Devyani🍃

Human behavior happens at a surprisingly slow 10 bits/second or so, even though our sensory systems gather 8 orders of magnitude more data. Plus, we can only think about one thing at a time. We don’t know why

(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234

The state of the Arctic: High temperatures, melting ice, fires and unprecedented emissions The Arctic tundra has switched from a carbon sink to a source of emissions, according to a NOAA report.

Are we supposed to go about our day normally after learning we’re crossing important tipping points? Asking for a friend. #ClimateCrisis
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...

The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers

'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2

Rising pollution, temperatures to impact performance of solar panels, says study With plans to install 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, India has positioned solar energy at the centre of its strategy to mitigate climate change. However, changing weather and high pollution will redu...

Oh what a tangled web we weave. india.mongabay.com/2024/12/risi...

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

I always thought Orcas had a killer fasion sense.
www.livescience.com/animals/orca...

Five years today! #DefenseAnniversary

Okay, finally overcoming my first post pressure. Hi! I’m Devyani. I’m a conservation social scientist. Interested in all things science and society. Love a good story and collecting random information.