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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from fungi

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about fungi, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 23 stories have been published about fungi which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Rare mushroom species discovered for only 2nd time since 1800s: 'It's a real treat'

The Cool Down

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

A Horrific Caterpillar Fungus Might Hold Cancer-Fighting Potential

Gizmodo

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica

Fungi may not think, but they can communicate

Ars Technica

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Futurism

Futurism

Obscure Fungus Shows Signs of Rudimentary Intelligence

Futurism

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Guardian

Guardian

How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made ants into farmers – podcast

Guardian

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ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition

ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

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The Conversation

The Conversation

Could fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?

The Conversation

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ScienceAlert

ScienceAlert

This Fungus Appears to Be Able to Recognize Shapes, Study Shows

ScienceAlert

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Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg

Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg

'The risk is real': Book on Manitoba mushrooms suspected to be written by AI

Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg

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Guardian

Guardian

Fungi may get status boost under UK-Chile conservation plan

Guardian

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Space

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 132 — Living in Martian Mushrooms

Space

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Popular Science

Popular Science

A simple experiment revealed the complex ‘thoughts’ of fungi

Popular Science

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Scientists make game-changing discovery deep within soil in Colombia: 'It doesn't get as hot as before'

The Cool Down

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Phys Org

Phys Org

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of 'ant agriculture'

Phys Org

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National Geographic

National Geographic

Watch this fungus control a robot

National Geographic

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica

Robot placed under the control of a fungal overlord

Ars Technica

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Science News

Science News

California droughts may help valley fever spread

Science News

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CNN

CNN

Scientists build a robot that is part fungus, part machine | CNN

CNN

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Engadget

Engadget

These robots move through the magic of mushrooms

Engadget

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