I'm a journalist, teacher and scientist. I make explainers and interactive graphics. aatishb.com nytimes.com/by/aatish-bhatiahttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3mkattfst2c2z"On the internet, if you stop speaking: you disappear. And, by corollary: on the internet, you only notice the people who are speaking nonstop." https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Work_with_the_garage_door_up24 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkattfst2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3mja2vbaqqk2pPoetry "is about looking seriously at the world and seeing what’s right in front of you, but you’ve forgotten to notice." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01028-311 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja2vbaqqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3miubeoq3hs26This is extremely worth watching right now as Artemis is an hour away from its closest approach to the Moon 🌖 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis006 Apr 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3miubeoq3hs26https://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3miqvw25x5223I checked the live feed to see how Orion is doing today, and wow! At 210,00+ miles away from Earth, the Moon actually appears larger than the crescent Earth at this point.05 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqvw25x5223https://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3mim3xd6jxk2pToday I learned about zodiacal light! https://starwalk.space/en/news/zodiacal-light-false-dusk-false-dawn [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim3xd6jxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3milql7l5t22jThis is a neat visualization for tracking where Artemis is right now: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/03 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3milql7l5t22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3mikadedlr22k"The failures are the curriculum. The error messages are the syllabus. Every hour you spend confused is an hour you spend building the infrastructure inside your own head that will eventually let you do original work. There is no shortcut through that process that doesn't leave you diminished" https://ergosphere.blog/posts/the-machines-are-fine/02 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikadedlr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3miblrxafhs2pThis piece is an excellent argument for building back your attention. "We should consider taking as strong a stance against ultraprocessed content as we already do against ultraprocessed food. Which is to say: Most people should avoid these diversions most of the time." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/technology-mental-fitness-cognitive.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XFA.GPrH.FyakDLSFlNvY&smid=url-share30 Mar 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3miblrxafhs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aatishb.bsky.social/post/3mi7rdgts7c2r“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” said David Scott Parker, an architect on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and one of more than 30,000 people who wrote to the planning commission objecting to the building. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/29/upshot/white-house-ballroom.html29 Mar 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:jmd72ypjn4acfojucmsrek3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7rdgts7c2r