Avery Restrepo
@averyrestrepo.bsky.social
Online community manager for @thebulletin.org. Professional doomscroller. (All opinions my own.)
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Sabrina Carpenter is now the president
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sabrina Carpenter is now the president
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NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Black swans from the red planet—Could NASA bring back “mirror life” from Mars?
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
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Since the invention of the car, somewhere between 54 and 69 million people have died in traffic crashes. And that's not even considering the effects of air pollution and car-related lead exposure.
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
How 'Big Car' poses an existential threat to humanity
While Big Car kills many of us quickly, it is killing more of us slowly, by polluting the environment, warming the Earth, sowing misinformation and doubt about climate…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Since the invention of the car, somewhere between 54 and 69 million people have died in traffic crashes. And that's not even considering the effects of air pollution and car-related lead exposure.
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is proud to announce the appointment of Kronos Quartet as its first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Residence.
Learn more below. ⬇️
Learn more below. ⬇️
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
The Kronos Quartet, which has challenged and reimagined what a string quartet can be for over 50 years, will be the first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Resident at the Bulletin.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is proud to announce the appointment of Kronos Quartet as its first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Residence.
Learn more below. ⬇️
Learn more below. ⬇️
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What would happen if Chicago were the target of a nuclear bomb?
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.
What you should know about nuclear weapons
On October 29th, Donald Trump announced on his social media site, Truth Social, that he had instructed the Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense) to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons…
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What would happen if Chicago were the target of a nuclear bomb?
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.
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Today at 11:30 AM CST / 12:30 PM EST, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion unpacking "A House of Dynamite."
Watch below. ⬇️
Watch below. ⬇️
Experts React: Netflix’s 'A House of Dynamite'
A nuclear missile is headed towards the United States in 'A House of Dynamite', Netflix’s new movie from director Kathryn Bigelow. Tension builds as leaders ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today at 11:30 AM CST / 12:30 PM EST, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion unpacking "A House of Dynamite."
Watch below. ⬇️
Watch below. ⬇️
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Donald Trump has reportedly told the Pentagon to resume nuclear tests (though it's unclear if he refers to explosive or missile tests).
Here's a thread of relevant Bulletin articles, beginning with this 2025 piece by Sulgiye Park, Jennifer Knox, and @dkspaulding.bsky.social. ⬇️
Here's a thread of relevant Bulletin articles, beginning with this 2025 piece by Sulgiye Park, Jennifer Knox, and @dkspaulding.bsky.social. ⬇️
Why it would be a bad idea for the Trump administration to conduct a "rapid" nuclear test
The goal of conducting a fast-tracked nuclear test can only be political, not scientific. The United States has much to lose and little to gain from a new test.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Donald Trump has reportedly told the Pentagon to resume nuclear tests (though it's unclear if he refers to explosive or missile tests).
Here's a thread of relevant Bulletin articles, beginning with this 2025 piece by Sulgiye Park, Jennifer Knox, and @dkspaulding.bsky.social. ⬇️
Here's a thread of relevant Bulletin articles, beginning with this 2025 piece by Sulgiye Park, Jennifer Knox, and @dkspaulding.bsky.social. ⬇️
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I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post
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Tomorrow, "A House of Dynamite" releases on Netflix.
The movie's director, Kathryn Bigelow, and screenwriter, Noah Oppenheim, spoke with Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social to give a look at what will likely be the biggest nuclear film of the year.
(Contains spoilers).
The movie's director, Kathryn Bigelow, and screenwriter, Noah Oppenheim, spoke with Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social to give a look at what will likely be the biggest nuclear film of the year.
(Contains spoilers).
A conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of 'A House of Dynamite,' and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim
"[W]e are responsible for having created these weapons, and in a perfect world, getting rid of them," says Kathryn Bigelow.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tomorrow, "A House of Dynamite" releases on Netflix.
The movie's director, Kathryn Bigelow, and screenwriter, Noah Oppenheim, spoke with Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social to give a look at what will likely be the biggest nuclear film of the year.
(Contains spoilers).
The movie's director, Kathryn Bigelow, and screenwriter, Noah Oppenheim, spoke with Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social to give a look at what will likely be the biggest nuclear film of the year.
(Contains spoilers).
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Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
Autocracy and the university in America today
From its immigration and deportation policies to its highly publicized assault on several of America’s leading universities, the Trump administration seems determined to upend decades of close…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
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The universe, deciding I was not tired and stressed enough, has decided to give me the gift of a Yankees Red Sox playoff series.
September 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The universe, deciding I was not tired and stressed enough, has decided to give me the gift of a Yankees Red Sox playoff series.
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Climate scientist Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up.
"Be part of this fight for what's right, for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse and policy making."
"Be part of this fight for what's right, for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse and policy making."
Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape
"We scientists and academics need to get a handle on the political atmosphere—the world of the larger electorate—and pay attention."
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September 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Climate scientist Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up.
