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The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (@ieet.org) is an international nonprofit technoprogressive think tank. Also on Substack, Facebook, Bsky and we podcast. #futureofwork #AIethics #humanenhancement
Five mythical archetypes capture distinct philosophical styles: the questioning Sphinx, the system-building Leviathan, the shape-shifting Kitsune, the anguished Minotaur, and the clarifying Garuda. bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Which of the 5 philosophical archetypes best describes you?
The Sphinx, the Leviathan, the Minotaur, the Kitsune, and the Garuda. We are all philosophers, but what kind of philosopher are you?
bigthink.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Five mythical archetypes capture distinct philosophical styles: the questioning Sphinx, the system-building Leviathan, the shape-shifting Kitsune, the anguished Minotaur, and the clarifying Garuda. bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Shitter succeeded at being the most fascist news portal www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Shitter succeeded at being the most fascist news portal www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
Approximately 10 Million U.S. Adults Microdosed Psilocybin, LSD, or MDMA in the Past Year www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
U.S. Psychedelic Use and Microdosing
An estimated 10 million U.S. adults microdosed psilocybin, LSD, or MDMA in 2025. That's according to a new RAND study that draws on a first-of-its-kind survey.
www.rand.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Approximately 10 Million U.S. Adults Microdosed Psilocybin, LSD, or MDMA in the Past Year www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Space babies are a long way off. Space is fundamentally hostile to human life and reproduction, between interruptions to the circadian rhythm, limited gravity, and cosmic radiation. www.extremetech.com/science/stud...
Study Raises Serious Concerns About Reproduction in Space
It won't happen anytime soon, but it's inevitable nonetheless.
www.extremetech.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Space babies are a long way off. Space is fundamentally hostile to human life and reproduction, between interruptions to the circadian rhythm, limited gravity, and cosmic radiation. www.extremetech.com/science/stud...
They get the technoprogressive message - check them out here www.linkedin.com/company/web3...
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
They get the technoprogressive message - check them out here www.linkedin.com/company/web3...
Shingles vaccine is anti-aging medicine. The shingles vaccine was significantly associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and a lower overall composite biological aging score. Vaccination was also tied to increased immunity. www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Shingles vaccine is anti-aging medicine. The shingles vaccine was significantly associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and a lower overall composite biological aging score. Vaccination was also tied to increased immunity. www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-fl...
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Nir Eisikovitz and I will be co-hosting a live episode of Prosthetic Gods April 2 at the University of New Hampshire, as part of their Sidore Memorial AI Ethics conference. The discussion is free and open to the public, and will appear as a podcast episode.
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
Artificial Intelligence and Human Values: A Public Conversation
www.themusichall.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Nir Eisikovitz and I will be co-hosting a live episode of Prosthetic Gods April 2 at the University of New Hampshire, as part of their Sidore Memorial AI Ethics conference. The discussion is free and open to the public, and will appear as a podcast episode.
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
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A new book by the journalist Yi-Ling Liu documents the rise and fall of emancipatory politics on China’s internet and offers insights into the limitations of struggling for change online.
How China’s Counterculture Went Online
A new book by the journalist Yi-Ling Liu documents the rise and fall of emancipatory politics on China’s internet and offers insights into the limitations of struggling for change online.
jacobin.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A new book by the journalist Yi-Ling Liu documents the rise and fall of emancipatory politics on China’s internet and offers insights into the limitations of struggling for change online.
This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy.
The Trump administration has fused a social-media worldview with authoritarian tendencies—and in this “clicktatorship,” Donald Moynihan argues, “judgment and decision making are hyper-responsive to what’s happening on the far-right internet.” theatln.tc/J33TURQ9
Donald Trump Has Built a Clicktatorship
Even the administration’s budget proposals read like Truth Social posts.
theatln.tc
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The Trump administration has fused a social-media worldview with authoritarian tendencies—and in this “clicktatorship,” Donald Moynihan argues, “judgment and decision making are hyper-responsive to what’s happening on the far-right internet.” theatln.tc/J33TURQ9
CFP deadline of March 10, 2026 for the Posthuman Studies Conference (PSC), Ethics of Emerging Technologies: In Between Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanism, June 12–13, 2026, at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. www.posthumanstudies.org/projects/pos...
