Aatish Bhatia
@aatishb.bsky.social
I'm a journalist at the New York Times. I make explainers and interactive graphics.
nytimes.com/by/aatish-bhatia
aatishb.com
Previously:
Freelance science writer
Associate director, Princeton
Physics Ph.D., Rutgers
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aatishb.com
Previously:
Freelance science writer
Associate director, Princeton
Physics Ph.D., Rutgers
Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the 2026 NYT fellowship, the Times program for early-career journalists. The Upshot is hiring a fellow, come work with some of the smartest & friendliest people in journalism. (May include ice cream walks to Bryant Park.) job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...
Fellow, Upshot
New York, NY
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November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the 2026 NYT fellowship, the Times program for early-career journalists. The Upshot is hiring a fellow, come work with some of the smartest & friendliest people in journalism. (May include ice cream walks to Bryant Park.) job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...
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Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Enjoyed listening to this interview, highly recommend. Anil is such a clear thinker and so good at explaining ideas.
The Elegant Math Behind Machine Learning
YouTube video by Machine Learning Street Talk
m.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Enjoyed listening to this interview, highly recommend. Anil is such a clear thinker and so good at explaining ideas.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Unlike other projects the Trump administration has canceled during the shutdown to punish Democratic-leaning places, disruption to SNAP will touch every corner of the country, including many communities that support the president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Here’s Who Will Be Affected by Disruptions to Federal Food Aid
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Unlike other projects the Trump administration has canceled during the shutdown to punish Democratic-leaning places, disruption to SNAP will touch every corner of the country, including many communities that support the president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
morning math: trying to understand shallow neural networks
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
morning math: trying to understand shallow neural networks
Relates to a @rhettallain.bsky.social quote I've always liked: confusion is the sweat of learning.
Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Relates to a @rhettallain.bsky.social quote I've always liked: confusion is the sweat of learning.
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Math professor Terence Tao and neuroscientist Vidya Saravanapandian told PBS Newshour's Stephanie Sy that US's global leadership in science hangs in the balance. 🧪
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Math professor Terence Tao and neuroscientist Vidya Saravanapandian told PBS Newshour's Stephanie Sy that US's global leadership in science hangs in the balance. 🧪
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uv makes installing and using Python *so* easy! It works on pretty much any computer and it's lightning fast. 🔭☄️ #astrocode
If you're still using conda, pyenv, or... basically any other tool, then I can *highly* recommend switching:
If you're still using conda, pyenv, or... basically any other tool, then I can *highly* recommend switching:
uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade - Blog - Dr. Emily L. Hunt
Released in 2024, uv is hands-down the best tool for managing Python installations and dependencies. Here's why.
emily.space
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
uv makes installing and using Python *so* easy! It works on pretty much any computer and it's lightning fast. 🔭☄️ #astrocode
If you're still using conda, pyenv, or... basically any other tool, then I can *highly* recommend switching:
If you're still using conda, pyenv, or... basically any other tool, then I can *highly* recommend switching:
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Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
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Can fast buses in New York actually be free?
@stefanoschen.bsky.social + Larry Buchanan and I take a close look at an idea that has helped propel Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@stefanoschen.bsky.social + Larry Buchanan and I take a close look at an idea that has helped propel Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Can Faster Buses Really Be Free? (Gift Article)
An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Can fast buses in New York actually be free?
@stefanoschen.bsky.social + Larry Buchanan and I take a close look at an idea that has helped propel Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@stefanoschen.bsky.social + Larry Buchanan and I take a close look at an idea that has helped propel Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Really enjoyed going through this:
How NASA’s Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth
No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Really enjoyed going through this:
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Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
It’s an opportunity for all those in our community who value the work we do to give back and help ensure that we can keep moving forward, even during these most challenging times. We’d be very grateful for your support today
➡️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers.... #TON15
➡️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers.... #TON15
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
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🪶 In the Ojibwe language, the word for chickadee is gijigijigaaneshiinh. To hear it pronounced (it sounds really cool) visit ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/m...
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🪶 In the Ojibwe language, the word for chickadee is gijigijigaaneshiinh. To hear it pronounced (it sounds really cool) visit ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/m...
so good: m.youtube.com/watch?v=greL...
Green Hill Zone - Jon Batiste
YouTube video by Radio Heartland
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October 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
so good: m.youtube.com/watch?v=greL...
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My best explanation of parallel lines
October 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My best explanation of parallel lines
"Among articles stating that data was available upon request, only 17% shared data upon request."
My article "Data is not available upon request" was published in Meta-Psychology. Very happy to see this out!
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open.lnu.se/index.php/me...
LnuOpen
| Meta-Psychology
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October 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Among articles stating that data was available upon request, only 17% shared data upon request."
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
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When you consider that 41% of PhD level STEM jobs in this country are occupied by folks born in foreign countries, this is huge.
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Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
When you consider that 41% of PhD level STEM jobs in this country are occupied by folks born in foreign countries, this is huge.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article)
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
Very interesting podcast episode on how social networks become polarized
330 | Petter Törnberg on the Dynamics of (Mis)Information – Sean Carroll
www.preposterousuniverse.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Very interesting podcast episode on how social networks become polarized
I love this video so much. Classic Minute Physics.
Common Moon Mistakes
YouTube video by minutephysics
m.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I love this video so much. Classic Minute Physics.