Andrew Tan
@andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social
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Opening to my sci-fi novella “Fractal Karma”:
You can read it for free here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_10_...
You can read it for free here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_10_...
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Opening to my sci-fi novella “Fractal Karma”:
You can read it for free here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_10_...
You can read it for free here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_10_...
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SfN 2025 Art of Neuroscience
Full list of Exhibitors
artologica.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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In a handful of academic laboratories and companies, researchers are growing human neurons and trying to turn them into functional systems equivalent to biological transistors
go.nature.com/4p28R39
go.nature.com/4p28R39
The computers that run on human brain cells
Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs.
go.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
In a handful of academic laboratories and companies, researchers are growing human neurons and trying to turn them into functional systems equivalent to biological transistors
go.nature.com/4p28R39
go.nature.com/4p28R39
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In fact, I suspect that this phenomenon is so general that I propose a general law:
If person A suggests replacing people doing B with an AI chatbot, person A is almost certainly a stronger candidate for replacement with an AI chatbot than people doing B.
If person A suggests replacing people doing B with an AI chatbot, person A is almost certainly a stronger candidate for replacement with an AI chatbot than people doing B.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In fact, I suspect that this phenomenon is so general that I propose a general law:
If person A suggests replacing people doing B with an AI chatbot, person A is almost certainly a stronger candidate for replacement with an AI chatbot than people doing B.
If person A suggests replacing people doing B with an AI chatbot, person A is almost certainly a stronger candidate for replacement with an AI chatbot than people doing B.
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"SARS-CoV-2 is too well-adapted to humans [hence, insert your favorite conspiracy theory]".
That was never right because, for one, SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic virus so it necessarily had to be "well-adapted".
Now, a new study shows the same is true for BANAL-236 - a related virus isolated from bats.
That was never right because, for one, SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic virus so it necessarily had to be "well-adapted".
Now, a new study shows the same is true for BANAL-236 - a related virus isolated from bats.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"SARS-CoV-2 is too well-adapted to humans [hence, insert your favorite conspiracy theory]".
That was never right because, for one, SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic virus so it necessarily had to be "well-adapted".
Now, a new study shows the same is true for BANAL-236 - a related virus isolated from bats.
That was never right because, for one, SARS-CoV-2 is a pandemic virus so it necessarily had to be "well-adapted".
Now, a new study shows the same is true for BANAL-236 - a related virus isolated from bats.
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The winner of OneNeuro's October #FotoFriday #FluorescenceFriday contest is "Purkinje cell complex spikes & simple spikes," submitted by Chenhao Bao in the Cullen lab at JHU Biomedical Engineering. @thecullenlab.bsky.social @chenhaobao.bsky.social
Complete gallery: www.oneneurojhu.org/art/
Complete gallery: www.oneneurojhu.org/art/
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The winner of OneNeuro's October #FotoFriday #FluorescenceFriday contest is "Purkinje cell complex spikes & simple spikes," submitted by Chenhao Bao in the Cullen lab at JHU Biomedical Engineering. @thecullenlab.bsky.social @chenhaobao.bsky.social
Complete gallery: www.oneneurojhu.org/art/
Complete gallery: www.oneneurojhu.org/art/
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@okaysteve.bsky.social sat down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social to discuss the inspiration behind the book, why he decided to write it partly as a memoir, and what he wants readers to take away from reading it.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/how-t...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/how-t...
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@okaysteve.bsky.social sat down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social to discuss the inspiration behind the book, why he decided to write it partly as a memoir, and what he wants readers to take away from reading it.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/how-t...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/how-t...
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Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
Without monkeys, neuroscience has no future
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of BCIs, ANNs. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of brain-computer interfaces and artificial neural networks. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk, write Cory Miller, @movshon.bsky.social and Doris Tsao.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/47MXYLH
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More on the destruction of HEPAP:
“The elimination of the advisory committees spreads the expertise so thinly as to increase the likelihood of political pressure on decisions.”
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physicsworld.com/a/is-donald-...
“The elimination of the advisory committees spreads the expertise so thinly as to increase the likelihood of political pressure on decisions.”
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physicsworld.com/a/is-donald-...
Is Donald Trump conducting a 'blitzkrieg' on science? – Physics World
The US High Energy Physics Advisory Panel has been dissolved for reasons of politics, not efficiency, says Robert P Crease
physicsworld.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
More on the destruction of HEPAP:
“The elimination of the advisory committees spreads the expertise so thinly as to increase the likelihood of political pressure on decisions.”
🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/is-donald-...
“The elimination of the advisory committees spreads the expertise so thinly as to increase the likelihood of political pressure on decisions.”
🧪⚛️
physicsworld.com/a/is-donald-...
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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What some fun excessive trumpetry pieces out there? I love Janáček's sinfonietta with 14 trumpets. I have no idea if I even like the sheer madness of Khachaturian's 3rd symphony with its 15 trumpets but it's fun on occasion? I know I don't like the current US with one very loud orange Trumpet.
Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta
YouTube video by olla-vogala
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What some fun excessive trumpetry pieces out there? I love Janáček's sinfonietta with 14 trumpets. I have no idea if I even like the sheer madness of Khachaturian's 3rd symphony with its 15 trumpets but it's fun on occasion? I know I don't like the current US with one very loud orange Trumpet.
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🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
🧵
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
🧵
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Others have said it better, but can we remember that the BBC is a lot more than the News teams and, if it falls, a huge amount of our cultural fabric will be collateral damage.
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Others have said it better, but can we remember that the BBC is a lot more than the News teams and, if it falls, a huge amount of our cultural fabric will be collateral damage.
