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@vofarrill.bsky.social
Skeptic bordering nihilistic, but luckily forgetful but not forgiving. It tells me lot about you whether you think this last statement is threatening.
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🎶 Does anybody really know what time it is?
On Maaaaars? 🎵
It turns out that's hard to figure out… relatively speaking.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
🧪 🔭
On Maaaaars? 🎵
It turns out that's hard to figure out… relatively speaking.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
🧪 🔭
Timekeeping on Mars Is a Tall Order. Here’s Why
Precisely calibrating clocks on Mars is harder than you’d think, because of some extremely esoteric physics
www.scientificamerican.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🎶 Does anybody really know what time it is?
On Maaaaars? 🎵
It turns out that's hard to figure out… relatively speaking.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
🧪 🔭
On Maaaaars? 🎵
It turns out that's hard to figure out… relatively speaking.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
🧪 🔭
The strategic art does not reside in the ability to formulate a plan at the start of a crisis that will anticipate all contingencies and provide a clear way through to the desired objective. It is very rare that events will unfold as planned...
- Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, Lawrence Freedman
- Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, Lawrence Freedman
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The strategic art does not reside in the ability to formulate a plan at the start of a crisis that will anticipate all contingencies and provide a clear way through to the desired objective. It is very rare that events will unfold as planned...
- Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, Lawrence Freedman
- Ukraine and the Art of Strategy, Lawrence Freedman
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Dear @profrichardson.bsky.social
You say you "do not engage with inflammatory personal attacks & threats," but in Lancet you said anyone who thinks sex is binary (me, Pinker, Hooven & almost all biologists) is bigoted and driven by "political aims".
That seems inflammatory & a personal attack.
No?
You say you "do not engage with inflammatory personal attacks & threats," but in Lancet you said anyone who thinks sex is binary (me, Pinker, Hooven & almost all biologists) is bigoted and driven by "political aims".
That seems inflammatory & a personal attack.
No?
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Dear @profrichardson.bsky.social
You say you "do not engage with inflammatory personal attacks & threats," but in Lancet you said anyone who thinks sex is binary (me, Pinker, Hooven & almost all biologists) is bigoted and driven by "political aims".
That seems inflammatory & a personal attack.
No?
You say you "do not engage with inflammatory personal attacks & threats," but in Lancet you said anyone who thinks sex is binary (me, Pinker, Hooven & almost all biologists) is bigoted and driven by "political aims".
That seems inflammatory & a personal attack.
No?
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Dear @profrichardson.bsky.social
You: "The goal of my work is to build conversations across fields and disciplines...."
O-kay, but in Lancet you say anyone who thinks sex is binary is a bigot & "it facilitates their political aims"
I think sex is binary (as do almost all biologists)
Am I a bigot?
You: "The goal of my work is to build conversations across fields and disciplines...."
O-kay, but in Lancet you say anyone who thinks sex is binary is a bigot & "it facilitates their political aims"
I think sex is binary (as do almost all biologists)
Am I a bigot?
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Dear @profrichardson.bsky.social
You: "The goal of my work is to build conversations across fields and disciplines...."
O-kay, but in Lancet you say anyone who thinks sex is binary is a bigot & "it facilitates their political aims"
I think sex is binary (as do almost all biologists)
Am I a bigot?
You: "The goal of my work is to build conversations across fields and disciplines...."
O-kay, but in Lancet you say anyone who thinks sex is binary is a bigot & "it facilitates their political aims"
I think sex is binary (as do almost all biologists)
Am I a bigot?
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Here's a piece of genuinely good news: hurricane forecasters won't lose access to vital data gathered by military satellites, which DoD threatened to cut off just a couple weeks ago. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurr...
Hurricane Forecasters Keep Crucial Satellite Data Online after Threatened Cuts
Microwave satellite data that are key to capturing changes in a hurricane’s strength will not be taken from meteorologists as originally planned
www.scientificamerican.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's a piece of genuinely good news: hurricane forecasters won't lose access to vital data gathered by military satellites, which DoD threatened to cut off just a couple weeks ago. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurr...
