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Conor Feehly @conorfeehly.bsky.social · 18h

My new piece in @noemamag.com - Why the origin of life isn't just about self-replicating chemistry...

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 1d

The surprisingly lifelike behavior of inanimate chemicals & systems forces us to reconsider our assumptions about where minds reside, @conorfeehly.bsky.social writes.

#biology #cognition #chemistry #ool

The Surprisingly Lifelike Behavior Of Mindless Material | NOEMA

New ways of studying the origin of life are leading to a better understanding of consciousness and the mind.

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 1d

The surprisingly lifelike behavior of inanimate chemicals & systems forces us to reconsider our assumptions about where minds reside, @conorfeehly.bsky.social writes.

#biology #cognition #chemistry #ool

The Surprisingly Lifelike Behavior Of Mindless Material | NOEMA

New ways of studying the origin of life are leading to a better understanding of consciousness and the mind.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 1d

🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.”

IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.

✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/SzWevBN

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 1d

“We are as gods, so we might as well get good at it.” QED

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 2d

We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?

Aryn Baker explores.

#geneediting #crispr

Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA

Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 1d

I love @noemamag.com because their articles ALWAYS make me think. This one about applying gene editing to fighting climate change is a fascinating, deep, thoughtful read.

Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA

Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?

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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing my writing on "The Gulf World That Air Conditioning Wrought" once again because you can now listen to it read by a voice actor! Big thanks to the @noemamag.com team, who respected my ask to have a person narrate my writing rather than an automated voice. Check it out! 👂

The Gulf World That Air Conditioning Wrought | NOEMA

From Saudi Arabia to Qatar, rulers have used modern air conditioning to control landscapes and lives, forgoing traditional methods of keeping cool.

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Henry Wismayer @henrywismayer.bsky.social · 2d

Rather splendidly, I've also landed in this year's 'Best American Food and Travel Writing'.

Here's the piece that made the cut (another @noemamag.com joint): www.noemamag.com/nice-view-sh...

With thanks again to Bryant Terry and @jayasaxena.com for selecting.

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Henry Wismayer @henrywismayer.bsky.social · 2d

Very pleasing to see @noemamag.com's latest print edition drop through my letterbox.

It includes my piece about solar storms, and is a pretty beautiful thing. Link here if you want to buy a copy: shop.noemamag.com.

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 2d

We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?

Aryn Baker explores.

#geneediting #crispr

Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA

Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?

www.noemamag.com

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Furó Tamás-Márk @furotmark.github.io · 3d

Great read!

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · Sep 2

“Social media as we know it is dying, but we’re not condemned to its ruins.”

— @jamesosullivan.bsky.social

#socialmedia #attentioneconomy #aislop

The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

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Michèle Champagne @michhham.bsky.social · 3d

This piece is great.

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 8d

“Whoever controls AI infrastructure—compute, models, data, & cloud—will shape the economic & political order of the 21st century. The U.S. & China understand this & are mobilizing every instrument of statecraft to secure supremacy. Europe must understand it too.”

— @francescabria.bsky.social

#ai

Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA

Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.

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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 5d

🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.”

IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com.

✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/SzWevBN

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · 6d

New podcast episode! 👽🎙🖖

I read my @noemamag.com essay "What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves" and share a little bit about its origins.

Episode 188: What Searching For Aliens Reveals About Ourselves

Mike reads his Noema Magazine essay

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 6d

"AI is not merely a technological achievement, but a cultural project. It is here that Europe’s precautionary temperament clashes with the accelerationist fever of Silicon Valley.”

—Nathan Gardels

#ai #airegulation #europe

AI Acceleration Vs. Precaution | NOEMA

The clash between Europe and America serves as a check and balance on each other.

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 8d

“Whoever controls AI infrastructure—compute, models, data, & cloud—will shape the economic & political order of the 21st century. The U.S. & China understand this & are mobilizing every instrument of statecraft to secure supremacy. Europe must understand it too.”

— @francescabria.bsky.social

#ai

Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA

Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.

www.noemamag.com

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 9d

“Today the EU has AI regulation but not much AI to regulate, leaving European nations more dependent on U.S. & Chinese platforms.

This is what backfiring looks like.”

—Benjamin Bratton

#europe #ai #airegulation

Is European AI A Lost Cause? Not Necessarily. | NOEMA

If Europe wants to build a new AI Stack it should stop listening to critics who claim to lead the way but only offer resistance.

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Alex Lefebvre @lefebvrealex.bsky.social · 10d

In case you missed it: my lead essay in the new print issue of @noemamag.com, "From Statecraft to Soulcraft."

After 70 years, states are back in the business of shaping the good life. Welcome to the post-liberal era.

www.noemamag.com/from-statecr...

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 10d

We are so excited to see Noema taking over storefronts around the world!

Enjoying your new copy? Post a photo or video with Issue VI sharing what you like about the new issue & tag us! We'll send you a special token of appreciation for your support ✨

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Katie G @ktgarner.bsky.social · 11d

Looking through the back catalogue @noemamag.com and found this fascinating + gorgeous piece by @olliemilman.bsky.social - well worth your time: www.noemamag.com/the-cult-of-...

The Cult Of The American Lawn | NOEMA

Manicured grass yards are ecological dead zones. So why are they being forced on people by their neighbors and homeowner associations?

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Dang Nguyen @digitaldang.bsky.social · 12d

Context matters: Intervision is Russia’s post-Eurovision project, with Putin himself addressing the launch. Next year it heads to Saudi Arabia. Winning here is less about charts and more about positioning in a new cultural-political bloc.

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A New Soft Power Ploy By Putin | NOEMA

As the West tries to isolate Russia for its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin is using cultural events like the Intervision Song Contest to strengthen its ties with the Global South.

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Dang Nguyen @digitaldang.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted to be mentioned in Nathan Gardels’ new piece on sovereign AI zones. The Stack is no longer just a metaphor but a live architecture of choice, power, and alignment.

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 13d

“Vietnam has refused to adopt either Chinese or American models of AI & instead is building its own ‘core tech stack’ of language models, cloud infrastructure & even training data.”

#ai #geopolitics

A Diverse World Of Sovereign AI Zones | NOEMA

The emergence of virtual territories will reshape geopolitics.

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 13d

“Vietnam has refused to adopt either Chinese or American models of AI & instead is building its own ‘core tech stack’ of language models, cloud infrastructure & even training data.”

#ai #geopolitics

A Diverse World Of Sovereign AI Zones | NOEMA

The emergence of virtual territories will reshape geopolitics.

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⿻ Secretary of Vore 🎃 @eileen.actor · 14d

I got my first issue of @noemamag.com in the mail the other day. I don't *agree* with everything in it but the writing is good, it's designed beautifully, and it's kind of a thrill to hear such radically different perspectives from what I'm normally exposed to

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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 14d

Look what came in the mail! Cc @mariafarrell.bsky.social

Cover of "The Best American Science and Nature Writing"

Inside page with We Need To Rewild the Internet

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Dang Nguyen @digitaldang.bsky.social · 14d

Biggest @noemamag.com fan from down under—long weekend reading sorted.

A person wearing a dark knit sweater and a gray cap embroidered with the word “NOEMA” sits indoors at a light wooden table. They are smiling softly while holding up a Noema magazine, which features a colorful, abstract cover design with geometric shapes in pink, blue, orange, and black. The setting has modern, minimalist decor, with a small round lamp glowing warmly in the background.

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