Kris Wheaton
@kwheaton.bsky.social
Teaching and learning about the future
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The exercises, held near Mladenovac, showcased Chinese-made XJ-9 rockets and a fleet of unmanned robot dogs. #Belgrade #China #robotdogs #rockets #militarydrills https://www.rferl.org/a/armed--robot-dogs-serbia/33869656.html
Belgrade Showcases Lethal Chinese Tech
Armed with rockets and storming target buildings, Chinese "robot dogs" have made their debut in Serbian military drills, signaling the expansion of defense and industrial ties between Belgrade and Beijing right on Europe’s doorstep.
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October 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The exercises, held near Mladenovac, showcased Chinese-made XJ-9 rockets and a fleet of unmanned robot dogs. #Belgrade #China #robotdogs #rockets #militarydrills https://www.rferl.org/a/armed--robot-dogs-serbia/33869656.html
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This $40 Hunk of Metal Made China a Superpower
Some big names in global shipping appear to talk about containerization...and one not so big. 😉
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Some big names in global shipping appear to talk about containerization...and one not so big. 😉
youtu.be/eczB0uUx_k8?...
This $40 Hunk of Metal Made China a Superpower
YouTube video by InGenius
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October 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This $40 Hunk of Metal Made China a Superpower
Some big names in global shipping appear to talk about containerization...and one not so big. 😉
youtu.be/eczB0uUx_k8?...
Some big names in global shipping appear to talk about containerization...and one not so big. 😉
youtu.be/eczB0uUx_k8?...
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🇰🇵❗️North Korea has launched mass production of kamikaze drones, — Budanov
“North Korea is learning from our war and arming itself. The world should see this connection while there is time.
It has long been known that North Korea is sending its troops directly to fight against Ukraine.
“North Korea is learning from our war and arming itself. The world should see this connection while there is time.
It has long been known that North Korea is sending its troops directly to fight against Ukraine.
September 27, 2026 at 10:56 AM
🇰🇵❗️North Korea has launched mass production of kamikaze drones, — Budanov
“North Korea is learning from our war and arming itself. The world should see this connection while there is time.
It has long been known that North Korea is sending its troops directly to fight against Ukraine.
“North Korea is learning from our war and arming itself. The world should see this connection while there is time.
It has long been known that North Korea is sending its troops directly to fight against Ukraine.
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Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the “Army of Robots,” an initiative to accelerate battlefield robotics. He says humanoid robots should evacuate wounded troops, deliver ammunition, conduct reconnaissance, clear and lay mines, defend positions and strike targets. #Ukraine
September 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the “Army of Robots,” an initiative to accelerate battlefield robotics. He says humanoid robots should evacuate wounded troops, deliver ammunition, conduct reconnaissance, clear and lay mines, defend positions and strike targets. #Ukraine
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Stepping back…
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The Kara Strait: Russia’s Hormuz trap for Europe
The Memorandum | No. 19.2026
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September 15, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Stepping back…
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www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...
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The History of Ultima VII, One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made
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The History of Ultima VII, One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made - Kotaku
Exploring the history and legacy of Ultima VII: The Black Gate.
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September 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The History of Ultima VII, One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made
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China and Russia are considering converting the Irtysh River into an inland shipping route to the Arctic. #China #Russia #IrtyshRiver #Arctic https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365692/irtysh-river-choke-free-arctic-shipping-gateway-china-needs?utm_source=rss_feed
Is the Irtysh River the choke-free Arctic shipping gateway that China needs? | South China Morning Post
A proposed Irtysh route could link China to the Arctic, but political and natural barriers would have to be overcome.
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August 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
China and Russia are considering converting the Irtysh River into an inland shipping route to the Arctic. #China #Russia #IrtyshRiver #Arctic https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365692/irtysh-river-choke-free-arctic-shipping-gateway-china-needs?utm_source=rss_feed
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The upgrade, worth more than $100 million, gives Ukrainian drones the ability to autonomously track targets and launch swarm attacks. #Ukraine #AI #drones https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ukraines-drones-get-ai-upgrades-for-kamikaze-strikes-future-swarm-attacks/
US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own - Ars Technica
$100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.
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August 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The upgrade, worth more than $100 million, gives Ukrainian drones the ability to autonomously track targets and launch swarm attacks. #Ukraine #AI #drones https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ukraines-drones-get-ai-upgrades-for-kamikaze-strikes-future-swarm-attacks/
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The United Kingdom is gaining influence through its growing AI-safety ecosystem
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go.nature.com/4fD9cau
A global capital for AI safety is emerging — and it's not in Silicon Valley
The United Kingdom is gaining influence through its growing AI-safety ecosystem.
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July 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The United Kingdom is gaining influence through its growing AI-safety ecosystem
go.nature.com/4fD9cau
go.nature.com/4fD9cau
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The lithium-ion battery powers eight billion mobile phones, hundreds of millions of laptops and rapidly growing fleets of electric cars and energy-storage banks. But there’s a new contender breaking into the battery market
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go.nature.com/4yihgoJ
Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world
Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.
