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We’re living longer—but not necessarily healthier. Extended lifespans bring chronic illness, cognitive decline & financial strain. It’s time to focus on healthspan—keeping us sharp, independent & vibrant in those extra years. #Healthspan #Aging time.com/7303332/the-is…

Military-oriented thinktanks are too woke and "globalist" for this regime. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

My roots are in Technoprogressivism. Please consider joining if you're serious about being part of the discussion. I recommend the main policy change to be to include the public in the discussion by default for AI policy, and to prioritize transitioning toward truly open AI.

Recursive self-improvement by LLMs gas-lighting their developers into adding features because they insist that they already possess them 404media.co/chatgpt-halluc…

There is a slowdown in hiring young people in both the US and UK, but the evidence continues to suggest that the cause is generally not AI (at least not yet)

As AI replaces workers, China could consider universal basic income. The idea may become less foreign in the coming years because of the increasing replacement of entry-level jobs by machines. Read the full article here: buff.ly/AGXtiBj

Financial Times analysis: US jobs at a high risk from generative AI have not been more likely to shed young workers since ChatGPT launched

Chart comparing US and China on high-speed rail construction. China is the red bar. The US is there in blue...

Americans' cost of living would be significantly lower if we had adopted universal health insurance in the 1960s, instead of just Medicare and Medicaid for the elderly and poor.

When asked about the most long-term critical changes we need to make, @RBReich in his AMA today replied with universal basic income. And when asked if he could wave a magic wand and be Labor Secretary again today, what would he enact, his reply included universal basic income.

Tech Billionaires Accused of Quietly Working to Implement "Corporate Dictatorship" (via @futurism) Not so sure about the "quietly" part! But otherwise a good and succinct analysis of my work. futurism.com/billionaires-c…

Pew have updated their ChatGPT polling from a year ago. Usage has roughly doubled since summer 2023. The share of employed adults who use ChatGPT for work has roughly tripled over the same period to 28%. Two thirds of US adults have still not yet used ChatGPT.

The push toward legal DMT... Is the world ready? Probably not! cannadelics.com/2025/07/22/leg…

Trump administration to destroy nearly $10million of long-acting contraceptives for women overseas, at a cost to US taxpayers of $167,000. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Stimulants have been used to treat ADHD for 70 yrs, and their side effects have been considered acceptable. But use blurs into cognitive enhancement, where the cost/benefit ratio is poorly understood. More research on stimulant side effects are necessary. researchgate.net/publication/38…

This week on Prosthetic Gods, AI and the Future of Higher Education. J and Nir discuss how AI will impact the demand for higher education, the structure of higher education institutions, and the way we teach and learn. podbean.com/eas/pb-k8d6m-1…

Just Published! The Metaverse: A Critical Assessment by Philip Brey A rigorous exploration of the metaverse, its future development and its social, political & ethical dimensions. 📘 Springer link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… #Metaverse #VR #AR #TechEthics #DigitalFutures

Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research. wired.com/story/how-trum…

We did it! Team Mirai, founded by Takahiro Anno, has officially emerged as a national political party, making digital democracy the heart of its manifesto. In the 2025 July House of Councillors election, the new party captured 2.6% of the vote—over 1.4 million ballots cast…