Simon Segar

Gentleman scholar, evolutionary ecologist and entomologist. Lecturer in Entomology at Harper Adams University, UK.

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

@forestbiologist Thanks, the download is now 3Mb so much more manageable!

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

@annbot Now a much smaller file to download (3Mb), thanks @annbot!

[Annals of Botany @annbot]

🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published “The diversity of Ficus” in @annbot by Simon Segar and co-authors. (1/10)

👉 https://t.co/O3fQV9IwOn

#PlantScience #Botany #Ficus #FigTrees #PlantEvolution #AoBpapers

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Scientists tend to back centre-left liberal parties - yet those same policies drive inequality and environmental breakdown

Why are the planet’s smartest people defending business as usual?

#ClimateCrisis #PoliticalEconomy #LiberalHypocrisy

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Scientists overwhelmingly support centre-left liberal politics - but do those economic policies actually reduce inequality or protect the planet?

A look at why “business as usual” survives even among society’s smartest people

#Science #Politics #Sustainability #LiberalHypocrisy

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Outlining the ludicrous political "choice" we have over the environment
To see:
1. Why the planet needs a revolution
2. Why that needs to be science led
3. Why science itself needs a revolution to guide that process
https://t.co/R9iM9TeDxr
#Sustainability #Degrowth #Inequality

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Many on the modern right assume technology will save us
They show little concern for nature itself
But if ecosystems collapse, the political argument ends - no more debate
The Scientist's Guide to the Revolution: https://t.co/R9iM9Te5HT
#ClimateCrisis #EcologicalLimits #Science

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Calling populist voters idiots misses the point

Neurology shows how longterm exclusion changes how brains process cost–benefits - people want to burn the system down rather than live in permanent insecurity.

See: https://t.co/COBWVlHXeD

#Trump #Brexit #Populism #Inequality

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Calling populist voters idiots misses the point

Neurology shows how long-term exclusion changes how brains process cost–benefits - people want to burn the system down rather than live in permanent insecurity.

It's biology not ideology

#Trump #Brexit #Populism #Inequality

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Scientists talk about mining asteroids like it’s around the corner.
Reality: we’ve collected 250 grams so far.
The tech we’d need is decades away—well after climate breakdown.
New video explaining why space won’t save us 👇
#SpaceScience #AsteroidMining #MarsMission #ClimateTruth

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

“We’ll colonize Mars and mine asteroids.”
We won’t - not anywhere near the time we need to.
We should fix Earth first.
New video 👇
#SpaceScience #AsteroidMining #MarsMission #ClimateTruth
#Sustainability #TechReality #FutureOfHumanity #ClimateCrisis

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Are electric vehicles a big con?

EVs give barely any ecological benefits and cause infrastructure damage. The main beneficiaries are big car companies generating sales on the back of people's environmental concerns.

#ClimateCrisis #CorporateGreenwashing #ElectricVehicles

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

@TSGR_123 Vital content, real progress means recognising the challenges ahead and raising economic alternatives.

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Why do media scientists repeatedly fail to address a basic understanding of climate and science - economic growth is incompatible with human sustainability. Media scientists will not challenge economic orthodoxy

See: https://t.co/c2AZitjWf8

#ClimateCrisis #Science #Degrowth

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Does Media Science Protect the Status Quo?

See the full video at: https://t.co/AO98FW1AnQ
#ClimateCrisis #ScienceCommunication #Degrowth

[Scientists Guide to the Revolution @TSGR_123]

Why Science Needs A Revolution
Scientists often politically mandate unsustainable “centrist” policy - giving succor to destructive politics.
Full vid: https://t.co/cRLO5mZZ5O
#ScienceCulture #Sustainability #FutureOfScience #SystemicFailure

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

@TSGR_123 A chance for meaningful change, science needs to speak truth to power.

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

@timutteridge Please say hi to Billy from me!

[Simon Segar @simonsegar]

Happy International Women's day, celebrating with these two legends: https://t.co/dsJABGNENy

[David Mirren @davidmcgeoch9]

More important than ever!!