Dr Osnat Katz Moon 🌙🟣
@astrosnat.bsky.social
Lapsed academic. Now helping make forecasting free for everyone, everywhere by working on SocialPredict: https://github.com/openpredictionmarkets/socialpredict
Mainly personal stuff, reposts, links to things I find interesting. she/they
osnatkatz.com
Mainly personal stuff, reposts, links to things I find interesting. she/they
osnatkatz.com
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Here's another great recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=seC8...
Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin Revolutionary Etude Op.10 No.12 in C Minor
YouTube video by MusicClassical1
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Here's another great recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=seC8...
You as a cartoon:
January 31, 2026 at 4:06 AM
You as a cartoon:
Tell me 5 classes you took in college:
- Philosophy of physics
- French for scientific communication
- Science policy
- Chaos theory and dynamic systems
- Advanced statistical physics
- Philosophy of physics
- French for scientific communication
- Science policy
- Chaos theory and dynamic systems
- Advanced statistical physics
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Numismatics in the Age of Alexander the Great
Weimar and Nazi Film
Intro to Existentialism
History of the Russian Empire
Matter in the Universe (iykyk)
Numismatics in the Age of Alexander the Great
Weimar and Nazi Film
Intro to Existentialism
History of the Russian Empire
Matter in the Universe (iykyk)
Tell me five classes you took in college:
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Tell me 5 classes you took in college:
- Philosophy of physics
- French for scientific communication
- Science policy
- Chaos theory and dynamic systems
- Advanced statistical physics
- Philosophy of physics
- French for scientific communication
- Science policy
- Chaos theory and dynamic systems
- Advanced statistical physics
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Nature and Science journalists denied entry to event featuring NIH Director
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Nature and Science journalists denied entry to event featuring NIH Director
Weekend listening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oePJ...
Vladimir Horowitz - Mozart Piano Concerto 23 K.488 in A Major
YouTube video by Mit Feuer
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Weekend listening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oePJ...
#amreading #booksky
started Mihail Sebastian's for two thousand years, knowing full well it's going to make me cry
started Mihail Sebastian's for two thousand years, knowing full well it's going to make me cry
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
#amreading #booksky
started Mihail Sebastian's for two thousand years, knowing full well it's going to make me cry
started Mihail Sebastian's for two thousand years, knowing full well it's going to make me cry
putting claude code on the "automatic edits" mode feels a bit like letting your cat walk all over the keyboard and hoping for the best
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM
putting claude code on the "automatic edits" mode feels a bit like letting your cat walk all over the keyboard and hoping for the best
This is a difficult needle to thread and I'm concerned about Starmer's performance here.
British PM Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to end what he has called an “ice age” under the previous Conservative administration.
But he also doesn’t want his visit to Beijing to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S.
But he also doesn’t want his visit to Beijing to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S.
Starmer finally goes to China — and tries not to trigger Trump
Unlike Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, the British PM doesn’t want his big visit to China to be seen as a tilt away from the U.S.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is a difficult needle to thread and I'm concerned about Starmer's performance here.
Dear goodness. How and why are we still doing Harry Potter thinkpieces?
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Dear goodness. How and why are we still doing Harry Potter thinkpieces?
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Fascinating thread: I had not heard about Robert Smallbones before, whose effort was not acknowledged in his lifetime
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Fascinating thread: I had not heard about Robert Smallbones before, whose effort was not acknowledged in his lifetime
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4 favorites from last night!
A major solar storm made seeing aurora possible in Virginia. These curtains were visible to the naked eye during a substorm.
#aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
A major solar storm made seeing aurora possible in Virginia. These curtains were visible to the naked eye during a substorm.
#aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
4 favorites from last night!
A major solar storm made seeing aurora possible in Virginia. These curtains were visible to the naked eye during a substorm.
#aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
A major solar storm made seeing aurora possible in Virginia. These curtains were visible to the naked eye during a substorm.
#aurora #eastcoastkin #photography
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Powerful data visualizations, here. In 2025, “the Trump administration disproportionally cancelled or froze [nearly 8,000] projects on topics it disfavours, such as misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, infectious diseases and research on people from under-represented ethnic and gender groups.”
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Powerful data visualizations, here. In 2025, “the Trump administration disproportionally cancelled or froze [nearly 8,000] projects on topics it disfavours, such as misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, infectious diseases and research on people from under-represented ethnic and gender groups.”
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Pandora and Polyphemus, with the great blue eye as specifically requested by James Cameron.
#space #art by Jaime Jasso.
www.artstation.com/artwork/NEePz
#space #art by Jaime Jasso.
www.artstation.com/artwork/NEePz
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Pandora and Polyphemus, with the great blue eye as specifically requested by James Cameron.
#space #art by Jaime Jasso.
www.artstation.com/artwork/NEePz
#space #art by Jaime Jasso.
www.artstation.com/artwork/NEePz
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
As someone in the prediction market space I think about this article a lot:
www.astralcodexten.com/p/mantic-mon...
I was and remain genuinely invested in prediction markets as a mechanism for better decision making. 2025 and 2026 are...simply a lot.
www.astralcodexten.com/p/mantic-mon...
