Jeff Wise
@jeffwise.bsky.social
Science journalist specializing in aviation & technology, featured in Netflix doc "MH370: The Plane that Disappeared," host of the "Finding MH370" podcast.
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This is a very powerful piece by @jeffwise.bsky.social in @intelligencer.com
Among the shocking details to me: How inexperienced *both* of the Army helicopter pilots were. (As an amateur, I had much more flying experience than both of them, combined.)
Worth reading.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Among the shocking details to me: How inexperienced *both* of the Army helicopter pilots were. (As an amateur, I had much more flying experience than both of them, combined.)
Worth reading.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Inside the Cockpit of the Helicopter That Caused the Potomac Air Disaster
Two Army pilots went on an ill-conceived training mission. Within two hours, 67 people were dead.
nymag.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This is a very powerful piece by @jeffwise.bsky.social in @intelligencer.com
Among the shocking details to me: How inexperienced *both* of the Army helicopter pilots were. (As an amateur, I had much more flying experience than both of them, combined.)
Worth reading.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Among the shocking details to me: How inexperienced *both* of the Army helicopter pilots were. (As an amateur, I had much more flying experience than both of them, combined.)
Worth reading.
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Jeff Wise reports on what happened inside the cockpit of the Black Hawk helicopter that caused the Potomac air disaster. Two undertrained pilots went on an ill-conceived trip through the most dangerous airspace in America. 67 people died.
Inside the Cockpit of the Helicopter That Caused the Potomac Air Disaster
Jeff Wise reports on what happened inside the cockpit of the Black Hawk helicopter that caused the Potomac air disaster. Two undertrained pilots went on an ill-conceived trip through the most dangerous airspace in America. 67 people died.
nymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Jeff Wise reports on what happened inside the cockpit of the Black Hawk helicopter that caused the Potomac air disaster. Two undertrained pilots went on an ill-conceived trip through the most dangerous airspace in America. 67 people died.
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Jesus, this is a brutal minute.
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Jesus, this is a brutal minute.
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Personally owned or chartered jets are potent signifiers of over-the-top wealth, redolent of exclusivity and power, yet they evoke all of the darker aspects of that privilege and are a rather dangerous luxury [ @jeffwise.bsky.social @vanityfair.com ] www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
A Private Jet Full of Vegas Revelers Never Made It Home. Would They Have Been Safer Flying Commercial?
Fancy fliers are creating a huge boom in private-jet travel, no longer the exclusive province of Fortune 500 companies, Donald Trump, or Taylor Swift. Yet for all the allure of flying private, it’s a ...
www.vanityfair.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Personally owned or chartered jets are potent signifiers of over-the-top wealth, redolent of exclusivity and power, yet they evoke all of the darker aspects of that privilege and are a rather dangerous luxury [ @jeffwise.bsky.social @vanityfair.com ] www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
The Ocean Infinity survey vessel Armada 86 05 has finished its third weeking scanning the seabed where MH370 is believed to have ended up after vanishing from radar screens. It made some progress but spent much of the time stymied by severe weather
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/new-search...
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/new-search...
New Search: Week 3 [S2Ep48 video]
It's summertime in the southern ocean, but the weather isn't playing nice. Plus: accident investigation insights from NASA
www.deepdivemh370.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The Ocean Infinity survey vessel Armada 86 05 has finished its third weeking scanning the seabed where MH370 is believed to have ended up after vanishing from radar screens. It made some progress but spent much of the time stymied by severe weather
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/new-search...
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/new-search...
My new story for National Geographic: How places hit hard by natural disaster can not only rebuild, but build back better than before.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
These cities are finding new ways to reinvent themselves after natural disasters
In this age of megastorms, visionary designers around the world are taking clever advantage of the chance to rethink what they rebuild. Here’s how the smartest places are finding surprising opportunit...
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:42 AM
My new story for National Geographic: How places hit hard by natural disaster can not only rebuild, but build back better than before.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Dumb people doing bad things.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Dumb people doing bad things.
Great book, way ahead of its time.
Excited that my ahead-of-the-curve book about Silicon Valley is being issued as a paperback just in time for the techpocalypse! Thank you @thenewpress.bsky.social.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Great book, way ahead of its time.
