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Frequency bias, anyone?
@frequencybias.bsky.social
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🔮 Pattern-seeker or modern-day medium? Attempting to make sense of all the weak signals.

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Would you like to begin a More-Than-Human AI Interspecies Council session now? If so, tell me: where are you, and who might we listen to today?

I built this little MOTH GPT: chatgpt.com/g/g-6824c8cf...

#morethanhuman #multispecies #councilofbeings #interspeciescouncil
ChatGPT - More-Than-Human AI Interspecies Council (UK)
Facilitates more-than-human dialogue in urban and rural UK. Creates ecologically grounded, speculative council sessions using species data and local contexts. Designed for imaginative, ethical, and cl...
chatgpt.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
A Māori mountain, Mount Taranaki, was granted legal rights - the same legal rights as a human – they will be used to uphold the mountain’s health and wellbeing, including protecting the wildlife that flourishes there.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/t...

#weaksignals #morethanhuman
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters | CNN
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
D&D has replaced "race" with "species" and divorced several character traits from biological identity.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/a...

#weaksignals #social
Dungeons & Dragons Rolls the Dice With New Rules About Identity
The role-playing game replaced “race” with “species” and divorced several character traits from biological identity. Some longtime players are upset (as is Elon Musk).
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Staff at an aquarium in Japan, who have provided cut-out paper ‘human’ companions for a solitary sunfish they noticed had started to look unwell.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

#weaksignals #morethanhuman
Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
#weaksignals #digitalculture
vox.com Vox @vox.com · Dec 5
This year's Spotify Wrapped came with an odd surprise: an "AI podcast" that recaps users’ listening habits.

"It feels both like listening to a doctor go through your bloodwork results and a psychic vaguely supposing facts about your life," writes Vox's Kyndall Cunningham.
December 6, 2024 at 7:44 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
US government scientists developing a warning system to detect potential weather manipulation by hostile states or individuals.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...

#weaksignals #political
The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:55 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
TikTok bans some ‘beauty’ face filters for under 18s - and Australia bans social media for under 16s

newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/update...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

#weaksignals #digitalculture
Updates from our European Safety Forum: strengthening safety for our now 175m-strong European community
Christine Grahn, Head of Public Policy & Government Relations - Europe Over 175m people across Europe now come to TikTok every month We're partnering with NGOs across Europe to roll out an in-app int
newsroom.tiktok.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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Spain introduces paid ‘climate leave’

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

#weaksignals #social #climatechange
Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods
Government approves up to four days of paid leave so workers can avoid travelling during weather emergencies
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:06 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
moonpaws is an astrology app to strengthen the bond between people and their pets

moonpaws.com

#weaksignals #social
moonpaws
moonpaws provides experiences to strengthen the bond between people and their pets by leveraging personalized, astrological insights.
moonpaws.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Direct exposure to hurricanes induces individual-level and collective-level climate actions, whereas emotional and cognitive impairment due to climate anxiety & hurricane PTSDs inhibits climate action.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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#weaksignals #environmental #climatechange
Climate change anxiety, hurricane exposure, and climate change actions and attitudes: results from a representative, probability-based survey of US Gulf Coast residents
Expanded treatment for post-traumatic stress symptoms after disasters could help address climate change-related psychological distress; experiences with climate change and natural hazards could be inf...
www.thelancet.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
"I am the last of my kind. The songs of my ancestors are fading, and soon there will be silence." Whale Eve, speaks to a marine biologist in #Extrapolations

tv.apple.com/us/episode/2...

#weaksignals #frequencybias #whales #streamofconsciousness
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 PM
frequencybias.bsky.social
The misinformation crisis will continue to complicate future disaster response efforts.

#weaksignals #trends #foresight #social #climatechange
paigeblank.bsky.social Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · Nov 18
Misinformation in the wake of disaster is nothing new, but prolonged power and cell service outages have made it worse. The erosion of local media has also exacerbated the misinformation crisis. Unchecked, it will continue to complicate future disaster response efforts. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I saw the Hurricane Helene response up close. This is how disaster relief actually works.
Volunteers, not FEMA, are the bedrock of disaster response. How do we best support them?
www.vox.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. The coral, a communal organism comprising millions of animals is so large it can be seen from space.

www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

#weaksignals #trends #foresight #environmental #multispecies
November 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Remember when scientists put 3D glasses on cuttlefish and showed them enticing shrimp films?

www.theguardian.com/science/2020...

#weaksignals #foresight #trends #technological #morethanhuman #multispecies
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Can I Use Astrology to Play the Stock Market? How day traders are looking to the stars for financial advice.

www.thecut.com/article/usin...

#weaksignals #foresight #trends #social
Can I Use Astrology to Play the Stock Market?
How day traders are looking to the stars for financial advice.
www.thecut.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
Job title of the future: Digital forest ranger
As forestry faces increased uncertainty, Martin Roth's high-tech approach shows the way forward.

www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/11/1...

#weaksignals #trends #foresight #technological #environmental
Job title of the future: Digital forest ranger
As forestry faces increased uncertainty, Martin Roth's high-tech approach shows the way forward.
www.technologyreview.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:06 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
AI-generated deepfake reaching new heights: “AI-generated article draws thousands to fake Halloween party” aipolicyus.substack.com/p/ai-policy-...

#weaksignals #foresight #trends #technological #tech
AI Policy Weekly #48
Dublin phantom parade, Physical Intelligence (Pi), Anthropic’s case for targeted regulation
aipolicyus.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:04 AM
frequencybias.bsky.social
... not a "weak" signal any longer @bsky.app

#weaksignals #foresight #trends #technological #social
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Nov 18
LOL, that is because people are leaving
November 18, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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#weaksignals #trends #technological
pwrdbyrog.bsky.social PwrdByROG | I2C @pwrdbyrog.bsky.social · May 11
Due to the digital deluge, we can't see what's in front of us and we can't distinguish between what's meaningful and what's not. “Information is no longer the power; deep and undivided attention is the power” (Richard Watson) #weaksignals #disrupt5

Reference: tinyurl.com/46u4evhn
November 18, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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www.sciencefocus.com/news/human-s...
#weaksignals #trends #planet
Mega-buildings are now slowing Earth’s spin. Here’s what that means for the planet
A huge dam in China is changing how long a day is.
www.sciencefocus.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:41 AM