Meredith Root-Bernstein

@irinimalliaraki There is a chapter on it here: amazon.com/Sparks-Genius-…

What are the best resources/reads on the use of analogy in invention & innovation?

Post no. 2, another of my favorite ecology papers of all time. I love this paper because it combines in a really beautiful and smart way #animalbehavior, landscape ecology and #indigenousknowledge #indigenousandlocalknowledge. mrootbernstein.wixsite.com/admirationsitu…

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Integrar el conocimiento científico, local e indígena: un enfoque clave para entender la naturaleza y mejorar la toma de decisiones ow.ly/2kvc50D9m6D

Here's my first post, about Haslett (2001), on flies' perceptions of landscape. mrootbernstein.wixsite.com/admirationsitu…

I started this b/c (1) I am really critical and complain a lot about the state of science (2) we hardly ever get any positive feedback in academia. This is an excuse to repair the bravo void, bridge the admiration rift, and fill the plaudit lacuna mrootbernstein.wixsite.com/admirationsitu…

So maybe I've figured out what to do with Twitter. I have a new blog project about my favorite papers of all time: The Adulation Situation mrootbernstein.wixsite.com/admirationsitu…

@newton_pete The stocking density is like a couple hundred cattle or less, and some horses over several thousands of hectares. I don’t have good numbers as it is not market driven, owners may not see cattle for years at a time.

@newton_pete I think the disconnect is because the arguments against livestock at the global scale are made based on average or total impacts, consequently local livestock raising variants with small, neutral/ positive outcomes are not “visible”. Also very few parameters are assessed.

#landscape heritage and indigenous knowledge is important in #conservation. We ask how Chilean semi-arid woodlands have responded to a contentious practice, #livestock raising. Along with other peasant practices, 🐂🐄 pasturing may be eliminated by Chilean policy. #FLARETC20 1/5

I guess it’s time to revisit my reflections on #confinement season 1. #confinementSaison2

@newton_pete 1, tree establishment, which is already low, will decline without dispensers. 2, forest fire intensity will increase without large grazers to eat up grass and understory. Note year-round free range cattle don’t seem to eat the tree saplings.

Our #multimethod study shows disagreements between local knowledge and global environmental discourse signal complex #socioecological issues. Multiple forms of data reveal how the evidence fits together. Local knowledge can be used to generate #hypotheses.  #FLARETC20 5/5

We find no evidence that central #Chilean traditions lead to woodland #degradation. Our data suggest eradicating #silvopastoralism will increase degradation. The #PaisajedeConservacion programme should be used to study optimal use of key traditional practices. #FLARETC20 4/5

I’m looking for a GIF that represents “hypothesis formation” for #FLARETC20 and so far this is the winner. Cause it clearly demands a lot of hypothesis formation.

Pneumococcal vaccine protects against severe #COVID19 theconversation.com/until-a-corona… It is an existing, safe #vaccine This gives hope.

@JamesTGallagher This article explains a lot of what has been going on and offers another scenario, a hopeful one. Pneumococcal vaccine protects against severe COVID-19: theconversation.com/until-a-corona…. This gives hope. I listen to you on the BBC, it would be great if you can cover it.

Two-week circuit breaker 'may halve deaths', report says bbc.co.uk/news/health-54…