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Indy Johar

@indyjohar.bsky.social
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Building the Boring Revolution, Increasingly Co-Intrapreneuring, Co-Founder of darkmatterlabs.org, project00.cc, Professor, Architect, MBE, FRSA, Non Executive @ opensystemslab.org and Bloxhub.dk

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rumon carter @rumon.ca · 17/08/2026
Starting the week having my mind gently blown (again) by @indyjohar.bsky.social: indyjohar.substack.com/p/the-rise-o... “The key political division of the agentic age may therefore not be simply between humans and machines. …” [1/2]
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The Rise of Meta-Roles
A PROVOCATION
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Coleen Chase @coleenc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Important reminder from @indyjohar.bsky.social: "Civilisation was not built upon human ingenuity alone. It was co-produced by a relatively stable Earth." *Read more here: indyjohar.substack.com/p/the-tempor...
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The Long Now Foundation @longnow.org · 26/03/2026
“A long now is civilization’s ability to remain future-bearing under stress.” - @indyjohar.bsky.social A planet that has achieved self-awareness ios incredibly rare in this galaxy, let alone the universe. Building a long now, Indy Johar argues in a new essay, is how we preserve it. Read it here:
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Civilizational Optionality
The case for preserving not just civilization, but its capacity to become otherwise.
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The Long Now Foundation @longnow.org · 12/02/2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes labor and value, @indyjohar.bsky.social urged us to reevaluate what it means to be human. What does that require in a time of such cascading volatility? His answer in the full Long Now Talk, live now: Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEY...
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Indy Johar | Civilizational Optioneering
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
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Alex McLean @yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2025
Kate Raworth and Indy Johar in conversation - well worth listening to the full video www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This bonus episode is a raw, unflinching conversation recorded live at #Sheffield #FestivalofDebate by @weareopus.bsky.social w 3 of the most brilliant minds of our time: @kateraworth.bsky.social @indyjohar.bsky.social & James Lock accidentalgods.life/brilliant-mi #AccidentalGods #Podcast
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Brilliant Minds: BONUS podcast with Kate Raworth, Indy Johar & James Lock at the Festival of Debate
We are honoured to bring to Accidental Gods, a recording of three of our generation's leading thinkers in conversation at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, hosted by Opus. This is an unflinching co...
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mandascott.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This bonus episode is a raw, unflinching conversation recorded live at #Sheffield #FestivalofDebate by @weareopus.bsky.social with 3 of the most brilliant minds of our time: @kateraworth.bsky.social @indyjohar.bsky.social James Lock accidentalgods.life/brilliant-mi... #AccidentalGods #Podcast
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Brilliant Minds: BONUS podcast with Kate Raworth, Indy Johar & James Lock at the Festival of Debate
We are honoured to bring to Accidental Gods, a recording of three of our generation's leading thinkers in conversation at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, hosted by Opus. This is an unflinching co...
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andrewlaird.bsky.social @andrewlaird.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Mind blowing manifesto from @indyjohar.bsky.social. My takeaway is we have a choice between: A future driven by the untrammelled tech advancements corporations/investors choose to fund. Or We pay attention & think about the world we’d like to live in! hardart.metalabel.com/release-nbxz...
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Hard Imagination
Hard Imagination invites Venture Capitalists to see a world beyond an extractive mindset, to create pathways for capital allocation that are not self-terminating Limited run of 23 bound copies or dow...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/03/2025
Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 8, 2025 ~ By "half" they mean 100%. "...warming might bring new pests and extreme weather events, which our model doesn’t include." scitechdaily.com/a-food-crisi...
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A Food Crisis Is Brewing – Climate Change Could Put Half of the World’s Crops at Risk
New research reveals that a significant drop in crop diversity due to temperature increases exceeding 1.5°C could have a profound impact on global food security. Global warming is already impacting da...
