking to boost your wellbeing? We need regular people to participate in research aimed at testing simple wellbeing practices.
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We started a company to provide enterprise-level support for open-source statistical software @jaspstats.bsky.social . Our website with the mission and offers just went online!
Is your business paying large licensing fees for statistical software? Are you looking for a change? Check it out!
Is your business paying large licensing fees for statistical software? Are you looking for a change? Check it out!
May 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We started a company to provide enterprise-level support for open-source statistical software @jaspstats.bsky.social . Our website with the mission and offers just went online!
Is your business paying large licensing fees for statistical software? Are you looking for a change? Check it out!
Is your business paying large licensing fees for statistical software? Are you looking for a change? Check it out!
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Hello world! We are a new company that provides support for organizations and industries who use the JASP open-source stats program. Check out our website www.jasp-services.com and our first blog post www.jasp-services.com/first-post/
Know companies using commercial stats software? Share this info!🙂
Know companies using commercial stats software? Share this info!🙂
Home - JASP Services BV
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May 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hello world! We are a new company that provides support for organizations and industries who use the JASP open-source stats program. Check out our website www.jasp-services.com and our first blog post www.jasp-services.com/first-post/
Know companies using commercial stats software? Share this info!🙂
Know companies using commercial stats software? Share this info!🙂
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A fantastic piece by @caseycrownhart.bsky.social + @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social at @technologyreview.com
On why the total lack of disclosure from tech companies means we have to rely on estimates - and even those conservative estimates are huge.
Imagine what the actual numbers are.........
On why the total lack of disclosure from tech companies means we have to rely on estimates - and even those conservative estimates are huge.
Imagine what the actual numbers are.........
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A fantastic piece by @caseycrownhart.bsky.social + @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social at @technologyreview.com
On why the total lack of disclosure from tech companies means we have to rely on estimates - and even those conservative estimates are huge.
Imagine what the actual numbers are.........
On why the total lack of disclosure from tech companies means we have to rely on estimates - and even those conservative estimates are huge.
Imagine what the actual numbers are.........
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"I've not been using my brain as much....I’m worried about the impact of AI, but I’m not worried about the jobs, I’m worried about losing my mental sharpness." An excellent essay on the limits of AI coding. (Thanks to @mjcrockett.bsky.social for sending me this.) albertofortin.com/writing/codi...
After months of coding with LLMs, I'm going back to using my brain • albertofortin.com
I've been building MVPs and SaaS products for 15 years. Let's work together on your next project.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"I've not been using my brain as much....I’m worried about the impact of AI, but I’m not worried about the jobs, I’m worried about losing my mental sharpness." An excellent essay on the limits of AI coding. (Thanks to @mjcrockett.bsky.social for sending me this.) albertofortin.com/writing/codi...
New article - woo! (opensource)
Passmore, H.-A., Lumber, R., Niemiec, R., & Sofen, L. I. (2025). Creating kinship with nature and boosting well-being: Testing two novel character strengths-based nature connectedness interventions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(71). doi.org/10.1007/s109...
Passmore, H.-A., Lumber, R., Niemiec, R., & Sofen, L. I. (2025). Creating kinship with nature and boosting well-being: Testing two novel character strengths-based nature connectedness interventions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(71). doi.org/10.1007/s109...
Creating Kinship with Nature and Boosting Well-Being: Testing Two Novel Character Strengths-Based Nature Connectedness Interventions - Journal of Happiness Studies
We tested the efficacy of engaging in two novel randomized interventions based on character strengths and engaging with nature on boosting nature connectedness and well-being. In Study 1 (N = 134, int...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New article - woo! (opensource)
Passmore, H.-A., Lumber, R., Niemiec, R., & Sofen, L. I. (2025). Creating kinship with nature and boosting well-being: Testing two novel character strengths-based nature connectedness interventions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(71). doi.org/10.1007/s109...
Passmore, H.-A., Lumber, R., Niemiec, R., & Sofen, L. I. (2025). Creating kinship with nature and boosting well-being: Testing two novel character strengths-based nature connectedness interventions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(71). doi.org/10.1007/s109...
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Message from Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to Danielle Smith -
"Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
"Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Message from Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to Danielle Smith -
"Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
"Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
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Changing the narrative on testing…
@katyburgess.bsky.social on why retrieval is key to learning.
#exams #revision
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@katyburgess.bsky.social on why retrieval is key to learning.
#exams #revision
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Katy Burgess on why retrieval is key to learning.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Changing the narrative on testing…
@katyburgess.bsky.social on why retrieval is key to learning.
#exams #revision
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@katyburgess.bsky.social on why retrieval is key to learning.
