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FK Malinowski

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A physicist, trying to make lab work easier. Some quotes, comments and bite-sized book recommendations.

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pen, watercolor, black & white charcoal pencil.

Another featured piece from the Spooky Pants book.

A man in a sweater stands with his hands on his hips looking out of a large window with the curtains open. Things aren’t looking good outside, reader. A massive winged demon is emerging from the clouds as dozens of little ghosts and bone demons rip through the sky. On the ground below we see townsfolk running through the grass. Our man in the window is in no mood for this. He lets us know, “Oh, I am in no mood for this.” His dog looks out the window as well, wagging its tail. 

Fantasia (1940) inspired drawing. I think I could’ve gone a little heavier with the chaos outside but we’ll try again with fresh drawings this October. I like how the clouds turned out. Trying to balance my sloppy lines with more detail can be tricky but I think we achieved a good result.
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Szymon Malinowski @szymonmalinowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Debata, w której udział wezmą eksperci z różnych dziedzin nauki i gospodarki, ma nie tylko naświetlić problemy, ale przedstawić konkretne rozwiązania – zaproponować swego rodzaju program SAFE dla klimatu." www.polityka.pl/opolityce/23...
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SAFE dla klimatu
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Disagreement over AI policy seems to be behind @economist.com’s decision to publish a hit piece attacking the Nobel laureate economist @dacemoglumit.bsky.social. Eran Yashiv explains why the magazine did its readers a disservice. bit.ly/45ODem8
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The Economist’s Embarrassing Proxy War Over AI Policy
Eran Yashiv explains what motivated the venerable news magazine's attack on the Nobel laureate economist Daron Acemoglu.
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Book Blasts @bookblasts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #NationalToiletPaperDay #ToiletPaperDay @sapinker.bsky.social
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 24/08/2026
We've arrived on Bluesky! We hope you will follow along as we share inspiring, motivational and exciting content about the achievements and individuals that have been awarded a Nobel Prize. Stay tuned.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Book recommendation: A case to revive value of community and labor, on place of tribalism and technooptimism. It's strong even without referring to the climate crisis.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Book recommendation: This book is a plain and clear expression of a view I was more and more convinced of lately. To have the power humanity has and thrive we need to radically change our priorities, value what we have instead of wanting more, and scrupulously guarding against any dishonesty.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Welcome to the hottest days in human history. Hottest days so far.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oh I do like to be beside the Clacton-on-Seaside.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Book recommendation: It's a rare 10/10 must-read! On the one hand it clearly exposes extreme risk related to climate change. (It's worse than you think.) On the other keeps a casual attitude, degree of positivity, and gives concrete recommendations motivating you to act.
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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My new book #WhatHappenedToLiberalDemocracy is out on August 11. Here is a brief message about my motivation for writing this book and its central thesis. Pre-order links are available here: shapingwork.mit.edu/what-happene.... I hope you will join me in the discussion.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Cream cheese: 700 ml whole milk 150 ml plain yogurt 2 teaspoons lemon juice Teaspoon salt Warm to 80-90°C and keep at that temperature for 2-4 hours, until large curds form Strain through cloth, give it about an hour Enjoy
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Book recommendation: Fun list book on a very serious matter. And it teaches you that, unfortunately, a plane trip (work or vacation) more than once a year is incompatible with livable world climate.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Behold the abomination! The unholy spawn of Satan! Haggis pizza!
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"We present an automated quantum dot spin qubit tune-up procedure."
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Book recommendation: One may raise many valid objections about the book's assumptions leading to high mean earth warming for "optimal" economic outcome. But from other perspective - since those are assumptions on which modern economy runs, the book predicts where we are heading.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Book recommendation: It feels unimaginable, but even in the best case scenario we look at a climate-driven displacement of hundreds of millions of people over coming decades. That's best case. Panic is rarely useful. But a healthy dose of fear when your house is on fire is fully justified.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Book recommendation: When you wrongfully get denied a loan, service or dignity because of personal decision, you can rightly try to hold the decider accountable. But when it's the same happens because of a placeholder policy... The "Rage Against the Machine" name suddenly feels much more relatable.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 26/05/2026
Deadline Sunday! Our $2,500 Ctrl-Z Award recognizes scientists who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record. More details and nomination form here:
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The Ctrl-Z Award: Recognizing the courage to correct or retract published work
The Ctrl-Z Award recognizes and celebrates scientists who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record — even if doing so risks pro…
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Book recommendation: Commodity with no value meets market with no regulation. What's the worst that could happen?
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Yes... Google AI now presents answers based on research published in... _Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology_! 🤣 Can't wait for references to JABDE to appear in Elsevier publications. (jabde.com)
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Chill, okay? I'm getting on that train only at 12:00.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Book recommendation: Another reminder that nothing - product, program, safety system, or (my addition) organizational structure can work well without profound input from those who use it (or operate under it).
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It's quite exciting to start learning that phenomena like red tape and corruption can be modeled. Sure, the models start simple, and shouldn't be simplistically applied. But once the mathematics captures some aspects of reality, the research can become more concrete and testable.
