Will AI make us smarter about money, or just faster fools? That was the core question I tackled a couple weeks ago on a panel for the @Financial Times in #NYC. We dissected the future of wealth planning and inheritance.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Will AI make us smarter about money, or just faster fools? That was the core question I tackled a couple weeks ago on a panel for the @Financial Times in #NYC. We dissected the future of wealth planning and inheritance.
It seems that Firefox has been barfing on all of my recent image uploads. This is Chrome. Such fun!
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It seems that Firefox has been barfing on all of my recent image uploads. This is Chrome. Such fun!
@INvolve + @YouTube named 100 “Outstanding Role Models” list this year. I’m honored to be included.
bit.ly/478FXZe
bit.ly/478FXZe
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@INvolve + @YouTube named 100 “Outstanding Role Models” list this year. I’m honored to be included.
bit.ly/478FXZe
bit.ly/478FXZe
SciFriday: Want a little time travel in your life? How about 6 short stories by six SFF heavy hitters in the new collection The Time Traveler's Passport.
www.audible.com/series/The-T...
www.audible.com/series/The-T...
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
SciFriday: Want a little time travel in your life? How about 6 short stories by six SFF heavy hitters in the new collection The Time Traveler's Passport.
www.audible.com/series/The-T...
www.audible.com/series/The-T...
Years ago, I gave a keynote for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. It just happened to be during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This pure coincidence gave rise to the greatest compliment I've ever received:
"Vivienne Ming is the funniest act at the Fringe this year."
Infinite happiness :)
"Vivienne Ming is the funniest act at the Fringe this year."
Infinite happiness :)
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Years ago, I gave a keynote for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh. It just happened to be during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This pure coincidence gave rise to the greatest compliment I've ever received:
"Vivienne Ming is the funniest act at the Fringe this year."
Infinite happiness :)
"Vivienne Ming is the funniest act at the Fringe this year."
Infinite happiness :)
Look at that: I’m an “Outstanding Role Model”! Thanks so much to @INvolve.people and @YouTube for giving me this same terribly misjudged honor again this year! I do genuinely appreciate it :)
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Look at that: I’m an “Outstanding Role Model”! Thanks so much to @INvolve.people and @YouTube for giving me this same terribly misjudged honor again this year! I do genuinely appreciate it :)
SciFriday: I just watched the latest season of “Rick & Morty”, the newest episodes of “Smiling Friends”, and sat in as my kids began the long journey of an “Adventure Time” rewatch party.
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SciFriday: I just watched the latest season of “Rick & Morty”, the newest episodes of “Smiling Friends”, and sat in as my kids began the long journey of an “Adventure Time” rewatch party.
Here I am talking AI and economic inclusion in Tel Aviv many years ago. I truly hope for the peace there, but so much hard work is yet to be done.
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here I am talking AI and economic inclusion in Tel Aviv many years ago. I truly hope for the peace there, but so much hard work is yet to be done.
Political polarization isn't just an unfortunate side effect of our times. It's a machine. The latest neuroscience just handed us the schematic.
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Political polarization isn't just an unfortunate side effect of our times. It's a machine. The latest neuroscience just handed us the schematic.
An extension of the “Old Man’s War” series, it has the same flavor and complex setting. I have one reservation, a bit of a pet peeve as a “professional mad scientist”, but to avoid spoilers you’ll just have to read it and decide for yourself.
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
An extension of the “Old Man’s War” series, it has the same flavor and complex setting. I have one reservation, a bit of a pet peeve as a “professional mad scientist”, but to avoid spoilers you’ll just have to read it and decide for yourself.
An AI-led team of AI scientists just made a real scientific discovery.
Is this the end of the human researcher? I argue it can be the birth of the Cyborg Collective 1.1.
Is this the end of the human researcher? I argue it can be the birth of the Cyborg Collective 1.1.
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
An AI-led team of AI scientists just made a real scientific discovery.
Is this the end of the human researcher? I argue it can be the birth of the Cyborg Collective 1.1.
Is this the end of the human researcher? I argue it can be the birth of the Cyborg Collective 1.1.
Worse Without
Is there a colonoscopy in your near future? My wish for you is that your endoscopist is (1) using AI to improve their skills and (2) not relying on AI to replace their skills. Unfortunately, the later might be the trend.
Is there a colonoscopy in your near future? My wish for you is that your endoscopist is (1) using AI to improve their skills and (2) not relying on AI to replace their skills. Unfortunately, the later might be the trend.
October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Worse Without
Is there a colonoscopy in your near future? My wish for you is that your endoscopist is (1) using AI to improve their skills and (2) not relying on AI to replace their skills. Unfortunately, the later might be the trend.
Is there a colonoscopy in your near future? My wish for you is that your endoscopist is (1) using AI to improve their skills and (2) not relying on AI to replace their skills. Unfortunately, the later might be the trend.
The lazy answer for the future of education is, "Teach every kid to ‘AI skills’." What does that even mean?
Oct 28th, I'm thrilled to be giving a free keynote for the Maryland State Library Resource Center in Baltimore: "How to Robot-Proof Your Kids".
Oct 28th, I'm thrilled to be giving a free keynote for the Maryland State Library Resource Center in Baltimore: "How to Robot-Proof Your Kids".
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The lazy answer for the future of education is, "Teach every kid to ‘AI skills’." What does that even mean?
Oct 28th, I'm thrilled to be giving a free keynote for the Maryland State Library Resource Center in Baltimore: "How to Robot-Proof Your Kids".
