As someone who taught stats at Northwestern for years, I see a new, interdisciplinary fascination with randomness. You've been thinking about randomness more than you might realize and I think randomness is a peculiarly, but not exclusively, American fascination. Here's why.

Unsurprising to see this (book is set in 2025) enjoying a revival. 1987 film has 3 especially good 2025 predictions... - main character's reputation tarnished by AI deepfake video - high stakes reality show as form of entertainment - sportsbetting as widely accepted pasttime

To construct certain charging documents or successful prosecutorial efforts, all elements must be present (and supported by evidence) beyond a reasonable doubt. You might recall from law school burglary is the 1) breaking and 2) entering of 3) a dwelling 4) of another 5) at

Ethan, this is not unprecedented or even unusual... right? The best... ... optics experts are not acclaimed photographers ... automotive designers are not winning race car drivers ... firearms innovators are not the best marksmen ... linguists are not the top authors or poets

So frustrating to see people still posting things like this. This Superman video is being shared today and it's a great example of low-quality AI slop. If only some guy had come up with a way to solve this problem. Well, as I announced last week, I have an answer to slop text.

I recently saw a bumper sticker: I don't want to be 'woke' from my American Dream! It's 2025. What happened? Well... the pendulum swung back, as they do. From Biden to Trump, from Barbie and Lizzo to Sydney and Ozempic, from affirmative action to Students for Fair Admissions.

Here is my controversial prediction: Party-politics deepfake protest, political, or violence videos will continue to be common but the ability to easily make videos like this one will have great influence in unexpected areas of advocacy... Danielle Citron @noahpinion Ethan Mollick

🚨 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 I believe (optimistically) we will see a new wave not just of 3D printed guns and maker/hacker culture applied to weapons, but of new advancements in line with our country's gunsmithing history. Dropping ASAP in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy!

Shots from a sunset hike in the high desert last night. City-dwelling liberal elites incessantly poke fun at people who don't have passports or rarely leave the country but it's equally sad how many of them have never explored the natural beauty available via domestic travel...

If you want to know what problems people worry about (but not enough to see a doctor), visit the Whole Foods placebo aisle. Near the unnecessarily-refrigerated magic capsules, you can study the current anxieties of soccer moms who don't believe in vaccines yet married surgeons.

I have a piece of research coming out on 3D-printed firearm parts. Soon, AI will help us design parts (& new firearms!). I've been in the "maker" or "hacker" firearms world for 20 years and it amazes me people think maker guns are a "new" thing. 3D printing is just a new tool.

As a quick experiment, I asked for a 1-minute "loopable" video related to Rockstar Games #GTA concepts/missions/tropes discussed online. Having the same frame begin / end a video doesn't mean it "loops" naturally, but this has a nice flow to it. Inside Gaming Twitch GTA Series Videos