Improved data about political and other influences on science is required: "safeguards from the politicisation of citizen-led research are needed"

doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.670232

#CitSciOz25 #science #misinformation #disinformation #transparency #data #politics

"lawmakers could either reframe protests relating to scientific data as a legal form of scientific research translation and dissemination, or as ‘illegal protest’."

doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.670232

#CitSciOz25 #science #law #protest #slapps

How do we improve citizen science? I'm presenting at the Australian Citizen Science Association conference about how we co-created 10 recommendations with researchers and the public.

You can read our discussion paper pre-print here:

doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.670232

#CitSciOz25

Cycling From Canberra to Melbourne for #CitSciOz25 and Active Hope On Thursday morning, I’ll be getting up early to cycle over 700km from Canberra to Melbourne - not just for fitness or fun, but as an act of Active Hope.I’m riding to deliver my keynote at the Citizen...

Later this week I’m cycling from Canberra to Melbourne - an act of Active Hope and citizen action.

I’m riding to deliver my keynote for
#CitSciOz25 on Healing Country and Empowering Communities.

Read more.👇🏽

www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/cycling...

Really looking forward to #CitSciOz25 next week!

I'll be speaking about the #DIYNAFLUOR and some of the outreach programs myself, and others have run using the platform. 🦕🧬🧪

I'll also have a few DIYNAFLUOR kits with me if anyone is interested in building one.

citizenscience.org.au/citscioz25/

Cruise ships are floating fossil-fuel furnaces.

The industry is booming.
And Climate Conscience Man isn’t buying the “eco-cruise” pitch.👇🏽

www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/cruisin...

#ClimateConscienceMan #CruiseEmissions #SustainableTravel #CitSciOz25

Why Fascism Rejects Climate Science At the United Nations last month, Donald Trump stood before global leaders and the world and declared again that climate change is a hoax. He did this while floods and fires are ravaging communities, ...

Fossil fuels, nationalism, and science suppression aren’t random threads.

They’re the ties between fascism and climate denial.

Read my blog about Why Fascists Are Climate Change Denialists.👇🏽
#EcoPolitics #TruthToPower #CitSciOz25

www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/why-are...

Steak, Sustainability, and Staying Sane with Climate Conscience Man People have been asking Climate Conscience Man about plant-based diets. And let’s start by saying he enjoys his veggies. He really does. He roasts aubergines. Loves a lentil dal. And he knows how to c...

Cutting back, not cutting out.

Climate Conscience Man cooks most nights veg… but tonight it’s beef massaman - and he’s aiming for progress over perfection.👇🏽

www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/meat-gu...

#ClimateConscienceMan #CitSciOz25 #ReduceMeat #PlantForward #ClimateAction

Climate Conscience Man Broke Up with His Wood Fire Climate Conscience Man loves a good fire. Always has.There’s something about the flicker, the crackle, the ritual of chopping and stacking the wood. It makes winter feel warmer - not just physically, ...

Loved the ritual. Couldn’t ignore the smoke.

Why #ClimateConscienceMan swapped to a solar-powered heat pump.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/farewel...
#ElectrifyEverything #PM25 #Sustainability #CitSciOz25

Climate Conscience Man’s Dreaded Disposable Coffee Cup Dilemma Climate Conscience Man loves a good cuppa. Both tea and coffee!Preferably at home or at a nice café. And in a decent cup. It tastes better that way. His feet on the ground. Time to think. But life isn...

He knows better.
He carries a reusable.
But today, the cup was at home — and the servo coffee was calling.

☕ Climate Conscience Man’s Disposable Coffee Cup Dilemma
🔗 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/climate...
#PlasticWaste #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CitSciOz25