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  Another thing from some of the presentations today - most photos & illustrations were uncredited. I know most were not made by the presenter. One entire graphic was credited to a Slideshare presentation that itself did not credit the creator of the graphic. Some illustrations were clearly genAI. But the scientific articles were cited! To me, this illustrates the lack of respect for the work of photographers, illustrators, artists, graphic designers, etc that paved the way for mass theft.

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  :boost_requested: Since changing timezones, the interaction when I toot (don't worry, I also reply & boost others) has really gone down. I'd like to find more folks to follow and be followed by in CET. Re #Introduction: I'm a 61 y.o. disabled horticultural scientist, musician & artist. I am interested in pomology, botany, urban forests, cycling, #accessibility, history, languages... Expertises: carob, almond bud development, accessibility (from the disabled side, not "...

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  The #IgNobel Peace Prize goes to a team that documented that we value friends who are VICIOUS to people we dislike. #Psychology #Friendship #Relationships

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  #IgNobel in Biology goes to a team that gently stepped on various venomous snakes at various times of day and at various temperatures to try to determine what stimulus would make them bite. "A sensory ecology approach to understanding snakebites: Influence of sensory cues on the strike of the lancehead pitviper" https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jzo.70132

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  This year's award trophy is foot fungus mounted on a slice of blue cheese! #IgNobel

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  "We invite you to join us on the 21st and 22nd of October at Ness Botanic Gardens as we celebrate PlantNetwork’s 30th anniversary with two days of discussion, knowledge sharing and networking with professionals from across the horticultural and plant collections industry." https://plantnetwork.org/home/2026-conference/ #Botany #BotanicalGardens #Gardening #Plants #UK #Ireland

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  Crown Heights street wins Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' "Greenest Block in Brooklyn" contest Looks great except for some accessibility issues... when you create works like this, remember to keep the sidewalks clear for wheelchair accessibility and accessibility for those who are blind/low vision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af56p0oZQNo #NYC #Gardening #UrbanForest #BotanicalGarden #Accessibility

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  How Prairie Fires Restore Water to Soil & Why Prairies Need to Burn "In this hour-long interview, Gerry Wilhelm, one of the 2 authors of the massive tome *Flora of the Chicago Region*, gives us insight into how fire is essential to prairie ecosystems - and many ecosystems around the globe." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDVcfSYcxc0 #Botany #Ecology #Illinois #NativePlants

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  If you're doing science communication, you should be doing it accessibly as possible. If you think science matters to people and that's why you communicate it - disabled people are a subset of the set people. If you don't know how to create accessible communications, and are unsure of the information you're finding online, there are plenty of disabled people here on Mastodon. Ask. Images, video, audio, palette...these have accessibility aspects to learn. #SciComm #Science #Ac...

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  Limestone Glades of Nashville CW: There *will* be swearing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjBJSXcqCA #Nashville #Tennessee #Botany

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  "The University of Trieste has opened applications for its 42nd Cycle PhD Programmes (Academic Year 2026/2027). Discover available doctoral programmes, eligibility criteria, scholarships, deadlines, and how to apply before 31 August 2026." https://phd.units.it/it/biodiversita-evoluzione-adattamento/come-iscriversi #PhD #Italy

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  I miss having access to a good dissection microscope. This is a wasp I found on the floor, dead. I used a 10x, then 14x loupe on my phone camera to take photos. If I'd had my wits about me, I would have done it all from the same position so I could have used Focus Stacker on them. I don't know my insects so I do not know which species this is. #Albania #Wasp #Entomology

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  Austin officials highlight unequal tree cover as temperatures climb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmHz0--67E #Texas #UrbanForest #Class #Race

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  How Ukrainian farmers grow watermelons near the front line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCASqlOEH0M #Ukraine #Horticulture #War

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  Recycling company that persuaded wine companies to use reusable bottles gets grant to expand They have got a grant to make a larger facility in Lodi, CA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISNAGni5Ak8 #Wine #Reuse #Oregon #California

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  Something women commonly encounter is that men ignore their expertise. PLEASE before replying to a toot asking for a particular kind of information from people with a certain area of expertise, ask yourself whether you have the expertise asked for. And look at the woman's profile - it's quite possible you'll find they have expertise in the field you're about to lecture them in the basics of. I appreciate we can # AskFedi, but it's exhausting to get #9ReplyGuys

