Ross Andersen

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Images that would kill Don DeLillo #5832

A new drug aims to extend the lifespan of dogs—but the scientist behind it tells @andersen that she doesn’t plan to stop at man’s best friend: theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…

Ever since the Pentagon-Anthropic drama, talk of AI nationalization has been growing. But what would this actually look like in practice? We spoke to a dozen former Pentagon and Trump administration officials, AI-policy experts, and legal scholars. Here's what they told us:

@robkhenderson What? Trump is constantly crashing out in the most unhinged emotional ways over minor slights.

Trump has to dodge another bullet every 15 months and takes it all in stride, but these new guys cry just remembering when people say mean words to them.

Lots of ppl have been comparing Zohran to Obama but one interesting generational difference is Obama—who no doubt received plenty of ugly racist comments—never thought to start crying about them like this. Even if Zohran's emotional expression here is inauthentic it's still interesting that he thinks this is what will play with his overeducated young demo.

Glad to see the inimitable @danengber offer his take on the infuriating Woody Brown saga: theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/…

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What happens when agents can do schoolwork? My latest for @TheAtlantic on the next phase of AI in the classroom: theatlantic.com/technology/202…

The Artemis II Mission has produced some stunning images of our planet from afar and of the moon up close. @andersen shares his favorites: theatln.tc/9ibIqEKI

the photos NASA is releasing of the moon mission are really incredible

I wrote about the most beautiful moment of the Artemis II mission theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…

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One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon. This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6.

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My dad died on Valentine’s Day—ever the mischievous cherub—after a decade-long battle w dementia. My essay on what it’s like to lose someone you love, before they’re even gone: theatlantic.com/family/2026/04…

"Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End" great post by @andersen. a few of my fav bits: begins with how Soviet Science declined. "When Joseph Stalin took power, he funded some research generously, but insisted that it conform to his ideology. Sagdeev said that his school books described Stalin as the father of all fields of knowledge, and credited the Soviets with every technological invention that had ever been invented. Later, at scientific conferences, Sagdeev heard physicists criticize the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics on the grounds that it conflicted with Marxism." - US scientists considering relocating labs and multiple foreign universities reaching out. - EU's $500 million slush fund for "science refugees". - China too obviously. - Eisenhower's granddaughter married Roald Sagdeev (soviet scientist, director of USSR Space Research Institute, advisor to Soviet president) who moved to US in 1990. - when Carl Sagan visited the institute in Moscow, Roald showed him around. He is 93 yo today. archive.ph/YMnvo

Going to the moon is objectively awesome. Even when you don't land on it. I love this @andersen dispatch from the Artemis II launch: theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…

Artemis II if it was shot on Apollo 11 era Kodak Ektachrome film.

On the Florida bridge watching the new mission to the moon take off with @andersen and realizing that much of the nation may not be aware it's happening. theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…

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I went to the moon launch and wrote about it

This is how we lose the 21st century to China.