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Eric Roston

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Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairy tales. Literally wrote the book on carbon. Born 326.17. He/him. "Bleakly amusing." —A. Martine. "The dad jokes will continue until morale improves." —Charlie Jane Anders. Signal: eroston.87 Bloomberg Green

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · Nov 27

The Mill was a small NYC Korean restaurant two blocks from Columbia University. It closed in August 2021.

For more than 60 years it quietly stood for the best of the United States. If I had to guess, I would say very very very few people know this story.

Thinking about the Mill this week.
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 16h

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 17h

All brands have razzle dazzle. If they didn't, they'd just be name plates.

Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 17h

[Boots up AI for its latest test.]

Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 21h

just the other day I was listening to some C⃫r⃫e⃫d⃫e⃫n⃫c⃫e⃫ new Taylor Swift and thinking "where is this generation's protest music?"

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 1d

just the other day I was listening to some Credence and thinking "where is this generation's protest music?"

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Conservatives weren’t happy about a teaser for a new Zach Bryan song.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 1d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 1d

It's...
The...
Most wonderful time...
of the year!
#NobelWeek
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 3d

Darn tootin', Annie Lennox.

Q: What book has had the greatest impact on you?

A: “When Things Fall Apart,” by Pema Chödrön. I discovered this book at a time when I was in the midst of a personal crisis. I envisaged the substance of my life as being shattered into tiny pieces, gathered up into a big old pile of breakage. Sometimes you happen to come upon a book that literally leaps off the shelf toward you. You have an inkling that this particular publication might hold the solution to all of life’s trials and tribulations. This book contains tremendous insights for brokenness, healing and potential transformation.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 4d

"We're really trying to understand the sea otters' social networks."

More sea otter news please
by @toddwoody.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

As Federal Government Retreats, A Private Fund to Save Sea Otters Steps in

The initiative aims to restore the imperiled animals to the US West Coast to make marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change.

www.bloomberg.com

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 7d

April 10 will mark the 200th anniversary of the "loyal opposition," an idea typically credited to Member of Parliament John Hobhouse.

How will you celebrate this momentous bicentennial?

Excerpt from John Hobhouse, member of Parliament, speech on April 10, 1826: "It was said to be very hard on his majesty's ministers to raise objections to this proposition. For his own part, he thought it was more hard on his majesty's opposition [a laugh] to compel them to take this course."

Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 7d

This amazing photo from The Athletic/NYT needs a caption.

A football player, number 44 of the NY Giants, is hovering perfectly upside down in the end zone, his head three feet off the ground.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 10d

Last shot of the new remake of "The Godfather," starring cats.

A white door is opened a crack. A tabby cat with striped brown-black fur and a white mask, neck and feet looks in from the darkened room, forlorn and unable to do anything about it.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 16d

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · 21d

"Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds. Now, not liking the answer, some are reaching to unplug the machine — while others fight to perfect it."

@zacksavitsky.bsky.social on climate modeling: www.quantamagazine.org/how-climate-...

How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived | Quanta Magazine

Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds. One of the most ambitious projects humankind has ever undertaken has now reached a critical moment.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 21d

A meta-analysis on fear appeals: "(a) fear appeals are effective at positively influencing attitude, intentions & behaviors (b) there are very few circumstances under which they are not effective & (c) there are no identified circumstances under which they backfire & lead to undesirable outcomes."

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 21d

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www.popsci.com/science/what...

Forget Pi Day. Today is Pythagorean Triple Square Day.

September 16, 2025 holds extra special mathematical significance.

www.popsci.com

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 22d

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a man wearing a plaid shirt is talking on a telephone

Alt: Robert Redford from All the President's Men. Dialing a phone number, handset to his ear. Rolls his eyes with a doubtful expression.

media.tenor.com

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 23d

Press the red button to generate a WiFi signal through your oral cavity.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 25d

idk, the Great Oxidation Event was a billion years earlier and that didn't seem so terrific. I think you gotta draw the line at the first enclosed but porous hydrophobic membrane with replication proto-material trapped in it.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 25d

I blame the asteroid

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 25d

I absolutely remember the shock of reading those words on the page, even given the shock of the previous 24 hours. Something about the words in print added depth to the reality, even though I watched the thing happen with my own eyes.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 25d

Thought-provoking reflection on journalism and 9/11 by @mattizcoop.bsky.social
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/t...

The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11

Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that we need now.

washingtonmonthly.com

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 26d

When a wildfire destroys much of your city, how do you know if your house is too contaminated with toxins to move back in?
Ask emmarcourt.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Table showing toxins in homes after LA fires

Heavy Metals Found in Homes After LA Fires Pose Risks
Altadena homes tested for fire contaminants
Metal | Substance type | No. of homes tested | Pct. positive for metal
Lead Probably carcinogenic 179 100%
Barium Toxin 56 100
Zinc Toxin 58 100
Copper Toxin 58 98
Chromium III Toxin 64 97
Nickel Possibly carcinogenic 60 92
Cobalt Probably carcinogenic 58 88
Arsenic Carcinogenic 74 80
Mercury Toxin 45 62
Cadmium Probably carcinogenic 64 56
Beryllium Carcinogenic 54 41
Selenium Toxin 53 40
Silver Toxin 58 24
Thallium Toxin 51 18
Sources: Eaton Fire Residents United, EPA's Integrated Risk Information System, WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer and the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Note: Based on evidence of carcinogenicity. Toxins are other harmful substances not classified as carcinogens.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 27d

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 27d

Congrats!