Lecturer in ecological economics | complexity theory | post-normal science | ecological political economyhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3mgpnlhfdak2f https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/10/ai-impact-professors-students-learning10 Mar 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpnlhfdak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3mfukalvxdc23This might be the funniest (and may favourite) lead photo/ headline combination of the year.27 Feb 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfukalvxdc23https://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3mcq2vy2nps2gIf we ever get out of this enshitifying techno doom spiral, moving forward, the phrase "humans possess intelligence, and machines do not" should be enshrined in the constitution and written on our goddamn money. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq2vy2nps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3mbz3kmpqt22cI felt this way in 2008 as well, and I still believe we're where we are now because we didn't bother to do this back then. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz3kmpqt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3mbz3fy7mhk2c“The idea of turning Greenland into America’s rare-earth factory is science fiction. It’s just completely bonkers,” said Malte Humpert, founder and senior fellow at The Arctic Institute. “You might as well mine on the moon. In some respects, it’s worse than the moon.” https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/12/business/greenland-trump-venezuela-mining09 Jan 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz3fy7mhk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dmallery.bsky.social/post/3llqvvqvr4c27This recalls Nordhaus insisting climate impacts on agriculture would not produce "a very large effect," since ag is only 3% of GDP. 40% poorer is the least of our worries at 4C hotter. The issue isn't economic models underestimating CC; it's that monetary valuation cannot encompass the true cost. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/01/average-person-will-be-40-poorer-if-world-warms-by-4c-new-research-shows01 Apr 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:refboi7zu3zr66pzbisrmawx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqvvqvr4c27