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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

This article is not really about mathematical talent. It mentions that stereotypes might be reproduced by attributing success in girls to diligence and in boys to talent, but it's about mathematical ability.

At the start of the first school year (when children are five or six years old), there are no differences, on average, between boys and girls in mathematical ability. But after just four months, boys have pulled ahead. The gap widens throughout the year.

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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action (www.nature.com)
Colorado kids with leukemia are more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

In that case, adding /s at the end of the comment helps a lot to clarify its tone

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How to spot suspicious papers: a sleuthing guide for scientists (www.nature.com)
 

Archived link of the article

The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG) brings together 27 freely available resources that explain how to spot image duplication, citation manipulation, plagiarism, tortured phrases and other hallmarks of paper mills — businesses that produce fake papers to order. The guides also provide tips for reviewing papers in specific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, statistics and computer science.

“A lot of people assume that you need some special talent, you need eagle eyes to see things, or you need to be at your computer ten hours a day looking through the scientific literature. But really, anybody can do it,” says Richardson. “That’s one of our mantras.”

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Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds (www.desmog.com)
 

Industry’s calls to relax reporting requirements come as lobby groups seek to capitalise on the European Commission’s new mandate and strategy of “competitiveness”, “security” and “simplification”.

The Commission is in the process of amending multiple sustainability reporting laws through a collection of policy proposals known as the “omnibus package”. While the methane regulation is not yet included in this, InfluenceMap’s research suggests calls to “simplify” the policy show how industry groups are pushing to include it in order to weaken climate action.

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Women still face gender hurdles at UN climate talks (www.climatechangenews.com)
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Earth to Mark Carney: ‘Decarbonized Oil’ Is as Real as Vitamin Cigarettes | Canada’s new PM parroted industry nonsense after a meeting with premiers last week. (www.desmog.com)
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‘Mining companies will lie to your face’: Carlos Zorrilla on 30 years of fighting for Intag Valley [Podcast 38:15] (news.mongabay.com)
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The manual: Protecting Your Community From Mining and Other Extractive Operations | A Guide for Resistance | 2d Edition - 2016

Some relevant info from Mining Watch Canada

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Colorado kids with leukemia are more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development (www.dailyclimate.org)
 

The new study, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, looked at medical records for more than 3,000 children born in Colorado between 1992 and 2019. The researchers found that children who were diagnosed with leukemia between the ages of two and nine were more than twice as likely to live within five kilometers — about three miles — of dense oil and gas development compared to healthy children. The study also found that Children who’d been diagnosed with leukemia during this time period were between 1.4 and 2.64 times more likely to live within 13 kilometers (about eight miles) of dense oil and gas development.

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When There's Too Much Friction in the Air, or: The Romanticization of Revolution (margaretkilljoy.substack.com)
 

Archive link

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Not again with the Burqa Ban? (freedomnews.org.uk)
 

Notably absent from the conversation is the voice of Muslim women. [...] It seems evident from recent events in Iran and Kurdistan that Muslim women are very well capable of speaking for themselves on the issue. They certainly do not need posh white people in positions of exalted power and privilege to speak for them.

Climate change heightens risk of Indian farmer suicides in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz
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Rare earth rush in Myanmar blamed for toxic river spillover into Thailand (news.mongabay.com)
 

  • Water tests from the Kok and Sai rivers near Thailand’s border with Myanmar have revealed elevated arsenic levels, leading Thai officials to warn citizens to avoid contact with river water.

  • The pollution is widely believed to be linked to unregulated mining in Myanmar’s Shan state.

  • Extraction of gold in Shan State has surged in the years since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar; more recently, mounting evidence suggests rare earth mining is also expanding across the state.

  • Elevated arsenic levels have also been found at testing points in the Mekong, which is fed by both the Kok and Sai rivers.

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What is the high seas treaty? (phys.org)
 

The high seas treaty could become law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swaths of ocean that belong to no one.

The treaty was adopted by UN member states in June 2023. It has been ratified by 31 nations plus the European Union, and comes into force 120 days after its 60th ratification.

But at the UN Ocean Conference this week, hosts France said around 50 countries have ratified the pact, bringing it within reach of enactment. [...]

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Building climate resilience in the island nation of Dominica (nouvelles.umontreal.ca)
 

Although Caribbean island nations account for only a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, they are disproportionately affected by climate change. This has prompted calls for the world’s wealthiest nations to provide substantial financial support to help small island nations strengthen their adaptive capacity.

“We can’t make it the responsibility of these small island states, when the world’s richest countries have historically been the largest emitters of greenhouse gases,” Cloos said.

The study: What can be said about risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptation to climate change in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS)? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study

Picking Up Speed in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I am not really sure I understand what you mean. Of course 0.5°C is very important, but to my understanding, the Paris Agreement is really not going as planned.

As the official deadline passes for countries to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, only 13 of the 195 parties have done so. Alarmingly, this group includes just five developed countries, which are required to lead the way on climate action.

Under the Paris Agreement, every country must update its national climate action plan every five years. These NDC plans outline how nations intend to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This year’s submissions should extend their new NDCs to 2030 and outline new objectives for the period up to 2035, setting the tone for a decisive decade of climate action.

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Edit: Since the above article dates a few months back I searched for something more updated and found the perfect link: NDC Tracker

As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

It looks like the IMO's pledge to reduce emissions by at least 20% is totally feasible. At least according to the following recent study

Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only would those relatively simple interventions reduce emissions from a major, direct source of greenhouse gases, the technology to implement these measures already exists.

‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

Maybe so, maybe no. It's not predetermined.

It's what we do now that will shape the future. I mean, we the people. We cannot rely on governments or corporations to do the right thing without us forcing them to. By now, we know this.

So, I believe that conversations about solutions are more fruitful than deterministic statements, no matter how highly upvoted these statements are.

‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 11 points 4 days ago

I thought of adding this article too, because it looks like there are Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals.

Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration is progressing.

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