The search for MH370 is again underway in the Indian Ocean.
Armada 86 05 has arrived in the search area & is poised to pick up where a sister ship left off in March, scanning a strip beyond the 7th arc.
Details, & insight from 777 John Waters, in my new ep.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/back-in-th...
Armada 86 05 has arrived in the search area & is poised to pick up where a sister ship left off in March, scanning a strip beyond the 7th arc.
Details, & insight from 777 John Waters, in my new ep.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/back-in-th...
Back in the Search Zone, with John Waters [S2Ep45 video]
Survey vessel Armada 86 05 has returned to the area where MH370 is thought to have crashed
www.deepdivemh370.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The search for MH370 is again underway in the Indian Ocean.
Armada 86 05 has arrived in the search area & is poised to pick up where a sister ship left off in March, scanning a strip beyond the 7th arc.
Details, & insight from 777 John Waters, in my new ep.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/back-in-th...
Armada 86 05 has arrived in the search area & is poised to pick up where a sister ship left off in March, scanning a strip beyond the 7th arc.
Details, & insight from 777 John Waters, in my new ep.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/back-in-th...
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Armada 86 05 approaches Fremantle, my putative plan is slightly ahead of actual progress to Inner Pilot Boarding Ground, expected 15:00hrs AWST, Tues 23rd.
Fremantle Port movements information shows departure 20:30hrs AWST to #MH370 search area.
Predicted route to search area (detail in alt text).
Fremantle Port movements information shows departure 20:30hrs AWST to #MH370 search area.
Predicted route to search area (detail in alt text).
December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Armada 86 05 approaches Fremantle, my putative plan is slightly ahead of actual progress to Inner Pilot Boarding Ground, expected 15:00hrs AWST, Tues 23rd.
Fremantle Port movements information shows departure 20:30hrs AWST to #MH370 search area.
Predicted route to search area (detail in alt text).
Fremantle Port movements information shows departure 20:30hrs AWST to #MH370 search area.
Predicted route to search area (detail in alt text).
The survey vessel tasked with scanning the seabed for the wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner, MH370, is now en route to the search site, with an estimated time of arrival around December 28.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/sailing-to...
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/sailing-to...
Sailing to the Search Area [S2Ep44 video]
Armada 86 05 has left port and is now 11 days out from the presumed crash site
www.deepdivemh370.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The survey vessel tasked with scanning the seabed for the wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner, MH370, is now en route to the search site, with an estimated time of arrival around December 28.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/sailing-to...
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/sailing-to...
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Oh my god.... we're in the Bad Place!!
Lately been thinking that we’re living in the *other* timeline of “It’s a Wonderful Life” … the one where George Bailey was never born and Mr. Potter calls the shots. No charming Bedford Falls, just depraved Pottersville.
FWIW, this storefront in my neighborhood has strong #Pottersville vibes.
FWIW, this storefront in my neighborhood has strong #Pottersville vibes.
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Oh my god.... we're in the Bad Place!!
There are two sustainable forms of society: one in which it is acceptable to discuss and advocate for everything except fascism, or one in which only fascism is acceptable.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
There are two sustainable forms of society: one in which it is acceptable to discuss and advocate for everything except fascism, or one in which only fascism is acceptable.
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It’s now confirmed that the second phase of Ocean Infinity’s 2025 #MH370 search will get underway late in December.
Armada 86 05 is now scheduled to depart the port of Legazpi, Luzon Island, Philippines, on Tuesday, Dec 9th.
mh370.radiantphysics.com/2025/11/06/n...
Armada 86 05 is now scheduled to depart the port of Legazpi, Luzon Island, Philippines, on Tuesday, Dec 9th.
mh370.radiantphysics.com/2025/11/06/n...
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s now confirmed that the second phase of Ocean Infinity’s 2025 #MH370 search will get underway late in December.
Armada 86 05 is now scheduled to depart the port of Legazpi, Luzon Island, Philippines, on Tuesday, Dec 9th.
mh370.radiantphysics.com/2025/11/06/n...
Armada 86 05 is now scheduled to depart the port of Legazpi, Luzon Island, Philippines, on Tuesday, Dec 9th.
mh370.radiantphysics.com/2025/11/06/n...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Armada 86 05 pulled into Legazpi port earlier today. Legazpi is the provincial city of Albay, close to southern tip of Luzon. Full service airport connecting to Manila & port services available.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Armada 86 05 pulled into Legazpi port earlier today. Legazpi is the provincial city of Albay, close to southern tip of Luzon. Full service airport connecting to Manila & port services available.
Yesterday, Malaysia announced that the seabed search for MH370 would re-start on December 30.
Today, it appears that the search vessel has finished its last job before that search and will begin to reprovision before setting off.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/malaysia-a...
Today, it appears that the search vessel has finished its last job before that search and will begin to reprovision before setting off.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/malaysia-a...
Malaysia Announces Search Restart [S2Ep43 video]
The latest phase of the seabed scan for MH370 will start December 30
www.deepdivemh370.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Yesterday, Malaysia announced that the seabed search for MH370 would re-start on December 30.
Today, it appears that the search vessel has finished its last job before that search and will begin to reprovision before setting off.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/malaysia-a...
Today, it appears that the search vessel has finished its last job before that search and will begin to reprovision before setting off.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/malaysia-a...
The search for #MH370 is officially back on!
When it was put on hiatus back in April, the expectation was that it would restart in November. The officially announced start date of December 30 is a little later, but it's good to see it's happening at all.
When it was put on hiatus back in April, the expectation was that it would restart in November. The officially announced start date of December 30 is a little later, but it's good to see it's happening at all.
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The search for #MH370 is officially back on!
When it was put on hiatus back in April, the expectation was that it would restart in November. The officially announced start date of December 30 is a little later, but it's good to see it's happening at all.
When it was put on hiatus back in April, the expectation was that it would restart in November. The officially announced start date of December 30 is a little later, but it's good to see it's happening at all.
Ocean Infinity's state-of-the-art ship Armada 86 05 is on track to restart a search of the Indian Ocean seabed for the missing plane, MH370, sometime next month.
But where exactly will it look? I break it down in the new episode of my Finding MH370 podcast.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/where-they...
But where exactly will it look? I break it down in the new episode of my Finding MH370 podcast.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/where-they...
MH370: Where They'll Look [S2Ep42]
YouTube video by Jeff Wise
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November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ocean Infinity's state-of-the-art ship Armada 86 05 is on track to restart a search of the Indian Ocean seabed for the missing plane, MH370, sometime next month.
But where exactly will it look? I break it down in the new episode of my Finding MH370 podcast.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/where-they...
But where exactly will it look? I break it down in the new episode of my Finding MH370 podcast.
www.deepdivemh370.com/p/where-they...
Thousands of LLM users claim their chatbots have achieved sentience. Mainstream computer scientists says that's impossible.
But a growing number of some of the field's most respected voices say it's time to look deeper.
My latest for @nymag.com @intelligencer.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
But a growing number of some of the field's most respected voices say it's time to look deeper.
My latest for @nymag.com @intelligencer.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
Is ChatGPT Conscious?
Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
nymag.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Thousands of LLM users claim their chatbots have achieved sentience. Mainstream computer scientists says that's impossible.
But a growing number of some of the field's most respected voices say it's time to look deeper.
My latest for @nymag.com @intelligencer.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
But a growing number of some of the field's most respected voices say it's time to look deeper.
My latest for @nymag.com @intelligencer.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
Umm...
President Trump told incoming New York mayor-elect Mamdani 'you can just say yes' after a reporter asked whether Mamdani thought the president was a fascist
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Umm...
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Armada 86 05 voyage to Philippines San Bernardino Strait continues. Illustrating with Marine Traffic's simple route forecast tool, the indicated distance to go suggests 600NM to run, arrival Friday morning local time.
14 days in the SBS area then expected southbound to renew #MH370 search.
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14 days in the SBS area then expected southbound to renew #MH370 search.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Armada 86 05 voyage to Philippines San Bernardino Strait continues. Illustrating with Marine Traffic's simple route forecast tool, the indicated distance to go suggests 600NM to run, arrival Friday morning local time.
14 days in the SBS area then expected southbound to renew #MH370 search.
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14 days in the SBS area then expected southbound to renew #MH370 search.
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