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Paul N. Edwards
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History, politics of climate science, climate change, and knowledge infrastructures. Stanford prof. Director, STS Program and Co-Director, Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. Odds that industrial civilization survives this burning century: ???
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There was a story a few months ago about how the scientific community ended its research into mirror genes because of how dangerous they could be.

That was responsible. The current arms race in the AI industry, with no regulation or oversight, is catastrophically irresponsible and dangerous.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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There’s an obvious moral obligation to resist this by all means available. Allowing this to continue is not okay.
Somali American U.S. citizen grabbed & detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 24 hours, “sexually assaulted her and said what could you be hiding under your hijab?”
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM