Announcing the publication of my latest book: "The AI Symposium," a bold intellectual experiment: a sustained philosophical dialogue between three large language models, orchestrated by me. You can buy a copy here: www.pastfoundation.org/innovation-p... Or here: www.amazon.com/AI-Symposium...

I completed Stacks in 5 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

One-sentence Future: The philosopher-king Having monetized ethics platforms and subscription metaphysics, a charismatic philosophy professor leveraged her viral lectures into an empire worth billions...

"Equal" (from the Swipeglyph series) by David J. Staley

My "Voices" interview with Laura Wagner, Director of the Language Sciences Research Lab at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), where she discusses the unique setup of her lab, which allows COSI visitors to observe and participate in real-time research. podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...

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I completed Stacks in 5 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Launching today Jan. 14, 2026, the results of a survey of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social experts & open access website with lots of useful insights & resources dedicated to the best/worst decisions in US foreign relations history at the Council on Foreign Relations #CFR 🗃️ www.cfr.org/ten-best-ten...

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Federalism is a complicated thing, beware all around, says this historian🗃️

One-sentence Future: H5N1... The moment epidemiologists were dreading finally happened, when H5N1 achieved human transmission, yet this time...

Crossclimb #623 | 0:41 and flawless Fill order: 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣ 🔼 🔽 🪜 🏅 I’m in the Top 10% of all players today! lnkd.in/crossclimb.

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Something new to add to your to-do list: columbusunderground.com/restuarant-r...

One-sentence Future: Bipedal flora Farmers tracked ambulatory crops through vast botanical migration corridors, because climate adaptation necessitated the design of mobile plant species whose root systems functioned as primitive legs...

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I completed Stacks in 4 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Thinking about Greenland, and that time Conan O'Brien read the weather report in Greenlandic. 😂 youtu.be/W_l9xudv6sA?...

A HUUUUGE thank you to everyone who came out for our pop-up show in the Torpedo Room last night! Standing room only! Such a lot of fun!!!!

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I completed Stacks in 6 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

Here's hoping Iran can shed theocracy *and* avoid monarchy.

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It is above all deeply pathetic that so many conservatives have adopted Russia as this symbol of incredible might when by most decent metrics it is a failing, flagging power. It looks strong because it throws what weight it has around, but it does so out of a fundamental sense of weakness.

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One-sentence Future: CPAP for cats and dogs When veterinary researchers discovered that sleep apnea affected nearly thirty percent of domestic cats and dogs, miniature CPAP masks became ubiquitous household items...

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I completed Stacks in 7 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

A fantastic discussion, US actions in Venezuela, Latin American, regional and diasporic perspectives, lots of history and context, global implications, please check it out🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social

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I completed Stacks in 5 drops! Try it yourself! Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks

"Horizon III," by David J. Staley

My latest "Voices" interview with the painter George Rush, who discusses the integration of site-specific characteristics into his works and his use of photography and collage. He describes his future projects which include exploring overlooked parts of Columbus. Have a listen!

One-sentence Future: The Museum of Historical Fiction Visitors wander galleries devoted to events that never happened: speculative artifacts, Sherlock Holmes’s Baker Street practice, reconstructed myths, the Second Renaissance, Confederate victory timelines, Atlantis’s supposed golden age.

Coming soon next to Nationwide Arena: columbusunderground.com/new-mexican-...

Our first major event will be New Perspectives on the Northwest Ordinance, Jan 30-31: two days of dynamic public events, teacher training, public history, keynote by Annette Gordon-Reed, partnering w/America250-Ohio, OH History Connection, & more-take a look! mershoncenter.osu.edu/new-perspect...

My New Year's "Next" column, what if? questions for 2026 @colsunderground.bsky.social columbusunderground.com/next-what-if...

One-sentence Future: Cubism One morning the world tilted into Cubism without explanation, a world where Picasso’s vision had become the fundamental structure of existence itself...

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