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Thanks for subscribing. This newsletter shares updates from my research, organizing, public writing. It also shares stories from my journeys to meet the people and places that give meaning to debates on technology policy.

This summer, when I read statements from scientists and cultural leaders warning the world of catastrophes from future technology, I felt enlightened for the very first time. The statements were not from 2026, and the technology was not AI. Instead the year was 1968 and the issue was existential risk from weapons that could destroy or protect whole cities in a nuclear war.

It helped that my read of Benjamin Wilson’s book Strange Stability happened during a bicycle ride through the mountains of New Mexico famous for nuclear testing and weapons development.

You can read the full book review, along with updates from me and my collaborators here: Strange Stability: Learning from Scientific Myths of the Nuclear Age.

This week, I also published an article with the Union of Concerned Scientists: Protecting Science from Government Intimidation, with practical tips for individuals, organizers, and institution leaders.

See you out there,

~ Nathan