Nathan Whitmore
@nathanww.bsky.social
I design tech for cognitive enhancement at the MIT Media Lab. he/him. Was @brain_juices on twitter.
The Senate has to approve a budget next week which means that NOW is a great time to tell your senators to strip funding from ICE. This site has a script and contact info!
5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/22) - PASSED HOUSE, SENATE VOTE NEXT WEEK ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates January 22, 2026: By a 220-207 vote, the House has passed H.R. 7147, the standalone DHS appropriations bill. Republican Rep. Massie (KY) voted …
5calls.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The Senate has to approve a budget next week which means that NOW is a great time to tell your senators to strip funding from ICE. This site has a script and contact info!
5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
Probably unpopular take but I think monetizing apps/websites with crypto mining was a good idea we gave up on too soon.
It gets around the problems of ad funding, it's a natural solution for spam/bot control and the downside of extra compute is not that bad especially if managed well.
It gets around the problems of ad funding, it's a natural solution for spam/bot control and the downside of extra compute is not that bad especially if managed well.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Probably unpopular take but I think monetizing apps/websites with crypto mining was a good idea we gave up on too soon.
It gets around the problems of ad funding, it's a natural solution for spam/bot control and the downside of extra compute is not that bad especially if managed well.
It gets around the problems of ad funding, it's a natural solution for spam/bot control and the downside of extra compute is not that bad especially if managed well.
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And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
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Adopt ‘air hygiene’ ratings—like food hygiene—for indoor spaces.
Independent SAGE designed such a ‘scores on the doors’ system, yet progress is minimal.
Make clean air as normal as clean water: visible standards, accountability, and incentives to improve.
9/10
Independent SAGE designed such a ‘scores on the doors’ system, yet progress is minimal.
Make clean air as normal as clean water: visible standards, accountability, and incentives to improve.
9/10
December 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Adopt ‘air hygiene’ ratings—like food hygiene—for indoor spaces.
Independent SAGE designed such a ‘scores on the doors’ system, yet progress is minimal.
Make clean air as normal as clean water: visible standards, accountability, and incentives to improve.
9/10
Independent SAGE designed such a ‘scores on the doors’ system, yet progress is minimal.
Make clean air as normal as clean water: visible standards, accountability, and incentives to improve.
9/10
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Flu is surging. What can we do about it?
Layered protections—vaccination, isolation with liveable sick pay, and clean air—enabled by government and institutions.
BMJ Opinion by Stephen Reicher, @martinmckee.bsky.social & @profstevegriffin.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Layered protections—vaccination, isolation with liveable sick pay, and clean air—enabled by government and institutions.
BMJ Opinion by Stephen Reicher, @martinmckee.bsky.social & @profstevegriffin.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate: will we finally learn the lessons from covid this flu season?
With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require syste...
www.bmj.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Flu is surging. What can we do about it?
Layered protections—vaccination, isolation with liveable sick pay, and clean air—enabled by government and institutions.
BMJ Opinion by Stephen Reicher, @martinmckee.bsky.social & @profstevegriffin.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Layered protections—vaccination, isolation with liveable sick pay, and clean air—enabled by government and institutions.
BMJ Opinion by Stephen Reicher, @martinmckee.bsky.social & @profstevegriffin.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
I think one of the best things about AI search engines is how they foster curiosity by lowering the bar to asking questions, which is where creativity comes from.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I think one of the best things about AI search engines is how they foster curiosity by lowering the bar to asking questions, which is where creativity comes from.
Well that's a bit ominous...
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Well that's a bit ominous...
Come say hi if you're going to #sfn25 and want to chat about cognitive enhancement, sleep, or memory! I'm around starting this evening and will be postering on Tuesday morning !
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Come say hi if you're going to #sfn25 and want to chat about cognitive enhancement, sleep, or memory! I'm around starting this evening and will be postering on Tuesday morning !
One odd implication of the AI doom argument is that (super)intelligence is a sort of fungible power that can shape most things to your will.
Eg do you believe that had Kamala been sufficiently smart, she would have won the election? Could she win the election in Russia? In China?
Eg do you believe that had Kamala been sufficiently smart, she would have won the election? Could she win the election in Russia? In China?
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
One odd implication of the AI doom argument is that (super)intelligence is a sort of fungible power that can shape most things to your will.
Eg do you believe that had Kamala been sufficiently smart, she would have won the election? Could she win the election in Russia? In China?
