Amid the concern about noise, water usage & electric bills, there's another feature of data centers that's almost hidden: added air pollution.
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
nytimes.com
Amid the concern about noise, water usage & electric bills, there's another feature of data centers that's almost hidden: added air pollution.
Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
nytimes.com
A HUGE win for the Penn community do in no small part to the efforts of our AAUP chapter alongside the ACLU and UPenn itself. Teamwork makes the dream work! www.inquirer.com/education/up...
Trump administration drops its subpoena seeking names of Jewish people at Penn
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also agreed not to seek the information in the subpoena in alternative ways.
inquirer.com
people over profits, always always always
NEWS: SoFi Stadium cashiers, dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, concessions workers, and food attendants voted 96% to authorize a strike, just a week out from when the stadium is set to host its first World Cup game www.huffpost.com/entry/unite-...
This must be the free and open academic debate we keep hearing about
tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.
I can't tell if I'm watching a clip from the news or from @bootsriley.bsky.social's "I Love Boosters"
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: Fox News guest today appears to be wearing a very realistic face mask
Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community
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Cool to see some familiar names on this pod 😎
As the richest university in the world reels from Epstein scandals & attacks by the Trump administration, over 4,000 Harvard grad student workers go on strike. I speak with three striking members/officers of Harvard Graduate Students Union @uaw.org @therealnews.com therealnews.com/amid-trump-a...
One way to make a difference is to support Each Step Home, who are supporting families at Dilley who are being denied basic items like water, meds, and toiletries. Donate today: EachStepHome.org
I don't only think that college should be FREE but I think young people should also receive living stipends while in school. Finally, I do not care what they major in because education needs to actually BE DECOUPLED from a future job. You are welcome. You should have 4 years to study anything.
New work from Sashi Weerawarana on how TFAM compacts mitochondrial DNA 🧬 TFAM oligomerizes on DNA to form compact, homogeneous higher-order complexes (see beautiful mass photometry data below), that still retain dynamic behavior. Congratulations Sashi and Wei. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Sounds like a job for Artie T Demoulas #marketbasket
At our city-owned grocery stores, staples like eggs and bread will actually be affordable. And we're going to do it the right way, without cutting workers' pay or dignity. Because in the wealthiest city in this country, buying groceries shouldn't be an unsolvable equation.
I'm in love with this movie, it was such a joy to watch. So grateful to @bootsriley.bsky.social for coming to Boston to share it with us during our strike ❤️
It’s a bird! A plane! No, it’s Boots Riley’s newest film hitting theaters, May 22nd! 📸: Boots Riley & LaKeith Stanfield at CinemaCon 2026.
Interested in a *staff computational scientist* position? We are looking for an experienced computational biologist (ideally with microbiology experience) to support published packages while also driving new research. Pay range $73k-$111k w excellent benefits. careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
Computational Biology Program Scientist
MIT - Computational Biology Program Scientist - Cambridge MA 02139
careers.peopleclick.com
This headline reads like something out of the Nuremberg Laws. The Trump Administration's disingenuous weaponization of antisemitism doesn't make any of us safer. Handing over a “list of Jews” to the government should raise major alarm bells.
Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn
nytimes.com
Anyway, ‘fuck.’ That’s what I came here to say. Also organize and resist or you will literally die. bsky.app/profile/some... 5/?
Just realized that it’s been a while since I heard anybody breathily ask ‘but is it a constitutional crisis?’
“We know that if you want to show solidarity, there is only one way to do it: you got to do it with your feet. You’ve got to walk on the picket line with your colleagues.” —Zach Samalin, New York University AAUP AAUP stands with Contract Faculty United - UAW on strike at NYU!
Non-tenure-track contract faculty at NYU went on strike this morning after over a year of bargaining (capped by a 24-hour+ marathon session). Big crowd of @uaw.org members and supporters, incl lots of students. They’re picketing over pay, workload, AI, a voice in faculty governance, & more.
💻 Cambridge Public Library’s new Tech for All program is offering free refurbished laptops + mobile hotspots to eligible patrons! Apply by March 22. Recipients will be notified April 3. ✍️ To apply: https://camb.ma/4t8P843 or call 857‑235‑9839. For more info ➡️ https://camb.ma/4slOTTe
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Dueling with two consenting adults is still there RAND PAUL: It's been illegal for 170 years! There's no precedent for legal dueling
I wish adjuncts were centered at the beginning of the collective bargaining fight, but I'm glad they're getting a voice now. I mean look at this shameless exploitation
“The VA General Assembly voted to give over half a million public sector workers collective bargaining rights. But not me. I'm an adjunct faculty member who was just left behind to endure the exploitation of higher education.” @abigailspanberger.com, please correct course & add us back in.
If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.
The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z. n.pr/3PD5bZ6
More details and context about what being a woman math major in the early-2000s was like and why it was so damaging here: cooperativeoverlapping.substack.com/p/a-fuller-s...
A Fuller Statement About My Bluesky Posts
Let me paint a picture of what it was like to be a woman math major at the University of Chicago circa 2004.
cooperativeoverlapping.substack.com
I love yeastgenome.org so much. What a fantastic resource of scientific and historical knowledge. If it ever goes away, it would absolutely break me.
Saccharomyces Genome Database | SGD
The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides comprehensive integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
yeastgenome.org
Thank for flagging this crosswalk! I had a little time this morning before our Finance Committee meeting, so I stopped by and shoveled it out
My kid needs to cross Putnam and Western this afternoon @cambridgemass.bsky.social, can we clear it by then? @mayorsiddiqui.bsky.social @burhanazeem.bsky.social @votejivan.bsky.social @pattynolan.bsky.social
One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
Was he actually approaching Minnesota as a regime change
It's funny to me that the German media has dared to state the obvious when US media has generally shied away from accurately characterizing Bovino's Nazi-inspired look.
German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic
theguardian.com
franz kafka in certain situations: wow this is so me-esque