Reposted by Aatish BhatiaPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 14hThis is a photograph of the edge of one of Saturn's rings, looking down from above. Those spiky dark shapes are shadows. Shadows of giant towers of ice and dust grains clumped together that rise up to three *kilometres* above the 10-m thick rings. 15429119
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 28/09/2026"If mathematics is genuinely about understanding rather than output, then this principle should appear not merely in declarations about AI but in hiring criteria, the evaluation process and journal practices. It is imperative to start changing the system now." proofsandprompts.com/2026/09/18/t...proofsandprompts.comTwo responses to “A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics”Note from P&P: On 11 September 2026, 25 Fields Medallists co-authored the declaration “A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics”, which at the time of posting has over 7000 signat… 121
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 27/09/2026"But A.I. is a different kind of technology, because it can deliver an end result before creative thinking has happened at all." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We ThinkAnything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. 010
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaArkarup Banerjee @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Really interesting article by @aatishb.com on how LLMs work! 021
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here: 131859898
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 23/09/2026NEW blog post about AI’s ‘jagged intelligence’: I trained an AI model from scratch to play a simple children’s puzzle. Unlike a human player, it can solve the hardest puzzles, but it fails to solve the easiest ones. aatishb.com/blog/2026/ai...aatishb.comHow a Simple Puzzle Reveals the Jagged Edge of AI’s AbilitiesAn interactive explanation of how AI can fail in surprising ways. 285
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10380892789
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 23/09/2026In other news, I started a new blog. Living my best internet life like it's 2015 :) 1165
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 23/09/2026NEW blog post about AI’s ‘jagged intelligence’: I trained an AI model from scratch to play a simple children’s puzzle. Unlike a human player, it can solve the hardest puzzles, but it fails to solve the easiest ones. aatishb.com/blog/2026/ai...aatishb.comHow a Simple Puzzle Reveals the Jagged Edge of AI’s AbilitiesAn interactive explanation of how AI can fail in surprising ways. 285
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaMichael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#TodayinHistory #dataviz #OTD 📊 🎂Sep 22, 1791 Michael Faraday born in Newington Butts, Surrey, England 🏴 1820-1835: Graphical analysis applied to natural phenomena (electric and magnetic lines of force, weather, tides) Made these invisible constructs open to inspection 👓 082
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaRobert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy fall (or spring, depending)! 26827
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaKate Evans @kategevans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So chilling - but thanks @elisecutts.bsky.social for the roundup and thoughtful commentary. "If AI scams — and even just lazy AI pitches that flood inboxes — force us to rely on relationship networks to establish trust, science journalism is going to close up." www.reviewertoo.com/2026-09-21-s...reviewertoo.comA scammer impersonated a science journalist. It worked.AI fraud is going to make it harder for new voices to break into science journalism 072
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 16/09/2026Love this idea, a great way to visualize how far we scroll 010
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422052923
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 11/09/2026Really clear piece by @melaniemitchell.bsky.social that explains why OpenAI's systems hacked Hugging Face, and how metaphors can mislead us about what really happened aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...aiguide.substack.comMisleading Metaphors, Real RisksWhat To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency 000
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaLee Billings @leebillings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Everything you need to know about today’s wild “AI solves $1M math problem” news, via @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-m...scientificamerican.comAI may have just solved a million-dollar math problem. The field will never be the sameA mathematician compared the feat to IBM's history-making Deep Blue computer beating Gary Kasporov at chess in 1977 173
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 03/09/2026Fascinating interview with Terry Tao about the value of mathematical thinking m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOMx...m.youtube.comOne of the world's greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence TaoYouTube video by Big Think 062
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 03/09/2026LLMs are going to fundamentally change what scholarship is. Pumping out true propositions used to be a viable career. Now much of that can be offloaded, leaving scholars the tasks of understanding, synthesizing, and deciding what is valuable. Goes for math, philosophy, parts of physics. 813517
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 03/09/2026Fascinating interview with Terry Tao about the value of mathematical thinking m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOMx...m.youtube.comOne of the world's greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence TaoYouTube video by Big Think 062
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaKatrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Dark matter has eluded capture for decades. Did it just leave a trace? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/s...nytimes.comScientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange (Gift Article)A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say. 37216
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 01/09/2026Thoughtful piece: "Upon reflection, I've come to believe that quality software is not about how many features something has or how quickly it is built but rather how cared for it is by the designers, developers, and product people who work on it." 030
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 30/08/2026Reaction Diffusion in Photoshop- Blur, Sharpen, Posterize, repeat 221431
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 26/08/2026To tell if a maze is solvable, just hang it by its corners If it tears into pieces, you’ve found a solution 694118857
