@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org2025-11-21 10:34:41
An evening discussing falling enrollment in #STEM courses at universities across Europe, especially traditional studies like chemistry, geology and meteorology. I wonder if young people are unaware of just how interesting #STEM careers to be? Or do they have the perception it's "too hard" compared to other subjects where easier grades may be had? Or is it simply they think they can have "better"* jobs in other fields?
#AcademicChatter
*Where better might mean higher paid, more prestigious, more certain of employment, or less workload or some combination of all of these... ?
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org2026-01-19 21:38:05
Many thanks to Finnarp at #AboaStation for inviting us to surely the nicest most exclusive film festival I've ever attended. Some very thought-provoking films and a delightful evening, looking forward to round 2 tomorrow of #Antarctica's only Film Festival:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/238378545950/posts/10161790659455951/
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-01-16 17:19:26
Die #Autohersteller zocken für 10 Jahre verweigerte Transformation nun #Steuergelder ab:
Die #Bundesregierung stellt bis 2029 über 300 Millionen Euro für Transformationsnetzwer…
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org2026-01-17 20:29:54
The really classic Greenlandic band is Sume, there was a wonderful documentary about them a couple of years ago called The sound of a revolution (tilgængelig på Filmstriben i Danmark) - really worth checking out..
#greenland alt-rock band Atsinnermiut and their self-titled album. It’s not online, but you can buy a copy here. https://atlanticmusicshop.gl/en/rock-213/atsinnermiut-p4135
Lots of other bands’ albums are available from the same company, have a look!
@a_j_millar@fediscience.org2025-12-24 00:08:01
Went to hear Elephant Sessions at the Usher Hall #Edinburgh, somewhat randomly, and came away looking up
➡️ www.belugalagoon.com
Solo band, great following who knew the words, and danced. Andrew O'Donnell, owned the space.
And nature documentary series on the BBC, it seems.
#Polymath #Creative
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org2025-11-23 07:50:29
Lola thought she saw a deer fleeing into the Sunday morning sunrise. #dogsofmastodon
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org2026-02-11 18:09:38
As with Putin's Russia, a successful Ukraine throws Russian failings into relief, so with the US Europe...
Why Maga loathes London - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2ebeee78-0c53-4bb0-af04-c901718685e9 via @FT
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org2026-01-02 21:08:12
On feeling stupid. I read this pretty much every year...
https://web.stanford.edu/~fukamit/schwartz-2008.pdf