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I wrote a piece for Big Think's recent "Roots of Resilience" issue on d/acc, Vitalik Buterin's framework for accelerating technology while building in the protective layers that make it safe to deploy at scale. Progress isn't the enemy, but it creates a design requirement, the faster capabilities grow, the more deliberately we need to build in resilience. https://lnkd.in/dnWA2nrJ

How accurate are our memories? | Lisa Genova

Recent research may revolutionize the story of how life began. Ethan Siegel explains how our view of life's beginnings is changing and what it might mean for how life may begin elsewhere. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eDPQ3VpU

How experiences affect your DNA | Rachel Yehuda

Eric Markowitz shares how a small shop in Kyoto connects mastery with meditation. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eN8muzqY

Our March issue, The Roots of Resilience is live now on bigthink.com. Some of what's inside: ⬤ A neuroscientist's perspective on what happens when resilience backfires ⬤ What we can learn from daffodils about outliving the winter ⬤ How Tommy Caldwell lost a finger, survived a kidnapping, and became a rock climbing legend Read it here: https://buff.ly/pcduIvZ Become a member to read without ads and get the magazine delivered in print.

Andy Weir on "Project Hail Mary" and how he writes stories by starting with science. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gnK2A-c8 🎨 Sarah Soryal

Will AI friends become the norm? | Derek Thompson

The secret to effective male communication | Richard Reeves