Reposted by Gavin BrownPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 30/09/2026Oh my. The aurora borealis, seen in ultraviolet light from space. Our planet, putting on a show ✨ 20659165
Reposted by Gavin BrownLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 28/09/2026"The evidence continues to grow. Social media, as it is currently constructed, redounds to the net benefit of illiberal regimes and their allies in democracies. The question is what to do about it." www.liberalcurrents.com/social-media... 13393119
Reposted by Gavin BrownOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yes, all in all, I can recommend Cary Elwes’ ‘As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride’ highly. William Goldman’s 1993 tribute to André is lovely, too: books.google.co.uk/books?id=DBo... 46816
Reposted by Gavin BrownArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026For centuries, humans have done a brilliant job of increasing agricultural productivity, confounding Malthusians and other pessimists. The climate crisis makes that a lot harder. arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-coming...arthursnell.substack.comThe Coming Food CrisisDue to climate breakdown, falling agricultural productivity growth might be the new normal. This will feed a chaotic world order. 23211
Reposted by Gavin BrownOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026As the government bans social media for kids further evidence emerges that it's a minority of retired adults we should really be concerned about. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...devonlive.comPensioners attack traffic lights over wild 'deadly weapon' claimsAn online movement say that the sensors on traffic lights can cause heart attacks, brain cancer, anxiety and even sudden death 1971766568
Reposted by Gavin BrownProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 09/09/2026One more totally fucking nuts graph for today, care of a request by @leonsimons.com. Not only is the current standard deviation for the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature above 4SD over the 1982-2011 mean for the first time on record, but no previous year even reached 3SD. 21458219
Reposted by Gavin BrownJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 02/09/20265,000 years of human wisdom: “It’s not the outcome it’s the journey.” AI: “What sort of loser attitude is that?” 13910
Reposted by Gavin BrownDanny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Good morning Bluesky ☀️ This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️ 14172161755
Reposted by Gavin BrownHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Thinking about the UK gov report "National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems", Feb 2026. The language is incredibly stark. And it's *national security*, not exactly from tree-huggers: "Global ecosystem degradation & collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... (high confidence)"gov.ukNational security assessment on global ecosystems (accessible version) 813874
Reposted by Gavin BrownCoestar @coestar.live · 19/08/2026maybe all of this is just what it looks like when you're hitting the great filter 1143
Reposted by Gavin BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 19/08/2026There are is a generation of outer Londoners who see ULEZ as one reason they will hate Khan forever. That same generation's grandkids are healthier, in some cases ALIVE, because he has consistently been brave enough to do policy not politics on this city's air quality. an extraordinary legacy. 827343
Reposted by Gavin Brown"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 17/08/2026It's worth remembering that colleges and universities began as, "what if all of our strange nerds gathered together?" and only then did someone notice 'oh, if we send students to that, it seems to work out.' They began as colleges - collects of colleagues - moreso than schools. 323818
Reposted by Gavin BrownCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Bin Day cometh. 402100561673
Reposted by Gavin BrownSam Freedman @handle.invalid · 12/08/2026I wish people would stop using colanders like this - they're going to strain their eyes. 2961836
Reposted by Gavin BrownPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4 93945232
Reposted by Gavin BrownGaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The replies are as you’d expect 🤣 082
Reposted by Gavin BrownTed Lemon @abhayakara.bsky.social · 01/08/2026…The pursuit of purity is the animating force behind every fundamentalism…. And while fundamentalism is an emotionally satisfying response, and one that looks increasingly tempting as Silicon Valley leans into its heel turn, I do not think it is an effective response… charity.wtf/p/make-ai-bo...charity.wtfIs it ethical to use AI?On externalities and engagement, the problem with purity politics, and why we need to make AI boring again 002
Reposted by Gavin BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/07/2026general reminder that you absolutely do not need to have an opinion on everything. social media just makes you think you should. "i don't know enough about this to have an opinion" is one of the most liberating thoughts you can have in the modern world. 1328855
Reposted by Gavin BrownAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Actual professor of genetics Adam Rutherford says 'no he hasn't'. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...independent.co.ukBiohacker Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest its organs‘This technology gives us a path to reverse aging,’ says 48-year-old tech entrepreneur 661311227
