Andy Moss
@andymoss.bsky.social
Dad, dog lover, dreamer, board member, teacher @nyu @jerichoproject @Govern4America
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one of the most memorable experiences I had in college was asking my organic chemistry professor a question and him saying "I don't know - let's find out!" and then talking me through a lab experiment.
If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
one of the most memorable experiences I had in college was asking my organic chemistry professor a question and him saying "I don't know - let's find out!" and then talking me through a lab experiment.
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The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:
How Scientific Empires End
And what it means for America
www.theatlantic.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, writes @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:
Is The Onion publishing under a pseudonym of WSJ or is the WSJ publishing stories that should be in The Onion?? 🤦♂️
DHS Is Considering Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship
“This isn’t ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants,” says the producer behind the pitch.
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Is The Onion publishing under a pseudonym of WSJ or is the WSJ publishing stories that should be in The Onion?? 🤦♂️
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My folks are not on X, and neither am I (bc it’s a cesspool and owned by a terrible person). So how will my parents, in-laws, etc know what’s going on or learn of changes???
SCOOP: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will be shifting its public communication exclusively to X, sources tell WIRED. This comes as agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My folks are not on X, and neither am I (bc it’s a cesspool and owned by a terrible person). So how will my parents, in-laws, etc know what’s going on or learn of changes???
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After I published this piece I went on PBS to explain what was happening. Clear and simple explanations about the details of what the Trump administration do matter, because most people are appalled by what is happening.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
Whitewashing American history
The Trump Presidency as a project of erasure
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
After I published this piece I went on PBS to explain what was happening. Clear and simple explanations about the details of what the Trump administration do matter, because most people are appalled by what is happening.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
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The destruction of American science continues apace. Early career people are the most likely to be seeking to leave. One of my about-to-graduate PhDs is seriously considering a job offer in Germany, even though it would involve lower pay. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The destruction of American science continues apace. Early career people are the most likely to be seeking to leave. One of my about-to-graduate PhDs is seriously considering a job offer in Germany, even though it would involve lower pay. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Also worth noting that Welch only deployed that famous line because McCarthy broke an agreement not to publicly smear an employee of that same big law firm (Hale and Dorr).
If Welch hadn’t stood up for his junior colleague, we wouldn’t have that turning point for McCarthyism.
If Welch hadn’t stood up for his junior colleague, we wouldn’t have that turning point for McCarthyism.
March 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Also worth noting that Welch only deployed that famous line because McCarthy broke an agreement not to publicly smear an employee of that same big law firm (Hale and Dorr).
If Welch hadn’t stood up for his junior colleague, we wouldn’t have that turning point for McCarthyism.
If Welch hadn’t stood up for his junior colleague, we wouldn’t have that turning point for McCarthyism.
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So weird how the media's fixation on grocery prices generally, and egg prices specifically, magically disappeared on January 20, 2025. 🤔
February 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So weird how the media's fixation on grocery prices generally, and egg prices specifically, magically disappeared on January 20, 2025. 🤔
“There are nearly 133,000 people in New York City shelters, but the cost of housing is making the city unaffordable for what used to be called middle-income families…”
www.prweb.com/releases/jer...
www.prweb.com/releases/jer...
Jericho Project CEO Tori Lyon Advocates for "City of Yes"
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tori Lyon, CEO of Jericho Project, a 41-year-old nonprofit ending homelessness in New York City, urges the New York City Council to pass...
www.prweb.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:12 AM
“There are nearly 133,000 people in New York City shelters, but the cost of housing is making the city unaffordable for what used to be called middle-income families…”
www.prweb.com/releases/jer...
www.prweb.com/releases/jer...
Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe - Popular Mechanics
November 30, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe - Popular Mechanics
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About 1,000 children of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave city shelters since the end of June — have left the public school system, representatives of the city’s Office of Asylum Seekers disclosed at a City Council hearing Tuesday.
One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System
At a City Council hearing, migrants testified that disruption is a constant for families and kids subject to 60-day caps on stays.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 12:51 AM
About 1,000 children of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave city shelters since the end of June — have left the public school system, representatives of the city’s Office of Asylum Seekers disclosed at a City Council hearing Tuesday.
Will Rogers rings as true today as when he observed life nearly 100 yrs ago
There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
--Will Rogers
Hello Bluesky people!
--Will Rogers
Hello Bluesky people!
November 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Will Rogers rings as true today as when he observed life nearly 100 yrs ago
Fascinating and scary use of 3D printing. Printing live neural networks created from brain cells that potentially ends up with a consciousness. Article has no mention or discussion of any moral or ethical considerations in creating a consciousness.
www.wired.com/story/a-lab-...
www.wired.com/story/a-lab-...
A Lab Just 3D-Printed a Neural Network of Living Brain Cells
Mini-brains that work and grow like their full-size counterparts could offer an alternative to animal testing and advance the quest for personalized medicine.
www.wired.com
October 4, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Fascinating and scary use of 3D printing. Printing live neural networks created from brain cells that potentially ends up with a consciousness. Article has no mention or discussion of any moral or ethical considerations in creating a consciousness.
www.wired.com/story/a-lab-...
www.wired.com/story/a-lab-...
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Our first skeet is the way Jack Dorsey probably intended it — with unsolicited advice and an external link to our reporting. Since Bluesky is in its early days, @morgansung.bsky.social’s advice is vital if it’s going to thrive: protect the marginalized communities that shape this platform’s culture
For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter
If Bluesky wants to be a genuine rival to Twitter, it needs to protect sex workers and its Black community.
tcrn.ch
May 3, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Our first skeet is the way Jack Dorsey probably intended it — with unsolicited advice and an external link to our reporting. Since Bluesky is in its early days, @morgansung.bsky.social’s advice is vital if it’s going to thrive: protect the marginalized communities that shape this platform’s culture
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The way we build & grow social networks and apps can amplify and exacerbate the existing inequities in society. But it doesn’t have to be that way. (This piece is from 7 years ago; it’s about how networks are shaped by who gets access.) https://medium.com/humane-tech/network-inequality-3309fb1aac59
Network Inequality
The way we build and grow social networks and apps can amplify and exacerbate the existing inequities in society. But it doesn’t have to be…
medium.com
May 3, 2023 at 12:29 AM
The way we build & grow social networks and apps can amplify and exacerbate the existing inequities in society. But it doesn’t have to be that way. (This piece is from 7 years ago; it’s about how networks are shaped by who gets access.) https://medium.com/humane-tech/network-inequality-3309fb1aac59
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Our little Bluesky had an amazing weekend. How should it capitalize on that? I have four suggestions in my free column this week: https://www.platformer.news/p/blueskys-big-moment
May 2, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Our little Bluesky had an amazing weekend. How should it capitalize on that? I have four suggestions in my free column this week: https://www.platformer.news/p/blueskys-big-moment
After the twit exodus it’s been fascinating watching people publicly try on different experiences searching for the right blend/balance of culture, conduct & capability. It’s like a massive online charrette to include the most broad and diverse perspectives.
May 1, 2023 at 3:04 AM
After the twit exodus it’s been fascinating watching people publicly try on different experiences searching for the right blend/balance of culture, conduct & capability. It’s like a massive online charrette to include the most broad and diverse perspectives.