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Indy Johar @indyjohar.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Really is time for new European treaty rooted in security. With an expansion of the thesis of security. Building a security regenerative industrial complex
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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
If you're interested in post-growth economic thinking, this newly published article will be right up your street. It was a big pleasure to work on it with such a fantastic group of co-authors. Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Very handy learnbook on systems innovation innovators-thegoodshift.medium.com/learning-tow... Particularly liked the points about learning forward and the need to move beyond the "backbone org" model for collaborative governance of portfolios
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Learning Towards Zero: A Context for Learning about Systems Innovation
Picture a world where homelessness is not something that is ‘managed’ but where we actively strive to reduce, prevent and ultimately move…
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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Indy Johar on planetary economics www.linkedin.com/posts/indy-j...
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Forward-thinking IT @forwardthinkingit.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
buff.ly/408YC3g Enhancing regulatory compliance through generative AI is an exciting frontier in the intersection of technology and governance. #AI #Innovation
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Marcelo Rinesi @marcelorinesi.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
While LLM probably shifted UX expectations towards natural language (a regression IMHO but that's another rant) I expect this approach to become standard over time. A note: CTRs and retention rates as target metrics are design smells. A tool that works *for* the user seeks effectiveness *not* usage.
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Adaptive User Interface Generation Through Reinforcement Learning: A Data-Driven Approach to Personalization and Optimization
This study introduces an adaptive user interface generation technology, emphasizing the role of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in optimizing user experience. By focusing on enhancing the interaction...
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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Yet another paper that gets the SFF writer part of me going - the archaeological record of Mars. While humans haven't gotten there yet, we did send some stuff over, and there is a story emerging. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Basemap generated from data derived from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) and the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)12. b, Viking-1 lander (NASA/JPL). c, Trackways created by NASA’s Perseverance rover (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University). d, Dacron netting used in thermal blankets, photographed by NASA’s Perseverance rover using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University). e, China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover in southern Utopia Planitia photographed by HiRISE (NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona). f, The ExoMars Schiaparelli Lander crash site in Meridiani Planum (NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona). g, Illustration of the Soviet Mars Program’s Mars 3 space probe (NASA). h, NASA’s Phoenix lander with digital video disc (DVD) in foreground (NASA/JPL-Caltech).
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Geert-Jan van Bussel @gjvanbussel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I have published a review of Carl Ohman's, The Afterlife of Data, a concise and highly recommended book about the problematic use of our data after our demise, when privacy doesn't exist. 🧪 #AcademisSky #Privacy #Data #Preservation www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Geert-Jan Van Bussel on LinkedIn: Have you ever thought about your data’s afterlife? The digital footprints…
Have you ever thought about your data’s afterlife? The digital footprints that we leave behind after our demise are so extensive that our identities can…
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Richard @stratnav.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Listen to the insights of Indy Johar, founder of Dark Matter. “ fall in love with the extraordinary-ness , yet recognise the fear of the predicament” The future has already started ! open.spotify.com/episode/41R8...
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The Foundational Challenge: Stewardship, Responsibility, and Designing a New System with Indy Johar
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens · Episode
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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 09/12/2024
Study: higher levels of CO2 increase survival of viruses in the air and transmission risk--not an issue for indoor ventilation but for climate change as well. 🛟🧪
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Scientists discover higher levels of CO2 increase survival of viruses in the air and transmission risk
A new study has revealed for the first time the vital role carbon dioxide (CO2) plays in determining the lifespan of airborne viruses – namely SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The Insurance Industry and the #ClimateCrisis: How climate change is breaking the insurance industry, why insurers are fleeing high-risk states, the limitations of government backstops, and the looming political and financial crisis. Via @volts.wtf www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
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Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck
Climate change is breaking the insurance market, and state governments can't afford to pick up the pieces
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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The decline of the LSE is a symptom, not a cause, of our economic rot. We can treat the symptoms, but policymakers focus on it too much at their own detriment! Tech policy wonks should subscribe to Alex’s substack 👇 chalmermagne.substack.com/p/londons-st...
