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 • Jonathan Tonkin
The elephant’s mental map: Why our future depends on the living world
Guest post by Tim Christophersen, author of Generation Restoration
 • Jonathan Tonkin and Tim Christophersen
The graveyard of unfinished work
On sunk costs, abandoned projects, and when to let go
 • Jonathan Tonkin
Ecological complexity—and the erosion of scientific capacity
How humans reshape ecosystems, and why eroding scientific capacity makes understanding that harder (Nexus Notes #29)
 • Jonathan Tonkin
The further you go, the less you know (and why that’s a good thing)
Reflections on academia, ego, and learning to find what works for you: three more reflections for early-career researchers
 • Jonathan Tonkin
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