one way of seeing anthropic vs. the pentagon is as a fissure between the two silicon valley tribes most enthusiastic about ai: "rationalists" and "accelerationists" maxread.substack.com/p/what-anthr...

Som min far plejer at sige: Det er farligt at leve. Man kan dø af det.

In 2024, global official development assistance (ODA) fell for the first time in five years - by 7.1 percent. In 2025, it dropped even more sharply (9-17 percent per OECD). *Then* came the radical US cuts. Now UN is, with SG Guterres' words, "in a race to bankruptcy" #Signalsforchangingworlds 29

This won't get much attention in Denmark today, but it probably should. The entire Nordic energy system (apparently) under threat. www.tv4.se/artikel/2aNm...

Great piece. Remarkable figure.

Still winter and cold up here in the north, but we're on the verge of cycling's opening weekend. Two topical reminders that the climate - and with that, also outdoor sports - is changing. Already 25.5 degrees in central 🇫🇷 yesterday + new academic paper out this week. #Signalsforchangingworlds 28

I'm thoroughly convinced that one of the biggest - as-of-now almost ignored - trends 5-15 years from now will be the adaptation and 'retrofit' of the physical world to be more machine-readable. The world is built for humans. We will rebuild it for machines. #Signalsforchangingworlds 27

Putin is making Russia small again: ”Our model suggests that Russian casualties are now between 1.1m and 1.4m, of whom 230,000-430,000 are dead. That would mean one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 may have been killed or severely wounded since the start of the full-scale war.”

This is the most important thing happening in the world right now. Trump and Hegseth want killer drones + mass surveillance of Americans. Anthropic refuses to build it. While most tech companies fall in line, they are prepared to pay the price for their principles.

Also features one of the best chart subheadings of all time?

Death to PDFs. Maybe. #Signalsforchangingworlds 26

"Low-altitude economy". A new concept for me. #Signalsforchangingworlds 25

By the way, tomorrow #Finland will have been independent for longer than we were a part of the Russian Empire. Finland had been part of Russia for a total of 39,526 days. It will be 39,526 days since independence on Monday, February 23, 2026. suomenkuvalehti.fi/mielipide/ol...

That has implications for global order moving forward, because since the Treaty of Westphalia, there hasn't been a global order not based on the Westphalian state system. The state has been under all sorts of pressure for the past 40 years, but mainly from nonstate actors, not the global hegemon.

"Batteriet klarade uppenbarligen laddning från noll till 80 procent på 4,6 minuter vid extremt hög laddström (mer kraftfull laddning än vid snabbladdning av elbilar). Det är nästan i linje med vad Donut Lab uppgett." yle.fi/a/7-10093869

Best l'Equipe cover ever?

🇫🇮 Donut Lab may - or may not - have invented a revolutionary battery technology providing the world's first solid-state battery for vehicles, reducing charging times from 1-2 hrs to 5 mins. More news apparently to follow soon. Story in 🇸🇪 here: yle.fi/a/7-10093503 #Signalsforchangingworlds 24.

Earlier this month, the Finnish government presented the results of a comprehensive effort, completed through cooperation with stakeholders, on a new Vision for comprehensive schools in Finland 2045. "For life". It's great stuff, really. #Signalsforchangingworlds 23.

Was double-screening both Finland and Denmark down 0-2 against Switzerland. Now 2×2-2 - much better!

DOG AT THE OLYMPICS FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

"Towards a society of longevity." A key part of Sitra's new report on Megatrends 2026 is directed towards changing population structures. Relevant not just for Finland. #Signalsforchangingworlds 23.

The head of the Greenland government is holding a press conference right now where the questions are being posed by children. A boy has just asked him if the United States is going to bomb Greenland. Think about that. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Humanoid robots are coming. #Signalsforchangingworlds 22 bsky.app/profile/zhug...

"... i det store billede og på et marked, hvor først og fremmest Australien og Kina dominerer, er det finske projekt til at overse. - Det er ikke ret meget og heller ikke i europæisk sammenhæng. Det er bare et skridt på vejen, men et vigtigt skridt, siger Per Kalvig." www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

Endnu et af mange eksempler på forandringen af det offentlige rum. I takt med at vores opmærksomhed, og dermed private og offentlige investeringer, flytter online, bliver det fysiske rum nedprioriteret. Grimmere, og mere tarveligt at se på og færdes i.

#Signalsforchangingworlds 21

Robots need your body. #Signalsforchangingworlds 20. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Surge pricing for plasma

AI-enables surge pricing in supermarkets, powered by face recognition. Hmm. #Signalsforchangingworlds 19

Ugh so grim

Ouch, #futurists.

SITRAs report on Megatrends 2026 is now available in English. Highly, highly recommended! www.sitra.fi/wp-content/u...

A great - slightly provocative - piece on possible positive futures despite/with/because of shrinking populations.

Bare Hernings faktisk...

Måske er det dette "forår", hvor det faktisk slet ikke er så dum en trupsammensætning, at alle spillere på nær to er fra København eller nordligere... Sådan kan man jo også give sig selv en overraskende konkurrencefordel, når de andre brænder mange flere millioner af. #ksdh #sldk

This could be a 🇩🇰🇧🇻🇸🇪🇫🇮🇦🇽 tourist brochure: There's something about Scandinavians that make them stand up against fascism.

Lämmin kiitoksemme LähiTapiolalle merkittävästä lahjoituksesta! 💙 Lahjoitus suunnataan Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen toimintaan, ja sen tavoitteena on lisätä suomalaisen elinkeinoelämän ja yhteiskunnan tulevaisuus- ja ennakointiosaamista kasvun vauhdittajana. 🔗 www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Godt spørgsmål, besvaret med et bureaukrat-elegant ikke-svar. #dkpol

Uusi tanskalaisartikkeli (REStat): psykoterapian saatavuuden laajentaminen Tanskassa paransi mielenterveystulemia ja vähensi sairaala- ja muuta terveydenhuollon käyttöä, mutta ei näkynyt työmarkkinatuloksissa. Säästöt ylittivät kustannukset → uudistus maksoi itsensä. direct.mit.edu/rest/article...

The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.

Valentins Dag. Ikke en helt dårlig dag til at vise verden to rød-hvide flag. Måske endda lidt kærlighed til Minnesota også.

Det gode, det onde og det virkeligt grusomme.

Surely we all trust Mr. Putin, a man of the Board of Peace.

Today I ran my 1st in-person Futures Literacy Lab of 2026. It was a great. We imagined futures of economic geography in varied ways for varied purposes and arrived at some interesting invented resources for the future of this field and our research group.

things are bad! (gift link)

Tove Jansson ❤️

Working Animals' Personalities. "As tasks become more cognitive, research into animal personalities — behavioural differences consistent over time and context — can help identify and collaborate with animals of different traits." #Signalsforchangingworlds 18

Meta-Cities. Significant parts of the workforce can contribute to a city's economy without living there. As cities grow into Meta Cities and aim to serve all citizens, including physical, digital, and non-human parties, their governance also requires new models. #Signalsforchangingworlds 17

In this timeline, what is there even to say

An underdiscussed part of the Mercator projection, I think, is that it distorts the distance between Europe and Greenland. Greenland is for all fits and purposes as least as much the backyard of the EU as it is the backyard of the USA. Nuuk on the *West Coast* is as close to Dublin as to Boston.