Joanna Bryson, blathering

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I'm an academic, proud to work in a policy school, but still sometimes longing to return to natural science and/or programming again. Or maybe art? This Mastodon account is more personal than professional; my more professional one is bridged here https://mastodon.social/@j2bryson.bsky[email protected] Blogpost on my social media policy, linking yet more accounts: https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2024/10/guidance-to-my-social-media.html Increasingly reading physical books again too.
PositionProfessor of Ethics and Technology, Centre for Digital Governance, Hertie School, Berlin
ExpertiseArtificial & natural intelligence, culture, cooperation, evolution (behavioural ecology),
Expertise (cont.)technology policy, competition/antitrust, and (digital) governance
Websitehttps://www.joannajbryson.org/
Joanna Bryson, blathering4h ago
https://bsky.app/profile/manuelpuppis.bsky.social/post/3mlmywg22us2b
Manuel Puppis (@manuelpuppis.bsky.social)

This is why we desperately need journalism. Thank you, @nickkristof.bsky.social And yet it was almost impossible to finish reading this piece. Also, it's outrageous that the NYT publishes this as an "opinion". [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Bluesky Social
Joanna Bryson, blathering6h ago
This continent is warming faster than any other on the planet – twice as rapidly as the world average. Several factors account for this grim distinction: its geographical location, climate feedback loops, changes in atmospheric circulation, as well as improved air quality, which, by reducing reflective particles, intensifies warming. This paradox means further greenhouse gas reductions are needed to continue the fight against pollution – a major public health issue.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/05/12/europe-epicenter-of-global-warming-faces-its-own-contradictions_6753360_23.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default
Europe, epicenter of global warming, faces its own contradictions

From the depths of the seas to beyond the Arctic Circle, the continent is warming twice as fast as the global average. Yet European policies to adapt to climate change remain inadequate.

Le Monde
Joanna Bryson, blathering6h ago
"Insider trading is now commonplace on the New York Stock Exchange," well that was always way more corrupt than the CBOT.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/05/12/suspicious-transactions-on-oil-markets-on-wall-street-this-sense-of-impunity-is-clearly-widespread_6753357_23.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default
Suspicious transactions on oil markets: 'On Wall Street, this sense of impunity is clearly widespread'

Insider trading is now commonplace on the New York Stock Exchange, where profits linked to oil sales connected to the situation in Iran are estimated to have reached several hundred million dollars, reports Le Monde's New York correspondent Nicolas Chapuis.

Le Monde
Joanna Bryson, blathering6h ago

Ukrainian children held in Russia: militarized, 'reeducated'

A Ukrainian initiative to repatriate abducted Ukrainian children reports that at least 20,000 girls and boys are being held by Russian families and authorities. Can these children ever find their way home?
https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainian-children-held-in-russia-militarized-reeducated/a-77124356

Ukrainian children held in Russia: militarized, 'reeducated'

A Ukrainian initiative to repatriate abducted Ukrainian children reports that at least 20,000 girls and boys are being held by Russian families and authorities. Can these children ever find their way home?

Deutsche Welle
Joanna Bryson, blathering13h ago
#GiftArticle
https://wapo.st/4u7Ibkz
In turf battle over AI, U.S. spy agencies vie for more sway than Commerce

As the White House grapples with cybersecurity threats from advanced artificial intelligence models, national security officials want more sway in AI regulation.

The Washington Post
Joanna Bryson, blathering14h ago
#almdudlerapokalypse what
Show threadJoanna Bryson, blathering14h ago
Is there a British premier league team sponsored by #almdudler ? (Joking about redbull)
Show threadJoanna Bryson, blathering14h ago
Had lunch at the local Uyghur as well (photo from a previous visit) #wien
Show threadJoanna Bryson, blathering14h ago
I love that British premier league now starts by showing what country each player is from, and how diverse that is. Japan! Usa! Leeds has more Welsh than English! Czechs!
Joanna Bryson, blathering15h ago
Absolutely the best pub. Nigerian food, music, and reimported guiness (though wine is nice too) old Austrians with broad accents watching football with the staff. About 200 m from where the eurovision first semifinal rehearsal starts in 20 minutes