Sara Goudarzi
@saragoud.bsky.social
Writer: nytimes, NatGeo, sciam, etc., Disruptive tech editor @bulletinatomic. Author of THE ALMOND IN THE APRICOT | saragoudarzi.com
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Sara Goudarzi
@saragoud.bsky.social
· Mar 18
And if your field isn't climate/the environment, you might be interested in reaching out to my colleagues: @saragoud.bsky.social covers disruptive technologies; @mattyfield.bsky.social covers biosecurity and health; and @francoisdm.bsky.social covers nuclear energy and weapons
For tips and pitches related to disruptive tech, I can be reached via email: [email protected] or Signal: saragoudarzi.19
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Want a roadmap for how to save the planet? @brucefriedrich.bsky.social has some ideas.
Want a roadmap for how to save the planet? @brucefriedrich.bsky.social has some ideas.
The ick factor won’t stop alt meat, if Bruce Friedrich has anything to say about it
In his new book, "MEAT," Bruce Friedrich of the Good Food Institute addresses the consequences of humanity’s love of meat and advocates for meat alternatives—alt meat—to feed a growing population and ...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Want a roadmap for how to save the planet? @brucefriedrich.bsky.social has some ideas.
Want a roadmap for how to save the planet? @brucefriedrich.bsky.social has some ideas.
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lol whatever the AI dot com Super Bowl ad is about, the website doesn’t even work… tells ya everything you need to know!
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
lol whatever the AI dot com Super Bowl ad is about, the website doesn’t even work… tells ya everything you need to know!
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I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
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Someone is going to write a dissertation about this half time show and I will read it.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Someone is going to write a dissertation about this half time show and I will read it.
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The electricity grid making an appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show 🤯
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The electricity grid making an appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show 🤯
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With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
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🚨JUST IN: Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world.
My round-up👇 - 1/n
(More will be added over the next few days.)
#NewSTART #armscontrol #nukesky
My round-up👇 - 1/n
(More will be added over the next few days.)
#NewSTART #armscontrol #nukesky
The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities
Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
🚨JUST IN: Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world.
My round-up👇 - 1/n
(More will be added over the next few days.)
#NewSTART #armscontrol #nukesky
My round-up👇 - 1/n
(More will be added over the next few days.)
#NewSTART #armscontrol #nukesky
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New @thebulletin.org: Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures.
More than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) have already burned. In just a month, the fires scorched an area greater than the total area burned last summer.
More than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) have already burned. In just a month, the fires scorched an area greater than the total area burned last summer.
Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures
The fire season in Patagonia this summer will likely be one of the most severe in recent decades, and the crisis is not an isolated phenomenon.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
New @thebulletin.org: Why Patagonia burns every summer: climate change, shifting fire regimes, and policy failures.
More than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) have already burned. In just a month, the fires scorched an area greater than the total area burned last summer.
More than 45,000 hectares (111,197 acres) have already burned. In just a month, the fires scorched an area greater than the total area burned last summer.
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it can’t all just be substack, it simply cannot
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
it can’t all just be substack, it simply cannot
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
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🚨 JUST IN: Greenland's geographical location provides no added benefit to a space-based architecture of interceptors and sensors for US missile defense, Igor Moric of @princeton.edu writes in @thebulletin.org.
#Greenland #GoldenDome #Trump #NATO #nuclearrisk #nukesky
#Greenland #GoldenDome #Trump #NATO #nuclearrisk #nukesky
Trump doesn't need the Golden Dome in Greenland. He needs a stronger NATO
Greenland's geographical location provides no added benefit to a space-based architecture of interceptors and sensors for US missile defense.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
🚨 JUST IN: Greenland's geographical location provides no added benefit to a space-based architecture of interceptors and sensors for US missile defense, Igor Moric of @princeton.edu writes in @thebulletin.org.
#Greenland #GoldenDome #Trump #NATO #nuclearrisk #nukesky
#Greenland #GoldenDome #Trump #NATO #nuclearrisk #nukesky
Although dehumanization shapes support for drones, the public favors human oversight of strikes. When strikes are conducted by “killer robots,” which use AI to identify, track, and target, the public begins to question the merits of operations, the authors of a new @thebulletin.org piece explain.
How dehumanizing language, video images, and human oversight affect public opinion on drone warfare
The pairing of fully autonomous drone strikes and dehumanizing imagery can undermine public support for military action, even when necessary.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Although dehumanization shapes support for drones, the public favors human oversight of strikes. When strikes are conducted by “killer robots,” which use AI to identify, track, and target, the public begins to question the merits of operations, the authors of a new @thebulletin.org piece explain.
