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Katharine Hayhoe
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In June 2017, I was waiting backstage at the Starmus Festival with Martin Rees as they labelled our identical macbook airs with different colours of tape. I turned to him and asked, (thread) economist.com/open-future/20…
"do you agree with what Hawking said [the previous day] that we may have to terraform Mars to escape climate change here on earth?"

"oh no," he replied. "Fixing climate change is a doddle in the park compared to terraforming Mars."
My undergrad degree + first 5 papers are in astrophysics so I was already a huge fan of Lord Rees' work; but after that i now love him even more because he is exactly right and he said it SO perfectly.
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I was honoured to give a low-carbon symposia at the Soil Science Society of America's international meeting today. I used @zoom_us to connect, @polleverywhere to talk w/ the audience, and @adobe presenter to record. Watch:
Here's the audience's response to my question, "what challenge are you currently working on or concerned about that is exacerbated or affected by a changing climate?" - the view from the room (right, thanks @vaughan_soil!) and the wordle itself (left)
My husband does a lot of video work so for the new year I asked him to help me invest in some quality lighting, sound-absorbing panels, and a professional backdrop from @BHPhotoVideo. The setup cost about $500 (so ~1 plane ticket) and I'll be using it multiple times each week!
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Katharine Hayhoe
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When I receive a speaking invite, my first q is: could I do a low-carbon video talk? Thanks to peoples' willingness to give new-fangled tech a try, I now give about 3/4 of my talks this way! (thread, incl recommendations of platforms to use and avoid)
My new year started off with a bang when both @DianaWallSoil and @ASUgreen agreed to host inaugural virtual seminars. I am very grateful for their flexibility and excited to make these work!
In the course of these virtual events, I've tried nearly every commonly-used professional platform. (I have not used Twitch yet, but I won't rule that out since @climatefortnite uses it!)
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Katharine Hayhoe
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Looking for more science in your 2019 timeline? I've updated my list of over physical, natural and social scientists who study climate right here on twitter and there's over 2,000 of us now! Check it out, follow the list, or choose a few of us to follow. twitter.com/KHayhoe/lists/…
If you're a scientist who does climate or you know someone who is and *they are not on the list already* please let me know! Here's how to check if you or someone else is already on a twitter list: uhurunetwork.com/how-to-find-ou…
The criteria for being added is that you're an active researcher in a related field *and you have something in your bio about how your work relates to climate (or sea ice or glaciers or SLR)*
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