A report from MIT that came out this month on the use of AI in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training, a matter we have been constantly discussing and grappling with.
https://aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
The report is particularly interesting for two reasons: its emphasis on education and training, and its timeliness, given how rapidly AI capabilities and the broader landscape are evolving.
Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/morbid-saul-justin-newman-book-review-eat-your-ice-cream-ezekiel-j-emanuel
The Fibre Fad Keeps On Moving | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/the-fibre-fad-keeps-on-moving
Creating a “cast” for your spine
My
understanding is that I need to pull in my belly button and try to bring my ribs together near my stomach, while at the same time pushing out my upper chest and tightening the muscles in my mid-back to bring my shoulder blades together, and then, finally, preserving the arch in my lower back. I hope I’ve captured this correctly and that these are the four main things I need to remember for maintaining good posture and for picking up heavy objects.
Another way to think about it is to think of your spine as bamboo not a bendy straw.
Cast-Bridge-Hamstring.stretch0mg.from-Harris.stretch0mg.exercise0mg.2026-08-22 12.34.20.pdf
Opinion | The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous – The
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/health-data-trend-body.html
These Foods Might Lower Cancer Risk – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/well/food-diet-nutrition-cancer-risk.html
A letter I wrote in response to this piece : {{
I read the recent NY Times article, “Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder,” with great interest. It describes a growing number of young people choosing skilled trades over traditional white-collar careers. One of the motivations they cite is the belief that occupations requiring manual dexterity are less likely to be displaced by AI than office work. This strikes me as reasonable. AI has already demonstrated remarkable success at many tasks long considered hallmarks of white-collar expertise: scoring highly on medical examinations, drafting legal documents, solving difficult mathematical problems, and writing software. By contrast, robots still struggle with the manual dexterity required for many everyday physical tasks, such as tying shoelaces.
Yet there is an irony here. Traditionally, blue-collar workers report to white-collar managers. If AI increasingly takes over white-collar functions, we could find ourselves in a future where large numbers of human tradespeople report to organizations whose scheduling, dispatching, performance evaluation, and even hiring are increasingly directed by AIs. In that sense, AI may not directly replace the electrician, plumber, or welder, but it may still reshape—and increasingly govern—the environment in which they work.
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In Turning to Trade School, Gen Z Confronts an Enduring Stigma – The
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/gen-z-trade-school-careers-ai-college.html
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