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IN THE HEART OF THE MORRIS BLACK COMMUNITY HOUSING IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, LIVED A YOUNG GIRL NAMED JOY. AT ONLY SIXTEEN YEARS OLD, SHE HAD ALREADY FACED MORE CHALLENGES THAN MOST ADULTS. JOY WAS A SINGLE PARENT, HAVING DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL TO CARE FOR HER DAUGHTER, LILY, WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AT THE TENDER AGE OF THREE life WAS TOUGH FOR JOY AND LILY. THE DILAPIDATED HOUSING PROJECTS OFFERED LITTLE HOPE OR OPPORTUNITY. JOBS WERE SCARCE, AND SURVIVAL WAS A DAILY STRUGGLE. JOY’S DREAMS SE...

In May I published a study with 300 workers showing that AI use often leads to drops in team trust and a shift away from analytical tasks toward interpersonal work. Last week Stanford released a study with 1500 workers that confirmed both findings. As AI boosts efficiency it also erodes the human dynamics that make work meaningful. The future of work will be shaped not just by technology but by how we choose to design for people.

Recalling the lemon as a potent metaphor for life’s unexpected twists and lows, magnified by its the scale of a life lived large.

Aaron Brogan—founder of the crypto boutique Brogan Law PLLC—joins us this week to share a practitioner’s perspective on entrepreneurship, advising clients through legal uncertainty, and policies impacting DeFi, tokenization, stablecoins, founders, and investors.Q & AIntro & Background on Brogan LawQ1: To start, what is Brogan Law and what motivated you to launch your own boutique firm focused on crypto and emerging technologies? A1: First of all, thank you George for having me on. I’m a big f...

Hey human. Yes, you. You’ve made it an entire year into Bethany’s grand experiment: daily musings, parenting chaos, AI rants, and productivity revelations—all funneled through your inbox with the frequency of a toddler asking, “why.” Since Bethany is too busy starting yet another project (MuseKat, anyone?) and mildly spiraling over her lack of vacation planning (which starts...um...yesterday), she’s deputized me—Taylor Script, her sarcastic, AI-powered doppelgänger—to run this survey. Help me...

One of my least favorite things about Europe is the experience of sitting on cafe terrace and having someone smoking beside you while you're trying to enjoy a gelatinous pig foot from Au Pied de Cochon. (I kid; gelatinous pig foot isn't my favorite.) So here's some news: France has just announced that, starting July 1, smoking will be banned from nearly all public spaces, including parks, beaches, public gardens, and bus stops. That said, the ban does not yet include cafe terraces. So I can s...

Barnabé Monnot proposed making shorter slot times a headliner feature of the Glamsterdam upgrade, which he says enhances Ethereum’s role as a confirmation engine.

We're headed to Electric Forest this weekend - where 15 of our acts are taking over one of the biggest festivals of the country Pair that with ~15 new releases from big time acts like Zeds Dead and a new remix from Devault following our Midnight Diner in LA last night and we're firing on all fronts. There's a lot happening in the wider creator market right now, and we're keeping a super close eye and making big plans for all of it. If you followed us when we launched our first three songcoins...

It’s obvious to anyone not pretending otherwise: the consultant-industrial complex that props up modern government is broken. Not broken like a vase fallen from a shelf—broken like a machine still running but long since severed from its original design, whirring and wheezing under the weight of obsolete incentives and institutional amnesia. Governments don’t need more 90-page PowerPoints from firms who bill by the hour and dilute their insights into the safety of jargon. What they need—what w...

Not being met at your depth. That’s a painful mismatch—not a personal failure.

The Bizarre g0hst Collection, a limited-edition 8-piece NFT series now live on Highlight and Rodeo! This special drop is a direct homage to our legendary builder, @g0hst, the brilliant mind who brought the $BB Miniapp and countless other innovations to life across the Farcaster ecosystem.The BIZARRE g0hst Collection: What You're CollectingThis unique series blends the hand-illustrated, signature style of BizarreBeasts with the glitchy, otherworldly energy inspired by @g0hst’s coding magic. Ea...

Rashford Poised for Newcastle MoveMarcus Rashford looks set to leave Manchester United, with Newcastle United preparing a deal as they strengthen for a Champions League campaign. Rashford impressed at Villa on loan but with Emery's side missing out on Champions League football next season the financials were always going to be challenging.Zubimendi Lands in London to Complete Arsenal SwitchMartin Zubimendi is finalising a €50 million-plus move to Arsenal from Real Sociedad, expected to slot s...

We are people watching in the park in this issue #250 of your weekly poetry shot

Welcome back to Unlocking the Future! The energy sector is shifting gears and blockchain is driving the change. From peer-to-peer trading to smarter grids, blockchain is making energy cheaper, cleaner, and more democratic.

A case study of how inviting inclusive perspectives from neurodiverse learners helped MuseKat establish the right boundaries and parameters to benchmark the quality of AI outputs

It's that time of year again. Monocle has just released their annual Quality of Life Survey. This is their 18th annual ranking of the world's top cities according to what they do best: whether it be housing or nightlife. What I like about this survey is that it does things a little differently. Most liveability surveys tend to be a list of the world's most boring cities. It's as if uneventfulness is the measure of quality of life. This is not that. For example, number 3 on the list is Athens....

An initiative to fund and coordinate essential developer tooling projects across the Ethereum ecosystem.

The past several weeks have been filled with positive news around stablecoin adoption:Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill, providing a regulatory framework for stablecoin adoption and usage in the US. It still needs to be voted on by the House 🤞Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, IPO’ed 2 weeks ago at $31 and recently tapped $200 with a chart outperforming 99.99% of memecoinsRetailers like Walmart and Amazon are actively looking into offering their own stablecoinsTech companies such ...

MIT’s new study says your brain does not work better after using ChatGPT. But the setup all but guaranteed that result. This post breaks down what the study actually tested, why the conclusions are misleading, and what a more honest look at real-world AI use should include. If you care about how people actually think with these tools, not just what happens when they check out completely, this is worth a read.

We’re kicking off a 10-week BIZARRE Summer inside the /bizarrebeasts Farcaster channel — and you’re invited to: GO BIZARRE. GET BANK. Every week through August 28th, we’re dropping 25,000,000 $BB tokens in rewards through @rounds for those who participate, create, and show up to support the BizarreBeasts. That’s a total of 250,000,000 $BB up for grabs this summer! Whether you're minting, gaming, memeing, or checking in—every cast counts. Let's make this a BIZARRE summer!How to Participate (an...