For what it’s worth, I’ve learned during my time as department chair that the most complex and most important part of leadership is de-escalation.
I have not seen this mentioned over the past few days, so there it is.
I have not seen this mentioned over the past few days, so there it is.
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
For what it’s worth, I’ve learned during my time as department chair that the most complex and most important part of leadership is de-escalation.
I have not seen this mentioned over the past few days, so there it is.
I have not seen this mentioned over the past few days, so there it is.
So how's your Saturday going?
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
So how's your Saturday going?
Misguided at best, dude turning off the power in Ghostbusters at worst www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Misguided at best, dude turning off the power in Ghostbusters at worst www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
WNYC needs to up its hannukah game. These guys can help. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8y8pBgH/
latke pizza today with @Eitan Levine
TikTok video by Vinnie's Pizzeria
www.tiktok.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
WNYC needs to up its hannukah game. These guys can help. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8y8pBgH/
The Starbucks on 57th and 6th has remarkable views
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Starbucks on 57th and 6th has remarkable views
Queen - Under Pressure (Official Video)
YouTube video by Queen Official
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You probably already know this, but Claude Code (dangerously skip permissions, natch) on a Raspberry Pi is a thing of beauty.
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You probably already know this, but Claude Code (dangerously skip permissions, natch) on a Raspberry Pi is a thing of beauty.
Reposted by Dan Steingart
Study authors are Miranda Hack of @columbiaseas.bsky.social, @vfmcneill.bsky.social and @steingart.bsky.social of Columbia Engineering and Columbia Climate School, and @gwagner.com of @columbiabusiness.bsky.social.
How Hard Is It to Dim the Sun?
Solar radiation management is gaining traction as a climate intervention—but new research warns that real-world constraints make it riskier and more uncertain than most models suggest.
news.climate.columbia.edu
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Study authors are Miranda Hack of @columbiaseas.bsky.social, @vfmcneill.bsky.social and @steingart.bsky.social of Columbia Engineering and Columbia Climate School, and @gwagner.com of @columbiabusiness.bsky.social.
Reposted by Dan Steingart
Our new article out today takes a hard look at some practical limitations on stratospheric aerosol injection and what they means for the riskiness of this approach. @mcneill-lab.org w/ @gwagner.com & @steingart.bsky.social @climate.columbia.edu @columbiaseas.bsky.social
Here's the press release:
Here's the press release:
How hard is it to dim the Sun?
Solar radiation management is gaining traction as a climate intervention—but new research warns that real-world constraints make it riskier and more uncertain than most models suggest.
www.eurekalert.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Our new article out today takes a hard look at some practical limitations on stratospheric aerosol injection and what they means for the riskiness of this approach. @mcneill-lab.org w/ @gwagner.com & @steingart.bsky.social @climate.columbia.edu @columbiaseas.bsky.social
Here's the press release:
Here's the press release:
Wave Division Multiplexing significantly improved the throughput of a single optical fiber, is this the analagous multiplexer for AI? www.scmp.com/business/art...
Alibaba Cloud claims to slash Nvidia GPU use by 82% with new pooling system
The new Aegaeon system can serve dozens of large language models using a fraction of the GPUs previously required, potentially reshaping AI workloads.
www.scmp.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wave Division Multiplexing significantly improved the throughput of a single optical fiber, is this the analagous multiplexer for AI? www.scmp.com/business/art...
Now that NPR is free from the shackles of federal funding, they should be as fierce with politicians as the BBC is (which, you know, is sort of but not really funded by the gov't www.google.com/search?q=is+...).
Google Search
www.google.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Now that NPR is free from the shackles of federal funding, they should be as fierce with politicians as the BBC is (which, you know, is sort of but not really funded by the gov't www.google.com/search?q=is+...).
lol free speech RIP.
September 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
lol free speech RIP.
I’m unreasonably excited for this
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’m unreasonably excited for this
August 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Reposted by Dan Steingart
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid
WASHINGTON—Claiming the luminous potion would make the nation strong and vigorous, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued an order Friday directing all Americans to drink a m...
theonion.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid
Reposted by Dan Steingart
RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo arstechnica.com/science/2025...
RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo
Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. has vilified COVID-19 vaccines and the CDC.
arstechnica.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Reposted by Dan Steingart
After a shooting at CDC, Kennedy reiterates that public health agencies “lied,” makes false claims about widespread serious injury from vaccines, says not enough known about the shooting to talk about vaccine disinformation that targets his employees. Incredible. www.scrippsnews.com/health/rfk-j...
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After a shooting at CDC, Kennedy reiterates that public health agencies “lied,” makes false claims about widespread serious injury from vaccines, says not enough known about the shooting to talk about vaccine disinformation that targets his employees. Incredible. www.scrippsnews.com/health/rfk-j...
Glad the NAS/E is stepping up arstechnica.com/science/2025...
National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment
Move comes in response to government’s questioning of climate science.
arstechnica.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Glad the NAS/E is stepping up arstechnica.com/science/2025...
macos (depserately) needs a "clear all notifications" button.
July 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
macos (depserately) needs a "clear all notifications" button.
We're all gonna die sooner. DOGE is working.
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Modern to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
n.pr
May 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're all gonna die sooner. DOGE is working.
A whopping 12 Scaramuccis
Among other context for today's news, this article mentioned that DOGErs have an employment limit of 130/365 days ...which, counting from Jan 20 is Friday.
May 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A whopping 12 Scaramuccis
my facebook feed is the magazine rack at my dentist's office.
May 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
my facebook feed is the magazine rack at my dentist's office.
Here's what the White House thinks about improving electricity infrastructure in the US.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
I asked Gemini if it was reasonable, here's the response
g.co/gemini/share...
Asked Grok the same question.
x.com/i/grok/share...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
I asked Gemini if it was reasonable, here's the response
g.co/gemini/share...
Asked Grok the same question.
x.com/i/grok/share...
www.whitehouse.gov
May 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here's what the White House thinks about improving electricity infrastructure in the US.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
I asked Gemini if it was reasonable, here's the response
g.co/gemini/share...
Asked Grok the same question.
x.com/i/grok/share...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
I asked Gemini if it was reasonable, here's the response
g.co/gemini/share...
Asked Grok the same question.
x.com/i/grok/share...