I was and remain genuinely invested in prediction markets as a mechanism for better decision making. 2025 and 2026 are...simply a lot.
Mantic Monday: The Monkey's Paw Curls
...
www.astralcodexten.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
As someone in the prediction market space I think about this article a lot:
www.astralcodexten.com/p/mantic-mon...
I was and remain genuinely invested in prediction markets as a mechanism for better decision making. 2025 and 2026 are...simply a lot.
www.astralcodexten.com/p/mantic-mon...
I was and remain genuinely invested in prediction markets as a mechanism for better decision making. 2025 and 2026 are...simply a lot.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I've had my ~*takes*~ on antisemitism for sure but my goodness this is terrible reporting. Why haven't @boardofdeputies.bsky.social or @cstuk.bsky.social or the Chief Rabbi or, like, anyone been given an opportunity to comment?
I've had my ~*takes*~ on antisemitism for sure but my goodness this is terrible reporting. Why haven't @boardofdeputies.bsky.social or @cstuk.bsky.social or the Chief Rabbi or, like, anyone been given an opportunity to comment?
US reportedly considers granting asylum to Jewish people from UK
Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the Telegraph he discussed refuge for those leaving UK over antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I've had my ~*takes*~ on antisemitism for sure but my goodness this is terrible reporting. Why haven't @boardofdeputies.bsky.social or @cstuk.bsky.social or the Chief Rabbi or, like, anyone been given an opportunity to comment?
I've had my ~*takes*~ on antisemitism for sure but my goodness this is terrible reporting. Why haven't @boardofdeputies.bsky.social or @cstuk.bsky.social or the Chief Rabbi or, like, anyone been given an opportunity to comment?
Balatro
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy X
...I continue to be shaped like myself
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy X
...I continue to be shaped like myself
1. Fallout: New Vegas
2. Deus Ex
3. Papers, Please
2. Deus Ex
3. Papers, Please
Of the 31 games that won the 'now' votes, rank as many as you can. That could be just voting for your favourite, or a top 3, or 10, or just go mad and rank all 31.
I will NOT count ties
I will NOT count the same game in multiple ranks
If you need help deciding: czeckd.github.io/preference-r...
I will NOT count ties
I will NOT count the same game in multiple ranks
If you need help deciding: czeckd.github.io/preference-r...
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Balatro
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy X
...I continue to be shaped like myself
Dark Souls
Final Fantasy X
...I continue to be shaped like myself
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Images of the first Lihong-1 flight from CAS Space. Parachute for capsule worked, stage landed successfully. Fight carried the microgravity laser additive manufacturing recoverable scientific experiment payload ( LAM-MG-R1) from CAS institute of mechanics
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v-nDF-0XGR...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v-nDF-0XGR...
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Images of the first Lihong-1 flight from CAS Space. Parachute for capsule worked, stage landed successfully. Fight carried the microgravity laser additive manufacturing recoverable scientific experiment payload ( LAM-MG-R1) from CAS institute of mechanics
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v-nDF-0XGR...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v-nDF-0XGR...
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Physicists can't the explain flight of the bumblebee. The piece is in A Minor but has a lot of chromatic runs and physicists know very little music theory.
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Physicists can't the explain flight of the bumblebee. The piece is in A Minor but has a lot of chromatic runs and physicists know very little music theory.
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📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 AM
PLEASE SHARE
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
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"I was completely overwhelmed by the beauty of it all, to the point of forgetting everything around me! A sky of absolute purity, free from artificial light.”
This is how astrophotographer Julien Looten remembers the night he captured this VLT view https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2602a/
🔭 🧪
This is how astrophotographer Julien Looten remembers the night he captured this VLT view https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2602a/
🔭 🧪
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"I was completely overwhelmed by the beauty of it all, to the point of forgetting everything around me! A sky of absolute purity, free from artificial light.”
This is how astrophotographer Julien Looten remembers the night he captured this VLT view https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2602a/
🔭 🧪
This is how astrophotographer Julien Looten remembers the night he captured this VLT view https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2602a/
🔭 🧪
I haven't been posting a lot about Current Events.
This is because I am scared, I am sad, and I am *not* actually a useful thought leader on some of the things that scare me most (like potential Greenland annexation)
This is because I am scared, I am sad, and I am *not* actually a useful thought leader on some of the things that scare me most (like potential Greenland annexation)
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I haven't been posting a lot about Current Events.
This is because I am scared, I am sad, and I am *not* actually a useful thought leader on some of the things that scare me most (like potential Greenland annexation)
This is because I am scared, I am sad, and I am *not* actually a useful thought leader on some of the things that scare me most (like potential Greenland annexation)
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Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
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Really clear night. Got much better images of Orion nebula and Andromeda galaxy, M31, than posted last time. And took longer exposures. Enjoy
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Really clear night. Got much better images of Orion nebula and Andromeda galaxy, M31, than posted last time. And took longer exposures. Enjoy
>based on hallucinated sources
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January 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
>based on hallucinated sources
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