“Regenerative” in the context of land management is as meaningful as “healthy” in a medical context. Yes, they are both general concepts. You don’t measure how #regenerative an ag practice is, in the same way you don’t measure how healthy a person is. You measure specific, measurable variables.

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Interesting read. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, a seismic change that’s already starting to register. The implications of this “youthquake” … are reverberating across the continent and the world. The opportunities are unlimited www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The World Is Becoming More African

Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the...

My new TEDtalk, describing "Energy Earthshots" — projects designed to accelerate innovation in the fight against climate change, from nature-based solutions to new technologies — grounded in principles of environmental justice. @ENERGY @doescience www.ted.com/talks/asmere...

We actually have a shot at stopping the climate crisis

How is the US going to reach net zero by 2050? That's the question Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, director of the Office of Science for the US Department of Energy, is urgently trying to answer. She shares the...

So grateful that I got to celebrate my election to the National Academy of Engineering at the induction ceremony for the class of 2023. Bonus: I got to hangout at @theNASEM with my fabulous date (@teamrat.bsky.social ) #NAE2023

#Calcite is a major rock-forming mineral, the star of many iconic landscapes on Earth, from cliffs to reefs to caves. #MinCup23 White Cliffs of Dover A Yucatan cenote Stone Forest in Kunming, China Atoll islands

The Arctic circle. An experience that included learning about so much cool work happening there, along with community engagement and stops to experience the Arctic Ocean, peat, permafrost, and more … it was nothing short of breathtaking. @colleeniversen.bsky.social

Welcome to a warmer future! … from site of the SPRUCE global change experiment at USDA Marcell Experimental Forest Experimental Forest, MN.

Thinking about this statement I read on this site today. “Science at its best is epistemological humility … [but], the actual practice of science LACKS epistemological humility.” … now wondering how/if this speaks to other scientists? @shengokai.bsky.social

Can’t be. Kaolinite is losing so far. #Soil science folx, your favorite 1:1 phyllosilicate needs your vote. #MinCup23

🎶 Nans‘ingwenyam a bakithi baba. 🎶 Dramatic sky rivaling Lion King tonight.