#exams #revision
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It's bonkers that in academic science we spend hours obsessing over the wording of a paper, but often only one person has seen the code that produced the results! 2/N
April 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's bonkers that in academic science we spend hours obsessing over the wording of a paper, but often only one person has seen the code that produced the results! 2/N
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Microsoft is spending about 6x the annual budget of the entire NSF on building more server farms.
Microsoft's Q3 capex rose 52.9% YoY to $21.4B, vs. $22.4B est.; Microsoft reiterated this month that it would spend $80B on its data center build-out this year (Reuters)
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April 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Microsoft is spending about 6x the annual budget of the entire NSF on building more server farms.
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Emotions can be driven by our gut. Early evidence suggesting aggression may originate in the liver. More evidence of #BrainGut connection. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploring the metabolic signature of intermittent explosive disorder: Preliminary evidence and potential mechanisms for altered bilirubin metabolism
Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is characterized by impulsive aggression and emotional dysregulation, yet its systemic biological underpinnings …
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April 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Emotions can be driven by our gut. Early evidence suggesting aggression may originate in the liver. More evidence of #BrainGut connection. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We have SO many greats events in the next week or two! Sign up for the next #ClimateCafe to get a taste! www.eventbrite.com/e/1302336075...
May 7, 2025 Climate Cafe by CPA-NA
Join us to share feelings around climate change to reduce isolation.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We have SO many greats events in the next week or two! Sign up for the next #ClimateCafe to get a taste! www.eventbrite.com/e/1302336075...
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I’m really looking forward to this. Please join me.
Don’t Say Climate? Bridging Divides with Katharine Hayhoe — Climate Psychology Alliance North America
Join us in learning how to have conversations about climate in this polarizing time.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’m really looking forward to this. Please join me.
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Researchers have been pointing out that these systems are probably “bags of heuristics” from the very beginning but pointing it out early literally cost some of them their jobs.
It’s kinda funny / harrowing that LLMs didn’t get smarter or less brute-force-y, we just got better graphics cards, and more comfortable with wasting obscene energy on what still remains the most overrated madlibs ever.
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We Now Know How AI ‘Thinks’—and It’s Barely Thinking at All
The vast ‘brains’ of artificial intelligence models can memorize endless lists of rules. That’s useful, but not how humans solve problems.
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April 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Researchers have been pointing out that these systems are probably “bags of heuristics” from the very beginning but pointing it out early literally cost some of them their jobs.
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Intuitive finding but important one for urban greening programmes:
“… adding greenspace in areas with the least nature yielded 1·4–1·7… times greater health benefits than uniform increases; adding greenspace to areas with the densest populations yielded 2·7 times greater health benefits”
“… adding greenspace in areas with the least nature yielded 1·4–1·7… times greater health benefits than uniform increases; adding greenspace to areas with the densest populations yielded 2·7 times greater health benefits”
April 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Intuitive finding but important one for urban greening programmes:
“… adding greenspace in areas with the least nature yielded 1·4–1·7… times greater health benefits than uniform increases; adding greenspace to areas with the densest populations yielded 2·7 times greater health benefits”
“… adding greenspace in areas with the least nature yielded 1·4–1·7… times greater health benefits than uniform increases; adding greenspace to areas with the densest populations yielded 2·7 times greater health benefits”
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Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3WLGdrw
Stop the removal of Ontario’s bike lanes
Call on all parties running in the Ontario election to reverse Bill 212
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April 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Let’s protect Ontario’s bike lanes in this provincial election. Call on all parties to #ReverseBill212! @GreenpeaceCA act.gp/3WLGdrw
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I don’t know which academic needs to hear this but yes you should absolutely email other academics just to tell them you enjoyed their article/book/chapter. Just do it. Don’t overthink it.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I don’t know which academic needs to hear this but yes you should absolutely email other academics just to tell them you enjoyed their article/book/chapter. Just do it. Don’t overthink it.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
Hello So-and-so, just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed ‘Title’. Hope you’re well. Best, You.
Done.
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I am hiring a PhD student on the meaningful interpretation of effect sizes as part of my VICI funded project. This is a 4 year paid position in a welcoming and collaborative environment. Find out more or apply at www.tue.nl/werken-bij-t...
PhD on Metascience
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April 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I am hiring a PhD student on the meaningful interpretation of effect sizes as part of my VICI funded project. This is a 4 year paid position in a welcoming and collaborative environment. Find out more or apply at www.tue.nl/werken-bij-t...
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I have been accused many times of caring more about entertaining students than educating them - it's so demonstrably false as to be laughable but I could never get past not recognising that everyone's job is easier and learning happens more successfully...
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April 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I have been accused many times of caring more about entertaining students than educating them - it's so demonstrably false as to be laughable but I could never get past not recognising that everyone's job is easier and learning happens more successfully...
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