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Stewart Brand

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American writer, best known as the editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. Founder of organizations including the WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation. Author o... Show More

American writer, best known as the editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. Founder of organizations including the WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation. Author of several books.

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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Apr 5, 2023
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A fine thread on the @Ryanphelan6 Long Now talk.

Tweet Apr 5, 2023
Good evening, everyone! Welcome to tonight's Long Now Talk featuring Ryan Phelan, Executive Director of @Revive_Restore, on Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation. twitter.com/longnow/status/1643433627244699648/photo/1
by The Long Now Foundation
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Mar 4, 2023
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Good thread on advantages of nuclear power.

Tweet Jan 26, 2022
I used to believe nuclear energy was dangerous & nuclear waste was a big problem. It took me years to realize I was wrong. My ignorance & ideology stood in the way. Here’s the truth: nuclear is the SAFEST, most powerful & reliable way to generate
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Feb 17, 2023
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Big Pharma is Bad Pharma when it keeps exploiting horseshoe crabs for their blood now that there is an even better synthetic substitute. Good article.

Article Feb 16, 2023
When the Horseshoe Crabs Are Gone, We’ll Be in Trouble
by Deborah Cramer
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Feb 8, 2023
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Excellent piece on the emerging breakthroughs in nuclear power.

Article Feb 7, 2023
The Real Obstacle to Nuclear Power
by Jonathan Rauch
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Dec 3, 2022
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Good piece on China’s netizens.

Article Dec 2, 2022
The Spontaneous Activation Of China’s Civil Society
by Nathan Gardels
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Nov 25, 2022
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It’s one of the great books. One of the great audiobooks. And now one of the great TV series. SHANTARAM. (On AppleTV)

Book 2003
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Nov 16, 2022
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Good thread follow-up here by @Noahpinion

Tweet Nov 16, 2022
I think battery-powered appliances are going to make a big difference for the fight against climate change. I invested in a company, @ImpulseLabs_, that is pushing the boundaries of this technology! noahpinion.substack.com/p/battery-powered-applia
by Noah Smith
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Nov 8, 2022
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An interesting theory of effectiveness. "He is captivating his audience by demonstrating his alignment with a set of values they already share — exploration, science, and the imagination — and using that to show them that really, they already are thinking like longtermists"

Article Nov 8, 2022
#3: Brand's branding
by Keir Bradwell
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Oct 31, 2022
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A good, long piece on how DARPA works, by @Ben_Reinhardt

Article Apr, 2021
Shifting the imposible to the inevitable: A Private ARPA user manual
by Ben Reinhardt
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Oct 12, 2022
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It's a wonderful book.

Book Feb 23, 2021
Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones)
by Marianne Bellotti
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Oct 11, 2022
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An exceptionally good piece on de-extinction, with passenger pigeons, @BenJNovak1 and @Revive_Restore, and @federallamm and @itiscolossal.

Article Oct 10, 2022
De-extinction: Reasons to raise the dead
by Kate Evans
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Stewart Brand @StewartBrand · Oct 4, 2022
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A terrific essay, full of news, about Malthus vs. Condorcet on human population. Malthus sought to refute Condorcet, but it was Condorcet who turned out to be right.

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The Oldest and Most Important Debate
by Gideon Mountain Hunt
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