Vivek Srikrishnan
@vsrikrish.bsky.social
Climate uncertainty and risk. Decision-making under deep uncertainty. Assistant Professor, Cornell Biological & Environmental Engineering. Tottenham and the Knicks until they kill me. https://viveks.me
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I learned, in the same semester, how methodological rigor is the bedrock of all progress in psychological science, and that a moderated mediation model based on questionnaires from 86 undergrad students is rock-solid proof for a theory in social psychology.
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I learned, in the same semester, how methodological rigor is the bedrock of all progress in psychological science, and that a moderated mediation model based on questionnaires from 86 undergrad students is rock-solid proof for a theory in social psychology.
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I'm told that the endangerment finding repeal package lands next week. I look at what that could mean for other climate rules, state action, and the future of U.S. climate policy.
And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.!
www.eenews.net/articles/Her....
And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.!
www.eenews.net/articles/Her....
Here’s what could happen when the endangerment finding dies
States, courts and Congress could be forced to fill the climate policy vacuum.
www.eenews.net
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I'm told that the endangerment finding repeal package lands next week. I look at what that could mean for other climate rules, state action, and the future of U.S. climate policy.
And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.!
www.eenews.net/articles/Her....
And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.!
www.eenews.net/articles/Her....
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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just to state something obvious but under-appreciated... corporations are not naturally occurring entities, they are outgrowths of state sanctioning and we could simply collectively decide that media companies and other companies have purposes beyond maximizing profits
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February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
just to state something obvious but under-appreciated... corporations are not naturally occurring entities, they are outgrowths of state sanctioning and we could simply collectively decide that media companies and other companies have purposes beyond maximizing profits
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I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
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That motherfucker
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
That motherfucker
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*ax grinding sounds continue* Reproducibility is a bare minimum criterion. Reproducible studies can still be wrong. And correct studies can lack enough justification of method to justify our belief or deserve our attention
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
*ax grinding sounds continue* Reproducibility is a bare minimum criterion. Reproducible studies can still be wrong. And correct studies can lack enough justification of method to justify our belief or deserve our attention
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Wow this scoring chaos seems to be an extreme case of what I say about many ad hoc analyses: no derivation of method from a clear scientific theory, no assessment of statistical properties, and decades pass before someone notices. This happens in biology too, so let’s not pick on psychology only
Read my latest post for reflections on reproducibility, research quality and a summary of a great new study which shows how NOT to do it
https://open.substack.com/pub/tomstafford/p/gambling-with-research-quality
https://open.substack.com/pub/tomstafford/p/gambling-with-research-quality
Gambling with research quality
How you get 244 different ways to measure performance on the same test of decision making. And what it means for the reliability of behavioural science
tomstafford.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Wow this scoring chaos seems to be an extreme case of what I say about many ad hoc analyses: no derivation of method from a clear scientific theory, no assessment of statistical properties, and decades pass before someone notices. This happens in biology too, so let’s not pick on psychology only
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A 60% jump in EU LNG imports from the U.S. in 2025 managed to drive up greenhouse gas emissions on both sides of the Atlantic - in the EU from the burning of the gas, and in the U.S. by prompting a shift to coal-fired generation as prices rose.
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 AM
A 60% jump in EU LNG imports from the U.S. in 2025 managed to drive up greenhouse gas emissions on both sides of the Atlantic - in the EU from the burning of the gas, and in the U.S. by prompting a shift to coal-fired generation as prices rose.
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Kudos to @andrewdessler.com and the 83 scientists who joined us in critiquing DOE’s July climate report: it turns out that, with the weakness of that report exposed, OIRA staff concerned that maybe the science does show that climate change harms health and welfare
archive.ph/d8xEG
archive.ph/d8xEG
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Kudos to @andrewdessler.com and the 83 scientists who joined us in critiquing DOE’s July climate report: it turns out that, with the weakness of that report exposed, OIRA staff concerned that maybe the science does show that climate change harms health and welfare
archive.ph/d8xEG
archive.ph/d8xEG
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It’s always good when the courts recognize what every single other person in the universe understands about the DOE CWG.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It’s always good when the courts recognize what every single other person in the universe understands about the DOE CWG.
