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Joined February 2009
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Partisanship is poisoning our societal immune system. In a new op-ed for @scientificamer , I discuss how we can fix what’s broken and lay the groundwork for faster, more effective public health systems. https://t.co/O3xYgTBsc0
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States and universities must step up to preserve data, and Congress must act to preserve our nation’s health
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The advent of AI might just be the latest stage of a biological process that has produced ever more complex, mutually interdependent entities over evolutionary time. Thank you @Nature for publishing my perspective on this: https://t.co/GYmiKmQapi
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Congratulations to @_HannahRitchie whose brilliant book CLEARING THE AIR has been included on @BillGates' Five Book to Read This Winter. CLEARING THE AIR is out in the UK from @vintagebooks and will be published in the US on 3 March 2026 by @mitpress
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Thank you @FT and Bloomberg @business for selecting “What Is Intelligence?” for your best books lists of 2025. I’m honored to see my work alongside so many great new books & talented authors. Grateful to @NBerggruen, @johnthornhillft, and the @antikythera_xyz & @mitpress teams.
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Wang Hongzhe's 'Five Moments in the History of Chinese Cybernetics' (from Machine Decision Is Not Final) featured in the @mitpress reader:
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Tracing the history of cybernetics in China from Norbert Wiener’s visit to Qian Xuesen’s systems thinking and Mao’s “electronic revolution."
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Our flash sale ends tonight! Last chance to grab a beautiful book for yourself or a friend at 40% off from a site that isn't Amazon. https://t.co/06Sl9SnXw9
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Honored to contribute to “Machine Decision Is Not Final,” a fascinating collection of global (and especially Chinese) perspectives on the future of AI. In my chapter, “The Mother of Ten Thousand Things,” I explore perception and collective creativity.
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I’m beyond excited to announce our MIT Press book on Neuroevolution! An HTML version is now available for free on https://t.co/cuzR3RRWSt, with a print edition coming out later in 2026. Real intelligence is not static; it evolves. For decades, the field of neuroevolution has
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Drawing on insights from my new book, “Corporations at Climate Crossroads,” I penned a piece for the @ConversationUS answering the question whether the world’s largest corporations will continue their environment commitments despite political headwinds. @mitpress @ASUPubAffairs
Despite Trump's rollback of climate policies, major corporations like Walmart are quietly maintaining their environmental commitments. State regulations and global pressure are proving stronger incentives than federal deregulation, explains an economist.
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It's #UniversityPressWeek! We're sharing how we #TeamUP with @mitpress to expand our #OpenAccess titles. https://t.co/AHHFqDCQJP
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Published today: "Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms," by #RUSCI Assoc. #LIS Prof. Amelia Acker. Published by MIT Press, the book is available both open access and for purchase. Congratulations, Amelia! https://t.co/v7p5yDfGsa
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Once again I am reminding you to celebrate his birthday
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Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection, and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today, he is all but forgotten.
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"I’ve learned that good scholarship, like good politics, depends on empathy as much as on evidence." https://t.co/C8t0cKdfpS
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🚨 OUT TODAY 🚨 The Cory Arcangel Hack Digital Culture and Aesthetic Practice By Eivind Røssaak Preface by Alexander R. Galloway @mitpress A deep dive into the last 25 years of my non-sense w/ theories of Flow Cuts, Breaks, Remixes and Parodies 🎓 https://t.co/6horwLr2ce
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The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives - by behavioral economist Michael Hallsworth. Overlaps with my analysis of "rational hypocrisy" in When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... Hypocrisy can maintain the common-knowledge understanding that
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In our increasingly distrusting and polarized nations, accusations of hypocrisy are everywhere. But the strange truth is that our attempts to stamp out hypocrisy often backfire, creating what Michael...
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Artificial intelligence is taking the world by a storm🤖⚡ Explore its history—and its future—with this ebook @humble bundle from @mit press. A $650+ value, all for the price of your choice! https://t.co/iqQMWFhpYS
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Friends in Chicago: I hope you'll join me at @SeminaryCoop bookstore on Nov 11 to explore the nature of life and intelligence. I'll share more about the story behind "What Is Intelligence?" (out via @mitpress & @antikythera_xyz), followed by a Q&A and book signing.
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Laura Tripaldi, author of ‘Parallel Minds’, on some non-labour-saving robots that don’t aid productivity or add value ! https://t.co/S06EjNYoYx
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HUGE NEWS! 🎉 I'm thrilled to announce that the legendary Mark Moffett—"The Indiana Jones of Entomology"—has officially endorsed #BecomingMartian! Ready to pre-order your copy? https://t.co/wdxtF0VBXU
@mitpress #BookEndorsement #Space #Mars #Science #Evolution #NewBook
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