# tech

how a.i. can help us predict the weather

Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI can offer a more efficient and accurate alternative.
how a.i. can help us predict the weather

# tech

why the pentagon is learning how to start a war with a.i.

Foreign policy professionals are turning to AI for advice. That's not the scary part. The scary part is how they'll get that advice.
why the pentagon is learning how to start a war with a.i.

# tech

how the creator economy became a quarter of a trillion dollar scam

Millions dream of going viral and making a fortune being creative. Because an entire industry is lying to them that it's never been easier...
how the creator economy became a quarter of a trillion dollar scam

# oddities

welcome to your cyberpunk dystopia

If the world feels increasingly like it wasn't built with you in mind anymore, you're right. But for who is it being built? And what can you do about it?
welcome to your cyberpunk dystopia

# tech    

why social media can't stop hyping a.i.

Social media's aversion to expertise, hype from AI companies, and fear of automation, turned useful new tools into objects of dutiful worship.
why social media can't stop hyping a.i.

# science    

chairman trump's great leap backwards

The Trumpian war on science, culture, and checks and balances on executive power is eagerly, and rapidly, repeating the worst mistakes of past autocracies.
chairman trump's great leap backwards

# politics    

absolutely tarrific: what happens when your leaders are frozen in time

Our world is changing rapidly. Our culture, leaders, systems, and worldviews? Not so much. And this is becoming a downright apocalyptic problem.
absolutely tarrific: what happens when your leaders are frozen in time

# tech    

our tech broverlords: the false prophets of the unfolding cyberpunk dystopia

The PayPal Mafia's grand plan for Western civilization is a cyberpunk dystopia they don't even know how to build.
our tech broverlords: the false prophets of the unfolding cyberpunk dystopia

# health    

killer fungi may be coming for us thanks to global warming

One of scientists' biggest fears about fungi and global warming is slowly starting to play out as temperatures soar.
killer fungi may be coming for us thanks to global warming

# science    

our fragile and potentially self-destructing universe. sort of...

If you believe popular science headlines, our cosmos could unravel at any instant. It's very unlikely, but the idea's core questions are still worth asking.
our fragile and potentially self-destructing universe. sort of...

# politics    

how american mainstream media eats away at our empathy

When anything done in good faith and boring competence always get a negative spin, why bother trying to help or inform anyone?
how american mainstream media eats away at our empathy

# health    

a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

In a classic move of our newly regressive times, a public health menace is being put in charge of managing public health and the next pandemic.
a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

# oddities    

one hawked over the tuah's nest

A ramble about social media algorithms, the creator economy, and the futility of trying to go viral for a living.
one hawked over the tuah's nest

# tech    

why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

Not everyone needs a "pivot to AI." Far more often than not, off the shelf models are all your company needs, and even that might be overkill.
why you almost certainly don't need to be a part of the a.i. revolution

# sex    

why more and more creators are branching out into adult entertainment

In an ever more crowded and difficult to navigate social media landscape, more wanna be influencers and viral stars are trying to get attention by emulating porn stars.
why more and more creators are branching out into adult entertainment

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