#Weidelknecht FanFic TikTok... bitteschön

Well since you ask^^ 1) Popular science coverage of climate change is extremely weak on communicating the basics. How does the climate system even work, how do we know climate change is man-made, what are the observations, how do we make them, how do we analyse them etc. Yeah, sounds boring. But I believe (and you may call me naive, but I believe it anyway) that many people who end up denying that climate change is man-made just don't understand the science. And as someone who has tried to understand it from what I've found online, I can't blame them. It took several textbooks and a handful of patient climate scientists for me to wrap my head around the basics, and I have a PhD in physics to build on, so at least I know what a black body spectrum is and stuff. In comparison to climate science, quantum mechanics is child's play. 2) Not entirely unrelated to the first, popular science coverage of climate science is often downplaying the uncertainties. Problem is, the uncertainties are often substantial. You'll find this acknowledged in the scientific literature. Not so much in the press. It's possible that some of us will be lucky and things don't get as bad as expected. It's also very possible that the situation will get worse considerably faster than the IPCC projections make you suspect. (And indeed if you look at recent trends, well, have a look yourself.) A good example of this are extreme weather attributions that will give you a probability for how much more likely this or that event was made by climate change. If you look at the papers, you'll find that these are almost always lower estimates for the increase. Ie, if they say an event was made 5 times more likely, it could be that it's become 5000 times more likely. You'd think that this could be communicated a bit more clearly, no? 3) Both of those taken together raise the unfortunate impression that the media is trying to hide something, which is fuel to the fire of those who are sceptical about the information they're being presented already. Conclusion: Personally I think we need more apolitical coverage of climate science. twitter.com/SackTheHack/stat…

Perception check

A short film about why the dirtiest and most antisocial economic interests dominate our politics. I believe it's the key to understanding the terrible state we're in.

Für Soulfans gibt's auch noch ne Version. 😄

Das beste aus der Situation machen, geiler edit 😄

„Ich habe Angst davor, dass wir zu einer neoliberalen Politik kommen, dass ein @c_lindner sich durchsetzt. Wir müssen für unsere Kinder kämpfen & wenn wir sie heute nicht unterstützen, sind sie morgen für uns alle verloren.“ Arche-Sprecher Wolfgang Büscher🔥 #Kindergrundsicherung

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Wissenschaft außerhalb der Komfortzone = destruktive Kräfte beim Namen nennen und sich hinter jene Aktivist*innen stellen, die echte Lösungen fordern. Danke dafür, dass ihr die Dringlichkeit des Problems besser vermittelt, als wir es mit Studien je konnten.derstandard.at/story/2000142…

twitter hat jetzt endlich einfach zu merkende, leicht zu erkennende layout-anpassungen und verifizierungshaken eingeführt. falls sie die heutige nacht überstehen: hier ein überblick, wer jetzt was bekommt. thread:

Das macht fassungslos. „Kinder sterben, weil wir sie nicht mehr versorgen können. Und das ist eine Aussage, die auch nicht zu widerlegen ist.“ @Karl_Lauterbach @MarcoBuschmann #Politikversagen

Die Tiroler Landwirtschaftskammer rastet aus, weil der Krampus (so was wie ein creepy Knecht Ruprecht in Ö.) in einem Werbespot Kaffee mit Hafermilch bestellt. Ernst gemeinte Reaktion: "...dass wir noch mal sensibel hinterfragen, wie wir mit dem Thema Hafer umgehen" 😂😂😂

elon musk hates chomsky because he called out how corporations suck off the state's teet, taking no risk and stealing tech developed by public funding, then make record profits, avoid taxes and underpay workers. thread on how tesla is a case study of what chomsky describes here

Friedrich #Merz unterstellt der #Ampel die "Wortwahl extrem Rechter aus den USA" zu verwenden. Beispiele blieb der #CDU-Vorsitzende schuldig. Daher möchte ich einige Beispiele zeigen, wo die #Union bei Rechtsextremen abkupfert 1. #CSU klaut ihre Kampagne bei der Junge Freiheit

Someone has to say it: Elon Musk has lied for 27 years about his credentials. He does not have a BS in Physics, or any technical field. Did not get into a PhD program. Dropped out in 1995 & was illegal. Later, investors quietly arranged a diploma - but not in science. 🧵1/

Eines der Argumente der Gegner des #Buergergeld|s ist, dieses mache Betrug leichter und setze nicht ausreichend Anreize. Zur Einordnung, hier ein Vergleich des Schadens durch Betrug bei Steuerhinterziehung und Hartz IV — dies zeigt, wo in 🇩🇪 das sehr viel größere Problem liegt.

Indeed this is a topic about which every Earth citizen should be well-informed - and not just via the media. theguardian.com/world/2022/n…