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22 April 2026
V.H. Belvadi writes at the intersection of science, technology and society.
He is a Trinity–Cambridge Researcher at the University of Cambridge doing his PhD on climate models, and a member of Gonville & Caius College. He is also a researcher with Cambridge ThinkLab exploring credibility across AI models.
In his spare time he enjoys cycling, debating and photography.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d ago
Lower/negative migration did not benefit native workers in US.
Good analysis but dumb headline - pretty much every serious immigration economist predicted exactly this..
What Everyone Got Wrong About Jobs and the Immigration Crackdown
More than a year into President Trump’s immigration crackdown, there is little evidence of widespread disruptions in the labor market, or of meaningful benefits to American workers.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 6d ago
@economist.com
John Turnus’s task is to transform the iPhone-maker for the AI era
*Ternus
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 6d ago
Unacceptable.
Time to complain (link further down the thread).
Alex Andreou sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1 week ago
OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened. Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah. (h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
Well, this news certainly was expected but its timing wasn’t. Following Jobs seemed impossible when Cook took over, but he had a great era by all counts. He certainly oversaw a more critical era than any Apple will possibly ever have.
Tim Cook to step aside as Apple chief executive in September
Head of hardware John Ternus to take over as CEO while Cook will become iPhone maker’s chair
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
Might be helping the Pope that even atheists are on his side in this one.
Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1 week ago
CNN’s Harry Enten: “It is a blowout in the net popularity ratings. It’s not even close. It’s a nearly 50 point blowout amongst the American public at large. Pope Leo XIV absolutely crushing Trump when it comes to how popular they are.”
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
In other news, as the likes of Andrew Tate appear high on Substack’s ranking, my defunct newsletter from years ago has been pulled from public view for violating Substack guidelines. I wouldn't have known if, a couple of days ago, I hadn't decided to delete my account.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
Spot on. This just feels wrong.
Darach Ó Séaghdha darach.bsky.social · 1 week ago
Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
This is wild.
Ketan Joshi ketanjoshi.co · 1 week ago
"The best" climate and energy substacks include prominent climate delayers and deniers. #5 works for a tobacco lobbyist think tank. #6 promotes disinformation around wind farm projects. #14 has "I love fossil fuels" as his slogan. Many are just....weather blogs? Not a good space for climate people
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
@vhbelvadi.com
Thanks for the reminder to delete my old decaying Substack.
In boycotting such platforms there’s always a question of where you draw the line. Do disagreements warrant boycott? Luckily there’s no need for nuance here: people like Andrew Tate aren’t sprawling in an ethical or moral grey area. They’re objectively wrong. So the platforms enabling them are too.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1w ago
Thanks for the reminder to delete my old decaying Substack.
Ketan Joshi ketanjoshi.co · 1 week ago
Substack is gross AF
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note
Hilarious.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@ctimmermann.bsky.social
Nice. This should be useful for teaching. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Overnight experts too: medium.com/@gptmanuscri...
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 2w ago
A single line in this piece just made my day:
“The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.”
Renewables work. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval
Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@whatserface.bsky.social
I love games, I think they hold great value as a hobby, and I'd argue the positives (fun) are talked about MUCH more than the drawbacks (addiction)
If you do any hobby to the point of ignoring outside life and responsibilities, it's a problem.
I agree with your second paragraph but I’m not sure, besides anecdotally, how one might statistically quantify which aspect of video games is more talked about.
In my experience, even if academically better known, in the media there’s greater vilification of video games than not. Again, anecdotal.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@hazelita.bsky.social
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. :)
I wasn’t arguing against that, and I agree.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour should hold a referendum on whether Britain should rejoin the EU | Letter
Letter: This bold step would provide a practical route for restoring the UK to its rightful place within the EU, says Prof Philip Murphy
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@hazelita.bsky.social
No, I didn't miss it. I acknowledged it. That's why I said I appreciate your view.
It does seem odd to not engage with the topic of discussion and instead state the more obvious, more frequently discussed counter argument.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
@hazelita.bsky.social
I appreciate your view. However, it can also be an addiction.
I think the point of the original poster, that you seem to have missed, was that one of those two things has received a disproportionate amount of focus while the other has barely been acknowledged.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
Very interesting thread!
Arron Automata arrontk.bsky.social · 2 weeks ago
Gaming isn’t just a hobby for some people. It’s an escape when life is difficult. A temporary distraction. A way to connect with friends across the world. Video games help more than some people think. Wish more people could see that.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 2w ago
Sky seems to be a recurring feature.
Stop Funding Hate stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2 weeks ago
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3w ago
Pretty persistently frustrating that enviro opposition to data centres get clumsily dismissed as "NIMBY" when, as you can see here, it's well-evidenced and packed to the brim with real-world examples of material harm.
And GP goes further than most in pointing out the end-goals of the system:
The energy and environmental impact of AI and how it undermines democracy - Greenpeace International
The AI boom is not progress if it deepens extraction, environmental harm and attacks on democracy. From Ireland to New Jersey, people are resisting a model of AI development that concentrates profit a...
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North East Heritage Library @neheritagelib.bsky.social · 3w ago
Morning!
If you’re someone who loves walking/cycling & history, I’ve built a walking planner & companion for the website.
You put where you want to walk, and it will automatically pop up with historic sites from our project and of listed structures.
Let me explain a bit more!
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 3w ago
Well done both Cambridge teams!
We still hold the records for both teams too: • 18min 22s for the women • 16min 19s for the men
And also the overall wins: • 88 wins for the men (against 81 for the other place) • 49 for the women (against 30)
Oxford women and Cambridge men seal Boat Race triumphs in choppy waters
Oxford women ended eight years of Cambridge dominance in tough conditions, but the men in light blue secured a seventh win in eight years
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 3w ago
@sarahinitaly.bsky.social
Therapy would be more helpful
Well said.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@cathmci.bsky.social
Much less a "former" consultant. What's even going on here?
Mark my words he’s going to start his own AI company.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@ketanjoshi.co
pretty bonkers how credulous so much of the reporting on chatbots is
archive.ph/wip/cyeAr
Sounds like sunk cost fallacy to me.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
A tone deaf response.
The perception that an AI I can talk to is inherently better than an algorithm is what should be addressed.
What makes it not create a silo, what ensures fairness in what it’s culling from its recommendations?
Why is a shortcut to community-building critical infrastructure?
Jay 🦋 jay.bsky.team · 4 weeks ago
We hear the concerns about AI. Our goal is to use this technology to give people greater control, not to generate content. Attie uses AI to help you create custom feeds without having to know how to code.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@adelehayes.bsky.social
A far right tv channel!!!
I don’t know why I’m surprised about The Ideal Home Show. I will boycott the event unfortunately!!!
Having media control has long been their modus operandi.
I’m usually glad when this list comes out and I don’t recognise any of the companies on it. But occasionally, like today, I do and it’s disappointing. On the bright side, at least they’re identifying themselves.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
With pleasure.
Babybel Bandit greblin.bsky.social · 4 weeks ago
wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@plug72.bsky.social
It's hardly top story on the Guardian, are they right wing too?
No but you can’t deny it’s worth questioning the imbalance in reporting similar marches on either side of the spectrum.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@plug72.bsky.social
I found it on the main news page not the local London news page.
Agreed but I think the argument before this article came out was that they hadn’t covered it on the television news/as video. I don’t think they’ve done since either.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
@denofscholes.bsky.social
The nutters would tear them down anyway.
What if we added a tiny flag next to each sign?
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 4w ago
Brilliant interview with @president.ecb.europa.eu by @zannymb.economist.com of @economist.com ~ www.economist.com/insider/the-...
Christine Lagarde on crisis-fighting in a Trumpian world | The Economist Insider
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), is no stranger to crisis. She’s steered some of the world’s most powerful institutions through the eurozone’s debt troubles, a global p...
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@emrazz.bsky.social
What if all the European leaders just got together and bought him a big trophy like You did it! Congratulations you are the strongest boy! I feel like that could work
It’d have to be made of gold.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@ctimmermann.bsky.social
I started to lose my hair when I was still in my teens. It was very unsettling then, but now I don’t think I want it back.
When I tell people this they don’t seem to understand. They assume I’m ‘coping’.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@ctimmermann.bsky.social
Is this real? The abstract alone is a bit nauseating.
How would they like to be inoculated? With vaccines perhaps?
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@levostregc.bsky.social
The US Postal Servyce will indeed lose moneye because it ys a service. Not everythinge ys a ponzi scheme, consultantbrains.
Eloquently put.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
Rear camera. Any driver who thinks this is an acceptable pass of a cyclist is a psychopath and needs their licence burning.
So I guess I need to get a camera for my helmet now.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@vhbelvadi.com
Pretty sure Twitter in its early days too was where BlueSky now is, not all that global. That was much later, say after 2010 when media support arrived and with the Arab Spring, about five years after launch. BlueSky has been around, publicly, for about two years now and in a more divided world.
I think also that the reach Twitter has through questionable reasoning is just greater in more vulnerable societies, and that’s definitely worth thinking about.
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@ketanjoshi.co
This is not wrong and for eg true of the Indian community too - but the question that follows is more important: are we happy with this being How It Is Now?
Or can we take some action to change it? Is it worth it? What happens when X gets worse, in unimaginably more severe ways?
Pretty sure Twitter in its early days too was where BlueSky now is, not all that global. That was much later, say after 2010 when media support arrived and with the Arab Spring, about five years after launch. BlueSky has been around, publicly, for about two years now and in a more divided world.
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Amra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 1 month ago
Not enough that Reform has a 24/7 cheerleading channel (GB News)—they also get 37 mins live on the BBC, while the Greens' press conf. don’t even get a mention.
Is Ofcom asleep, or selectively awake?
And the BBC?Are they failing to do their jobs, or doing exactly what they’ve decided their job is?
V.H. Belvadi @vhbelvadi.com · 1 month ago
@nateo.bsky.social
A single journalist asking the follow-up question, ‘so how is it fair when the state unilaterally changes the rules, harming millions, and then introduces a complex, multi-tiered system that penalises migrants working in some sectors and not others?’, a single journalist is all I ask!
When you think about it, these are just words, but carefully plucked keywords that make it sound like he’s addressing an ‘issue’.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1 month ago
VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England.
I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/
Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry
Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets
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Readinge complex textes not for ynformacioun but for understandinge, writinge nuanced argumentes, reasoninge criticallye and also beinge critical of reasoninge when needid -- these are the vital technologyes taught by humanityes disciplines lyke literarye studyes, historye, and philosophye.
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