Patrick Walsh
@patrickjwalsh.bsky.social
Environmental economics and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡
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The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
english.elpais.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
⚠️🚨 Science of the Total Environment has been removed from Web of Science in Nov. 2025 after retractions due to review-fraud and quality failures. Its publisher @ElsevierConnect raked in massive profits while “mega-publishing” suspect papers. 🤑🤡
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Asher Perlman. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Asher Perlman. #NewYorkerCartoons
"Whereas statistical methods in general carry a risk of being used erroneously, AI carries even greater risks owing to its complexity and black-box nature."
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good
go.nature.com/4iZwCXT
go.nature.com/4iZwCXT
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
go.nature.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Whereas statistical methods in general carry a risk of being used erroneously, AI carries even greater risks owing to its complexity and black-box nature."
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Magnetic fibres give this robot a soft grip
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Magnetic fibres give this robot a soft grip
The new edition of EPA's "Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses" is out !!!!!!! www.epa.gov/environmenta...
Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses, 3rd Edition | US EPA
Guidance from NCEE on how to create an economic analysis.
www.epa.gov
December 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The new edition of EPA's "Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses" is out !!!!!!! www.epa.gov/environmenta...
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Sage advice, Professor.
December 15, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Sage advice, Professor.
Apparently the song "Jingle bells, Batman smells .." goes back to at least 1967. Let's keep it going. www.cracked.com/blog/the-sec...
The Secret True History Of 'Jingle Bells, Batman Smells'
Everyone's heard 'Jingle bells, Batman smells ...' But where the hell did this ridiculous parody come from?
www.cracked.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Apparently the song "Jingle bells, Batman smells .." goes back to at least 1967. Let's keep it going. www.cracked.com/blog/the-sec...
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Yesterday, Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 list. Revisit a selection of the most disappointing people to receive the honor, from New Yorker Humor.
A Selection of the 30 Most Disappointing Under 30
Oksana Iyovitch: purchased a kitten after seeing a picture on the Twitter feed Cute Emergency. Tried to return it when it “got too big.”
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday, Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 list. Revisit a selection of the most disappointing people to receive the honor, from New Yorker Humor.
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November 20, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Really happy to see so many research and science people on here!!! Here is a picture of my animals.
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Really happy to see so many research and science people on here!!! Here is a picture of my animals.