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Climate rebellion in face of inaction from those who bear responsibility -- @ScientistRebel1 human genetics @institutpasteur @Udelaruy 🇺🇾 opinions my own
Nov 7, 2022 22 tweets 8 min read
I love science. I love studying and doing biology. But there is a nagging feeling in the back of my head all the time. And I don’t see it going away in the future. Many of us have it too. I’m sure most scientists do. Yes, I’m talking about the climate crisis. Do you feel this?🧵 Today we published with other scientists of @ScientistRebel1 an article advocating for more climate activism within the scientific and academic community. Here is a thread by @FerRacimo that summarizes it:

Sep 5, 2022 16 tweets 6 min read
A new preprint (zenodo.org/record/7047049) by a team of @ScientistRebel1 members came out today. Here are my two cents on why it is important for you to read it (1/15) 🧵 We, life scientists, should acknowledge that we have failed life on earth, and should take actions to turn the tables. We are everyday being bombarded with news of floods, fires, and other climate disasters. So much that we go numb and don’t care any more. But this is happening.