Justin Blau
@justinblau.bsky.social
Neurobiologist studying plasticity and circadian rhythms at NYU. Meditator. Arsenal. I think this site should be pronounced "blue-ski". 🚫 fascism
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My wife says these should be mad libs: "______ is the ______iest student I have known through _______ in ________ years"
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My wife says these should be mad libs: "______ is the ______iest student I have known through _______ in ________ years"
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I think some pessimistic Arsenal fans might suggest Arsenal.
Comfortably top of the Premier League. The most impressive team in the Champions League.
Who can stop Arsenal?
Who can stop Arsenal?
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I think some pessimistic Arsenal fans might suggest Arsenal.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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If the AI people were smart, they'd be building their data centers with massive solar panels and could generate all the energy they need without destroying the grid. So far I haven't seen any evidence that they're all that smart, though. I'd bet their AIs could figure this out for them.
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If the AI people were smart, they'd be building their data centers with massive solar panels and could generate all the energy they need without destroying the grid. So far I haven't seen any evidence that they're all that smart, though. I'd bet their AIs could figure this out for them.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Poorly Drawn Arsenal but make it (also) art.
Mark Rothko, oil on paper
Mark Rothko, oil on paper
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Poorly Drawn Arsenal but make it (also) art.
Mark Rothko, oil on paper
Mark Rothko, oil on paper
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are arsenal too reliant on open play goals
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
are arsenal too reliant on open play goals
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
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Donald Trump for Zohran Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Donald Trump for Zohran Mamdani
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Trump should be arrested and extradited to Europe for even presenting this piece of shit surrender to Russia plan.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump should be arrested and extradited to Europe for even presenting this piece of shit surrender to Russia plan.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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This #InternationalMensDay we’re reminded that suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK. We all have mental health, and talking about it matters. Check in with the men in your life. Reach out. A small conversation can make a big difference.
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This #InternationalMensDay we’re reminded that suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK. We all have mental health, and talking about it matters. Check in with the men in your life. Reach out. A small conversation can make a big difference.
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The aurora australis dances over the peaks of the Freycinet National Park peninsula and Schouten Island.
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#auroraaustralis #aurora #freycinetnationalpark #freycinet
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#auroraaustralis #aurora #freycinetnationalpark #freycinet
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The aurora australis dances over the peaks of the Freycinet National Park peninsula and Schouten Island.
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#auroraaustralis #aurora #freycinetnationalpark #freycinet
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#auroraaustralis #aurora #freycinetnationalpark #freycinet
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Twitter (yeah, we said Twitter 😡) is down right now.
So, Bluesky, here's a video of Carl Sagan talking about the meaning of life, just for you.
Enjoy x
So, Bluesky, here's a video of Carl Sagan talking about the meaning of life, just for you.
Enjoy x
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Twitter (yeah, we said Twitter 😡) is down right now.
So, Bluesky, here's a video of Carl Sagan talking about the meaning of life, just for you.
Enjoy x
So, Bluesky, here's a video of Carl Sagan talking about the meaning of life, just for you.
Enjoy x
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Love is wise. Hatred is foolish.
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Love is wise. Hatred is foolish.
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Could you use a bit of uplift this morning? Read this piece about the importance of scientific awe and wonder by the HHMI Sean Carroll. With bonus insights for effective scicomm.
nautil.us/more-than-a-...
nautil.us/more-than-a-...
More Than a Feeling
How awe and wonder transform science and you
nautil.us
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Could you use a bit of uplift this morning? Read this piece about the importance of scientific awe and wonder by the HHMI Sean Carroll. With bonus insights for effective scicomm.
nautil.us/more-than-a-...
nautil.us/more-than-a-...
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
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'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.'
-- Socrates; who's clearly a woke libtard.
-- Socrates; who's clearly a woke libtard.
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.'
-- Socrates; who's clearly a woke libtard.
-- Socrates; who's clearly a woke libtard.
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cc @mnitabach.blackskycomra.de finally I understand
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
cc @mnitabach.blackskycomra.de finally I understand
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Finally, someone has called out the Dalai Lama. Oh and, a fundamental issue at the heart of Liverpool’s ongoing malaise.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Arne Slot’s big mistake at Liverpool this season? Failing to drop struggling Salah | Barney Ronay
Mohamed Salah has drifted from crucial to peripheral in big games, and Arne Slot’s decision to keep picking him is strange
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Finally, someone has called out the Dalai Lama. Oh and, a fundamental issue at the heart of Liverpool’s ongoing malaise.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...