Reid Gower

@JakeOrthwein @Meaningness oh hell yes

At long last! Podcast coming soon... @Meaningness

Prompt: a candid video of a very short man wearing a yellow shirt walking through a busy New York street yelling “you’re ugly” at cars as they drive by

Some prompts are too long - Preview: In rural Ireland, circa 1860s, two women, their long, modest dresses of homespun fabric whipping gently in the strong coastal wind, walk with determined strides across a windswept cliff top. The ground is carpeted with wildflowers in muted...

Here are some examples of the latest Google's AI videos (Veo 3). I'm speechless. The uncanny valley appears to be at least bridged, and soon to be crossed. Feels like a weird watershed moment. All of these videos are made completely from AI.

Appreciated your episode w/ Rutt, ordered the book and will seek more when it arrives. Thanks, cheers!

Does this have to do with the "identity" of the organism (human) being something like social/ecological? Meaning, the viability of "the organism" grows to encompass a distributed social web? Or does this have more to do with "value"? Curious how you would language this...

@BrendanGrahamD1 Intrigued by premise of "meaningful" information relating to the viability of the organism. I have one major question: Isn't it true that some of the most meaningful actions are precisely those that are self-sacrificial? I.e. taking a bullet for loved one, etc.

@elonmusk Elon wtf, knowingly posting AI photos as real for political gain is some dark triad ass shit.

Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!?

@BrianRoemmele Wowwww, I've seen a lot of sun footage but nothing like this. Thanks for sharing.

@NJHagens @Jonathan_Rowson 🥲

Philosopher and social scientist @Jonathan_Rowson makes the case for what he calls the "expert generalist." Full episode: youtu.be/XMZg7Nja2Pg?si…

@jim_rutt Faith in the story that hard work hard + decades of dedication > financial freedom & home ownership is dissolving rapidly. Why work hard if it's just for economic servitude forever?

Many of us are noticing a rising wave of incompetence in everything from the local hoe improvement store to our national politics. What's behind this?

@TOEwithCurt In recent conversation w/ @michaelpollan, Levin challenged the notion of "DEVELOPMENT" (embryonic, etc) as fundamentally a series of REPAIRS applied towards moving targets. Found this fascinating & plausible, would love to hear more. 2min link - (32m30s): youtube.com/watch?v=HQD3hV…

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Michael Levin. QUESTIONS NEEDED (comment below) Michael's expertise in xenobots, bioelectricity, and hyper-embryos is peerless. Going to film with him AT HIS LAB in-person shortly. Submit your questions now. His research is at the forefront of regenerative medicine.

@jasonvmiller Cheers Jason!

@ReidGower the Sagan series remains one of the most moving productions of my time.

"Listen to what your gut says" = "Highly ruminative individuals with depression exhibit abnormalities in the neural processing of gastric interoception." Fascinating when science lends supports to woo 🪄🔮 psypost.org/2022/11/highly…

@SarahAMcManus Have a blast! Would love to catchup when you're back :)

On the (bus to ferry to bus to train to plane to plane to bus to car) to Vibeclipse!