Is it of any use to ask if AI, or AGI, complies with the inexistent definition of intelligence when its products are economically worthy -while being potentially helpful or dangerous-? Or should we be concerned about its gargantuan energy consumption and imperialist business model?
July 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is it of any use to ask if AI, or AGI, complies with the inexistent definition of intelligence when its products are economically worthy -while being potentially helpful or dangerous-? Or should we be concerned about its gargantuan energy consumption and imperialist business model?
"...such an act within silicon valley's narrative will be laudatory and with enough widespread adoption do wonders for the economy, in the hands of the rlhf workers in the global South who's very labor props up the narrative, it was punishable offense." -Empire AI, dreams and n..., Karen Hao, pg 222
July 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"...such an act within silicon valley's narrative will be laudatory and with enough widespread adoption do wonders for the economy, in the hands of the rlhf workers in the global South who's very labor props up the narrative, it was punishable offense." -Empire AI, dreams and n..., Karen Hao, pg 222
Culture literally changes how we see the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Culture literally changes how we see the world
Where city dwellers see rectangles, people who live in round huts see circles
www.science.org
June 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Culture literally changes how we see the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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🇳🇴 Norway’s parliament passed new legislation Friday that redefines rape to include any sexual act without explicit consent, eliminating the previous requirement to prove physical force or threats.
ground.news/article/norw...
ground.news/article/norw...
June 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🇳🇴 Norway’s parliament passed new legislation Friday that redefines rape to include any sexual act without explicit consent, eliminating the previous requirement to prove physical force or threats.
ground.news/article/norw...
ground.news/article/norw...
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‼️ "The key here is not innovation at all cost or only policy. It's the merger of the two in a thoughtful way." #BrusselsForum
💬 Founder of @projectliberty.io Frank McCourt underlines the importance of cross-sector cooperation for transatlantic allies in the future.
💬 Founder of @projectliberty.io Frank McCourt underlines the importance of cross-sector cooperation for transatlantic allies in the future.
June 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
‼️ "The key here is not innovation at all cost or only policy. It's the merger of the two in a thoughtful way." #BrusselsForum
💬 Founder of @projectliberty.io Frank McCourt underlines the importance of cross-sector cooperation for transatlantic allies in the future.
💬 Founder of @projectliberty.io Frank McCourt underlines the importance of cross-sector cooperation for transatlantic allies in the future.
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“La democracia está en la mira…; el momento que temíamos ha llegado. [Trump] está blandiendo una bola de demolición para destruir el proyecto histórico de nuestros Padres Fundadores: tres poderes iguales formando un gobierno independiente. Ya no hay equilibrio de poder ni contrapesos.”
G Newsom
G Newsom
June 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“La democracia está en la mira…; el momento que temíamos ha llegado. [Trump] está blandiendo una bola de demolición para destruir el proyecto histórico de nuestros Padres Fundadores: tres poderes iguales formando un gobierno independiente. Ya no hay equilibrio de poder ni contrapesos.”
G Newsom
G Newsom
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🪖 ¿Qué nos preocupa de la Ley de la Guardia Nacional?
Legaliza la vigilancia sin controles por parte del Ejército, tal como lo hemos documentado en la investigación #EjércitoEspía
🔗 https://articulo19.org/ley-de-la-guardia-nacional-legaliza-la-vigilancia-sin-controles-por-parte-del-ejercito/
Legaliza la vigilancia sin controles por parte del Ejército, tal como lo hemos documentado en la investigación #EjércitoEspía
🔗 https://articulo19.org/ley-de-la-guardia-nacional-legaliza-la-vigilancia-sin-controles-por-parte-del-ejercito/
June 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🪖 ¿Qué nos preocupa de la Ley de la Guardia Nacional?
