Bob Patalano
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PhD in Archaeology. Biomarkers & early human paleoecology. Husband. Father x2. Lecturer, coordinator for environmental science & sustainability and climate action programs and sustainability liaison at Bryant University.
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🤷🏻♂️. Article is lacking any detail
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🤷🏻♂️. Article is lacking any detail
Bluesky isn’t on that list and those are given in milliamp hours whereas AI is typically measured in watt-hours.
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Bluesky isn’t on that list and those are given in milliamp hours whereas AI is typically measured in watt-hours.
And it’ll only get worse
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And it’ll only get worse
There’s a reason why companies have stopped reporting. Here’s one example
OpenAI’s colossal AI data center targets would consume as much electricity as entire nation of India — 250GW target would require 30 million GPUs annually to ensure continuous operation, emit twice as...
How much more artificial intelligence can the planet take?
www.tomshardware.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
There’s a reason why companies have stopped reporting. Here’s one example
Unrelated, but AI has a devastating impact on the environment and I hate seeing it used for paleo-art (yes, I realize not everyone can afford to pay artists)
The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI
While the mass adoption of AI has transformed digital life seemingly overnight, regulators have fallen asleep on the job in curtailing AI data centers’ drain on energy and water resources.
jacobin.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Unrelated, but AI has a devastating impact on the environment and I hate seeing it used for paleo-art (yes, I realize not everyone can afford to pay artists)
This is fascinating and highlights how much we still do not know about other great apes. Quick question, do you not consider tool use by chimps clear evidence for cultural dependency?
New evidence on the tool-assisted hunting exhibited by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in a savannah habitat at Fongoli, Sénégal | Royal Society Open Science
For anthropologists, meat eating by primates like chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) warrants examination given the emphasis on hunting in human evolutionary history.
As referential models, apes provide in...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is fascinating and highlights how much we still do not know about other great apes. Quick question, do you not consider tool use by chimps clear evidence for cultural dependency?