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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today in @pkrugman.bsky.social’s substack, the dramatic and cruel changes to SNAP and Medicaid. “One of the best established facts about the benefits of government spending is that nutritional and health assistance to children pays off for society as a whole.”

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

20yo son: How many songs could you put on a mix tape? Me: 60 minutes or 90 minutes or 120 minutes, depending on the tape... Why? 20yo: I'm kinda bored with the infinite playlist. We never appreciated the constraints we had.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Turned 54 today: Breakfast with my best friend @jfavs.bsky.social The Odyssey with @sarah-e-holden.bsky.social and our boys at @americanfilm.bsky.social Dinner at home Frisbee at the park Two rounds of Regicide Legacy with fam Literally perfect birthday

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What are people using these days to send out emails to lists of like 30k people? The company we’ve been using just announced they’re raising prices so they can include ai features with no way to opt out so it’s time to revisit.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Disinformation about immigration and immigrants in the US is rampant. Those opposed to building a diverse and multicultural society will have you believe all kinds of terrible things about our fellow humans. They take advantage of the ambiguity of the immigration system to perpetuate their message.

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Jamie Mill @jamiemill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A lot of talk about AI for design is all about the *surface*. But how would AI behave if it was trained to navigate the deeper layers of design, so that it could help you, or help itself, when asked to work on a design project? Made a skill pack for that: layers.jamiemill.com

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Layers — AI skills for product designers

AI skills for product designers — guidance through the seven layers of product design.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I’m just going to say this. Not that anyone needs to hear it from me. But it should be put out into the world as much as possible: Michelle Obama was the finest First Lady this country has ever had. She is also among the finest Americans. A true patriot who demonstrates compassion and service.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Parenting milestone: First time we're not together with my older son on his birthday. He's off living his best life at his summer research fellowship, but I'm still a little sad he's not here.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Do you think people really would have asked for a faster horse, or would they have asked for a horse that produced less manure?

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On the latest episode of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation, @jj-janflone.bsky.social from @bradyunited.org discusses the mythos behind guns and its impact on gun safety. On Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Episode 13: Disinformation and gun culture, with JJ Janflone

Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · May 3 · 57m

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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 27/04/2026

Rising income inequality is the main reason that affordability feels out of reach for U.S. families. Middle-class household incomes would be roughly $30,000 higher today if their incomes had simply kept pace with average income growth since 1979. Imagine life WITHOUT this inequality tax.1/1

Chart titled The inequality tax cost the middle class $30,676 in 2022. It is line graph that shows two lines beginning at the same point growing further and further apart over time as they rise to the right. The top line represents middle class incomes with no increase in inequality and the bottom line represents actual middle class incomes.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I talked to Rep Jamie Raskin about his big exchange with CNN's Dana Bash -->

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Descartes: "I think therefore I am." Meanwhile...

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I was disappointed to read Cory Doctorow's post where he got weirdly defensive about his LLM use and started arguing with an imaginary foe. @tante.cc has a very thoughtful reply here: tante.cc/2026/02/20/a... A few further comments, 🧵>>

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Acting ethically in an imperfect world

Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somew...

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Exhausted from a lot of context-switching today. Not me, the dog.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The names of evil things in Lord of the Rings should only be ironically given to good things, like dogs. They should not be given to actual evil things, like tech companies. Exhibit A: Meet Nazgul, the dog that crashed an Olympic skiing event.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If it seems like everyone is talking about AI again, maybe it's because of this snowballing collective epiphany that the tech oligarchs are selling a promise with no intention of living up to it. Here's my spiel on it: open.substack.com/pub/curiouss...

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The radical confidence of Generative AI and MAGA (Spilling Ink #14)

Has there been a more effective tool for sowing doubt than large language models?

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Two new disinformation lenses: Personas: what assumptions about users are built into the system? Retraction: how does your system allow users to retract info? Hear more on episode 11 of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation, featuring @ushma.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Episode 11: Disinformation and abortion, with Dr. Ushma Upadhyay

Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · 02/14/2026 · 1h 1m

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

God, please grant me the confidence of this FedEx delivery estimate.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

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Amelia B. Finaret @afinaret.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Are you interested in disinformation about nutrition? I had the opportunity to chat with Dan Brown and Rachel Price about why there is so much nutrition disinformation, what makes nutrition so disinformation-prone, and how I approach nutrition disinformation in my practice and teaching.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Just in time for last week’s release of the new “US Dietary Guidelines”, episode 10 of Unchecked: The Architecture of Disinformation @rachelprice.bsky.social and I interview @afinaret.bsky.social, food economist and clinical dietitian podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Episode 10: Disinformation and nutrition, with Dr. Amelia Finaret

Podcast Episode · Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation · 01/09/2026 · 54m

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

@mattleacock.bsky.social The Brown boys are loving Fate of the Fellowship!