Legaliza la vigilancia sin controles por parte del Ejército, tal como lo hemos documentado en la investigación #EjércitoEspía
🔗 https://articulo19.org/ley-de-la-guardia-nacional-legaliza-la-vigilancia-sin-controles-por-parte-del-ejercito/
Legaliza la vigilancia sin controles por parte del Ejército, tal como lo hemos documentado en la investigación #EjércitoEspía
🔗 https://articulo19.org/ley-de-la-guardia-nacional-legaliza-la-vigilancia-sin-controles-por-parte-del-ejercito/
AI is changing everything, right? Well D. Acemoglu tells us that not so much for the economy: "AI will likely automate just 5% of tasks and add only 1% to global GDP this decade."
sloanreview.mit.edu/video/nobel-...
sloanreview.mit.edu/video/nobel-...
Nobel Laureate Busts the AI Hype
In this brief video, economist Daron Acemoglu challenges the AI hype with data-driven predictions and business advice.
sloanreview.mit.edu
June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
AI is changing everything, right? Well D. Acemoglu tells us that not so much for the economy: "AI will likely automate just 5% of tasks and add only 1% to global GDP this decade."
sloanreview.mit.edu/video/nobel-...
sloanreview.mit.edu/video/nobel-...
US's competitive edge in STEM research is under threat. Chris Carr and Dave Christy present how business are being affected and 5 strategic steps companies can take to protect their access to the STEM Talent.
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-...
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-...
The Business Cost of the Shrinking STEM Research Pipeline
Companies can help U.S. universities struggling to import the international doctoral talent needed to fuel innovation.
sloanreview.mit.edu
June 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
US's competitive edge in STEM research is under threat. Chris Carr and Dave Christy present how business are being affected and 5 strategic steps companies can take to protect their access to the STEM Talent.
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-...
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-...
From the playbook.
First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics
El Salvador’s president has all the tools of repression he needs to stay in power indefinitely
www.economist.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
From the playbook.
First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
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"[Carpenter] illustrates the outsized effect of sugared beverages on communities of color, and how public exposure of Coca-Cola’s disinformation campaigns has seemingly had no impact on its overall success."
Read more on "Sweet and Deadly" from @murray-journo.bsky.social in @amsci.bsky.social:
Read more on "Sweet and Deadly" from @murray-journo.bsky.social in @amsci.bsky.social:
Sweet Deceit
www.americanscientist.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"[Carpenter] illustrates the outsized effect of sugared beverages on communities of color, and how public exposure of Coca-Cola’s disinformation campaigns has seemingly had no impact on its overall success."
Read more on "Sweet and Deadly" from @murray-journo.bsky.social in @amsci.bsky.social:
Read more on "Sweet and Deadly" from @murray-journo.bsky.social in @amsci.bsky.social:
Seriously, I have a question.
McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Jim Collins, and Daniel Goleman, all world wide management pride. All American.
And the country needs tariffs to be competitive?!?!
McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Jim Collins, and Daniel Goleman, all world wide management pride. All American.
And the country needs tariffs to be competitive?!?!
April 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Seriously, I have a question.
McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Jim Collins, and Daniel Goleman, all world wide management pride. All American.
And the country needs tariffs to be competitive?!?!
McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Jim Collins, and Daniel Goleman, all world wide management pride. All American.
And the country needs tariffs to be competitive?!?!
Money and religion are two of the greatest fictions that the human has ever created in order to trust each other and thrive as a species.
April 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Money and religion are two of the greatest fictions that the human has ever created in order to trust each other and thrive as a species.
Acquiring truth is painstakingly costly. Fiction is incredibly cheap and just as powerful. Do the math.
April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Acquiring truth is painstakingly costly. Fiction is incredibly cheap and just as powerful. Do the math.
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What a front cover...
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What a front cover...
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Getting some queries about the April 18–20, 2025 workshop on science & spirituality at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur that I am hosting. 3/4 full. Will sell out. It's a magical place (if a skeptic can use such language).
Register here:
www.esalen.org/workshops/sc...
Register here:
www.esalen.org/workshops/sc...
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Getting some queries about the April 18–20, 2025 workshop on science & spirituality at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur that I am hosting. 3/4 full. Will sell out. It's a magical place (if a skeptic can use such language).
Register here:
www.esalen.org/workshops/sc...
Register here:
www.esalen.org/workshops/sc...