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Howard Rheingold

@hrheingold.bsky.social
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Artist. Used to write books, teach college students, lecture. My current writing and art: patreon.com/howardrheingold

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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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AI | Collection from Howard Rheingold | 48 posts | Patreon
Generative AI and its effects and potential effects on individuals, communities, societies, civilizations, humanity. Explore AI, a collection of 48 posts from…
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
THE CALL OF CHATGPT I asked chatGPT to write a story in the style of H.P. Lovecraft about large language model research and development summoning the demon. The result was not edited by me except for substituting Shoggoth for Cthulhu. The result is...interesting. www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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The Call of chatGPT | Howard Rheingold
GENERATED BY CHATGPT, PROMPTED BY HOWARD RHEINGOLD: “Generate a story in the style of H.P. Lovecraft about the research and development of l
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A guided entry point into Howard Rheingold's work on social media literacies, peeragogy, connected learning, attention, infotention, co-learning, and participatory pedagogy. rheingold.com/learning/
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Learning | Howard Rheingold
Howard Rheingold's learning resources organized by topic, with selected links into the complete searchable archive.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Extensive compendium of videos featuring or made by me rheingold.com/video/#filte...
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Howard Rheingold — Videos
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Extensive compendium of videos featuring or made by me rheingold.com/video/#filte...
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Howard Rheingold — Videos
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Compendium of (almost) all podcasts that feature conversations with me. rheingold.com/podcasts/
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Howard Rheingold — Podcasts
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
rogueaitracker.com "Rogue AI agents are already operating in an invisible world behind our screens. This website makes that world visible, so we can see: What they can do today. What they will be capable of soon. How they evolve beyond our control."
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Rogue AI Tracker
Rogue AI Tracker reviews public incidents and research to track observed autonomous AI-agent capabilities and critical milestones.
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/08/2026
And now, the video of “Darth Vader”on why he wants Flock in San Diego. Read the full story here: www.404media.co/darth-vader-...
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thoughtful conversation here, what @lmv.bsky.social said “this moment invites us to invest more in those fundamental things that make us human.” And in closing “we need really strong humans to help guide that.” Hear hear
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My testimony in the 1995 lawsuit Electronic Frontier Foundation v Janet Reno re The Communication Decency Act. archive.epic.org/free_speech/...
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Declaration of Howard Rheingold
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For example, my work on learning rheingold.com/learning/
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Learning | Howard Rheingold
Howard Rheingold's learning resources organized by topic, with selected links into the complete searchable archive.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My ancient website (since 1994) was revamped by Justin Hall and is now my repository of complete works: books, articles, podcasts, videos, syllabi and other learning material and tools, art, photos rheingold.com
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Howard Rheingold — Writer, Artist, Teacher
Official site of Howard Rheingold: writing, art, videos, and updates. Author of The Virtual Community and Smart Mobs; pioneer of virtual communities.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For example, my work on learning rheingold.com/learning/
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Learning | Howard Rheingold
Howard Rheingold's learning resources organized by topic, with selected links into the complete searchable archive.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My ancient website (since 1994) was revamped by Justin Hall and is now my repository of complete works: books, articles, podcasts, videos, syllabi and other learning material and tools, art, photos rheingold.com
rheingold.com
Howard Rheingold — Writer, Artist, Teacher
Official site of Howard Rheingold: writing, art, videos, and updates. Author of The Virtual Community and Smart Mobs; pioneer of virtual communities.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk | Stuart Russell
A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I need to join Colin and leave Bsky but an observation: if your primary platform is physics YouTube personality & you attack a literal climate change scientist who publicly at great cost and risk continues their work, for doing their work, it is CLEAR what politics you are enacting.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why I am tilting toward AI doomerism: www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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Tilting toward doomerism? | Howard Rheingold
Although I don't see how it can be enforced, I now believe that AI research should be halted until it is possible -- and it probably won't b
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why I am tilting toward AI doomerism: www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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Tilting toward doomerism? | Howard Rheingold
Although I don't see how it can be enforced, I now believe that AI research should be halted until it is possible -- and it probably won't b
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Jon Lebkowsky @weblogsky.com · 03/08/2026
My interview with Doug Rushkoff, where we talk about AIs and humans. open.substack.com/pub/unshaved...
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Douglas Rushkoff Interview
"We have to co-metabolize, in the present moment, together."
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Reading Minds (Almost): Scientists Just Reconstructed What Someone Sees from Their Brain – Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Research Blog
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Recommended readings on augmented collective intelligence bit.ly/augmentedcol...
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Augmented Collective Intelligence Recommended Texts
Augmented Collective Intelligence Recommended Texts Link to Required Texts One: Curation texts: (recommended) Howard Rheingold, Curation Links (Diigo) Howard Rheingold's unorganized collection of lin...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Recommended readings on augmented collective intelligence bit.ly/augmentedcol...
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Augmented Collective Intelligence Recommended Texts
Augmented Collective Intelligence Recommended Texts Link to Required Texts One: Curation texts: (recommended) Howard Rheingold, Curation Links (Diigo) Howard Rheingold's unorganized collection of lin...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
‪ I prompted chatGPT : Create a lit review of research into positive and negative impacts of using LLMs on ability to think independently, critically, collaboratively, creatively, with links to source documents. rheingold.com/cognitive_hy...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.blurb.com/b/12931798-m... This volume includes seven 10-page books enabling adolescents to learn how to think independently, critically, collaboratively, and creatively in the age of AI. The book can be perused and purchased via this link. I take no profit.
