Shay O’Brien @shayobrien.bsky.social Sociologist and Stone Center Postdoc at MIT studying elite kinship networks. Incoming AP at Berkeley Sociology starting January 2027 (she/her)
Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com Political technologist, bringing democracy to the internet. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• DASL, Eurosky/Mu, Modal
• ex W3C, NYT
• Signal robin.77
Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social AI + emerging tech + epistemic resilience; 'Prepare, Don't Panic' initiative on media manipulation/generative AI. TED speaker on deepfakes, https://www.samgregory.info, @samgregory on Twitter/X. PhD Westminster. Former Executive Director WITNESS.
vaughn @vaughn.bsky.social idk tbd \\ marseille \\ pizza \\ grouchy
www.vaughntan.org
Aadita Chaudhury @aadita.bsky.social Ecological materialist with animist characteristics. Researcher on multispecies worlds, folklore, arts, eco-technosocial imaginaries/futures. Co-travelling with poetry, sound, science, ceremony and embodied knowledges.
She/her
aadita.substack.com
@briannarock.bsky.social @briannarock.bsky.social 
Kevin Buist @kevinbuist.com Art critic, filmmaker, communicator.
https://kevinbuist.com/
Joe Zadeh @joezadeh.bsky.social Writer @ Noema Magazine
https://www.noemamag.com/author/joezadeh/
https://www.joezadeh.com
Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social President of @crisesnotes.bsky.social (https://www.crisesnotes.com/)
Book: [About Undetermined], under contract with Viking Books
email: crisesnotes@gmail(dot)com
Signal: NathanTankus.01 (only for reporting... Okay on weekends you can confess crushes)
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Theo Baker @tab-delete.bsky.social investigations. george polk award. words in NYT, NYMag, The Atlantic, elsewhere. likes and rts are not endorsements. HOW TO RULE THE WORLD out 5/19 with Penguin Press.
Luke Kemp @lukekemp.bsky.social I am a researcher at the University of Cambridge and author of 'Goliath's Curse: Then History and Future of Societal Collapse'. I study the end of the world and how we got here.
Venkatesh Rao 🔹 @vgr.bsky.social Delver at contraptions.venkateshrao.com
Mike Brock 🇺🇸 @brockm.bsky.social Former tech guy. Writer. Standing somewhere. A circus, perhaps. From here, this is what I see. Observations here: http://notesfromthecircus.com
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @cser.bsky.social Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
Michel Jacquet @mjchel.eurosky.social Digital commoner based in #Strasbourg, #Eu.
Moving @commonly.bsky.social.
⁂ https://mastodon.cc/@mjchel
🇪🇺🇫🇷
Judy Zitnik @judyz.bsky.social I connect dots and build solutions. Defender of repro freedom. Here for politics, tech, antiquity, and Rx news.
❤️ Cincinnati.
Go Buckeyes. Go Irish. Go Bruno.
Anna Gát @annagat.bsky.social Girl with books. I lead Interintellect.
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
http://common-wealth.org
linktr.ee/common.wealth
Lee McIntyre @leecmcintyre.bsky.social Philosopher, martial artist, dog lover. Author of ON DISINFORMATION: HOW TO FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND PROTECT DEMOCRACY
Hettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social Writer at the Guardian: First Edition and Guardian Long Reads | Author of THE ASSET CLASS
Nastassia Patin @microbesatsea.bsky.social Bioinformatician, marine scientist, eDNA enthusiast, microbe lover. CalCOFI. SIO / SCCWRP / NOAA. West Coast OBON co-leader. 
Valentina Di Santo @vdisanto.bsky.social Comparative physiologist and biomechanist studying fish locomotion at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego 🌊🦈🐟🐠🐡
www.valentinadisanto.com
Ben Frable @frable.bsky.social Marine Vertebrate Collection Manager at Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Ichthyologist | Beer and bike lover | Horror fan
Martin 3guerres @m3guerres.bsky.social 
Helen Amanda Fricker @helen-amanda.bsky.social Professor of Glaciology, Scripps Polar Center, UC San Diego
https://bsky.app/profile/scrippsocean.bsky.social
Studies Antarctica with satellites
PI of EDGE mission edge.ucsd.edu
🇦🇶🛰️🧊
Graduate of @UCL & @UTAS
❄️❄️❄️
Amina T. Schartup @aminaschartup.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. @Scripps Institution of Oceanography| UC San Diego
Scripps Center for Oceans and Human Health (SCOHH)
🇺🇸🇲🇱🇦🇿
https://www.aminaschartup.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7fIl-lB6-o
IG: schartup_lab
Duncan Watson-Parris @dwatsonparris.bsky.social Climate scientist @UCSD using machine learning to improve our understanding of clouds and aerosols. 🏄♂️
Find out more about the Climate Analytics Lab here: https://climate-analytics-lab.github.io/
Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel @inseismoland.bsky.social Associate Professor Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD, affiliated researcher LMU Munich, EGU Seismology Division President, earthquake source philosopher, high-performance computing enthusiast, mommy
Ross Parnell-Turner @rosspt.bsky.social Marine geophysicist at Scripps Oceanography
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) @igpp-sio.bsky.social The heart of IGPP is the quality of our science and our common goal to under- stand how our planet works, both for the joy of discovery and for its societal benefits.
