Living a Hybrid Life
NeuroLogica Blog,
The cultural effects of the COVID pandemic can still be felt reverberating through society. One of the positive effects, in my…
The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing
Physicsworld,
(Courtesy: iStock/mediaphotos) Simon Portegies Zwart, an astrophysicist at Leiden University in the Netherlands, is…
The environmental burden of the international job market for economists
Impact of Social Sciences,
Each year, the ‘international job market for economists’ involves over 1,000 junior candidates and several hundred recruiters…
Virtual meetings: the good, the bad and the ugly The Covid-19 pandemic has propelled the scientific community into a world devoid of in-person conferences. Traditional ‘legacy’ conferences, which have long been the mainstay of academic networking and crucial for catching the latest science, have been largely replaced with virtual events. Moving conferences online is pandemic-proof,Continue reading
Anne Urai,
Virtual meetings: the good, the bad and the ugly The Covid-19 pandemic has propelled the scientific community into a world…
Redefining the scientific conference to be more inclusive - Physics World
Physicsworld,
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of many in-person scientific meetings that have…
Online conferences: opening opportunities or reproducing inequality?
Engenderings,
by Dr. Catherine…
Online conferences: opening opportunities or reproducing inequality?
Geography Directions,
By Catherine Oliver, University of Cambridge…
post-COVID post-conference mood
Xi'an's Og,
Nature ran a 4-page comment on the post-COVID future of massive conferences (NeurIPS or JSM style) and on how to make them less…
A scientist wanted us to stop flying. Just not like this.
Grist,
Two years ago, Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist based in Los Angeles, got invited to speak about his work at a meeting of the…
New model proposed to reduce carbon footprint of mega-conferences
Climate Science,
New model proposed to reduce carbon footprint of mega-conferences vor 2 Std. Yet another climate conference? …
New model proposed to reduce carbon footprint of mega-conferences
Iowa Climate,
Yet another climate conference? Carbophobes tell conference goers to tie themselves in knots over a minor trace gas in the…
New model proposed to reduce carbon footprint of mega-conferences
Tallbloke's Talkshop,
Yet another climate conference? Carbophobes tell conference goers to tie themselves in knots over a minor trace gas in the…