Peter-Paul Pichler
@pppichler.bsky.social
Social metabolism | Energy | Inequality | Sustainable Healthcare @pik-potsdam.bsky.social | Politics | Curiosities | OpenScience | Reproducibility | #rstats. spore.social/@pepepe
The purpose of a system is what it does.
Opinions my own.
The purpose of a system is what it does.
Opinions my own.
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Ich habe endlich Zeit gefunden, den Text "Donald J. Trump und der neue Cäsarismus" (www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...) in die @blaetter.bsky.social zu lesen und: es hat sich gelohnt.
Der Text von @fargonaut.bsky.social ist ein Must-Read für alle #AntifaÖkonom:innen, denn er bietet... 🧵 /1
Der Text von @fargonaut.bsky.social ist ein Must-Read für alle #AntifaÖkonom:innen, denn er bietet... 🧵 /1
Donald J. Trump und der neue Cäsarismus
Der Kampf um die Gewaltenteilung in den USA geht in die nächste Runde. Nachdem US-Präsident Donald J. Trump die Bundespolizeibehörde ICE angewiesen hatte, die Zahl der Abschiebungen massiv auszuweiten...
www.blaetter.de
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Ich habe endlich Zeit gefunden, den Text "Donald J. Trump und der neue Cäsarismus" (www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...) in die @blaetter.bsky.social zu lesen und: es hat sich gelohnt.
Der Text von @fargonaut.bsky.social ist ein Must-Read für alle #AntifaÖkonom:innen, denn er bietet... 🧵 /1
Der Text von @fargonaut.bsky.social ist ein Must-Read für alle #AntifaÖkonom:innen, denn er bietet... 🧵 /1
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One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
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🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
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#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
August 16, 2024 at 7:40 PM
🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
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#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
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Israel is perpetrating a “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza, committing illegal acts with the “specific intent” of wiping out Palestinians, Amnesty International has said.
youtu.be/OOCxGiJkRXk
youtu.be/OOCxGiJkRXk
Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, Amnesty says
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Israel is perpetrating a “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza, committing illegal acts with the “specific intent” of wiping out Palestinians, Amnesty International has said.
youtu.be/OOCxGiJkRXk
youtu.be/OOCxGiJkRXk
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April 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Can find no mention of this in any German news?
April 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Can find no mention of this in any German news?
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I wish I could unfollow anyone not skeeting about Gaza and Palestine right now. There is a for-real genocide going on RIGHT NOW and people are still skeeting about sandwiches and art and USians having protest signs. It makes me want to throw up.
March 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I wish I could unfollow anyone not skeeting about Gaza and Palestine right now. There is a for-real genocide going on RIGHT NOW and people are still skeeting about sandwiches and art and USians having protest signs. It makes me want to throw up.
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Es ist offiziell: Ich habe ein #Berufsverbot bekommen (Auszüge⬇️).
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
February 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Es ist offiziell: Ich habe ein #Berufsverbot bekommen (Auszüge⬇️).
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
Weil ich eine marxistische Analyse der #Klimakrise vertrete. Ich stehe dazu: Die Wirtschaft muss demokratisiert werden, damit nicht einige wenige Superreiche für ihre Profite den Planeten zugrunde richten können.
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The neoliberal dream of fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch was always the destruction of US democracy and the elimination of government (except for its repressive organs police, courts, prisons, military ofc), and now he has won.
What now? A 🧵.
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What now? A 🧵.
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February 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The neoliberal dream of fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch was always the destruction of US democracy and the elimination of government (except for its repressive organs police, courts, prisons, military ofc), and now he has won.
What now? A 🧵.
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t.co/FKxxmLyfce
What now? A 🧵.
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t.co/FKxxmLyfce
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The United States has declared economic war on some of its closest allies and Silicon Valley is itching to use the power of the state to defend its interests at all costs.
It’s time for an alliance not just to combat US belligerence, but to build a different vision for tech.
It’s time for an alliance not just to combat US belligerence, but to build a different vision for tech.
We need an international alliance against the US and its tech industry
The United States must face consequences for economic warfare
www.disconnect.blog
February 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The United States has declared economic war on some of its closest allies and Silicon Valley is itching to use the power of the state to defend its interests at all costs.
It’s time for an alliance not just to combat US belligerence, but to build a different vision for tech.
It’s time for an alliance not just to combat US belligerence, but to build a different vision for tech.
Without reversing the trend of increasing floor space per capita in Germany, climate targets for housing and construction will not be met.
Congrats @napiontek.bsky.social on his first paper =)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congrats @napiontek.bsky.social on his first paper =)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 2050
Germany is trying to solve the housing crisis in many of its cities with new construction. At the same time it is trying to meet its greenhouse gas em…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Without reversing the trend of increasing floor space per capita in Germany, climate targets for housing and construction will not be met.
Congrats @napiontek.bsky.social on his first paper =)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congrats @napiontek.bsky.social on his first paper =)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Here it is: I think it's some of the most important writing I have ever done.
