Reposted by Claudio GalloPew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 23/09/2026How do you think #AI will impact economic inequality? Across 37 countries, people are more likely to say AI will increase rather than decrease the gap between the rich and the poor. 2104 0
Reposted by Claudio Gallo@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Max Steventon | Live Nation Research Reveals Scale Of Relationship Between Live Music And Tourism | Access All Areas accessaa.co.uk/live-nation-...accessaa.co.uk 001 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Man with a Movie Camera is a 1929 Soviet experimental documentary that posits that the purest form of cinema - real cinema- is basketball footage 538659 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloStereogum @stereogum.com · 11/08/2026"This one's not that deep," David Best says of @fujiyaandmiyagi.bsky.social's 'New Shiny Object' lead single. "Its main aim is to make people dance which I think is as valid reason as any other for a song to exist." Hear "Lowest Common Denominator":stereogum.comFujiya & Miyagi Announce New Album 'New Shiny Object': Hear "Lowest Common Denominator"Fujiya & Miyagi are back to make people dance. The British band’s most recent album was 2022’s Sight Variations, and now they’re announcing its followup. New Shiny Object arrives this fall, and the le... 194 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJohn Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The collective joy of the big screen - the World Cup and beyond www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA big screen in every postcode? How World Cup fan zones could inspire Andy Burnham | Dan HancoxWatching Colombia v Switzerland outdoors with a throng of fans showed me how to improve British spirits, says Dan Hancox, a writer and editor covering music, politics and cities 173 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloMarcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Nobody is following anybody; the video itself is the node in the graph, and you and the video get pulled toward each other by the recommender's clustering, not by any social relationship. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comTikTok and the algorithmic transformation of social media publics: From social networks to social interest clusters - Paolo Gerbaudo, 2026The rise of TikTok has sparked a debate on the consequences of algorithmic content curation for social experience. My thesis is that TikTok represents a second ... 043 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloPat Savage @patrickesavage.bsky.social · 22/06/2026An important study, but not “the first comprehensive scientific analysis of the similarities and differences of music across societies around the world”: doi.org/10.1093/9780...doi.orgHistory: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Comparative MusicologyAbstract. Comparative musicology arose in late 19th-century Germany when musicology and psychology were emerging as academic disciplines and the invention 052 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloLori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 20/06/2026some of you not naming names could be said to be interested in music that is an "agitation of the atmospheric air" (Abraham Moles 1966) #cybernetics 2327 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Collaborative groups often outperform single individuals in complex problem solving. A new paper examined how to create the right incentives to promote this kind of collective intelligence. www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.... 16218 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 26/01/2026RIP Sly Dunbar, drums on everything www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...youtube.comGrace Jones - Pull Up To The BumperYouTube video by GraceJonesVEVO 415156 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring www.wsj.com/tech/persona... by @mims.bsky.socialwsj.comYour Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical IgnoringIn an age of endless low-quality information, it’s time to fight our instinct to seek out and absorb all we can. It takes practice. 011 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026You are being manipulated: RageCheck is a free tool that analyzes online content for manipulative framings—language designed to provoke emotional reactions rather than inform. RageCheck helps you make more informed decisions about what to believe & share: www.ragecheck.com/about 4389 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloChris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Wrote about ★stereogum.comDavid Bowie's 'Blackstar' Turns 10When I awoke that Sunday morning, I was so confused. My wife, not much of a music fan, mentioned she’d just read some news about David Bowie. I replied something along the lines of, “Yeah, he just rel... 310219 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloPhilip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social · 22/12/2025For the last newsletter of the year I interviewed Tim Sweeney of Beats in Space Radio futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-148-ast...futurismrestated.substack.comFR 148: Astral Traveling With Tim Sweeney’s Beats in SpaceFive years after moving from WFMU to Apple Music, his long-running radio show is thriving. 0173 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloDerek Walmsley @derekwalmsley.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Love the ending to this - perhaps the ending of the last ever thing done by the original TBD? Who knows. Anyway, as Peel said afterwards, “excellent”. