John Moravec
@moravec.us
Education futurist, technologist, author, and knowmad. Editor-in-chief, On the Horizon. Working on innovations for global community.
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We gamified cheating with AI … with a little help from goblins
At Education Futures, we believe that learning happens best when curiosity meets a bit of mischief, something often experienced…
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What happens when we gamify cheating in schools with AI?
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
Anybody else notice the crazy ton of trackers the post office places in its website? cc @rogueusps.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Anybody else notice the crazy ton of trackers the post office places in its website? cc @rogueusps.bsky.social
Quite the space weather this evening over Minnesota.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Quite the space weather this evening over Minnesota.
So.... my Facebook feed is getting flooded with AI generated videos, promoting/celebrating right-wing violence. Somebody is paying for this, and Facebook made the decision to let the content run.
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So.... my Facebook feed is getting flooded with AI generated videos, promoting/celebrating right-wing violence. Somebody is paying for this, and Facebook made the decision to let the content run.
What happens when we gamify cheating in schools with AI?
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
We gamified cheating with AI … with a little help from goblins
At Education Futures, we believe that learning happens best when curiosity meets a bit of mischief, something often experienced…
educationfutures.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What happens when we gamify cheating in schools with AI?
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
This “ethical cheating” transforms curiosity and mischief into critical literacy. Educators can integrate the platforms into their classrooms through guides, activities, and resources that connect play, analysis, and technological ethics.
Education under threat: Is innovation the key to resilience? Read my blog! www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/opinion-and-...
Global Trends in disruptive technological change: Implications for education
Read this blog that summarises research on global trends in disruptive technological change and examines their policy and social implications for education, presenting a framework to guide systems wit...
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Education under threat: Is innovation the key to resilience? Read my blog! www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/opinion-and-...
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The guy on the floor is America.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The guy on the floor is America.
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“ @fightforthefuture.org highlights Flock's involvement in releasing surveillance footage to ICE… escalating raids & deportation operations…Flock has also provided data to law enforcement to investigate people traveling out of state seeking abortion medical care.“
www.cnet.com/home/securit...
www.cnet.com/home/securit...
Digital Rights Group Tells Amazon Ring Owners to Turn Off Cameras This Halloween
The concern is over Amazon's new partnership with Flock, which allegedly shares data with federal and local officials conducting immigration raids.
www.cnet.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“ @fightforthefuture.org highlights Flock's involvement in releasing surveillance footage to ICE… escalating raids & deportation operations…Flock has also provided data to law enforcement to investigate people traveling out of state seeking abortion medical care.“
www.cnet.com/home/securit...
www.cnet.com/home/securit...
GEFRI en Argentina: "El Gefri invita a leer la educación no como un área aislada, sino como el núcleo de la capacidad de adaptación de un país. Desde esa perspectiva, Argentina combina una población preparada con un Estado poco apto todavía para sostener esa preparación en el tiempo."
Argentina ante el futuro educativo
www.perfil.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
GEFRI en Argentina: "El Gefri invita a leer la educación no como un área aislada, sino como el núcleo de la capacidad de adaptación de un país. Desde esa perspectiva, Argentina combina una población preparada con un Estado poco apto todavía para sostener esa preparación en el tiempo."
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from Eagle Lake Observatory last night.
October 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from Eagle Lake Observatory last night.
US consumer with a correction for @reuters.com here: Colombia does not pay the Trump tariffs for imports to the US. We do.
US says it hit Colombian rebel ship as Trump calls Petro ‘illegal drug leader’
U.S. forces attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, the same day President Donald Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" and said payments to the South American nation would cease.
www.reuters.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
US consumer with a correction for @reuters.com here: Colombia does not pay the Trump tariffs for imports to the US. We do.
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
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Ice Fishing in Portland
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ice Fishing in Portland
Nice chart.
"Over half of ChatGPT use cases are for learning and productivity. 90% of users rely on the free version of ChatGPT." visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-peopl... #edtech #ILoveEdTech #ImFutureReady #elearning #AIEd
Charted: How People Actually Use ChatGPT, According to New Research
Using new OpenAI research, this striking data visualization reveals the top reasons people use ChatGPT, from writing help to life advice.
visualcapitalist.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nice chart.
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On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”
Who’s after Kimmel?
Corporate-owned media is bending the knee to our dim-witted dictator
www.thealtmedia.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”
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Not mentioned in this column: firearm suicide rates in rural areas of Minnesota are 1.5 to 2 times higher than in urban areas, but keep slinging that bucolic bullshit.
988 works everywhere. Please call if you need help.
988 works everywhere. Please call if you need help.
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Not mentioned in this column: firearm suicide rates in rural areas of Minnesota are 1.5 to 2 times higher than in urban areas, but keep slinging that bucolic bullshit.
988 works everywhere. Please call if you need help.
988 works everywhere. Please call if you need help.
Why are education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa consistently failing to deliver? This data-driven analysis argues we must move beyond simply boosting enrollment and instead focus on building resilient, trustworthy systems.
educationfutures.com/post/school-...
educationfutures.com/post/school-...
School access and gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Through the lens of GEFRI
Education is one of the most powerful levers for social progress and economic development. Yet across Sub-Saharan Africa, access…
educationfutures.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Why are education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa consistently failing to deliver? This data-driven analysis argues we must move beyond simply boosting enrollment and instead focus on building resilient, trustworthy systems.
educationfutures.com/post/school-...
educationfutures.com/post/school-...
I have a feeling people will be reading about the Munich Agreement tonight. Here's the Wikipedia page, saving you the Google search: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
Munich Agreement - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I have a feeling people will be reading about the Munich Agreement tonight. Here's the Wikipedia page, saving you the Google search: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...
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Columbia should have asked their history department how well appeasement works.
July 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Columbia should have asked their history department how well appeasement works.
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Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
In response to Thomas Arnett's thoughtful piece on AI and student motivation, I challenge the assumption that motivation is something extrinsic that needs to be managed. educationfutures.com/post/motivat...
Motivation is something we create with students, not something we do to them
Thomas Arnett’s piece “AI can personalize learning. It can’t make students care” makes a compelling case that adolescent motivation…
educationfutures.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In response to Thomas Arnett's thoughtful piece on AI and student motivation, I challenge the assumption that motivation is something extrinsic that needs to be managed. educationfutures.com/post/motivat...
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Rep Hortman was also an advocate for better gun safety regulations
Jon Stewart asks: How many gun deaths is too many for the GOP?
June 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Rep Hortman was also an advocate for better gun safety regulations
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April 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM