Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If a bank does financial crimes, and uses Excel, we don’t let it say “sorry it was the Excel”. AI companies seem to be saying “sorry the Excel we built did crimes, but our Excel is really complicated, so it’s not our fault“. 110
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026 - The cost of battery packs for grid-scale storage fell by 45 per cent last year. - 40% more will be installed this year compared to last year - China makes 95% of them 110
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Super interesting analysis: "The AI price fall is historically unprecedented because we've dumped money into AI R&D at a historically unprecedented rate – and that R&D has paid off at a very average rate." Karthik Tadepalli github.com/karthiktadep... 012
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Coyote v Acme was a deeper meditation on Camus than I expected 021
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Summary: we should rejoin the EU, but we can’t, and we should reduce our security dependence on the US, but we can’t. 172
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Reading about the Glenmutchkin Railway, a satire of Railway Mania. Revolutionary technology surrounded by unlimited capital and sketchy promoters. It all feels very current. www-users.cse.umn.edu/~odlyzko/rrs...www-users.cse.umn.edu 100
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Bring me the terms of reference for the sub-committee for the Head of Alfredo Garcia 020
Reposted by Andrew MartinSarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 22/07/2026"What I propose, therefore, is very simple: it is nothing more than to think what we are doing." (Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, 1958) 32910
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"we are great writers on the same dreadful typewriter" - Howl, Allen Ginsberg 010
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around." Milton Friedman 011
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Claude is fantastic at generating beautiful visualisations of the wrong data 000
Reposted by Andrew MartinDavid Squires @davidsquires.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This is one of the worst football matches I have ever seen, and I support SWINDON. 30803118
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Argentina absolutely stinking the place out with their rancid anti-football. #worldcupfinal 040
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026People who don’t think the World Cup is corrupt have yet to account for the presence of two Spurs defenders in the Final #wcfinal #argspa 053
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026substack.com/@andrewmarti...substack.comAndrew Martin (@andrewmartin)On Cathedral Projects 000
Reposted by Andrew MartinAndrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Five of Argentina's starting eleven play in the Premier League 0114
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Five of Argentina's starting eleven play in the Premier League 0114
Reposted by Andrew MartinAndrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026There was a great @henrymance.ft.com interview with Peter Hennessy that had this brilliant quote: 03310
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is like Lords compared to the Azteca #framar #worldcup 040
Reposted by Andrew MartinPhil Kerry @philkerry1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026In a world of AI, charities need to decide whether they will fight the future or fashion it. open.substack.com/pub/philkerr...open.substack.comIn a post-AI world, charities need to decide whether to fight the future or fashion itWhen you hear the term ‘Luddite’ at work, it’s often from a colleague using it to articulate that they are “not very good at computers”. 042
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026HE governance shares the same fundamental problem as charity governance. It is designed for stewardship not leadership, assurance not innovation, and continuity rather than change. So it struggles to respond to the challenges it faces: substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comOn University Governance… beyond assurance 120
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Futural anomie: maybe the inability to imagine a common future isn’t a failure of imagination, but a collapse of the conditions that make imagining a common future possible. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 042
Reposted by Andrew MartinAndrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here #mexeng #worldcup 262
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here #mexeng #worldcup 262
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026People are still using pre-2006 World Cup identities, but the brand rotation is real: France are the "Brazil" (glorious, abundant talent) England are the "Germany" (hard to watch, hard to beat) Italy are the "England" (haunted) Argentina are still Argentina (aggressive, cynical, with a magic #10) 000
