Steven Gray
@stevenallangray
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Professor at Michigan State University; I study people and the environment and how well they get along.
Michigan, USA
Joined August 2015
“…in more urbanized areas, residents’ mental models underrepresented complex interdependence between humans and natural components, indicating limited systems thinking.”
nature.com
npj Urban Sustainability - Urbanized knowledge syndrome—erosion of diversity and systems thinking in urbanites’ mental models
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Check out this fun paper that finds that residents in more built up and urban environments have more homogenous and less complex mental models about ecosystems compared to more rural residents: a phenomenon called Urbanized Knowledge Syndrome.
nist.gov
A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal...
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Our new perspective paper in @PNASNews has been published! Together with a great interdisciplinary team of experts and facilitated by @NatCapProject we map out how urban nature can be leveraged for improved physical activity and health. https://t.co/3h586hfCfX. A thread:
pnas.org
Nature underpins human well-being in critical ways, especially in health. Nature provides pollination of nutritious crops, purification of drinking...
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|| Really happy to share this nice piece of work || https://t.co/TRiGQ5S2Ro Thanks for a great and inspiring cooperation -@PAminpour @caitie_reza #SteffenFunk @stevenallangray & @cmoelli
#BalticSea #cod #fisheries #balt_ADAPT @KueNO_de
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New paper in @PNASNews from CSUS former grad student @PAminpour and current faculty @stevenallangray shows that the real-world pay-offs for being inclusive in problem-solving. Read the full article at https://t.co/DqFXIaghYr
#msucsus #fisheries #sciencenews
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Very cool paper by @OlesonLab
New research out of @Olesonlab: negative consequences from feedbacks between #conservation policy and #food systems can be ameliorated by offering #sustainable seafood choices that also help local fishers #Palau @NG_PristineSeas @oceansolutions
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Collective Intelligence (CI) has great potential to more accurately estimate human pressures on natural resources and generally strengthen conservation decision-making. https://t.co/VNcTBIPpqX
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Harnessing the collective intelligence of stakeholders for conservation https://t.co/oEolFo3jkP Our new paper is out and it’s a fun one!
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The wisdom of crowds: What researchers can learn from local communities of natural resources stakeholders - Department of Community Sustainability
canr.msu.edu
Can natural resource stakeholders accurately estimate fish populations and human pressures on the environment?
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Excited about this project with @Lkshumaine @JennyHodbod and the community foundation of greater flint!
FFAR awards $4.4 million to researchers working in Colorado (@CSUAgSci), Michigan (@CANRatMSU), New York (@UAlbanySPH), Ohio (@cwrusom) & Texas (@SFCLocal) to improve interventions designed to enhance health & economic opportunities in urban communities. https://t.co/CuqSfAL448
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Thanks to all the grad students who came to our #CSUS @CANRatMSU presentation at @UNAM_MX, we look forward to collaborating with you!
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Thinking about becoming a prof? Here's what you can look forward to...
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REVISITING: What are we actually integrating in integrated modelling? Different elements from 1) natural systems 2) human/social systems, plus their 3) spatial scales 4) temporal scales, plus 6 more https://t.co/BCRrDMPKys
@YoungModeler @alexeyvoinov @stevenallangray
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SUPER INTERESTING! - similarity between inequality in nature and society - chance alone drive 1% of the individuals to control 50% of the resources - mechanism: random fluctuations in gains/losses (stocks, weather, etc) blow up to create extreme inequality https://t.co/mcIqBt3Yml
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Interested in modelling tips, traps & best practices? See collection of blog posts at https://t.co/dEbcOeFIAM
@YoungModeler @stevenallangray
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@stevenscyphers #UNU was asked: (Which size Striped Bass was caught LEAST frequently last year?) #UNU answered: ( https://t.co/d1FudWyKQc)
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SESYNC-Georgetown #Postdoc Opportunity: Network Modeling for Wildlife Conservation. Apply by May 8! https://t.co/AMkdeDP0rc
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Cool to see MentalModeler in action!
Guest lecturer @Nat_Res_all_gon uses MentalModeler to build a conceptual model for bluefin tuna harvest in NRES311 @UNLSNR #UNL #IOU
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