“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:
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...
Kate Raworth and Indy Johar in conversation - well worth listening to the full video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
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
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#AccidentalGods #Podcast
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
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#AccidentalGods #Podcast
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!
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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...
Really is time for new European treaty rooted in security. With an expansion of the thesis of security. Building a security regenerative industrial complex
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...
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
Indy Johar on planetary economics www.linkedin.com/posts/indy-j...
https://buff.ly/408YC3g
Enhancing regulatory compliance through generative AI is an exciting frontier in the intersection of technology and governance. #AI #Innovation
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.
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).
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...
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
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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 !
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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. 🛟🧪
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...
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...
"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...
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
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...
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...
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 😁
Exceptional conversation with @indyjohar.bsky.social
Offering a crisp articulation of four critical pathways for “slingshot” societal transition
Thank you for your kind words and for listening to it @jonathanhung.bsky.social
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.
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Thank you @rowanhanley.bsky.social Sarah is very good!
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.
The Fifth Circuit reaffirms that code is speech. This is a big win for our rights to speech and privacy: