Sign in

Andrew Rosenblum

@andrewrosenblum.bsky.social
287 followers 255 following 291 posts

Reporter, researcher, scribbler, science enthusiast. Superpower: fist-bumping my sister and turning into a bucket of water

PostsRepliesMedia
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 2h
In addition to a lack of water supply to Jared/Ivanka development on Sazan Island in Albania, there is an unknown amount of unexploded ordinance there. Should make a great premise for White Lotus, Season XIV: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
wsj.com
Inside the Albanian Village Fighting a Jared Kushner-Backed Luxury Resort
Watch how Zvernec residents are pushing back against plans to build hotels, casinos and a water park where villagers once farmed.
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Religious scholars, including no less than the Pope, disagree with Anthropic executive's belief that Claude is "conscious." There is a reason philosophers call the "why" and "where" of consciousness the "hard problem" -- it's a true mystery www.nytimes.com/2026...
020
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
propublica.org
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
9935456
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Neuroscience says mult-tasking is a myth, and that it's better to spend 60-90 minutes a day locked in to distraction free "flow state." That is excellent advice for writing or creative endeavor, but not so helpful if you have 8-hour workday:
newscientist.com
Can you hack your brain to be ultra-productive? | New Scientist
An endless stream of distractions, from email notifications to overlapping deadlines, can make focus slip away. Columnist Helen Thomson went hunting for neuroscience-backed ways to boost your productivity
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I was excited to hear about the first wearable AI grandfather -- only to discover that it is fake and invented by two very funny dudes from NYC.
newyorker.com
The Anti-A.I.-Ad Ad Campaign
The comedians Harris Alterman and Dave Ross have been putting up posters for fake tech products across the city, including a wearable grandpa, underwear that thinks, and A.I. cutlery.
010
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Davis Bickford @davis.social · 30/08/2026
Photo of a part of the sticker wall, near the gum wall in Seattle. A large glued poster of a cat holding a sign reads, “A.I. IS DẠTA
& CAN ONLY LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE BEEN.
CREATIVITY IS TRYING TO SEE WHERE WE CAN GO.”
12140233992
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/08/2026
One potential silver lining: net-zero needs ~3x more clean electricity, and the main barriers are permitting, transmission, interconnection, not tech. If AI's capital and urgency fund firm clean power and grids, it could help clean the grid. Behind-the-meter gas, and it won't.
86812
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
561166390
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
When the city of Buena Park held a town hall about a new shelter for unhoused people, discussions quickly became heated. capitalandmain.com/socal-cities...
capitalandmain.com
SoCal Cities are Placing Homeless Shelters in Polluted Industrial Areas
Officials are turning to industrial and manufacturing zones to site shelters — and avoid public pushback — a Capital & Main review of 30 cities found.
112
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ooooh, busted! I do find AI useful at times, but you really have to BS-detect these things
030
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Why are LLMs not good enough to to professional fact-checking? Megan Herbst with a witty exploration -- wrong about half the time in "Googleable" facts -- unable to sleuth out facts that are not digitized (was there a Burger King on this corner in 1979):
wired.com
AI Just Isn’t Right
Can AI do fact-checking? A WIRED fact-checker fact-checks.
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
C'mon digital ad networks, stop following me around with these retiree ads. I'm only 52!
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
That feeling when Google autocomplete morphs into a George Saunders story in miniature:
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Pretty insane that this single "behind-the-meter" gas power plant for a data center in Texas will have a bigger carbon footprint than the entire country of Jamaica:
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is an excellent piece about the surprising similarities between the U.S. and China in AI race: the winner-take-all divide between AI industry and the "NPCs" who will have our jobs automated away. Also, "AI beef noodle makers?" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Shared Feeling of Being Harvested by the Future
