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Jhon Martin

@regardingjohn.bsky.social
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Pragmatic optimist, educator, idea-explorer, overly-tolerant. I help UW-Madison instructors teach more efficiently, effectively, and inclusively. Views are my own.

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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A thoughtful piece on the economics and barbarism of an international habit that's hard to quit. carefuloptimism.substack.com/p/meat-witho...
carefuloptimism.substack.com
Meat Without Killing Is Illegal in Seven States
Americans kill about 10 billion land animals a year. A new technology might let us make meat without doing that. The cattle lobby got to legislators before the product got to grocery stores.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 29/01/2026
Career Advice | Bringing Staff Expertise Out of the Shadows Universities are set up to recognize classification, not contribution—rendering the intellectual contributions of academic staff largely invisible. bit.ly/4qaxtaa #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
An illustration of a man in business attire standing, with his hands on his hips, in a dark room, in front of an illuminated keyhole-shaped door he is ready to walk through.
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I might be able to get behind this!
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity 2004: A year 2010: ~ a month 2015: ~ a week Now: < A day ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
Line chart showing that there's been a rapid escalation in how quickly the world installs a gigawatt of solar power capacity.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Why are we allowing our president to make America look dumb and Xi look like the more reasonable party?
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Good job Vietnam! Maybe you can inspire the US...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Addressing e-waste...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Please be true. Please be true.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I think @joshtpm.bsky.social has written the best account of why universities have to stand up to Trump. If you've been given great privilege, the implicit bargain is that when the chips are down you'll behave with honor and courage talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/power...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Power, Obligation and the Universities
In the mid-80s when I was a teenager I had a brief...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
For perspective, phone and laptop batteries have ~300-500 cycles before they drop to 80%. EV cars ~1500-2000. These 10,000 cycles before dropping even 1% (to 99%). Battery tech keeps getting better (if we invest in science).
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Smarter planning
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I'm not anti grid, but I am anti monopoly and anti homogenization. More local energy please!
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I wish Chevy all the luck in their EV endeavors...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Europe kicking ass in solar.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Go Minnesota!
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
More good news (and China is leading. Will the west catch up?)
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is amazing.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Yes please
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Keep celebrating the good/hopeful things.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
And another nod to hope.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Conservation increases sustainability.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I'm not giving up yet.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The US is so far behind China.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Hoping this continues despite efforts to shut it off. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/20/s...
pv-magazine.com
Solar generation grew by 30% in 2024, says IEA
The International Energy Agency’s latest market analysis says global solar generation surpassed the 2,000 TWh mark in 2024. It grew by 30% year-on-year for its highest growth rate since 2017, adding 4...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I hope we can keep this trend going in the US. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org
In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
To mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, the world needs to quickly transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources such as solar power.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Not all is bad.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Most cities should be 15-minute cities.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"In Spain, getting rural communities to accept visual burdens in their backyard for the sake of national climate goals is proving to be a hard sell." — I don't understand the "visual burden" of windmills. I wonder how they feel about agrivoltaics.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Well how 'bout that. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/a...
arstechnica.com
Hugging Face clones OpenAI’s Deep Research in 24 hours
Open source “Deep Research” project proves that agent frameworks boost AI model capability.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
“Thermogalvanic technology is on its way to our lives, either in the form of clean electricity or low-power cooling, and both research and commercial communities should be paying attention,” scitechdaily.com/refrigeratio...
scitechdaily.com
Refrigeration Hasn’t Changed in 70 Years – This Breakthrough Is Changing Everything
Scientists have enhanced thermogalvanic refrigeration, a cooling method that leverages electrochemical reactions. By refining the electrolyte composition, they improved efficiency dramatically, making...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I'd like to think this goes without saying, but I recognize the urge is very strong.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I missed this in September. Transparent solar (for clear windows). www.pv-magazine.com/2024/09/16/k...
pv-magazine.com
Scientists design all-back-contact transparent solar cell
A research team from South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) has designed a wire-free transparent solar cell and module with all electrical contacts placed on the rear s...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Heat pumps are getting better. www.cnet.com/home/energy-...
cnet.com
This Window Heat Pump I Saw at CES Is Super Easy to Install
Gradient's advanced window unit can heat and cool 500 square feet of your home, and it doesn't require any electrical work.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
FYI: "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" by US Office of Strategic Services was written during the early 1940s, amid World War II. It's a guide for ordinary civilians to conduct simple acts of sabotage against enemy operations without specialized training or equipment. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184
gutenberg.org
Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Stefan Bauschard is one of my top "go-to" thinkers regarding AI in Education. Here's how he sees it stack up against other challenges. stefanbauschard.substack.com/p/10-extreme...
stefanbauschard.substack.com
10 Extreme Challenges Facing Schools
TL;DR *Schools face 10 extreme challenges
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We need to decarbonize faster.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Go heat pumps!
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Somehow I missed this. Doesn't take up land and lowers evaporation. Brilliant. azmirror.com/2024/07/08/t...
azmirror.com
The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal
Thousands of miles of canals stretch across the U.S. A pilot project on tribal land in Arizona shows the benefits of covering these waterways with solar panels.
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
“The mood inside the FDA is uneasy, sources told STAT, as staffers try to make sense of what is considered a “DEI” program and what is not.” From @lizzylawrence.bsky.social & @matthewherper.bsky.social 🧪🔬 #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
statnews.com
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I'm no longer looking to the US to lead, at least not for the next several years, but I am still optimistic about the future. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
livescience.com
China's 'artificial sun' shatters nuclear fusion record by generating steady loop of plasma for 1,000 seconds
A nuclear fusion reactor in China, dubbed the "artificial sun," has broken its own record to bring humanity one step closer to near-limitless clean energy.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Big brain moves. Look for a loyalist rebuild (tributes must be paid).
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
More Microgrids!
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Meanwhile, the US isn't even in the competition.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Whoa! compared to other activities AI's energy and water use is a distraction. Go car-free or SKIP ONE PLANE RIDE before you complain about the environmental impacts of ChatGPT. andymasley.substack.com/p/individual...
andymasley.substack.com
Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment
And a plea to think seriously about climate change without getting distracted
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Regarding AI energy and water costs. Let's Zoom and talk about it. ai-impact-risk.com/ai_energy_wa...
ai-impact-risk.com
9 Takeaways about AI energy and water usage
A project by Jon Ippolito
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
4° outside seems like a good time to start sealing your rim joists.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Curious to see how this continues in 2025 as political motivation shifts from ecological to economical. I suspect it will keep rising.
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Tomorrow, we get a Building Science analysis of our house. It's a very solid 1957 brick ranch, and compared to our previous 1925 makeshift I expect good things. But I'm expecting all sorts of opportunities to seal and insulate...
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Jhon Martin @regardingjohn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
"Never has human society been so dependent on, and intermeshed with, the fruits of science. Billions of people would be dead without it. And yet, somehow, trust in science as an institution is falling. ... Why? Well…just because." bigthink.com/13-8/the-str...
bigthink.com
The strange paradox of modern science denialism
Astronomer Adam Frank reflects on a handful of responses to his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast.
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