Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Forgot to report on my innovation from the weekend... Seeing whether the "any cream" line in the lamb pasanda recipe would go as far as Irish cream liqueur. Conclusion: definitely worth repeating, albeit with some refinement in the quantities 020
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I can't help feel this is global blackmail... Pay for the ai to defend yourself (at an increasingly high cost), because we're investing in the ai to destroy your companies. Might be a good time to invest in offline businesses! 120
Reposted by Amy PeaceZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything! 142240411
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Important reading for those (including myself) who point to the success of Vinted as being positive news for #CircularEconomy. Sounds a bit like Jevons paradox -the efficiency of the system making us use more... And in turn, building an addiction. 000
Reposted by Amy PeaceEuropean Space Agency @esa.int · 14/09/2026Earth's orbital environment is a finite resource. Our latest Space Environment Report shows the long-term impact of our activities in space worsened by an order of magnitude in just one year. The time to tackle space debris is now. Read more: www.esa.int/Space_Safety... @operations.esa.int 1020163
Reposted by Amy PeacePhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Yes, there is indeed a problem, and a part of it is the astonishing anthropomorphization on display here. You don't give an AI "moral instructions". They don't "cheat". They don't "know" what they're doing, or "rationalize" it. 75713
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I would also add, if any wills involve trusts, make sure you discuss all the eventualities of what might happen to the surviving spouse (it seems some trusts are given default text, which starts with the premise that the funds must be protected above the nuanced needs of the spouse) 000
Reposted by Amy Peacegrilly @grilly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Tapping the sign again, please can this video stip being relevant 04314
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Grateful for the "watch Silo" recommendations from here. Just caught up from scratch to get to s3 finale on release day. Particularly enjoyed the "it was mainly written by ai" comment 📖 Only negative was how much feels quite topical now 😬static.klipy.comTim Robbins as Bernard Holland in SiloALT: Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland in Silo 010
Reposted by Amy PeaceProf Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This summer was the hottest on record in the UK The summer of 1976 that some folks my age keep banging on about is now only the SEVENTH hottest on record The top five hottest summers all happened since 2003 We're heating the planet by burning fossil fuels www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...metoffice.gov.ukSummer 2026 provisionally hottest on record for the UKThe season’s mean temperature was made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. 1115677
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This interesting article just backs up my fear that ultimately ai will decrease, rather than increase, productivity. Realistically, the only way to truly safeguard systems will be to make them more manual, more analogue. It's also making me consider printing more things out for insurance evidence 010
Reposted by Amy PeaceRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And we have a new all-time record warm *absolute* temperature for the oceans, according to ERA5 (which goes back to 1940): August 21st likely marked the warmest Sea Surface Temperatures have been for the entire Holocene period. Should be major news! 9515311
Reposted by Amy PeaceGlen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Can we sequester carbon fast enough? Growing disconnect between models and reality" The achieved sequestration rate is nearly always lower than the announced rate. At what stage should models include this and adjust costs accordingly? iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 0218
Reposted by Amy PeaceBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower. 13385672081
Reposted by Amy PeaceNeil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 17/08/202629th August 1985 - An excited Michael Fish gets to deploy the rarely seen red number as the temperature gets up to an incredible 26 degrees in London! 521655713
Reposted by Amy PeacePeter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 17/08/2026As you read this harrowing story “Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures” (www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Look at this map and understand there are many places just like Delhi and that heat related health risks are to set to rise as we continue to heat 34218
Reposted by Amy PeaceSam Huckstep @samhuckstep.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A close-to-home article on planning + cost of climate adaptation infrastructure. The Thames Barrier was expected to defend London from rising seas until 2070. But extreme weather means it may need replacing by *2050*, costing £20bn+. Replacing it will take ~30 years- so a decision is needed soon.giftarticle.ft.comThames Barrier may need £20bn replacement far sooner than expectedExtreme weather has put London’s flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn 001
Reposted by Amy PeaceJacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Intellectually I know this, but seeing it on a graph makes me wince www.ft.com/content/ec59... 8209103
Reposted by Amy Peacebadly drawn bee 🐝 @soapachu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I learned via @sliderulesyou.bsky.social that the drought means spiders are dying off (and regardless of my personal feelings about them, I know they matter) so just spent a rewarding hour misting as many webs as I could find. Each time the occupant ran out for a drink. Moisten a spider today! 10213101
Reposted by Amy PeaceDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026For centuries, the rock was seen as a warning. When it began to emerge from the Danube, beneath Gellért Hill in Budapest, it meant the river had fallen so low that floating mills could no longer operate, crops were probably failing, and hunger would follow. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comDestroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the DanubeThe Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water 29940
Reposted by Amy PeaceZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14/08/2026Really silly to see people grasping at straws against the reality of global climate change by still using examples from July 1936 (or 1976). The reality is increasingly obvious. Graphics are from slides in a presentation of mine, which use NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 data (and their 1951-1980 baseline). 1023986
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 12/08/2026In case you were going to opt for the 'easy' phone viewing technique 😬 #eclipse 120