Eg do you believe that had Kamala been sufficiently smart, she would have won the election? Could she win the election in Russia? In China?
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
The cool thing about prediction markets is that they are basically a way to monetize special interests.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The cool thing about prediction markets is that they are basically a way to monetize special interests.
Tonight at 6 eastern time: Come talk about the craziest solutions to cool the planet (and whether we should do them)
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www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Tonight at 6 eastern time: Come talk about the craziest solutions to cool the planet (and whether we should do them)
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
Tonight: It's almost Halloween, so it's time for the creepiest animals! 6:30 eastern time at www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tonight: It's almost Halloween, so it's time for the creepiest animals! 6:30 eastern time at www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
Communism in the US is a lot like quicksand in that we all grew up thinking it was gonna be a much bigger issue than it is.
When the Trump admin uses "antifa" as a boogeyman at least that's a reference from the current century but Mike Johnson is trying to get Americans scared of the Communist Party like it's 1950 lol
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Communism in the US is a lot like quicksand in that we all grew up thinking it was gonna be a much bigger issue than it is.
This Consumer Reports lead story shows a lot about what we get wrong in talking about chemicals in food.
The main claim is that protein powders often contain "unsafe" levels of lead. Which is bizarre because there's no safe level of lead other than 0 lead.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
The main claim is that protein powders often contain "unsafe" levels of lead. Which is bizarre because there's no safe level of lead other than 0 lead.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This Consumer Reports lead story shows a lot about what we get wrong in talking about chemicals in food.
The main claim is that protein powders often contain "unsafe" levels of lead. Which is bizarre because there's no safe level of lead other than 0 lead.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
The main claim is that protein powders often contain "unsafe" levels of lead. Which is bizarre because there's no safe level of lead other than 0 lead.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Everyone loves evidence-based practices until the evidence says to eat a clove of raw garlic.
(By everyone I mean me)
(By everyone I mean me)
October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everyone loves evidence-based practices until the evidence says to eat a clove of raw garlic.
(By everyone I mean me)
(By everyone I mean me)
Highly recommend tracking your mood and activities because if you have a terrible day you can be like oh well at least I collected some data to improve my life
October 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Highly recommend tracking your mood and activities because if you have a terrible day you can be like oh well at least I collected some data to improve my life
It's darkly ironic how many people will tell you that AI damages critical thinking skills solely on the basis of "it seems like it"
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's darkly ironic how many people will tell you that AI damages critical thinking skills solely on the basis of "it seems like it"
Is BPA really bad for you? Did getting rid of lead make us better people? Tonight we're talking about poisons, toxins, and how we study them! 7 PM eastern time at www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Is BPA really bad for you? Did getting rid of lead make us better people? Tonight we're talking about poisons, toxins, and how we study them! 7 PM eastern time at www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
What is the ideal amount of Teflon in your food? If you said zero Teflon, you're *wrong*--according to the winner of this year's Ig-Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
Join us at 9 eastern time to chat about the year's weirdest science at the Ig-Nobels!
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
Join us at 9 eastern time to chat about the year's weirdest science at the Ig-Nobels!
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What is the ideal amount of Teflon in your food? If you said zero Teflon, you're *wrong*--according to the winner of this year's Ig-Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
Join us at 9 eastern time to chat about the year's weirdest science at the Ig-Nobels!
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
Join us at 9 eastern time to chat about the year's weirdest science at the Ig-Nobels!
www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
Finally read the ai-2027.com scenario and my main impression is that this is real heavy on geopolitics for a team that knows nothing about geopolitics.
Like if your thesis is that the fate of the world will be decided by a US-China arms race, shouldn't you involve some people who...study that?
Like if your thesis is that the fate of the world will be decided by a US-China arms race, shouldn't you involve some people who...study that?
AI 2027
A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
ai-2027.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Finally read the ai-2027.com scenario and my main impression is that this is real heavy on geopolitics for a team that knows nothing about geopolitics.
Like if your thesis is that the fate of the world will be decided by a US-China arms race, shouldn't you involve some people who...study that?
Like if your thesis is that the fate of the world will be decided by a US-China arms race, shouldn't you involve some people who...study that?
Our next stream is tonight at 6:45 Eastern time! Come chat about the fake (and real) science that's been viral on social media recently! www.twitch.tv/philososcien...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our next stream is tonight at 6:45 Eastern time! Come chat about the fake (and real) science that's been viral on social media recently! www.twitch.tv/philososcien...