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blakedyer.bsky.social
Earth scientist and educator at the University of Victoria interested in unraveling the history of climate and life.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

submitted 34 days ago • 4416 comments

🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs. Full text, per government source:

submitted 36 days ago • 726 comments

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

submitted 37 days ago • 1660 comments

Each agency must "assign responsibility and oversight to a senior political appointee" and "cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities". Where does science fall on that priority list...? 🧐

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Passionate about Earth history? Dr. Blake Dyer's @blakedyer.bsky.social inclusive research team uses cutting-edge models & fieldwork to unravel sedimentary records, from life’s evolution to glacial cycles. Explore Masters & PhD opportunities www.blakedyer.com/index.html www.blakedyer.com/me.jpg

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

1/n The installation of the Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) continues @seos-uvic.bsky.social This instrument uses an Argon plasma torch to ionize elements and molecules that are then accelerated along a flight path toward a big (450 kg) magnet shown here

submitted 107 days ago • 1 comment

Asking lots of "dumb" questions isn't a sign of stupidity. If anything it is more likely to be the sign of a person who is very strict about always keeping a crystal clear mental model of the topic at hand.

submitted 109 days ago • 10 comments

The unboxing of the Nu Sapphire continues. The laboratory space in the Bob Wright Centre at #UVic was designed with this instrument in mind. The company manufactured the instrument to be able to be separated near the flight tube to fit in our elevator. Dr. Anne-Sofie Ahm looking on

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

It’s not every day you unbox a Nu Sapphire Multi-Collector ICP-MS. Congratulations to Drs. Anne-Sofie Ahm and Blake Dyer on their NSERC CFI-JELF success 🌊

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment