David DeSteno
@daviddesteno
Sam Altman is building "a magic intelligence in the sky." Buddhists & Catholics are praying with humanoid robots. And clergy are letting AI write sermons. What does this all mean for the future of religion and who (or what) will be guiding it? We took a look: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... 🧵
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Loneliness is on the rise. That's not news. But maybe part of the reason is: we're no longer sure what it means to be a good friend or lack tools to make it happen. I talk with Sam...
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Shamans have always been with us. This week, we explore how shamanism works with @manvir.bsky.social and why forms of it pop up in some surprising places, from modern medicine and...
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Are we coddling teens? How can we help their transition to adulthood? To find out, I talk with neuroscientist Leah Somerville and religion scholar Connor Wood about the adolescent brain and how rites of passage can help teens better move into adulthood. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... @prx.org
Is doubt the death of faith? To the contrary, @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social professor Christian Wiman thinks it's a possible route to revelation and renewal. Link to full conversation in the following post. 1/2
You never know where you'll find faith. For David Brooks, the realization that people had souls hit on the subway. On this week's episode, I talk with David about his journey, what he thinks religion is for, and what role, if any, science has to play. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Is doubt the death of faith, or a way to grow spiritually? In part 1 of our 2 part series on doubt, we talk with poet & @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social prof. Christian Wiman and UVA psychologist Julie Exline about the promise and peril of religious doubt. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Many people are adopting a bespoke spirituality - like combining a ritual from Hinduism with a Buddhist meditation, and adding in a trip to an Amazonian psychedelic retreat. But what's lost when spirituality goes DYI? This week, I talk with Liz Bucar. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
When instances of @AnthropicAI Claude converse with each other, they often enter a "spiritual bliss attractor state" where they start opining on spiritual questions. Does that mean Claude has a spiritual yearning? @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social atyale offers me a different take. Link in next post.
I completely understand having some concern about profit motives in Big Pharma & Big Ag/Food, but when it makes you cynical about medical science in general, it can go bad fast. And among some in this community, it turns into conspiracy. Devout Christian Francis Collins has it right. RFK is wrong 🧵
Why do we have religion? As society becomes more secular, what are we leaving behind? Is there a way to regain religion's benefits? Out now on How God Works, a discussion with Krista Tippet, Father Greg Boyle, & Rabbi Shira Stuntman from @aspenideas.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
When things are difficult, gratitude can feel out of reach. That's when it's important to remember that gratitude isn't an act of complacency. It can be an act of resistance - a way to know you matter, a way to find strength and resilience. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
From my conversation with @hubermanlab.com, here's why you shouldn't believe any scientist who says they know for certain that God doesn't exist. Science can & does adjudicate ideas about how the world works. But it can't answer whether God is out there. www.hubermanlab.com/episode/scie...
Minister Tim Mander was in New Zealand on Wednesday night when his lawyers informed him he'd been referred to the AFP. Should not the next call he made have been to Premier David Crisafulli? The premier was informed through the media at lunchtime Thursday. #qldpol
Northside Home Care Services workers were outside the Dáil yesterday (and out in Coolock today) with their union the IWU to fight for their basic entitlements to pay parity. Have a listen to Sonya explain why they're there, and why they'll keep fighting. #FightForYourRights #JoinAUnion
Black educators see potential before it is visible: Opening doors Raising expectations Reminding students that they belong At All4Ed, @askadam3.bsky.social challenges us to elevate the voices of Black educators and honor the brilliance of Black students, not just this #BHM, but every day.
If Coloradans could unionize fairly and freely, there’d be $6 billion in the pockets of workers instead of the pockets of large corporations. #CoPolitics #coleg
Meet an excellent candidate running for US Representative 7th District in Michigan. @livingstondems.bsky.social
1 BIG QUESTION 🙋♂️ Presented by @telus Does Mathieu Choinière's penchant for set pieces give him an edge when it comes to earning minutes at this summer's tournament for the CanMNT 🇨🇦?
Palantir is the Big Brother Orwell warned us about. Listen: https://loom.ly/Kq5hBwI #oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump
There’s more than one way to say “Iran.” And according to linguists, those differences can carry meaning, from political identity to how closely a speaker aligns with native pronunciation.
🇮🇷 #Iran says it's received the latest proposal for peace from the US and is now reviewing it, as #Trump continues to warn of renewed attacks if Iran does not agree to the deal ⤵️
Are there any moral billionaires? Tell me who you think has more than a billion dollars who is a moral person and what the word means to you in that context. In THEY COULD BE SAVIORS, billionaires become moral. #theycouldbesaviors #fictionforchange #readmore
After playing @internetskeleton.website's game, I realized I needed to put in a disclaimer in my game as well since it's also in early in development. Should have so this MUCH sooner. Go buy his game btw, that's a threat: skeletonsoftware.itch.io/decay-chain #coding #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
I may be pouring a little TOO much love into the map mechanics. Added the ability to zoom in and out and focus on individual planets. Also changed around the UI to allow you to focus on the system's sun itself. #indiedev #gamedev #Godot #StarDancers #Space
Mein Blog Krisenfestigkeit stärken, Wissen vernetzen, Haushalt voranbringen: Diese Woche ging es um bessere Krisenvorsorge, wichtige Impulse aus Neuhardenberg, Entscheidungen zum Thema "Wasser und Abwasser". #potsdam mitgestalten.potsdam.de/de/aktuelles...