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I haven’t lived in NYC since my teens and now I can clearly see that New Yorkers participate in a collective delusion: That the crosstown traffic is on the next street over is not as bad.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📣 Applications for UX Mentoring in 2026 now open! 📣 ℹ️ Info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/danmbr... 🐶 Dog for algorithm

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today I gave away food to the hungry. The food was a sandwich and the hungry was me. It was lunchtime.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I'm working on a novel and this morning I crested 41,000 words. It's the longest piece of fiction I've ever written. When I attempted last year, I lost steam at 40,680 words. My goal: 75k words by the end of December.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In search of: Podcast guest who can speak to disinformation about the US economy. I have a podcast called Unchecked about disinformation and the systems that enable it. We've covered vaccines, gun violence, climate change, + more. Send recs to unchecked@curious-squid.com unchecked.buzzsprout.com

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Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation

Misinformation and disinformation thrive in today’s technology landscape, and arguably present the greatest threat to modern society. Information architecture – the practice of designing and managing ...

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Today I learned that anagrammatic homophones are two words that sound the same and are anagrams of each other, like tied and tide. Today I also learned that large language models can not grasp this concept.

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Taxobob @taxobob.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Taxonomists! Board gamers! Come join me, @brownorama.bsky.social, @cacheblaster.bsky.social and Chantal Schweizer at #taxonomybootcamp www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2025/Agenda.... for our panel on Taxonomies, Data Models, and Board Games focused on the brilliant game #Wingspan - Monday 17 November

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Taxonomy Boot Camp 2025 Daily Event Overview

Get a high level overview of everything happening at Taxonomy Boot Camp 2024 in Washington, DC taking place Monday November 17 - 18, 2025.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Imagine what the world would be like if instead of AI, the technology that was unfettered by regulation and targeted for investment was renewable energy.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Unchecked Episode 7! @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Brandon Schauer (ex-Adaptive Path and ex-Capital One) about his work on shifting behavior to help with climate change. 🏮🪰 Also, new look for Unchecked, featuring invasive species Spotted Lantern Fly. Please listen, review, and share!

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Tylenol people be like: First they came for the vaccines And I did not speak out Because I was not a vaccine...

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I am an early bird in a family of night owls AMA

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IAC - Information Architecture Conference @theiaconf.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🚨 The #IAC26 Call for Speakers is OPEN! 🚨 We’re seeking talks + poster presenters for the 27th annual Information Architecture Conference. 📅 Deadline: Oct 5, 2025 (PST) 📍 Philly, Apr 14–18, 2026 Submit your talk today 👉 sessionize.com/IAC26 Learn more 👉 linktr.ee/theiaconf

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

An independent video game that was first teased in 2019 is finally dropping tomorrow. They announced the release date two weeks ago, and my 14yo son has spoken of little else. You'd think the messiah was coming.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Harris Teeter reading the writing on the wall.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/08/2025

Besides all the creative solutions people are discussing, there’s one thing everyone can do: M A S K

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

In Ep 5 of Unchecked, @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to @daviddylanthomas.bsky.social about the role of #cognitivebias in #disinformation. We discuss the fundamental attribution error, framing effect, and confirmation bias, and how even true information can be misconstrued. Check it out!

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David Dylan Thomas @daviddylanthomas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Had a great time talking to @rachelprice.bsky.social and @brownorama.bsky.social about misinformation on the latest episode of their podcast. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVp...

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Episode 5: Disinformation and cognitive bias, with David Dylan Thomas

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Be honest: When an LLM tells you that you're brilliant, that your ideas are great, that your insights are smart, how much does it affect you? Before you answer, allow me to remind you of the Third Person Effect: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-p...

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Third-person effect - Wikipedia

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just wrote this and I think I found Brown's Paradox of Product IA: As digital products become more complex, people have even higher expectations about how they can interact with information within those products.

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

New game: Tell your spouse that you learned something cool from ChatGPT and then just repeat something that they've been telling you for years.

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