Scientists should explore alternatives to flying

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“…Accounting for contrails and other greenhouse gas emissions from air travel pushes that figure higher. The environmental impact of travel is becoming an increasing concern among the scientific research community and there is an expanding willingness to explore new options (Pulizzi, et al, 2019;Geitmann, 2020;Haage, 2020). One possibility is for departments to host more seminar speakers from nearby institutions.…”

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The Neuroscience Community Has a Role in Environmental Conservation

Keifer

Summers

2021

eNeuro

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We previously argued that the neuroscience community has a role in environmental conservation because protection of biodiversity and the specialized behavioral adaptions of animals is essential to understanding brain structure and function. Preserving biodiversity and the natural world is also linked to human mental health and broadens our insight on the origins of psychiatric disorders like stress, anxiety and depression. The study of neuroscience has become a global scientific pursuit that involves thousands of researchers and has an economic impact in the billions of dollars. As a group of biomedical research scientists, neuroscientists have the knowledge base and public credibility to convincingly promote sustainable environmental actions and policies. Here, we outline several key areas in which we as a neuroscience academic community can participate to preserve a rich global biodiversity and confront the environmental crises that lie before us.

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The Neuroscience Community Has a Role in Environmental Conservation

Keifer

Summers

2021

eNeuro

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“…Whereas face-to-face meetings allow for a natural interaction among participants, the environmental footprint associated with travel is unsustainable for massive international conferences [7][8][9][10]. In terms of ecology, comfort, resource management and time saving the alternative of a virtual format arises as a promising scenario if providing enough communication channels for both scientific and personal exchanges.…”

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Innovative Approaches for Organizing an Inclusive Optics and Photonics Conference in Virtual Format

Heras

Gómez‐Varela

Tomás

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Optics

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The COVID pandemic is forcing the renewal of scientific conferences, offering opportunities to introduce technological and inclusive developments. Our analysis focuses on the implementation of inclusive practices for female and early-career researchers in a virtual scientific conference. This organization approach was applied in the XIII Spanish Optical Meeting (RNO2021), which was also characterized by avatars interacting in an online metaverse. The effectiveness of inclusive policies and novel technological tools was evaluated using the participation data and a post-conference survey. Our study reveals the high impact of inclusive actions and a strong interest in the scientific community to explore conference advances.

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“…Additionally, several institutions estimated that academic air travel accounts for about 30% of their carbon footprint. − This argument should not be overlooked by our community, which actively advocates for a more sustainable future. Virtual events certainly contribute to lowering global emissions and many academics started to decrease their air travel well before the pandemic. , …”

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Reflection on the Matyjaszewski Lab Webinar Series and the Rise of Webinars in Polymer Chemistry

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Webinar series are helping our community of polymer scientists to stay engaged and connected, despite the cancellation of in-person meetings and the periodic closure of laboratories to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The sustainable and inclusive character of these virtual events make them valuable learning and networking opportunities. As organizers of the Matyjaszewski Lab Webinar Series, we share herein our experience, highlighting the benefits of virtual meetings and providing a short guide for webinar organizers. Researchers, particularly young scientists, are encouraged to organize such virtual events to broaden their skills and strengthen their professional network.

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Scientists should explore alternatives to flying

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

The Neuroscience Community Has a Role in Environmental Conservation

The Neuroscience Community Has a Role in Environmental Conservation

Innovative Approaches for Organizing an Inclusive Optics and Photonics Conference in Virtual Format

Reflection on the Matyjaszewski Lab Webinar Series and the Rise of Webinars in Polymer Chemistry

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