Moritz Stefaner / Truth & Beauty
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State of Neuroscience 2025: Trends & Breakthroughs | The Transmitter
A comprehensive look at major trends shaping the neuroscience landscape in 2025
stateofneuroscience.thetransmitter.org
Excited to share a new #interactive #dataviz, putting 50 years of #neuroscience research on the map:
The State of Neuroscience 2025
stateofneuroscience.thetransmitter.org
#StateOfNeuro
The State of Neuroscience 2025
stateofneuroscience.thetransmitter.org
#StateOfNeuro
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LLMs are mostly perfecting the art of overthinking at this point. Inspiring / relatable!
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
LLMs are mostly perfecting the art of overthinking at this point. Inspiring / relatable!
Insane level of polish and detail 🙇🙌
📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Insane level of polish and detail 🙇🙌
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Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
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in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
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FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
"Mapping Ownership Concentration in the European Live Music Sector" reset-network.eu/mapping-owne...
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Mapping Ownership Concentration in the European Live Music Sector" reset-network.eu/mapping-owne...
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Tonight in "an audiophile and his money are soon parted": an "audiophile" ethernet switch with 4 ports(!) @ 100MB/s(!!), sold for the low, low price of $4,800(!!!) 😑
innuos.com/phoenixnet/
I'm sure it works great with some $1,000/m "audiophile" ethernet cables...
innuos.com/phoenixnet/
I'm sure it works great with some $1,000/m "audiophile" ethernet cables...
Phoenix NET - Innuos Audiophile-grade Network Switch
The PhoenixNET is the realization of Innuos' philosophy of simplicity and signal purity applied to the network switch.
innuos.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Tonight in "an audiophile and his money are soon parted": an "audiophile" ethernet switch with 4 ports(!) @ 100MB/s(!!), sold for the low, low price of $4,800(!!!) 😑
innuos.com/phoenixnet/
I'm sure it works great with some $1,000/m "audiophile" ethernet cables...
innuos.com/phoenixnet/
I'm sure it works great with some $1,000/m "audiophile" ethernet cables...
Love these maps of online communities, and this one is done particularly well.
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Love these maps of online communities, and this one is done particularly well.
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just thought of a brilliant play on words involving a large sporting event and a remarkable nocturnal bird. tune in tomorrow for the big reveal
February 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
just thought of a brilliant play on words involving a large sporting event and a remarkable nocturnal bird. tune in tomorrow for the big reveal
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Attention visual journalists: I’m always open to pitches for @sciam.bsky.social’s Graphic Science column. The column tells concise stories on topics in science via graphics (dataviz, illustrated diagrams, comic-style explainers, etc). It appears in both print & online. DM me for a pitch guide.
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Attention visual journalists: I’m always open to pitches for @sciam.bsky.social’s Graphic Science column. The column tells concise stories on topics in science via graphics (dataviz, illustrated diagrams, comic-style explainers, etc). It appears in both print & online. DM me for a pitch guide.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Now we talk
my problem with Liquid Glass is that it isn’t ludicrous enough. when I tap, send out ripples. dolly zoom all app launches. ghiblify the entire mail app, the whole UI at 60fps. run a crowd simulator on the alarm screen so thousands flee in terror as I swipe my finger. make my icons hairy
February 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Now we talk
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Democracy dies in tax cuts
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Democracy dies in tax cuts
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Die große Illusionistin Caren Miosga lässt am Sonntag per Entzauberung wieder einen Nazi verschwinden
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Die große Illusionistin Caren Miosga lässt am Sonntag per Entzauberung wieder einen Nazi verschwinden
"Talking Inspiration: A Discourse Analysis of Data Visualization
Podcasts" arxiv.org/pdf/2602.02397
Podcasts" arxiv.org/pdf/2602.02397
arxiv.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"Talking Inspiration: A Discourse Analysis of Data Visualization
Podcasts" arxiv.org/pdf/2602.02397
Podcasts" arxiv.org/pdf/2602.02397
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Six seats left for Cloudbreak, kicking off Feb 16. In just 6 hours you learn to deploy, secure & admin your very own sovereign EU-based cloud server, complete with Zoom & Google Docs alternatives suitable for fam, small orgs & communities. No comp-sci or tech bg needed.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Six seats left for Cloudbreak, kicking off Feb 16. In just 6 hours you learn to deploy, secure & admin your very own sovereign EU-based cloud server, complete with Zoom & Google Docs alternatives suitable for fam, small orgs & communities. No comp-sci or tech bg needed.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
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A speed-record attempt with a bike designed by Dr. Allan Abbott, from the August 1976 issue of Bicycling
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A speed-record attempt with a bike designed by Dr. Allan Abbott, from the August 1976 issue of Bicycling
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Swiss track racer Oscar Egg on the day of his record-breaking 1912 run at the Paris velodrome. He used his aerodynamic "Velo Fusee" fairing to cover 42.122 kilometers in 60 minutes.
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Swiss track racer Oscar Egg on the day of his record-breaking 1912 run at the Paris velodrome. He used his aerodynamic "Velo Fusee" fairing to cover 42.122 kilometers in 60 minutes.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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This _isn't_ an anti-AI argument. (There are plenty of those to go around.) It's an argument against closed, centralized AI, and in favour of open models you can run on your own hardware. It's critically important that we not mess this up.
youtube.com/clip/UgkxQj2...
youtube.com/clip/UgkxQj2...
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This _isn't_ an anti-AI argument. (There are plenty of those to go around.) It's an argument against closed, centralized AI, and in favour of open models you can run on your own hardware. It's critically important that we not mess this up.
youtube.com/clip/UgkxQj2...
youtube.com/clip/UgkxQj2...
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Concretely: what happens when model providers start having opinions about what kind of software you can build? What are the implications of your actions as a software developer being passively surveilled?
🎞️ youtube.com/clip/UgkxSV6...
bsky.app/profile/rich...
🎞️ youtube.com/clip/UgkxSV6...
bsky.app/profile/rich...
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Concretely: what happens when model providers start having opinions about what kind of software you can build? What are the implications of your actions as a software developer being passively surveilled?
🎞️ youtube.com/clip/UgkxSV6...
bsky.app/profile/rich...
🎞️ youtube.com/clip/UgkxSV6...
bsky.app/profile/rich...
Sharing a bit of work in progress:
This projects takes DJ sets for a walk 🚶➡️
This projects takes DJ sets for a walk 🚶➡️
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Sharing a bit of work in progress:
This projects takes DJ sets for a walk 🚶➡️
This projects takes DJ sets for a walk 🚶➡️
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hauntological interface a
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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