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A blue-lit industrial warehouse at night, rows of humanoid robots and automated arms, one robot in the foreground pausing as if thinking, Space Mono labels, cinematic and cool.

After the Job

M.L. Pedrosa / May 11, 2026

Millions of robots are being deployed now. The IMF says 40–60% of jobs face exposure. Here is what the wave actually looks like — and what comes next.

Cross-section of Earth's atmosphere at twilight: a stratospheric haze of iridescent cyan-white particles catches slanted sunlight above a dark, cloud-layered troposphere; a small high-altitude aircraft trails a fine plume of reflective aerosols; below, a parched landscape with cracked soil; Space Mono labels read "STRATOSPHERE 15–25 km" and "SO₂ INJECTION"; the whole scene rendered in near-black with icy cyan glow.

Engineering The Sky

M.L. Pedrosa / April 29, 2026

Scientists are proposing to dim the sun by injecting sulfur into the stratosphere. Here’s what the physics says – and why it terrifies geopoliticists.

Aerial cinematic view of a narrow ocean strait at night from above, petroleum-amber and gold light reflecting on dark water. Two dark landmasses press inward creating a chokepoint, silhouettes of stopped container ships in the channel. In the background a glowing semiconductor wafer with amber circuit traces. Cryogenic storage containers visible near the shore.

Existential Risk

The Chokepoint

M.L. Pedrosa / April 26, 2026

The Hormuz crisis isn’t just about oil. It’s cutting China’s helium supply – the gas essential to AI chip fabrication. Here’s what the numbers reveal.

Extreme macro photograph of a single influenza virus particle, deep crimson and garnet tones, intricate hemagglutinin spikes visible on the spherical surface, on a black background with a faint red atmospheric glow

Existential Risk, Medicine & Drug Discovery

Before the Next Wave

M.L. Pedrosa / April 25, 2026

H5N1 bird flu has killed its first American, spread to dairy cattle in 25 states, and mutated inside a patient. Here is what the science says about how close we are to a pandemic.

A glowing petri dish in deep crimson, bacterial colonies spreading past antibiotic discs with no inhibition zone visible, macro scientific photography aesthetic, near-black void background with coral-red bioluminescence

Existential Risk, Medicine & Drug Discovery

The Silent Pandemic

M.L. Pedrosa / April 22, 2026

Drug-resistant bacteria killed over one million people in 2021.By 2050, projections reach 39 million. The science behind AMR and what phage therapy can do.

A cinematic radar screen viewed from slightly above, glowing against a near-black void. The circular display pulses with a tangerine-orange sweep arm mid-rotation, leaving a fading luminous trail. Twelve distinct signal blips glow at different positions across the grid — each a small intense point of light in shades of orange, amber, and white, some brighter than others. The radar's concentric rings are rendered in deep burnt orange, barely visible against the darkness. The overall atmosphere is urgent, technical, and beautiful — like a mission control display for the human species

Climate Science, Existential Risk, Medicine & Drug Discovery

The Survival Brief

M.L. Pedrosa / April 21, 2026

lisapedrosa.com ← All Articles Editorial Signal About Planet Explorer Cell Explorer ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GLP-1 REVOLUTION MICROPLASTICS NUCLEAR FUSION NEXT PANDEMIC

$The Atlantic Ocean rendered as a vast living engine: warm amber-orange surface currents flowing northward like luminous rivers against a deep navy sea, cold sapphire deep currents returning south in ghostly swirling threads below the surface. North Atlantic sinking zone shown as a slow vortex of descending blue-white water dissolving into the deep. Greenland visible at top as fractured ice. Cinematic satellite perspective, cold blue and warm amber palette, dramatic oceanic scale, no coastlines visible$

Climate Science, Existential Risk

AMOC Tipping Point

M.L. Pedrosa / April 20, 2026

Lisa Pedrosa ← All Articles · Climate & Ocean Science Mission About Contact WARM SURFACE FLOW COLD DEEP RETURN NORTH

A dramatic cosmic bifurcation: a single luminous path splits into two. The upper path soars toward a radiant, brilliant green-white civilization of light among stars, suggesting abundance and discovery. The lower path curves into deepening red-tinged darkness and void. The fork point is bathed in neon lime-green light. Deep space background with visible galaxy arms.

AI Safety & Governance, Existential Risk

AI Two Futures

M.L. Pedrosa / April 12, 2026

The trajectory of AI development points toward either a scientific golden age or civilizational catastrophe. A rigorous look at both outcomes, the evidence, and who decides.

A split-composition image showing two opposing neural network visualizations facing each other across a charged void. Left side: warm amber-gold networked nodes glowing with optimistic luminosity, suggesting abundance and discovery. Right side: cooler magenta-pink networked nodes with a more ominous, warning quality. Between them, a thin line of tension and light. Deep space background.

AI Safety & Governance, Existential Risk

AI Visions and Fears

M.L. Pedrosa / April 12, 2026

Sam Altman predicts a golden age. Geoffrey Hinton estimates 20% chance of extinction. New polls show 80% of Americans are worried. The AI debate mapped with data and primary sources.

Aerial photorealistic photograph taken from a research drone above the Arctic Ocean at the autumn equinox. Fractured sea ice in geometric shards, aquamarine meltwater pooled between floes, the ice edge dissolving into an ink-blue open ocean.

Climate Science, Existential Risk

Reading The Ice

M.L. Pedrosa / April 5, 2026

Lisa Pedrosa All Articles Nuclear Paradox Space Race The Believing Brain Climate · AI THWAITES ↓ −50B t/yr +4.1°C GIS