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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The Great American Brain Drain has begun www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
Trump Is Making America Stupider
How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The Great American Brain Drain has begun www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
Good thing this administration's policies will in no way increase the number of disaster events.
Under Trump, more FEMA disaster assistance applications are in limbo for longer www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Politifact FL: Under Trump, more FEMA disaster assistance applications are in limbo for longer
As of Jan. 28, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had 18 disaster declaration applications awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval. Eleven are more than a month old and some date back to Octob...
www.wlrn.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Good thing this administration's policies will in no way increase the number of disaster events.
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one note for the "optics" amateur consultant crowd: "abolish ice" is actually the calibrated negotiating stalking horse because we actually cannot tolerate a "department of homeland security" in a multicultural secular democracy
January 29, 2026 at 11:35 PM
one note for the "optics" amateur consultant crowd: "abolish ice" is actually the calibrated negotiating stalking horse because we actually cannot tolerate a "department of homeland security" in a multicultural secular democracy
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Nice quote from @daviddoniger.bsky.social that sums up my opinion, too.
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Nice quote from @daviddoniger.bsky.social that sums up my opinion, too.
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terrific new Ben Taub piece — it cracks a long-cold case of infanticide; it's a bombshell for maternal health, child protection & opiate toxicology protocols; it exposes the Lancet’s scandalous indifference to validity of what it publishes — it should make noise
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning?
After a newborn died of opioid poisoning, a new branch of pediatrics came into being. But the evidence doesn’t add up.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
terrific new Ben Taub piece — it cracks a long-cold case of infanticide; it's a bombshell for maternal health, child protection & opiate toxicology protocols; it exposes the Lancet’s scandalous indifference to validity of what it publishes — it should make noise
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Times reports on legislation to take on the Trump admin and ICE, including my bill to put liens on federal property if Trump illegally withholds funds from us.
I’ve also sponsored the New York versions of many of the proposals in the piece. Here are a few of them: 🧵(1/8)
I’ve also sponsored the New York versions of many of the proposals in the piece. Here are a few of them: 🧵(1/8)
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Times reports on legislation to take on the Trump admin and ICE, including my bill to put liens on federal property if Trump illegally withholds funds from us.
I’ve also sponsored the New York versions of many of the proposals in the piece. Here are a few of them: 🧵(1/8)
I’ve also sponsored the New York versions of many of the proposals in the piece. Here are a few of them: 🧵(1/8)
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Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.
If we're gonna have to have a color revolution, we should pick a good color.
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.
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The fossil fuel industry keeps saying India is an LNG growth market. I keep saying it isn't. Now the Indian LNG companies are agreeing with me.
"Liquefied natural gas prices will need to drop markedly to spur more Indian demand, according to the nation’s biggest importer of the fuel."
"Liquefied natural gas prices will need to drop markedly to spur more Indian demand, according to the nation’s biggest importer of the fuel."
LNG still too pricey for Indian demand boost, top importer says
India's largest LNG importer, Petronet LNG Ltd., stated that prices must fall to $6-$7 per million Btu to significantly boost demand. Current Asian benchmark prices exceed $11, making LNG uncompetitiv...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The fossil fuel industry keeps saying India is an LNG growth market. I keep saying it isn't. Now the Indian LNG companies are agreeing with me.
"Liquefied natural gas prices will need to drop markedly to spur more Indian demand, according to the nation’s biggest importer of the fuel."
"Liquefied natural gas prices will need to drop markedly to spur more Indian demand, according to the nation’s biggest importer of the fuel."
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the true danger of AI is all these systems are being used by dummies who were raised on police procedural TV shows
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
the true danger of AI is all these systems are being used by dummies who were raised on police procedural TV shows
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.