Draft:Badia effect
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Comment: Existing sources in article don't demonstrate that this neologism has 'caught on' beyond a niche/specific community. I looked for WP:RS w/ WP:SIGCOV and found only a few very sparse mentions in google scholar. Zzz plant (talk) 06:02, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Significant coverage in multiple reliable sources is not demonstrated by current references. ~Liancetalk 20:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
This effect refers to when something you love or adore is being destroyed, and you feel the necessity to meticulously document the disaster to preserve the details of what happened for future generations. This occurs in cases where destruction or disaster is a dominant force, and you cannot stop it—you can only document the details, even though it may be an uncomfortable task. For instance, many biologists and natural history scientists are monitoring and documenting the destruction of natural ecosystems and biodiversity losses to inform future generations [1]. The term was also used by the scientist Carlos M. Herrera in his investiture speech as Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Jaén (March 18, 2025 [2]). Another example of the Badia effect is when, during a dictatorship, democratic individuals meticulously document the atrocities to inform future generations; in fact, this is the origin of the name.
Origin of the name
[edit]Leoncio Badia, who served as the undertaker in Paterna, Valencia, Spain, from 1939 to 1945, experienced the harrowing reality of his colleagues being executed under Franco's dictatorship (Spain). Despite the danger, he took it upon himself to secretly and respectfully bury their bodies. He meticulously documented every detail and labeled the graves to ensure the victims could be identified in the future—a foresight that has since proven invaluable, as many have been successfully recognized. This story has been popularised through a graphic novel by Paco Roca in Spanish.[3]. Based on this story, JG Pausas defined the Badia effect for the international audience[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pausas, Juli G (September 2024). "Science in a changing world". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 22 (7): e2797. Bibcode:2024FrEE...22E2797P. doi:10.1002/fee.2797.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/live/S4lo8IHgIA8?t=3780
- ^ Roca, Paco; Terrasa, Rodrigo (2023). El abismo del olvido. Bilbao: Astiberri. ISBN 978-84-19670-22-9.