Dan Elton

I knew 2025 was a big year for AI, but I didn’t realize how big until I saw this graph. It was the year of the agentic AI revolution!

Have you heard of NIH virologist Chris Buck's discovery that a beer-based vaccine is effective against BK polyomavirus? Either way, check out my new Substack deep dive on the yeast-based vaccine revolution! Vaccines can be produced and consumed as foods! 🤯 => moreisdifferent.blog/p/yeast-base...

Metascience Observatory Newsletter #1 Happy New Year from the Metascience Observatory! This newsletter will go out either bimonthly or quarterly.

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interesting. yeah very unclear if this is good or bad overall.

Moderna CEO Says Vaccine Scrutiny Curbing Trials Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel says the company does not plan to invest in late-stage vaccine trials because of growing scrutiny of immunizations from US officials. He speaks with Lisa Abramowicz at the ...

Moderna CEO: "we've told investors that we will no longer be running phase 3 trials (for vaccines). It's not possible to make a return on investment without access to the US Market" www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/... (quote from around 4:15 in the video)

Recent research adds to a growing body of work showing that #SARSCoV2 infection leads to long-term disruption of immune system function, potentially leaving people more vulnerable to future infections for years into the future. #COVID19 #LongCOVID www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I fear what they are doing is harming the reputations of both the Abundance and Transhumanist movements, two social movements I think are of critical importance to the flourishing of humanity. 5/5

Pumping out hype and blind techno-optimism is core to their business model.

If Diamandis and SingularityU were actually something good for the world with all the money they were pulling in, I might be OK with what they are doing, but as far as I can tell they are not. 4/5

I think we are collectively too techno-pessimistic, but I also am very much against hype and willful blindness to the downsides of new technologies. 3/5

Furthermore, “Singularity University” is a not actually a university! Instead of providing a valuable education and fostering serious inquiry, they sell canned hype to corporate clients. They capitalize on people’s fears about being left behind the curve. 2/5

I am not a fan of Peter Diamandiss and Singularity University!

Their “Abundance” conferences are scamy networking events for the ultra-rich. The conference appears increasingly out-of-touch in the light of the growing Abundance movement, which is actually focused on realizing abundance for all! 1/5

Amazing and eye-opening! Congrats @sholtodavid.bsky.social

PSA!! "In this summer program, high school students will explore careers in in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity." rootsofprogress.org/progress-in-...

Just learned about this, and I'd love to attend if there's still room. 🙏 This super relevant to the organization I founded, The Metascience Observatory (metascienceobservatory.org) and my metascience-focused Substack writing!!

Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...

PSA: on Nov 26th the White House's Office of Science & Technology policy released a Notice of Request for Information (RFI), the subject of which is "Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise". Submit your cool ideas! Deadline to respond is Dec 26th www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Drive Aging Research Gains by Supporting the Implementation of NIHLAR & AAPLM Writing to your elected officials is the most direct way to influence the future of aging research and health policy in America. Right now, promising therapies that could prevent age-related disease o...

Take a moment today to send letters to your congresspeople urging them support the National Institute for Healthy Longevity & Aging Research (NIHLAR) and the Advanced Approval Pathway for Longevity Medicines. Both advocated by The Alliance for Longevity Initiatives!
actionnetwork.org/letters/driv...

Andrew McCarthy on X: "Immense planning and technical precision was required for this absolutely preposterous (but real) view: I captured my friend @BlackGryph0n transiting the sun during a skydive. This might be the first photo of it's kind in existence. See a video of this moment in the reply 👇 https://t.co/mkjfavuVsZ" / X Immense planning and technical precision was required for this absolutely preposterous (but real) view: I captured my friend @BlackGryph0n transiting the sun during a skydive. This might be the first photo of it's kind in existence. See a video of this moment in the reply 👇 https://t.co/mkjfavuVsZ

how about you give the creator credit? Or are one of you nuts who think he's a Nazi because he's big on X? x.com/AJamesMcCart...

Your attack on Colossal looks foolish given the significant progress they have achieved recently. Furthermore, the Bioviva paper on the nasal gene therapy is not "bullshit" as you say. The issues in the paper that were found did not effect the conclusion of the work. Be better..

BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨a defense lawyer was defending his client! 🥱

That’s why I said “potential to reduce congestion”! We aren’t there yet. But the tech js good enough to allow in Boston without fear of major issues IMO!

It looks like they've pivoted to something completely different (relationship concierge). It's not clear it's even the same company. Your article is is crude, rude, inaccurate, and doesn't engage with the serious ethical issues involved.

If wanting to cure and prevent and cure genetic diseases is being a eugenicist, sign me up! This is the dumbest thing I've seen you post.

Sign this petition to @mayorwu.boston.gov - Allow @waymo.bsky.social in #Boston!!

Selfish unions are supporting a ban. Waymo cars are more climate friendly and safer! They also have the potential to reduce congestion dramatically.
www.change.org/p/approve-th...

In certain fields, manuscript submissions are way up due to researchers using AI to help do data analysis and writing.

PSA: the next online Ekkolapto salon will feature a discussion with Jim O'Shaughnessy & Atman Pandya on new mechanisms for science funding. RSVP here to join the Zoom call: luma.com/oshaughnessy...

PSA for Boston-area folks - special event Monday Nov 10th on the future of AI and humanity. RSVP Here: www.aicamp.ai/event/eventd...

The Future of Research–In & Out of Academia w/ Niko McCarty from Asimov Press | Computational Philosophy Online Salon · Zoom · Luma WHAT ⭐️: • Niko McCarty (Asimov Press) (Substack) (Asimov Press on X) (LinkedIn) • Join us as we have an open salon-style discussion on the future of research…

PSA: tomorrow afternoon (Oct 30th) ekkolapto is hosting an online (Zoom) Salon w/ Niko McCarty from AsimovPress, a one-of-a-kind magazine about scientific progress in biology. Should be really interesting and a great chance to ask Q's to Niko! RSVP here luma.com/asimovpress?...

Mind First Foundation Chief Scientist Preston Estep has published a review of "If Anyone Builds it Everyone Dies". A key point is that we need more rigorous scientific study of Steve Omohundro's emergent AI drives! Furthermore, AI scientists may help us craft safe AI.
s-rsa.com/index.php/ag...

That's actually false - have you looked at affirmative action statistics ie test scores by ethnicity at medical schools or top schools? Affirmative action is about hiring more of a certain ethnicity than would normally get hired on a purely merit-based system. The idea is to start a virtuous cycle..

www.rawstory.com 'Wrong to weigh in': GOP senator condemns FCC chair's 'absolutely inappropriate' move

'Wrong to weigh in': GOP senator condemns FCC chair's 'absolutely inappropriate' move