Finished reading: Hope by Pope Francis πŸ“š

A quote from _Hope: The Autobiography_, by Pope Francis:&10;&10;"The best wine has yet to be served."


Had to add a new readwise.io tag.

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A cropped screenshot of my iPhone, with a list of tags in my Readwise Reader app. Tags include: "journal article," "book," "bioethics," and "ai ethics." At the top, is a new tag: "batshit trumpian quackery."


How the world is reeling from Trump’s aid freeze

β€œThe first thought that came to my mind was that whoever made this decision has no compassion at all” - Saw Tha Ker


Finished reading: Thinking through Writing by John Kaag & Jonathan van Belle πŸ“š


Antiqua Et Nova

New #Vatican document on #ArticificialIntelligence just dropped.


St. Louis students will study the Holocaust through the music of one of its victims

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, please consider listening to this piece from St. Louis Public Radio. It’s a story sharing an education program (designed in part by my wife) that brings to life music by Pavel Haas. Haas was an accomplished composer–and a Jew–who was featured in an infamous Nazi propaganda film. While murdered at Auschwitz, his music continues to inspire us today.


Finished reading: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan Blitzer πŸ“š

This book is a must read for those who want to know how the current #immigration crisis in the United States came to be.

Spoiler alert: In many ways, the U.S. is living with the results of its own actions.


We got some snow last night.

Two chairs and a small table on a deck, covered with white snow, about 8-10 inches deep


Meta’s AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook

The AI slop will continue until morale improves.

Jason Koebler and the crew from 404 Media know what’s up.


Books Read: 2024

Mapping St. Louis Debt Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club) The AI Mirror Artificial Social Catholicism for the Twenty-First Century?--Volume 1 The White Stone Unfolding the Mystery of Christ On Tyranny Graphic Edition On Becoming Exceptional Artificial Intelligence Counting the Cost Dred Scott and the Dangers of a Political Court The Unaccountability Machine The Contagion of Liberty The Problem with Change Managing Transitions (25th anniversary edition) Listening Together All the Kingdoms of the World The Highest Poverty Bizarre Bioethics Syllabus Dynamic Lecturing The Four Agreements The City and the Hospital Ethics in Epidemiology and Public Health Practice The Utopia of Rules Happy-Go-Lucky Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls Me Talk Pretty One Day