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Andrew, who is a contemporary of mine in the theoretical-cosmologist game, has a new book out, The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help Us Make Sense of the Cosmos.
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The Random Universe
An award-winning astrophysicist looks at how the understanding of uncertainty and randomness has led to breakthroughs in our knowledge of the cosmos All o...
yalebooks.yale.edu
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Andrew, who is a contemporary of mine in the theoretical-cosmologist game, has a new book out, The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help Us Make Sense of the Cosmos.
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Mindscape 335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Mindscape 335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
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"Post your snails," an invitation I cannot resist.
Here's a snail slithering along, January 2021.
Here's a snail slithering along, January 2021.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"Post your snails," an invitation I cannot resist.
Here's a snail slithering along, January 2021.
Here's a snail slithering along, January 2021.
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Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
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Had a great time discussing whether "aliens speak physics" with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social .
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Had a great time discussing whether "aliens speak physics" with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social .
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
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Crocus caspius & Sternbergia lutea
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 700m
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 700m
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Crocus caspius & Sternbergia lutea
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 700m
Mazandaran, Iran
October 2025
Elevation 700m
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RL Debates 4: Adam "I literally measured value in the brain" Lowet
Adam's talk covered a lot of ground — from his recent work on distributional RL (nature.com/articles/s41...) to a broader discussion of RL & the brain.
📽️ Watch the full meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7B...
🧠🤖🧠📈
Adam's talk covered a lot of ground — from his recent work on distributional RL (nature.com/articles/s41...) to a broader discussion of RL & the brain.
📽️ Watch the full meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7B...
🧠🤖🧠📈
RL Debates 4: Adam "I literally measured value in the brain" Lowet
YouTube video by Sensorimotor AI
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
RL Debates 4: Adam "I literally measured value in the brain" Lowet
Adam's talk covered a lot of ground — from his recent work on distributional RL (nature.com/articles/s41...) to a broader discussion of RL & the brain.
📽️ Watch the full meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7B...
🧠🤖🧠📈
Adam's talk covered a lot of ground — from his recent work on distributional RL (nature.com/articles/s41...) to a broader discussion of RL & the brain.
📽️ Watch the full meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7B...
🧠🤖🧠📈
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
GENOCIDE TO STOP
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC
OUT THE WINDOWS
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY
NOBODY COLD
from Intifada Incantation by June Jordan (1996)
GENOCIDE TO STOP
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC
OUT THE WINDOWS
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY
NOBODY COLD
from Intifada Incantation by June Jordan (1996)
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
GENOCIDE TO STOP
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC
OUT THE WINDOWS
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY
NOBODY COLD
from Intifada Incantation by June Jordan (1996)
GENOCIDE TO STOP
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC
OUT THE WINDOWS
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY
NOBODY COLD
from Intifada Incantation by June Jordan (1996)
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A dream come true: film footage of Simon Barere on TV in 1950 has surfaced and it's extraordinary. He plays an abridged version of the Gounod-Liszt Faust Waltz with his legendary dazzling technique & great lyricism - and the unmoving face of Horowitz, Moiseiwitsch & other greats. Link in comments!
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A dream come true: film footage of Simon Barere on TV in 1950 has surfaced and it's extraordinary. He plays an abridged version of the Gounod-Liszt Faust Waltz with his legendary dazzling technique & great lyricism - and the unmoving face of Horowitz, Moiseiwitsch & other greats. Link in comments!
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What is it like for a U.S. citizen to be kidnapped by CBP? What are they like, how do they talk when they speed off with you in their car?
Hear it directly from this woman with extraordinary courage and presence of mind, who bravely shamed them and non-violently fought back until they released her.
Hear it directly from this woman with extraordinary courage and presence of mind, who bravely shamed them and non-violently fought back until they released her.
Watch this. I mean it. Watch it
Need to feed your kids? Fine do that first. But the bathroom? Hold it. Watch this first
Jennifer Moriarty describes being thrown in a Border Patrol vehicle & spending hours driven around by, per Daniel Biss, the Keystone Kops danielbiss.substack.com/p/daniel-bis...
Need to feed your kids? Fine do that first. But the bathroom? Hold it. Watch this first
Jennifer Moriarty describes being thrown in a Border Patrol vehicle & spending hours driven around by, per Daniel Biss, the Keystone Kops danielbiss.substack.com/p/daniel-bis...
Daniel Biss talks with detained ICE protestor Jennifer Moriarty
In this recording from our live conversation, I spoke with Evanston resident Jennifer Moriarty, who was "grabbed by the neck" and then detained while peacefully protesting against ICE.
danielbiss.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What is it like for a U.S. citizen to be kidnapped by CBP? What are they like, how do they talk when they speed off with you in their car?
Hear it directly from this woman with extraordinary courage and presence of mind, who bravely shamed them and non-violently fought back until they released her.
Hear it directly from this woman with extraordinary courage and presence of mind, who bravely shamed them and non-violently fought back until they released her.
Reposted by Andrew Tan
Link to the full conversation:
youtu.be/foO7zhqOC9A?...
youtu.be/foO7zhqOC9A?...
Holocaust Historian Omer Bartov: How Germany Enabled the Genocide in Gaza
YouTube video by Nullpunkt – mit Hanno Hauenstein
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Link to the full conversation:
youtu.be/foO7zhqOC9A?...
youtu.be/foO7zhqOC9A?...
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My conversation with @omerbartov.bsky.social is out now - watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My conversation with @omerbartov.bsky.social is out now - watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.