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Dominic Ali
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Writer & non-profit communications • Media nerd • Making the world a better place, one press release at a time. 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇨🇦 • domali.com
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As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, futurist Ray Kurzweil shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI. What he got right—wrong—and where he thinks we are headed next. This is part one of TED Radio Hour's special series, "Prophets of Technology."
Could AI extend your life indefinitely? Futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks so : TED Radio Hour
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, who are some of the people behind this huge inflection point? In this special three-part series, you'll hear from the people predicting and shaping our tech future. Host Manoush Zomorodi reports on the latest and revisits her favorite conversations with the minds crafting the digital world we live in today: what they've gotten right — and wrong — and where they think we're headed next. Part 1 features futurist Ray Kurzweil and counterculture icon Stewart Brand.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🔥 Important oped by @johnvaillant.bsky.socialt.bsky.social •

#MarkCarney needs to act on #climate, #wildfires

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney should understand better than anyone why Canada is burning. Here’s how he can change course.
Many reasons for our intense wildfire season are well-known. Our leaders need to do the math in order to save our economy - and us
www.thestar.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is why my fake I.D. says I'm 29. • The #GenX #Career Meltdown @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article)
Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I worry about the thousands of international journalism students currently at US college campus
March 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🇯🇵 Never change, #Japan. • Middle-Aged Man #TradingCards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...
Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town
A trading card game consisting of real-life ojisan (middle-aged men) are going viral with kids in the city of Kawara in Fukuoka Prefecture.
www.tokyoweekender.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Scientists are deeply concerned about the Arctic's future as the Trump administration pulls the US out of global climate strategy and guts its science agencies.
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world | CNN
Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its lowest level ever recorded for February.
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#MDMA may have protected Nova attack survivors from #trauma, study suggests #pharma #therapy www.bbc.com/news/article...
MDMA may have protected Nova attack survivors from trauma, study suggests
Neuroscientists in Israel find signs that the drug helped festival survivors in the attack and the aftermath.
www.bbc.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fire alarm: Rethinking innovation in an increasingly volatile world - MaRS Discovery District #FireWeather #wildfire www.marsdd.com/magazine/fir...
Fire alarm: Rethinking innovation in an increasingly volatile world
The wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray in 2016 burned more than 579,000 hectares of land, drove 88,000 people from their homes and caused nearly $10
www.marsdd.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Something strange and important is happening to youth politics across the developed world: young voters are shifting hard to the right

I wrote about Generation C: conservative, conspiratorial, and—in ways both obvious and non-obvious—profoundly affected by COVID

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right
Research suggests that pandemics are more likely to reduce rather than build trust in scientific and political authorities.
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ranked: The Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds in the World www.visualcapitalist.com/largest-sove...
Ranked: The Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds in the World
In this graphic, we show the top 10 sovereign wealth funds globally, holding a combined $9.6 trillion in assets.
www.visualcapitalist.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Billy Idol mentions that his longtime guitarist and co-songwriter, Steve Stevens, will be included with him should he be inducted with this year's Rock Hall class (very much like the Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo arrangement from 2022)
The rebel yelled and the Rock Hall responded. Billy Idol has received his first nomination for potential induction, telling us, ‘I can’t believe in the destiny of this.’
Billy Idol Was ‘Knocked Down’ by His Rock Hall Nomination
The rebel yelled and the Rock Hall responded. Billy Idol has received his first nomination for potential induction, telling us, ‘I can’t believe in the destiny of this.’
www.vulture.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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More than 80% of the NIH grants to Arizona are above Trump's new "indirect costs" cap, placing $250 million of medical research in jeopardy

via @jimsmall.bsky.social
Arizona universities face massive cuts to medical research if Trump's plan is implemented • Arizona Mirror
If the Trump administration succeeds in implementing the steep cuts to medical research grants that a court temporarily blocked on Monday, more than $250 million in grants to Arizona universities, res...
azmirror.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Google has tweaked some of its flagship products in an apparent response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders and the political environment, renaming the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for U.S. users.
Google Maps Says ‘Gulf Of America’ While Google Calendar Drops Pride, Black History Month: What To Know
The company also told employees last week it would abandon diversity targets in hiring, complying with the Trump administration’s anti-DEI orders.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Stephen K. Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charity fraud scheme in state court in Manhattan but will not serve prison time or probation as part of the deal.
Bannon pleads guilty in charity fraud agreement with no jail time
Stephen K. Bannon pleaded guilty to a charity fraud scheme in state court in Manhattan but will not serve prison time or probation as part of the deal.
wapo.st
February 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
wrd.cm
February 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🤨 Are #Emoji Becoming the World’s First Universal #Language? University of Toronto #Magazine looks into a fascinating new course at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus
. #communication #Linguistics
Are Emoji Becoming the World’s First Universal Language? - University of Toronto Magazine
At U of T Mississauga, students are exploring the meaning – and possible future – of those tiny symbols on our phones Read More
magazine.utoronto.ca
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I stopped by the liquor store to say farewell to the massive selection of Kentucky bourbon on the shelves.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
February 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🐀 "Washington DC, San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Amsterdam had the greatest increase in these rodents, according to the study, which looked at data from 16 cities globally."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds
Sharp rise in population in 11 of 16 cities expected to continue as rising temperatures make it easier for the animals to breed, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM