As many of my students know, I began 2020 in Canberra, Australia. My students know this because as part of my teaching materials over the last year I have included a photo of a sign from the Museum of Australia explaining why its outdoor garden was not open when I visited there with my family on New Year’s Day—‘Due to air quality, the Garden of Australian Dreams is closed.’ The 2019/2020 Australian fire season was extraordinary. A total of 3,094 houses were lost and over 17 million hectares burnt.¹ Air quality in many places, and especially Canberra, was appalling.² You really did not want to be outside.

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集体思考：不稳定时期的法律与学术

许多学生都知道，我从2020年在澳大利亚堪培拉开始。我的学生知道这一点，因为作为去年教学材料的一部分，我包括一张澳大利亚博物馆的标牌照片，解释了为什么我在元旦那天与家人一起参观时室外花园没有开放？为了改善空气质量，澳大利亚梦花园关闭了。” 2019/2020年澳大利亚火灾季节是非同寻常的。总共损失了3,094栋房屋，烧掉了1,700万公顷。¹许多地方，尤其是堪培拉的空气质量令人震惊。²您真的不想在外面。