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BBC Sounds reports more than 2.5B plays of radio, music, and podcasts between January and November, up 8% YoY; podcast listening alone is up 15% YoY (Advanced Television)
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/bbc-sounds-sees-record-plays-in-2025/…

BBC Sounds sees record plays in 2025
BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow https://phys.org/news/2025-12-scientists-urge-global-plastics-treaty.html

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow
Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics Treaty could mean years of damaging delay while plastic waste continues to accelerate worldwide.

"Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land"
#Frogs #Animals

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land
Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

Climate scientists and meteorologists
are sounding the alarm
after White House budget director Russell Vought announced
the Trump administration will
❌break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR.
“He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann,
scientist and co-author of
"Science Under Siege".
Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate m…

“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author of Science Under Siege. Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate models that we need to inform climate policy.”

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia https://apache.be/2025/10/24/belgian-a

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.

Saints lose Kamara to knee injury vs. Falcons https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47077957/saints-rb-alvin-kamara-exits-vs-falcons-knee-injury

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Saintseneca:
🎵 Non Prophet
#Saintseneca
https://saintseneca.bandcamp.com/track/non-prophet-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/7uRxrFaIS3CWkvLPuYccUX

A researcher details an LLM-based AI agent that "demonstrated a near-flawless ability" to bypass bot detection methods while answering online survey questions (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/a-researcher-made-

A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”

Can New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough win Offensive Rookie of the Year? https://www.nfl.com/news/tyler-shough-can-saints-qb-win-offensive-rookie-of-the-year

"Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide"
#Seaweed #Plants