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London’s Stock Exchange is falling down
..but it probably matters less than you think
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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
"These two paradigms — one that values predictability and the other that values emergence — are calling for different types of MEL approaches" medium.com/@undp.innova...
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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix: Hydro 38% Wind 31% Nuclear 28% Bioenergy 4% Zero coal or gas. - Ember data
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Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
What factors matter during shocks and disasters? In my FEMA PrepTalk I argue that social capital - the ties that bind us - are critical for surviving and thriving. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7A8...
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PrepTalks: Dr. Daniel Aldrich "Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery"
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activistconsultant.bsky.social @activistconsultant.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
2️⃣ Indy Johar offers a powerful systemic perspective on the polycrisis, showing how interconnected our challenges are and why we need transformational change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=knDC...
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Lecture: Indy Johar – Designing Our Futures ⏐ Live Stream
YouTube video by The Conference / Media Evolution
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Melissa Mean @melissamean.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Reposting this as an invite to nominate who else should be in this starterpack Have noticed there’s been a bit of gender imbalance in nominations after the initial post. Every place-based change maker 💯 welcome 🙌 … But if you are/ know an awesome women who should be on the list, extra warm welcome 😁
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Jonathan Hung @jonathanhung.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Exceptional conversation with @indyjohar.bsky.social Offering a crisp articulation of four critical pathways for “slingshot” societal transition
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rowanhanley.bsky.social @rowanhanley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Extraordinary podcast from Sarah Wilson and progressive thinker/complex problem solution provider Indy Johar. He says out loud what others are afraid to. 10-15 years climate/societal collapse, it's underway & how we can navigate. shows.acast.com/wild-with-sa...
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INDY JOHAR: The starkest collapse prognosis I’ve heard | Wild with Sarah Wilson
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Kris Nuttycombe @nutty.land · 27/11/2024
The Fifth Circuit reaffirms that code is speech. This is a big win for our rights to speech and privacy:
Excerpt from https://storage.mollywhite.net/pdfs/TornadoCash5Cir.pdf that reads "Contrary to the Department's arguments, the immutable smart contracts are not services. So even when we consider OFAC's regulatory definitions, the immutable smart contracts are not property because they are not ownable, not contracts, and not services.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 24/11/2024
Very interesting article on Estonia’s work on #drones and counter drone tech. www.defenseone.com/defense-syst...
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How Estonia is becoming a hotbed for drone warfare
Projects include experimental loitering munitions that cost a fraction of U.S. equivalents.
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Poetic Futures @claudialeger.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Indy Johar offers wild hope
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INDY JOHAR: The starkest collapse prognosis I’ve heard
Podcast Episode · Wild with Sarah Wilson · 2024-11-19 · 1h 18m
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Indy Johar @indyjohar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Went a bit all out in this conversation was a bit exhausted (maybe that helped) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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INDY JOHAR: The starkest collapse prognosis I’ve heard
Podcast Episode · Wild with Sarah Wilson · 19/11/2024 · 1h 18m
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 19/11/2024
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
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Justin McGuirk @justinmcguirk.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One of our most rewarding side projects: a journal dedicated to design, ecology and a future. Did you catch Issue 1, on Bioregioning? Issue 2, More than Human, goes live very soon. fojournal.org
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Indy Johar @indyjohar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Went a bit all out in this conversation was a bit exhausted (maybe that helped) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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INDY JOHAR: The starkest collapse prognosis I’ve heard
Podcast Episode · Wild with Sarah Wilson · 19/11/2024 · 1h 18m
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 19/11/2024
In this talk I will argue: *Paris Agreement always relied on overshoot *carbon removal tech was invented by economists *1.5 is gone & much more warming coming *no credible routes to reduce global temps *green transition risks complete derailment *time has run out, we need a new plan All welcome!
