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Issue 5: OpenAI Updates, Sean Evans Blockbuster Film, Pop Up City in Istanbul

November 14, 2023

Welcome to Anthropofuturist, the newsletter from the year 2054. I’m Karim, a time engineer from the future sending you a message every Tuesday to try and design a better past. You can read my journal entries at the bottom of these emails, but for now let’s get into some of the important news this week.

TL;DR

📈 Week in Review

  • Exploring the Future of AI: Highlights from OpenAI DevDay's Opening Keynote 🤖

  • Zuzalu's November 2023 Newsletter: ZuConnect Highlights, Community Spotlights, and Upcoming Global Events 🌐

  • Linking Internet Addiction to ADHD Symptoms: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 👩🏻‍💻

  • Biological Age as a Predictor of Dementia and Stroke Risk: New Research Insights 👵🏼

  • Global Study Reveals Gender and Age Patterns in Smartphone Addiction 🤳🏼

  • Balancing Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Instruction: Navigating the Challenges in Modern Education Systems 👩🏼‍🏫

😂 Meme Museum

  • 12-year old gamers if World War III happens online 🔫

  • How to waterproof your Airpods… 🤔

💫 Rising Star

  • Sean Evan’s new spicy action-adventure film… 🌶️

🤖 AI Artifact

  • Simulating History through Multimodal AI 🕵️‍♂️

📝 Diary Entry

  • Karim talks about the TV show, Survivor… 🏝️

WEEK IN REVIEW

Exploring the Future of AI: Highlights from OpenAI DevDay's Opening Keynote

Zuzalu's November 2023 Newsletter: ZuConnect Highlights, Community Spotlights, and Upcoming Global Events

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We get all of the latest news on the future of governance from the CivicStack Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about starting your own country, this is the best place to get info. → Civicstack Reports

Linking Internet Addiction to ADHD Symptoms: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

The relationship between problematic internet use and attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity: A meta-analysis

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU) and ADHD-related symptoms of attention deficit, impulsivity an…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395623004703

Biological Age as a Predictor of Dementia and Stroke Risk: New Research Insights

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

Why we should all try to be biologically younger.

theconversation.com/your-biological-age-predicts-dementia-and-stroke-regardless-of-your-actual-age-new-study-215611

Global Study Reveals Gender and Age Patterns in Smartphone Addiction

Sex, Age, and Smartphone Addiction Across 41 Countries - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Most studies of problematic smartphone use focus on younger participants in a single country, which makes global comparisons difficult. Here, we administered the Smartphone Addiction Scale (Short Version) to 50,423 participants aged 18 to 90 from 195 countries and subdivisions.

link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-023-01146-3

We get all of the latest news on the future of health from the Post FDA Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about being immune to aging, this is the best place to get info. → Post FDA Reports

Balancing Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Instruction: Navigating the Challenges in Modern Education Systems

The journey of reimagining school: Moving from islands of excellence to sustainable and equitable systems change

This article explores how schools and the systems that support them can make the shift from traditional ways of “doing school” toward new, more effect…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773233923000098?fbclid=IwAR3cc_8W3X14liUbp7e6i3ziCyqnLI7URwaLSfMTCIZoZbbb9dzRyhj6Hxo

MEME MUSEUM

Bet the final boss is a VeeFriends Discord mod…

Y’all don’t have waterproof tech?? How do you party in Atlantis on the weekends?

❗️Got meme-worthy insights? Reply to this email with your favorite memes or cartoons, and they might be featured in our next Meme Museum section!

RISING STAR

Sean Evans: "Hot Ones" Host & Co-Creator

Sean takes his taste for heat to the big screen, starring in a spicy action-adventure blockbuster film.

❗️Big thanks to our readers for their whimsical predictions on Sean’s future. Curious? Reply to this email with your 30-year predictions for your favorite influencer, and they might be featured in our next Rising Star section!

AI ARTIFACT

Simulating History through Multimodal AI

This week, we're dialing into a project that employs multimodal AI to simulate history. Researchers at The Allen Institute have opened up a realm where the past is not just read, but experienced through a blend of text, images, and perhaps, emotions.

Multimodal AI, with its capacity to understand and generate a mix of text and images, is at the heart of this venture. It brings a nuanced dimension to historical exploration, enabling a richer understanding of bygone eras. Delving into this project not only propels us closer to the fabric of history but hints at the myriad ways multimodal AI can be harnessed in education and beyond.

Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update

Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?

resobscura.substack.com/p/simulating-history-with-multimodal

Get a fuller picture of this endeavor here.

❗️Got a cool AI tool that’s caught your eye recently? Reply to this email and let’s keep the tech talk rolling!

KARIM’S DIARY

Hello friends! Today I wanted to talk about a classic show from your era, "Survivor."

For those unfamiliar, "Survivor" is a reality TV show where contestants are stranded in a remote location and must work together, and often against each other, to win challenges and avoid being voted off the island. The catch? Those voted out determine who wins the final million dollar prize… See more

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