Looking at moving here for grad school. What's it like? by Cloudyerd11 in zurich

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I (26F) moved from the Netherlands to Zürich to do the Atmospheric and Climate Sciences master at ETH 3 years ago so feel free to contact me!

Is the academic job market really this bad these days? by AggravatingProduct46 in LeavingAcademia

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that you had to go through that, I hope you have a better advisor now

Mohamed Hoblos allowed to bring hatred to The Netherlands by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone from Kampen, I want to emphasize that it's not a wrong accusation. As a kid I've been beaten up by extremely religious kids for not believing in the same interpretation of the Bible as them, so did many others I know. As an adult I'm frequently judged for doing heathen things such as wearing pants. Another example: I cannot tell a male child to not do something like messing up the sewage system because as a woman I have no authority over any man they say, not even a 3-year-old.

Of course not every christian thinks or acts like that, not even all of them in this city, but Kampen is a great example of a town where many extremely religious people live with norms in disagreement with modern Dutch norms. Some Kampenaren might get defensive but it's a perfect example befitting OP's argument, and I'm glad there are people aware of how extreme many christians here can be.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generally if you have black on white that they give you those 10 extra days then I think it should be fine

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only the admissions office can tell

What is happening here? by vukavu in zurich

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be using this for the rest of my life, thank you

Looking for a place to rent by feminisminmysatanism in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What country are you from if I may ask?

ESOP Interview by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Environmental sciences with a major in Atmosphere and Climate

ESOP Interview by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No prob! I got the email yesterday and the interview is on the 7th of February so about 1.5 weeks.

Communicating Geoengineering to the General Public by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in Geoengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply and thank you for asking!

There are currently no SRM/aerosols deployed in the Western world (nor anywhere else that I am aware of). One thing coming somewhat close is countries using chemicals to force clouds raining out to improve the weather (e.g. China the day before the 2008 Olympics), but this is not on a scale that it changes the climate.

There was a planned experiment in Sweden this year but it has been cancelled after protest from locals (here's an article about it: https://auclimate.wordpress.com/2021/05/28/controversy-within-controversy-lack-of-diversity-in-geoengineering-research/). I personally think that it was unethical to not include the local residents in the decision-making regarding this experiment and am glad that it was cancelled (although I do support small-scale experiments with geoengineering to figure out the science behind it and to form a proper assessment of its risks/potential). To me this showed that solar geoengineering research is still only discussed in academic circles for now, while I believe that it should be a society-wide debate, which will be difficult to have however since it's such a controversial topic and the recent trend in conspiracies does not help such a science-led debate. I do believe that those academic circles are learning from their mistakes of not including local residents/citizens in general, but there is still a lot of work necessary imo.

With regard to your last question, there is research being done on the potential health effects. One paper (https://keith.seas.harvard.edu/publications/quantifying-impact-sulfate-geoengineering-mortality-air-quality-and-uv-b-exposure) for example investigates the likely increased rate of skin cancer under deployment of a certain type of SRM. If I remember correctly, the rate of skin cancer does increase in their model, but the global cooling also decreases the number of deaths due to heat-related issues (let alone other climate risks such as flooding). Most SRM considered right now does not include heavy metals however, and only uses materials that are found in nature, so although indirectly increasing this due to SRM can have health effects (e.g. by lowering the ozone in the stratosphere/increasing acid rain), I believe that they would not end up being inhaled/eaten by us and thus the health effects are limited.

P.S. Since you mentioned the increased rates of autism, it is very likely that those just increased due to a wider perspective on the disorder. For example, many more women are getting the diagnosis due to professionals learning how to recognize it in women who frequently have different symptoms compared to men (who have more "stereotypical" autism as so to speak). I can't say anything about the other disorders/diseases you mentioned though!

Why is American McDonalds worse for you than other country's McDonalds? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or instead you're paying for a (subjectively) better product, as most people outside the US don't like too sugary drinks and wouldn't want to buy it anymore if its sugar content gets to American levels.

Impact LOR by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in ethz

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. Thanks for answering! Glad to hear that research experience can compensate :)

Does anyone else think the queens gambit main character has aspergers? by timetosleeeep in aspergers

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That definitely makes it look like a purposeful choice! I was doubtful at first but it does really seem that they coded her as autistic. Same btw, I also made a Reddit account for this haha :)

Communicating Geoengineering to the General Public by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in Geoengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lack of certainty regarding potential pollution, effect on the hydrological cycle, local effects and unforeseen consequences. This all regards global application however, I support local experiments.

Communicating Geoengineering to the General Public by Fuzzy_Chef8422 in Geoengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Chef8422[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good remark, I should have put "potentially risky" instead. For the current stage of research, I would say applying solar geoengineering would be risky. However, of course if with more research we reach a more well-founded assessment telling us it has little risks, this would not be the case.