CW3E Scripps @cw3escripps.bsky.social The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego cw3e.ucsd.edu- K The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social Official daily update on atmospheric CO2 levels in the post-400 ppm era from Scripps Institution of Oceanography's iconic Keeling Curve.
California Sea Grant @caseagrant.bsky.social Coastal science serving California: Research, education and outreach. Based at @scrippsocean.bsky.social, @ucsandiego.bsky.social.
Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social Water/environ/climate news & occasional bespoke data maps/calcs, from CarsonCity (Wá∙šiw land), NV. Retired USGS & now p/t @CW3EScripps scientist.
Bona fides? PhD.UCLA F.AGU F.AAAS M.NAE; www.mdettinger.com
April Lukowski @aprillukowski.bsky.social Assistant professor at UC San Diego in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Interested in natural products, biosynthesis, biocatalysis, enzymology, hiking, climbing, and yoga.
@debi-kilb.bsky.social @debi-kilb.bsky.social 
ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Prepare · Respond · Recover
Public safety research program based at UC San Diego
Learn more: ALERTCalifornia.org
Live natural hazard monitoring cameras: cameras.ALERTCalifornia.org
Sarah Allard @smallard.bsky.social Microbiome researcher | Project Scientist at UC San Diego in the Gilbert lab | Food safety and security, soil health, nutrition and disease | Editor at mSystems | Mom | Gardener | Singer | she/her
Jack A Gilbert @gilbertjacka.bsky.social Microbial ecologist: EIC for mSystems Journal, cofounder of http://biomesense.com; President for AMI (http://appliedmicrobiology.org); Father, Scientist, Pilot.
@jensmith11.bsky.social @jensmith11.bsky.social 
Immo Burkhardt @immo-burkhardt.bsky.social Asst. Project Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Interested in isoprenoid metabolism across the tree of life.
Kayla Blincow @the-cow-is-co.bsky.social Assistant Professor at University of the Virgin Islands
PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Marine Ecologist, R User, Lover of Frogs
kmblincow.github.io
Meenakshi Wadhwa @minwadhwa.bsky.social Director, Scripps Inst. Oceanography & Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego. Opinions are my own.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social Understanding and protecting the planet since 1903.
📍UC San Diego
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social Political science professor at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️Hiram Mills Chair; Co-Director, Jean Monnet Centre Montreal;
Russo-Ukrainian war; Rule of law, (anti)corruption; European politics 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺. Opinions mine.
https://linktr.ee/popovaprof
ames @amsrbb.bsky.social Hunkered down in Vermont (US). Woods walker. Gardener. Reader. Birder. Masked. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE. Impeach. she/her
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.
Frances Arnold @francesarnold.bsky.social Engineer/scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
I love evolution, enzymes, protein engineering, AI
Linus Pauling Professor at Caltech
Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social Host, Gloves Off youtube.com/@Gloves-OffPod
@asil-sidahmed.bsky.social @asil-sidahmed.bsky.social 
@ahmedbest.bsky.social @ahmedbest.bsky.social 
Marci Harris @marcidale.bsky.social POPVOX Inc / POPVOX Foundation cofounder; JD/LLM; former congress staffer; past fellowships at HKS Ash Center, New America; taught poli sci / public policy at SJSU, USF
Bioneers @bioneers.org Bioneers is a fertile hub of innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges.
Christopher Michel @christophermichel.com Photographer. National Academies Artist in Residence. Former Navy. Founder of Military.com. Polar guide. Making portraits of people who move the world forward.
Yann LeCun @yann-lecun.bsky.social Professor a NYU; Executive Chairman at AMI Labs..
Researcher in AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, etc.
ACM Turing Award Laureate.
http://yann.lecun.com
Karen Lloyd @karenlloyd.bsky.social Subsurface microbiologist/biogeochemist, runner, laugher, wife, parent, TED speaker, Wrigley Prof. at U. Southern California, she/her, got a book coming out in May 2025 called INTRAterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth
Andreas Markus Hahn @a-hahn.com Senior Data Analyst | Germany | https://a-hahn.com
@thegoodtomchi.bsky.social @thegoodtomchi.bsky.social 
Paul Saffo @psaffo.bsky.social Futurist with a past
www.saffo.com
Eric Ries @ericries.bsky.social Trying to change how startups are built
formerly @ericries on the bird app
New Book coming May 2026: INCORRUPTIBLE: Why Good Companies go bad... And How Great companies Stay Great
Pre-order now and receive exclusive bonuses at: http://incorruptible.co
Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social Director, Research & Innovation, Actua.
Co-Director, Shift Insights.
Senior Fellow, Munk School.
Recovering political philosopher.
MIT PhD. Innovation. Science policy. Ethics. Skills. Space. JAWS. Running. Chronic napping. 🇨🇦
www.shiftinsights.ca
James O’Sullivan @jamesosullivan.bsky.social Professor of Digital Culture & Cultural Analytics at University College Cork. Researcher, educator, essayist, and small-time publisher. Curmudgeonly Corkonian with malfunctioning heart.
Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social Journalist & astrophysicist. Host, @dreamingagainstthemachine.com. New book: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about broken futures pushed by tech billionaires and AI bros. Words in the Atlantic, NPR, NYT, the Guardian, BBC, SciAm, Fortune, etc. He/him.
Gil Durán @gilduran.com California writer. Ida Tarbell stan.
Author: NYT Bestselling “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
Newsletter: http://www.thenerdreich.com
Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com I bloop about the politics of technology and host the Computer Says Maybe podcast: https://www.themaybe.org/podcast
AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social The AI Now Institute produces diagnosis and actionable policy research on artificial intelligence.
Find us at https://ainowinstitute.org/ 
Equator @equatormag.bsky.social A magazine of politics, culture and art
equator.org
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
🌱 🪴 🌳
Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social Former baby and aspiring ghost. Writes about tech for WSJ. Author of two books, both of which people seem to like and are worth looking up.
Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social Boldly exploring our unknown Ocean
Indy Johar @indyjohar.bsky.social Building the Boring Revolution, Increasingly Co-Intrapreneuring, Co-Founder of darkmatterlabs.org, project00.cc,
Professor, Architect, MBE, FRSA, Non Executive @ opensystemslab.org and Bloxhub.dk 
Sarah Myers West @smw.bsky.social Current: Co-Executive Director @AINowInstitute | Former: Senior Advisor on AI @FTC | She/her
Vince Beiser @vincebeiser.bsky.social Journalist, author of "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." Follow me at powermetal.substack.com.
Stewart Brand @stewartbrand.bsky.social Sampling here. Mostly on Twitter still as @stewartbrand.
Stefaan G. Verhulst @sverhulst.bsky.social 
Tangle News @tanglenews.bsky.social An independent, nonpartisan politics newsletter delivered straight into your inbox. Get 360 degree coverage on one major issue each day — read what both the left and right are thinking and then make up your own mind. Sign up for free at readtangle.com
Allison Smith @allisonsmith52.bsky.social Journalist @ The G&M. Formerly: founding editor of @torontotoday.ca; publisher of Queen’s Park Today, Politics Today; co-host of Wag the Doug
Conor Feehly @conorfeehly.bsky.social Science writer from New Zealand
Hahrie Han @hahrie.bsky.social Director of @SNFAgoraJHU, Professor of PolSci, Director of P3 Lab @JohnsHopkins. Studying organizing, movements, civic engagement, democracy. All views my own.
Chris Hannay @hannay.bsky.social Health and business reporter at The Globe and Mail
Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social Climate scientist, paleoclimatologist, dendrochronologist, University of Arizona | https://kanchukaitis.github.io/ | Opinions are mine and not that of my employer
Writers' Trust of Canada @writerstrust.bsky.social On a mission to support & celebrate Canadian writers. Discover our literary award-winning books at writerstrust.com
Blaise Agüera y Arcas @blaiseaguera.bsky.social CTO of Technology & Society at Google, working on fundamental AI research and exploring the nature and origins of intelligence.
Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social Cambridge research group studying social life, technology + the planetary through practice-based research. http://smartforests.net, http://citizensense.net, planetarypraxis.org.
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings ● Intro econ textbook author ● Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com ● Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Climate change social scientist. Collaborator, determined dreamer, dad. Director, @ClimateSSN.bsky.social And @climatedevlab.bsky.social
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu CSSN.org personal account; reskeets NE endorsement
John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social Ottawa Bureau Chief with @nationalobserver.com. Covering the money and politics fuelling the climate crisis. On leave.
Nik Barry-Shaw @nikbarryshaw.bsky.social Fiscally conservative, small-c communist.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Kaylie Tiessen @kaylietiessen.bsky.social 
Nicolas Berggruen @nicolasberggruen.bsky.social Co-Founder of Berggruen Institute, Noema Mag
Co-author of #RenovatingDemocracy (http://amzn.to/2CBhxJ3)
A believer that ideas can make a better world. #IdeasMatter
www.nicolasberggruen.com
@berggruen.org @berggruen.org 
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social Committed to the daily re-imagining of what a university press can be since 1962.
Website: https://mitpress.mit.edu
The Reader (our home for excerpts, essays, & interviews): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
MIT Press Direct: https://direct.mit.edu/
Peter Nowak @peternowak.bsky.social Founder and publisher of Do Not Pass Go, the first and only journalism venture in Canada dedicated to competition and monopoly issues. I also eat burgers. donotpassgo.ca
Jon Glasco @jon-glasco.bsky.social Writer and journalist covering smart cities, public transport, climate resilience, energy security and disaster recovery | International / Europe-based
Kathleen Miles @kathleenmiles.bsky.social Executive Editrix, @noemamag.com. Online & in print 👉 http://noemamag.com/subscribe. Pitch: edit@noemamag.com.
Laurel @balancecraft.bsky.social Democracy, antitrust, psychedelics
My views are a personal "special arrangement sanctioned by history"
Postwar substack series (how did "grandfather of VC industry" sabotage reconstruction of postwar Germany?): https://balancecraft.substack.com/about