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Of all the eclipse viewing contraptions out there, surely the easiest is "back to the sun, use selfie-setting on phone" suggestion? Although I appreciate this doesn't provide the same opportunities to make yourself look like a Blue Peter presenter...static.klipy.comAnthea Turner on Blue PeterALT: Anthea Turner on Blue Peter 110
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Reminder to check now where the sun is for eclipse viewing tomorrow! 🌞static.klipy.comThe Simpsons: A Solar EclipseALT: The Simpsons: A Solar Eclipse 000
Reposted by Amy PeaceDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Maybe this will finally get politicians to care about climate change: “The brutally hot summer is set to cost the EU economy €180 billion this year — that’s equivalent to roughly 1 percent of GDP, which is all the growth the bloc was expected to generate in 2026, according to new analysis.”politico.euEurope’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says reportDutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction. 17555253
Reposted by Amy PeaceKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Getting very excited about the solar eclipse on Wednesday evening given the clear forecast. Find out when and how much coverage you’ll see here:eclipsefan.orgEclipseFan – Interactive map of the Aug 12, 2026 total solar eclipseInteractive map of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse. Precise timings, path of totality, weather odds and viewing tips for any location. 14813
Reposted by Amy PeaceZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 08/08/2026🚨 The last three months have averaged the highest global mean sea surface temperature on record relative to any other May-June-July period since records started in 1850... Data from the new @noaa.gov ERSSTv6. 🌊 317695
Reposted by Amy PeaceKate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In the UK, you have to keep your dog under control at all times. If you let your dog off-lead and something goes wrong, you're responsible and you face the legal consequences. Could we please have the same for all these tech companies and their models? 816648
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I suspect similar will happen in most cases of 'A.I. productivity saving' cases: people only consider how a tool can help them, and not how others could use that tool to make your work harder (eg we might speed up drug discovery, but also malicious virus creation). And unfortunately, (cont)... 232
Reposted by Amy PeaceMatthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Everyone has a £45bn AI government savings plan until they get punched in the head economist.com/britain/2026... 512028
Reposted by Amy PeaceAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ever get the feeling you're living through the intro sequence to a disaster movie? 75715163
Reposted by Amy PeaceZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/08/2026The rise in Niño 3.4 region sea surface temperatures over the past few weeks has been nothing short of astonishing. We are now hotter than any days during the 1997/1998 super El Niño event, and we are still many months from the peak. 23473302
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 04/08/2026So much for procurement being one of the best tools to enable a #CircularEconomy 011
Reposted by Amy PeaceEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 04/08/2026Analysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...wheresyoured.atThe AI Demand BubbleIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 231364376
Reposted by Amy PeaceZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850. 9035131734
Reposted by Amy Peacejessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126027994
Reposted by Amy PeaceRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 31/07/2026More people died from heat between April 1, 2026 thru July 19, 2026 than in the ten entire preceding years combined 10271145
Reposted by Amy PeaceNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking. 8236462099
Reposted by Amy PeaceChristopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · 30/07/2026@ukri.org have posted on the continuation of @jodrellbank.bsky.social 's site, science and outreach, and this post from @manchester.ac.uk is also helpful www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/news/display... 155
Reposted by Amy PeaceWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The growing intermittency of…conventional nuclear energy. www.reuters.com/business/ene...reuters.comLow Danube river levels force Romania to shut down both of its nuclear power reactorsRomania will shut down its second nuclear reactor on the Danube river, the energy ministry said on Wednesday, three days after decades-low river levels forced it to shut down the first. 320198
Reposted by Amy PeaceKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"AI models right now are less regulated than restaurants. Talk of relying on voluntary commitments, that AI companies are going to be able to self-regulate, is nonsense."wired.comIt’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI ModelsI watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by how they performed. 26119
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Can confirm I'm now at the age where I'd be 100% behind an enforcement of maximum sounds levels at cinemas and gigs. Or at the very least, more specific screenings listed as Volume That Won't Give You Tinnitus #BuyingMoreEarplugs 130
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Aaaaand another reason to think other engineering fields wouldn't get away with the poor risk assessments on these ai products 🙄 030
Reposted by Amy PeaceFelicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Everyone should read this absurdist thread and then think about how it’s not absurdist at all, it’s genuinely a perfect representation of the current system. 311854
Amy Peace @amypeace.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I expect this article will be shared a lot in #CircularEconomy networks. It's quite an incredible framing that sustainability is leading to a "costly productivity and innovation lag"... And not that the innovation cycles and tech push of these companies is inherently unsustainable. 121
Reposted by Amy PeaceKatherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026When people tell you who they are, believe them. *** Meta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansion ground.news/article/meta...ground.newsMeta quits clean energy pledge amid data center expansionMeta has abandoned a global pledge made by leading companies to source all of their electricity from renewable sources, the social media giant has confirmed. RE100, an initiative of the UK-based nonpr... 11926461278
Reposted by Amy PeaceMarc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026From the LinkedIn of an academic I have a lot of respect for. 20571241
Reposted by Amy PeaceSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16175182807