My Crowdependency Problem Here we see a very, very normal morning scene in rural Devon, UK: a writer gets up, makes himself a coffee and finds a crow in his living room, striking theatrical poses and showing off to the less pr...

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🚨 Australia’s weather forecasting is under threat — and the danger is coming from Washington. | The Hon. Matt Kean 🚨 Australia’s weather forecasting is under threat — and the danger is coming from Washington. In a deeply interconnected world, climate science doesn’t stop at borders. Australia relies on global sat...

Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean, op-Ed in the SMH/Age on the need to protect our weather forecasts from US cuts, with links to our earlier Conversation article.

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Angry? I got you. Seriously. Either one will do.

My nine most recent books. All except the Doctor Who novelisation are published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and all are available to order from your favourite retailer.

Today marks Earth Overshoot Day. A date that means we have used all biological resources the Earth can renew during the entire year.

UN data shows the very first global #EarthOvershootDay occurred on December 25, 1971. Last year, it was August 1st. Now it's July 24th.

@unep.org visual says it all.

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

"Any investment in new fossil fuels now is a fool’s gamble, while joining the race to renewables can only bring benefits – not just jobs and cheaper energy at stable prices, but energy independence and access where it’s needed most", says @billhare.bsky.social on @theguardian.com.

The two subsidy-free wind farms that are returning millions of dollars to consumers Two subsidy-free wind farms have returned over $6.5 million to ACT electricity consumers since early 2023!

Two subsidy-free wind farms have returned over $6.5 million to ACT electricity consumers since early 2023.

This is a lovely piece that might make you cry, but it's worth it.

Always worth reading Cole's analysis of screenplays. He knows a lot about them, obviously, and I always learn something I hadn't noticed when watching the movie. His analysis of Notting Hill was amazing.

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Script Blows Up All the Rules Let's break down how the writer-director challenged form and produced one of the most innovative screenplays of the decade

OPPENHEIMER was released two years ago (July 21, 2023). It won Best Picture and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Let's break down how writer-director Christopher Nolan challenged form on the page and produced one of the most innovative screenplays of the decade.

In Fantoft, Norway — a set of stone steps curving up a hill (oddly against the curve of the hill) and going to nowhere, I’m sure it’s fine, let’s all climb the random staircase, the one near the church that was burned down by some death metal band guys or some shit, Norway is wild is what I’m saying — photo by me, Chuck Wendig

found some stairs in the woods might climb ‘em with several of my old frenemies and see how it works out for me I’m sure it’s fine, if only someone had written and recently published a horror novel about this that I could use as a warning ahem ahem ahem

Resource: How to Become a Better Screenwriter A collection of articles about the best way I know to learn about the craft of screenwriting - and no, how-to manuals aren't the answer

A collection of articles about the best way I know to learn about the craft of screenwriting - and no, how-to manuals aren't the answer.

Listen to wherever you get your podcasts!

Are you as confused as I am by the shitshow that’s the 21st century? Every week at the 5AM STORYTALK PODCAST, I’m joined by some of the world’s biggest artists and intellectuals to try to make sense of where we’ve been, where we’ve ended up, and where we’re going – all through the lens of art!

Every year a tree loses everything, every leaf carried away on the wind. But it stands tall and patient, knowing that eventually the leaves will return. The leaves forget, but the tree remembers. Be the tree, not the leaves.

Thank dog I'm freezing in Sydney 🥶

U.S. socked with 15 billion-dollar weather disasters during the 1st half of 2025 » Yale Climate Connections Four of the top 20 costliest weather disasters have occurred in the last year.

Of the 20 costliest weather disasters in history, four have occurred in just the last year.

I posted this as an insta story yesterday and it seemed to strike a chord, so here it is again. I’m loving seeing the outpouring of love and appreciation for Andrea’s life and work. We’re a weird bunch, poets. But, we touch people’s souls.

Q&A: Comics Legend Mark Waid Still Believes a Man Can Fly With more than 1,500 comics behind him, from his beloved Superman to the iconic 'Kingdom Come' series, the writer reflects on his 40-year career and the state of superheroes today

If you’ve been inspired by the decency, compassion, and hope found in the new SUPERMAN film, I’d encourage you to give this conversation I had with comic book writer @markwaid.bsky.social a read. His relationship with Supes is one of the most powerful I have ever encountered.

Look forward to chatting with @danmiller999.bsky.social & @leonsimons.bsky.social this Friday 8am AEST (Thursday afternoon/evening US time). Will cover a range of topics: the 2023 North Atlantic marine heatwave, Southern Ocean circulation and the AMOC

@marthawells.com Great finale #Murderbot Also great news on S2 👏🏻 Any plans for product spinoffs? Those little secunits in the title sequence would be a great idea (low plastic content ofc). I'd buy one 🤗🦾

We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series

Signalboosting this fantastic interview w Martha Wells.

Yes! Great news 👏🏻🦾

Yay! Thank you, Andrew!

Now is not the time to put funding on ice - ACEAS Now is not the time to put funding on ice – Australian Antarctic field programs should be ambitious as the rule not the exception, writes Matt King. *The following is an opinion piece by ACEAS Directo...

#ICYMI: 'Now is not the time to put funding on ice: Australian Antarctic field programs should be ambitious as the rule, not the exception'

Director, Prof. Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social on the importance of long-term thinking for #Antarctic research ⬇️

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Read a New Murderbot Story for Free, Right After the Season Finale - Reactor The new novelette will be released on Reactor immediately following the final episode of AppleTV+’s Murderbot

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Squaring the Oval Office If news is what the media reports, the dominant issue gripping the nation in the past seven days is something that hasn’t yet happened: namely Anthony Albanese’s first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump. This was brought home with a thud to the prime minister on Tuesday, when he appeared on major morning television programs to sell his government’s raft of cost-of-living

Saul Eslake says Australia shouldn’t give too much away in any negotiations with the president. “Those who have gone crawling to Washington to, in Trump’s charming language, ‘kiss his arse’, don’t have too much to show for their efforts". | Paul Bongiorno

Joe Barton (TV creator: Black Doves / Giri/Haji / The Lazarus Project) 5AM StoryTalk · Episode

A new episode of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @joebarton.bsky.social – creator of TV series like 'Black Doves', 'The Lazarus Project', and 'Giri/Haji' – discusses synthethizing his British and Hollywood influences, one of the craziest greenlight stories I've ever heard, and so much more.