Is #Plur1bus a veiled warning about generative AI? "They" are endlessly complimentary, and "their" aim is to try to please Carol with what "they" believe she wants, based on the entire knowledge of humanity, but without individual thought or initiative. Thoughts?

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... winners and losers Why understanding zero-sum thinking can help explain modern politics and attitudes.

Did you know, anti-migrant protesters and people who want billionaires and corporations to pay more tax share IDENTICAL mindsets.

...and UK political parties are after their vote.

Find out more on Rethink with @benansell.bsky.social
on BBCRadio4 at 4pm.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink: how can flying be less polluting? Aviation is fiendishly difficult to decarbonise - but how can it be made cleaner?

On this week's Rethink: why the future of aviation is cleaner, NOT faster. With @benansell.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...the meaning of terrorism Is the word 'terrorism' overused, and what do we mean when we use it?

Why is holding up a placard that says "Free Gaza" legal protest, yet one that reads "Palestine Action" is not?

Find out on Rethink on BBC Radio4 when @benansell.bsky.social
explores the meaning of terrorism.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... the UK's relationship with China Should the UK seek closer diplomatic and trade links with China?

US tariffs have left many countries wondering what President Trump will do next. But should the UK align more closely with China? Listen to Rethink on BBC Radio 4 with @benansell.bsky.social

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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, How can avoidable deaths be prevented? Should a government body be created to make sure 'state-related deaths' are prevented?

On The Law Show on BBC Radio 4 now: how can the UK ensure warnings about avoidable deaths are heeded? Presented by @joellegrogan.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Should killers be forced to attend sentencing hearings? Victims' families want convicted killers forced into the dock for sentencing.

Should convicted murderers be forced into the dock for sentencing?

The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, with @joellegrogan.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Agreed. Unpopular opinion - Oasis are a crap live band (but people who have also seen them may agree with me). Apparently, Liam solo live is better.

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...social housing What's stopping the UK from building the social housing we need?

How can we build 90 thousand homes a year? and is "affordable" housing really affordable? Rethink...social housing with @benansell.bsky.social on @BBCRadio4 at 4pm

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Wrongful convictions: why private prosecutions face reform How should private prosecutions change following the Post Office scandal?

Why are the details of people with no criminal convictions on the Police National Computer? And how private prosecutions in England and Wales are under review after the Post Office scandal. On today's Law Show on BBC Radio 4 with @joellegrogan.bsky.social

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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, My data's been stolen in a cyberattack - can I sue? UK retailers have faced cyberattacks - but what if your data is part of a breach?

Can I sue if my private details are part of a data breach?

Find out on The Law Show with @joellegrogan.bsky.social on BBC Radio4 now.

and you can listen to the podcast here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social I saw this cookbook and thought of you.

Is there a German word for when you had a free moment in the past, and thought,
"I'll just do that paperwork, because it'll make my life easier later on."
Then you forget what you've done, only to be overjoyed a few weeks later when it's already done.

Bravo - excellent description

hear hear

Adam Ant’s Prince Charming costume in is the Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection and quite rightly too. You can see many of its 19 components at the V&A online & very impressive they all are too. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O159723...

Severance theory: Lumon is a medical company looking for the ultimate emotional painkiller. Imagine: productivity unaffected by grief, divorce or any kind of mental distress of an outie. Hence the test that is Cold Harbor. #Severance #Lumon

Ha! Show-off! (But tbh, if I had my issues of V for Vendetta signed like that, I'd post them too)

Wow! Not seen that cover before. Miracleman is still amazing to this day.

who is this rorschach guy and where did he get all the pictures of my parents fighting.

@benansell.bsky.social speaking to @himself.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social, authors of Underground Empire: how America Weaponized the World Economy, and @edconway.bsky.social, author of Material World. Thank you all for your fascinating insights.

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... the global economy Forget tariffs, what are the systems and raw materials that underpin the global economy?

Forget Inflation, GDP and Trump tariffs, there are other ways the global economy can be controlled.

Behind the scenes, the world has economic choke points – and those are being squeezed.

Find out who's doing the squeezing on Rethink on BBCRadio4 and BBCSounds.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

That's 1600 GMT to be clear (or on BBC Sounds after that). I'm assuming you're not in the UK

In this case, we found that AI isn't even the main problem. Have a listen at 4!

Featuring @benansell.bsky.social speaking to self-confessed data nerd @jessrmorley.bsky.social, Matthew Taylor of @nhsconfed.org Prof Andrew Morris of HDR UK & Michael Shenouda of @openmedical.bsky.social - thanks to you all for your contributions to this programme.

BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...medical data The PM says the NHS is well placed for an AI revolution in healthcare - but is it?

The Prime Minister says we're on the cusp of an AI revolution in healthcare - but does the promise live up to the hype?

Rethink on BBC Radio 4 today at 4pm and on BBC Sounds

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hey, everyone. Let's share Rose's website as far and often as possible. Her name was scrubbed from NASA's website thanks to orders to erase women in STEM. Rose fought through poverty and homelessness, and every time I look at the moon, I think of her.

www.rosedf.space/explore

John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra knew the score.

Being entertained by Ben Stiller responding to unsuspecting people who talk about Severance

Who said comedy is dead

pulled my back so bad that I told my family I might need a wheelchair like Professor X, and my son said “yeah more like Professor XXL” and goddammit I don’t deserve this abuse