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Metacog Adolescent: How to think with AI by Howard Rheingold | Blurb Books
Find Metacog Adolescent: How to think with AI by Howard Rheingold at Blurb Books. Metacog Adolescent is tutorial for adolescents to learn how to think for themse...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
www.blurb.com/b/12931798-m... This volume includes seven 10-page books enabling adolescents to learn how to think independently, critically, collaboratively, and creatively in the age of AI. The book can be perused and purchased via this link. I take no profit.
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Metacog Adolescent: How to think with AI by Howard Rheingold | Blurb Books
Find Metacog Adolescent: How to think with AI by Howard Rheingold at Blurb Books. Metacog Adolescent is tutorial for adolescents to learn how to think for themse...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Peerago... Peeragogy is a word for a techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. This book picks up where the Wikipedia Peer Learning and Peer Production articles leave off.
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Peeragogy Handbook - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
LSD and the Mind of the Universe: A Book Recommendation www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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LSD and the Mind of the Universe: A Book Recommendation (Part One) | Howard Rheingold
Psychedelics have been a shaping force in my life since my teenage years. My initial experience was unfortunate in one way -- I picked one o
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Architecture of Cooperation? | Howard Rheingold
I've long been interested in the idea that the architecture of an enterprise can enable individual self-interest into a public good. Napster
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Architecture of Cooperation? | Howard Rheingold
I've long been interested in the idea that the architecture of an enterprise can enable individual self-interest into a public good. Napster
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thanks, Suz: www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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A Syllabus For Thinking With AI | Howard Rheingold
A Syllabus For Thinking With AI by Howard Rheingold on Patreon. Join Howard Rheingold's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
brainstormscommunity.org for ppl (mostly over 60 years of age) who seek civil conversations in long-form, long-term threads about a variety of topics -- it has been active for 26 years
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Brainstorms Metanetwork Community
Brainstorms Metanetwork is a long-running online community for thoughtful, human-scale conversation—no algorithms, no AI, no engagement tricks.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Virtual Community ---> Social Media www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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Virtual Community ----> Social Media | Howard Rheingold
When I wrote about virtual communities in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Internet was spawning a variety of communities. In 1996, we cr
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Virtual Community ---> Social Media www.patreon.com/howardrheing...
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Virtual Community ----> Social Media | Howard Rheingold
When I wrote about virtual communities in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Internet was spawning a variety of communities. In 1996, we cr
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
correctes url rheingold.com/MetacogSylla...
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Howard Rheingold — Writer, Artist, Teacher
Official site of Howard Rheingold: writing, art, videos, and updates. Author of The Virtual Community and Smart Mobs; pioneer of virtual communities.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I prompted a spec for an 8 week college syllabus w/multimedia lectures, online sources, learning activities, ungrading assessment on the subject of learning to think independently, critically, collaboratively, creatively in the age of cognitive offloading htpps://rheingold.com/MetacogSyllabus.pdf
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
My posts about concept maps: www.patreon.com/collection/2...
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Concept Maps | Collection from Howard Rheingold | 4 posts | Patreon
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
My posts about concept maps: www.patreon.com/collection/2...
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Concept Maps | Collection from Howard Rheingold | 4 posts | Patreon
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I used chatGPT & lit reviews of research about what use of LLMs does to thinking ability to create 7 illustrated books, 10 pages each, in 1 volume that instruct 5-7 year olds on thinking independently,critically,creatively You can page through book (& order) here: www.blurb.com/books/129005...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I used chatGPT & lit reviews of research about what use of LLMs does to thinking ability to create 7 illustrated books, 10 pages each, in 1 volume that instruct 5-7 year olds on thinking independently,critically,creatively You can page through book (& order) here: www.blurb.com/books/129005...
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Cultural evolution spreads innovations faster than biological evolution. A key reason for “The Secret of Our Success,” according to Joe Henrich, is that not only do we discover & invent: teaching & learning spread inventions of individuals, spread them through groups & across time. g.co/kgs/45nqYgp
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter - Google Search
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
You can click through the book here
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
You can click through the book here
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Now available. $31 including shipping. I take no profit. How to learn to think independently, critically, creatively, in the age of AI. www.blurb.com/b/12900560-k...
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Kas Thinking System by Howard Rheingold | Blurb Books
Find Kas Thinking System by Howard Rheingold at Blurb Books. A book designed to teach children how to think using tools in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Now available. $31 including shipping. I take no profit. How to learn to think independently, critically, creatively, in the age of AI. www.blurb.com/b/12900560-k...
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Kas Thinking System by Howard Rheingold | Blurb Books
Find Kas Thinking System by Howard Rheingold at Blurb Books. A book designed to teach children how to think using tools in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
metacognition concept map thinking www.patreon.com/posts/159869...
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Metacognition Concept Map | Howard Rheingold
Metacognition Concept Map by Howard Rheingold on Patreon. Join Howard Rheingold's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
10 posts about metacognition -- a vital skill in the age of social media and ai www.patreon.com/collection/2...
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metacognition | Collection from Howard Rheingold | 10 posts | Patreon
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Teaching metacognition techniques to 4-6 year olds leads to better learning outcomes (and may immunize against cognitive decline caused by ai use) www.patreon.com/posts/159662...
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Four-to-six-year-olds’ developing metacognition and its association with learning outcomes | Howard Rheingold
Four-to-six-year-olds’ developing metacognition and its association with learning outcomes by Howard Rheingold on Patreon. Join Howard Rheingold's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Howard Rheingold @hrheingold.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Teaching metacognition techniques to 4-6 year olds leads to better learning outcomes (and may immunize against cognitive decline caused by ai use) www.patreon.com/posts/159662...
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Four-to-six-year-olds’ developing metacognition and its association with learning outcomes | Howard Rheingold
Four-to-six-year-olds’ developing metacognition and its association with learning outcomes by Howard Rheingold on Patreon. Join Howard Rheingold's community for exclusive content and updates.
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