Reposted by Gavin BrownMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 20/07/2026When governments can pressure search engines to disappear speech it doesn't like, we're really crossing the Rubicon. It means you can only access speech for which you're willing to be surveilled. 06216
Reposted by Gavin BrownNanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 17/07/2026Torment Nexus LLC, the professional's choice. 1525790
Reposted by Gavin BrownKevin Riggle @kevinr.free-dissociation.com · 15/07/2026Basic Definitions of Science: If it's green or wiggles, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. —fortune(6) 031
Reposted by Gavin BrownWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A majorly sci-fi moment, not to mention a first in human history! 1126759
Gavin Brown @gavinbrown.xyz · 13/07/2026The Recursion Museum has the world's best collection of recursion museums. 000
Reposted by Gavin BrownAdam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 11/07/2026come on let's take a ride on the internet superhighway kids it's rad as hell you can tell from the fonts what's the worst that could happen 139413
Gavin Brown @gavinbrown.xyz · 29/06/2026I am enjoying Roost, a very silly app where messages are sent at the speed of birds. Follow this link and send me a message by owl, chaffinch, or albatross! roostsocial.app/invite/VUSJASroostsocial.app 000
Reposted by Gavin BrownMartin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · 27/06/2026Today is ‘National Picky Bits Day’ so enjoy this extended rant on why it’s time for Britain to grow up.open.substack.comOn Picky Bits and National Decline'Picky Bits' may seem like a harmless phrase, but the mentality behind it explains a lot about the position we find ourselves in. 12510
Reposted by Gavin BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 26/06/2026The way I've gotten this across in talks to US audiences is to explain that by the time the Battle of Gettysburg was fought... ...the London Underground had already been open for six months. 381765474
Gavin Brown @gavinbrown.xyz · 26/06/2026Reading the news is the new smoking www.experimental-history.com/p/reading-th...experimental-history.comReading the news is the new smokingI quit. I feel great. You can too. 000
Reposted by Gavin Brown👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/06/2026genuinely think a key element of the current British-American fighting is that Americans don’t understand that complaining is the British national sport 3458074
Reposted by Gavin BrownMark Braggins @markbraggins.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Haha, nice one @privateeyenews.bsky.social ! 181414502
Reposted by Gavin BrownUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 22/06/2026It has probably, almost certainly, happened, whether or not this was indeed the first time, no one knows www.newscientist.com/article/2529...newscientist.comFully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first timeA senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu... 56520
Gavin Brown @gavinbrown.xyz · 16/06/2026static.klipy.comAustin Powers: Two Things I Can't StandALT: Austin Powers: Two Things I Can't Stand 030
Reposted by Gavin Brownianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 15/06/2026tbf i never thought that idea had legs 718834
Reposted by Gavin BrownRetro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 13/06/20265-HOUR FREE TRIAL (Source.) 0328
Reposted by Gavin BrownPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026We need to think deeper: why is this unacceptable for a 17 year old but acceptable for an 18 year old - or a 57 year old? Age controls are not the real problem. 35874212
Reposted by Gavin BrownJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 03/06/2026the rest of the crew will be telephone sanitizers and marketing execs. 1625837
Reposted by Gavin BrownPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026You know who isn't getting radicalized? Guys who do ships in a bottle. Embrace model-building and avoid the pitfalls of right-wing extremism 1045412678
Reposted by Gavin BrownSimon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Available now for download globally: Misha and guests discuss Cybernetics www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, CyberneticsThe origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines. 061
Gavin Brown @gavinbrown.xyz · 27/05/2026Can't wait for the 2028 laser tag renaissance!static.klipy.comLaser Tag: Man Says Pew PewALT: Laser Tag: Man Says Pew Pew 000
Reposted by Gavin BrownStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 26/05/2026There is no safe age to be exposed to unending footage of atrocities, pro-anorexia content, or images of child sexual abuse:ft.comPerhaps we should all be banned from social mediaFocusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else 1032058
Reposted by Gavin BrownWeird Spy Satellite @weirdsatellite.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Transmission #4760 from NROL-82 (UMBRA) 1. Infernal Black Hole of Spores 2. Crumbling Cottage of Bodily Remains 3. Woke Mind Virus Compute Facility 052
Reposted by Gavin BrownPantmonger @pantmonger.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I have found myself to be a master at everything I turn my hand to, with the singular exception of correctly appraising my competency levels. 0211
