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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026

Buried at the end of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's NYT interview: the single most terrible yet somehow confusingly appropriate metaphor for fossil-fuelled AI I have ever seen ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...

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Paul Vick @panopticoncentral.net · 15/09/2026

I can’t understand why this is so surprising. A model’s base training set is human generated and we have literally spent millennia trying to figure out how to teach humans not to do bad things and only partially succeeding, with constant spectacular failures. Why would models be easier?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 10/09/2026

Is the curb okay? Did the truck make a statement?

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Observable @observablehq.com · 07/09/2026

Simulation of binary black holes. Original concept by Jeremy Schnittman and Brian P. Powell svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13831 Relativistic GLSL ray-tracing notebook by @nxrix.bsky.social observablehq.com/@nxrix/binar... Starfield & orbit controls by @laotzunami.bsky.social observablehq.com/d/cca8d2013f...

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

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Shawn Milrad @shawnmilrad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

These “soft” Republicans drive me insane. It’s not “reframing”. They’re a fascist imperialist cult that wants to absorb the entire hemisphere to plunder and profit off all the natural resources. It probably won’t happen because they’re REALLY stupid and quite unpopular, but it is what they want.

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Elizabeth Tasker @elizabethtasker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Night launch of the JAXA H3 rocket from the Tanegashima launch site! The payload is Michibiki No. 7, part of Japan’s new navigation satellite system.

A photograph of the rocket launch. The night sky is lit up by the rocket which has given the sky at high altitude a bright orange halo. And trail of smoke is silhouetted against the brightness, leading down to the dark landscape below.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 31/07/2026

I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

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How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran

The question is: what on earth is Google doing?

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Geologist Marie Tharp was born #OTD in 1920. She built the first accurate map of the Atlantic Ocean floor, discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that provided evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. 🧪 👩‍🔬 Image: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Black and white photo of Marie Tharp adding detail to a large map of the sea floor , which is probably 6ft x 3ft. She is wearing a dark sweater over a white, collared blouse, and holding a pen in her right hand.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026

These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...

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zneeley25.bsky.social @zneeley25.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Elizabeth Tasker @elizabethtasker.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

HELL YEAH! Torifune is another Itokawa; a contact binary where two asteroids collided gently enough to merge. In the case of Itokawa, the two parts were likely fragments of the same parent asteroid that fragmented during a catastrophic collision, and then gentle bounced back together.

A screenshot from the press conference showing the image captured by Hayabusa2 just before closest approach. The asteroid looks like a peanut, with two bulbus parts connected with a thinner neck region.

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JJWalsh @jjwalsh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Another solution to the weak yen (not discussed in this article) is becoming more energy independent by boosting solar, wind & geothermal capacity to slow imports and start making more of our own power with sun, wind & underground heat which are renewable & available here every day in Japan

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

For years I've tracked billionaire excess. Each year I show students a chart that blows their minds. This year I had to redraw it for a trillionaire: Elon Musk, $1.32T. Depressing that we're here. Silver lining: couldn't have happened to a less deserving person, proof that wealth ≠ merit.

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Elon Musk's $1.32 Trillion, to Scale

The first trillionaire's fortune, one pixel per $1,000 — scroll past every dollar, and see what a fraction of it could do instead.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2026

Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 28/05/2026

How much as atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) already changed over your life? ➡️ Explore and annotate the data with our new interactive visualization from @climatecentral.org: observablehq.com/@climatecent.... Find more data visuals and monthly briefings at www.climatecentral.org/climate-brie...

Graph of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from 1958 to 2026, which is increasing over time. This graphic is from Climate Central. A data annotation is shown for graduating high school.

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Dr. Sara L Middleton @saralilplants.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hello media people there is a whole library of images you can use to report on the current heatwave instead of melting ice creams and deck chairs. See Climate Visuals: climateoutreach.org/what-we-do/c...

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Climate Visuals - Climate Outreach

We're looking for new & exciting opportunities to partner, consult & further our goal of improving climate change imagery, get in touch here

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We should not compare energy to Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. It’s grotesque and doesn’t make it more relatable.

