Forest Kaser
@forestkaser.bsky.social
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Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
May 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
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If you've heard about inertia as a potential component of the Spanish grid failure, this short video from NREL is a great overview of what it is and how a variety of sources, including renewables and batteries, can also provide this essential service: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JN...
Understanding Inertia Without the Spin
YouTube video by National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL
www.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you've heard about inertia as a potential component of the Spanish grid failure, this short video from NREL is a great overview of what it is and how a variety of sources, including renewables and batteries, can also provide this essential service: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JN...
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is good stuff.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable
A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality
archaeologymag.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is good stuff.
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...
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If you are wondering why so many Black and Hispanic voters shifted right this past election, this chart offers one theory
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
December 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM
If you are wondering why so many Black and Hispanic voters shifted right this past election, this chart offers one theory
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
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What everyone on the internet is getting wrong about the famous SWIFT messaging chart.
My latest 👉 jpkoning.blogspot.com/2024/12/some...
My latest 👉 jpkoning.blogspot.com/2024/12/some...
Someone is wrong on the internet about the SWIFT network
There's a chart that has been circulating for a while now on social media that shows payments traffic on SWIFT, a key global financial messa...
jpkoning.blogspot.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
What everyone on the internet is getting wrong about the famous SWIFT messaging chart.
My latest 👉 jpkoning.blogspot.com/2024/12/some...
My latest 👉 jpkoning.blogspot.com/2024/12/some...
If you felt like the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was compressed this year, you are not wrong.
December 22, 2024 at 8:28 PM
If you felt like the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was compressed this year, you are not wrong.
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Happy Winter Solstice!
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
December 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Happy Winter Solstice!
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Full @60minutes.bsky.social story here. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jas...
How an Afghan family facing threats put its trust in a U.S. veteran: "You just gamble your entire life"
A veteran helmed a daring plan to help Afghans escape the Taliban after the U.S. withdrawal. The plan relied on a fake wedding and homemade boarding passes.
www.cbsnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Full @60minutes.bsky.social story here. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jas...
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I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation
Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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November 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation
Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Summary in🧵🔽
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Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Maximiliano Dávila Pérez, arrested in Bolivia in 2022, was accused of using his position to help transport cocaine
Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition of the country’s former top anti-narcotics official to the US to face charges…
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
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Pretty important read. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
China Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: ‘Supply Chain Warfare’
A series of swipes at American companies show how China could take the initiative in a new trade war, using its economic dominance to exact pain.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Pretty important read. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
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1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.
2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.
3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.
4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.
3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.
4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
1) Many underestimate the investment the PRC has put into influencing the US social media sphere.
2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.
3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.
4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
2) The destruction of Trust and Safety at X has made it a playground for PRC actors.
3) It's nice to see them whine about BlueSky.
4) But there is nothing magical about BlueSky to keep them away.
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NEW: my very long election take is here. The key is to understand how beneficial the pandemic era programs were and how painful their expiration was
www.crisesnotes.com/one-election...
www.crisesnotes.com/one-election...
One Election Takeaway: Voters Hate Temporary Safety Nets
Announcement: I'm putting on an end of year sale. For just 55 dollars a year you can subscribe and receive premium pieces of Notes on the Crises. This also helps support the FOIA efforts I've been eng...
www.crisesnotes.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:46 PM
NEW: my very long election take is here. The key is to understand how beneficial the pandemic era programs were and how painful their expiration was
www.crisesnotes.com/one-election...
www.crisesnotes.com/one-election...
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s