In Cuba, OCHA's Crisis Response Division Director, Edem Wosornu, visited a community project in Havana where community kitchens are a lifeline for many elderly facing rising prices, limited pensions and economic hardship. Continued support is essential to help the most vulnerable.
🔃 Oath Keepers live chat, graphic language 4:03 25th Amendment for Trump, but can't hold meeting!
See you again someday-you beautiful Japanese 1980 magic machine. You could do it all. Unfortunately your complete awesomeness sucks a time hole in man's life who's trying to open a business.
A família Bolsonaro precisa ser w extirpada da política brasileira! #famíliabolsonaronacadeia #bolsonarosnacadeia #flaviobolsonarocorrupto #cadeiaparaosbolsonaro #Bolsomaster
Just a layman’s approach to how reparations could be done. The entire piece is here: deardeanpublishing.com/subscribe
QUINTESSENTIAL TRUMP GRIFT—just like the wall Mexico never paid for, he’s sticking taxpayers with the ballroom bill. He shook down Fortune 500s for hundreds of millions; now, like his library fund, that money will vanish into his pockets. It’s public theft in plain sight—with Graham as the bag man!🤦🏿♂️
🚨BREAKING NEWS These tech boys in pajamas have big dreams for space but that is all they are. Playing with our environment should be against the law. 🤬
A GODDAMN WORD FROM KENNY!! 👊🏼💥 🎥: 2rawtooreal2 . . . “The Black community does not have to stand in solidarity with anyone who made a choice to sacrifice us”
The Epstein investigation is proof we have a two-tier justice system: one for the wealthy & well-connected and one for survivors. Oversight Democrats took our investigation to Palm Beach where many of the horrific crimes—and failures of justice—took place. We will not stop pursuing accountability.
Alors que les joueurs du PSG reviennent sur la pelouse à Budapest pour entamer la deuxième mi-temps, le Parc des Princes chante pour son club 😍 #PSG #Arsenal #Liguedeschampions
‘Like drinking from a fetid-pond.’ A new report from Watershed Investigations (link in comments) detects superbug-creating genes at Lough Neagh. Commenting on The Nolan show, Green Party Leader Mal O’Hara raised his concerns that things at Lough Neagh are getting worse rather than better.
Scientists named this species of hairy ghost pipefish after beloved Sesame Street resident Mr. Snuffleupagus and we're obsessed.
Just saw that there's an active netplay community for GOLDENEYE 007, wondered what modern competitive play would look like, and peeked at a tournament's Grand Finals set it's absolutely goated lmao
Iran-mother and son sheltering while us-Israel drop bombs. The US and Israel are rogue states, committing atrocities around the globe funded by us taxpayers . When will the people say no more ? #usa #iranwar
El Ball de l’Àliga és un dels moments més solemnes, majestuosos i emotius de La Patum. Però viure’l des de dins de la mateixa, el converteix en una experiència encara més única i intensa. En Llorenç ens obre les portes d’aquesta vivència! #TvPatum
What You Lost has risen to No. 5 on the @altqradio.bsky.social Top 20 — a huge leap, and an incredible moment. Thank you to everyone who voted and lifted this song higher. We’re standing in seriously amazing company. Watch the video on YouTube: youtu.be/qs-K39ospAA?...
DHS landed an ICE deportation flight in NH during a blizzard with 15 minutes’ notice — then left detainees shackled in the plane on the tarmac for nearly 14 hours. This was reckless and inhumane -- DHS and Omni need to be held accountable.
HAITÍ 🚨| El máster en Sociología Carlos Segura afirmó que Haití representa 'el experimento que fracasó', al referirse al profundo colapso institucional, económico y social que atraviesa ese país: www.youtube.com/live/OEKae2c...
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Santas ashore! More than 20 Santas paddle boarded from Pleon Yacht Club to Riverside Beach and then State Street Landing Sunday morning.... The annual tradition raises money for the Marblehead Food Pantry. CURRENT & COURTESY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS / LEIGH BLANDER, CHARLES GESSNER
ICE Kidnapping: 3/22/26 -3:00pm Avenida Amorosa & Lomas Serena Dr Escondido CA #AbolishICE
📢 #labesanacex trae este sábado lo mejor del campo extremeño. ¡No os lo perdáis!. 👀 👇👇👇 🫑 Pimiento para pimentón 💦 Regadío de Monterrubio. 🧑🌾 Fertilizantes. 🪵 Investigación sobre la seca. 🍪 Las mejores perrunillas. 📅 sábado 🕐 12:55
What’s one AI myth you hear all the time? We asked the experts at Ontario Tech’s AI Forum, and their answers might surprise you. 🤖👇
🍄Pourquoi les infections fongiques dues au Candida auris, résistent-elles aux antifongiques de première ligne? https://tinyurl.com/48aehcep Propulsée par le @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social
Vegas goal! Scored by Brett Howden with 06:27 remaining in the 1st period. Assisted by Mitch Marner. Carolina: 0 Vegas: 1 #VGKvsCAR #SoundTheSiren #ForgedInGold