🎧 Listen now: “At its very core, what we envision as natural seems to be about juxtaposition, defined by its contrast, against the cultural & manmade.” —Tristan S. Rapp noemamag.com/paradise-lost/…

The more I read about targeted fermentation, the more optimistic I am. Really cool stuff and super environmentally friendly. | Is Bacteria The Future Of Farming? bit.ly/3Ms2PHO

“When a solar geoengineering startup fails, the consequences may be benign — or billions of people could suffer.” —Stephen Robert Miller noemamag.com/inside-silicon…

I'm currently a temporary nomad, and the impulse to undertake this journey stems from a longstanding preference for travel in the slow, ambulatory sense—as a meandering journey away and ultimately back home. This essay by Nick Hunt thus resonates: noemamag.com/traveling-at-t…

There has been much hand-wringing & consternation about the fact that we need to regulate AI. But much less so about how to actually do it. The example set by the FDA is one we should closely consider, Emilia Javorsky MD, MPH argues. noemamag.com/we-need-an-fda…

Call me old-school, but I love Noema Magazine in print.

"What we need is a balanced approach that allows society to capture the enormous potential benefits of AI, while minimizing the risks. Thankfully, just such a policy is available: Make AI companies pay for the harm they cause." Me in Noema Magazine. noemamag.com/your-ai-breaks…

“We need a liability framework that forces AI developers to internalize catastrophic risks — to treat the risks like they are threats to the company’s bottom line, not just to public safety.” —Gabriel Weil noemamag.com/your-ai-breaks…

For folks who don't enjoy reading 80-page law review articles, there's now a @noemamag magazine version of my case for strict liability, liability insurance requirements, and punitive damages that address the uninsurable risks posed by advanced AI systems. noemamag.com/your-ai-breaks…

An excellent piece from Michael Levin. Why We Fear Diverse Intelligence Like AI @NOEMAMag buff.ly/3ThnWAr

Our new print issue is hot off the press! 🙌 Dive into why our editors Nathan Gardels & Kathleen Miles felt “threshold” captures our current moment & get a copy for yourself at 15% off: noemamag.com/introducing-no…

"The flash of lucidity can come as quite a shock, enough to startle a novice into waking. But if you can hang on and stay conscious, you’ll be in for the ride of your life." —₠ on lucid dreaming for Noema Magazine noemamag.com/living-in-a-lu…

“It is untenable in nation-states legitimated by democratic accountability for unaccountable tech titans to determine the quality of public discourse.” —Nathan Gardels noemamag.com/the-conundrum-…

To regulate the internet to make it a safe but free place within a liberal framework of governance entails debating and defining the proper balance between freedom and order. Right now, no consensus exists on this question. noemamag.com/the-conundrum-…

Cream cheese, ravioli, ice cream, ganache — all made from bacteria. Could this be the future of our food? P H Ï L I P 〄 explores. noemamag.com/making-food-ou…

5. "Living In A Lucid Dream" ₠ Noema Magazine "I can’t say I’m putting that secondary consciousness to much use yet; mostly, I look for the seams. I find myself at a party in an unfamiliar house and I touch the walls, raid the fridge." noemamag.com/living-in-a-lu…

🎧 Listen now: “No other element is as light & so willing to share an electron, which is what creates energy. New technologies will emerge, but lithium has enamored us with its potential.” —Jacob Baynham noemamag.com/the-secret-mag…

It’s time for a rebellion against our tech overlords, Yanis Varoufakis argues noemamag.com/overthrowing-o…