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xArh...m.youtube.comPsycosyinYouTube video by The Black Dog - Topic 092 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Artificial intelligence (AI) models are 50% more sycophantic than humans www.nature.com/articles/d41... Our research suggests this will increase extremism and&overconfidence, making people even more entrenched in their beliefs (and folks don't realize that AI is biased) osf.io/preprints/ps... 2164 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloDave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Seeing this program at Anthology Film Archives. (The series continues for another week or two.) 2131 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 08/12/2025"In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed?" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...podcasts.apple.comFela Kuti: Fear No ManSociety & Culture Podcast · Series · In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela K... 020 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into. 492668978 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 30/11/20254/4 AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it www.kpbs.org/news/science...kpbs.orgAI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot itThere's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help. 913942 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 23/11/2025A tiny minority of highly active users produce the majority of online political content, while most users consume content passively and remain largely silent. Toxic comments are more likely to be expressed, even though most people disagree with them, creating false norms. osf.io/preprints/so... 06725 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloThe Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Jack DeJohnette (9 August 1942–26 October 2025) In the February 1989 issue of The Wire, DeJohnette was interviewed by the magazine’s then editor Richard Cook. As a tribute, we have made that article free to read in our online library www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...thewire.co.ukJack DeJohnette (9 August 1942–26 October 2025) - The WireThe US drummer, pianist and composer died on 26 October aged 83. In the February 1989 issue of The Wire, he was interviewed by the magazine’s then editor Richard Cook. As a tribute, we have made tha... 04515 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloDave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 02/09/2024This bit in Gilliam's "Brazil" is IMO one of the most perceptive critiques of late capitalism in film, though it flew past unnoticed. (The ladies are served disgusting slop, accompanied by photos of what they should imagine they're eating.) Gilliam clearly read the Situationists. 1152 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloRobert Barry @monsterbobby.bsky.social · 29/10/2025I went to the Venice Music Biennale and watched a lot of very loud, noisy music (and also some pretty quiet music, too) that made me feel buoyant and oddly weightless and it got me wondering whether "heavy" is really the right word… thequietus.com/quietus-revi...thequietus.comLight Music: Sunn O))), Catherine Christer Hennix & More at Venice Biennale Musica | The QuietusAt the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call mu... 062 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloLongtail News @longtail-news.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Feed: "The Honest Broker" By: Ted Gioia on Thursday, September 18, 2025honest-broker.comListeners Can't Remember the Names of Their Favorite Songs and ArtistsNew research tells a disturbing story about music discovery 001 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloChris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Wrote about Traveling Light, the new album on which living legend Rafael Toral turns old jazz standards into breathtaking ambient guitar drone instrumentalsstereogum.comAlbum Of The Week: Rafael Toral 'Traveling Light'Traveling Light is beautiful on so many levels. Without any context, Rafeal Toral’s new music is a gorgeous thrill: soothing, illuminating, aglow with feeling. Out this week on Drag City, the album pr... 2224 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJeremy Gordon @jeremygordon.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Like everything else, professional arts criticism has been under attack this year, and Spencer Kornhaber reported a really great piece on what might be taking its place: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...theatlantic.comTraditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.Demand for cultural commentary is higher than it’s ever been—but now that commentary is coming from unconventional new sources. 1125 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/10/2025"Traditional" cultural criticism feels like a dying art, Will Gottsegen writes in The Atlantic Daily. He talks with Spencer Kornhaber about where the medium goes from here:bit.lyThe Forces Changing Music and Film CriticismThe industry is being transformed in the era of YouTube video essays and TikTok screeds. 0132 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloStefMaci @stefmaci.bsky.social · 17/10/2025“ideological alignment, rather than actor prominence, plays a central role in structuring online discourse and shaping the spread of information in polarized environments “ www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIdeology and polarization set the agenda on social media - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Ideology and polarization set the agenda on social media 031 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloInformation is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Enjoy a random chart from our Beautiful News project - visualizing the amazing progressive & positive things happening around the world. Click the link for a random visual: informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnew... 154 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloQuanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 14/10/2025In optimization problems, randomness thwarts complexity.quantamagazine.orgResearchers Discover the Optimal Way To Optimize | Quanta MagazineThe leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. 