Pete Wung The Curious Polymath

@curiouspolymath.bsky.social

I am curious and training to be a polymath. I love engineering, volleyball, mathematics, philosophy, coaching, cognitive sciences, reading, how humans make decisions, and other things. I am a Fox, not a Hedgehog. https://thecuriouspolymath.substack.com/

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February 17, 2026 Trump’s White House website welcomes visitors with a pop-up that reads: “WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE!” But on this heavy news day a year into Trump’s second term, it is increasingly clear that as his re...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84 Jackson was a major contributor to the Civil Rights Movement and helped it accomplish many of its goals.

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Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.

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February 16, 2026 On February 13 and 14, President Donald J.

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

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Pamela Terry (@pamelaandedward) on Threads The US government tried to silence this interview. Share it everywhere, please. ❤️🤍💙. . . @jamestalarico @colbertlateshow

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17.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

February 15, 2026 The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.

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#mathsky

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YouTube video by Monte Mader A systematic take-down in 3 parts.

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YouTube video by Vashik Armenikus Why You Feel Miserable Even When Life Is Fine

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I have followed Vashik for a few years. He turned me on to Journaling, Commonplace books, and an untold amounts of philosophy books. His videos are extremely provocative. This one is no different.

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"I just vibe-coded your website" 🫠 Credit @winnie_thepooj @bkcoffeeshop on Instagram | Mischa van Wieringen | 10 comments "I just vibe-coded your website" 🫠 Credit @winnie_thepooj @bkcoffeeshop on Instagram | 10 comments on LinkedIn

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14.02.2026 15:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#technology #ai #workplace | Ralph Aboujaoude Diaz Available on demand, tailored to your desires, instant gratification, convincingly intimate, and the user walks away convinced it was depth. #technology #ai #workplace Follow me if you are looking f...

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14.02.2026 12:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

February 13, 2026 At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...

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#booksky

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Reuters (@reuters) on Threads Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country’s medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition over his “...

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Book Review-The Socrates Express By Eric Weiner Volleyball, philosophy, renewable energy, Internet of Things, Smart Grid. The technical world.

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I highly suggest reading The Socrates Express. A good read as well as being enlightening.
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Democrats Must Offer Americans More Belief, Leadership, and Courage Matter. We Need to See Some.

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12.02.2026 01:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Goodhart's law - Wikipedia

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Reading the chapter on Transparency is Surveillance?

Are you aware of Goodhart's law? I kept thinking about it as I read the chapter.

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February 10, 2026 As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees can see unredacted versions of the Epstein files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already released.

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February 9, 2026 Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...

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February 8, 2026 On February 9, 1950, Senator Joe McCarthy (R-WI) stood up in front of the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, at a gathering to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

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#booksky

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Prince’s Legendary Rock Hall Solo That Silenced Every Doubt Tom Petty later summed it up: “He just burned it up.” Prince’s surprise guitar solo during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was pure instinct—unrehearsed, u...

Here, hold my beer while I blow away people's minds.

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08.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#technology #ai #workplace | Ralph Aboujaoude Diaz | 41 comments Breaking news: a random employee says “let’s add AI to our legacy product”, delivers nothing for 18 months, gets promoted to Chief Envisioning Officer (CEO), and lays off the people who actually build...

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February 7, 2026 Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administration’s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...

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08.02.2026 12:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@curiouspolymath is following 17 prominent accounts

C. Thi Nguyen
@add-hawk

Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.

Mukum
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Politics || Economy || Philosophy || Science || Technology || Art || Books || Movies || Music || Travel

Sophia (she/her)
@fractalkitty.com

Math-obsessed perpetual asker of why. Random task penguin. Life thoughts are often in haiku. (She/her)

Marilyn
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Discussions only!! Do not try to sell me anything. I will block. No DMs, and no Porn! Former teacher and university administrator. Many years retired. Dem forever. Upper Great Lakes is in my DNA. Save the Great Lakes Compact!

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Bread and Chocolate
@georgethebaker

Chef, Baker, former 3 and 1🌟 Michelin Decades in hospitality and food service Autistic,🏳️‍🌈Theoretical physicist and mathematician. My new Substack https://substack.com/@georgescottfoley YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Cintrinitas

Holger Kiik
@holgerkiik

Epistemology of Democracy; Challenges & Innovations of Democracy; Critical thinking; Philosophy https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meos-Kiik Half-baked thoughts. Occasional pics of cats, nature or stuff that surprises me. 🇪🇪 stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦

Max Dunitz
@maxdunitz

Doctorant, Centre Borelli (compte perso). Je travail sur des problèmes inverse en imagerie. I work on inverse problems in imaging. He/they. #BlackLivesMatter Site web : max-dunitz.perso.math.cnrs.fr

The Transmitter
@thetransmitter

Dedicated to helping neuroscientists stay current and build connections. Subscribe to receive the latest news and perspectives on neuroscience: www.thetransmitter.org/newsletters/

Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap
@engagedroadmap

Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.

Maribel O.
@maribeleia

Matemática. Estadística | Profesora en ETSECCPB- UPC | Main interests: Compositional Data Analysis and modelling of Extreme phenomena. Posts en Català, Castellano and English.

Shaun Errichiello
@shaunteaches

I teach math and I am excited about it!!!

Bookshelfie
@bookshelfie

The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Site) Submissions open now: https://book-shelfie.com/submit-book/ Book tours: https://book-shelfie.com/book-tour

Kevin John Smith
@odyssey53

I'm an author of new age/spiritual fiction. My author website is https://nahannigatepublish.wixsite.com/my-site-2

Wouter Onrust
@wouteronrust

Dutch Frisian tax advisor/ fiscaal jurist: no cure no pay; freelance redacteur/journalist 🏳️‍🌈No crypto or ❤️scams 🔒

@zofiawarwick

Writer of stuff. Thirtysomething old fuck. Weird Baltimore person. Just realized I could do this. Bask in my computer illiteracy: https://books2read.com/ap/nEJQpv/Zofia-Warwick Lover of most things puppetry related, offbeat, and anti-establishment.

Sara Madison
@saracodes

Webdev slowly turning into a gamedev