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Forecasting Research Institute @research-fri.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great to see our report on LLM-enabled biorisk covered in the latest issue of The Economist: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · Jul 20

An attempt to subjugate nature to the desire of one man (41-year-old but ageless Argentinian polo player) is threatened by the secret business ambitions of another (third-generation oil-and-gas Texan) @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's favorite by @mattreynolds.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/clonin...

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you!

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you so much!

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you erica!

Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

As always, Matt made this pice 10x better – digging up new info and making everything watertight. Gonna miss working with him!

Matt Giles @hudsongiles.bsky.social · Jul 10

One of my favorite pieces to fact check at @wired.com, involving polo, billionaires, scouring YouTube for old matches at the Campo Argentino del Polo & thousands of pages of court documents and trial transcripts. Plus, being able to work with @mattreynolds.bsky.social.

Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

My final piece for @wired.com

A story of biotech and betrayal, based on thousands of court documents, depositions, testimony and interviews.

Featuring an Argentine polo star, a Texas oilman and an exiled Russian billionaire. Oh, and lots and lots of cloned horses.

www.wired.com/story/clonin...

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

Me neither!

Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you Rob!

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Amit Katwala @amitkatwala.bsky.social · Jul 10

Make some time for this incredible @mattreynolds.bsky.social story—featuring a polo star, a Texas oilman, a Russian billionaire and a stunning betrayal. Oh, and clones!

www.wired.com/story/clonin...

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

www.wired.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is wild

WIRED @wired.com · Jul 10

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal. www.wired.com/story/clonin...

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

A lucrative scheme to clone the world's best polo pony turned into the sport's biggest scandal after a shady deal aboard a superyacht in the Bahamas.

It's about patrimony, jealousy and lots and lots of money.

Photographs by Gabriella Angotti-Jones

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jul 10

My final piece for @wired.com

A story of biotech and betrayal, based on thousands of court documents, depositions, testimony and interviews.

Featuring an Argentine polo star, a Texas oilman and an exiled Russian billionaire. Oh, and lots and lots of cloned horses.

www.wired.com/story/clonin...

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'm really excited to get stuck into some fascinating science that could really shape how the future turns out. Let's go!

Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jun 16

Also, I'd love to talk to people who work in those industries—and beyond—who can benefit from the science of forecasting. Let's chat!

[email protected]

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you're a journalist who covers AI, tech, or policy and want to know more you reach me on [email protected]

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Jun 16

Some *personal news*

I'm the new Director of Communications at
@Research_FRI

I'll be getting the word out on how the science of forecasting can help decision-makers approach high-stake issues, such as AI, nuclear and bio risks.

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · May 12

I have two gift subscriptions to the London Review of Books to give away! Shout if you want one (I have run out of friends to foist them on)

Am assuming you have to be UK-based

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Apr 2

I went to a blood-cleaning clinic to find out how many microplastics are lurking in my blood

www.wired.com/story/this-s...

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Mar 21

New: Mississippi's bill banning cultivated meat has now passed in law, without the governor's signature. Will come into effect on July 1

I wrote about the bill when it passed both houses two weeks ago

www.wired.com/story/missis...

Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat

Three states have now passed legislation making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat.

www.wired.com

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · Mar 4

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences has used gene editing to make a "woolly mouse," which it says is a step toward bringing back the woolly mammoth. Story by my colleague @mattreynolds.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/scient...

Scientists Just Created a ‘Woolly Mouse’ With Mammoth-Like Fur

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—starting with a very furry mouse.

www.wired.com

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · Feb 24

NEW: DOGE workers now have access to the NIH department known as the "wallet" of the entire organization. From @mattreynolds.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Feb 24

New: DOGE representatives have access to the National Institute of Health's finance system

www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Feb 21

Layoffs at the US Dept of Agriculture have thrown projects into chaos, including important IRA-linked work, and many projects designed to benefit farmers

www.wired.com/story/usda-l...

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.

www.wired.com

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Matt Reynolds @mattreynolds.bsky.social · Feb 18

@lindseyburbank.bsky.social Hi Lindsay – I'm a reporter at WIRED magazine. Could you follow back so we can dm?

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