David Wood - h/acc, u/pol, d/age
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Chair, London Futurists. Executive Director of LEV Foundation. Author or Lead Editor of 12 books about the future. PDA/smartphone pioneer. Symbian co-founder
Joined January 2009
Here's the big picture I try to keep in mind when I'm deciding how to spend my time
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A vaccine with a remarkable unexpected side-effect
An analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention. #2025Recap ⭐ https://t.co/R2aeCKxjQf
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Rejuvenating aging: how LEVF aims to treat the root cause of disease @dw2 @longevityevf Combining repair therapies in mice could redefine how science tackles aging itself #LifeExtension #longevity #Investment
https://t.co/GgQdOvLcNK
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Key points summary of LEV Foundation article. Combining repair therapies in mice could redefine how science tackles aging itself
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A Tale of Two Moratoriums (the opening words)
If only Dickens were alive, and writing about US policy and paid by the word. A Tale of Two Moratoriums. [clears throat] It was the Accelerationist of times, it was the Butlerian Jihadist of times, it was the age of artificial intelligence, it was the age of human foolishness,
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From my LEVF 2025 end-of-year summary: Progress, but not happening quickly enough. Our current and past supporters have provided very generous contributions, but on our current trajectory, the comprehensive cure and prevention of age-related disease remains too far in the future
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Find the episode here - and discover what's meant by the counterintuitive but transformative idea of "the zero billion dollar market"
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To me, it's no surprise that the book won the 2025 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award. Ahead of recording this podcast episode, I thought I should listen to a few of its chapters. 36 hours later, I had finished the entire book - it was so interesting!
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The new book by journalist @StephenWitt, "The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip", is full of absorbing insights. For a brief taste, check out the latest @LondonFuturists Podcast episode, where the author shares some of his thinking
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PS for some corrections to the fictionalised aspects of the film, see this thoughtful review by Michael Shermer
skeptic.com
Michael Shermer reviews “Nuremberg” (2025), dir. James Vanderbilt. Starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, and Leo Woodall.
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Because they deal with huge themes, some films deserve to be seen on a huge screen. Nuremberg covers events in 1946 but addresses topics that will be highly relevant whenever the world attempts repairs after the current disastrous leadership in both Russia and the USA
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This thread has some very important hard truths
Regarding the 'AI Abundance' narrative: If you think the AI industry is going to give everyone limitless stuff forever, you don't understand corporate fiduciary duty to shareholders. If the you think the AI billionaires are going to give everyone limitless free stuff forever,
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Lest we forget
In 1968, historian Robert Conquest published research showing Stalin killed millions. Western intellectuals called him a propagandist. A Cold War hack. A CIA plant. Then the USSR collapsed. The archives opened. And every number he predicted was proven correct; or too
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Disturbing. With good reason
This is what happens when we let AI into our homes—especially with kids. No guardrails. Real risks. Lives lost. Take action before the White House and Congress strips states’ power to protect families: 👉 https://t.co/VOLl3SzIEj
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"We've got a safety team working on that... we don't really know how to do that..."
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Hi @AudibleSupport - How do I export a copy of my Wish List, so that I can send it to any family members who may be wondering what Christmas gift to get for me :-) ?
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Since October 7, I have been immersed in that history and discovering so many,facts that are publicly known yet somehow excluded from the discourse.
@trader1sz @Haqiqatjou I didn't read the book but I don't need to. Victims don't need proof. We Orthodox Jews know well of the Zionist attacks on the Jewish communities of Iraq. We also know of the Lavon affair, the sinking of the Patria, the sabotaging of escape routes for Jews during the Holocaust if
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LEVF 2025 End-of-Year Update: https://t.co/mJ0ghXZ2JJ One of the most important research directions for the future of humanity is being pursued by LEVF – the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation – @LongevityEVF – of which I am proud to be the Treasurer and a Board Member (in a
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Disappointing but not surprising
WIRED: OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company's Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy. Four people familiar with the matter tell WIRED that OpenAI allegedly has become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could
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Winding up this thread, I apologise for all the cases when my hurried posts didn't adequately represent the kinds of points being made by various speakers. For a fuller picture, please check the recording at the beginning of
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One overall reflection from me is that the UK's MPs, who often display unpleasant "yah-boo" pantomime behaviour in adversarial parliamentary occasions, can actually be pretty thoughtful and collaborative in less confrontational circumstances such as this debate
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