@caiwei.bsky.social inteviews @yann-lecun.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1...
"LLMs are now technology development, not research ... it’s a product now. It’s not something academia should even be interested in."
"LLMs are now technology development, not research ... it’s a product now. It’s not something academia should even be interested in."
Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models
In an exclusive interview, the AI pioneer shares his plans for his new Paris-based company, AMI Labs.
www.technologyreview.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM
@caiwei.bsky.social inteviews @yann-lecun.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1...
"LLMs are now technology development, not research ... it’s a product now. It’s not something academia should even be interested in."
"LLMs are now technology development, not research ... it’s a product now. It’s not something academia should even be interested in."
@anthonyetherin.bsky.social you might like this.
Was editing and noticed that if you rotate-left "those" you get "ethos". Was curious how many of these are in English. Big dicts have a lot of junk, and most endings in "s" are for plurals. Here's a good list of rotwords.
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
@anthonyetherin.bsky.social you might like this.
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JD Vance calls protesting against armed thugs "cowardly." Protesters are being beaten, shot, killed. "Cowardly" is an insanely inappropriate word.
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
JD Vance calls protesting against armed thugs "cowardly." Protesters are being beaten, shot, killed. "Cowardly" is an insanely inappropriate word.
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Kicking off the new year of the poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social with the 2026 anticipated poetry book list! Which of these are you most looking forward to? lithub.com/looking-ahea...
Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026
My former teacher and mentor Gail Mazur, whose newest collection, World on a String, was recently released from Arrowsmith Press, once told me that as poets we maintain maps in our head within whic…
lithub.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Kicking off the new year of the poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social with the 2026 anticipated poetry book list! Which of these are you most looking forward to? lithub.com/looking-ahea...
@laurameckler.bsky.social, Republicans took control of education. Can Democrats take it back?
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
@rahmemanuel.bsky.social, “You want to pick a pronoun? Great. Now can we focus on the other 35 kids that don’t know what a goddamn pronoun is?”
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
@rahmemanuel.bsky.social, “You want to pick a pronoun? Great. Now can we focus on the other 35 kids that don’t know what a goddamn pronoun is?”
Republicans took control of education. Can Democrats take it back?
Democrat Rahm Emanuel, eyeing a presidential run, says his party must focus on educational achievement, not culture wars.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@laurameckler.bsky.social, Republicans took control of education. Can Democrats take it back?
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
@rahmemanuel.bsky.social, “You want to pick a pronoun? Great. Now can we focus on the other 35 kids that don’t know what a goddamn pronoun is?”
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
@rahmemanuel.bsky.social, “You want to pick a pronoun? Great. Now can we focus on the other 35 kids that don’t know what a goddamn pronoun is?”
@meaghantownsend.bsky.social, Why Native American Curriculum Should be Taught Throughout K-12 Education
www.the74million.org/article/why-...
“the square is not a shape we see in nature”
Of course it is. Here’s rock salt and pyrite—apparently not enough science is being taught!
www.the74million.org/article/why-...
“the square is not a shape we see in nature”
Of course it is. Here’s rock salt and pyrite—apparently not enough science is being taught!
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 AM
@meaghantownsend.bsky.social, Why Native American Curriculum Should be Taught Throughout K-12 Education
www.the74million.org/article/why-...
“the square is not a shape we see in nature”
Of course it is. Here’s rock salt and pyrite—apparently not enough science is being taught!
www.the74million.org/article/why-...
“the square is not a shape we see in nature”
Of course it is. Here’s rock salt and pyrite—apparently not enough science is being taught!
Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of US Foreign Policy adw.org/news/joint-s...
“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and desirable good in itself…Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion.”
“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and desirable good in itself…Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion.”
Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of U.S. Foreign Policy - Archdiocese of Washington
Cardinals Cupich, McElroy and Tobin cite Pope Leo XIV’s direction to diplomats Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Newark, (Jan. 19, 2026) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert ...
adw.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of US Foreign Policy adw.org/news/joint-s...
“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and desirable good in itself…Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion.”
“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and desirable good in itself…Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion.”
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Some good things have come from #Davos …
“It was here that Robert Louis Stevenson overcame his writer’s block and finished Treasure Island; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started skiing in the Alps; and Thomas Mann thought of the idea for The Magic Mountain”
💙📚
lithub.com/a-brief-lite...
“It was here that Robert Louis Stevenson overcame his writer’s block and finished Treasure Island; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started skiing in the Alps; and Thomas Mann thought of the idea for The Magic Mountain”
💙📚
lithub.com/a-brief-lite...
A Brief Literary History of Davos
This week, the world’s economic glitterati have gathered for the World Economic Forum in Davos, a secluded ski resort in the northern Swiss Alps, as they have been doing every January since 1971. F…
lithub.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Some good things have come from #Davos …
“It was here that Robert Louis Stevenson overcame his writer’s block and finished Treasure Island; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started skiing in the Alps; and Thomas Mann thought of the idea for The Magic Mountain”
💙📚
lithub.com/a-brief-lite...
“It was here that Robert Louis Stevenson overcame his writer’s block and finished Treasure Island; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started skiing in the Alps; and Thomas Mann thought of the idea for The Magic Mountain”
💙📚
lithub.com/a-brief-lite...