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  Q: There are a number of sites that purport to list upcoming scientific conferences, but I assume most are in it for profit of one sort or another and are of varying mid - low quality. Can any scientists (esp in #Botany, #Ecology, #PlantScience, #Biology) recommend a site they use to keep abreast of upcoming conferences, seminars, and workshops they might otherwise miss notice of? #AskFed #Science #AcademicChatter

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  Do we have any Latin scholars here who can tell me what the Latin word is for "carob"? Various online dictionaries are coming up blank, but I know they had carob trees and pods around then and that they were in some sort of use so there must be language for that. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4254221 #Classics #Latin #History #Carob #Food

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  I had a raised bed at my parents' and their home was picked to be on a drought-tolerant neighborhood garden tour. What they got the most questions on was my wine cork mulch. I wanted to reduce the risk of getting polyphagous shothole borer from free mulch (trees could look like they'd died of drought when they'd actually died of a PSB infestation) and the local reuse places had some wine corks, which would not have that risk. #Gardening #Bloomscrolling

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  Denver tackles urban heat with asphalt removal, greening efforts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcBqOzmhIgw #ClimateEmergency #Colorado #Denver #Depaving #CarCentrism

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  RE: https://zirk.us/@NanoBookReview/116927737056421350 Repeating this in a quote because many people miss answers in the replies. If you live someplace that hasn't completely defunded and erased public horticultural science, you likely have websites that are part of agricultural extension and many of them also feature information for home gardeners. Evidence-based information. Pick the one closest to your area to get the right info for your situation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricu...

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  American biologist who testified for PH in South China Sea arbitration killed. "Carpenter was an expert witness for the Philippines in the 2016 Arbitral Award issued by an international tribunal on the South China Sea Arbitration filed by the Philippines against China in 2013. 3 unidentified men “forcibly entered” Carpenter’s residence on Sunday night...Police said one of the men shot the American in the head which killed him." https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/american-ma...

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  Forest Ecologist Answers Tree Questions | Tech Support | WIRED Dominick DellaSala, Ph.D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIZslgfIdQ #Trees #Forestry #Botany #PlantScience

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  The fight to save Bosnia's wild rivers: Scientists and locals oppose mega dam project • FRANCE 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epGm6eeQfTU #Bosnia #Water #Balkans #Biodiversity

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  Calmatters seeks Climate Reporter "This job will require you to tie policies to the ways they directly impact people in the Central Valley and be able to tell these stories on multiple platforms. At the same time, you’ll propose, conceive and execute enterprise stories that go beneath the surface. We expect you’ll write with depth and nuance about complex climate issues that have a real impact on the Central Valley." https://calmatters.org/about/jobs/climate-reporter-calmatters/ #Sc...

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  First-Ever Fungi Time-Lapse Reveals Nature's Hidden Partnership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuwmt5e288M #Mycology #Botany #PlantScience #Microscopy

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  Why Maine's Blueberry Farmers Are Losing Millions When trying to contrast wild fruit with fruit created by plant breeders, they use a photo of a 'Granny Smith' apple. Which was not bred but was a chance seedling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GIaxQ54mk #FruitToot #Maine #Horticulture

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  Which bird took out the top spot in the Aussie Bird Count? | ABC NEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd3lyBEYtYE #Australia #Birds #CommunityScience

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  "What Makes Eugene One of America’s Best Bike Cities" University of Oregon putting UC Davis to shame here. Their cycle parking isn't perfect, but definitely a bit more accessible that UC Davis' "lightning bolt" racks that @ucaccessnow had to fight them on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLKiNj10mps #BikeTooter #UCAccessNow #CycleParkingAudit #Oregon

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  72-year-old West Michigan woman graduates medical school, sets records beginning residency at 73 "Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, the mother of ABC’s Ginger Zee, may become the world’s oldest graduating medical student." I'm 60, got my MSc last year, and I'm still looking for a funded PhD in botany/horticulture, but this lady has me beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4n7MFZfcbI #NontraditionalStudent #Aging #HigherEd