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 27/08/2026Devastating to see the scale of destruction in Nepal's flash floods www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comSee How Nepal’s Flash Floods Caused Widespread DestructionFloodwaters swept away villages near the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China. 020
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAndrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 27/08/2026There is a lot we don't know about the Nepal Tibet flood. Here are some things I suspect, as someone who studies risk just a couple hundred miles away: andrewrumbach.substack.com/p/seven-expe...andrewrumbach.substack.comSeven expectations about the Nepal & Tibet flood, from a long-time student of disaster risk in the regionLike many of you, I’ve been watching in horror as video clips of the disaster unfolding along the Nepal and Tibet border have gone viral. 316066
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaDr. Fim @fim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Ansel Adams on assignment for IBM - one of my favourite shots. Not the usual landscape but the skill of a woman weaving magnetic core memory. The beat up nails captures total “woman in STEM” vibes. 242934873
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Terry Tap as always with the most careful and gentle analysis of ai and its effect on mathematics: arxiv.org/abs/2608.16753arxiv.orgMathematics in the age of AIAn essay, based on a public lecture delivered at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians, on how the mathematical community might respond to the arrival of artificial intelligence tools that... 77612
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaMira Rojanasakul @rjnskl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Come work with my team on the very best beat: the Economics of Climate Change!!! Excited to make many beautiful charts with whoever gets this gig :) job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti... 12516
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 12537932368
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAlvin Chang @alv9n.com · 05/08/2026This piece is so cool. pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/pudding.coolWhy some people mow a lawn better than othersWe analyzed 132,003 attempts to mow a virtual lawn efficiently. 031
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 04/08/2026This is a fun album to work to: patrickbelaga2.bandcamp.com/album/solar-... Feels like the sounds of neurons firing.patrickbelaga2.bandcamp.comSolar Calf, by Patrick Belaga9 track album 040
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaBrooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Striking before/afters showing what the heat waves did to UK vegetation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK heatwaves: Satellite images show how UK landscape has changedBBC Verify's analysis indicates “vegetation stress” in many areas, which may affect wildlife and farming. 084
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaDamon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 24/07/2026Medical scientist 1: so how's the research going? Medical scientist 2: we're just titling our paper Medical scientist 1: it's not another pop culture thing is it? Medical scientist 2: 0132
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026ATLANTA (AP) — US surpasses 2025’s record-breaking tally for measles cases, with 2,318 cases and 5 more months left in the year. 711556592
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaTAKAO★WATANABE🌿10/23-28Exhibition @watanabetakao.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My new piece is finished! I'm really happy with how the artwork turned out. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! 😉 #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls 27718151
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Solar power made up 12.9% of US electricity this May, a new record high that's up from 11% last year Over the last twelve months, solar has made up 9% of US electricity, another record high! 113419
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Official monthly data is in today, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year! 7624139
Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 20/07/2026I really want to go looking for four leaf clovers now. 🍀 Another delightful rabbit hole video. m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfUF...m.youtube.comHow rare is a four-leaf clover, really?YouTube video by Rabbit Hole 010
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out. 114137722879
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaCaitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 17/07/2026very very excited to be launching Wrong Number with my buds @christinezhang.bsky.social and @jdharden.bsky.social! It’s a newsletter dedicated to all of our weird data obsessions: our first posts cover Law & Order, trees, and theme park accidents wrongnumber.beehiiv.com/p/about-wron...wrongnumber.beehiiv.comAbout ‘Wrong Number’What this newsletter is, who we are, and why we named it that. 34514
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026NEW: The Trump admin finalized a regulation which makes the largest changes to the student visa process in 50 years, along with changes to rules for exchange visitors and international journalists. 🧵on some of the most consequential changes set to go into effect in September. 5175141
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 13/07/2026More signs of resurging HIV after USAID’s closure. African Neonatal Network reported at IMNCH (a global health conference): HIV+ pregnant women ↑50% & those not on antiretrovirals ↑>300%, year-on-year, across 22 hospitals in 5 nations. @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social 7338263
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.adweek.comPublishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google SearchThe nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators 7843681466
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Students have long been given the idea that the goal of taking classes is to get good grades, learning is just a side effect. Now it’s not even a side effect. 3767
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaFlora Graham @floragraham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026GET HEARING AIDS ❤️ stop worrying if they're cool they're like glasses just get them and wear them this one's for the dads out there (except my dad, he's cool and wears his aids) 196
Reposted by Aatish BhatiaThomas Lin @7homaslin.com · 07/07/2026"Our real duty as teachers has always been challenging students to think. The task now is finding ways to engage them in the painful, essential work of critical thinking in a world where machines are willing to do it for them." www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgInstead of banning AI, I made a classroom contract with my students“I used AI daily—how could I expect my students to avoid it entirely?” this computer scientist writes 011