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Curated reading from Benjamin's manifest — articles and posts he picked out for the public feed.

Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote - DHH

27 Sep 2026

DHH opens Rails World 2026 in Austin with a keynote on the age of AI agents: why 37signals has gone "pencils down" on handwritten code, why Rails' convention... --- Source:

bioRxiv (Levin lab) — MOMbot, a robot scientist that autonomously searches the space of physical field interventions on living tissue

23 Sep 2026

## Abstract Biological systems respond to a wide range of physical inputs and an overarching goal of biological research is understanding how these signaling events coordinate cellular, tissue, and

a16z: The Power Brokers

17 Sep 2026

*Welcome to the **310 newly Not Boring people** who have joined us since Tuesday! Join**256,606** smart, curious folks by subscribing here:* --- *This article reflects the views and opinions of the

Can The Internet Enable a More Hands On Life? With Simon Sarris

16 Sep 2026

*Can the internet enable a more hands on life?* *Simon lives a life that‘s so beautiful it almost looks unattainable. But he thinks it could be for you too.* *You may have seen Simon’s essays

Profile of Mark Zuckerberg

16 Sep 2026

Listen on Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Link copied *[Subscribe](https://shop.colossus.com/subscribe) to print for your office or home.* T**here they are.** The Zuckerbergs. Both in black slacks

mdpi.com

10 Sep 2026

read this as a pre-print originally a few months ago but been exciting to see the reception to this as it hit's the public square this week

Absurd Adventure And Amygdalectomy Advocacy

5 Sep 2026

shared by vassar as 'Most important thing I’ve read in a while BTW' so checked it out. tl;dr a surprising amount of phenomenological states can be reduced to neural machinery and here the

#729 – The Terahertz Frontier with Greg Charvat of Teradar

4 Sep 2026

the greg charvat terahertz interview (Teradar)

Michael Johnson: “We SHOULD Make AI Conscious”

4 Sep 2026

Michael Edward Johnson is a co-founder of the Qualia Research Institute and an independent researcher in the fields of consciousness, neuroscience and philosophy. Michael is, in my view, one of the

Doug Leone on Sequoia, Fear, Great Founders & Starting Over at 69

3 Sep 2026

Doug Leone spent 26 years helping lead [Sequoia Capital](https://sequoiacap.com/) through successive eras of technological change. Born in Italy, he came to the United States without speaking English

Strength training to solve back pain, and meaning - The Next, #76

3 Sep 2026

*Hi there, and welcome to The Next - my take on health, wellness, and company building.* *I previously started leading bone broth brand [Kettle & Fire](https://www.kettleandfire.com/), learned more

Augustus Doricko on X

2 Sep 2026

> It’s obvious that we’re simultaneously in a period of great progress and precipitous decline. > > Despite the daily hype-schizo-edits and monumental daily achievements of our nation, its

The Art of Asking Smarter Questions

1 Sep 2026

Interpersonal skills # The Art of Asking Smarter Questions These five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace and Jean-Louis Barsoux From the

"Inspiration Across Substrates: free lunches, diverse intelligence and surprise" by Michael Levin

1 Sep 2026

sent from mike, suggested pick-up at minute 24 re: recent interests

Goblins, Demons and Goddesses: A Conversation at the Edge of AI

28 Aug 2026

OpenAI recently had to explain to frightened users why their models kept introducing goblins and gremlins into otherwise humdrum conversations. Is it possible that archetypes are emerging through the

i'm not sure ai detectors need to exist. it does not super matter if you're not using ai if you sound like ai i want to see people talk to their robot...

27 Aug 2026

i'm not sure ai detectors need to exist. it does not super matter if you're not using ai if you sound like ai i want to see people talk to their robots. i am much more interested in seeing you talk

Ultrasound can remotely and reversibly steer macrophage phenotypic fate

27 Aug 2026

A primary paper directly on AION's central coupling bet — external acoustic fields producing specific, reversible biological change (M-phenotype switch) — the exact "coupling" challenge Aion

Sub-millivolt voltage imaging reveals gap junction-mediated bioelectric contact inhibition — Nature Communications (Aug 15)

27 Aug 2026

## Abstract Sub-millivolt membrane potential ( V m ) dynamics in multicellular non-excitable networks have remained largely inaccessible due to insufficiently sensitive imaging tools. Here, we

What's the deal with bioelectricity?

27 Aug 2026

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