Mickey McManus
@mickeymcmanus.bsky.social
Maker/teacher/student/stumbler, author of Trillions, thriving in the information ecology. http://trillions.civium.net
TED talks, films, podcasts? https://t-1ventures.com/tedtalks-podcasts-films/
TED talks, films, podcasts? https://t-1ventures.com/tedtalks-podcasts-films/
Ok so let me get this right, the social sciences, far harder than the hard sciences because, people, at a time of emerging disruptive tech & media that is in itself deeply changing what it means to be human, are now defunded. This should be the golden age. Instead it’ll be the Saran Wrap one.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ok so let me get this right, the social sciences, far harder than the hard sciences because, people, at a time of emerging disruptive tech & media that is in itself deeply changing what it means to be human, are now defunded. This should be the golden age. Instead it’ll be the Saran Wrap one.
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So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
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Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Reposted by Mickey McManus
When I was in 7th grade my science teacher had everybody write up the instructions for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Then, he brought in the ingredients and followed the instructions very literally to hilarious effect.
It was an intro to describing methodology, and a good bit
Then, he brought in the ingredients and followed the instructions very literally to hilarious effect.
It was an intro to describing methodology, and a good bit
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When I was in 7th grade my science teacher had everybody write up the instructions for how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Then, he brought in the ingredients and followed the instructions very literally to hilarious effect.
It was an intro to describing methodology, and a good bit
Then, he brought in the ingredients and followed the instructions very literally to hilarious effect.
It was an intro to describing methodology, and a good bit
Well I suspect the half life of the scientific method in the age of ai and the idea of Wikipedia and human authors is maybe 1.5 years? So email is maybe a canary.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Well I suspect the half life of the scientific method in the age of ai and the idea of Wikipedia and human authors is maybe 1.5 years? So email is maybe a canary.