This house finch is watching me at my desk this morning.
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This house finch is watching me at my desk this morning.
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Chris Jones' full announcement speech for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture #iowa @theswinerepublic.bsky.social
Full speech: Chris Jones kicks off Iowa secretary of agriculture campaign
YouTube video by Bleeding Heartland
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Chris Jones' full announcement speech for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture #iowa @theswinerepublic.bsky.social
Posted today: @nobelprize.org, The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...
Read to the last example. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is clearly regretting its choice.
Read to the last example. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is clearly regretting its choice.
The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable - Nobel Peace Prize
The medal and the diploma are the physical symbols confirming that an individual or organisation has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize itself – the honour and recognition – remains insepar...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Posted today: @nobelprize.org, The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...
Read to the last example. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is clearly regretting its choice.
Read to the last example. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is clearly regretting its choice.
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Yes, given Trump MO, there must have been someone with $ interest or grievance motivating him
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Yes, given Trump MO, there must have been someone with $ interest or grievance motivating him
Wallach, Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono dies at 97 hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/13/t...
"He was professor in @jhuartssciences.bsky.social's Department of Mathematics [from 1969] until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2011."
"He was professor in @jhuartssciences.bsky.social's Department of Mathematics [from 1969] until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2011."
Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono dies at 97
Renowned as both a rigorous mathematician and thoughtful mentor, Ono was noted for his foundational work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry
hub.jhu.edu
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Wallach, Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono dies at 97 hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/13/t...
"He was professor in @jhuartssciences.bsky.social's Department of Mathematics [from 1969] until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2011."
"He was professor in @jhuartssciences.bsky.social's Department of Mathematics [from 1969] until his retirement as professor emeritus in 2011."
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Congratulations to @mayorwu.boston.gov for celebrating her second inaugural yesterday!
We were honored to be a part of this historic moment, as she again chose the “Bible of the Revolution” from our Special Collections for her second swearing-in ceremony.
We were honored to be a part of this historic moment, as she again chose the “Bible of the Revolution” from our Special Collections for her second swearing-in ceremony.
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Congratulations to @mayorwu.boston.gov for celebrating her second inaugural yesterday!
We were honored to be a part of this historic moment, as she again chose the “Bible of the Revolution” from our Special Collections for her second swearing-in ceremony.
We were honored to be a part of this historic moment, as she again chose the “Bible of the Revolution” from our Special Collections for her second swearing-in ceremony.
Ms17’s done with college applications, so she has time to draw an artistic fractal:
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Ms17’s done with college applications, so she has time to draw an artistic fractal:
@jtgrosso.bsky.social, Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
“The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith.”
“The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith.”
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
@jtgrosso.bsky.social, Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
“The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith.”
“The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith.”
Just ran across this mention of Émilie du Châtelet in @kma500.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy’s _The Expert of Subtle Revisions_. I was talking about her translation of the _Principia_ & her ideas about conservation of energy in my course on causal sets yesterday!
January 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Just ran across this mention of Émilie du Châtelet in @kma500.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy’s _The Expert of Subtle Revisions_. I was talking about her translation of the _Principia_ & her ideas about conservation of energy in my course on causal sets yesterday!
The first part of a project on which I've been working w/two HS students (one now @cmu.edu), "Reconstructing Minkowski geometry from causal separations" arxiv.org/abs/2601.03280 pubs.aip.org/aip/jmp/arti...
January 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The first part of a project on which I've been working w/two HS students (one now @cmu.edu), "Reconstructing Minkowski geometry from causal separations" arxiv.org/abs/2601.03280 pubs.aip.org/aip/jmp/arti...
@anecdotal.bsky.social has the best take I've read on the near future of higher education www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
"Smart leaders should double down on what is #AI-proof: intimate mentorship, transformative community, and genuine human development."
"Smart leaders should double down on what is #AI-proof: intimate mentorship, transformative community, and genuine human development."
Opinion | College Bankruptcies Are Coming
Chasing an idealized past has undermined higher ed’s present.
www.chronicle.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
@anecdotal.bsky.social has the best take I've read on the near future of higher education www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
"Smart leaders should double down on what is #AI-proof: intimate mentorship, transformative community, and genuine human development."
"Smart leaders should double down on what is #AI-proof: intimate mentorship, transformative community, and genuine human development."
Sunset at Westview HS before Ms17’s soccer game. Now 0-0 at the half.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Sunset at Westview HS before Ms17’s soccer game. Now 0-0 at the half.
U Michigan admissions office doing its best to distract attention from the UC San Diego admissions debacle: www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingTo...
From the ApplyingToCollege community on Reddit
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January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
U Michigan admissions office doing its best to distract attention from the UC San Diego admissions debacle: www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingTo...
Ms17 went to the DMV to get her REAL ID today. After 5 minutes, “I’d like to speak Spanish, but this looks like a place ICE might raid; I’d better not.”
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Ms17 went to the DMV to get her REAL ID today. After 5 minutes, “I’d like to speak Spanish, but this looks like a place ICE might raid; I’d better not.”