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One year, and taking off
This blog is turning one year old today, and I haven’t posted much in recent months. Not that the the whole project is falling apart, quite the opposite actually: I am really busy running things in parallel, and am prioritizing science developments ! But, after a perfect rejuvinating autumnal week-end in Pyrenean nature thinking about… Continue reading
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Compared to what ? Musings on climate vs. ecological modelling
I have spent the summer reading scientific articles and books I had put aside in springtime. The highlight of this period has not been reading ecology, but rather the recent book “Computing the climate: how we know what we know about climate change” by Steve Easterbrook. Indeed, the book has given me plenty of food… Continue reading
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Can more research make a difference ?
In the context of explaining my transition into ecological research, I am regularly facing questions / comments from both scientists and non-scientists, as to whether engaging in scientific research aiming at understanding the ecological or climate crises we are facing is (still) an effective and timely thing to do to address these crises. This post… Continue reading
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Feelings
As I am getting more committed to, and delving deeper into hands on ecology research, my internal feelings for keeping doing astro have actually never been so ambivalent. Would you like to know what is going on in the mind of a scientist having to face his, and his own research community contradictions to revisit… Continue reading
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Of orchids and life adaptation
After a few unfortunately rather negative-spirited posts reflecting some of my recent seasonal struggles, here is an early spring entry offering a bit of fresh hope and excitement, and a possible lead as to how to better organize one’s life and time if, like me, you are of the creative, enthusiastic hyperactive, yet scattered and… Continue reading
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The winding way
“How do you eat an elephant ? One bit at a time”. I only first heard this well-known motivational joke in an upright bass master class ten years ago, and was surprised back then to have never been exposed to it before in my professional life, as a student and young researcher. Although possibly a… Continue reading
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How astrophysics has changed
Scientific research fields evolve in time depending on their own progress, and contemporary historical, political and technological contexts. In this post, I would like to build on the inception post of this blog and try to put in words my increasingly uneasy personal feelings about the evolution of astrophysics over the last decades, which are… Continue reading
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Prospective thoughts on the environmental impacts of research
5-year scientific prospective reports of CNRS national institutes were published today, and I quickly read through that of my current national institute, INSU (Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers). I thought I would share some quick thoughts on the section on the reduction of the “environmental impact” of research – because for once, it is… Continue reading
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Let the ego go
It was to be expected but as the end of year holidays unfold, I’m finding myself processing a lot of thoughts about my professional life the decisions I made in 2023. Some of them make me uneasy, and I think I know why: they have to do with letting go of a professional experience and… Continue reading
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Bridges
Let’s talk today about how I have been approaching finding a first research subject in ecology after my initial conversations. When it comes to entering a research field, it works a bit differently when you start as an already experienced researcher, compared to a new undergrad or PhD student. Your new colleagues just are not… Continue reading
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