Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh

PhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Currently a software engineer. Always a climate hawk. Born at 331 ppm. Views are my own.

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

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[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

@BillKristol

[Timothy Imholt @TimothyImholt]

I think the building is giving up.

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

@PassTheTorch24 #LetItGoJoe

[Alexandra Petri @petridishes]

Trump now claiming to have "the biggest heart on this stage" but whose and how did he come by it

[Alexandra Petri @petridishes]

Trump: January 6! Yes, I agree that was a day that happened. A day when I was ashamed to live in the same country as Joe Biden. What was the question?

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

I’m watching “An Incoherent Truth”

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

Just joined the waitlist for this. I like the idea of using micropayments instead of ad revenue to support interesting content.
https://t.co/f7YEHYrfRZ

[Shira Ovide @ShiraOvide]

The bug-obsessed Danish biologist who has roamed the roads for 25 years tallying insect smooshes on his windshield despite grave health problems is [DEEP INHALE] only like the 4th most interesting thing in this @andrewvandam piece. https://t.co/6l287oJ2Vg

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

I canvassed for @AndyKimNJ today: 35 doors and I managed to talk to 9 people. Two in a row actually shook my hand! Door knocking doesn't come naturally to me, but Andy's made it easy by being a great person to talk about. Please consider volunteering!
https://t.co/ZBAKtr5eTI

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

How I respond to NPR news these days

[UNDP Planet @UNDPplanet]

If climate change keeps you up at night, and you don’t know how to make a difference, here is a list of actions that will be more impactful than you might expect. A long but essential thread.

🧵 1/17

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

Climate denial in 2022

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

is this the sequel to The Dot and the Line?
https://t.co/N0ITB3lygL

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

reading a book on PostGIS...

"In spatial databases... when one geometry meets another or one raster meets another, things heat up quite a bit. Things heat up even more when one raster meets a geometry. PostGIS offers many ways to consummate their mutual courting..."

wait, what?

[Juliet Eilperin @eilperin]

'The water is coming.' Rising tides will put about 650,000 private U.S. properties by 2050, according to a new analysis by @ClimateCentral - without fast and deep carbon emissions cuts. Louisiana is set to lose 8.7 percent of its land. @brady_dennis https://t.co/cc79ulXlku

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

1822: Joseph Fourier suggested the atmosphere’s role in retaining heat was like a greenhouse
1859: Eunice Foote suggested CO₂ was the main greenhouse gas
1861: John Tyndall performed detailed experiments that identified all the major greenhouse gases

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

If you're in need of a feel-good story about an alligator who likes cheesy popcorn.
https://t.co/0gKkTlqgO9

[Andrew Pershing @Sci_Officer]

The distinction between vertebrates and everything else is stupid. Please be nice to cephalopods. They’re probably smarter than your dog. They are definitely smarter than mine. https://t.co/mpCzV1WiR3

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

I joined this @Enviro_Voter phone bank last night, and two people I talked to didn't realize the primary was today. One of them had meant to vote early last week but just couldn't find time. They both sincerely thanked me for calling to tell them when Election Day was. 🥹

[Environmental Voter Project @Enviro_Voter]

Tomorrow: Election Day in Florida

Today: A great opportunity to mobilize low propensity FL environmental voters to vote (sign up below for the phonebank)

November: Every enviro you get to vote tomorrow will almost certainly cast a ballot on Nov. 8 too

https://t.co/WLlNAG2ffD

[Dr. Leila Hadj-Chikh @LeilaHC]

@JesseJenkins He'll have to pee eventually.