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thanks to @jessehirsch.bsky.social for shepherding the piece through
031
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"Not every shiny robot is a solution." I talked to farmers, engineers, executives, and food scientists to ask why 18 ag tech startups failed last year - even when the machines did amazing stuff. Please check out the answers and let me know what you think:
ambrook.com
“Not Every Shiny Robot Is a Solution.”
As agtech venture dollars dry up, a new study suggests tech companies focus on tools that are affordable and easy for farmers to use.
021
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
THE POCALYPSE NOW - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELTON AT A COMPUTER DESIGNING A GRAPHIC WHICH IS 2 COP'S CRYING AND IT SAYS "DO YOUR WORST, SCHOOL SHOOTERS,,, WE'LL JUST RUN AWAY" AND DA SKALETON IS IN FRONT OF DA RUINS OF AN AMERICAN CITY, WITH EVERYTHING CRUMBLING AROUND THEM BUT THERE STILL EXPECTED TO GO TO WORK AND SMILE THE WHOLE TIME ,AND NOW EVERY ONES ALWAYS SICK, AND YOU CANT JUST DO YOUR JOB YOU HAVE TO PRETENT YOUR USING "A.I" WHICH IS AN APP THAT COSTS MORE THAN A HUMAN EMPLOYEE AND BURNS DOWN A FOREST EVERY TIME IT MAKES 1 LINE OF CODE , AND DA TEXT OF THE GRAPHIC IS "THE APOCALYPSE WAS SPUPOSE TO HAPPEN FAST AND WE COULD STOP GOING TO WORK, BUT HERE WE FUCKEN ARE, NO MUSHROOM CLOUD, JUST $17 HAMBURGERS AND A BOSS WHO THINKS A CHAT BOT IS A LITTLE GUY WHO LIVES IN SIDE YOUR COMPUTER, HE WILL FIRE YOU IF YOU DONT TALK TO THE CHAT BOT " - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
0629190
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The winds of change are blowing (sorry, still on first cup of coffee)
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Truly wild reporting by Antonio Regalado on the hypothetical creation of brainless human "organ sacks" to create replacement organs. "For the moment, [George] Church says, brainless human bodies are “not very useful, in addition to being repulsive.”
technologyreview.com
Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones
Need a backup body? We uncovered a radical proposal for “full body replacement.”
000
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.
125140304034
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
the types of podcasts: a guide
672660594
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Who, exactly, is making all of the solar panels, wind turbines, battery packs, and electric vehicles enabling this transition? In a word: China." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... via @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
canarymedia.com
Where in the world is clean energy technology made?
China continues to make the vast majority of the world’s solar, batteries, wind, and EV technology, both for its own needs and for export overseas.
617059
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is crazy and unfair
110
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This actually works.
981024115
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This IP-theft-as-service play is not going well:
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why I’m Suing Grammarly
A tech company made a deepfake of my mind. I’m fighting back.
010
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Leonore (Lee) Carpenter @leecarpenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines.
A headline reading “Camel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables”
622384701
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is both impressive and scary for anyone trying to stay anonymous online, whether for whistleblowing, political dissidence, or if you just love shit-posting
010
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
So what's really driving up electricity prices? Basically everything but renewables, according to LBNL and CATF.
catf.us
A data-driven look at rising U.S. electricity costs and policy solutions
Low-cost power has long underpinned U.S. economic strength, but recent data highlights a notable shift.
24821
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Judge ruled fed gov’t can’t blow up its own agreement to protect salmon by replacing aging hydro equipment w other renewables www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling
Federal judge in Oregon rejects bid to overturn Biden-era agreement to protect endangered fish populations
010
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: The political effects of X’s feed algorithm

