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Sarah Brodsky

@sarahbrodsky.bsky.social
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Freelancer writing about personal finance and business. Interested in science, math, books, cooking, languages. St. Louis, MO #pwME

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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Seeing tech people all claim in unison that AI is about to kill us makes me less worried about AI and more worried about the human propensity to form a hive mind.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's interesting that in Star Trek, there was just one Data. There weren't a million Datas automating everything.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A ghost story for Rosh Hashanah. www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.18b...
sefaria.org
Berakhot 18b:7 | Sefaria Library
The Gemara challenges this: And is it so that the dead do not know of the pain of others? Wasn’t it taught in a baraita: There was an incident involving a...
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
Man Pretends to Hallucinate in Job Interview With an AI Bot, Causing It to Go Haywire
An influencer's reel is going viral after he filmed his "interview" with an error-prone AI-generated screener.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
youtu.be/PvKQTQ9fFz0?...
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בשנה הבאה
YouTube video by Ilanit - Topic
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Getting AI-generated spam about the importance of human connection. Why.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Interesting that people are saying AI will be less useful to them when it watermarks text. So was it just about deceiving others?
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Unpopular opinion but I'm okay with this.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So I'm guessing everything written by Claude will now mention Madagascar?
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I really enjoyed this investigation into how AI might change math. www.understandingai.org/p/mathematic...
understandingai.org
Mathematicians are grappling with the possibility that AI might eclipse them
I talked to 20 mathematicians about rapid AI progress in their field.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Making an overnight dragonfruit chia pudding for the first time.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Grant me to apply a screen protector without dust specks, but not yet.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My least favorite part of having multiple invisible illnesses is being treated as an unreliable narrator.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Closing lots of tabs as I complete the last writing assignment of June.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
news.griffith.edu.au/2026/06/30/c...
news.griffith.edu.au
Chain reaction in cells may be driving low energy in ME/CFS patients - Griffith News
Griffith researchers have identified a key immune cell dysfunction in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, offering new clues on the condition.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Just learned that the word "balagan" originally meant a traveling puppet show. That seems appropriate.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Really good response to that horrendous WIRED story. fair.org/home/media-w...
fair.org
Media Won’t Stop Psychologizing Long Covid
Media outlets that trumpet their journalistic integrity have used their prestige to launder an unproven, anti-science conspiracy theory about Long Covid.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Tried a French micellar water shampoo.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain." www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45896/...
poetryfoundation.org
The Day is Done
I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me That my soul cannot resist: A feeling of…
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Today I have Mormon hymns stuck in my head. Guess I'll just go with it.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Just used an em-dash and it feels illicit.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
OpenEvidence is terrible so I am not surprised by this. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
General-purpose large language models outperform specialized clinical AI tools on medical benchmarks - Nature Medicine
In an independent evaluation, frontier large language models outperformed specialized clinical artificial intelligence tools on medical knowledge, clinician alignment and real-world clinical queries.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I found the best hummus ever! It's Sonny & Joe plain hummus with tahini.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is really sad. share.google/KQKeSx79n4n1...
share.google
Missouri kids keep getting stuck in hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge
Missouri lawmakers have repeatedly introduced bills to try to significantly reduce the number of hospital boarding days each year and eventually end the practice altogether.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Listening to a 90s throwback. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGgY...
youtube.com
הוא (בואי כלה)
YouTube video by Noa - Topic
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Very cool that there is now a Booker Prize for children's literature. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
thebookerprizes.com
The Children’s Booker Prize 2027 | The Booker Prizes
Submissions are now open to publishers, the three adult judges have been announced, and a UK-wide competition to find child judges has begun
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Starting the day by reading this poem. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44624/...
poetryfoundation.org
The Arrow and the Song
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song…
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds
A pre-print study argues that specific AI chatbots are much more likely to inappropriately validate user delusions — a "preventable" failure.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
These videos where people compare related languages are fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y5H...
youtube.com
Similarities Between Assyrian Aramaic and Hebrew
YouTube video by Bahador Alast
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
www.space.com/space-explor...
space.com
Moon menu: Here's what the Artemis 2 astronauts will eat during their historic mission (video)
The Artemis 2 astronauts have to be prepared to use a little water and a lot of creativity to prepare their moon foods in a small spacecraft.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Waiting to see if the IRS accepts my tax return like it's a peace offering or something.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Reading through the online patient support groups and promptly closing any recovery story post that starts with, "Eight weeks ago..."
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I got: The Straussian on this Jewish philosophy quiz.
jewish.millermanschool.com
Which Jewish Philosophical Path Calls to You?
Straussian, Zionist, Diasporist, Orthodox, Prophetic, or Secular-Cultural? Find out which Jewish thinker you align with.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Judging by unsolicited PR emails, the media economy is back in full force.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
wsj.com
Americans Love Everything About This Scottish University—Except All the Americans
So many U.S. students attend St Andrews that the social calendar includes Thanksgiving dinners and Super Bowl parties.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Really nice essay by @amykdebellis.bsky.social on memory, AI and being human. substack.com/@amydebellis...
substack.com
Mapping Memory
I grew up on an island that doubles as a near-perfect grid.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I think the fifth question at the seder should be, "What the heck is a frolic bear?"
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Listening to Yigal Calek (as always).
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/te...
wsj.com
There’s No Such Thing as a Teacup Pig. These People Found Out the Hard Way.
Animal lovers lured by the promise of pocket-size roommates are discovering that in the livestock world, ‘mini’ is a relative term.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
An awkward silence is a reporter's best friend.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Clicked on the Google doodle and got an AI dialogue. Dislike.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Attaching a little TENS unit to my head to try to prevent migraine. It seems like there's no end to the absurd things I end up doing for my medical conditions.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This quiz says I am a "quiet pessimist" about AI. justincurl.github.io/ai-quiz/
justincurl.github.io
FUGO – What Do You Believe About AI?
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Time to play the doctors get through a 20-minute appointment without giving me stupid lifestyle advice challenge.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
news.mit.edu/2025/ancient...
news.mit.edu
An ancient RNA-guided system could simplify delivery of gene editing therapies
MIT scientists have uncovered ancient systems with potential to expand the genome editing toolbox. These tandem interspaced guide RNA (TIGR) systems use RNA to guide them to specific sites on DNA.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Pepper escaped from my yard and I just got him back (he's fine). That's enough stress hormones for today.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Right now my language pet peeve is people mixing up disinterested and uninterested.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I'm sad that we don't have an independent central bank anymore.
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Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It feels like half my online interactions are somebody wanting to replace me with AI, and the other half are trying to prove that I'm not a robot.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
Ensures that all the diseases covered by the previous immunization schedule will still be available to anyone who wants them through Affordable Care Act insurance plans and federal insurance programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children program. Families will not have to purchase them out of pocket. Among peer nations, the U.S. will continue to offer the most childhood vaccines for free to those who want them.
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