Will AI have a positive impact on the environment through improved research modelling, or a net negative impact through its vast energy and water use? We're part of a research project on this Q. Here we explain the problem of efficiency gains leading to increased AI demand: the Jevon's paradox.

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One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”

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It's #InternationalGeodiversityDay! This year's theme is #GeodiversityOnOurDoorstep Our Chief Scientist Dave Stone reflects on the Fens, Barnack Stone and the cathedrals it built, plus the rare Pasque flower now thriving in old quarries Read the blog👉https://bit.ly/4ytbEaE #TogetherForNature

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Every day, decisions are made that shape nature's future. But those decisions need evidence. Today we're launching our Science Impact Strategy 2026-2030, setting out how we'll maximise the impact of our science & turn evidence into action. 📽️ youtu.be/Vr5hQRS0Tzc?... 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/science-impa...

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New paper out: "Feasibility and reliability of farmer-recorded plant diversity indicators in European grasslands" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #openaccess @uniofreading.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

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