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Indy Johar @indyjohar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
They need to factor what is the risk of not investing .. to the rest of their portfolio and operations
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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Last year's 0.75 cm rise was the largest year over year increase in global mean sea level during NASA's 31 year record of satellite based measurements. Viz by AJ Christensen. svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5235/
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
"Together, the planet’s oceans, forests, soils absorb about half all human emissions "But as Earth heats up... those crucial processes are breaking down "In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded... the amount of carbon absorbed by land has temporarily collapsed" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
The casing (white stroke) on the ’2023 and ’24 lines in this chart of Amazon River levels by @prinzmagtulis.bsky.social really help the recent record low measurements stand out from the historical data. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Plot showing Amazon river levels from 2000–2024 at Manaus, Brazil. Data for 2024 and 2023 are highlighted in orange and blue, respectively. Older years are shown in light gray. 2023 and 2024 data have a thin white stroke to help them stand out from the other data.

There is a seasonal cycle with high water typically occurring in June, and lowest levels in November. 2023 levels were at a record low in October and November, and 2024 has been at record low levels since May. The Amazon was at 12.66 meters as of October 4, 2024, at the Port of Manaus.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
Weekend plug for my new personal blog. On how industries have a very long term impact, which should be paid and planned for now. If you get this right, you can keep your cooling towers and industrial heritage. If you get it wrong, it can ruin your whole town acjsissons.medium.com/externalitie...
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Externalities can last a very long time
Britain’s post-industrial landscape is pock-marked with derelict factories, diverted rivers and areas of seemingly prime land that lie…
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Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
“Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere” is at the top of the UN's development agenda. But because the UN is not measuring poverty adequately, the fight against poverty has been pushed to the sidelines. In the @nytimes.com I published my proposal for what to do. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | We Need a New Global Measure for Poverty
Eradicating poverty is at the top of the U.N.’s stated goals. But their measure of poverty is only half the story.
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James Bowman @jamesbowmanpwc.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Nippy Autumn evening with 0% of UK #electricity coming from coal. Renewables + nuclear making up 70%. Such amazing progress as a country. 💚💚💚
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Gaia Marcus @gaiamarcus.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
🎉 New Ada report: 'computer won’t do that.' We explored how clinical info systems in primary care impact transgender & non-binary adults. Findings suggest tht the way data systems are set up risks loss of record, invisibility in data and inequitable care www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/the-c...
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‘The computer won’t do that’
Exploring the impact of clinical information systems in primary care on transgender and non-binary adults
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Thought-provoking piece by @jwmason.bsky.social. On the natsec-green transition nexus, something I heard recently in DC seems relevant: The NDAA being the only piece of legislation guaranteed to pass Congress these days, a lot of climate action is housed in DoD. So it's a tough link to break. 1/
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Industrial Policy Without Nationalism - Dissent Magazine
Can we expand the state's role in the economy while diminishing its capacity for war?
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Blake Richards @tyrellturing.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
Evidence that entorhinal cortex and prefrontal cortex (in mice, sorry) work together to encode outcomes in associative learning: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Studying this kind of outcome monitoring is going to be critical to understand the losses at play in the brain! 🧠📈
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Prefrontal and lateral entorhinal neurons co-dependently learn item–outcome rules - Nature
The bidirectional loop circuit between layers 5/6 of the lateral entorhinal cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex encodes item–outcome associative memory in mice.
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Håkon Nordhagen @hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Think I've found the most frightening image from IPCC's latest report. In Annex I of WG2 there is an world map of the percentage of species exposed to potentially dangerous climate conditions. Watching the transition from 2C warming to 4C warming is devastating. www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
“We are increasingly living in a world, in which not only the most important technological breakthroughs are happening in the private sector but one in which capabilities immediately needed for war are in the hands of the private sector.” @rikefranke.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/essays/how-c...
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How companies go to war
We are living through a change in the balance of power between states and the private sector. The implications for modern conflict are vast.
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