Reposted by Andrew MartinIngrid Srinath @ingridsrinath.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A typology of philanthropy that highlights the risks of the prevalent monoculture that focuses on “getting to scale” by influencing state policy. The counter examples of philanthropy that takes a stand, builds power or elevates values are particularly compelling. #philanthropy @ssir.orgssir.orgWhat Else Can We Do? The Thirteen Intentions of Philanthropy (SSIR)A year of turbulence has exposed the dangers of philanthropic monocultures and upended assumptions about impact, effectiveness, and scale. Embracing the varied intentions that motivate people to give ... 064
Reposted by Andrew MartinAndrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The UK is not a climate-sceptic country; it is a country of climate-concerned people who think they are surrounded by climate sceptics. The challenge is not persuasion. It is confidence. 24429
Reposted by Andrew MartinAnthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 02/07/2026Fascinating - you think other voters don’t care about climate? They probably do. 061
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The UK is not a climate-sceptic country; it is a country of climate-concerned people who think they are surrounded by climate sceptics. The challenge is not persuasion. It is confidence. 24429
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Fascinating little vignette about overthinking in the Harris campaign - "Bacon is a spice". youtu.be/VTqY-xmK7Eg?...youtu.beKareem Rahma: Kamala Harris's 'Take' On My Show Was So 'Confusing & Weird', I Scrapped Whole PodcastYouTube video by Forbes Clips 001
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"The view that technical, professional or scientific expertise should trump the vagaries of popular opinion or electoral volatility is not inherently progressive. Indeed, it looks rather like the views of mid twentieth century gattopardo conservatives." benansell.substack.com/p/pardogatto...benansell.substack.comPardogatto ProgressivismThe switch in radicalism from left to right is the key challenge of our age 010
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Maybe AI is more like shipping containerisation: colossus.com/article/ai-w... 110
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The Trent Alexander-Arnold shaped hole in this squad is becoming very apparent #worldcup 141
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Bluesky loves this take but I’m sure it’s getting hammered on TikTok 110
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT. 721566370
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...scientificamerican.comAmerica’s compact between science and politics is broken, and we’re all going to payHow did we get here? 000
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026"Much online culture is industrialised rumination." substack.com/@andrewmarti... 110
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026euromaxxing: substack.com/home/post/p-... "Consider the thought experiment. Remove Uber from the world on a Monday. By Tuesday, competing apps fill most of the gap. Now remove Siemens."substack.comEurope is not a Museum. It's the Future.The contrarian -and evidence-filled- case for why Europe's tech ecosystem is not just alive, but quietly world-defining. And why Belgium sits closer to the heart of that story than most people realise 192
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Daryll Neita and @alexisohanian.bsky.social at #sxswlondon on the compelling case for investing in women’s athletics. The audience, attention, talent and momentum is there. The sponsors are coming and importantly, AI can’t replace it. The potential of sport as a platform for impact is huge. 061
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This is the quartz crisis, but for cars. What's happening today to cars happened to watches in the 70s. EVs are better, cheaper, cleaner, but commodities. Top end ICE will become mechanical watches; romantic, luxury items. Mid market ICE dies. Luxury EVs are a bet. www.ft.com/content/8cbd...ft.comFerrari launches first fully electric car with Jony Ive’s ‘polarising’ designShares in carmaker fall as futuristic Luce model sparks negative reaction on social media 010
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026This video is so late-90s coded I just signed up for a Natwest 18-24 bank account m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRAJ...m.youtube.comPinkPantheress - Girl Like Me (Official Video)YouTube video by Pinkpantheress 200
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Congrats Turi on “Why we think what we think”. Humane, thoughtful, optimistic, a little bit strange. The book is too. 011
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026"Importantly, the successes were not defined by the participants’ existing credentials, but by the environments they built and the ambition they unlocked." ARIA Innovator Circles: aria.org.uk/insights/inn...aria.org.ukInnovator Circles: Cultivating ambitious communitiesAs we open applications for Innovator Circles, Pranay Shah, ARIA Product Manager breaks down what we learned from our pilot, and why small investments can unlock enormous potential. 010
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The more I use Claude, the more I think that they have promised Cordelia and built Goneril. 010
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026A supercut of No Context Adam Curtis Intertitles m.youtube.com/watch?v=jAno...m.youtube.comNo Context Adam Curtis IntertitlesYouTube video by qaz_paul 031