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"Is there a formula for being a good writer, you might ask? Yes, and it’s simple: Writing is 40 percent talent, 70 percent luck, and 50 percent determination. To become a writer, you do not need to be good at math."
How to Become a Professional Writer
Do you enjoy writing? Do you like the idea of taking the thing you love doing the most in the world and turning it into work? So that your access t...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"Is there a formula for being a good writer, you might ask? Yes, and it’s simple: Writing is 40 percent talent, 70 percent luck, and 50 percent determination. To become a writer, you do not need to be good at math."
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Anthropic execs in 2024: '“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”'
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Inside one company’s secret plan to ‘destructively scan every book in the world’
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Anthropic execs in 2024: '“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”'
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
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@jimmykimmel.com had a DOOMSDAY UPDATE for us last night.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
@jimmykimmel.com had a DOOMSDAY UPDATE for us last night.
Today, the Science and Security Board set @thebulletin.org's Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds, the closest it's ever been to midnight.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Today, the Science and Security Board set @thebulletin.org's Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds, the closest it's ever been to midnight.
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🚨 It is now 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT on the #DoomsdayClock, the closest it has ever been to midnight.
Learn why here:
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Learn why here:
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January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🚨 It is now 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT on the #DoomsdayClock, the closest it has ever been to midnight.
Learn why here:
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Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
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New must-read @tullis.bsky.social feature @thebulletin.org: Mycorrhizal fungi networks supply plants with essential nutrients and water and help sequester carbon, but they're facing many threats. Why scientists are racing to understand—and protect—the biodiversity under our feet.
The underground network: Prehistoric fungi feed the world’s plants and resist climate change, but face an uncertain future
Trillions of miles of tiny fungal tubes embedded in soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these fungi—i...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
New must-read @tullis.bsky.social feature @thebulletin.org: Mycorrhizal fungi networks supply plants with essential nutrients and water and help sequester carbon, but they're facing many threats. Why scientists are racing to understand—and protect—the biodiversity under our feet.
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Iran’s internet shutdown tells a bigger story about the global rise of digital repression. New piece out @thebulletin.org @saragoud.bsky.social
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Iran’s internet shutdown tells a larger story: Digital repression is on the rise
Like Iran, governments worldwide rely on internet shutdowns to suppress populations, rig elections and collectively punish their citizens.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Iran’s internet shutdown tells a bigger story about the global rise of digital repression. New piece out @thebulletin.org @saragoud.bsky.social
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Iran, in its 14th day of a digital blackout, isn't the only country to use this tactic to control its citizens. In 2025, an estimated 212 shutdowns occurred across 28 countries, affecting 798.12 million people, write @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social & Shreya Joshi for @thebulletin.org
Iran’s internet shutdown tells a larger story: Digital repression is on the rise
Like Iran, governments worldwide rely on internet shutdowns to suppress populations, rig elections and collectively punish their citizens.
thebulletin.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Iran, in its 14th day of a digital blackout, isn't the only country to use this tactic to control its citizens. In 2025, an estimated 212 shutdowns occurred across 28 countries, affecting 798.12 million people, write @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social & Shreya Joshi for @thebulletin.org
In a new data visualization piece for @thebulletin.org, Katie Peek uses a database indexing stories of AI harms to show how experts can spot patterns and identify the tech's weaknesses to avoid repeating failures.
What experts can learn by tracking AI harms
Experts can identify and address artificial intelligence's weak points using a database tracking the technology’s harms.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In a new data visualization piece for @thebulletin.org, Katie Peek uses a database indexing stories of AI harms to show how experts can spot patterns and identify the tech's weaknesses to avoid repeating failures.
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Great job opportunity at @thebulletin.org — please RT
Our friends at @thebulletin.org are hiring for an assistant multimedia editor to help shape their coverage of existential threats.
See the job posting 👇
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See the job posting 👇
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Assistant multimedia editor - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Assistant Multimedia Editor ABOUT THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a not-for-profit organization, located in the Harris School of Public Policy at the Uni...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Great job opportunity at @thebulletin.org — please RT
Come work with us!
The magazine I edit, @thebulletin.org/Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has an opening for an assistant multimedia editor. It's a good gig, working with great people and doing the most important journalism in the world. Please do share it with your journo friends. thebulletin.org/about-us/ope...
Assistant multimedia editor - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Assistant Multimedia Editor ABOUT THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a not-for-profit organization, located in the Harris School of Public Policy at the Uni...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Come work with us!