Jacob Aron
@jjaron.bsky.social
News editor at New Scientist. I read a lot of books, and recommend the best ones to you
Reminds me of the "gay bomb" once proposed by the US military www.newscientist.com/article/mg18...
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reminds me of the "gay bomb" once proposed by the US military www.newscientist.com/article/mg18...
Someone's had a big catering job
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Someone's had a big catering job
We, meaning the US, didn't forget, but it no longer wants to spend 4% of the federal budget on the endeavour
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We, meaning the US, didn't forget, but it no longer wants to spend 4% of the federal budget on the endeavour
No Moon landing during the Trump administration, then
November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
No Moon landing during the Trump administration, then
Under these rules, would someone like Mo Farah be able to stay in the UK? And if not, is that really the outcome Labour wants?
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Under these rules, would someone like Mo Farah be able to stay in the UK? And if not, is that really the outcome Labour wants?
As an aside, love this from the comments (the FT is the only site where you should read the comments)
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
As an aside, love this from the comments (the FT is the only site where you should read the comments)
Man, video games went wrong
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Man, video games went wrong
The Venn diagram of this is going to look very, very ugly
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Venn diagram of this is going to look very, very ugly
From a survey on arXiv
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From a survey on arXiv
I just read Lena by qntm again and damn if it isn't just perfect, as I've said before
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I just read Lena by qntm again and damn if it isn't just perfect, as I've said before
This should not be revelatory!! www.ft.com/content/a27b...
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This should not be revelatory!! www.ft.com/content/a27b...
Mad that this stuff just took up an entire corner of the living room
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Mad that this stuff just took up an entire corner of the living room
I'm reminded of this quote from this excellent piece by @stokel.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2451...
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm reminded of this quote from this excellent piece by @stokel.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2451...
I'm pretty sure Musk is not going to get his trillion dollars
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm pretty sure Musk is not going to get his trillion dollars
This simply incredible quote does not suggest to me an organisation that is fully across the issues
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This simply incredible quote does not suggest to me an organisation that is fully across the issues
These new motivational messages could use a little work
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
These new motivational messages could use a little work
These platforms are the same!
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
These platforms are the same!
This from the NYT seems pretty dumb. Don't Khan and Mamdani have fairly similar politics? It's just the US is generally more right wing, so our centre is their extreme left www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This from the NYT seems pretty dumb. Don't Khan and Mamdani have fairly similar politics? It's just the US is generally more right wing, so our centre is their extreme left www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...
This is all sorts of weird
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is all sorts of weird
Somehow, it's November, which means I've got more book recommendations, but just one this month:
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
A decades-spanning epic follows an interconnected collection of climate campaigners, from mainstream politicians to activists to eco-terrorists. Gripping and terrifying
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
A decades-spanning epic follows an interconnected collection of climate campaigners, from mainstream politicians to activists to eco-terrorists. Gripping and terrifying
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Somehow, it's November, which means I've got more book recommendations, but just one this month:
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
A decades-spanning epic follows an interconnected collection of climate campaigners, from mainstream politicians to activists to eco-terrorists. Gripping and terrifying
The Deluge by Stephen Markley
A decades-spanning epic follows an interconnected collection of climate campaigners, from mainstream politicians to activists to eco-terrorists. Gripping and terrifying
Really interesting analysis - you don't have to be big to make money on Substack, which unlike so many other platforms is not winner-takes-all components.news/the-desire-d...
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Really interesting analysis - you don't have to be big to make money on Substack, which unlike so many other platforms is not winner-takes-all components.news/the-desire-d...
Here's a 1999 rec.arts.books.tolkien post that references the long-running argument over Balrog wings. I'm sure you could find earlier references. I wonder if this is the longest-running argument in fandom (if we exclude, like, The Bible) groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.b...
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Here's a 1999 rec.arts.books.tolkien post that references the long-running argument over Balrog wings. I'm sure you could find earlier references. I wonder if this is the longest-running argument in fandom (if we exclude, like, The Bible) groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.b...
Milo? Microsoft, stop trying to make me talk to the computer
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Milo? Microsoft, stop trying to make me talk to the computer