Carl Haster
@haster.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UNLV+NevadaCfA looking for gravitational waves and the best music. Previously at LIGO, MITKavli, CITA_ICAT and UoBIGWaves.
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🍂 What if a black hole born from the merger of two black holes merged with another black hole? We may find out thanks to gravitational waves, such as those observed by the @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration in autumn 2024. Let's learn about these signals!
February 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🍂 What if a black hole born from the merger of two black holes merged with another black hole? We may find out thanks to gravitational waves, such as those observed by the @ligo.org - Virgo - KAGRA Collaboration in autumn 2024. Let's learn about these signals!
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My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
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The money does not go into space. The money does not go into space.
The money does not go into space.
Sure, the money helps us in exploring and understanding the universe, but the money actually goes to people, to local economies, to universities, it provides jobs, and gets young people into STEM.
The money does not go into space.
Sure, the money helps us in exploring and understanding the universe, but the money actually goes to people, to local economies, to universities, it provides jobs, and gets young people into STEM.
Listeners to Radio 4’s Inside Science today get an essay from me in defence of astronomy as pure research. Please listen in and let me know what you think.
Show starts 4.30pm GMT here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Show starts 4.30pm GMT here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science
A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
The money does not go into space. The money does not go into space.
The money does not go into space.
Sure, the money helps us in exploring and understanding the universe, but the money actually goes to people, to local economies, to universities, it provides jobs, and gets young people into STEM.
The money does not go into space.
Sure, the money helps us in exploring and understanding the universe, but the money actually goes to people, to local economies, to universities, it provides jobs, and gets young people into STEM.
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The solution to homeless people is giving them homes.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The solution to homeless people is giving them homes.
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A few months ago they let me walk around the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex at night. Don't know if it was the desert rain, watching skyscraper-sized antennas swivel to catch signals from beyond Saturn, or just my fillings buzzing from the radio signals, but I had goosebumps all night.
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 AM
A few months ago they let me walk around the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex at night. Don't know if it was the desert rain, watching skyscraper-sized antennas swivel to catch signals from beyond Saturn, or just my fillings buzzing from the radio signals, but I had goosebumps all night.
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i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
i gotta say one more thing
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
having worked in animation for years now, calling this "animated" is a fucking mortal insult. completely get fucked. animation is a creator thoughtfully and painstakingly giving something life. this is fucking nothing compared to animation
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AHAHAHAHAHA
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
AHAHAHAHAHA
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
more…
9to5mac.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
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You can say Merry Protein again
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
You can say Merry Protein again
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I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
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Here's the adult vaccination recommendations as of Nov 2024. Why did I save these? Because I knew someone was going to try to stomp on this, and not today, Satan. Not today. #CDC #vax #vaccines #getvaxxed
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Here's the adult vaccination recommendations as of Nov 2024. Why did I save these? Because I knew someone was going to try to stomp on this, and not today, Satan. Not today. #CDC #vax #vaccines #getvaxxed
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Bra om fler kände till!
En grej med året som gått är vi nog inte haft två år i rad med så få mord sedan 1960-talet.
Detta trots decembers vansinnesdåd och den rasistiska masskjutningen i Örebro.
Det nya multikulturella Sverige levererar mer trygghet än vad debatten ger sken av.
Detta trots decembers vansinnesdåd och den rasistiska masskjutningen i Örebro.
Det nya multikulturella Sverige levererar mer trygghet än vad debatten ger sken av.
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Bra om fler kände till!
Nice and cool version of this song!
8-bit Boléro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?)
YouTube video by lftkryo
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December 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Nice and cool version of this song!
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Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
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More of this kind of rich person, please.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
More of this kind of rich person, please.
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🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.
NSF plans to streamline merit review to heal self-inflicted staffing wound www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.
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Återigen har @myrannosaurus.doomscroll.se skrivit dagens viktigaste text (om AI):
"Istället för att fokusera på lösningar för att peka ut vad som lurar människor behöver vi framtidssäkra för en befolkning som inte vågar tro på någonting alls. Som inte går att övertyga, ens med riktiga bevis." >
"Istället för att fokusera på lösningar för att peka ut vad som lurar människor behöver vi framtidssäkra för en befolkning som inte vågar tro på någonting alls. Som inte går att övertyga, ens med riktiga bevis." >
Nu räcker inte ögat längre
När AI får oss att inte lita på något längre, då utmanas demokratin.
www.etc.se
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Återigen har @myrannosaurus.doomscroll.se skrivit dagens viktigaste text (om AI):
"Istället för att fokusera på lösningar för att peka ut vad som lurar människor behöver vi framtidssäkra för en befolkning som inte vågar tro på någonting alls. Som inte går att övertyga, ens med riktiga bevis." >
"Istället för att fokusera på lösningar för att peka ut vad som lurar människor behöver vi framtidssäkra för en befolkning som inte vågar tro på någonting alls. Som inte går att övertyga, ens med riktiga bevis." >
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International conventions should not be held in the U.S.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
International conventions should not be held in the U.S.
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Improvements ahead! A team at STScI recently launched a full suite of enhanced Jupyter Notebooks for scientific analyses with Hubble. The upgrades improve the functionality of the repository, as well as the DrizzlePac software suite: https://bit.ly/3XJAXVh 🔭 🧪 ☄️
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Improvements ahead! A team at STScI recently launched a full suite of enhanced Jupyter Notebooks for scientific analyses with Hubble. The upgrades improve the functionality of the repository, as well as the DrizzlePac software suite: https://bit.ly/3XJAXVh 🔭 🧪 ☄️
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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It's easy to forget we live in a future with a fully operating space station with multiple docking ports for various spacecraft.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
It's the first time all the spacecraft docking ports on the current configuration of the ISS have been occupied.
www.space.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It's easy to forget we live in a future with a fully operating space station with multiple docking ports for various spacecraft.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
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Happy old year
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Happy old year
A really nice Astrobites article about our recent discovery of two really interesting black hole binaries observed with @ligo.org and @egovirgo.bsky.social!
From Neev Shah @neevshah101.bsky.social : Do black holes have a family tree? Read more in today’s bite! ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/21/g...
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Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree
Do black holes have a family tree? Read more in today's bite!
astrobites.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A really nice Astrobites article about our recent discovery of two really interesting black hole binaries observed with @ligo.org and @egovirgo.bsky.social!