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MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work @mitshapingwork.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Co-director @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social & others submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court. The brief argues that US companies should be liable if their technology is used to surveil workers or suppress wages in ways that violate human rights. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
SF writers: if you've ever been curious as to how one might terraform Mars, I'm happy to report that They Did The Math.
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A research roadmap for assessing the feasibility of warming Mars
This roadmap outlines research pathways to determine whether Mars could be warmed with non-biological methods. It does not presuppose that warming Mars is desirable; its purpose is to identify what wo...
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Book recommendation: _I recommend the book by this author with no qualifications whatsoever._
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The IgNobel Prizes, usually bestowed at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass, are moving to Europe this year due to security concerns for honorees and journalists coming to the US from abroad. I bet I know who's going to win the IgNobel Peace Prize this year. arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns
Marc Abraham: “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country."
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
A phenomenal conversation about valuing an individual, and interplay of public, private and personal.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Book recommendation: The career of 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winning Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa, told by herself, describing the fight for facts in the social-media driven internet manipulated by wannabe dictators.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Book recommendation: (Candidate for my most insightful read of 2026) Let's consider that I know something. That you know, I know. I know, that you know, that I know, that you know... No matter how long the chain, adding "ad infinitum" is makes the difference between a dictatorship and a revolution.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Book recommendation: Another reminder that we are less rational than Economics 101 assumes, directly from one of the fathers of behavioral economics.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Book recommendation: "You scratch my back, I scratch yours"... that makes sense as an evolutionary start to cooperation. But what about the time after you scratched me, and before I scratched you? History of complex borrowing schemes is much older than subprime mortgage crisis.
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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
With all the noise around AI, I hope this Report provides policymakers, researchers, and the public with the reliable evidence they need to make more informed choices. We also have an “Extended Summary for Policymakers”: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/... (18/19)
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2026 Report: Extended Summary for Policymakers
The Extended Summary for Policymakers of the 2026 International AI Safety Report. The second International AI Safety Report, published in February 2026, is the next iteration of the comprehensive revi...
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From surveillance by Google and Meta to OpenAI's use of copyrighted material, US tech giants have a long history of competitive practices that are patently injurious to consumers and workers, points out Sandeep Vaheesan. bit.ly/3OjK8u1
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Europe Should Reject US-Style Competitiveness
Sandeep Vaheesan challenges the belief that allowing pernicious business tactics is vital to the EU's economic success.
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Anton Akhmerov @antonakhmerov.org · 06/02/2026
Here's a power metal summary of scipost.org/10.21468/Sci.... It is fairly comprehensive and accurate. The text is generated by codex, the graphic by chatGPT, and the music by ACE-step. The research is of me and my coauthors :) I am honestly impressed by ACE-step.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Book recommendation: One of these book which you read, and feel like you've heard all of this before. And that's because the book and authors made such an impact. Kind of heavy on policy, and light on daily examples, though.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Book recommendation: From 2025 Nobel Prize winners - how the technological progress looks in economy and how to simulate it. Food for thought in revising several of my views, as it explicitly discusses impact of taxes and a degree of tradeoff between well-being and pro-business/tech policy.
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Europe cannot compete with the United States technologically because its single market exists only on paper, not in practice, Antonin Bergeaud, André Loesekrug-Pietri, and Jean Tirole argue. bit.ly/4qLfLuA
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Europe Does Not Lack Capital - It Lacks Scale
Antonin Bergeaud, André Loesekrug-Pietri and Jean Tirole show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Now, this is research I can wholeheartedly support. "Under pressure: poroelastic regulation of flow in espresso brewing" ☕️ arxiv.org/abs/2512.21528
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Giving Multiplier @givingmultiplier.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
⌛️ Two days left to double your donation to @give-directly.bsky.social for #PodsFightPoverty! Donate: givedirectly.org/pods
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I also give a plug for the Pods Fight Poverty effort organized by @give-directly.bsky.social. Chip in to help families in Rwanda! www.givedirectly.org/podsfightpov...
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Pods Fight Poverty: 2x your impact for 700+ Rwandan families in poverty | GiveDirectly & Giving Multiplier
Join us in sending life-changing cash to 700+ Rwandan families, with your favorite podcasters helping deliver ~$1,100 per family to spend on what they need most. While match funds last, your donation ...
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions. 👇Share this thread, share the report! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67u...
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World Inequality Report 2026
YouTube video by World Inequality Lab
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Book recommendation: A powerful historical argument against conservative fiscal policy. Makes me deeply rethink what should be the (ostensibly) apolitical role of central banks.
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Europe’s failure to produce globally competitive tech firms should be attributed not to excessive regulation, but rather to weak enforcement, writes @maxvonthun.bsky.social. bit.ly/3Meln1z
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Europe’s Tech Firms Need Regulation to Grow
Max von Thun explains why watering down legislation like the GDPR and the AI Act will only undermine digital sovereignty.
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FK Malinowski @fkmalina.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Book recommendation: A detailed story, based on declassified documents and plenty of interviews. Mix of horror and political drama. And yet, the consequences of the worst accident are less extreme then the fear in popular imagination.
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