Posthuman Studies Association (PSA) - Posthuman Studies Conference Series (PSC)
2nd POSTHUMAN STUDIES CONFERENCE (PSC)
www.posthumanstudies.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
CFP deadline of March 10, 2026 for the Posthuman Studies Conference (PSC), Ethics of Emerging Technologies: In Between Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanism, June 12–13, 2026, at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. www.posthumanstudies.org/projects/pos...
This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J are discussing the hit Apple TV show Pluribus. Created by Vince Gilligan, the show runner of Breaking Bad, the show explores a world taken over by a very nice hive mind that wants to give you anything you want. prostheticgods.podbean.com/e/pluribus/
Pluribus | Prosthetic Gods
Episode 34 - Pluribus
This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J are discussing the hit Apple TV show Pluribus. Created by Vince Gilligan, the show runner of Breaking Bad, the show explores a world taken...
prostheticgods.podbean.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This week on Prosthetic Gods, Nir and J are discussing the hit Apple TV show Pluribus. Created by Vince Gilligan, the show runner of Breaking Bad, the show explores a world taken over by a very nice hive mind that wants to give you anything you want. prostheticgods.podbean.com/e/pluribus/
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A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal for public interest advocates and litigators, writes Jordan Ascher, policy counsel at Governing for Impact. It’s time to prepare for a flood of machine-generated rules.
Trump Administration Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on AI-in-Government Plans
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal, writes Jordan Ascher.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal for public interest advocates and litigators, writes Jordan Ascher, policy counsel at Governing for Impact. It’s time to prepare for a flood of machine-generated rules.
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The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
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Reducing AI risk isn't just about slowing down. It's also about removing the pressure to rush.
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Reducing AI risk isn't just about slowing down. It's also about removing the pressure to rush.
A physician based in California has become the first medical provider sued under a recently enacted Texas statute that empowers private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into the state.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Texas man sues California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to state
Suit is the first under new law allowing residents to sue providers protected in their states under ‘shield laws’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
A physician based in California has become the first medical provider sued under a recently enacted Texas statute that empowers private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into the state.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why the war on migrants, drugs and people in poverty have become linchpins for fascist mobilisation.
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
Lifeboats, steampunk and colonialism – fascism today | Transnational Institute
In this fascinating opening interview for State of Power 2026, scholar activists Toscano and Walia explore the historic roots and current capitalist dynamics that have led to the rise of fascism world...
www.tni.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Why the war on migrants, drugs and people in poverty have become linchpins for fascist mobilisation.
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
Chatbots as social companions: How people perceive consciousness, human likeness, and social health benefits in machines
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, one question that arises is how human-AI interaction might impact human-human interaction. Chatbots, for example, are increasingly used as soci...
arxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
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At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
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FDA Targets Gender-Affirming Garments, Warning Companies that Serve Trans Customers
At least 12 companies received letters from the agency stating that the gender-affirming compression garments are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
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A.I. is deliciously out of control. The future will decide we live in a New Enlightenment.
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A.I. is deliciously out of control. The future will decide we live in a New Enlightenment.
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1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
Anti aging Therapies Should Be A Governmental Initiative
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
Would liberalizing access to human enhancement technologies make society more unequal? www.youtube.com/shorts/fJVm9...
Should We Limit Body Enhancement?
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Would liberalizing access to human enhancement technologies make society more unequal? www.youtube.com/shorts/fJVm9...
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads - Dr. J. on the social determinants of life expectancy youtube.com/shorts/ykavK...
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads - Dr. J. on the social determinants of life expectancy youtube.com/shorts/ykavK...
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The latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, released last week, details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while engaging in violence and defying court orders.
DHS AI Surveillance Arsenal Grows as Agency Defies Courts
A Department of Homeland Security AI inventory contains details on new tools used by ICE and border patrol agents in Trump's deportation campaign.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, released last week, details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while engaging in violence and defying court orders.