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July 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The lithium-ion battery powers eight billion mobile phones, hundreds of millions of laptops and rapidly growing fleets of electric cars and energy-storage banks. But there’s a new contender breaking into the battery market
go.nature.com/4yihgoJ
go.nature.com/4yihgoJ
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A new academic ‘humanizer’ tool aims to personalize the tone of research papers written with an AI program by erasing apparent signs of AI usage
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go.nature.com/4aJ3uRP
‘Humanizer’ tool can erase signs of AI-written text — alarming scientists
Tool directs text-generation systems to remove constructions associated with artificial intelligence in research papers and grant proposals.
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July 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
A new academic ‘humanizer’ tool aims to personalize the tone of research papers written with an AI program by erasing apparent signs of AI usage
go.nature.com/4aJ3uRP
go.nature.com/4aJ3uRP
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I asked Fable to produce an interactive tool that explains simply how neural networks work, taking users through the history of the technology at the same time. Pretty magical, in my view.
jazzy-duckanoo-9271fa.netlify.app
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July 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I asked Fable to produce an interactive tool that explains simply how neural networks work, taking users through the history of the technology at the same time. Pretty magical, in my view.
jazzy-duckanoo-9271fa.netlify.app
jazzy-duckanoo-9271fa.netlify.app
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A biology journal trialled paying their reviewers and found it led to faster first editorial decisions – and increased review quality.
go.nature.com/446SaLu
go.nature.com/446SaLu
Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief
A biology journal which paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.
go.nature.com
July 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A biology journal trialled paying their reviewers and found it led to faster first editorial decisions – and increased review quality.
go.nature.com/446SaLu
go.nature.com/446SaLu
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Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-FP...
June 10, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-FP...
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After seeing more and more AI maps come up on my feed this month, I've written up some of the ways you can identify them.
open.substack.com/pub/warmappe...
open.substack.com/pub/warmappe...
May 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
After seeing more and more AI maps come up on my feed this month, I've written up some of the ways you can identify them.
open.substack.com/pub/warmappe...
open.substack.com/pub/warmappe...
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Wagering on War - How Insider Trading Destroys Armies
YouTube video by Perun
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May 11, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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/3. Full video by The NYT about Ukrainian An-28 and it’s crew: youtu.be/d0b6ECKU_Os?...
Inside The Old Skydiving Plane Hunting Drones in Ukraine
YouTube video by The New York Times
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May 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
/3. Full video by The NYT about Ukrainian An-28 and it’s crew: youtu.be/d0b6ECKU_Os?...
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CALIBRATED AI REVIEWER: AN ALGORITHM FOR COMPARING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH HIGH AND LOW ENTRY BARRIERS: https://osf.io/j7ynb
April 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
CALIBRATED AI REVIEWER: AN ALGORITHM FOR COMPARING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS WITH HIGH AND LOW ENTRY BARRIERS: https://osf.io/j7ynb
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We used to be a country - a proper country [ball room edition]
As long as we're talking about presidential leadership, let's remember the skilled instructions LBJ gave to a tailor while in office.via @YouTube
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LBJ: “Down where your nuts hang…[belch]…back to my bunghole”
Recording of an actual White House phone call from August 9, 1964; President Lyndon B. Johnson places an order for Haggar pants, with humorous results.
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April 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
We used to be a country - a proper country [ball room edition]
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The US Space Force envisions a "future operating environment" in 2040 defined by space-based directed energy weapons and "lunar-based weapons" www.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Do...
April 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The US Space Force envisions a "future operating environment" in 2040 defined by space-based directed energy weapons and "lunar-based weapons" www.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Do...
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Perun-o-clock: The Space Race (Back) to the Moon: Artemis, Moon Bases & Competition Beyond Orbit
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The Space Race (Back) to the Moon: Artemis, Moon Bases & Competition Beyond Orbit
YouTube video by Perun
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April 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Perun-o-clock: The Space Race (Back) to the Moon: Artemis, Moon Bases & Competition Beyond Orbit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kL...
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So, I wonder whether all those internet experts who confidently yelled in the YouTube comments that Iran hadn’t laid any mines…
…will have a moment of self reflection?
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…will have a moment of self reflection?
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Short Guide to IRAN'S NAVAL MINES in the Strait of Hormuz
YouTube video by H I Sutton
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April 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
So, I wonder whether all those internet experts who confidently yelled in the YouTube comments that Iran hadn’t laid any mines…
…will have a moment of self reflection?
youtu.be/TMXSDUj-dms?...
…will have a moment of self reflection?
youtu.be/TMXSDUj-dms?...
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Nature research paper: Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences
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go.nature.com/3OhvkfP
Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences - Nature
A study of reproducibility in a stratified random sample of 600 papers published from 2009 to 2018 in 62 journals spanning the social and behavioural sciences finds higher reproducibility among more recent papers and papers from journals that require data sharing.
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April 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Nature research paper: Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences
go.nature.com/3OhvkfP
go.nature.com/3OhvkfP