"Be part of this fight for what's right, for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse and policy making."
"Be part of this fight for what's right, for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse and policy making."
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Join the Bulletin for a virtual panel, "Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration," today at 11:30 A.M. EDT / 10:30 A.M. CDT. ⬇️
Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration
Earlier this year, President Trump issued an executive order and a proposed budget proposal aimed at cutting support for the scientific research community. A...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join the Bulletin for a virtual panel, "Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration," today at 11:30 A.M. EDT / 10:30 A.M. CDT. ⬇️
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Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and budget proposal aimed at cutting support for the scientific research community.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. CDT / 11:30 A.M. EDT
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September 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and budget proposal aimed at cutting support for the scientific research community.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
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There are very, VERY few people who are equipped to talk about this shooter correctly given the brainrot written on the shell casing. You have to understand so much of online culture to get it and also understand how that culture is both connected to and separate from real world ideological spaces
September 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There are very, VERY few people who are equipped to talk about this shooter correctly given the brainrot written on the shell casing. You have to understand so much of online culture to get it and also understand how that culture is both connected to and separate from real world ideological spaces
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"Using proven vaccines—vaccines that have been used safely for decades in many cases—has been shown in scores of studies to prevent illness and save lives.
So how many dead kids is the freedom not to be vaccinated worth?"
— @mattyfield.bsky.social.
So how many dead kids is the freedom not to be vaccinated worth?"
— @mattyfield.bsky.social.
In a radical, unscientific, and potentially deadly departure, Florida moves to end school vaccine requirements
Citing god and personal liberty, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Florida would stop mandating vaccines, including in schools.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"Using proven vaccines—vaccines that have been used safely for decades in many cases—has been shown in scores of studies to prevent illness and save lives.
So how many dead kids is the freedom not to be vaccinated worth?"
— @mattyfield.bsky.social.
So how many dead kids is the freedom not to be vaccinated worth?"
— @mattyfield.bsky.social.
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me: what year was that document released?
NATO: yes.
NATO: yes.
September 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
me: what year was that document released?
NATO: yes.
NATO: yes.
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only so many words you can put in a headline but the whole response is loud and proud support for the trans community and worth reading
August 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
only so many words you can put in a headline but the whole response is loud and proud support for the trans community and worth reading
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Quién lo iba a decir, eh.
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement.Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement.Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
www.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Quién lo iba a decir, eh.
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement.Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement.Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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You can now watch live on YouTube. ⬇️
August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You can now watch live on YouTube. ⬇️
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80 years ago, on August 6, 1945, a single shutter clicked in Hiroshima and recorded what no camera had captured before, and none has again: the immediate aftermath of a city annihilated by nuclear weapons.
"Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima's nuclear toll."
"Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima's nuclear toll."
Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima’s nuclear toll
Yoshito Matsushige’s photographs Hiroshima’s destruction are among the most harrowing visual records of the nuclear age.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
80 years ago, on August 6, 1945, a single shutter clicked in Hiroshima and recorded what no camera had captured before, and none has again: the immediate aftermath of a city annihilated by nuclear weapons.
"Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima's nuclear toll."
"Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima's nuclear toll."
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The money and manpower behind Canary Mission are mysterious. It is not registered in the US as either a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
Yet, the anonymous blog that names and shames those publicly critical of Israel is increasingly being cited in federal lawsuits and official US government emails.
Yet, the anonymous blog that names and shames those publicly critical of Israel is increasingly being cited in federal lawsuits and official US government emails.
How a shadowy online blacklist became a legal threat to pro-Palestinian activists
“Are you familiar with the Canary?”
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July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The money and manpower behind Canary Mission are mysterious. It is not registered in the US as either a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
Yet, the anonymous blog that names and shames those publicly critical of Israel is increasingly being cited in federal lawsuits and official US government emails.
Yet, the anonymous blog that names and shames those publicly critical of Israel is increasingly being cited in federal lawsuits and official US government emails.
I'm SO excited about this
Leading up to the Bulletin's 80th year of publication, we're launching a short fiction contest, "Write Before Midnight." It will be judged by acclaimed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson.
Deadline for submissions is September 30, and the first-place winner will receive $3,000. More below.
Deadline for submissions is September 30, and the first-place winner will receive $3,000. More below.
Write Before Midnight - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Write Before Midnight A Bulletin short fiction contest Announcing the Bulletin‘s new short fiction contest… Over the decades, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the smartest minds in ...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm SO excited about this
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Iran's stockpile of uranium, enriched at 60%, would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons. So why does nobody talk about it?
"Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it," by @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org. ⬇️
"Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it," by @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org. ⬇️
Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it
Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched at 60 percent would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons. So why does nobody talk about it?
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July 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Iran's stockpile of uranium, enriched at 60%, would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons. So why does nobody talk about it?
"Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it," by @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org. ⬇️
"Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it," by @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org. ⬇️