Abstract: Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects1. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk’s platform X shedding light on this puzzle. We assigned active US-based users randomly to either an algorithmic or a chronological feed for 7 weeks, measuring political attitudes and online behaviour. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increased engagement and shifted political opinion towards more conservative positions, particularly regarding policy priorities, perceptions of criminal investigations into Donald Trump and views on the war in Ukraine. In contrast, switching from the algorithmic to the chronological feed had no comparable effects. Neither switching the algorithm on nor switching it off significantly affected affective polarization or self-reported partisanship. To investigate the mechanism, we analysed users’ feed content and behaviour. We found that the algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media. Exposure to algorithmic content leads users to follow conservative political activist accounts, which they continue to follow even after switching off the algorithm, helping explain the asymmetry in effects. These results suggest that initial exposure to X’s algorithm has persistent effects on users’ current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship.Figure 2. ITT estimates of feed-setting changes on engagement and political attitudes. ITT effect estimates of switching the algorithm on and off (in s.d.). Left, effect of moving from the chronological to the algorithmic feed for users initially on the chronological feed. Right, effect of moving in the opposite direction for users initially on the algorithmic feed. For each outcome, the results of two specifications are reported. Blue, unconditional estimates with robust s.e., controlling only for the initial feed setting and, where applicable, pre-treatment outcome levels. Orange: conditional estimates, controlling for pre-treatment covariates using GRFs; 90% and 95% CIs are reported. Numerical effect sizes and P values correspond to the conditional estimates (all tests are two-sided). The unit of observation is respondent. From top to bottom, sample sizes are n = 4,965, n = 3,337, n = 4,965, n = 4,965, n = 4,596, n = 4,596 and n = 4,850. Tests are described in Methods. Supplementary Information Table 2.16 reports the exact numerical point estimates, s.e., CIs and sample sizes for every specification. All outcomes are standardized. Additional results are presented in Supplementary Information section 2. PCA, first principal component from principal component analysis.
311888729
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Superwood may sound like a groove band, but it's actually a wood chemically-manipulated to be stronger than steel -- not to mention 6x lighter. As a potential carbon-sequestering replacement for steel, it's the Best of What's New: Engineering in @popsci:
popsci.com
5 remarkable engineering innovations of 2025
From an autonomous drone system to wood that's stronger than steel and 6 times lighter.
000
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This is really horrific. How is this not litigable?
020
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Why are data centers so thirsty? Fresh water disperses waste heat through evaporation. And to cool power plants that produce electricity through natural gas or coal. Partial mitigation possible through use of solar, wind, or geothermal:
technologyreview.com
The data center boom in the desert
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
020
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is bizarre
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This is a spirited defense of face-to-face learning and "slow thinking" about physical books in the face of AI fads and the appification of education:
insidehighered.com
Actually, It’s a Good Time to Be an English Prof (opinion)
No, really. It may sound perverse to say so.
030
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I have a new piece out on biotech companies brewing up alternatives to palm oil in the lab. Please check it out and let me know what you think!
ambrook.com
Can Palm Oil Ever Be Replaced? And Should It? - Offrange
Though the $70 billion palm oil industry has made real progress in reducing deforestation, biotech companies are trying to brew up synthetic alternatives.
130
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Marina Galperina @mfortki.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
"LLMs are simply tools that emulate the communicative function of language, not the separate and distinct cognitive process of thinking and reasoning, no matter how many data centers we build."
theverge.com
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
011037
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
My grad school friend "LT" Rease Miles has put her wisdom, humor, & intellect into "Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story." She's the 1st person in her family to go to college, & she then got a Ph.D. & now mentors other "first gen" students: www.smartgirlbook.com
smartgirlbook.com
Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story | First-generation student memoir
Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story is a memoir redefining first-gen and Black student narratives, highlighting mass media, pop culture, and sports as key to shaping identity, resilience, and communi...
100
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
61 kids, ages 12-18, talk about harvesting produce in California--adults are not protecting them from pesticide exposure, below minimum wage earnings, triple digit temperatures. Proud to serve as fact-checker on Robert J. Lopez's bravura investigation:
capitalandmain.com
California’s child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
040
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hey @nytpitchbot.bsky.social -- I saw this and immediately thought of you...
020
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is, above all, an invocation; When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console but challenges." Pope Leo on why cinema and theaters are worth preserving.
000
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
the decision to really just abandon moderation and let it rip suggests that this is what meta wants for its platform. this is the final, idealized form of the product
412278555
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
It is disturbing to see the administration trying to erase the contribution of the roughly one million Black Americans who served in WWW II
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Geneticists fear "designer babies" because of the risk of unintended cuts changes that enter the gene pool - also that failures will discredit the "somatic" genetic editing of non-heritable cells for conditions like sickle cell anemia:
technologyreview.com
Here’s the latest company planning for gene-edited babies
Entrepreneurs say it’s time to safety-test designer baby technology.
010
Reposted by Andrew Rosenblum
Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Image is classic universal wolfman and Frankenstein. Wolfman: knock knock
Frankenstein: who's there?
Wolfman: ahhh!
Frankenstein: ahh who?
Wolfman: WEREWOLVES OF LONDON
017163
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Good science lesson here on correlation vs causation. If only I could go back in time to tell my younger self that it wasn't my watching on T.V. that caused my sports teams to be so damn bad.
010
Andrew Rosenblum @andrewrosenblum.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Regulators investigating 6 cases of Teslas with full-self-driving going full speed through a red light and causing a crash. Sometimes "disruptive" is just bad: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
US investigates Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ high-speed driver assistance mode
Some drivers say vehicles using new version of full self-driving system can travel above speed limits
020