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JJWalsh @jjwalsh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Honda N-One EV is a low a low power, basic short-commute car for 2.6M & just under 300Km is one of the most reasonable EV's available now in Japan

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This is possibly the most incredible tracking video of a rocket launch that I have ever seen, and Shuttle had some really incredible videos too! Just look at those gorgeous flame dynamics and then the booster separation... 🔭🧪 #Artemis

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A dominant, persistent, and record-breaking heat dome. This satellite animation shows the evolution of the ridge over the last 6 days.

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

virtually every main social ill we face right now is downstream from the fact that rich people have more money than they know what to do with. national security risk

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Alastair Tse @liquidx.net · 20/03/2026

We are resurrecting the Geo Tokyo meetup that has been on a 3.5 year hiatus. @reustle.org and I are inviting those who like geeking out on maps and geo data to come join us on Apr 1 at FabCafe Tokyo for a good fun chat. luma.com/r4k3o638

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Geo Tokyo #6 - Spring 2026 · Luma

Join us for our 6th Geo Tokyo event! After a three year hiatus, we're back. This is a casual meetup of mapping enthusiasts in Tokyo. If you like making maps,…

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Well dang. This week marks the end of my time at @cira-csu.bsky.social. It has been an amazing six years and I'm incredibly proud of the work the team has accomplished. Excited to watch their future success. A few of my favorite images I made over the last few years:

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.

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Moritz Stefaner / Truth & Beauty @moritzstefaner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

15 years?! Wow.. thank you @ocks.org @jasondavies.com @fil.rezo.net and all other contributors over all those years 🙌

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Observable @observablehq.com · 27/02/2026

When D3 was released in February 2011, it transformed how we build data visualizations for the web and ushered in a new age of unbridled creativity in information design, data journalism, and beyond. Today, it remains the backbone of modern, interactive data viz. Happy 15th birthday, D3 🎂 d3js.org

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Alex Turnbull @alejandroturnbull.space · 22/02/2026

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

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Satellite proposals threaten the night sky

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Finally, some good news.

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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Left out of today’s rosy NYT story on Hokkaido ski resorts is the fact Niseko is increasingly viewed as a worst-case scenario by many local tourist boards. Literally. They call the overwhelming of local services and pushing out of local residents by tourists “Niseko-ka,” or “Niseko-ization.”

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📢Registration is open for Visualising Climate 2026! From 4-6 Nov, the first global conference on data visualisation for climate & environmental sciences takes place in Bologna. Learn how to make climate data clear and engaging, & connect with an international community of creators and experts.

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Alastair Tse @liquidx.net · 20/02/2026

I'm learning a lot about the boards, but also the culture and people. So here it is: a living archive of Japanese snowboards, those boards designed for riding that Japanese snow. snowline.jp/en/gear/snow...

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Cristi Proistosescu @cristiproist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The best map i’ve seen all year. And i work in a job where most of what i do is stare at maps.

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 18/02/2026

#GraphicOfTheWeek: Advances in geothermal technology mean it is no longer limited to volcanic regions like Iceland. 43 GW of geothermal capacity is already cost-competitive with coal and gas, and up to 42% of EU coal and gas power could be replaced. ember-energy.org/lat...

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I personally think this extreme wealth concentration and growth are the main reasons democracy is faltering. We can, as a public united, push for change. We do not have to accept this as our future.

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Cameron Beccario @cambecc.nullschool.net · 15/02/2026

me trying to fill polygons with the wrong winding

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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I really do hate that people who are geological illiterate keep pointing to records compiled by paleoclimatologists to downplay climate change because, if anything, the lessons of deep time only emphasize how extraordinary and unprecedented the rate of modern warming is.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 01/02/2026

To meet its current consumption levels with renewable energy, the United States would need the area equivalent to what’s currently used for maple syrup.

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 07/01/2026

Nullschool weather app for mobile phones...!

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Cameron Beccario @cambecc.nullschool.net · 07/01/2026

This newsletter post has more details. Please give the app a try and let me know what you think. Always happy to get feedback! 🌍🌎🌏

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New Year's message + Nullschool app is here

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Cameron Beccario @cambecc.nullschool.net · 07/01/2026

I'm excited to announce the official Nullschool app is here! earth.nullschool.net on mobile browsers works fine, but the app is nicer. Full screen display, persistence across sessions, text size that matches device settings. Even landscape works well. And, like the website: no ads! Links below ⬇️

Screenshot of the Nullschool app in landscape orientation showing wind streams over the Northern Pacific Ocean with the action menu overlaid on top.

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