Oct 28th, I'm thrilled to be giving a free keynote for the Maryland State Library Resource Center in Baltimore: "How to Robot-Proof Your Kids".
Uncertain Societies Discriminate
Why do teams retreat into silos and tribes, especially under pressure? Beyond character flaws, new research suggests a more fundamental cause: tribalism grows with uncertainty.
Why do teams retreat into silos and tribes, especially under pressure? Beyond character flaws, new research suggests a more fundamental cause: tribalism grows with uncertainty.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Uncertain Societies Discriminate
Why do teams retreat into silos and tribes, especially under pressure? Beyond character flaws, new research suggests a more fundamental cause: tribalism grows with uncertainty.
Why do teams retreat into silos and tribes, especially under pressure? Beyond character flaws, new research suggests a more fundamental cause: tribalism grows with uncertainty.
Clarity of Purpose: We spend billions on brain games, supplements, and biohacks to keep our minds sharp as we age. Here’s a better prescription: have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning.
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Clarity of Purpose: We spend billions on brain games, supplements, and biohacks to keep our minds sharp as we age. Here’s a better prescription: have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning.
Now and then, YouTube recommends my own talks to me, not understanding how little I want to watch myself. Today, however, it served up a true career highlight: a keynote panel I did back in 2019 at the "Energy Disrupters" conference with Malcolm Gladwell and the late, great Sir Ken Robinson.
September 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Now and then, YouTube recommends my own talks to me, not understanding how little I want to watch myself. Today, however, it served up a true career highlight: a keynote panel I did back in 2019 at the "Energy Disrupters" conference with Malcolm Gladwell and the late, great Sir Ken Robinson.
It’s always a strange and gratifying moment when a problem you obsess over gets a big, shiny spotlight in a place like US News & World Report.
September 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s always a strange and gratifying moment when a problem you obsess over gets a big, shiny spotlight in a place like US News & World Report.
SF, Oakland, and Berkeley: Sep 17-18, come for the pie, stay for the Responsive Conference!
(btw, the pie is me; I’m giving a keynote this year.)
(btw, the pie is me; I’m giving a keynote this year.)
August 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SF, Oakland, and Berkeley: Sep 17-18, come for the pie, stay for the Responsive Conference!
(btw, the pie is me; I’m giving a keynote this year.)
(btw, the pie is me; I’m giving a keynote this year.)
Another podcast was crazy enough to inflict me on their audience. You should have a listen!
Check out Nonprofit Nation: pod.link/nonprofitnat...
And catch my episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Check out Nonprofit Nation: pod.link/nonprofitnat...
And catch my episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
June 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Another podcast was crazy enough to inflict me on their audience. You should have a listen!
Check out Nonprofit Nation: pod.link/nonprofitnat...
And catch my episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Check out Nonprofit Nation: pod.link/nonprofitnat...
And catch my episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Of the others, “400 Boys” sticks with me the most: a future not much worth fighting for, "heroes" not much worth rooting for,…giant monster babies—but it’s got so much style.
May 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Of the others, “400 Boys” sticks with me the most: a future not much worth fighting for, "heroes" not much worth rooting for,…giant monster babies—but it’s got so much style.
🚀 Fourth Wave of Open Data Panel #4 is here!
Data commons are key to the future of AI—for trust, transparency & innovation. Hear from Stefaan Verhulst, Angie Raymond, Heather Coates, Vivienne Ming [me!] & Alek Tarkowski on how to get it right.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Data commons are key to the future of AI—for trust, transparency & innovation. Hear from Stefaan Verhulst, Angie Raymond, Heather Coates, Vivienne Ming [me!] & Alek Tarkowski on how to get it right.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🚀 Fourth Wave of Open Data Panel #4 is here!
Data commons are key to the future of AI—for trust, transparency & innovation. Hear from Stefaan Verhulst, Angie Raymond, Heather Coates, Vivienne Ming [me!] & Alek Tarkowski on how to get it right.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Data commons are key to the future of AI—for trust, transparency & innovation. Hear from Stefaan Verhulst, Angie Raymond, Heather Coates, Vivienne Ming [me!] & Alek Tarkowski on how to get it right.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A new interview on Dionysus Health's predictive #PostpartumDepression epigenetic test and all of the challenges bringing it to market. Learn more about this first-ever biological test for mental health. #PPD #MaternalWellness #AI #MentalHealthTech #Neuroscience
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
April 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A new interview on Dionysus Health's predictive #PostpartumDepression epigenetic test and all of the challenges bringing it to market. Learn more about this first-ever biological test for mental health. #PPD #MaternalWellness #AI #MentalHealthTech #Neuroscience
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
We fear uncertainty. That fear makes us worse.
Read more on this week's research round-up at academy.socos.org/be-confident...
Read more on this week's research round-up at academy.socos.org/be-confident...
January 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We fear uncertainty. That fear makes us worse.
Read more on this week's research round-up at academy.socos.org/be-confident...
Read more on this week's research round-up at academy.socos.org/be-confident...
have given so many talks and written quite a few essays for the FT over the years—in London, Amsterdam, DC, and (in the photo above) NYC.
And there’s more to come. Keep an eye out for a new essay soon!
And there’s more to come. Keep an eye out for a new essay soon!
January 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
have given so many talks and written quite a few essays for the FT over the years—in London, Amsterdam, DC, and (in the photo above) NYC.
And there’s more to come. Keep an eye out for a new essay soon!
And there’s more to come. Keep an eye out for a new essay soon!