According to a new poll from @kff.org , trust in the CDC has dropped significantly. Gosh, I wonder why. 🙄 H/T @drewaltman.bsky.social @larrylevitt.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/trust-no-one...

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Not sure if I should be impressed or even more worried. 😲 wapo.st/45XAhQJ

Huh. These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

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It is easy - and correct - to decry the fraud in Minneapolis, but TANF has long been a scandal, with the R states leading the charge. "Nationwide, around 20% of impoverished families receive cash assistance, according to recent analyses." 😠 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Many think social networks have been bad for humans, so why should we expect that one for AI agents will be good for them? 🤔 @csail.mit.edu @kdpsingh.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @anilseth.bsky.social @tedunderwood.com medium.com/@kimbellard/...

If you've ever wondered what AI agents talk to each other about, there's a social network for them that you can observe. What I wonder is: what are they talking about when we're NOT observing? 🤔 @idrdex.bsky.social @erikbryn.bsky.social @yuriquintana.com @mims.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

If you've heard of @moltbook.bsky.social , you're either someone interested in AI, or you are an AI. H/T @mattschlicht.bsky.social @simonwillison.net @emollick.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/ai-agents-ju...

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@scottsantens.com AI Revolution: The Case for Universal Basic Income share.google/G2xF3YKZgaCc...

To be honest, I don't much care about either sports betting or prediction markets. I am, however, interested in #disruptiveinnovation, so the current battle between those two industries does interest me. medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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The prediction markets taking on the sports betting industry is not exactly Uber taking on the taxi industry, but it's not exactly not either. #disruptiveinnovation kimbellard.medium.com/i-predict-yo...

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If there's one thing more fun than seeing a disruptor impact an industry, it's seeing a disruptor get disrupted. E.g., prediction markets are taking on sports betting. medium.com/@kimbellard/...

I'm always interested in examples of #disruptiveinnovation, but I have to admit I didn't expect to find it with sports betting. kimbellard.medium.com/i-predict-yo...

🤔 H/T @mims.bsky.social www.wsj.com/tech/ai/voic...

I love all kinds of science, but what could beat "punk science"? 👏 @cdelawalla.bsky.social @mims.bsky.social @danielkraft.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

Take a moment to look around at your home. At the clothes you're wearing. At the food in your kitchen. Now take a moment to thank fungi for them. That's right, fungi. 😮 I love how scientists are helping us understand how the world really works. medium.com/@kimbellard/...

They run sophisticated trading platforms and intricate supply chains that span the world, involving literally millions of partners. Wall Street hot shots? No: fungi. 😮 #biology #science #nature #ecology medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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Not a fan of fungi? Too bad: your life depends on them in ways we're only starting to understand. @danirabaiotti.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @drfatmakaplan.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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@tobykiers.bsky.social was awarded the 2026 @tylerprize.bsky.social , which is cool, but I really love that she thinks of her work as "punk science." kimbellard.medium.com/how-about-so...

👏 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

"The argument is that tech companies (and their leaders) will become a class unto their own with infinite wealth. No one else will have the means to generate money for themselves because AI will have taken their jobs and opportunities." 😲 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-...

😲 @danielkraft.bsky.social New method allows scientists to 3D-print structures within cells share.google/loXdSMQbM8V5...

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😲 Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

Hoping for federal subsidies to help make your life more affordable? It helps if you are rich. E.g., no to ACA subsidies, yes to grazing subsidies. medium.com/@kimbellard/...

@rasushrestha.bsky.social www.steelers.com/news/stateme...

I could respect opposition to ACA premium subsidies if it was part of opposition to federal subsidies generally, but the Republicans seem fine with subsidies -- as long as they go to rich people. 🙄 @larrylevitt.bsky.social @kff.org @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

Republicans in Congress and the Administration don't want ACA subsidies, but they don't seem bothered by subsidies that go to rich ranchers...or rich farmers... or oil executives...or, really, anyone rich. H/T @propublica.org @charlesornstein.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/its-only-a-s...

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Gosh, sounds suspiciously like communism, doesn't it? Except to benefit rich people. 😑

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"Not everything has to be AI. Not everything even has to involve screens. Not everything has to include the latest tech. Here’s to innovations that, as Ms. Rusak says, “work to bolster something that is already so good, rather than trying to rewrite or erase it.” medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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Ok, that's interesting.

#Innovation isn't always about brand new things. Often it is about making existing brands better. Just ask #Lego or #Kodak @rasushrestha.bsky.social @healthythinkerjsk.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

Sometimes #innovation isn't so much about inventing the future as enhancing the present. H/T The LEGO Group @eastmankodak.bsky.social @rotemrusak.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/brick-by-bri...

Well, THAT'S interesting. 😲 A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | WIRED share.google/iqEL2yQPZUVU...

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Not a big fan of renewable energy? That's OK: it's happening anyway. kimbellard.medium.com/we-may-have-...