Erik Kemp 🇪🇺 @Erik@mastodon.utwente.nl

Very proud to see this initiative come from our own scientists :)

Scientists4Future - Twente!

https://www.utoday.nl/news/69325/a-platform-where-people-can-connect

http://twente.scientists4future.nl

#utwente
#scientists4future

🇳🇱 Weer een uitstekende video van NOS op 3. Aanrader!
Het besluit van Twitter om Donald eraf te gooien zal nog veel opvolging krijgen, met als eindpunt meer digitale soevereiniteit voor gebruikers zelf.

Video NOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCCKgaOrQzA

Zelf een sociaal netwerk opbouwen? Dat klinkt misschien ver weg, maar daar ben ik al zo'n 2,5 jaar mee bezig. Nadenken over hoe het beter kan werkt beter als je meerdere perspectieven hebt, en 'the fediverse' biedt mij in ieder geval één briljant perspectief.

How to move your group chats to Signal:

Thanks for sharing @vinnl

Signal:
- centralised
- funding: donations and grants
- protocol: Signal
- USA
- non-profit

Element:
- decentralised
- funding: decentralised
- protocol: Matrix

Sources:
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messaging_apps

2) https://privacytools.io/software/real-time-communication/

3) https://www.wired.co.uk/article/signal-vs-whatsapp

#realtimecommunication

Which chat-client are you going to recommend to your friends and family?

In my humble opinion Signal and the Element are the only two real alternatives currently, and I will recommend to install both.

Let's talk about food!

1) What do you eat and drink?

2) What is your favourite way to eat mushrooms?

3) What is your favourite way to eat beans?

4) What is your favourite soup?

5) What are your favourite non-alcoholic beverages?

6) For after january, what are you favourite beers, wines and whiskies? =)

Currently combining vegan and dry january. Pictures are some of my favourite (and most-consumed) foods :)

Wow! Germany has had over 50% of its energy powered by renewable sources for the first time in 2021!

"Wind (27%), solar (10,4%), biomass (9,3%) and hydropower (3,7%) add up to 50,4%. Over 2019 this was still 45,9%. In 2010 it was 19,1%."

Chart source:
https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=de&c=DE&year=2020
- created by Prof. Dr. Bruno Burger, from the 'Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme'

Dutch source:
https://www.wattisduurzaam.nl/31768/energie-opwekken/wind/duitse-stroom-in-2020-voor-50-duurzaam-bij-fors-dalende-export/

Diving into cognitive biases:
1 #Survivorshipbias

xkcd image explained:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1827:_Survivorship_Bias

Video explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9WFpVsRtQg

Practical advice:
1) Remember that often, we don't see the whole picture, and thus, conclusions might be biased.

2) Learning from 'successful' people might not be the best idea. Learn from everyone :)

Survivorship bias explained:

1) https://dataschool.com/misrepresenting-data/survivorship-bias/

2) https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200827-how-survivorship-bias-can-cause-you-to-make-mistakes

3)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Cool! An insight in the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2-vaccin:

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/reverse-engineering-source-code-of-the-biontech-pfizer-vaccine/
pfizer-vaccine/

With translations in multiple languages!

Through Covid19, the young generation is asked for solidarity with the older generation.

Similarly, regarding the climate crisis, the older generation is asked for solidarity with the young generation.

To make sure you don't die, we stop meeting friends, having parties and do what young people normally do.

Please take the climate crisis seriously, consider to fly less, buy less and reduce your meat consumption. Thanks in advance! :-)

(idea from Werner Schouten in NRC)

A very cool video shared by Solar Team Twente: Engineering the world's fastest solar race cars, with Derek Muller from Veritasium as the presenter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_lVdrHnbYo

Prachtig!

Der Weihnachtsfilm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2eSsIWtNI