Michael McCarthy

ecology, conservation biology
@qaecology
He/him
I'm not really on here any more

[Biodiversity Council @Biodivcouncil]

Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend by. Great analysis by @JackHPascoe @Biodivcouncil of why we must demand better care of nature by @VicGovAu
https://t.co/JcwuPMmTkC via @ConversationEDU

[AMOS @AMOSupdates]

4/6 Prestley Medal is given to Dr. Andrew King (@AndrewKingClim) for his important contributions to understanding of climate variability, climate change, temperature and rainfall extremes, seasonal climate prediction and climate impacts

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@AndrewKingClim Bill Priestley was my uncle! (more precisely, first cousin of my grandfather).

[BioSciences UniMelb @BioSci_UniMelb]

Here’s @laubibianapina staying cool while preparing her pitch for tonight’s Big Science Pitch!

Join us online tonight at 6pm to hear all about Laura’s beetles and what we can learn about heat resistance from them!

Register here: https://t.co/dnP0xcsfWd

[BioSciences UniMelb @BioSci_UniMelb]

Here’s Claire perfecting her pitch for tomorrow night’s Big Science Pitch!

Join us online at 6pm tomorrow to see six of our top early career researchers pitching their work in 3 minutes to win a share of $110K of research funding.

Please register: https://t.co/dnP0xcsNLL

[BioSciences UniMelb @BioSci_UniMelb]

Christmas beetles, fairy wrens, coral reefs & more…..The Big Science Pitch is back 🤩

Join us on Nov 1 to see six of our top early career researchers battle it out for a share of $110,000 of research funding.

You get to vote too!

Please register: https://t.co/dnP0xcsNLL

[Emily McColl-Gausden @EcoEmcg]

Very proud to have this project published. Thanks to everyone who helped me take platypus eDNA samples before and after the black summer megafires. Please check it and the @ConversationEDU article out! https://t.co/xTzcpfSagj @r_tingley @andrewrweeks @lukewarm1981 @enviro_DNA

[VicBioCon @VicBioCon]

Introducing our 1st plenary speaker for #VicBioCon24 Dr Kylie Soanes! @kyliesoanes is a Research Fellow in Urban Biodiversity with the School of Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences @UniMelb🌳We’re so excited to hear her speak about creative solutions for urban biodiversity!🐾

[Ella Plumanns Pouton @ellapouton]

I'm really excited to have the opportunity to share my research on Thursday alongside some other great projects at the 2023 @RoyalSocietyVic Young Scientist Research Prize. Come along!

[Biodiversity Council @Biodivcouncil]

Being ‘Nature positive’ isn’t just planting a few trees –it’s actually stopping the damage we do.

Here are 3 ways to make sure nature positive is truly positive for nature, and not greenwashing. Research by @martine_maron @megcevans @sophusticated

https://t.co/PjmuuAfqYI

[Douglas Brumley @BrumleyLab]

Applications now open for a continuing position (tenured) in Mathematical Biology at the University of Melbourne @UniMelb @SciMelb @MelbMathBio

https://t.co/I2wTsPiMmh

[Bob Wong (@bbmwong.bsky.social) @BBM_Wong]

Please repost: Great opportunity to join us at @MonashBiol @MonashUni in beautiful Melbourne, Australia, with multiple ongoing academic positions in ecology.

Details here: https://t.co/yRaxwplGcP

[Dr. Kylie Soanes @kyliesoanes]

Latest video, in which I talk about how conservation science PLUS action saves species from extinction, and insult some threatened species while I’m at it #ThreatenedSpeciesDay #wildoz

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

España!!

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@jscamac Already do it. 😀 I compare to systems in the same postcode to check that our PV system is operating properly. And I download data from https://t.co/E5pc9z12sH, which gives 1/2 hourly consumption production data.

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

We are about 1 year into electrifying our home. Here's what we have done and the relative operating costs compared to using oil and gas...
The TLDR is that electrification is way cheaper... 1/

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@urbanfrogger OK, since you asked... 😊 See the alt text for the caption...

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@Farmer_Dave999 We are planning on induction. One problem is we have a freestanding stove (gas) integrated with the oven (electric). But we can't find an induction equivalent of the same width to fit the spot (80 cm). So we'll need some carpentry too...

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@Farmer_Dave999 We have a portable 10 amp charger (slow: 2.4 kW) so once we get to Bendigo we can recharge fully overnight (we typically stay for the weekend). There are fast chargers on the Calder Highway (up to 50 kW) and we have used one of those once while having dinner in Kyneton.

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

@Farmer_Dave999 Our longest trip is Melbourne to Bendigo - 150 km uphill but not quite the Blue Mountains. We get there comfortably.

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

I estimate we are getting >10% return on investment from electrifying our home. This are effectively tax-free savings. A clear step forward would be for governments to help fund more electrification of households that can't afford the upfront costs. 6/6

[Michael McCarthy @mickresearch]

We installed a 6.6 kW rooftop PV system. In summer, our electricity costs are negative (our feed in tariff of 5 c/kWh pays for the grid consumption). Our solar production in winter is less than our consumption. I don't think we'll install a battery just yet. 5/