0267 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloEdwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 04/10/2025on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.on.ft.comWhy designers abandoned their dreams of changing the worldDesign was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away 34622 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025One of my favorite neuroscience lessons: When you start something new, it feels like a struggle and requires your entire focus. But it gets easier and you need far less brain power. Things become automatic. The brain becomes more efficient in a single hour: mrbartonmaths.com/resourcesnew... 012528 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 22/09/2025www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...theguardian.com‘Hollywood has everything to do with the terrible state of the world’: Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine and toothacheAs his most commercial film, 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is re-released, the critically acclaimed director says he can’t get a movie off the ground now – but will never give in to th... 000 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 22/09/2025jackstephens.substack.com/p/live-music...jackstephens.substack.comLive Music: The Last Pre-Internet IndustryWhy AI is finally set to revolutionise live music the way the web revolutionised recorded. 010 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloAndy Beta @andybeta.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Remembering some interactions with a true gentleman: open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...open.substack.comJD TwitchIn the early 2000s, it was more likely to know about Optimo parties (it was on a Sunday night, up in Scotland, the word “legendary” already affixed to it) well before one knew anything about just how ... 0113 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 21/09/2025www.discogs.com/digs/music/e...discogs.comCumbia Records That Belong in Every CollectionDiscover the roots and evolution of cumbia through 10 essential albums that span Afro-Colombian traditions, Peruvian psychedelia, and analog experiments. 000 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 02/09/2025music.apple.com/it/playlist/...music.apple.comDavid Byrne Radio Presents: Dinner Music di David Byrne Radio su Apple MusicPlaylist · 39 brani 000 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloWaxy.org @waxy.org · 14/08/2025ldial.org: some of the best independent radio stations streaming online on a single page www.ldial.orgldial.orgldial - Independent & Community Radio StationsListen to the best independent and community radio stations in the US. Curated collection of stations streaming 24/7. 083 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJohn Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Neuroticism? Ripping. Conscientiousness & agreeableness? Dipping. Via FT: www.ft.com/content/5cd7... 1124 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Goodbye Jerome! (2021) on @letterboxd.social boxd.it/yqt6boxd.itGoodbye Jerome! (2021)Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colorful world in which no one seems to be able to help him. 010 0
Reposted by Claudio Gallo404 Media @404media.co · 30/07/2025People failing to identify a video of adorable bunnies as AI slop 🔗 www.404media.co/ai-bunnies-o...404media.coAI Bunnies on Trampoline Causing Crisis of Confidence on TikTokPeople failing to identify a video of adorable bunnies as AI slop has sparked worries that many more people could fall for online scams. 1317039 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloBill Brewster @djhistory.bsky.social · 28/07/2025RIP Celso Valli. One of Italy's three great disco auteurs, alongside Giorgio and Mauro Malavasi. Also made incredible leftfield pop like Blue Gas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXjS...youtube.comBlue Gas - Shadows From NowhereYouTube video by Automaticamore 3244 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloJohn Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 22/07/2025New analysis from the data labs team at @pewresearch.org puts hard numbers behind a trend many online publishers have come to fear: "Google users who encounter an AI summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who do not see one." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 46632 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 25/07/2025www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA broken housing market is driving inequality right across Europe – and fuelling the far right | Kirsty MajorFrom Lisbon to Amsterdam, housing policy has led to haves and have-nots. But, as our new series uncovers, it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian Opinion deputy editor Kirsty Major 000 0
Claudio Gallo @daualset.bsky.social · 12/07/2025www.ilpost.it/2025/07/12/n...ilpost.itA Napoli si sta sviluppando un “distretto del digitale”, e c'entra la Apple - Il PostO meglio la sua Academy, che ha fatto da traino a nuove imprese e nuovi centri di formazione 000 0
Reposted by Claudio GalloThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 07/07/2025It's here! The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025. What's at Number One? How many have you heard? buff.ly/h3osP6p @normanrecords.com 811126 0