What We Are Up Against.
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it.
link.medium.com/T6eZSPLevKb
What We Are Up Against.
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it.
link.medium.com/T6eZSPLevKb
link.medium.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Here it is: I think it's some of the most important writing I have ever done.
What We Are Up Against.
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it.
link.medium.com/T6eZSPLevKb
What We Are Up Against.
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it.
link.medium.com/T6eZSPLevKb
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Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
December 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
Handarbeit für heute erfolgreich erledigt. Danke an alle! #b1412 #FrankfurterAllee
December 14, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Handarbeit für heute erfolgreich erledigt. Danke an alle! #b1412 #FrankfurterAllee
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The tech industry makes our lives hell, but at least you can help name the worst billionaire of the year. Cast your ballot! 🗳️
💥 THE BATTLE BEGINS 💥
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
December 9, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The tech industry makes our lives hell, but at least you can help name the worst billionaire of the year. Cast your ballot! 🗳️
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Trump und Orbàn und ihre klimaleugnerischen Freunde lobbyieren nun auch bei uns:
Wir bei @correctiv.org decken ein Netzwerk auf:
Geschaffen, um Klimapolitik zu bremsen & weiter Öl & Gas zu verbrennen.
Auch finanziert aus den USA.
Verbunden mit FDP und CDU. 🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/kl...
Wir bei @correctiv.org decken ein Netzwerk auf:
Geschaffen, um Klimapolitik zu bremsen & weiter Öl & Gas zu verbrennen.
Auch finanziert aus den USA.
Verbunden mit FDP und CDU. 🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/kl...
Gas und Öl statt Klimaschutz: Wer Trumps Pläne nach Deutschland bringt
US-Klimaleugner und marktradikale Thinktanks beeinflussen deutsche Politik: Verbindungen zwischen FDP, CDU und Trump-Netzwerken enthüllt.
correctiv.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Trump und Orbàn und ihre klimaleugnerischen Freunde lobbyieren nun auch bei uns:
Wir bei @correctiv.org decken ein Netzwerk auf:
Geschaffen, um Klimapolitik zu bremsen & weiter Öl & Gas zu verbrennen.
Auch finanziert aus den USA.
Verbunden mit FDP und CDU. 🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/kl...
Wir bei @correctiv.org decken ein Netzwerk auf:
Geschaffen, um Klimapolitik zu bremsen & weiter Öl & Gas zu verbrennen.
Auch finanziert aus den USA.
Verbunden mit FDP und CDU. 🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/kl...
Want a good life for all and a healthy planet? Universal energy access is key.
Our new study shows universal access to modern energy may actually reduce projected total energy use, thanks to its impact on population dynamics. 🧵
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Our new study shows universal access to modern energy may actually reduce projected total energy use, thanks to its impact on population dynamics. 🧵
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The energy-population dividend: Evidence from energy-specific population projections - IOPscienceSearch
The energy-population dividend: Evidence from energy-specific population projections, Camille Belmin, Peter-Paul Pichler, Guillaume Marois, Shonali Pachauri, Helga Weisz
iopscience.iop.org
December 2, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Want a good life for all and a healthy planet? Universal energy access is key.
Our new study shows universal access to modern energy may actually reduce projected total energy use, thanks to its impact on population dynamics. 🧵
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Our new study shows universal access to modern energy may actually reduce projected total energy use, thanks to its impact on population dynamics. 🧵
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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If you’re interested/working in climate and health, or sustainable healthcare, this starter pack now has almost 130 people in it. Been so great to find many new people!
Will also add list of other relevant packs in thread. Let me know if you have recommendations!
go.bsky.app/CNgg2Hv
Will also add list of other relevant packs in thread. Let me know if you have recommendations!
go.bsky.app/CNgg2Hv
November 29, 2024 at 9:44 AM
If you’re interested/working in climate and health, or sustainable healthcare, this starter pack now has almost 130 people in it. Been so great to find many new people!
Will also add list of other relevant packs in thread. Let me know if you have recommendations!
go.bsky.app/CNgg2Hv
Will also add list of other relevant packs in thread. Let me know if you have recommendations!
go.bsky.app/CNgg2Hv
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Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
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Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
November 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
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Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
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Generative AI Pushes Outcome Over Process (And This Is Why I Hate It)
Generative AI Pushes Outcome Over Process (And This Is Why I Hate It)
I really hate generative AI, because there are many reasons to hate it. It's abilities depend on stolen data; it uses so much electricity it...
psychsciencenotes.blogspot.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Generative AI Pushes Outcome Over Process (And This Is Why I Hate It)
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Carbon inequality & climate policy: Another starterpack to make sure you follow whats good. Please suggest who should be included!
go.bsky.app/E3qHxFZ
go.bsky.app/E3qHxFZ
November 21, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Carbon inequality & climate policy: Another starterpack to make sure you follow whats good. Please suggest who should be included!
go.bsky.app/E3qHxFZ
go.bsky.app/E3qHxFZ